Project Gutenberg 2014-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 152 Pratt, Orson 1811 1881 The Kingdom of God, Part 1 Produced by Heidi Billy, Mormon Texts Project Intern. See http://mormontextsproject.org/ for a complete list of Mormon texts available on Project Gutenberg, to help proofread similar books, or to report typos. "The Kingdom of God, Part 1" by Orson Pratt is a theological publication written in the mid-19th century. As one of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pratt presents a discourse centered on the nature of divine governance, positing that God's government is the only legitimate authority on Earth. The book delineates the characteristics of the Kingdom of God and the importance of being governed by divine laws as opposed to human concoctions. In this text, Pratt argues extensively against established human governments, labeling them as unauthorized and rebellious against the divinity of God's Kingdom. He emphasizes the need for a theocracy governed by divine revelation and authority, detailing seven key subjects that readers must understand to comprehend the Kingdom's nature. Throughout the discourse, he critiques modern Christianity, challenging prevailing notions of God and advocating for the necessity of new revelation and ministers called by God to administer essential ordinances such as baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. The work ultimately advocates for a return to the divinely sanctioned governance of the Kingdom of God, providing insight into its structure, officers, and requirements for citizenship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46244/46244-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines Priesthood -- Mormon Church BX Text Latter Day Saints Category: Religion/Spirituality 63361 2025-07-18T14:49:19.096072 text/html 38842 2024-10-24T08:37:13 text/html 119573 2025-07-18T14:49:20.563045 application/epub+zip 118324 2025-07-18T14:49:19.345075 application/epub+zip 83716 2025-07-18T14:49:19.200057 application/epub+zip 154913 2025-07-18T14:49:21.726064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146907 2025-07-18T14:49:20.426059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112729 2022-09-21T04:59:04.910685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57514 2025-07-18T14:49:19.009098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37556 2024-10-24T08:37:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17171 2025-07-18T14:49:21.841028 application/rdf+xml 21461 2025-07-18T14:49:19.271038 image/jpeg 2730 2025-07-18T14:49:19.236030 image/jpeg 131826 2025-07-18T14:49:19.105061 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia