The Other God of the Bible
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The book of Genesis introduces someone by the name of Melchizedek. He's not spoken of much in the Bible, but what is said about him makes him seem to be quite powerful:
| Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. (19) 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. |
And again:
| Hebrews 7:1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; (2) To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; (3) Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. (4) Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. |
So who is this amazing Melchizedek? Let us review?
—Made like unto the son of God
—Fatherless and Motherless
—Has no beginning nor end
—Ministry is eternal
Again, who is this Melchizedek? With attributes such as those stated above, he can only be divine. Is he related to God? Let's compare Melchizedek to Jesus (pbuh): Melchizedek was ever present while Jesus (pbuh) was begotten. Melchizedek had no parents, making him an independent God. Consider this, what could possibly have no beginning nor an end? God of course. If Melchizedek had no beginning, then he wasn't created by God. Therefore, he couldn't have a god and must be a god himself. So why is he not worshiped? If these verses were about Jesus (pbuh), then Trinitarians would have a field day using them to prove their point. Well... they're not, so instead, they are ignored all together. Why the double standard? because for centuries the Church taught that Jesus (pbuh) was God, so that is what they accept. The Bible never claims this when read in context. It actually makes a stronger case for Melchizedek being God than Jesus (pbuh).