Melchizedek: Difference between revisions

'''Melchizedek''' (Hebrew: מֶלֶךְ־צֶדֶק)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4442.htm |title=4442. Malki-tsedeq |publisher=Bible Hub |date=  |author= |page= |quote= }}</ref> was king of Salem and a priest of God in the 20th century B.C. Salem which he ruled is most likely Jerusalem. In Psalm 76:2, Salem is mentioned as if it is synonymous with [[Jerusalem]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Psalms+76%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Psalms 76:2 |quote=}}</ref> and the words “Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley)” in Genesis 14:17 supports this.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+14%3A17-18&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Genesis 14:17–18 |quote=}}</ref> Melchizedek appears only once in the [[book of Genesis]]. As the first priest to appear in the [[Bible]], he blessed [[Abraham]], the father of faith, through bread and wine, and Abraham gave him tithe. Due to this act of Abraham, Melchizedek has great significance in the study of the Bible. In the New Testament, Hebrews chapters 5–7 describe Melchizedek in detail, and explain about him, who is the priest and king, as the figure representing the [[Messiah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Melchizedek |title=Melchizedek |website=Britannica |publisher=  | quote= }}</ref>

The name ''Melchizedek'' is a combination of the Hebrew words ''melek'' (מֶלֶךְ<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4428.htm |title=4428. melek |publisher=Bible Hub |date=  |author= |page= |quote= }}</ref>, king) and ''tzédek'' (צֶדֶק<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6664.htm |title=6664. tsedeq |publisher=Bible Hub |date=  |author= |page= |quote= }}</ref>, righteousness), meaning ''king of righteousness''. ''Salem'' (שָׁלֵם)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8004.htm |title=8004. Shalem |publisher=Bible Hub |date=  |author= |page= |quote= }}</ref>, which was ruled by Melchizedek, means ''peace''.

Second Coming Christ, too, should appear as the high priest in the order of Melchizedek and give us eternal life through the Passover bread and wine just as Jesus did 2,000 years ago. The [[Passover of the new covenant]] was abolished at the [[Council of Nicaea]] in A.D. 325.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thereporter.com/2020/04/11/the-passover-easter-connection/#:~:text=When%20Emperor%20Constantine%20stopped%20the,align%20with%20the%20solar%20calendar.%E2%80%9D |title=The Passover-Easter Connection |publisher=The Reporter |date=April 11, 2020  |author= |page= |quote= }}</ref> It means that the order of Melchizedek, which gives eternal life through bread and wine, was cut off. Since the 16th century, reformers have come out and shouted for reformation of the truth and faith and many churches and denominations have emerged, but none of them have restored the Passover.