Messianic Messages With Izzy

You are a priest. What does that mean? God's original intent for a mamlechet cohanim, a kingdom of priests. Breakdown of Hebrew terms and commentary from Delitzsch and Gill. Historical overview of priests in Judaism and Christianity. Adam and Melchizedek as priests. Original order of priestly firstborn son. Practical application of double portion principle, servant leadership takes resources in the form of time, energy, and finances. David wrote Messianic psalm about Mashiach belonging to Melchizedekian priestly order. Yeshua is a cohen gadol. Yeshua's talmidim are members of his priesthood. We don't replace the Levitical priesthood. Highlights of unfulfilled prophecies from Ezekiel and Isaiah about restored Levitical priesthood. Two priesthoods operate contemporaneously. Letters of Ignatius requiring the bishop's presence. Constantine's new Roman religion and evolving hybrid priesthood half based on snippets of Old Testament Levitical law and half based on pagan priestly practices. Reformers and Anabaptists