Dominion of Melchizedek

The Dominion of Melchizedek was created in 1986 by US citizens David Pedley and his son Mark . The organizers are also known by several pseudonyms, such as “Zemah Ben David Netzer Korem”, “Branch Venedresser” and others. These people are also the authors of one of the interpretations of the Bible called the Melchizedek Bible - at the center of this narrative is the mysterious figure of the high priest Melchizedek , who is mentioned in the Old Testament as welcoming Abraham on the road to Canaan (the teaching of Pedley Melchizedek proclaims the forerunner of Jesus Christ ). The authors wrote their work mainly in prisons. where they ended up for stock- related scams . It is on this book that the entire statehood of the Dominion is based.

It is reported that as a state, the DM emerged after the approval of its constitution on July 7, 1991 . The constitution is written by a professional author of the constitutions of several countries, Albert Blaustein .

People who support the Dominion of Melchizedek believe that the state has “Church sovereignty,” like the Vatican . Opponents of the DM believe that, since the state flag depicts Christian , Jewish and Muslim symbols, the Dominion does not have a clear official religion and therefore cannot have such sovereignty.

Jerusalem considers the Dominion of Melchizedek to be its homeland, with reference to the biblical story of Melchizedek , who seemed to be the first ruler of Jerusalem.

The state reports that its executive, legislative and judicial powers are successfully operating, ministries are working. He also has a small army. Most of the leaders and officials of the Dominion are both citizens of Israel and the United States. It is noteworthy that none of the citizens of the Dominion lives in the territories to which he claims.

The first territory that entered the Dominion was declared the uninhabited atoll Clipperton (renamed the island of Melchizedek), the possession of France .

During the 90s of the XX century, the Dominion of Melchizedek announced the accession of several more territories to its territory:

• Taongi atoll (uninhabited possession of the Marshall Islands ) taken in "sovereign lease" for 50 years;
• Malpelo Island (an abandoned military base in Colombia )
• Shoal of Karitan (Reef at a depth of 9 meters under water)
• Solkope Island (part of the Fiji Islands, purchased from the “Sovereign State of Rotum”)
• Rusinia (this place refers to Transcarpathia )
• Most of Antarctica

None of these requirements are recognized by any state.

The main activity of the Dominion Melchizedek is traditional for virtual microstates:

• Trade in civil and diplomatic passports, diplomas of the University of Melchizedek
• Registration of offshore companies in the islands and in Antarctica
• Attempts to buy and sell weapons
• Attempts to cash funds from a state bank account

For conducting nuclear tests near its “possessions,” the Dominion declared a “spiritual war” of France , a “spiritual war” was declared by Serbia for actions in Kosovo . In fact, the conflict with France was caused by the desire of Paris to stop financial fraud committed through the island, which in fact is its sovereign possession. During the conflict with France in 1995, representatives of the Dominion Melchizedek threatened with nuclear weapons, which allegedly were in the territory of Rusinia (Transcarpathian region) after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The absurdity of these threats was obvious, since Ukraine at that time had already abandoned nuclear weapons, and missile launch mines had never been deployed in Transcarpathia.

Presumably, the Dominion of Melchizedek is an organization that does not have any legal force, created with the aim of making money through scams.

• The Dominion of Melchizedek - an essay on the website of the Business Magazine
• The Dominion of Melchizedek
• “Dominion of Melchizedek, Antarctica: rest and reviews”