The Bible is a book of prophecy, testifying about Christ. Among the many prophecies about Christ, let’s recognize the Second Coming Christ, through the character Melchizedek. The order of Melchizedek reveals who God is in the last days. We sincerely hope that you will understand the Christ, who has been hidden for ages, so that you may receive salvation.
In B.C. 1920, Melchizedek, king of Salem, was the only priest who blessed Abraham through bread and wine; he had no father, or mother, or genealogy. The Bible prophesies that the Second Coming Christ will follow in the order of Melchizedek. We must recognize the true Christ, who follows in the order of Melchizedek, from the many men who claim that they are the Second Coming Christ.
Then, what is the order of Melchizedek?
The origin of Melchizedek
Heb. 5:11 『We have much to say about this[the order of Melchizedek], but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.』
Why was it hard for Apostle Paul to explain about Melchizedek, even though he had much to say about him? First of all, let’s study the origin of Melchizedek.
Gen. 14: 18-20 『Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram…Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.』
Melchizedek, king of Salem, received Abraham who was returning from defeating the enemies. Melchizedek blessed Abraham through bread and wine, and then, Abraham gave him a tenth of everything.
When we study the Bible, we must keep in mind that the Old Testament is a copy and a shadow of the New Testament (Heb 10:1). Melchizedek, mentioned in the book of Genesis, also served as the shadow of a reality which was to come.
Jesus came in the order of MelchizedekLet us find out, through the Bible, who the reality of Melchizedek is.
Matt. 26:28 『While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”』
In the Old Testament, the physical Melchizedek blessed Abraham through bread and wine, and in the New Testament, Jesus the spiritual Melchizedek blessed His people with eternal life through the Passover bread and wine. Therefore, we can understand that the character Melchizedek represents Jesus.
Heb. 5:8-10 『Although he was a son, he…was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.』
This verse makes it clear that Jesus is the spiritual Melchizedek.
The explanations about MelchizedekApostle Paul said that it was hard for him to explain about Melchizedek. We can find the reason why in the verse below.
Heb 7:1-4 『This Melchizedek…Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever.』
1) “Without father or mother”It is impossible for anyone on this earth to be born without Father of Mother, for this reason we could understand that this characteristic must have a biblical meaning. The Bible acknowledges only those who believe in God as the father or the mother of a man (Matt. 12: 50). Thus, the words, “(Melchizedek is) without father or mother,” mean that the spiritual Melchizedek was to be born among unbelievers. As you know, however, Jesus was born of believers: Joseph and Mary.
2) “Without genealogy”Everyone on this earth has to have genealogy, for this reason we need to understand according to the Bible what is considered genealogy. In the Bible, “genealogy” refers to the twelve tribes of Israel, in other words with Jewish blood. The words, “(Melchizedek is) without genealogy,” mean that the spiritual Melchizedek would be born among the Gentiles, without Jewish blood; however, Jesus was born of the tribe of Judah (Matt. 1:1).
These were the characteristics of Melchizedek that Apostle Paul felt were too hard to explain.
The Second Coming Jesus, Ahnsahnghong, in the order of MelchizedekIn order to fulfill the prophecies of Melchizedek, Jesus is to come a second time. The Bible says that Jesus will come a second time.
Heb. 9:28 『…he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』
The Second Coming Jesus will fulfill the prophecies of Melchizedek.1) He will bless us with eternal life through the Passover bread and wine.2) He will be born among unbelievers (”without father or mother”).3) He will be born of Gentiles (”without genealogy”).4) He is God (”without beginning of days or end of life”).
Christ Ahnsahnghong is the one who fulfilled all of these prophecies in 1918 when Christ Ahnsahnghong was born the majority of Korea was either Buddhist or Confucian; there was no trace of Christianity in Korea during that time, so it was impossible for Christ Ahnsahnghong to be born in a household of believers. Christ Ahnsahnghong was born in a Buddhist home; through this he fulfilled the characteristic of Melchizedek “without father or mother”.
After the destruction of Israel in 70 A.D. the Jews spread trough out the whole world, without a country of their own. They entered every nation, and mixed with the people of that nation, for this reason is very hard to tell who does not descends from a Jewish genealogy. But there was one country were the Jewish people never entered, but not only the Jews, but all other nations who didn’t belong to this one. And that was Korea, most popularly known as the “Hermit Kingdom”. The Korean people only until recent years began to accept other nations to come into their land, but before this they were very xenophobic. The Korean xenophobia even came to the extreme case where Korean women would commit suicide if they lost their chastity to another man other than their husband, and they would never mix with men from other nations. To the Korean people it was a dishonor to their culture and heritage to intermix with other nations. For this reason it is impossible for Christ Ahnsahnghong, who was born in Korea to have come from the twelve tribes of Israel, to have Jewish blood. In this way he fulfilled the characteristic of Melchizedek “No genealogy”.
How can we not believe in Him when all of the prophecies about the Second Coming Jesus testify that Ahnsahnghong is the Christ? The members of the Church of God believe that Ahnsahnghong is the Second Coming Christ our Savior, who came in the order of Melchizedek? The words of God testify about Him.
Isa. 25:6 『On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine the best of meats and the finest of wines …he will swallow up death forever…In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us.”』
Before the day of judgment comes, please accept Ahnsahnghong, the Second Coming Christ, who fulfilled the prophecies of Melchizedek. Christ Ahnsahnghong blessed us with eternal life through the bread and wine of the Passover. Therefore, He is our Savior.
Even if a man performs a great miracle or wonder, if he has not come in the order of Melchizedek, he cannot be the Second Coming Christ. Thus, although a man may be humble in appearance, if he follows in the order of Melchizedek, he is the Second Coming Christ.
Please recognize the Second Coming Christ through the words of the Bible so that you may receive salvation. The one who follows in the order of Melchizedek is the true God, our Savior.
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Another one claims that the Bride is the Church?? Lets See!!
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Another one claims that the Bride is the Church??? Lets See!!!!
The World Mission Society Church of God proclaims the truth of Elohim God; God the Father and God the Mother. Even though this truth is plain to see there are many people that are now trying to refute this. Lets take a closer look at the verses testified in the bible and the common misconceptions.2 Cor 11:1 …I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.In this verse, Apostle Paul told those in the Church of God in Corinth that they should remain faithful to Christ comparing Christ to a husband and the believers to the bride or wife of Christ.In another verse he also states:Eph 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.Apostle Paul was telling the believers that they should remain faithful to Christ and submit to the will of God. As a wife is faithful only to her husband, we should be faithful only to Christ. When reading the bible though you must keep in mind that there is a double meaning for just about every verse and apply the correct meaning within the context of that verse.In order to understand this further, let’s take a look at a few verses:Jn 21:15 … “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”In this verse we can understand that Jesus is telling Peter to look after the believers or the children of God comparing them to the lambs. If we were to apply this meaning wherever it reads lambs then what about the following verse?Jn 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!Jesus Christ is referred to and known by many to be the Sacrificial Lamb but yet Jesus referred to his followers who would remain after He ascended to the lambs. We cannot interpret them as the same or else we all the followers of Christ would also be considered Christ.Within the same book of the Bible Jesus is referred to as a shepherd and a lamb. If we apply the way that Lamb is interpreted in Jn 21:15 to the way that it is used in Jn 1:29 then what is Jesus Christ saying when He says “Feed my lambs”. Does He really mean “Feed Me”? Clearly, there are two meanings to the word Lamb.What does the Bible say in regard to water?Rev 17:15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.Yet, in another verse:1Pet 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also…Then does water have the same meaning all throughout the Bible? No; Let’s see another verse.Jn 4:13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”If we use the basic theory of substitution everyone uses, thinking that there is only one meaning for each word, then the water Jesus promised to give us is actually the peoples, nations, multitudes, and languages. If we apply the same meaning to 1Pet 3:21 then it means the people must be baptized with the people (water). We cannot apply the meanings in the same way.Let’s look at another verse regarding animals and see what the bible says about birdsMk 4:3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up…Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.In the above verse Satan is represented as a bird. On the other hand…Dt 32:10 …He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions. The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him.In Deuteronomy, God’s protection is compared to an eagle hovering over it’s young. Looking at these two verses, we cannot say that the Eagle means the same thing everywhere in the Bible.In the following verse, Ezekiel is referred to as the son of man when he is being addressed:Eze 28:11 The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: …Yet, in the book of Luke we can find another reference to the son of man:Lu 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”If the Son of Man should be the same throughout the Bible then either Ezekiel is Jesus Christ or Jesus Christ is Ezekiel!Rev 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.In this verse, the water of life will be given by the Spirit and the Bride. In the Old Testament we can find more about the living water and the source of it:Jer 2:13 “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.Some may refer to the bride, or the woman, as the church also interpreting the following verse:Rev 12:17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring-those who obey God’s commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.Many people say that in Revelation 12:17 the woman is the Church. But if that is true, then who is the offspring? When we study the Bible we can see that we are the offspring, that we are the one that obey God’s commandments.Most Christians nowadays claim that the bride is the Church based on the first verses that we looked at. If that is the case (keep in mind all of the double-meanings that we saw) then how do they explain the following verses:Mk 2:18 …Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.Jesus referred to the disciples as guests of the bridegroom, yet, the word “bridegroom” is used only in terms of a wedding. If the church is really the bride, then shouldn’t Jesus have referred to the disciples 2000 years ago as the bride instead of the guests? Through this verse we can see that the church is not the bride as many claim.We’ll give those who say the bride is the church the benefit of the doubt, but, the true judge of this is Jesus Himself. Let’s see what he said when he gave the parable of the Wedding Banquet;Mt 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son…My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’…the wedding hall was filled with guests…”For many are invited, but few are chosen.”There are four main elements needed in order for a wedding to take place: The Groom, Bride, Guests, and Food. If we, the church, are the bride then who are the guests? By itself or when compared to Mk 2:18, there is no denying that we are the guests and not the bride.In the Jesus’ Parable of the Wedding Banquet we can find the groom, the food, and the guests but there is no mention of the bride. In order for the wedding to take place, all four elements must be present. Since Jesus equated the wedding banquet to the Kingdom of Heaven, also all four elements must be present in order for the Kingdom of Heaven to take place. Without the bride how can the wedding take place; she is the main character. Then when should the bride appear?Rev 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”According to the Bible, the bride should appear in the last days. Jesus said blessed are those who are invited to the wedding of the Lamb. If the church is the bride, how can the bride be the same as those who are invited. We cannot play two roles at once! Those who are invited are blessed by God, they are not the same as the bride. Then who is the bride?Rev 21:9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.The angel showed the wife of the Lamb to be Jerusalem. The Lamb represents Jesus, our spiritual Father, then who should his wife, the bride who is called Jerusalem, be?Gal 4:26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.The bride, who is the wife of the Lamb, is Jerusalem. Then through the Bible we can clearly see that our Father, the Lamb, will show his bride, Jerusalem who is our Mother, in the last days. What will they do in the last days?Rev 22:17 17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.The Spirit, our Father, and the Bride, our Mother, will give us the water of life in the last days. Although some may say that the bride is the church, we can clearly see and testify that the Bride mentioned in Revelation is not the church but our Heavenly Mother, Jerusalem.
Posted by Tank at 11:30 PM
Another one claims that the Bride is the Church??? Lets See!!!!
The World Mission Society Church of God proclaims the truth of Elohim God; God the Father and God the Mother. Even though this truth is plain to see there are many people that are now trying to refute this. Lets take a closer look at the verses testified in the bible and the common misconceptions.2 Cor 11:1 …I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.In this verse, Apostle Paul told those in the Church of God in Corinth that they should remain faithful to Christ comparing Christ to a husband and the believers to the bride or wife of Christ.In another verse he also states:Eph 5:22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.Apostle Paul was telling the believers that they should remain faithful to Christ and submit to the will of God. As a wife is faithful only to her husband, we should be faithful only to Christ. When reading the bible though you must keep in mind that there is a double meaning for just about every verse and apply the correct meaning within the context of that verse.In order to understand this further, let’s take a look at a few verses:Jn 21:15 … “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”In this verse we can understand that Jesus is telling Peter to look after the believers or the children of God comparing them to the lambs. If we were to apply this meaning wherever it reads lambs then what about the following verse?Jn 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!Jesus Christ is referred to and known by many to be the Sacrificial Lamb but yet Jesus referred to his followers who would remain after He ascended to the lambs. We cannot interpret them as the same or else we all the followers of Christ would also be considered Christ.Within the same book of the Bible Jesus is referred to as a shepherd and a lamb. If we apply the way that Lamb is interpreted in Jn 21:15 to the way that it is used in Jn 1:29 then what is Jesus Christ saying when He says “Feed my lambs”. Does He really mean “Feed Me”? Clearly, there are two meanings to the word Lamb.What does the Bible say in regard to water?Rev 17:15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.Yet, in another verse:1Pet 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also…Then does water have the same meaning all throughout the Bible? No; Let’s see another verse.Jn 4:13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”If we use the basic theory of substitution everyone uses, thinking that there is only one meaning for each word, then the water Jesus promised to give us is actually the peoples, nations, multitudes, and languages. If we apply the same meaning to 1Pet 3:21 then it means the people must be baptized with the people (water). We cannot apply the meanings in the same way.Let’s look at another verse regarding animals and see what the bible says about birdsMk 4:3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up…Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.In the above verse Satan is represented as a bird. On the other hand…Dt 32:10 …He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them on its pinions. The LORD alone led him; no foreign god was with him.In Deuteronomy, God’s protection is compared to an eagle hovering over it’s young. Looking at these two verses, we cannot say that the Eagle means the same thing everywhere in the Bible.In the following verse, Ezekiel is referred to as the son of man when he is being addressed:Eze 28:11 The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: …Yet, in the book of Luke we can find another reference to the son of man:Lu 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”If the Son of Man should be the same throughout the Bible then either Ezekiel is Jesus Christ or Jesus Christ is Ezekiel!Rev 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.In this verse, the water of life will be given by the Spirit and the Bride. In the Old Testament we can find more about the living water and the source of it:Jer 2:13 “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.Some may refer to the bride, or the woman, as the church also interpreting the following verse:Rev 12:17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring-those who obey God’s commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.Many people say that in Revelation 12:17 the woman is the Church. But if that is true, then who is the offspring? When we study the Bible we can see that we are the offspring, that we are the one that obey God’s commandments.Most Christians nowadays claim that the bride is the Church based on the first verses that we looked at. If that is the case (keep in mind all of the double-meanings that we saw) then how do they explain the following verses:Mk 2:18 …Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?” Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.Jesus referred to the disciples as guests of the bridegroom, yet, the word “bridegroom” is used only in terms of a wedding. If the church is really the bride, then shouldn’t Jesus have referred to the disciples 2000 years ago as the bride instead of the guests? Through this verse we can see that the church is not the bride as many claim.We’ll give those who say the bride is the church the benefit of the doubt, but, the true judge of this is Jesus Himself. Let’s see what he said when he gave the parable of the Wedding Banquet;Mt 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son…My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’…the wedding hall was filled with guests…”For many are invited, but few are chosen.”There are four main elements needed in order for a wedding to take place: The Groom, Bride, Guests, and Food. If we, the church, are the bride then who are the guests? By itself or when compared to Mk 2:18, there is no denying that we are the guests and not the bride.In the Jesus’ Parable of the Wedding Banquet we can find the groom, the food, and the guests but there is no mention of the bride. In order for the wedding to take place, all four elements must be present. Since Jesus equated the wedding banquet to the Kingdom of Heaven, also all four elements must be present in order for the Kingdom of Heaven to take place. Without the bride how can the wedding take place; she is the main character. Then when should the bride appear?Rev 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”According to the Bible, the bride should appear in the last days. Jesus said blessed are those who are invited to the wedding of the Lamb. If the church is the bride, how can the bride be the same as those who are invited. We cannot play two roles at once! Those who are invited are blessed by God, they are not the same as the bride. Then who is the bride?Rev 21:9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.The angel showed the wife of the Lamb to be Jerusalem. The Lamb represents Jesus, our spiritual Father, then who should his wife, the bride who is called Jerusalem, be?Gal 4:26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.The bride, who is the wife of the Lamb, is Jerusalem. Then through the Bible we can clearly see that our Father, the Lamb, will show his bride, Jerusalem who is our Mother, in the last days. What will they do in the last days?Rev 22:17 17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.The Spirit, our Father, and the Bride, our Mother, will give us the water of life in the last days. Although some may say that the bride is the church, we can clearly see and testify that the Bride mentioned in Revelation is not the church but our Heavenly Mother, Jerusalem.
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