Re: God's Priesthood and Satan's Priesthood [message #1924 is a reply to message #1731] |
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rdwhitaker
Messages: 118 Registered: December 2012 Location: Vancouver, Washington
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Dragon wrote on Mon, 24 December 2012 16:16Does the devil have priesthood? To answer that you would need to define priesthood and learn how it is given from Jesus to all of us. The answer is fairly quick to see. The Priesthood of God is the power and authority to act in the name of God. Can someone have the power and authority to act in the name of the devil? I would say yes. Wicca has a priesthood of sorts, and some of them call upon the devil to do their work. Others call on the God of all Creation. I know I was offered what I might call the priesthood of Satan, but of course I turned it down. All the powers and abilities he has at his command were offered to me if I would do his bidding. I know others have experienced this, but I have never met someone who accepted the deal with the devil. The Beast and the Anti-Christ from the Book of Revelation come to mind, but I haven't met them yet.
I believe it was yet another of Satan's big lies when he claimed to have any priesthood. I believe a proper definition of priesthood is intrinsically connected with eternal truth, and God is the source of truth. Truth is light. Light is glory. Satan does not have glory, but he wishes he did. So he mimics priesthood and tries to convince others he has power. His power comes from persuading souls to remit their agency to his influences. Fear is one of the ways he weakens people's resolve and can get them to give in to him. If we refuse to yield, then he has no power over us. I remember Joseph Smith saying something about this. This is not to say that Satan is powerless. He understands spiritual laws that we no longer remember, and he is able to put up some very convincing appearances and arguments that lead even the elect to stumble. Satan is not to be trifled with or taken too lightly. Joseph Smith felt he was going to succumb to Satan's awful power before God and Jesus Christ appeared. Moses' resolve weakened when Satan began to wail and gnash his teeth and in fear, Moses saw the bitterness of hell.
So when it comes to priesthood, I believe there is true priesthood and false priesthood, and false priesthood is no priesthood at all.
Ryan
Don't . . . Quit . . . Trying!!
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