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The Testament of Levi Concerning the Priesthood and Arrogance

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Section 17

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17. And because ye have heard concerning the

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seventy

weeks

,

hear

also

concerning

the

priesthood

;

for

in

each

jubilee

there

shall

be

a

priesthood

.

In

the

first

jubilee

,

the

first

who

is

anointed

into

the

priesthood

shall

be

great

,

and

shall

speak

to

God

as

to

a

Father

;

and

his

priesthood

shall

be

filled

with

the

fear

of

the

Lord

,

and

in

the

day

of

his

gladness

shall

he

arise

for

the

salvation

of

the

world

.

In

the

second

jubilee

,

he

that

is

anointed

shall

be

conceived

in

the

sorrow

of

beloved

ones

;

and

his

priesthood

shall

be

honoured

,

and

shall

be

glorified

among

all

.

And

the

third

priest

shall

be

held

fast

in

sorrow

;

and

the

fourth

shall

be

in

grief

,

because

unrighteousness

shall

be

laid

upon

him

exceedingly

,

and

all

Israel

shall

hate

each

one

his

neighbour

.

The

fifth

shall

be

held

fast

in

darkness

,

likewise

also

the

sixth

and

the

seventh

.

And

in

the

seventh

there

shall

be

such

pollution

as

I

am

not

able

to

express

,

before

the

Lord

and

men

,

for

they

shall

know

it

who

do

these

things

.

Therefore

shall

they

be

in

captivity

and

for

a

prey

,

and

their

land

and

their

substance

shall

be

destroyed

.

And

in

the

fifth

week

they

shall

return

into

their

desolate

country

,

and

shall

renew

the

house

of

the

Lord

.

And

in

the

seventh

week

shall

come

the

priests

,

worshippers

of

idols

,

contentious

,

lovers

of

money

,

proud

,

lawless

,

lascivious

,

abusers

of

children

and

beasts

.