"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:" (1 Peter 2: 9)
Let us learn more about the glory and grandeur of this calling given to us in Christ.
In the Psalms, Jesus is identified:
"The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." (Psalm 110: 4)
Who was this Melchizedek? He appeared once, ministering to Abraham after the Father of Faith routed the enemy king who had spoiled Lot:
"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
"And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
"And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. " (Genesis 14: 18-20)
This king appeared once and never again as Himself. I believe that this "King of Righteousness" (the literal translation of "Melchizedek") is a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus, the King of Kings, who has made us the righteousness of God in Him. Melchizedek came from Salem, which means "peace", and Jesus is our peace (Ephesians 2: 14)
"The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." (Psalm 110: 4)
Who was this Melchizedek? He appeared once, ministering to Abraham after the Father of Faith routed the enemy king who had spoiled Lot:
"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
"And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
"And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. " (Genesis 14: 18-20)
This king appeared once and never again as Himself. I believe that this "King of Righteousness" (the literal translation of "Melchizedek") is a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus, the King of Kings, who has made us the righteousness of God in Him. Melchizedek came from Salem, which means "peace", and Jesus is our peace (Ephesians 2: 14)
Now, Melchizedelk, which means “King of
Righteousness”, served as both King and Priest of the most High God. Since as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4: 17), and Jesus
is the first-born of many brethren from the dead (Colossians 1: 18), we can boldly declare that we
too are priests in the order of Melchizedek, reigning in life through the King
of Kings, by whose death we have been made the righteousness of God (2
Corinthians 5: 21).
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