Who was Melchisedec? Opinions vary, and hypotheticals are endless! His story begins in Genesis 14:18. But, I find most Christians and Jew are not even aware of this biblical character, or why he existed. However, we hope to change this less than well informed condition at the Christ our Passover this year, Tuesday evening, April 3, 2012?
Theologians, Bible Scholars, Prophetic Teachers, and Pastors off all strips and persuasions have at times sought to define this mystical character, I say "mystical" since the apostle Paul described him as "Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever." (Hebrews 7:3) After much wordsmithing most biblical expositors have concluded that he must in some way to have been a foreshadow of the Messiah or Jesus Christ. While that is profoundly true, even that conclusion is far too simplistic and limited in scope!
The question is; what is the bigger picture? What is the whole story, and how does it possibly relate to the Hebrew Seder meal? What connection does the Melchisedec story have with the Christian Communion/Eucharist with which Christians are so familiar? These are good questions that deserve complete answers and ones we hope to explore and clarify at the Christian Passover this year, Tuesday, April 3rd 2012 at the Von Braun Civic Center, North Hall in Huntsville, Alabama.
Whether you are an attendee from the Jewish community or from the Christian community, I think you will learn something of great value from this celebration and its associated demonstrations. For the last ten years I have put this focus on the Hebrew Seder meal, but this year we shall put a greater focus on the Christian Communion and why we call it , "The Lord's Supper". Don't assume you already know -- there is always room for learning! It could be that very few who attend, will have ever considered this application of the Melchisedec story before!
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