It was Christ that spoke through Melchisedek, the priest of the most high God. Melchisedek was not Christ, but he was the voice of God in the world, the representative of the Father. And all through the generations of the past, Christ has spoken; Christ has led His people, and has been the light of the world. When God chose Abraham as a representative of His truth, He took him out of his country, and away from his kindred, and set him apart. He desired to mold him after His own model. He desired to teach him according to His own plan (The Review and Herald, February 18, 1890).{1BC 1093.1}

Det var Kristus som talte gennem Melkisedek, den højeste Guds præst. Melkisedek var ikke Kristus, men han var Guds stemme i denne verden, Faderens repræsentant. Kristus har talt i alle tidligere generationer, han ledede sit folk og var verdens lys. Da Gud valgte Abraham som sandhedens repræsentant, tog han ham væk fra hans land og fra hans slægt og satte ham til side. Han ønskede at danne ham efter sit eget mønster. (RH 18. feb., 1890).