Posted on November 30, 2016 August 30, 2017 by Riddles.fyi 1 Comment. The, the definite article. The short answer is no, Jesus--as the second Person of the Trinity--did not have a beginning. It has been maintained that he was the Son of God Himself, or the Holy Spirit,--an angel or a Power of God. Christians refer to this … Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like to the Son of God; stays a priest continually. without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of Godhe remains a priest forever. Psalm 102:25-27). Close. We, humans, think in terms of a beginning and end to a TV program, a meal, a book, etc. He has brought some other things into existence as well that will have no end, such as angels and human souls. Post navigation. Declaring the END from the BEGINNING is a prophetic hint or a key to understanding what will be the final issue on earth before Jesus’ second coming after the Mark of the Beast is established globally. From beginning to end, Jesus has always existed and always will exist. God had no beginning, nor will He ever come to an end. God has always existed and will always exist. Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever. Jesus is God, with no beginning and no end. Matthew showed it through Joseph’s line. This statement of eternality could apply only to God. Copyright © 2020 Juli Camarin, JCBlog.net. Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever. There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. The last tenet was the distinguishing mark of a sect bearing the name of Melchizedekians in the third century. According to the Bible, he was the Jews' highest priest who had "no father and no mother", and "no beginning and no end" (Genesis 14:18, Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 5:6-10, Hebrews 7:1-20). As an angel, no father, no mother, no … English Standard Version He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God … Because of this, he remains a priest forever as the position of High Priest was a lifetime position ( Numbers 35:25 ). When you gave your life to Jesus, no matter if it was 33 years ago like myself or 33 minutes ago, you have become a new person. (lit: motherless), whose mother's name is not recorded (or known). Posted in Funny Riddles. CJB There is no record of his father, mother, ancestry, birth or death; rather, like the Son of God, he continues as a cohen for all time. It was Jesus. John 1:3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. The Levitical priesthood was subject to and interrupted by death. The divine words are not to be measured by the meaning which man may at first assign to them. From apo and homoioo; to assimilate closely. Jesus was alive before the earth was created and will be the focus of heaven for all eternity. The feeling that the most startling of the expressions here used must surely be intended to point to more than the silence of Scripture on certain points, is not at all unnatural; but perhaps it is not too much to say that every such difficulty is removed by the consideration that here the writer is simply analysing the thought of the inspired Psalmist. God has no beginning in Knowing God. In no case does "firstborn" mean that the firstborn did not have a beginning, or that the firstborn is not included in the group of which he is firstborn. Other than the statement that after he was 12 years old Jesus "advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men" (), the New Testament has no other details regarding the gap.Christian tradition suggests that Jesus simply lived in Galilee during that period. The Son took on human flesh at a particular point in human history (John 1:14). Maybe they need to be reminded that the God who has no beginning also has no end. This can be confusing because for 33 years He took on the form of a human and therefore His mortal body had a beginning and an end; however, since He was at the same time fully God and fully man, His "God-part" was--as it is now and always has been--eternal, having neither beginning … Lastly, just as Melchizedek met Abraham and blessed him, through Christ we have been blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing ( Ephesians 1:3 ). A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. No beginning of days or end of life Nor is the phrase, “having neither beginning of days nor end of life,” to be pressed literally. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. In the same way, God is defined as someone who can exist outside of time; He is someone who has no starting or stopping point because you must be limited by time in order to have that. When you have justice you have peace. Testing, What's the Difference? Next, the change in priesthood also changes the law and its requirements ( Hebrews 7:12, Galatians 3:13, Colossians 2:13-14 ). (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax. Without (recorded) father, of unknown father. Jesus Christ, the Beginning and the End 1 Peter 1:20–21 October 29, 2015. The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times (). Jesus is God, with no beginning and no end. To the contrary, Scripture states He does have a beginning. Righteous Michael, the archangel of Justice. Update: if God has no creator before Him, why can't we just say universe has no creator? Jesus is described as Melchizadek, a high preist forever. This is an attribute unique to God, meaning Jesus equates Himself with the eternal God the Father. From me and te; not too, i.e. Christians refer to this event as the Incarnation (“the act of being made flesh”). When you have justice you have peace. There are no records of his father, mother or ancestral line. There is in fact no Scripture that says Christ had no beginning or has always existed. Eternal life is a quality beyond our minds ability to comprehend which moves us into the realm of MYSTERY; the MYSTERY that lies at the very heart of reality, the MYSTERY that is, was, and evermore shall be the LOVE that we call God. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: Hebrews 7:3 Without father without mother without genealogy having (Heb. The true import of the prophecy which declared that the future priesthood would bear the likeness of Melchizedek's can only be known when all the characteristics of that priesthood have been traced. If "eternal" means without time, no beginning and no end, does that mean that human life has no beginning, we have each always existed? The verse says the "Word was with God." Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. If "eternal" means without time, no beginning and no end, does that mean that human life has no beginning, we have each always existed? Eternal life? Your first love is not your first love, & it is not your last. This is at the commencement of the book. The pottery has no beginning apart from the Potter, and in the end it will all serve the purposes of the Potter. At the close, He who sits upon the throne says, I am Α and Ω: and He Himself explains it, the Beginning and the End, ch. This act was integral to our salvation (Galatians 4:4–5; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:22). Why did the woman take an elephant to the airport instead of a taxi? It is this: Before time began, He was already preparing the way for our salvation. Melchizedek Melchi Michael, Zadok, righteous. There have from the first been many who have been dissatisfied with such an explanation of these remarkable words, and have understood them to ascribe to Melchizedek a mysterious and superhuman existence and character. Of unrecorded paternity. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular. This passage in Hebrews 7 is quite an amazing statement because it says Melchizedek had no beginning or ending. “Your first love has no beginning or end. Luke told of Mary’s ancestry and John showed his connection to God as his one and only son. The Son took on human flesh at a particular point in human history (John 1:14). 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