CHARACTERISTICS OF MELCHIZEDEK    CHARACTERISTICS OF JESUS CHRIST

"...Melchizedek King of Salem."   "Unto us a child is born... and
- Gen. 14:18 (the Hebrew word     his name shall be called... The
for 'Salem' is 'Shalem' which     Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6
literally means: "PEACEFUL;          "...When they heard that
SHALEM, an early name for Jer-    Jesus was coming to Jerusalem..
us.:Salem." - From: STRONG'S      (they) cried, Hosanna: Blessed 
CONCORDANCE)                      is the King of Israel..." (or,
                                  King of Peace, King of Salem) -
                                  John 12:12-13


"And Melchizedek... brought       "...Jesus took bread, and
forth bread and wine." (i.e.      blessed, and broke it... and he
the fruit of the vine, or the     took the cup, and... gave it
fruit of the grape) - Genesis     unto them." - Mark 14:22-23
14:18


"Melchizedek... was the Priest    "...Seeing then that we have a 
of the most high God." -          great high priest, that is pas-
Genesis 14:18                     sed unto the heavens, Jesus..."


   "Melchizedek... abideth a      - Hebrews 4:14
priest continually." - Hebrews       "But into the second went
7:1,3                             the high priest alone once     


   "And they truly were many      every year... But Christ being
priests, because they were not    come an high Priest... by his
suffered to continue by rea-      own blood he entered in once
son of death." - Hebrews          into the holy place, having    
7:23                              obtained eternal redemption for
                                  us." - Hebrews 9:7,11-12
                                     "But this man (Jesus), be-
                                  cause he continueth ever, hath
                                  an unchangeable priesthood."
                                  - Hebrews 7:24


"Melchizedek... to whom also      "And all the tithe of the land
Abraham gave a tenth part of      ...is the Lord's: it is holy
all." (i.e. tithes) - Hebrews     unto the Lord... the tenth     
7:1-2 (also see: Genesis 14:      shall be holy unto the Lord." 
18-20)                            - Leviticus 27:30,32
                                     "Jesus Christ is Lord..."
                                  - Philippians 2:11        


"Melchizedek... King of right-    "In those days... I will cause
eousness..." - Hebrews 7:1,2      the Branch of Righteousness to
                                  grow up unto David, and he     
                                  shall execute judgement in the
                                  land." - Jeremiah 33:15


"Melchizedek... having neither    "I am Alpha and Omega, the be-
beginning of days, nor end of     ginning and the ending.. the
life..." - Hebrews 7:1,3          Almighty... the first and the  
                                  last... I am he that liveth,
                                  and was dead; and, behold, I am
                                  alive for ever more." - Reve-
                                  lation 1:8,11,18