Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: farkas@eng.sun.com (Frank Farkas) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Priesthood (Re: Whose misinterpretations?) Message-ID: Date: 19 Dec 90 09:20:37 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 40 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , wagner@karazm.math.uh.edu (David Wagner) writes: Text deleted. >I take this to be a partial response to Frank Farkas' question about >Psalm 110:4. I hope Yaakov will respond some more when he gets his >copy of the Psalms back. > My question to Yaakov was strictly made out of the desire to want to know how our Jewish brothers interpret some of the passages in the Bible. I do respect their understanding of the scriptures. They do know the method which was used to write the scriptures. Also, they understand their own history better then we do. >While we are waiting, I thought it might be interesting to look at the >English translation of Ps 110:1-4 in the NIV: Text deleted. >To me, this speaks of the Messiah as both priest and king. He is described >as holy, a ruler, eternal, and a priest. I don't see here any kind of >priestly order such as that practiced among the Mormons. We hold the same priesthood which was held by the apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ. Apostle John said the following: Rev 1:6 ======= "And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." Tell me, in what way were "they" kings and priests? >David H. Wagner With brotherly love, Frank