• If everything is under you, then you are at rest
• The token of man’s relationship with Godin the garden was the presence of God with him.
• Simply put, Adam was the god of the earth.
Rom 3:21-23
• Glory also mean praises.
• Praise is the aspect of glory that God never placed in a man including Adam.
• Only God deserves the praises and the worship.
• Praise is something that God cannot share with any man.
• To rule in life is to be above the circumstances in life.
• You cannot exercise kingly power if your priesthood is not in place.
• The first reigning of Adam in the garden depended on the voice of God.

THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT PRIESTHOOD
1. Priesthood is tied to altars (Rom 12:1)
• Sacrifices or surrendering are things to be given on altars.
• A priest is a mediator for men before God.
• There must be an altar on earth for an interaction between man and a spirit in order for that spirit’s influence to be on this earth.
• The Garden of Eden was the first altar.

2. Keep the fire at the altar burning. Lev 6:12-13, Rev 5:8, 8:3.
• If the fire on earth stops there will be no connection to the altar in heaven.

Rev 4:1-2, 4-7, 10
• The power to reign comes from an effective priesthood.]
• Adam was the first high priest and his role was to spread the influence of God on the earth.
• You are not on God’s side because you’re a christian, you’re on God’s side because you’re doing what he wants.
• Altars are not always visible.
• Most of the priesthood activities are done in the background.
• Divine direction is how you destroy altars.
2 Chron 15:3

3. Understand the existence of both evil and godly priesthood.
• While you’re neglecting your priesthood, there is an evil priest doing their job.
• Many christians think there is nothing fighting against them.
• Not all churches are altars.

4. Purity is the foundation of Godly priesthood
(Zec 3:1, Job 1:6)

5. Understand the priesthood must be after God’s own love
• You should love God so much that you can do anything he wants.

6. Understand the place of repentance (Luke 15:4)
7. Christ is our righteousness 2 Cor 5:21
8. Intercession (Rom 8:34, Heb 7:25)

9. Consecration
• Every priesthood has consecrations.
• Consecration is the backbone of spiritual power in priesthood.