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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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What Or Who Was Melchizedek?143lineage. In Greek the original word translated as “similitude”conveys the meaning of “compared” or “to become like” or “toresemble.” It also comes from the Greek root of “similar in appearance”or “character.”Melchizedek, who met Abraham, was not Jesus, The Christ. Theywere just alike in some similar ways. Hebrews 7:3 states thatMelchizedek, who met Abraham, was like unto The Son of God- but he was not Jesus. If he wasn’t Christ, then who was he?The OrderThroughout Hebrews, the text clearly states that Jesus becameHigh Priest after The Order of Melchizedek - just as was readin Hebrews 5:5-6. The Melchizedek of Abraham’s day (and ofChrist’s appointment) were two different men. It all concernsthe word “Melchizedek” as being “an order” or “a lineage” froma specific family, or the same DNA. This is especially true concerningrighteous character. The High Priest must be “a loverof righteousness.” So it is “an order” - and not just a specificperson.The words “after the order” in its strictest Greek sense, carries themeaning of “after” - which “equals the goal” or “aim that comesdown from something to something.” The word “after” in Greekdenotes “a target to something.” The goal or target is “the order.”The word “order” in Greek is “taxis” which means “to arrange inorder” “categorize” or “place in one’s proper place.”The Order of Melchizedek is an arrangement or succession thattakes place towards a proper goal. So, Melchizedek is not a personor a separate being, but rather a genealogy of inheritancefrom God. That is the root of misunderstanding. When you

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