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  • Christ Ahnsahnghong, The True Melchizedek

    Christ Ahnsahnghong, The True Melchizedek

    Melchizedek Ahnsanghong–We have already seen that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of Melchizedek by bringing the bread and wine of the Passover which were the symbols of Melchizedek and giving us the blessings of forgiveness of sins and eternal life. But the bible says the complete fulfillment of the prophecies about Melchizedek would be fulfilled in the last days when Christ is coming for the second time to give us the salvation. Just like other prophecies of the bible, the prophecies of Melchizedek must be carried out by the Second Coming Christ.

    More Prophecies of Melchizedek

    Even though Jesus fulfilled the Order of Melchizedek by coming as high priest in the Order of Melchizedek and granting eternal life through the bread and wine of the Passover which represent his flesh and blood, the bible says this was not the complete fulfillment.

    Hebrews 5:11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

    “this” in this context means “Mechizedek” because he was explaining about Jesus fulfilling the prophecies of Melchizedek from Verse 1 to 10. But he says he cannot explain everything about Melchizedek 2000 years ago because the prophecies of Melchizedek contains some hard things that could not be properly explained at that time. So he says the time would come that saints of God must learn the prophecy from the beginning again as baby who eat milk, not the solid food. Then what prophecies were hard to understand at that time and remain unfulfilled? Then when would those prophecies be fulfilled?

    melchizedek-blessing-abraham Who is True Melchizedek?
    Hebrews 7:1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

    And finally, in Chapter 7 of the same book he reveals more characteristics of Melchizedek which were hard to explain at that time. We have already seen that Melchizedek was the priest of God who blessed Abraham with the offerings of “bread and wine.” And we can see that he is actually God himself since it is only God who can be told to be “without beginning of days or end of life.” But still there are two more characteristics about Melchizedek which have not been fully explained until this time: that is, “without father or mother” and “without genealogy.” Therefore, let us think about these characteristics a little bit more.

    Without Father or Mother

    First, what is the meaning of “without father or mother”? Nobody on this earth can be born without father or mother. According to the providence of God everything on this earth such as animals, birds, fish, plants, including human beings must be given life through father and mother. That is why Jesus was born through a family system when he came down to this earth even though he was God himself who could have appeared without going through those cumbersome processes.

    Therefore, “without father or mother” must have some hidden meaning like all the words of God in the bible. Then what is the meaning of the phrase?

    Matthew 12:46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

    At this scene the physical family members of Jesus was waiting outside, but he pointed his disciples and said, “These are my family because they are the ones who are doing the will of God.” Through this he was teaching us the true family are the spiritual family, not the physical family. So the true father, mother, brothers, or sisters are the ones who believe in God and follow God’s commands. In this sense, a physical father, mother, brothers or sisters who do not do the will of God are not considered as the true family members.
    Through this we can understand the meaning of “without father or mother.” It means that this Melchizedek must come from a family who do not believe in God or do the will of God. In other words he must come from a non-believing family members who do not believe in God.

    Without Genealogy

    The second characteristic of Melchizedek which has not been understood until now is “without genealogy.” In the bible, the genealogy or family ancestry is always that of Jews because the bible records the history of physical Jews. Therefore, without genealogy means, the true Melchizedek must come from outside the Jewish ancestry, which means he must come from a Gentile country.
    But if we look at Jesus with these two conditions of Melchizedek, things do not make sense. First, Jesus did not come from the family of non-believers; on the other hand, the bible describes the physical father and mother of Jesus was believers of God and considered as “righteous” in the eyes of God. (Matthew 1:19, Luke 1:28) Both of Jesus’ parents were believers of God. If not, how can they be deemed righteous by God and gained favors of God.

    And also the second condition of Melchizedek, “without genealogy” does not match with Jesus Christ because he is clearly recorded as one from the Jewish genealogy and he did not come from a Gentile nation.

    Matthew 1:1 This is the genealog of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, …. 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.

    Through this genealogy, we can absolutely know that Jesus came from the Jewish ancestry and he HAD his part in the genealogy of the Jews.

    The True Melchizedek Ahnsahnghong

    Because of these reasons, Paul said that he wanted to teach more things about Melchizedek, but he could not because some things were hard to understand because those characteristics of Melchizedek did not match with Jesus. Even though he was the priest of God who blessed God’s people with “bread and wine,” the symbols of Melchizedek and he was God in the flesh, he could not completely fulfill the prophecies of Melchizedek because there were some prophecies which could not be explained through Jesus Christ.
    That is why to fulfill all the prophecies of the bible Christ must come again for the second time so that we know the complete truth and become grown-ups who can digest even solid foods too. The knowledge of the Melchizedek was not complete 2000 years ago, but it would be made perfect when he comes to fulfill the remaining prophecies.

    Hebrews 9:28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

    Then when Christ appears a second time, how can we know who the Christ is? Let us take a look at all the requirements of Christ when he comes to fulfill the prophecies of the spiritual Melchizedek. First, he must come from a family of non-believers of God to fulfill the prophecy of “without father or mother.” And second, he must come from a Gentile nation which has nothing to do with the Jewish genealogy to fulfill the prophecy of “without genealogy.” And third, he must bring the bread and wine of the Passover to prove that he is the true Melchizedek. Then who fulfilled all these prophecies and appeared to us for the second time to give us salvation? It is Christ Ahnsahnghong.

    He came from parents who did not believe in God and did not do the will of God. Therefore, they could not be considered as father or mother since they did not belong to the spiritual family of believers of God. Also, he came from the land of Korea, which has nothing to do with a Jewish genealogy to fulfill the prophecy of “without genealogy.” And most importantly, he brought back the bread and wine of the Passover, the true signs of Melchizedek, which was abolished 325 AD by the work of Satan. Therefore, we can surely say that Christ Ahnsahnghong is the true high priest in the Order of Melchizedek whose ministry is eternal and thus whose blessings are everlasting because he is God.

    Passover and Second Coming Christ

    The bible teaches that the one who restores the Passover is God who can give us eternal life.

    Isaiah 25:6 On this mountain (Zion) the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines. 7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth.The Lord has spoken.

    The Mountain of God is Zion (Isaiah 24:23). Since Zion is the place where God’s festivals are kept, the feast or banquet described in this prophecy must be one of the festivals of God. Then what is this festival? The thing prepared for this banquet reveals the nature of this festival. It is about the Passover since this festival is kept with “wine” and among all the festivals of God it is only the Passover which uses wine as main offering. And also the work of wine also tells us this must be the Passover. Because it is only the Passover wine which has power to destroy death and give us eternal life just as Jesus said, “Whoever eats my flesh (bread) and drinks my blood (wine) has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day.”

    Then what is this Passover? According to the bible Christ is the Melchizedek who would bring bread and wine of Passover. And therefore, the Passover must be kept two times first in the time of the first coming and second in his second coming. Then is this prophecy concerned about his first coming or second coming. We can get the answer from the characteristic of this wine used in the festivals: “Aged wine.” Aged wine is the wine which was kept hidden or stored in a secret place for a long time. So this is about the Passover which would be kept in the last day when it was brought back after long abolishment.

    Jesus and Disciples kept the Passover with bread and wine according to the command of Christ and they could receive the forgiveness of sins and eternal life by the ministry of Jesus who fulfilled the Order of Melchizedek. But in 325 AD, the Passover was abolished by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the council of Nicaea. Since then nobody could receive the blessings of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. The wine of Passover has become kept hidden and stored for a long time until the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong restored the Passover though his ministry of the Order of Melchizedek.

    Therefore, this prophecy is concerned about the Passover wine which would be restored in the last day after long abolishment. That is why this Passover wine is called “aged wine,” not just wine or new wine. Then who is the one who has the authroity and power to restore the Passover wine again in the last days?

    Isaiah 25:9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

    In the book of Isaiah, God teaches us that it is God himself who restores the Passover and bringing salvation to his people. “Surely” or without any doubt, this is our God. Then who is Christ

    Ahnsahnghong who restored the Passover of the New Covenant by giving us his flesh and blood through the bread and wine of Passover so that we can receive the blessings of the forgiveness and eternal life? Surely without any doubt he is our God “without the beginning of days or end of life.”

    Conclusion

    Through all these fulfillments of the prophecies we can surely say that Christ Ahnsahnghong is the true Melchizedek who came to this earth for the second time to complete the mission of Melchizedek so that we can be blessed in this last day. He gave us his flesh and blood for us so that we sinners could be forgiven our sins and recieve eternal life. The bible says about the people in the last days who will come to know the complete fulfillment of the prophecies of Melchizedek:

    Hebrews 5:13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

    God wants us to know the truth by studying the complete fulfillment of the prophecies of the bible and to have complete knowledge to distinguish good from evil. All the prophecies of Melchizedek, David, Moses, etc were completely fulfilled by Christ Ahnsahnghong and now we must grow mature to know the true identity of Christ Ahnsahnghong even though he came as man in the flesh. With this knowledge we must say, “Surely Christ Ahnsahnghong is our God” as it is written in the bible.

    And he let us know the true reality of flesh and blood of Christ, Heavenly Mother New Jerusalem. We should receive God the Father and God the Mother for our salvation. Amen.

  • [WMSCOG] Figurative Meaning Of Clouds In The Bible

    [WMSCOG] Figurative Meaning Of Clouds In The Bible

    Formation of Clouds

    Figurative Meaning of Clouds in the Bible--Christ’s coming as man in the flesh is figuratively represented as “coming on the clouds.” Then why does the bible relate a man in the flesh to clouds? It can be understood through the formation of the physical clouds. How are the clouds formed in the sky? It is formed through a process called “the water cycle.”

    As you can see in this diagram, the water on the surface of the earth evaporates because of the heat from the sun and the evaporated water drops condense and form the clouds in the sky. So literally clouds are a body of water above separated from the original water below because of the sun. Through this formation of physical clouds, actually God teaches us the spiritual meaning of clouds in the bible. In the formation of clouds, we can see two different things are involved, that is, first water on the surface of the earth such as oceans, rivers, and lakes, and second heat from the sun.

    Biblical Meaning of Cloud
    Formation of Clouds

    Hidden Meaning in the Water Cycle

    Figurative Meaning of Clouds in the Bible-Then what is the spiritual meaning hidden behind this formation of clouds? First, we must know the reality of the water below. What does the water below represent?

    Revelation 17:1  One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. 2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.

    We can see a image of a woman who is sitting on many waters. In this context, the woman represent a church as we can see in the Book of 1 Peter.

    1 Peter 5:13  She (or a woman) who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. 14 Greet one another with a kiss of love.

    Who is this woman? In another translation of this verse, it is written like this: “13 The church in Babylon sends you greetings.” (ERV) Through this we can see that a church is sitting on the waters, which symbolically mean controlling the waters by ruling over the waters. Then what does the waters represent? Does it mean there is a church which has control over the oceans of the earth, making a lot of money? Just as the woman is a church, the water also means something else. In Verse 15 of the Chapter, God let us know the spiritual meaning of the waters:

    Revelation 17:15  Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.

    It means that the waters represents all the human society of the worlds, including all the nations, languages, peoples, and races. Simply we can call the waters “Human Society” in general. So a woman sitting on many waters can mean “a church controlling the whole human society.” Through this we can see the spiritual meaning of the waters below, which means all the human beings living on the surface of the earth. Then what is the next requirement in the formation of the clouds? It is the Sun. Then what is the sun that provide the heat to make the waters evaporate to form the clouds?

    About the Christ coming down to this earth, the bible prophesies that:

    Luke 1:78  because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun (Jesus) will come to us (waters) from heaven.

    John 1:8  He (John the Baptist) was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light (Jesus) that gives light to every man (waters) was coming into the world.

     Through this we can see the sun represents Jesus, who is coming as sunlight to shine his light of glory to waters or every man on the surface of the earth. Even though the sun shines its lights all over the waters, not all the waters evaporate to forms the clouds. Likewise, even though Jesus the true light shone his light of glory to all the peoples of the world or the waters, not all the peoples could accept the light of glory of God. Only a few accepted the light of glory from the Christ and spiritually they purified themselves and separated themselves from the original body of waters (the human societies) and could form clouds. In this sense, spiritually clouds are men who are spiritually born again by accepting the light of glory from the Christ. Simply you can say that the clouds represent God’s people. That is why Christ’s coming is represented as coming on the clouds or coming as man in the flesh.

    Biblical Meaning of Cloud

    Clouds Covering the Sunlight

    Figurative Meaning of Clouds in the Bible-Not only that, coming on the clouds has more meanings behind it. First, what do clouds do in the sky? It covers the light of the sun, right? Spiritually, it means Christ’s coming as man in the flesh, covering the spiritual glory of God in the flesh so that it would be hard for people to recognize the true identity of the Christ. Since he covers his glory completely in the flesh, people could not see the glory of God in Christ and they rejected him and the salvation he brought to them.

    John 1:3-9  3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not understood it. …… 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

    Even though he was God who was shining the glory of God to the peoples of the world, but they did not see the glory of God in Christ and they rejected him.

    2 Corinthians 4:3  3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

    Even though the Apostles could see the glory of God in Christ, others could not see the glory and they could not receive salvation. Then why did this happen? It was because Christ hid his glory or his light completely with cloud or his flesh.

    Coming On the Clouds
    What is it you are seeming in this picture? Is it just a man in the flesh or God who came to fulfill the prophecies of the bible? Even though he appeared as man, he was our Savior. Even though he was rejected by man, he was God who appeared as man.

    Cloud and Rain

    Figurative Meaning of Clouds in the Bible-Let us think about another meaning of clouds in the bible. Why is Christ’s coming compared to clouds? What are clouds made up of? Water drops or rain, right? In the same way, when Christ comes, he is bringing the rain or water. Then what is the spiritual water he is bringing to the world?

    Amos 8:11  “The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land—not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.

    Spiritually, food and water mean the words of God. So when Christ comes, he must bring the words of God to the thirsty souls so that they can receive life for the soul. That is why when Christ came 2000 years ago, he brought us the new words of God or the new covenant so that we can receive the forgiveness of sins and eternal life through the water.

    Luke 22:19   And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

    Conclusion

    Figurative Meaning of Clouds in the Bible-For all these reasons, Christ’s coming is prophesied as coming on the clouds. Then should we still think that he will come on the clouds of heaven with visible glory and power? No. Just like everything else in the bible, clouds are also figurative and parabolic. When Jesus prophesied that he would come on the clouds of heaven in the last days in his second coming, what he actually meant was that he would come as man in the flesh hiding his glory and power and bringing the words of God (water) to give us salvation. That is why he must come as man in the flesh for the second time and he must restored the words of God which were abolished by the work of Satan during the Dark Ages and gives us the back the true words of God to give us salvation.

    Now even though other people do not know the light of glory of God since their eyes are veiled, we as God’s people in Zion can see the glory of God, which gives us salvation. The glory of God shining from the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother Jerusalem. God is shining the true light at this moment, calling us to come so that we can receive the water of life, the true words of God that give us eternal life. Come to Zion, the World Mission Society Church of God.

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