For instance, they claim that the concept of three separate branches of government contained in Articles I (legislative), II (executive), and III (judicial) of the Constitution came from Isaiah 33:22: “For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our ruler, the LORD is our king; he will save us.”16 This verse concludes with passages that lay out “the Lord’s plans to reveal worldwide sovereignty,”17 so it is not about a tripartite separation of powers, but about destroying all governments in favor of concentrating power in one being, Yahweh.
