The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
EVERYBODYS Bible BOX.

O-wbo was Melchisedec-Heb Sc?
Was he the builder of the Great Fyrafnlo
in the land of Egypt? CHenry)
Answer.-Melchisedec was king OF Salem,
that is to say, king of peace. Sa4em,
doubtless, was the city of Jerusalem. he
was also a priest of the most high God
He lived during the time of Abraham Tor
the Apostle tells us that he was such a
great king that even Abraham, the tatn- hi51
Melchisedec was, therefore, a priest upon
his throne, and as such, was a type OF
in the heavenly state, will be a king and
priest forever, latter the order OF Mel
chisedec." According to the ancient ira
ditions of the Egyptians, there was a
great king who came from the way OF
the east about the time the Scriptures IN
dicate that Melchisedec reigned, and who
other shepherd or peaceful kings, and en-
tering into the land of Egypt subdueo the
raoh their ruler, a captive; These re-
and accomplished some great work sup
pyramid. After this Melchisedec returned
in the direction from whence he had
come. presumably, returning to his cap1tal
1ngIy portray the work foretold in the
Scriptures to be accomplished by the
antitypiea sd1e5 m @ enter nto a Eypt
the world, and subdue the inhabitants
without a struggle, and will bind the ruler
OF this world, Satan. and will make him
world of mankind restored to perfection
and eternal life will be the mighty pyra-
the honor and glory of God, during the
thousand years soiourn of this great Mel
chisedec.
OWN you kindly give the following
Scripture verse your consideration-''Wh
knoweth the spirit of man that goeth up
ward, and the spirit of the beast that
goeth downward to the earth? CRome)
Answer.-"For that which befalleth the
sons of men befalleth beasts; even one
thing befalleth them; as the one dieth so
dieth the other; yea, they have all one
breath: SO a man hoth no preem1nence
above a beast" Man is an animal being.
the entire testimony of the Bible supports
this thought. The Creator appointed him
dom-the beasts of the field. the fowls of
the air, and the fish of the sea. Genesis
1850 All fleshly creatures are formed of
similar elements though in different pro-
portions. All breathe oxygen and hydro
gen though in different proportions. All
have same kind of life (spiriD resulting
giving elements with the different organ.
isms formed of the same materials The
then, aside from all the plain teachings of
the Bible, that man and the animals all
die exactly the same death. Death is the
ABSENCE of life; life is the absence of
death. Were 1t not for the fact that the
Creator, God, had made provisions for the
resurrection of mankind, none would ever
as the brute beasts made to be taken and
destroyed."-2 Peter PIP The Wise Man
reasoning along these lines in the above
query, was refuting the theories advanced
by some of the heather philosophers to
the effect that man does not really die.
and that his death is different from that
of the lower animals.
Q.-Do you know of book of the Bible
tnat was thrown out that was written by
Enoch? Jude says that Enoch foretold
the judgment day. Jude IA. "a. G. Ed
Answer-There is book now in print
that is reputed to have been written by
EnOch, ''the seventh from Adam, - but
inclined to regard 1t as spurious, for
the reason that in the time in which
Enoeh lived books We're not written and,
days men lived to the advanced ages of
eight and nine hundred years and more,
and 1t was the custom for all historical
events and narratives of Importance to be
handed down from one generation to 9TH
ers by word of mouth. In all probability
at any time during the antediluvian period
of time 1t has been suggested that
Enoch may have prophesied in the same
way in which Moses did Moses was taken
up from the people and was with the Lord
for forty days in the which he was in
st-ucted as to the building of the ''Taber-
of the Tabernacle together
with its rites and ceremonies. he foretold
which should follow. Thus also, Enoch
was taken up to appear in the presence i
Of the Lord. and received Instructions as
to the building of the Great Pyramid. Ap-
pearing later on, after the flood, as Mel
he erected that wonderful struc-
ture. which in the ARRANGEMENTS of its
passage ways and chambers, outlines the
entire divine plan of the ages. In the
symbolisms of that mighty monument
them. Enoch may have prophesied of the
things mentioned by Jude.
II don't suppose SUI you, know . what be-
noti 1 don't even know what becomes of