Who Is This Melchisedec? # 2
Bro.
Lee Vayle
August 6, 1988
Let us pray. Gracious Heavenly Father we thank You for Your Presence. We know Lord It’s been manifested in signs and wonders that You are here, Lord, Your saving grace. But then it’s been even much more manifested by the fact, as it was in the days of Moses, when the Pillar of Fire was seen upon Mt. Sinai, here You’ve allowed that picture to be taken Lord. We know it’s authentic, we know it’s real. We believe it to be You Lord, the same One that appeared to Moses, the same One that appeared to Paul, the same One that’s always appeared, came down in human flesh is here amongst us now, presiding over us Lord, putting the church in order and getting it ready to go out of here.
Lord, we believe that to be the truth. We’re building everything upon it Lord, as the truth we put everything to one side. We’ve laid aside every doctrine and every principle, Lord, to come to this place where the revelation is given us in the last hour Lord, and by Your grace we do not crucify to ourselves the Son of God afresh, to put an open shame to any of these things, Lord, but with joy, receive and see fruit come forth in our lives.
Help us tonight
Lord as we study, we might know more of You Lord, by Your grace we shall. And knowing Lord we shall enter deeper and
deeper the
Now, in this message on “Who Is This Melchisedec?” last Sunday we took a lengthy background on the Scripture showing that Bro. Branham was well within his rights, of course he was, to tell us that this revelation of who Melchisedec is, is under the Seventh Seal and part of the seven mysteries. It’s either a major mystery, one of the Thunders, or it is a part of it. And we saw many, many Scriptures to show that that is exactly true. So now we can go on tonight and we’ll start on page seven, and reading the Scripture that Bro. Branham read from Heb 7:1‑3. It says,
(1) For this Melchizedek, 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.
Now, we’re just going to read that far at this moment. And since Paul is bringing us this thought about Melchisedec, “A person,” Bro. Branham says, and proves... and since Bro. Branham wanted to tell us about Him, it’s good to go back maybe to Genesis 14, from which this is taken. And verses 18‑20, he says.
(18) And Melchizedek,
king of
(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.
Now, this account as concerning his name differs a little from the account of Hebrews, wherein Paul interprets Melchisedec as being King of righteousness and King of peace. Now remember of course that Paul is referring to Jesus, in this particular sense as Melchisedec is as a type. And he’s talking about Jesus being a priest after the order of Melchisedec though actually Jesus was also in the order of Aaron because as the Aaronic priesthood offered blood, so did Jesus offer blood.
Now, but going
back to this thought, the Genesis account says that, “Melchisedec is King of
righteousness.” And according to
Genesis, He is not only called the King of righteousness but it’s stated that
He comes from a Kingdom, or is part of a Kingdom that is called Shalom or
peace. Now, Paul explains his revelation
as to why he calls Him King of righteousness, and King of peace, whereas the
Old Testament merely calls Him, King of righteousness from the
(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;
Now, here we see that Paul is admitting that the original name that was given this Man, was Melchisedec, which signified that He was King of righteousness. But you’ll notice it says here now.
(2) ...being first... first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace.
So Paul admits to the original name being simply Melchisedec. And it is only after, or when Melchisedec is established as King of righteousness, that the title goes to the place where He is called King of peace. Now you see that wasn’t so in the beginning. In the beginning there was Melchisedec, King of righteousness and His location was, or Kingdom was Shalom, or peace.
Now you’ll notice that Paul is actually giving Him an appellation beyond the original and he qualifies by saying, “There was a time first when He was Melchisedec, which was simply designated King of righteousness.” But it says, “After that.” So then a period of time wherein the time must elapse, or some conditions must take place before He was actually to get the name which signified that He wasn’t only King of righteousness but He was King of peace. And therefore, we might even call Him, King Righteousness, and King Peacefulness. See, that’s what you’re really looking at here.
Now, to get what I’m looking at, we’ll go back to the book of Isaiah, chapter 57, and we’ll look at some verses there that are quite interesting. Beginning...we’ll just skip around. I could read the whole thing and it’s tremendous, but I haven’t got that much time. Verses one and two.
(1) The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
(2) He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Now you’ll notice right in there, that you can see that these people that are categorically set forth as righteous, enter into a kingdom of peace. And if they weren’t righteous they wouldn’t get in that kingdom. So we’re looking at the precedence, or we’re looking at the Divine order of God in this Scripture here. Now, going down to verse 15.
(15) For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Now you’ll notice in here that when we relate this to our hour, we go to our day and our hour, which is Rev 3:14‑23, and in there you do not find a contrite and humble people. You find a self righteous, ignorant, proud and devastating people. And they then... the righteous perish. Bro. Branham is taken off the scene as vindicated by Almighty God, met by angels in the presence of Jesus Christ and they say, “We’re glad we got rid of him.” Not knowing that that man was taken from this earth, as the Scripture says, “From a pest house.” Lucky William Branham. See? And the world cares nothing about it. And if we get taken away they’d say the same thing, “Good riddance of bad rubbish, they believed that guy that thought he was a prophet.” See? Now the contrite spirit, of course, indicates a humble spirit that is brought under the power of Almighty God. Now, going further in verse 16, it says.
(16) For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
Now you notice he says right there, “There’s certain souls that I have made.” And that let’s me know there are souls he hasn’t made. And you’ve got to know that because it says, “When God made Adam in the spirit form, then he put him in an earthly form,” it says, “He breathed in Adam the breath of lives and Adam became a living soul.” You notice in there that he became a living soul. Now that’s what God made and God perpetrated and God perpetuated, but Bro. Branham categorically said, “The beast, or the Serpent, did not have a soul but he had a place for a soul.” So these are souls that God had not made. In other words, that God was not vitally in...included in , or to be working in that particular area. Now he says;
(16) I will not contend forever
Now you know right away that goes back to Genesis the sixth chapter where God will not strive with man, and it goes again to Malachi the fourth chapter when the world is going to burn as an oven and all the unrighteous, and all the ungodly are going to be destroyed. But it says.
(2) Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings;
You notice, the Sun of righteousness arising upon the righteous and giving them peace because we go to our peace, if we die here we go a better land. See? That’s right. So you notice that righteousness precedes peace. Then in verse 17 it says;
(17) For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
So God hides Himself under a mask. God hides Himself and in the mask or the hiding He reveals Himself. See? But the froward people of Revelation three haven’t got a clue and they turn down the revelation of Almighty God and God is wroth concerning them, but they go on their way regardless. And even during the great tribulation they will still go on their way because they destroy the foolish virgin. Satan. Now you’re looking at that. Now again we go to verse 18.
(18) I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
Now you’ll notice what God says here to those that are His own which are the righteous, that are going to claim the olive branch of peace, which we’ll read about shortly. Now you’ll notice in here he says;
(18) I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners because I have seen his ways, (and I will heal him.)
Now God then is working a process of peace at this moment upon the believers. Now we took that up in the “Future Home”. And you can see everywhere you turn where Bro. Branham’s messages all dove tail together with the Scripture. There is no place where they miss at any single time because we are in this hour at that particular revelation.
Now over here
he tells us, in verse in Revelation which is that third chapter dealing with
Nicolaitane and
(20) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him and will sup with him, and he with me.
So it tells you there, there’s a healing process going on in the last day at which will be for the righteous that they may enter into their peace. Now in verse nineteen he said;
(19) I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near,
Now that absolutely concerns the baptism with the Holy Ghost because Peter on the day of Pentecost said, “The promise is unto you Jews and all that are a far off,” that’s Gentiles, “and as many as the Lord our God shall call.” Which is both Jew and Gentile. So therefore God has worked out in the last day the provision of righteousness for the Gentile and for the Jew, and they will enter into peace. And the provision of course is righteousness. Now, let’s keep looking...now this verse nineteen we mentioned already, and we can go to Revelation chapter 22. And in there, we see here.
(1) And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
(2) In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
And Bro. Branham said, “That is the emblem of peace.” So peace is now reigning. And it’s at this time, remember, that the Seals are opened and we’re standing in them right now, and you’re looking the white throne judgment right in the face‑‑everything is decreed, everything is just run out, time now, and it says, “He that is righteous is righteous still and he that is filthy is filthy still but outside are dogs.”
“They that make a lie, love a lie.” So you’re looking at the picture here of why we are seeing the special name given to this great One. This great One that Bro. Branham said, “Is even is our midst in the form of the Holy Spirit.” King of righteousness and King of peace. Let’s look at the last verse here now, 20. [Isaiah 57]
(20) But the wicked are like the trouble sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
(21) There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Then to whom is there peace? To the righteous. And there’s only one way you can know you’re righteous, if God Himself declares it because, “The foundation of God standeth sure having this seal, The Lord knoweth them which are His.” And Bro. Branham came on the scene and under Divine inspiration, he actually saw fulfilled and we saw fulfilled, 2 Thessalonians the first and second chapter, where He came down, this One came down with the angels, the mighty angels came down and the Word came forth from the Judge, that avenging time, or declaration time has come when God avenges His own elect. Now that doesn’t mean to come on down and strike judgment as though it’s going to be executed, but it means to vindicate. And God has vindicated the Bride Himself. Now I know people don’t believe that. I don’t care if they do believe it‑‑that’s besides the point. I believe it. You see?
Now notice, we read here in verse 20.
(20) The wicked are like the troubled sea, (and)
(21) There is no peace,
So, if we go back to Revelation the 6th chapter, you are going to read that, as under the Seals and it’s in the 4th verse.
(4) And there went forth another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Now that came in the world, that’s the second Seal broken. And it’s continued, and will continue right to the very end because they all come forth in that great brindle horse. And there is no peace, as Bro. Branham said until the King of peace comes upon this earth. Now in the 21st verse.
(21) There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
That’s absolutely true. Over here in Revelation the 20th chapter and in verse 10.
(10) And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
You see there is no peace there. Then over here in Matthew the twenty‑fifth chapter, and you notice that Matthew the twenty‑fifth chapter, and this is fantastic because you notice in the twenty‑fourth chapter we have a complete discourse concerning the end time, and then in Matthew twenty‑five you’ve got the discourse concerning the wise and the foolish virgin, which is the Appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. And then it begins to tell you the conditions of that particular time, taking you right over to the thirty‑first verse, which is White Throne. And in there you can see a White Throne judgment where they’re separated--the people. And you’ll notice in there, which we’re not going to read the whole thing, it says here concerning those that He castigates.
(41) Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
See? And it says.
(46) And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Which is the
(6) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Now notice where it puts it. It puts peace right at the tail end because once the righteousness of God has been manifested and has been brought forth upon the people, and you see the whole Divine program has run it’s course, you see then the perfect picture of the great parametal city, the New Jerusalem upon the recreated Heavens and earth, with the Lamb on the throne, the people all around worshipping, those outside worshipping also, and the Pillar of Fire above the throne, and there is the time, as Bro. Branham said quoting the Word of God, “Before they call, He answers.” And there is a time of perpetual peace. And it says,
(7) Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, (So therefore the righteous government of God will be established upon the earth through righteousness. It’s exactly what we’re looking at.) upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it,
And He’s ordering it now. That’s what church order is all about. People having an idea Bro. Branham just preaching, “Go in a little room here and speak with tongues, or see what happens.” Why that can be as loused up as being in the congregation. That’s no guarantee. That’s just putting some checks and balances. But you get God Himself putting a church in order through Divine revelation by vindication‑‑now you’ve got something. And this is what you’re looking at here. See? You can’t get away from it. Now, and it says;
(7) ...and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
It says that God Himself is going to put His own Kingdom in order. Now you know He’s got to start putting it in order now. You say, “Well, I believe He’s been doing it for two thousand years.” I don’t have any doubt He’s been doing for six thousand years. I’ll go you four thousand better and I’ll go you one thousand more‑‑He’s going to be doing it under a sanctifying process once more in the Millennium, which is a sanctifying process. But brother/sister, there comes a time when we realize‑‑this is all of God and it is King of Righteousness to establish a righteous Kingdom and then, and only then, shall there be peace‑‑because anything that defiles is outside of it--it’s annihilated. So you see this Person here, He must be some tremendous individual just by His names. Now let’s go over to Hebrews the first chapter because this is the book of Hebrews. Now watch what it says in the first 9 verses.
(1) God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers in the prophets,
(2) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, (In the Son.) whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
(3) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Now it doesn’t say He was God, it says He’s the image of God. And He is the express image of God. In other words, this is something entirely different from human birth and anything ever done upon earth. This is just like where you can take an etching tool and just, and just hit it like that with a hammer, it’ll just etch right into that piece of metal and give you the perfect imprint. So He’s the perfect image of God.
(4) Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. (Because God wasn’t the Father to angels.
(5) For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Now there’s two times God begot. God begot by His own Spirit creating the egg and the sperm in the womb of Mary, and He begot again by the fact that He raised Jesus Christ from the dead. There’s two begettings.
(6) And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him.
(7) And of the angels he saith, Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
(8) But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God,
Now notice, it’s not wrong to call Jesus God, and that doesn’t make Him God per se, as though He were Elohim but he’s an object of worship. And that’s where you stop, you don’t worship a Mary, and you don’t worship a Peter or anybody else. You don’t worship William Branham. You worship God. See? You don’t worship any prophet, you worship no man. But you can worship God who is in the form of the Holy Spirit, here tonight. Maybe not in this building but somewhere in a Pillar of Fire and you can worship Jesus Christ the Son. And if you can’t worship Him from what He’s done, there’s something wrong because you and I can all worship a woman, or a man, or some child, or something else. So my goodness, it’s time we got our thinking straightened up. Isn’t it? Okay.
(8) But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy Kingdom.
God ruling in righteousness and that’s the only way there is peace. There can’t be peace any other way. It was unrighteousness that blew the whole thing apart and it’s only going to be righteousness to bring the whole thing together again and it’s got to go back to original. It’s got to be what God was and what God did back there, and it’s going to be right today what God is and what God did back. You can’t have it any other way brother/sister. Now it says.
(9) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Now listen, that’s the book of Hebrews and he’s quoting from the Psalms, but he could have gone further and quoted from Isaiah, which we read, that His Kingdom is a Kingdom of peace. How did it get that way? By righteousness. How did battles and warfare and an unpeaceful, disturbed condition come in Heaven? It has to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. The Bible says so. Why? Because Satan, became unrighteous. The Scripture said, “You were just fine until iniquity was found in you. Perfect in all your ways.” There’s no restoration for Satan but there is a restoration for every child of God to bring him right back to the image of God. Now notice in Heb 7:17.
(17) For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Now the priesthood does not take away from His Kingship. It’s one in the same. See? It’s the instituting of His own righteousness and maintaining it that brings the Kingdom, and it’s gratis, because it’s a matter of grace. He’s a priest after the order. Now, let’s just also notice in Jn 14:26‑27, and it says here:
(26) But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
(27) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you:
Now what’s he talking about? The baptism with the Holy Ghost brings a peace concerning righteousness which makes us to know by the baptism with the Holy Ghost, we are the righteousness of Almighty God and that brings a peace. Then there’s a peace at the end time under the Seventh Seal, under the Thunders when judgment comes forth and the whole thing is set in Divine order.
And when you set it in Divine order, brother/sister, God’s got to do something about iniquity. He’s cleansing it out right now and the way He’s doing it is separating a Bride by His Word. The cleansing fire of the Word of Almighty God, remember He’s coming down with the flaming sword in His mouth and that sword is no different from the sword that struck Bro. Branham’s hand whereby he could internally dress a Bride, and first of all he would have to cut away all the corruption. Anymore than you cannot put new wine in an old skin, neither can you put a new dress on an old dress.
That’s the way Joshua was. He was just...his whole demeanor, everything was filthy, the robes and they said, “Get rid of it. Tear off those robes and bring on new robes.” Oh brother/sister listen, we are heading right into the glory of Almighty God into the thing which God had for us. We’re looking right at it tonight. Now;
(27) My peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
What’s it based upon? The baptism with the Holy Ghost which is the Sabbath, the rest. How can you have rest when sin is beating at your door, and criminals beating at your door, disease beating a your door, and all these things? You cannot have rest. You can only have an internal rest and peace by the Holy Ghost Himself. Now it says right here, “The Holy Ghost brings it.” Then who’s going to bring it today? Why your baptism with the Holy Ghost which just is...brother/sister it wears out, it peters out, it is temporary. Not that we don’t have a baptism today, but there’s the reality right now. The Holy Ghost Himself. Then people can’t understand the Presence. My patience has run out. Oh I can be nice and all, you know, if you hold a shot gun to my head, guess I could grin a sickly grin. You ask me why I should?
Who is it? Who came down? Is that Pillar of Fire William Branham? No! I’ll tell you one thing and I’m not blaspheming, it could be the devil, but it’s not William Branham. Something came down. What came down, or Who came down? We’re suppose to have a rotten spirit because we stand with our guns that Somebody came down. William Branham didn’t come down, let me tell you one thing, he wasn’t up there to come down. He came up because he got born again, got anointed for that job. Don’t understand people, I don’t pretend to and I care less. Let’s go back to Romans the fifth chapter. I was going to head for anyway and show you the truth of it. Rom 5:1‑11.
(1) Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
(2) By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (Everything’s by faith.)
(3) And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
(4) And patience, experience; and experience, hope: (You know it actually means character. Character brings on hope.)
(5) And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
(See, there’s your basic.)
(6) For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
(7) For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
(8) But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet (unrighteous, filthy) sinners, Christ died for us.
(9) Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath (to come.) through him.
“How can you make a man a sinner when the blood of Jesus Christ scatters sin, till there be no evidence of it,” Brother Branham said.
(10) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (What’s His life? Holy Ghost, righteousness.)
(11) And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Now, in practically every single epistle, it starts out “Grace and peace be unto you.” Now we saw how we get there, it’s by the righteousness of Jesus Christ which is imputed. Now let’s go to Rom 1:1.
(1) Paul, a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ (And so on.)
And let me see now, what do I want here? Going down to the seventh verse.
(7) To all that be in
Okay? Let’s go to 1 Corinthians, we’re not going to look at all of them just at some of them here. 1 Cor 1:3.
(3) Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father,
And we’ll just forget about Paul now. Let’s just swing right back to Peter and we’ll go to 1 Pet 1:2, it says here.
(2) Grace unto you, and peace be multiplied.
See? Okay, let’s go to 2 John. John says the same thing, I think it is, and in the third verse.
(3) Grace be with you, and mercy, and peace.
He says the same thing. And back here in the book of Revelation and the first chapter and fourth verse it says.
(4) Grace be unto you and peace from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come;
Now you and I know what this grace is all about because we can read over here in Romans the 4th chapter and see it. Romans the fourth chapter, now we’ll just read 4 verses.
(1) What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
(2) For if Abraham were justified (In other words, declared righteous.) by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. (In other words; He’s a pretty good old boy but he wouldn’t qualify.)
(3) For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
(4) Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
(5) But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth, (or declares righteous) the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
In other words, if you dare to believe as an unrighteous person that you are righteous because God said so, you’ve got it. Now there’s no reservation there.
(6) Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
(7) Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
(8) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Now that’s all right, he just the Lord won’t impute sin, the guy is neutral. He’s sitting on a fence all the rest of his life. “Am I going to fall into Heaven, or fall into hell?” Well he’s got to sit on the pinnacle, he’s neutral. You’ve got to go beyond that. It’s;
(8) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will impute righteousness.
Now listen. [Ephesians 2]
(8) By grace are you saved through faith,
It is not by works so therefore every single time you see the word grace you understand there’s an imputation of righteousness. So here we see again, what we saw back here in Heb 1:8‑9.
(8) But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Through grace we receive the righteousness of God which is the sceptre of the Kingdom and righteousness is peace, because it’s unrighteousness that isn’t peace. It’s the lack of peace. When a man walks in the light and the will of God, and walking with God, he walks in peace. Absolutely. That’s why Jesus had such peace.
(9) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Now notice it says here, “God, even thy God.” So Jesus an object of worship and there’s an object beyond Him. There’s not three Gods, there’s not two Gods‑‑don’t try to get rid of the body, my brother, my sister. I’ve never heard such claptrap and balderdash in all my life as what some of the people that say they believe this message are coming up with. Thus we see Hebrews 1:8‑9, we see it said right here. This testimony concerning Jesus and then three thousand years later, that’s one thousand past the Millennium, starting the new heavens and earth. Notice what it says in 10 to 12.
(10) And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands:
(11) They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as a garment;
(12) And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall fail not.
Therefore, as long as we have Him, we have everything.
The Pharisees said, “Well what about this kingdom?”
He said, “It’s in the midst and you can’t recognize it.”
“When is it going to come?”
He said, “It’s already here, you haven’t seen it now, you won’t see it there.”
Brother/sister, if you can’t recognize the Kingdom tonight, what are you recognizing? I’m not going to get mad and leave you because I wouldn’t know where I’d go. I’d find something a whole lot worse here, and I’m saying that I’m good and your bad, or there’s a bunch of, you know, something here that shouldn’t belong. I’m just telling you the Word of Almighty God‑‑that’s all. And I’m stuck with It, and you’re stuck with It. Not that we’re stuck with It, in the sense of being stuck, It’s a marvelous thing we have here. Now let’s go back to Isaiah chapter 66 and we’re going to look at 10 to 13 I suppose.
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Rejoice you with
(11) That you may suck, and be satisfied (This is El Shaddai being revealed.) with the breasts of her consolations; that you may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
Now what’s the glory? Her glory is God and that’s El Shaddai, the breasted One, giving comfort. What Bro. Branham said, and all theologians, any Bible student says, “What is it that gives peace, or stops the fretting of any baby?” The mother’s breast, the nursing.
(11) For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: (Sure, that’s it.) then shall you suck, you shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
(13) As one whom his
mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in
That’s what’s down the road for us, brother/sister. Why? Because of the righteousness of God that is manifested, and manifestly imputed, we can walk in peace in this hour knowing that we’re going to that great peace and it’s bearing us along like a river. All right, this message is brought at this time because we’re already aware that Bro. Branham says that Melchisedec is actually Elohim becoming visible in a man’s body and therefore must type, or be the type of Mk 14:22‑25. So let’s go to Mk 14:22‑25. Now it says.
(21) And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
(23) And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.