12/12/2020

Summary:

• Priesthood is one aspect of The Law of Sacrifice.
• Melchizedek, Abraham & Yeshua foreran Priesthood for us.
• Yeshua was revealed as a Priest at His Transfiguration.
• Yeshua functioned as a Priest at “The Last Supper.”
• Priesthood is: Bread & Wine, Blessing, Sacrificing & Serving in The Temple.
• Transfiguration is part of our Journey as a Priest.

 

Priestly Function is part of The Law of Sacrifice.

• The Law of Sacrifice is one of The 12 Laws of Zion.
• The 12 Laws of Zion are all Laws relating to Responsibility.
• There are 5 levels of function in The Law of Sacrifice.

5 levels of function in The Law of Sacrifice

1. Living Sacrifice
2. Lamb of God
3. Priest
4. Temple
5. High Priest

Living Sacrifice

• The Living Sacrifice Lives as a Sacrifice.
• The Lamb of God dies as a Sacrifice.

Lamb of God

• Dies
• Takes away Sin

Priest

• These are all Order of Melchizedek functions.
• Priests are required to be Holy.
• One of the places that Priests function is in The Holy Place. 

Priestly Functions

• The Bread & The Wine
• Blessing
• Sacrificing The Lamb of God
• Serving in The Heavenly Temple

 

Order of Aaron Priest vs. Order of Melchizedek Priest

Order of Aaron Priest functions in The Earthly Temple.

• Priest functions in the first 2 Rooms.
• The Altar in the 1^{st Room.}
• The Table of The Lord in the 2^nd Room.
• The Lampstand in the 2^nd Room.
• The High Priest functions in the 3rd Room / The Holy of Holies. 

Order of Melchizedek Priest functions in The Heavenly Temple.

• We know that Yeshua entered into The Holy of Holies with His own Blood.
• He did this as High Priest.
• Since then I don’t see that there are Rooms in The Heavenly Temple.

 

Our Patterns for Order of Melchizedek Priestly Function

• Melchizedek
• Abraham
• Yeshua
• The Levitical Priest’s Function in Solomon’s Temple

Yeshua, Melchizedek & Abraham are our Forerunners with respect to Priesthood.

• With special emphasis on Yeshua. 

 

Melchizedek

‘Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” ’ Genesis 14:18-20

• Here we see Melchizedek is functioning as Priest of God Most High.

What did Melchizedek do as Priest?

• He brought out Bread & Wine to Abram.
• He Blessed Abram.

 

Abraham

What did Abraham do as Priest?

• Abraham Sacrificed Isaac.
• Abraham Blessed Isaac.

 

Yeshua

What did Yeshua do as Priest?

• He gave Bread & Wine to The 12 Apostles.
• He Blessed The 12 Apostles just before His Ascension.

 

  Summary of the 3 Main Priestly Functions Forerun by these 3:

• Bread & Wine
• Sacrifice
• Bless 

 

  The Levities’ Function in Solomon’s Temple

“But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.  And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him.”  2 Chronicles 13:10-11

• The Levites were Priests.
• They Ministered to The LORD.

What were their Duties?

1. They burn to The LORD every morning & evening Burnt Sacrifices & Sweet Incense.
2. They set The Showbread in order on The Pure Gold Table = Table of The LORD.
3. They set The Lampstand of Pure Gold with its Lamps to burn every Evening.

 

  Yeshua functioned as a Priest at “The Last Supper”.

• He gave The Bread (His Body) & The Wine (His Blood) to The 12 Apostles.
• He was functioning as a Priest according to The Order of Melchizedek.
• He did the exact same Priestly Function that Melchizedek did for Abram.
• He brought out Bread & Wine.

 When did Yeshua become a Priest?

•  A Priest begins his Ministry at 30 years of Age.
• Yeshua began His Ministry at age 30.
• Yeshua became a Priest at age 30.

Yeshua was first manifested as a Priest at His Transfiguration.

“Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.”  Matthew 17:1-3

What happened at Yeshua’s transfiguration?

• He was transfigured.
• His face shown like the sun.
• His clothes became as white as the light. 

His white clothes reveal His Priesthood.

• His white clothes are mentioned in Matthew, Mark & Luke. 

Mark “His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.”  Mark 9:3  Luke “As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.”  Luke 9:29

• Priests according to The Order of Aaron were clothed in white.
• Priests according to The Order of Melchizedek are clothed in white. 

 

The Revelation of Jesus Christ 7

• A great multitude clothed with white robes.
• They Stand before The Throne & before The Lamb.
• John asks who they are.
• Here is what he is told. 

“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”  The Revelation of Jesus Christ 7:14-17   

Who are they?

• What did they do?
• They came out of The Great Tribulation.
• They washed their robes & made them white in the Blood of The Lamb.

What happened because of what they did?

• They stand before The Throne of God.
• They serve God day & night in His Temple.   

They serve God day & night in His Temple.

• This means that they are Priests.
• Priests serve in The Temple.

They washed their robes & made them white in the Blood of The Lamb.

• This is not speaking about being Born Again.
• This is speaking of dying as a Lamb of God.
• Becoming Priest follows becoming Lamb of God.

 

Priesthood is a Father / Son function.

• Fathers bless their Sons.
• Fathers sacrifice their Sons.
• Fathers bring Bread & Wine to their Sons.

 

Conclusion:

  Our Priesthood has several Functions.

1. Giving Bread & Wine to our Sons
2. Sacrificing our Sons
3. Blessing our Sons
4. Redeems us from Wrong Trading (sin) and hence from Death.

Our Priesthood is a Journey.

• It has a beginning & no end. 

 

Addition:

• Veils in The Heavenly Temple are removed by seeing & journeying.