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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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142 God’s WorkJesus became Melchizedek, He was The King of Salem and Kingof Peace. Jesus did become The High Priest after The Order ofMelchizedek. Christ was, also, King of Righteousness. Furthermore,Jesus abides as a Priest forever. Christ was the target orcompletion of The Melchizedek Order. Everyone on earth andheaven were only types or shadows of the real.Besides this, Christ was a man, a human just like you and everyoneelse. Jesus, The Christ, certainly did qualify with many ofGod’s requirements to become God’s High Priest. But was He, TheMelchizedek, who met Abraham? Remember, to be Melchizedekwho met Abraham, one had to meet the complete definition thatPaul had enumerated. One major point reveals how this Melchizedekhad no father or mother. Jesus did have a Father, who is God- and Mary, as His mother. Some could say, “but this was beforeJesus was born as a human.” If that were so, then how could Jesusbecome Melchizedek - once God had begotten Him as a Son? Infact, according to Paul, Jesus became Melchizedek because Hewas God’s first begotten Son.Notice, Paul’s statement in Hebrews 7:15 that Jesus was notMelchizedek who met Abraham - but was only after the similitudeof Melchizedek. He only arose as a High Priest, later on.So Christ could not have been The Melchizedek who met Abraham.Jesus became Melchizedek only after He became God’s firstbegotten Son. Hebrews 5:5-6 reveals that until Christ becameGod’s Son, He did not become High Priest after The Order ofMelchizedek. Verse 5, tells you that Jesus did not glorify Himselfto become High Priest. But then, God said that Christ was HisFirstborn Son - and therefore, in Verse 6, said that Jesus was aPriest forever after The Order of Melchizedek. In Hebrews 7:15Melchizedek, who met Abraham, was only in the similitude ofChrist. It wasn’t Jesus. Both came from the same genealogical

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