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Paul Cox: Who Is Melchizedek? Operating in the Gift of Discernment


by Paul Cox
Aug 30, 2014

Steve ShultzFrom the desk of Steve Shultz:

Some may notice that I have chosen to begin feeding you, The Elijah List readers (and all you forward these articles to), a more regular diet of articles on both the "SEER gift" and the "gift of DISCERNMENT".

Depending on the various writers of these articles, you will begin to learn, first and foremost, that if you are experiencing some of these things, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY AFTER ALL! You've been experiencing, many of you, this very gift but you didn't even know what to call it. 

Now, let me explain quickly that I myself do not regularly operate in either the SEER gift or gift of DISCERNMENT – where I experience and understand God through "feeling or seeing" or even "smelling" through the five senses. BUT MOST WITH THIS GIFT DO EXPERIENCE GOD THROUGH THEIR FIVE SENSES VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES!

I've been around those with this gifting for so many years that I come into this as a teacher and publisher of those who do have this gift – so I'm teaching you through what they are experiencing – rather than telling you my own SEER GIFTING STORIES.

Paul Cox is probably my favorite person in the world with this SEER/DISCERNMENT gift. When I want to know what's going on in the spirit realm around me, and I can't discern it, I'll call my friend Paul and LITERALLY OVER THE PHONE, he begins to sense and feel what is going on in the spirit world around me. And then he helps me learn from it and even dispatch evil away from me at times – and yes... he's done this all over the phone. 

God is truly highlighting this gift in this hour more than at any time in history it seems. People all over the Body are realizing God is speaking to and through those with these giftings. Now it's time for you to learn more about this gift... even if you don't have the gift yourself – because people you love probably do have it.

In this article, Paul Cox tells stories about Discerning Melchizedek, and Paul understands this to be Jesus Christ Himself in His role as... well, you go ahead and read it for yourself. But use this article as the next "course" to understand how the gift of Discernment – and/or the SEER gift works.

Enjoy!

Steve

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Am I Crazy? The Gift of Discernment

In Bob Jones' 1999 Shepherd's Rod book, he prophesied about the year 2000:

"One of the most notable promises given this year is the release of spiritual discernment on a greatly heightened scale. Universally, the Church has been dreadfully lacking in spiritual sensitivity. Not only is spiritual sensitivity needed in rightly dividing the Word, but also in discerning one another within the Body and the revelations given to us by the Holy Spirit. These spiritual revelations will also be discerned through the five natural senses. The sense of taste, smell, sight, sound and touch will become increasingly sensitive to the realm of the Spirit, providing additional illumination of the times and seasons ahead and the things that we ought to do in preparation for them... The five natural senses will become sensitive to spiritual reality."

By the year 2000, I had already been operating in the gift of discernment for almost nine years and I had certainly been called crazy! I could find no one who was experiencing what I was experiencing and I could find no literature to support what was happening to me.

It is now 2014, and what a change there has been. In any seminar I do, I find at least 80% of those present begin to discern through the five physical senses. Many are surprised that the sensations on their body are not physical pains that need medication, but are actually a physical reaction to spiritual activity around them. Others are delighted to know that the ringing in their ears could be that they are hearing sounds in the spiritual realm: angels singing in tongues, the saints singing a new song, or activity in the heavenly places.

The good news is that Hebrews 5:14 is still true: But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Not only can we train our senses to discern good and evil, but we can allow the Holy Spirit to train our senses to know what specific spiritual beings are present. But, why is this important? (Photo by Jennifer Page Open Heaven via elijahshopper.com)

The context of Hebrews 5:14 is a treatise on Melchizedek. Melchizedek is the high priestly function of Jesus Christ. Discernment is activated so that we can understand when Melchizedek is interceding for us and then spiritually discern the results of that intercession. And here is the great news! When we discern like this then we can be "doing what the Father is doing!" (see John 5:19)

Discerning Melchizedek

In the spring of 2010, I began feeling that we should gather together at the beginning of Pentecost, the evening of May 22 at sundown; so I invited whoever wanted to come and join me at Aslan's Place (our ministry center). I arrived at 7:30pm and a small group assembled as sundown approached. As we waited, we could feel the presence of the Lord increasing and, as the sunlight disappeared, we felt a slight breeze moving through the room. At 7:50pm, the anointing rapidly increased and we felt we were to stand and join hands; but then, all of a sudden, I started running backwards. Now, I want to tell you that I have not even run forward in a long time!

I ran backwards around the living room at a full run, seven times. On the final return to my chair, the Lord sat me down and I asked, "Okay, what was that all about?" Each person had a different idea. One said I was unwinding; another said I was undoing; and another said I was going backwards to something. I was mystified and wondered for many weeks what this meant.

Also during the spring of 2010, the discernment of something new began. I was on the phone with my friend, Pastor Rob Gross from Kaneohe, Hawaii, and together we realized that I was discerning Melchizedek. As I pondered what it meant to discern Melchizedek, I kept saying to others and especially to Rob, "I do not get this." I listened to a set of tapes and read a couple of books about Melchizedek but still was not satisfied – I knew that there was something more the Lord wanted me to understand. This was a mystery that I was to comprehend, but what was it?

In searching out the things of God I often say I need my "ah ha" – the moment of clarity when all that the Lord is trying to communicate finally makes sense. My ah ha moment in regard to Melchizedek finally came when I understood that the Lord had taken me back to the very beginning of my training to discern good and evil; and I remembered that the Lord had given me Hebrews 5:14 just after I had conducted my first seminar on discernment, Discerning the Battle. (Photo via flickr)

I had returned home from Virginia following that seminar when my friend, Dr. Tom Hawkins, called and said "The Lord gave me a verse for you." That Scripture was Hebrews 5:14, and it became the foundational verse for the call of God on my life to teach discernment: But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil (NKJV). Now, years later, my ah ha moment occurred when I realized that this verse is right in the middle of the passage about Melchizedek.

Intercession of Melchizedek

After twenty years, the Lord had brought me back to the beginning days and showed me that discernment is really all about recognizing the intercession of Melchizedek. It's about knowing what the Lord Jesus is interceding for in His function as the eternal High Priest, Melchizedek; and then doing what the Father is doing.

All these years I had been in training, learning to discern many different kinds of spiritual beings: angels, seraphim, cherubim, elders, rulers, elemental spirits, orbs, powers, etc. Now I knew that the purpose of my training had not been just to recognize these beings, but also to understand Melchizedek's intercession as the High Priest before the Father. By discerning the spiritual being(s) present, I would be able to see what the Father was doing because He has trained me in regard to their purposes and functions; and I would know how I was to respond based on my discernment. I would understand how to do what the Father is doing.

For years I was told that discernment (the use of the physical senses to know what is going on in the spiritual realm) is not necessary and, indeed, unbiblical. I now understand that not only is discernment necessary but it is essential to entering into, and understanding the new realms that God has for us.

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Who is Melchizedek?

Melchizedek is first mentioned in Genesis 14, which tells of nine kings and nations that were warring. Abram became involved in the conflict because Lot, his brother's son, had been taken prisoner. Along with 318 servants, he pursued these enemies, attacking them and rescuing Lot. Then, as Abram returned to the King's Valley with the King of Salem pursuing him, Melchizedek suddenly appeared before him. (Photo via Wikipedia)

Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of the God Most High. And he blessed him and said: "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of Heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all. Genesis 14:18–20 (NKJV)

I believe that Melchizedek is the eternal High Priest who came as Jesus Christ. Melchizedek is the function of Jesus Christ as THE eternal High Priest, always interceding for us. As mentioned in scripture, Melchizedek is the King of Peace (Salem) as well as the King of Righteousness.

Melchizedek blessed Abram because the Lord had delivered the enemies of Abram into his hands. Could it be that when we are aware of Melchizedek, it is an indication that the Lord is giving us victory over our enemies? I realized that this is what I had been asking the Lord for – I had been sitting in the Jacuzzi some months before, worn out because I had been battling witchcraft and I prayed, "Lord, when do we ever win?"

A righteous anger came up inside me saying, "How dare these people exercise witchcraft and come against the God Most High?" I got really angry and asked again, "God, when do we ever win? Lord, why don't You display Your glory and remove those who come against Your Kingdom plans?" I prayed for grace and mercy for them but also declared, "Oh God arise and destroy Your enemies."

Isn't it time for God's vengeance against His enemies? Isn't it time for the Kingdom of God to advance? The revelation of Melchizedek would seem to indicate that we are now moving into a period of time in which we will have victory over our enemies.

Melchizedek is a King and a Priest and He belongs to the Order of Melchizedek. Our Heavenly Father has always wanted His people to be an order of Kings and Priests; in fact, that was His intention for the Children of Israel. However, Israel did not want that – the people refused the position. It was then that the Lord set aside the tribe of Levi to act as priests for the people.

But, after the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Church entered into a new position. Believers are declared to be a "royal priesthood" – we are now Kingly Priests and belong to the order of Melchizedek.

The High Priestly Function of Jesus Christ

After the brief account of Melchizedek in Genesis, there is no more mention of him until 900 years later during the time of King David, who mentioned Melchizedek in Psalm 110. It is noteworthy that although David was a king, he also once went into the holy place and ate of the table of show bread, therefore acting like a kingly priest.

David clearly stated in Psalm 110 that Melchizedek is tied to victory over one's enemies. The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool." The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! The LORD has sworn And will not relent, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek. Psalm 110:1-2, 4 (NKJV)

Now, fast-forward through over 900 additional years before hearing of Melchizedek again. The New Testament book of Hebrews offers the most detailed description of Melchizedek and speaks clearly to us about the High Priestly function of Jesus Christ. In the Hebrews 5-8, we are reminded that Jesus is forever Melchizedek. (Photo by Linda Harris-Iorio Focus on Yeshua and Your Destiny Becomes Clear via elijahshopper.com)

He is the King of Peace and the King of Righteousness. It is this wonderful Jesus, the Perfect One; who, because of His intercession, enables us to endure and have hope in the future.

This Melchizedek is not a priest of the tribe of Levi, but of the tribe of Judah. The entire passage crescendos in Hebrews 8:1-2, Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man (NKJV).

But how do we really comprehend Melchizedek? This knowing is not just an "intellectual" knowing but a "discernment" knowing; a knowing that arises through the five physical senses. Melchizedek is difficult to comprehend without physical discernment.

Perhaps it is time to train your senses so that you will know when Melchizedek is interceding, so that you may discern the answers of the Father to that Priestly intercession. When you discern Melchizedek, then you will understand more fully what the Father is doing. Then like, Jesus, you will be able to do what you see the Father doing.

Dr. Paul L. Cox
Aslan's Place

Email: office@aslansplace.com
Website: aslansplace.com

Dr. Paul L. Cox is co-director of Aslan's Place with his wife, Donna Cox. Aslan's Place is a ministry center dedicated to bringing freedom and wholeness to the wounded and captive. It also trains and equips the Body of Christ for spiritual warfare. Paul is a graduate of the California Graduate School of Theology where he earned his Doctorate of Ministry degree. As an ordained American Baptist pastor, Paul ministered at several churches as senior pastor. Paul is committed to prayer ministry that brings freedom through generational deliverance. In order to share the revelation and insights the Holy Spirit has imparted to them, Paul and Donna founded Aslan's Place in 1999. This facility in Apple Valley, California not only serves as an individual ministry center, but also a training and seminar center. The ministry given is Biblically based and Holy Spirit led. As a result of their heart for the nations, Paul and Donna have also had the privilege of ministering at many of the major ministry centers around the world such as Open Bible Fellowship; Tulsa, Oklahoma, Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship; Canada, Hope for Munich; Munich, Germany and several others worldwide. It is Paul and Donna's heart to continue to learn from the Holy Spirit and the Body of Christ and to share openly what the Spirit has taught them.

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Dr. Paul Cox's Itinerary:

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September 6-7, 2014
Daughters of the Lion Women's Conference
Rivergate Church
1439 East 71st Street W, Tulsa, OK 74136
Contact: (918) 492-5511

September 19-21, 2014
Exploring Heavenly Realms
Keys to the Kingdom Ministries
Holiday Inn Express
375 W. Harvard Blvd, Roseburg, OR 97470
Contact: 541-864-9151

September 27, 2014
Four Hour Biblical Discernment Exploration
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9315 Sagebrush St., Apple Valley, CA 92308
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