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How Does Melchizedek the High Priest’s Story Relate to Jesus?

November 7, 2023

Adriel Sanchez

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How Does Melchizedek the High Priest’s Story Relate to Jesus?

25 min

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The Works of Christ

How Does Melchizedek the High Priest’s Story Relate to Jesus?

25 min

“My view is that Melchizedek was a person just like you or me, but that the way he’s depicted in God’s revelation is as a type of the coming Messiah.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. How were Jesus’s conversations accurately recorded in the Gospels?
  2. Is King Saul an example of God giving one over to a depraved mind?
  3. Should churches require people to sign agreement forms for membership?
  4. How does Melchizedek the High Priest’s story relate to Jesus?
  5. Can man’s interpretation of God’s word be perfect?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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