Melchizedek, a theophany?

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City Barber Shop - Eddie Lunsford wrote:

> (Some Bible students believe Melchizedek was a theophany, an appearance of
> the preincarnate Christ.)

To teach that Melchizedek was in fact a theophony, (or an appearance of
the preincarnate Christ) is to fly absolutely in the face of the Book of
Hebrews.


Hebrews 7:4 Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the
patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 

The word "man" in Hebrews 7:4 means well, exactly that, "man".  :-)

Those who insist on this being a theophonic appearance of Christ in a
"preincarnate" form are missing the entire idea of what Hebrews 7 is all
about, i.e. the right of Jesus Christ, who held no physical lineage in
the tribe of Levi, to never the less be allowed to serve in the
priesthood.  That is what all that "without father, without mother" in
Hebrews 7:3 is about.  Some insist that is saying that Melchizedek had
no father and no mother.  Remember, this is in comparison with Jesus
Christ.  I ask you, did Jesus have a mother?  Of course he did, and so
did Melchizedek, but NOT IN THE PRIESTHOOD.

Remember, as Oneness people, when you look at this setting, the trap you
can fall in if your not careful.   If you can have Christ in a
preincarnate form, you then have Him in a prebegotten form.  If you have
Him in a prebegotten form, you have an eternal son.  Hmmmm.  Doesn't
sound sound like a road I want to go down.

Andy (Melchizedek, you THE MAN) Gossett