The Word in the Beginning, at His Birth, and at the battle of Armageddon

Jesus is the chief cornerstone (Eph.2:20) of His living body (Col.1:24), the church of God (1 Cor.10:32).

Jesus is the chief cornerstone of the church of God because He IS God (Re.1:6).

The Word was WITH God in the beginning. The Word was God (Jn.1:1-3 below).

Jesus is the Word manifested in the flesh, who dwelt among us (Jn.1:14 below).

The Word of God will fight the battle of Armageddon (Re.19:13, Re.19:15 below).


In the Beginning

Jn.1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (Jn.1:14).

Jn.1:2 The same was in the beginning WITH God (Jn.1:1 above).

Jn.1:3 All things were made by him (the Word); and without him was not any thing made that was made.


The Birth of the Word/Jesus

Jn 1:14 And the Word (Jn.1:1-3 above) was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Re.12:5 And she brought forth a man child (Jn.1:14 above, Matt.1:21 below), who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron (Re.19:15 below): and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne.

Matt.1:21 And she shall bring forth a son (Re.12:5 above)., and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.


The Word of God at the battle of Armageddon

Re.19:13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God (Jn.1:1-2, Jn.1:14 above).

Re.19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron (Re.12:5 above): and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.




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Melchizedek

Melchisedec was without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God (Heb.7:3 below). He was priest of the most high God (Gen.14:18 below). Melchisedec was the King of righteousness, the King of peace (Heb.7:2 below).

Jesus is made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedic (Ps.110:4, Heb.5:6, Heb.6:20, Heb.7:17-20 below).

I believe that Christ was manifested in the flesh and dwelt upon earth as Melchizedek PRIOR TO the Word made flesh who dwelt among us, Jesus, the Son of God.


Gen.14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.

Gen.14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

Gen.14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all (Heb.7:4 below).

Ps.110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek (Heb.5:6 below).

Heb.5:6 As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec (Ps.110:4 above)

Heb.6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec (Heb.5:6 above).

Heb.7:1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

Heb.7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

Heb.7:3 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 priest continually.

Heb.7:4 Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils (Gen.14:10 above).

Heb.7:17 For he testifieth, Thou [art] a priest for ever (Heb.6:20 above) after the order of Melchisedec.

Heb.7:18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

Heb.7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

Heb.7:20 And inasmuch as not without an oath [he was made priest]:

Heb.7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

Heb.7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.



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