Melchizedek was one of God's greatest priests and his name is used to identify the Holy Priesthood after the Order of the Son of God so that we don't use God's name in vain repetition when referring to the priesthood of God. Melchizedek was so exalted and in such a high position in the people's eyes, as well as God's, that he "stood as a prototype of the Son of God himself." (Student Manual)
He was called the prince of peace because of his diligence in preaching repentance to the people. The scriptures say that "there were many before him, and also there were many afterwards, but none were greater." How incredible was the example of Melchizedek! He "stopped the mouths of lions, and quenched the violence of fire." That's how righteous he was.
Because he was a man, he wasn't perfect like the Savior, however he still stood as a prototype to the Savior. I think that this is an example of how we can all be in our lives here on the earth today. We can strive to be like Melchizedek who was so righteous, but still an imperfect man who also needed the Atonement to be saved. This is probably the most righteous you can get without being the Savior yourself.
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