It is witnessed that Melchizedek lives forever.

In the series “13 reasons why Melchizedek was actually the pre-incarnate Word of God” the following article is reason # 10.

It is witnessed that Melchizedek lives forever.

According to Hebrews 7:8:

And here [on earth] men that die receive tithes; but there [in heaven] he [Melchizedek] receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

In Hebrews 7:8, the counter-phrase “he liveth” must mean that Melchizedek has and will live forever because it is the direct contrast to the initial phrase “men that die.” But where in the Bible exists there a witness that Melchizedek cannot die? The answer is found in Psalms 110:4 which the writer of Hebrews quotes no less than 5 times (Hebrews 5:6; 5:10; 6:20; 7:11; 7:17; 7:21). In Psalms 110:4, God declares that Christ―and not Melchizedek―is a high priest forever. Notwithstanding, the good and necessary consequence of Psalms 110:4 is that Melchizedek must also be a high priest forever since Christ’s designation as a perpetual high priest is predicated upon a trait of Melchizedek’s order (Hebrews 7:17). To illustrate this point further, If God, speaking of Caiaphas were to say “you’re going to be a high priest until the day you die, after the order of Levi” this would tell us that in the Levitical priesthood, high priest are “not [allowed] to continue by reason of death.” (Hebrews 7:23). This is understood because the trait of a temporary high-priesthood which God attributes to Caiaphas is derived from the order of Levi. Likewise, when God in Psalms 110:4 declares that Christ is a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek, this tells us that in the Melchizedek priesthood, high priests hold their position perpetually. But again, we can’t have both Christ and Melchizedek being perpetual high priests at the same time so this discovery can only mean that Christ and Melchizedek are the same person. If this conclusion sounds similar to another one that we have encountered in the past, it’s because the proposition that “Melchizedek lives forever” is a necessary implication of him “abiding a priest continually” which we discussed in Reason 6.

Regarding Hebrews 7:8, Dr. Henry Morris states:

This “witness” was in Psalms 110:4, where the coming Messiah was recognized by God as “a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedec.” There could be only one such high priest forever! The King of Righteousness (meaning of “Melchizedec”) who blessed Abraham is also our eternal High Priest, the “one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1Timothy 2:5).

Melchizedek’s priesthood is said to result in perfection

In the series “10 reasons why Melchizedek was actually the pre-incarnate Word of God” the following article is reason # 7.

Melchizedek’s priesthood is said to result in perfection.

Hebrews 7:25 reveals that one of the qualities of a perfect priesthood is the priest’s ability to perpetually intercede on behalf of the priesthood’s subjects. Melchizedek is said to abide a priest continually so his priesthood definitely has this quality of perfection; yet, only God inherently possesses the power of an endless life therefore only God can truly meet this criteria. How could a priest who is merely a man spearhead a priesthood that brings about perfection if this priest is not God Himself? This is the riddle that Hebrews 7:11 presents us with, for it reads:

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
(Hebrews 7:11)

The good and necessary consequence of Hebrews 7:11, 19 & 25 is that perfection is a by-product of the Melchizedek priesthood. And if so, then Melchizedek must be Jesus Christ for only Christ is able to save believers to the uttermost seeing as how Christ and Christ alone ever liveth to make intercession for them that come unto God by Him. Furthermore, Hebrews 7:26 says that the high priest described in Hebrews 7:24 & 25 became one of us. This implies that Jesus was a high priest before He became one of us and if so then who else could Melchizedek have been except Christ?

Melchizedek abides a priest continually and Jesus has a priesthood that is said to be unchangeable.

In the series “13 reasons why Melchizedek was actually the pre-incarnate Word of God” the following article is reason # 6.

[Melchizedek is] Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a [high] priest continually.
Hebrews 7:3

But this man [Jesus], because he continueth [for] ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.
Hebrews 7:24

Before us lies a great paradox that should have caused the Melchizedek-disparaging commentators to cease with their naturalistic interpretations of the text. Hebrews 7:24 makes it known through what is attributed to Christ that Melchizedek’s priesthood could neither be transmitted to another nor interrupted by death. Thus if Melchizedek is still a high priest (as Hebrews 7:3 very clearly states) then Jesus cannot at the same time also be a high priest since there can only be one perpetual high priest at a time. Yet, Hebrews 6:20 (Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec) states that Jesus is a high priest forever as well. The only rational conclusion that this verse leaves us with is that Melchizedek is really the pre-incarnate Word of God Who is spoken of in John 1:1.