2 For to me the Lord gave the kingdom, and to him the priesthood, and He set the kingdom beneath the priesthood. (T12) 3 To me He gave the things upon the earth; to him the things in the heavens. (T12) 4 As the heaven is higher than the earth, so is the priesthood of God higher than the earthly kingdom, unless it falls away through sin from the Lord and is dominated by the earthly kingdom. (T12)
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