The usual interpretation the carnal-minded preachers put upon these amazing statements about Melchizedek is that they cannot possibly be literally true, that they refer to the fact that Melchizedek appears suddenly on the scene, and then disappears again as suddenly. There is no genealogy listed, no record of his parents or children, no record of birth or death. The theologians are quite sure that he was a very natural man, but that God merely hid his identity from us to make him a type of a higher realm. This is no doubt the naturalistic interpretation. But one who believes in verbal inspiration cannot help wondering why, in this cave, the HOLY Spirit did not say that Melchizedek was without a RECORD of father or mother, or of genealogy, or of birth or death. Could He not foresee that stating it in the way He did, leaving out the simple word record, or some equivalent, would easily and naturally lead readers to a misunderstanding of Melchizedeks true nature? Instead of this, however, He seemed to aggravate the misunderstanding by saying, literally, that Melchizedek was made like unto the Son of God and that he REMAINS a priest continually (Heb. 7:3).
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:59:00 +0000
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