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Even during the Apostolic Era we have examples of a priestly class subverting Christianity for their own empowerment. 3John:9"I wrote to the church but Diotrphes who loves to have preeminence among them, does not receive us."

Amen.

Unto the church of Ephesus write....I know thy work and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evil: which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars (Rev.2:2)

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[.. Unto the church of Ephesus write....I know thy work and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evil: which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars (Rev.2:2) ..]

Exactly.. (( EVIL ))... WoW.. Was true then AND Now..
However the Church "at" Philadelphia had the best part..