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The Sixteen Laws of an Altar · Part 1

The Believer and His Priesthood: The Sixteen Laws of an Altar, Part 1

Apostle Grant Farah 2 August 2026 11 min read

  • As a believer this is a module you cannot miss in your journey of discipleship.
  • People in darkness understand the importance of raising and servicing altars, the power of them is real.
  • A lot of times we relegate altars to old testament.
  • Even now in heaven altars are a technology that are still being used.
  • Altars are an even bigger deal in the new covenant.
  • Redemption and salvation is a separation into priesthood.

Revelation 1:5-6 (KJV)

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  • A lot of believers tend to ignore the priestly office.
  • Every believer should function in two offices, the kingly one and the priestly one.
  • You will have dominion as a king to the degree to which you tend to your altar as a priest.

Revelation 5:9-10 (KJV)

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

  • Your reign on the earth to the degree that these two offices are functional in your life.
  • The throne is at the mercy of the altar, your altar fuels the throne.
  • Many are sitting on thrones with no power because there is no tending to altars.
  • The market place is really a gate of thrones and altars.
  • That’s why some believers make it and others don’t.
  • There is no chance or luck in the market place.
  • Whether you like it or not, in the market place thrones and altars speak even more than you speak.
  • When you have good altars you don’t need to announce that you are a general in your field of work.

Colossians 1:16 (KJV)

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

  • thrones and altars are there in the new testament, remember your dominion is affected by your altars.
  • In the new testament physical stone altars have been replaced by spiritual realities

Hebrews 10:10 (KJV)

10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

  • Altars are these days relational and also spiritual

Dimensions of Altars.

  1. There is a stationary altar required:

Matthew 6:6 (KJV)

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

  • This is why when you look at the life of Jesus Christ He was constantly on the Mount of Olives.
  • Elijah was known for Mount Carmel and this is actually where he defeated the prophets of baal.
  • Place is important even in the new covenant.
  • These prophets of darkness when you visit their places you are actually visiting their altar.
  • This is why we don’t encourage church hoping, some things look very godly but they are counterfeits.
  • Before you go anywhere search out the spirit of the place.
  • John the Baptist was known for the wilderness of Judea.
  1. Mobile Altars.
  • Mobile altars vary in efficacy.
  • There are things that you must do to make sure you as a moving altar are efficacious.
  • The level of sacrifice determines the efficacy of your altars.

Types of Altars.

  1. Righteousness Altars.

  2. Evil Altars.

Sixteen Laws of an Altar.

Altars:

  1. Requires A Dedicated Human Attendant.
  • Spirits with earthly bodies are the only ones who have total dominion on the earth realm.
  • This is why when you die you are escorted out of earth realm.
  • Every Spirit including God himself are not licensed to function here without a priest tending to an altar.

i) a believer that does not understand altars has very little spiritual backing.

ii) altars are portals or gates.

  • When there is an altar people are legalizing entry into the earth realm.
  • Don’t think every man is the same some walk with legions of angels while some only have their guardian angel.
  • If you don’t have an altar what can now license reinforcement of other angels in deep battles?

Psalms 8:6 (KJV)

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

  • Your priestly work allows God to access this earth realm.
  • A spirit without an earthly body is illegal and that’s why when they are caught they can be arrested.

Genesis 1:26 (KJV)

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Abraham was one man who understood the power of altars:

  • Altars must be raised but also must be serviced.

Genesis 12:8 (KJV)

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

  • He built an altar to the Lord in a place called Bethel next to Hai.
  • He pitched a tent and then built an altar.
  • Meaning he spent more time building an altar that he did attending to his own house.
  • some of us pitch an altar and build our homes.

Genesis 13:3-4 (KJV)

3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

  • He then went to service his altar later.
  • Jacob when he was running away from his brother after he stole his birthright goes past that very same place.

Genesis 28:11-12 (KJV)

11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 28:19 (KJV)

19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.

  • Jacob was third generation from Abraham but when he got to this place there was a ladder existing there.
  • It could minister to Abraham’s descendants.
  • The same is also true on a parallel basis, if your descendants have portals in darkness they can affect you.
  • This is the reason why God couldn’t challenge Pharaoh himself he needed a legal earthly vessel to challenge him.
  • whenever you’re fighting spiritual battles just know that you’re fighting demons
  • Whenever you’re fighting demons they must have been legalized.
  1. Have A Supervising Spirit.

Revelation 14:18 (KJV)

18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

  • On altars of light angels are sent to attend.
  • Also note this altar had power over fire, meaning altars for one area of your life may not attend to another area of life.

Eg:

Education.

Children.

Marriage.

Business etc…

Amos 9:1 (KJV)

1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

  • Take note that the supervising agent is not Lord in all capitals, LORD connotes Adonai Himself.
  • There is always spiritual presence upon an altar.
  1. Are Places of Convocation.
  • A convocation is a secret place of meeting.
  • Please refer to previous scriptures such as:

1 Kings 8: 22-23.

1 Chronicles 21:26.

  1. Are Powered.
  • There must be a sacrifice on the altar.
  • The more sacrifice is placed on the altar the more strength the altar has.
  • There are many who are quiet but their altars speak volumes
  • Altars are powered by the sacrifice of the human attendant.

There are few things that are qualified as sacrifices:

  1. Your Body.
  • It is a living sacrifice, it speaks of your sanctification.
  • Do not defy your body.

Romans 12:1 (KJV)

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

  • Walking in sanctification is a reasonable service.
  • This is one sacrifice you place upon your mobile altar daily.
  • Sanctification is a big deal.
  1. Praise.
  • You cannot afford to always be a complainer.

Hebrews 13:15 (KJV)

15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

  • Every time you praise with all your heart you are giving a sacrifice.
  • Some of us during the week there is no sacrifice of praise
  • This is why sometimes you fail to praise in Sunday Service.
  • Its not for once a week it is continual.

1 Corinthians 10:10 (KJV)

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

  • when you murmur you are connecting yourself to the destroyer.
  • Even complaining about others is connecting to the destroyer to destroy another person’s life.
  1. Ability to Share.
  • This is giving in the house of God, alms or giving to God’s servants.

Hebrews 13:16 (KJV)

16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

  • When God gives you things some of those things are for others.
  • Don’t be a hoarder.
  1. Prayers of the Saints.
  • Every time you are praying your a sacrificing.
  • This is why it is depicted severally as sending odors to heaven.

Revelation 5:8 (KJV)

8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Revelation 8:3-5 (KJV)

3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

  • Miracles, Signs and Wonders come by sacrifices of prayer.
  • The essence of being a believer is your priesthood.