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Who was Melchizedek? Hebrews 7 and Psalm 110:4: "king of Salem, priest of the most high God," without father or mother, and Jesus a priest "after the order of Melchizedek."
Straight Bible Q&A, hosted by Matt Hepner and TopLobsta.

Matt and Top answer 21 listener questions; the longest Bible answer is on Melchizedek. They read Hebrews 7: "this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings." He was "without father, without mother, without descent," Abraham paid him tithes before the law, and Levi "payed tithes in Abraham." Psalm 110:4 says "Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." Man, angel or Christ?

Other questions: defending the divinity of Jesus (John 1), whether God still speaks through dreams, voting and Romans 13:1-2, missionaries and Acts 1:8, marriage and a wedding ceremony, taking up your cross (Matthew 10:32-39), inherited crystals and the stones of the breastplate, taxes and Caesar (Matthew 22:21), and the ephah and flying scroll in Zechariah 5.

Also: why demon possession fills the Gospels (Mark 1:21-27, "what new doctrine is this?"), fellowship with a gay family member (1 Corinthians 5:9-13), whether a third temple has to be built, why Simon and Saul got new names, "a spirit hath not flesh and bones" (Luke 24:39), Babylon and the West, Israel in Romans 11:25-28, dating a non-Christian, and the Comma Johanneum (1 John 5:7).

Questions answered
- Who was Melchizedek? (2:19:01)
- What does "after the order of Melchizedek" mean? (2:26:05)
- How do we defend the divinity of Jesus? (10:08)
- Does God still speak through dreams? (27:03)
- Should Christians vote (Romans 13, Verses 1-2)? (34:02)
- What does "take up his cross" mean (Matthew 10, Verse 38)? (1:13:43)
- Does a third temple have to be built? (2:06:52)

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Chapters
0:00 Straight Bible Q&A: Opening
2:22 Getting Into the Questions
10:08 How Do We Defend the Divinity of Jesus?
12:38 A Story From Matt's Past
24:11 Does the Raven Still Experience the Supernatural?
27:03 Does God Speak Through Dreams?
28:52 Has the Company You Keep Changed You?
34:02 Should Christians Vote? (Romans 13, Verses 1-2)
44:08 Are We Called to Understand How God Works?
51:54 Missionaries and Acts 1, Verse 8
58:48 How Does Marriage Work in God's Eyes?
1:12:04 Is a Wedding Ceremony Required?
1:13:43 Take Up Your Cross (Matthew 10, Verse 38)
1:14:12 Matthew 10, Verses 32-39
1:19:14 Inherited Crystals and Artifacts
1:24:01 The Stones of the Breastplate
1:27:36 Render Unto Caesar: Taxes
1:32:30 The Ephah in Zechariah 5, Verses 6-11
1:39:08 The Flying Scroll
1:41:13 Why So Much Demon Possession in the Gospels?
1:44:17 A Man With an Unclean Spirit (Mark 1)
1:52:16 Fellowship With a Gay Family Member?
2:00:56 If Any Man Called a Brother (1 Corinthians 5, Verse 11)
2:06:52 Does a Third Temple Have to Be Built?
2:16:04 Why Did Simon and Saul Get New Names?
2:18:42 Who Was Melchizedek?
2:20:25 King of Salem (Hebrews 7, Verses 1-3)
2:22:16 Without Father, W