Evang. Chukwuebuka Samuel Ezeokoli

                                                                                                                  The Dominion Mandate!                                           and let them have dominion (Gen 1:26)                                      Written by M. Larry Perrino 1 1/31/2005                                                       2003 by Rivkah Ministries Have you ever given much thought to the Biblical notion of kings, kingdoms, dominion and rule? These governmental concepts are abstract ideas; yet, they also represent authentic substance. We will more thoroughly investigate these topics during this Bible Study, especially as they impact believers. There is an interesting Hebrew word, (tseh'-lem) which is translated into the word image. (Tseh'- lem) means to shade (as a shadow); a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) an illusion. It means a resemblance; therefore it is a representative figure of something else. The word is mostly used in the Old Testam

Leviticus 6:13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar. Divine fire humanly maintained I. Divine endowments committed to the control of men. As in the instances of that “fire,” supernaturally originated on that altar, and then left in man’s hands, so with— 1. Pure sympathies implanted within man. 2. Revelation in the Scriptures. 3. Quickened life in the regenerated soul. 4. Spiritual endowments to the believer. 5. Sacred affections in the Christian heart. 6. Holy enthusiasm firing an earnest nature. From God they come: but man has them in his hands. II. Divine endowments entrusted to the preservation of men. The priests had to keep that “fire” alive, or it would expire. 1. Having received the gifts of God we are responsible for their maintenance. 2. How solemn the priestly office, which all are called to perform: feeding the Divine “fire” in our souls continually! III. Divine end