The Melchizedek Priesthood

December 18, 2000

According to Hebrew tradition and the Apocrypha, Melchizedek, king and founder of Ur Salem (Jerusalem), was Noah's son Shem. Other sources teach that since he was to have had no mother or father, he is considered as the pre-existent Messiah or some kind of phantom spirit or angel. These descriptions are of course disputed but we need not know who he was but rather what the Melchizedek priesthood is for the Christian.

Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek and this is the first record of any priest of God in the Bible. As far as we know, Melchizedek was the only priest at that time so if he was chosen as a high priest, it would be over the priesthood in generations to come. We do know that he was a king and a servant to mankind making him a type of Christ. The writer of Hebrews says that he was "made like unto the Son of God." Jesus was made an high priest forever after the order of Melchisedec. We enter into the Christian experience as kings and priests but I believe that we can only rule as kings collectively as His body, individually we are but servants to our King, Jesus. Priests and apostles do not govern individually for "unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon HIS shoulder." Isaiah 9:6. Here's where unity comes in as putting all things under Jesus' feet when the remnant will take her rightful place with the Head.

Prophets speak to the people on behalf of God but a priest speaks to God on behalf of the people. In this age of grace, we may now speak to God directly and as such function as priests. Levitical priests did not have an earthly inheritance, God was their inheritance. Those among the Melchizedek priesthood will leave this world without undergoing death. We as Christians are all priests but I do not believe that we are all part of the Melchizedek priesthood and this is the point that we need to discuss.

There are three views that have been taken concerning the Melchizedek priesthood.

  1. The Order of Melchizedek is for Jesus only as our high priest.
  2. All Christians are part of the Melchizedek Order and serve as high priests.
  3. Only Christians that are One with Jesus through love and unity have entered into the holy of holies and are part of the Melchizedek priesthood.

To search the internet for information on Melchizedek is to find what seems to be cockroaches trying to get through the cracks of the temple to influence those who are called. All kinds of people are clamoring for attention in that they assume the role of high priests themselves. There are cults that teach that they alone have entered into this select group. It is my belief that the temple gates are open wide for everyone. Many Christians have come in from the outer court and dwelt in the holy place but it is only in the holy of holies that we are to find the true Melchizedek priesthood where only the high priests may enter. We really need to pray for God's leading in this matter, it is important for our own understanding. We also need to discuss that until we as the true man-child assembly are able to take full dominion and attain to the perfection of holiness and unity that Jesus has called us to in these last days, any one of us may be missing the mark and not included ourselves.

For background study, the scriptures to read are Genesis 14, Psalms 110, Hebrews 5 through 7. These verses and more are found in the responses below.

You must know that there are defeated Christians and there are victorious ones, divided Christians and united ones, prideful and humble, ones that hoard their money and ones that are liberal with their money, overcomers and those that have been overcome, judgmental Christians and loving ones. You must know that there is a difference between pseudo-saints that walk in the flesh and true saints that walk in the spirit. I believe that it is the difference between the priesthood of all believers in the holy place and the high priesthood that enters into the holy of holies. The veil in the holy of holies has been rent but not all Christians enter in, some are just content with their life insurance and do not know that there is more to enter into. Those in the confusion of Babylon are told "get out of her my people." They are God's people but are not the holy and sanctified Bride of Christ. We cannot glory in that but we do need to take some kind of action and not rest upon passive faith. There is a difference between the five foolish virgins and the five wise ones even though both are waiting for the Bridegroom. We must realize that they do not have the same standing in the end-time remnant church no matter how much we would like them to be.

I think that the bottom line is to get back to the difference between justification and sanctification. There were three feasts that were required of an Israelite to attend, Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. These feasts were types of the Christian experience. Initial salvation comes from grace through faith and not of ourselves and we are justified by the cross but to live holy is our responsibility, to act as an overcomer is dependent on our choice to repent, deny the flesh and walk in the spirit. The old covenant priests in the line of Aaron were priests by birth as an inheritance in the flesh, we become priests through the new birth in Jesus as an inheritance by the spirit. All Christians have gone through the atoning blood of Jesus in the Passover experience yet many deny the Pentecostal experience and sanctification as separate from that and it includes the Baptism of the Holy Ghost. This does not diminish the requirement of Pentecost but it has however diminished the power of the Holy Spirit in the church and makes a distinction here of those that have the power from those that merely have a form of godliness but deny the power. So in that there are deeper things of God that we may choose or reject, we are then told to leave the milk and take the meat. There are many of us that want everything more that God has to offer and there are those of us that think that they have all that they need.

What do you think? There is a pattern here with these last discussions in that there is not uniformity between Christians. We are not all the same. The we and them mentality is not good in the church but we do have to accept that there is an apostate church among Christians and we are to be separate. Ask yourselves these questions. Are those Christians that have taken the mark of the beast part of the Bride of Christ? Are those remaining in Babylon that will not come out of her part of the Holy and blameless bride? Is the luke-warm church among the remnant? I believe that they are Christians but need to be restored and taught to enter into the holy of holies. These are the questions for discussion: Is the Melchizedek priesthood for Jesus only as high priest or also for us to enter into today as being One with Him as our forerunner? Is the priesthood of all believers and the Melchizedek priesthood separate as I have said or the same thing?

This is still a continuation of the Catholic-Protestant Dialogue because historically, Rome did not include the laity in the priesthood. The Protestants also separated clergy from laity but then included the Melchizedek priesthood as assumption by right or did not include us at all. That is only my opinion, let's hear what you think. I received many messages this time that I did not include in this edition because they were personal responses just to me and not in answer to the question. Thank you, I am blessed beyond what I deserve. There were two responses to the question and another from Brother Jim that is reprinted from last February in the rapture discussion. Co-incidentally, these three each give a different view, according to the three views that I listed above. I have also included one from Doug Fortune that he had sent concerning an upcoming conference. They give an excellent background for our discussion and for those that are interested in study on this topic.

Jay

The term "priest" is identical in origin with the word "presbyter," which literally means "elder"; but in the English language it has become for the most part with the religious official whose main function is the offering up sacrifices.

The Necessity of Priesthood.

It is the universal sinfulness of man which makes a sacrificing priesthood a necessity. The sacrifices offered up, effect or symbolize the means of effecting, reconciliation between sinful man and his holy Creator. The function of priesthood, accordingly, is a mediatorial function. The giving of the law through Moses and the institution of the Aaronic or Levitical priesthood belong together. Law and priesthood are simultaneous in origin and inseparable in operation [Heb. 7:11.]. Certainly the God-given law is holy and just and good and spiritual [Rom. 7:12, 14] and as such marks out the way of life: by faithfully keeping its precepts a man shall live [Lev. 18:5; Neh. 9:29; Matt. 19:16-17; Rom. 10:5; Gal. 3:12].

O.T.Priesthood.

Not only were the priests of the old order mortal, they were also sinful, and thus themselves in need of redemption and reconciliation. Consequently, before offering sacrifices for the people they were obliged to offer sacrifices for their own sins-an action which plainly attested the imperfection of their priesthood [Heb. 5:3; 7:27].

In the midst of its activity a new priesthood of a different order, that of Melchizedek, was prophetically spoken of [Ps. 110:4]. During the period when the old or Mosaic covenant was in operation the promise of a new covenant was in given, the inauguration of which would mean the placing of God's law in the hearts of his people and the removal of their sins forever [Jer. 31:31.]. Clearly, "if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second" [Heb. 8:7]. This pointed to the need for a priest whose priesthood was perfect and everlasting, one who would be "a priest for ever" [Ps. 110:4].

Christ as Priest.

The purpose of the old order of priesthood was to teach the people that atonement for sins requires the provision of an innocent victim in the sinners place and the shedding of blood as the victim dies the death due to the sinner. The Levitical order kept alive the expectation of the coming of the perfect priest and the offering of the perfect sacrifice in fulfillment of the gospel promises contained in the Scriptures of the O.T. The new order of priesthood is that of Melchizedek, and it is comprehended in the single person of our Redeemer Jesus Christ [Heb. 7]. The perfection of His priesthood is confirmed by the fact that it is forever [Ps. 110:4], that the sacrifice he offered is once for all [Heb. 7:27], and that, his work of atonement completed, he is now enthroned in celestial glory [Heb 1:3; 10:12; 12:2]. The perfection of his priesthood is established by the sinlessness of his earthly life as the incarnate Son, our fellow human being. This means that in contrast to the first Adam, who suffered defeat and dragged down the human race in his fall, Jesus, "the last Adam" [1 Cor. 15:45,47], took our humanity to himself in order to redeem it and raise it in himself to the glorious destiny for which it was always intended.

The Priesthood of Believers.

There remains, however; a priesthood which belongs to those who through faith have been united to Christ. Thus Peter describes Christians as "a holy priesthood" whose function is "to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" [1 Pet. 2:5,9]. These spiritual sacrifices are not in any sense redemptive sacrifices but sacrifices of gratitude to God for the one all-sufficient redemptive sacrifice of Christ's self-offering at Calvary for us sinners. So we are exhorted to "present our bodies," i.e., ourselves, "as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God" [Rom. 12:1]; and as we willingly offer ourselves, we express our spiritual priesthood in acts of praise and thanksgiving and in the selfless service of our fellow men as we minister to their needs. The exercise of this priesthood is summed up in the words of Heb. 13:15-16: Through him [Christ] then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

In Christ, Timothy.

Hi Jay,

Perhaps the best comparison between the Aaronic and the Melshisedek priesthoods is found in Hebrews 7. The entire chapter shows the imperfection of the Aaronic in comparison to the Melshisedek priesthood.

Here is the chapter - I'll break it down verse by verse so everyone can see what I think this is talking about.

1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,
2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, his name means "king of righteousness"; then also, "king of Salem" means "king of peace."
3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever.

...Now this verse is not meant to teach that Melchisedek was never born and never died, but simply that these events are not recorded in Scripture, and then compares it to Christ, the eternal Son of God, who has neither beginning nor end of days.

4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!

...Abraham, being the great man that he was, still gave Melchisedek a tithe of his possessions.

5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people--that is, their brothers--even though their brothers are descended from Abraham.
6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
7 And without doubt the lesser person is blessed by the greater.

...So Melchisedek was greater than Abraham whom he blessed.

8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by men who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.
9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,
10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.

...Because Levi's seed was in Abraham, even he paid tithes to Melchisedek, an illustration that the Melchizedek order is greater than the Levitical.

11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for another priest to come--one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?

...This verse makes a clear distinction between the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods.

12 For when there is a change of the priesthood, there must also be a change of the law.
13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.
14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.

...Jesus came from Judah, so he could not have been after the Aaronic order.

15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears,
16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life.
17 For it is declared: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless
19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

...With the new priesthood was ushered in a better hope that brings us back to fellowship with God.

20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath,
21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: `You are a priest forever.'"
22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

...Because of God's oath, Jesus is the guarantee of the new covenant.

23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office;
24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.

... The Levitical priesthood was temporary because of death, but Jesus' priesthood is permanent because he lives forever.

25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26 Such a high priest meets our need--one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.
27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself.

...Because Jesus was perfectly holy and blameless, He was able to offer Himself once for the sins of His people, whereas the Levitical priests had to offer sacrifices for their own sins and the people's sins continually.

28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

So, we have two totally different orders here, the one being temporary, the other permanent, the one being imperfect, the other perfect, the new being greater than the old, and the new ushering in a better covenant. The Levitical priesthood was clearly under the Law, and the Melchisedek priesthood (fulfilled in Christ), is under grace. Because we are heirs and joint heirs with Christ, it can be said that we, also, as believers are after the same priesthood, and that is why we can rightfully say, that we are "a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."

And 1 Peter 2:4-6 says "As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him--
5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For in Scripture it says: 'See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.'"
1 Peter was written to "God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance." I believe this includes all believers and that we are all part of the same royal priesthood. This does not leave room for any big I's and little you's in the Body of Christ. We have all been made equal through the blood of Jesus Christ. Galations 3:28 says, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." There is no indication in Scripture that because a person is a member of the five-fold ministry (I speak as an evangelist) or any other ministry for that matter, that they are greater than any other member of the Body of Christ. As to position, they may have more authority, but as a person and fellow believer, they are no greater than anyone else. We are to follow Jesus example and serve those who are in our care. Our Lord, Jesus Christ is the ONLY one worthy of being exalted and glorified and no man can take that honor from Him.
God bless!!!
Love you, brother,
Ray

We are Kings and Priests, the seat of authority in this earth, through which Jesus Christ is presently reigning. All things must be put under the feet of Him who is seated upon the Throne. The Pattern Son came to bring many sons to rule and reign with Him in His Davidic Throne. He is restoring the Tabernacle of David to firmly establish the Throne of David in the earth, that all enemies be put under His feet. Join us as we decree the proceeding Word of the Father, seated in heavenly places in the Davidic Throne in Christ.

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Doug Fortune

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The following are some excerpts from the rapture discussion of last February by Brother Jim.

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THE WONDERS OF THE PRIESTHOOD AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK

Jesus is the chief cornerstone; the beginning of the foundation upon which we are built. We are the living or lively stones of the Lord. He was prepared by the Father to be the true foundation for all of us - the church.

Jesus had to learn of his humanity, just like you must learn of yours. He had to learn how to live by a life that was not His own. He had to learn how to live by the Life of the Father that was dwelling in Him.

In the pre-beginning, Jesus was our high priest, as well as being the high priest of God. Let us for a moment look at Melchizedek, to learn about His beginnings and development, and why Jesus was made a Priest after his order. The Priesthood of Melchizedek is a mystery to most of all the church world. The first mention of it is in Genesis 14, in connection with Abraham. Some feel he was Shem, but there is no solid evidence; nor is there any reason to think that our God who chose Abraham had any other man in the earth at the time.

Gen 14:13-24 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. :14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. :5 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. :6 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. :17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. :8 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. :9 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: :20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. :21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. :22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, :23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: :24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

Strong's # 4442 Malkiy-Tsedeq (mal-kee-tseh'-dek); from 4428 and 6664; king of right; Malki-Tsedek, an early king in Palestine: KJV-- Melchizedek. (DIC)

Strong's # 6664 tsedeq (tseh'-dek); from 6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity: KJV-- X even, (X that which is altogether) just (-ice), ([un-]) right (-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness). (DIC)

Strong's # 6663 tsadaq (tsaw-dak'); a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense): KJV-- cleanse,

clearself, (be, do) just (-ice, -ify, -ifyself), (be turn to) righteous (-ness). (DIC)

Strong's # 4428 melek (meh'-lek); from 4427; a king: KJV-- king, royal. (DIC)

Strong's # 4427 malak (maw-lak'); a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel: KJV-- consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign (-ing), rule, X surely. (DIC)

Strong's # 8004 Shalem (shaw-lame'); the same as 8003; peaceful; Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem: KJV-- Salem. ***. shalom. See 7965. (DIC)

Our Father saw that Abram would be faithful (he was called the Father of the faithful), and grow into a them. Abram walked after God for about 8 years before the days of the battle for the land; before he met the priest of God. Who else could that be but Jesus?

That meeting was of the utmost importance to our God. Abram had just defeated the heathen kings, bringing restoration and deliverance; a turning point in the plan of creation and history. The fabric of time and space was ripped open as the Father dispatched the Son to the earth to restore Abram with bread and wine. God now had a man that had become a them. He had a battle for a piece of land, and had a winner; His own follower and worshiper, a promise of a seed line, a father in the earth. As Abram was moving down the road, a door opened, and out stepped the King of peace and righteousness and established Himself as such upon the earth. As He nourished Abram with the bread and wine, revealing the principle of the flesh and blood which rebuilt Abram, who in turn, ministered this life to his wife Sarah, who then bore Isaac.

Hundreds of years later God would visit another daughter of Abraham.

Luke 3:34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

The Virgin Mary was instructed by the Angel Gabriel that God desired to take back that flesh and blood (bread and wine), and then have Him wrapped in swaddling cloths and lay Him in a manger.

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Heb 2:14-18 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; :15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. :16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. :17 Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. :18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.

We find in the Psalms another mention of Melchizedek.

Psalms 110:1-4 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. :2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. :3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. :4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Melchizedek is mentioned only twice in the Old Testament, but mentioned 9 times in the New, mostly in the book of Hebrews.

Heb 5:6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Heb 5:10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

Heb 6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Heb 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

Heb 7:10-11 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him. :11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Heb 7:15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest,

Heb 7:17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Heb 7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek:)

WHAT IS THIS PRIESTHOOD?

It is the more excellent ministry of Jesus Christ our Lord, from outside of time and space, It is from the most holy place after the similitude of Melchizedek. The Bible shows us this wonder in 7 places.

1. The High Priestly ministry (Heb 4-10)

2. The King Priest ministry

Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Rev 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

3. The Faithful Priesthood (1 Sam1-4)

4. The Zadok Priesthood (Ezek 44)

5. The Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 2)

6. The Priesthood with Urim and Thummin (Ezra 2)

7. The Priesthood of Melchizedek (Heb 5-7)

We are to follow the Lamb where He went and where He is. He went as a forerunner before us, behind the veil into the most holy place (the realm of perfection) as a Priest after the Order of Melchizedek. He took us in with Him as a kingdom of kings and priests. We are already there now, and we must learn how to function as His Church. This is not a individual thing.

We as a body, with a head, will be revealed to the world when the Church has learned to take her place with the head; when we have learned to function outside of time and space as one body of kings & priests.

We will look into the Zadok Priesthood from Ezekiel 44, to see if there is a place we can enter into as a body, and please the Lord of glory as we learn to function.

Ezek 44:1-2 :1 Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. :2 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

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Thanks again brother Jim
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what of 'Oneness'?

Barrett Culmback

Hi Barrett,

The kingdom of Jesus is not of this world. There may be one world but the One World Order will not come from the church, we are to a holy and separate people and come out from the world. True unity comes from being One with Jesus, not being one with the world.

Jay

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