In this episode of The Pink Apostle Podcast, we continue our deep dive into the roots of LDS temple theology and turn our focus to the priesthood.
The LDS Church claims its priesthood is a restoration of something ancient and biblical. But when we hold that claim up to the light of Scripture, we see a different story:
👉 The biblical priesthood was always pointing forward to Jesus.
👉 His priesthood is permanent, perfect, and final.
👉 In Christ, believers are a royal priesthood—not through ordination, but through spiritual rebirth.
Together, we’ll explore:
What the priesthood is in the Bible and why it mattered under the Old Covenant
How Jesus fulfilled it completely as our High Priest
How the LDS priesthood system deviates from the gospel
The striking influence of Freemasonry on LDS priesthood and temple rituals
Why the gospel of Jesus is better than any human hierarchy
This is about more than history or theology—it’s about your access to God. And if you are in Christ, you don’t need a veil, a recommend, or a secret name to draw near to Him. You just need Jesus.
Scriptures Referenced
Old Testament:
Exodus 28 (establishment of the Levitical priesthood)
Genesis 14 (Melchizedek blesses Abraham)
New Testament:
Hebrews 7:24–25 — “Because Jesus lives forever, He holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore, He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.”
Hebrews 9:11–12 — “He entered the Most Holy Place once for all time—not by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.”
Hebrews 8:13 — “By saying a new covenant, He has declared that the first is obsolete. And what is obsolete and growing old is about to pass away.”
1 Peter 2:9 — “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
Acts 1:8 — “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Galatians 1:6 — “I am astonished that you are so quickly turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.”
Romans 5:1–2 — “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.”
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