The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent: 'Thou art a priest for ever after the manner of Melchizedek.' — The Jewish Publication Society of America Version (JPS) of the Tanakh
Melchizedek Lineage
Jesus was explicitly called “a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 7).
Melchizedek was an ancient Solar Priest-King — a prototype of Divine Humanity.
Essenes saw themselves as direct continuators of the Melchizedek tradition.
Melchizedek — the timeless Priest-King of Salem — is the archetype of the Divine Human, the one who embodies both Royalty and Priesthood, Matter and Spirit.
The Priest-King
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In the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek[a] was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as 'most high God'). He is first mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20,[3] where he brings out bread and wine and then blesses Abraham, and El Elyon or "the Lord, God Most High". Abraham was returning from pursuing the kings who came from the East and gave him a "tenth of everything".
The name is composed from the two elements: melek(h), 'king', and ṣedeq, which means either 'righteousness'[6] or the proper name Zedek.[7][8] With the addition of the hiriq compaginis (-ī) indicating the archaic construct form, malk-ī means 'king of', so that the name literally translates to 'king of righteousness'[9] or 'my king is Zedek',[7] indicating that he worshipped Zedek, a Canaanite deity worshipped in pre-Israelite Jerusalem.[5]: 58 The latter, however, is often dismissed since Hebrews 7:2 gives the translation of the name Melchizedek as "king of righteousness"
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was [is] the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, 'Blessed be Abram to the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth, And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand'. And he gave him tithe from all. — Genesis 14:18–20
The association or identification of Melchizedek with the Messiah predates Christianity, developing in Jewish messianism of the Second Temple period.
A collection of early Gnostic scripts dating on or before the 4th century, discovered in 1945 and known as the Nag Hammadi library, contains a tractate pertaining to Melchizedek. Here it is proposed that Melchizedek is Jesus Christ.[85] Melchizedek, as Jesus Christ, lives, preaches, dies and is resurrected, in a gnostic perspective. The Coming of the Son of God Melchizedek speaks of his return to bring peace, supported by God, and he is a priest-king who dispenses justice.[86]
The association with Christ is made explicit by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, where Melchizedek the "king of righteousness" and "king of peace" is explicitly associated with the "eternal priesthood" of the Son of God.[
Melchizedek and Metatron
“When we were researching our first book The Essenes, Children of the Light, Alariel revealed a good deal of information about the Melchizedeks and their relationship with the Essenes. Although we understood that the Order of Melchizedek is a service Order of advanced teachers operating in many parts of the galaxy, we still knew very little about the Head of the Order, so we framed a question to cover this: Joanna: Could you please tell us about the great Being who founded the Melchizedek Order? Alariel: To understand Melchizedek, it is first necessary to understand his relationship to Metatron. The work of these two great Beings interlocks and neither can be understood in isolation. There are two main aspects of the Universe: Light (which may also be perceived as energy) and Consciousness. Light creates all the levels of the Universe right down to the physical level. All that you can see (including other beings) are made of Light, crystallized or solidified down till it reaches the physical level. Consciousness creates the process through which beings of Light evolve spiritually, that evolution giving you the reason for your existence and the arc of your development. Both a rock and the greatest Archangel are made of Light, but the consciousness of the rock exists in 233Power of the Magdalene potential, whereas the consciousness of the Archangel exists in unfoldment and realization. In vibrational terms, the consciousness of a rock is extremely slow, unorganized and crude, while the consciousness of a great Archangel is fast, structured and refined. Metatron oversees the energy, the Light aspect of the Universe, creating the Light and the Protocols and Language of Light, while Melchizedek oversees the spiritual education and development of consciousness of all material beings. The development of angelic beings is overseen by Metatron. So, in a way, Metatron provides the physical environment in which spiritual evolution occurs, while Melchizedek nourishes and sustains that evolution in the unfolding of consciousness. Their work is very different, but together they combine to provide a complete experience for many beings on many levels of development. And the net result of their combined work is to take life at a very slow and primitive stage and enable it to expand in awareness so that what emerges in time are Enlightened Beings.
Joanna: Is the Melchizedek teaching limited to sacred geometry? Alariel: By no means. It is hard for human beings to grasp the absolute flexibility of the Melchizedek teaching process. When they first contact a civilization, they spend time getting to know what that culture is most interested in, and when they teach, they teach within that parameter of interest. Some examples from Earth history may serve to illustrate this process. They discovered that the Maya were fascinated by time so they taught them about calendars. They discovered that the Druids were fascinated by the natural world, so they taught them the wisdom of trees and herbs and stars. They discovered that the Greeks were fascinated by line and form, so they taught them about sacred geometry. They discovered that the Jews were fascinated by the contrast of Light and darkness, so they taught them about the struggle between good and evil. They discovered that the Egyptians were fascinated by transformation, so they taught them about ascension. Amongst all the planets bearing sentient life throughout all the galaxies, they found many different peoples interested in many different things, and whatever that interest was, they talked about it. So they forced their views upon no one, but rather helped everyone to expand the seed of Light that lay dormant in their Consciousness. The Melchizedeks have a little phrase to explain this process. They say, "We always work with the current of the water and the grain of the wood." And that is eminently sensible, for to try to teach a people something that they find dull and boring is a thankless task that the Melchizedeks are much too intelligent to attempt! Joanna: What do you see as the main purpose of the Melchizedeks here on Earth? Alariel: Above all, the Melchizedeks are trying to help you achieve your potential as human beings, through helping you DatPower of the Magdalene to refine your consciousness so that you can rise towards the highest reaches of human awareness. The Melchizedeks are fundamentally relinking all the beings they teach to the Source, by showing them how to access the Truth, the Divine Presence within. This process has the effect of reprogramming the consciousness and aligning that consciousness with the underlying Light-structure of the Universe. This automatically takes the individual away from a selfish and materialistic perception of things and reorients them towards more spiritual goals. The achieving of the goals that lie along your spiritual path will release great joy within you, and these experiences of joy may be seen as the gifts of the Spirit. That is why the Order of Melchizedek has been described as administering the gifts of the Spirit, although to be more exact, they administer the developmental process which enables the gifis of the Spirit to come into your lives.”