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Question What is called Feocracy? Rep. That civil government given through Moses to the Jewish people, which does not resemble any of the ordinary types of government, and in which God himself apparently acted by the law of legislation, the law of peace and war, and the law of the supreme court. During the time of Theocracy or Divine Rule, under His Divine commands, often direct, priests, Levites and a leader or judge had to lead the people and enforce the laws. This time continued for Theocracy until the people themselves demanded a king from God for themselves, following the example of the pagans. However, the kingdom of God - the blessed kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, is the kingdom of all ages, and embraces the visible and the invisible, heaven and earth. Rep. A fragrant substance, which was used both in Old Testament and New Testament times, and is now used during sacred ceremonies, as a sign of prayer and supplication ascending to the throne of God. Incense, according to the Law of Moses, is part of the bloodless gift. Incense is mentioned in this hymn: may my prayer be corrected, like incense before You. The Gospels speak of incense as an accessory to worship. Luke (Luke 1:9, 10), when the Archangel Gabriel preached to Zechariah about the birth of John from him. And the holy angels have a lot of incense, as we see in the Apocalypse (Apoc. 8:3, 4). May spiritual incense ascend from us to the Lord God! Let us imagine ourselves, as if from the dead living, and our arms to the weapons of God's truth - a mind to reflect on the wonderful deeds of God, a will to please the will of God, a heart to the love of God and the love of our neighbor, a tongue to glorify the name of God and to the creation of our neighbor, eyes to contemplate the wondrous creation of God and in creation - the Creator, ears to hear the word of God, hands to giving alms and offering in prayer, feet to go to the churches of God and to visit the sick and prisoners. Behold the true sacrifice!.. Behold the incense, most favorable to the Lord God!.. Oh, so that we too may have it, take it out - morning, noon, evening and at midnight!..