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The Order of
Melchizedek
from
Watchman Reporters
"Melchizedek" is a Hebrew Word.
English Translation: "King-Priest" or Royal Priest.
"King-Priest" is an office or
"anointing".
There are only 3 anointings in the Bible: 1.) Prophet
2.) Priest 3.) King
Christian is Christos in Greek , meaning anointing.
The anointing is told to all Bible believers, that we
are "King-Priests" Melchizedek-Royal Priests.
2Cr 1:21 "Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us,
is God;"
As with any valid order it must remain in operation in
every generation,
Psalm 110:4 "YAHWEH hath Sworn, and will not repent:
'Thou art a priest for ever after the order of
Melchizedek."
Hbr 6:20 Whither
the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an
high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
The head of our Order is still established worldwide.
Governments recognize Jesus Christ, whether in their
constitutions, laws, national anthems, prayers, or in
the way they write the date, "in the year of our Lord,
2008 AD", etc.
Jesus Christ is the Sovereign of the Kingdom of Heaven
on Earth, Israel.
The Bible describes all Christians to be the same
translation of Melchizedek:
"Kingdom of Priests", a "Royal Priesthood", "and God has
made us kings and priests", etc. The Melchizedek
Priesthood is the Church; that is those who are alive
and active to their duties, has been one of the most
well known doctrines, taught by thousands in every
generation.
The known fact that we are Royal Priests is recorded
throughout history. Even Martin Luther had declared to
the Pope that we are a nation of Royal Priests, which we
will quote for you.
This foundational doctrine of Christendom that all of
God's Bride are King Priests was promoted heavily by
Martin Luther, as recorded in his letter to the Pope Leo
X
in the year 1520,
"As Christ by His birthright has obtained these two
dignities, so He imparts and communicates them to every
believer in Him, under that law of matrimony of which we
have spoken above, by which all that is the husband's is
also the wife's. Hence all we who believe on Christ are
kings and priests in Christ, as it is said, "Ye are a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a
peculiar people, that ye should show forth the praises
of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light" (1 Peter ii. 9)."
The Order of Melchizedek is an ancient establishment
going back to Adam, with varying levels of Priests and
High Priests as demonstrated in scripture. Lower level
members of this ancient order were all common Israelites
and all common Christians who haven't exercised their
powers as Royal Priests.
The Bible does indicate there were many "High Priests"
within this order. The high priests were recorded in the
Apocrypha also passing from Noah to Shem (Pseudepigrapha
Book of Abraham). It lists that before the office of
high priest passed to Abraham, that the current most
high priest within the Melchizedek Order, was paid 10
percent of all the spoils of one of the greatest wars of
history who Abraham had taken in a great slaughter.
So within the varying levels of priests, we see also
the knightly nature of the order. In order to move up in
the ranks there had to be Kingdom business
accomplishments.
During
the Levitical period,
the priesthood was temporarily taken over only by the
sons of Aaron, and his tribe because they didn't go into
idolatry. That is only until the return of the head of
this most ancient order, the King of Kings, Jesus
Christ, God in a flesh body, who did create the heavens
and earth, now reigning from His throne in the heavens.
This opened back up the path for all believers in Christ
to be that "Royal Priesthood" they were originally to be
as the Bride of Christ, called Israel is now the church
for 2,000 years called European Christendom.
Membership
in the order of Melchizedek
have been so multitudinous, they cannot be counted,
overflowing and abounding in numbers, only multiplying
throughout the ages. That is all with the exception of
the period of the Levite Priesthood.
On delegation and usage of powers within the order. All authority comes from
God. He divided His power to all Christians to be
King-Priests, and if (or at the times when) they follow
His commandments. When they are obedient, Christians
multiply in greatness in every realm of life, making
their family a sovereign government and making their
children so strong and multitudinous that they become a
great tribe.
All institutions of the world came, especially all
knightly and religious orders, and all power in this
world does come out of the rights given them by those
within the Melchizedek Order, God's Bride in the earth.
John 19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power
at all against me, except it were given thee from above:
therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the
greater sin.
As in every generation this is the most exercised order
known to this earth. This Royal Priesthood being all
obedient Christians worldwide.
The Bible teaches that each Christian should make his
family into a great tribe, and have their own self
government so they have no need of so-called government
benefits, but only be of benefit to all.
The
Implications
of realizing
all Christians are a royal priesthood (most just asleep
to their duties) are major, and we would have to
re-write a lot of doctrine in this light. A lot of people
would be set free if they knew these truths.
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