the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xii (the eternal order of melchizedek)

“Again, we read: "And Manoah said unto the angel of Yahveh, What is thy name, that when thy saying comes to pass, we may do thee honor? And the angel of Yahveh said unto him, Why askest thou after my name, seeing it is secret?" The angel did not deny that he had a name, [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xii (the eternal order of melchizedek)

“As further evidence of the existence of this Eternal Brotherhood, we read in Genesis 32:24-28: "And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xii (the eternal order of Melchizedek)

“In verse 16, we find the following words: “And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.” Mark you, Abraham went with the three men; but in verse 17, the language is changed, for we read, “And Yahveh said, Shall I hide [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xii (the eternal order of Melchizedek)

“Another thought is clear here; namely, this Melchizedek was in the body, not a spiritual form as some suppose, for he brought bread and wine to nourish Abraham after his long struggle with the kings; and Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth part of the spoils that he had taken from the kings. So, Melchizedek not [...]