The Gentile System Of Rule
By David Huston
And Jesus said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them” (Matthew 20:25). The Gentile system is “one guy in charge.” This one guy is variously known as…
chief
king
monarch
sovereign
potentate
pharaoh
emperor
imperator
premier
chancellor
czar
kaiser
fuhrer
president
governor
mayor
burgermeister
lord mayor
lord paramount
magnifico
syndic
master
prince
lord
suzerain
shogun
duke
archduke
marquis
earl
count
viscount
baron
magistrate
liegegeneral
admiral
captain
commander
margrave
chieftain
generalissimo
warlord
CEO
chairman of the board
boss
director
superintendent
principal
prefect
sahib
bwana
grand pooh-bah
head honcho
king pin
bigwig
big banana
big cheese
fat cat
grand marshall
doyen
god father
leader of the pack
numero uno
khan
mogul
maharaja
nabob
rajacaliph
emir
sultan
sherif
pasha
sheikh
padishah
shah
vizier
satrap
ayatola
Mahdi
mufti
imam
mullah
lama
pope
patriarch
bishop
exarch
vicar
parson
reverend
minister
pastor.
Jesus continued, “Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant” (Matthew 20:26).
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