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There is one guy from Jerusalem 
who is easily the most 

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mysterious man whoever lived. 
Some say he's an Angel, others 

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say he was a real person, and 
some would even go as far as to 

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say that he is Jesus Christ 
himself. 

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But the Bible only gives us 2 
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It says he was a priest and he 
was a king. 

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And oh by the way, he was the 
man to conduct the first ever 

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communion service in history. 
And then everything goes silent.

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Why? 
Well, because the man just 

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disappears. 
We don't hear anything more 

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about him. 
We don't even know where he came

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from, where he went, or who his 
parents were. 

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We know nothing about him, is 
all we know is that his name is 

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Melchizedek and that he's very, 
very important to God. 

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So how are we going to untangle 
all of this? 

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Well, as you can imagine, I've 
spent the last few days digging 

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into every possible theory on 
who Melchizedek really is. 

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I've delved into the sane and 
the insane theories and I'm 

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going to share it all with you 
and then tell you who I 

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personally think this very 
mysterious man might be. 

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But first we need to begin with 
the only concrete information 

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that we do know about 
Melchizedek and that's found in 

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Genesis 14. 
You see, there are a lot of 

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firsts in this chapter of the 
Bible. 

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We've got the first ever war 
mentioned, We've got the first 

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ever tithe mentioned, and of 
course we've got the first ever 

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communion mentioned in the 
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So the story goes like this. 
Abraham comes back victorious 

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from a battle and he meets 2 
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There's the king of Sodom and 
then there's King Melchizedek, 

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which literally means king of 
righteousness. 

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It's also worth noting that he 
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means peace and which we also 
understand to be ancient 

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Jerusalem. 
So the king of righteousness was

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also the king of peace at the 
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Now listen to me, it's 
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this. 
Abraham didn't just randomly go 

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into a battle to expand his 
territory or to plunder 

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resources like many wars that 
happened today. 

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No, he went for a very just 
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You see, there was a war between
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five kings from Sodom and their 
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The Four Kings had previously 
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the other five rebelled, well, 
war broke out. 

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The four kings ended up winning 
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they took people and goods 
captive. 

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And Lot. 
Do you remember a lot from the 

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Bible? 
Abraham's nephew? 

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Well, he was one of those who 
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So Abraham, when he hears of 
this, he takes 318 trained men 

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from his household, he arms 
them, and then he goes after 

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these 4 kings. 
Are you imagining this right 

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now? 
Because he launches what is 

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essentially night attack, a 
surprise strike, and because God

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is with him, even though they 
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defeats them. 
He rescues lots, and he brings 

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everything back that has been 
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And this is where we meet this 
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Melchizedek. 
He's introduced us for the very 

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first time because here he is. 
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most high God. 
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Abraham and gives him a 
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OK, what I'm about to say, I'm 
going to put in capital letters,

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and I want to underline in red. 
It is absolutely critical that 

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you remember as I give you each 
theory of whom Melchizedek could

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be. 
I am merely sharing this 

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information with you. 
And I want you to know some of 

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them start out pretty bonkers, 
but they get more and more 

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rational as I go on until I 
eventually give you my 

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conclusion of who I think this 
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All right, theory #1 the Book of
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It's no secret that the Book of 
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again. 
But this unusual tradition found

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in the Second Book of Enoch talk
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something that I think we should
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In this version, his mother is a
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of Nur, who is described as a 
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She is said to be barren and 
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miraculously conceives. 
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when she pays the ultimate price
as she gives birth, and at that 

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point the child emerges from her
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helpless infant, but as a fully 
formed, physically developed, an

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astonishingly already clothed 
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The text describes him as 
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priest from the very beginning, 
even with a kind of divine aura 

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around him. 
Now, because of the coming doom 

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in the days of Noah, there is an
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The Archangel Michael is then 
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place him in the Garden of Eden 
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protected heavenly realm, so 
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destruction. 
This explains within this 

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tradition why there is no 
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His life is effectively removed 
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and preserved by divine 
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And thus Melchizedek, according 
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birth. 
I did tell you some of these 

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theories were a little wild. 
Well, let's visit #2 the Dead 

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Sea Scrolls theory. 
It all started in 1947 when a 

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young shepherd boy was looking 
for his lost goat near the Dead 

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He tossed a rock into a dark 

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cave and heard a crack and 
discovered jars filled with 

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ancient scrolls that had been 
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One specific scroll, known as 11
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was found later in 1956 in cave 
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When scientists finally 
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shocked. 
Melchizedek wasn't just a 

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regular king. 
He was described as a powerful 

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supernatural being. 
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this. 
But also in this ancient scroll,

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Melchizedek is portrayed as the 
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That's God S army of angels. 
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met Abraham, he is shown as a 
massive cosmic hero who leads 

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the sons of light into a giant 
end of World battle against 

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Bailey Al which was another name
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The text even uses the word 
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usually reserved for God to show
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everyone and forgive sins. 
Now between you and me I am a 

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little bit uneasy about this 
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the moon about the next one. 
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have noticed something a little 
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YouTube gives us Youtubers 
information about who's watching

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the video. 
It's either one of three 

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categories, new viewers, casual 
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And what's crazy is for me, the 
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watching my videos at the moment
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So if you do find these videos 
interesting and you like the 

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fact that we run them ad free, 
please do consider crossing that

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invisible barrier from being a 
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committed viewer #3 the 
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Take a look at this. 
There are many people who lived 

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in the Qumran community, the 
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Scrolls. 
These guys actually believe that

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Melchizedek was the Archangel 
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They saw him as a sort of 
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in a temple in heaven rather 
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I'm not going to lie to you, I 
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our 4th theory should be way 
higher up the list as it truly 

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is very unbiblical. 
And yeah, there is an entire 

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sect who named themselves after 
Melchizedek, so brace yourself. 

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Here is the Gnostic view. 
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about the ancient writings 
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because in 1945 a collection 
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was discovered, and inside were 
texts that painted a radically 

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different picture of 
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To the Gnostics, who were a 
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They saw Melchizedek as a sort 
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the Great Receiver of Lights, a 
divine priest whose role was to 

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gather the scattered fragments 
of human souls and guide them 

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back to a higher spiritual 
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physical world itself was not 
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prison, a flawed creation ruled 
by lesser spiritual beings known

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as Archons, and Melchizedek 
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moving through that darkness. 
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to be quite honest with you, is 
that the Gnostics, they elevated

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Melchizedek so highly that they 
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They argued that if Jesus is 
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priest after the order of 
Melchizedek, then logically they

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say the original must outrank 
the one who follows, flipping 

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the entire biblical narrative on
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mysterious supporting figure 
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Right, Sir? 
This wasn't a small side belief 

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either. 
As mentioned before, there are 

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sects that are actually called 
the Melchizedekians who built 

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their theology around this idea,
reshaping the identity of Christ

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and redefining salvation itself 
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through faith, but through 
hidden spiritual knowledge that 

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only a few could access. 
So let's stop here and remember,

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there is a word that describes 
all of this, and it's called 

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heresy. 
The Bible could not make it any 

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clearer that for us to be saved,
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Christ, you have to come to him 
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There is nothing you can do to 
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that he completed at the cross 
when he satisfied God's wrath by

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dying there in our place for our
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All right, now that's out of the
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We've now reached the land of 
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Melchizedek was a real person. 
The fact is this guy's, It's 

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very likely that Melchizedek was
a historical and he was also a 

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very real priest. 
Check this out in Psalm 110. 

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It shows that he was a model or 
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because yes, he was both a 
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You could argue that from that 
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person. 
I do find it fascinating as well

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that he was a Canaanite priest. 
That's where he was living. 

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And you want to see something 
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Well, in 2010, archaeologist Eli
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old rock cut out ritual complex 
in the city city of David, 

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Jerusalem. 
It was known as Temple 0, which 

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dates to the Middle Bronze Age, 
the era traditionally associated

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with Melchizedek. 
It's located near the Gehon 

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Spring and the site features a 
standing stone and altar with a 

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carved drainage channel and 
evidence of grain and oil 

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production. 
Mirroring the biblical account 

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of Melchizedek S offering of 
bread and wine, this complex 

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provides a rare archaeological 
glimpse into the Canaanite 

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foundations of Jerusalem, or 
Salem as it was known back then.

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It was then eventually sealed 
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So over to you. 
Do you think that's evidence 

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that Melchizedek was a real 
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But what about the whole part 
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Well, there is an answer for 
that as well. 

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Some Jewish traditions identify 
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Shem and other theologians, for 
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record genealogy as a deliberate
literary choice. 

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By admitting his ancestry, the 
text presents him as a type or a

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shadow of Christ whose 
priesthood relies on divine 

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appointment rather than on 
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This allows the author of 
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as Abraham, who was representing
all believers, honoured 

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Melchizedek, so the priesthood 
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bigger than just a simple human 
heritage because it lasts 

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forever. 
I am going to choose my words 

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very carefully now, but I'm not 
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And that is why our final theory
for me probably is the most 

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likely. 
Again, when people come to 

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Hebrew 7 verse three, they often
pause at that very striking 

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description of Melchizedek 
without father or mother, 

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without genealogy. 
It's a line that does cause 

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debate, doesn't it? 
Because taken at face value, it 

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sounds like he exists outside of
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And honestly, for me, myself and
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logical thing to say about 
Melchizedek was that he wasn't 

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an ordinary man at all, but a 
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even a pre Incarnate appearance 
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Because truthfully, if this was 
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nothing like this had ever 
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wouldn't take this viewpoint 
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But that's not the case. 
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pre Incarnate appearances of 
Jesus, and I'll give you proof 

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of that in a second. 
But right now, if Melchizedek 

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truly had no birth, no ancestry,
and no recorded death, it places

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him in a category beyond 
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Which is why many Christians, 
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Melchizedek is a very strong 
example of a Christophany. 

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Can you put that in simple 
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Well, in other words, 
Melchizedek, it does appear, was

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a type of Christ. 
He is a king of peace and he is 

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a king of righteousness. 
And in a greater way, King Jesus

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Christ himself was not only the 
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too. 
He sacrificed himself once and 

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for all. 
There was no more sacrifices 

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that were needed once Jesus 
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And so now we can safely, boldly
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because we have one who is a 
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for us in heaven, who pleads our
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he died and shed his blood for 
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But do not find that incredible 
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the sacrifice. 
The Lamb of God took away the 

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sins of the world 2000 years 
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OK, now I wonder whether I 
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because we can't say that this 
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line. 
But if Melchizedek was a pre 

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example of the Lord Jesus 
Christ, well, when Jesus said to

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the Pharisees talking about 
Abraham, Abraham would rejoice 

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to see my day, could that be 
hinting that their encounter in 

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Genesis was way more significant
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Then there's this as well. 
You can't trace Melchizedek's 

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priesthood from Levi, which of 
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a few feathers among the Jews 
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was a priest and yet he was not 
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That was how they did things 
back then and yet he here he is,

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he remains a priest forever. 
And so Jesus Christ, he was not 

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from the tribe of Levi. 
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And so he also was not a 
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He, like Melchizedek had a 
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is food for thought isn't it? 
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But as I've already said 
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have just been a real person and
he might be just used as a 

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pattern to point people to the 
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He might not be an actual pre 
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So I guess what I'm saying is I 
give the evidence to you, the 

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viewer right now and I ask you 
to make a decision on who do you

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think this man Melchizedek 
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However, if you do need proof of
these pre Incarnate appearances 

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of the Lord Jesus Christ, if you
do need proof that Jesus Christ 

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really did appear before coming 
as that little baby in the 

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Manger, I made a video 
documenting every appearance of 

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Christ in the Old Testament. 
Click here to learn more about 

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it.