Saturday, September 10, 2005
MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD
Mormon Variety:
Latter-Day-Saints
More.
Restoration of Melchizedek Priesthood.
Wikipedia entry:
In Mormonism, the Melchizedek priesthood is one of the two or three types, or "orders" of priesthood. The Melchizedek priesthood is also referred to as the high priesthood of the holy order of God (Alma 4:20, 13:8), or the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God (LDS D&C 107:3), or simply as the high priesthood. In Mormonism, unlike most other Christian religions, the Melchizedek priesthood is thought to be held by mortals as a normal priesthood office, and not solely by either pre-Aaronic priests such as Melchizedek, or Jesus alone, as most Christians interpret the Epistle to the Hebrews.
Gnostic Variety:
Melchizedek reincarnated in Jesus.
Described by a Mason in Pietre Stones (Notice the spelling has changed the "z" to "s".)
Ancient Sources
Denver Spiritual Community's version
The Jewish Variety:
Menorah Ministries
Israel of God
Jewish-American History Documentation Foundation
Dominion of Melchizedek, Washington, D.C.
The Catholic Variety:
Franciscan Archives
EWTN
Scott Hahn
Independent Catholic (or Christian) variety
Catholic Christian Fellowship St. Paul Newman Center
From the Tridentine Canon:
And this deign to regard with gracious and kindly attention and hold accountable, as You deigned to accept the offerings of Abel, Your just servant, and the sacrifice of Abraham our patriarch, and that which Your chief priest Melchisedec offered to You, a holy sacrifice and a spotless victim.
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I don't have time to read through all of these now, but it does appear that the Melchizedek Priesthood has been taken up by many faiths.
The Priesthood of Melchizadek seems to be the ultimate ecumenical priesthood for the developing world religious sensibility. Priesthood of the Antichrist?
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
