The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

Lord’s portion is extracted and given to His representatives and their servants instead of God, as a tribute to him for helping them win the war. The tribute was taken from the warriors, the conquering heroes who won the spoil and the commonwealth of the nation who received the booty from their conquests. This portion was divided as follows: After the two groups received their share of the triumphant inheritance, the spoil was divided once more to give one-five-hundredth of it to the priests as a heave offering to the Lord, and one-fiftieth of it to the Levites for their services. The spiritual connotation behind this is based on the fact that the work of the priests, their sacrifices, services, catechism, and intercessions provided the supernatural backing and impetus that won the battle. It was presumed by the people of the day that the spiritual work that the servants of God did eliminated the spiritual foes empowering their natural enemies in the land. Once the spiritual foes (demonic agents) were disposed of, the actual conquest in battle became a foregone conclusion. Likewise, the Levites who were given to the priest, their function being exclusively custodial, allowed the priest to devote his time and attention to handling the higher more complicated tasks of spirituality that permitted the army to win its wars and present the commonwealth with their spoils. Today, this would be understood as the five fold officers who serve the Lord’s body, and their ongoing battle with Satan’s army on behalf of the New Testament ecclesia. With them, in the Levitical stead, are the deacons and elders—ministers who serve the Lord’s apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers in the execution of their duties. The church today would think of them as cupbearers, stewards, armor bearers, intercessors, and prayer warriors. These people received one-fiftieth of every valuable spoil the army won. The priests received one-five hundredth of everything. In modern times the benefit would be one-fiftieth of every dollar or dollar value won by the natural warriors of the Lord’s church, the business people, lawyers, doctors, and other guardians who serve the Lord Jesus Christ. Similarly, the priest’s portion is one-five-hundredth of everything. The war tax was rendered in addition to the tithe that belonged to God anyway. Therefore, the tither had no claim to it. His or her only responsibility was to see that wealth and valuables their enemy stole from their covenant God was rightfully returned to Him every time He used them to retrieve it via a battle (spiritual conflict). As if that were not enough, officers who won the war, the generals, captains,