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"Jong Kim" |
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Mormon, or "More Good" |
Morpheal wrote:
Jong Kim wrote:
John P wrote:
In another discussion it was said that some mormons are demons and it
got me curious about what others thought about this subject.
It is very simply understood.
They secret key will now be revealed. It is locked within the language.
Some Mormons are demons.
Some More-Mons
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Six 1843-44 Pg.299 - Pg.300:
Meaning of Word Mormon
To the Editor of the Times & Seasons:
Sir: -- Through the medium of your paper, I wish to correct an error among
men that profess to be learned, liberal and wise; and I do it the more
cheerfully, because I hope sober-thinking and sound-reasoning people will
sooner listen to the voice of truth, than be led astray by the vain
pretensions of the self-wise. The error I speak of, is the definition of
the word "Mormon." I has been stated that this word was derived from the
Greek word "mormo." This is not the case. There was no Greek or Latin upon
the plates from which I, through the grace of God, translated the Book of
Mormon. Let the language of that book speak for itself. On the 523rd page,
of the fourth edition, it reads: "And now behold we have written this record
according to our knowledge in the characters, which are called among us the
"Reformed Egyptian," being handed down and altered by us, according to our
manner of speech; and if our plates had been sufficiently large, we should
have written in Hebrew: but the Hebrew hath been altered by us, also; and if
we could have written in Hebrew, behold ye would have had no imperfection in
our record, but the Lord knoweth the things which we have written, and also,
that none other people knoweth our language; therefore he hath prepared
means for the interpretation thereof."
Here then the subject is put to silence, for "none other people knoweth our
language," therefore the Lord, and not man, had to interpret, after the
people were all dead. And as Paul said, "the world by wisdom know not God,"
so the world by speculation are destitute of revelation; and as God in his
superior wisdom, has always given his Saints, wherever he had any on the
earth, the same spirit, and that spirit, as John says, is the true spirit of
prophecy, which is the testimony of Jesus, I may safely say that the word
Mormon stands independent of the learning and wisdom of this generation. --
Before I give a definition, however, to the word, let me say that the Bible
in its widest sense, means good; for the Savior says according to the gospel
of John, "I am the good shepherd;" and it will not be beyond the common use
of terms, to say that good is among the most important in use, and though
known by various names in different languages, still its meaning is the
same, and is ever in opposition to "bad." We say from the Saxon, "good";
the Dane, "god"; the Goth, "goda"; the German, "gut"; the Dutch, "goed"; the
Latin, "bonus"; the Greek, "kalos"; the Hebrew, "tob"; and the "Egyptian,
"mon." Hence, with the addition of "more," or the contraction, "mor," we
have the word "mormon"; which means, literally, "more good."
JOSEPH SMITH.
(May 15, 1843.) T&S 4:194.
1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the
captivity of Jacob.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down
from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give [that which is] good; and our land shall yield
her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set [us] in the way of his
steps.
(Old Testament | Psalms 85:1,11 - 13)
15 ¶ The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For
Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another
stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all
the house of Israel his companions:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in
thine hand.
18 ¶ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt
thou not shew us what thou [meanest] by these?
19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of
Joseph, which [is] in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his
fellows, and will put them with him, [even] with the stick of Judah, and
make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
(Old Testament | Ezekiel 37:15 - 19)
5 Behold, this is wisdom in me; wherefore, marvel not, for the hour cometh
that I will drink of the fruit of the vine with you on the earth, and with
Moroni, whom I have sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon, containing
the fulness of my everlasting gospel, to whom I have committed the keys of
the record of the stick of Ephraim;
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 27:5)
Andrew Jenson, Church Chronology, October 14, 1870. (Friday):
A scientific exploring party from Yale College, under direction of Prof.
Marsh, arrived in Salt Lake City.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.17, Pg.46 - Pg.47, Brigham Young, April 18, 1874:
I have been very much interested of late with regard to the studies and
researches of the geologists who have been investigating the geological
character of the Rocky Mountain country. Professor Marsh, of Yale College,
with a class of his students, has spent, I think, four summers in succession
in the practical study of geology in these mountain regions. What is the
result of his researches? There is one result, so far, that particularly
pleases me. There are some here who know a man by the name of John Hyde,
from London, formerly a member of this Church, who apostatized and went
back; and his great argument against the Book of Mormon was, that it stated
that the old Jaredites and, perhaps, the Nephites, who formerly lived on
this continent, had horses, while it is well knows that horses were unknown
to the aboriginal inhabitants of America when it was discovered by Columbus,
and that there were no horses here until they were imported for Europe.
Now, since Professor Marsh and his class began their investigations, they
have found among the fossil remains of the extinct animals of America no
less than fourteen different kinds of horses, varying in height from three
to nine feet. These discoveries made Professor Marsh's students feel almost
as though they could eat up these mountains, and their enthusiasm for
studying the geology of the regions around Bridger's Fort was raised to the
highest pitch. In their researches among these mountains they have formed
the opinion that there was once a large inland sea here, and they think they
have discovered the outlet where the water broke forth and formed Green
River. Here in these valleys and in these ranges of mountains we can follow
the ancient water line. This discovery of Professor Marsh is particularly
pleasing to us "Mormons," because he has so far scientifically demonstrated
the Book of Mormon to be true.
Here is the kingdom of God; do you want to enter into it, or not? do you
want the future blessings of this kingdom, or do you not? Have your choice;
but whomsoever you list to obey, his servants you will be whether it is
Jesus or the devil; please yourselves, have your choice. But all know we
can not serve two masters acceptably; if we love one, we shall hate the
other, and if we hold on to one, we shall despise the other. We must either
be for the kingdom of God, or not. But we shall organize this holy order
here before we leave. We give the invitation to all of you to come and get
organized. Let us be one; let us carry out the order that God has
established for the family of heaven.
God bless you.
Journal of Discourses, Vol.13, Pg.127 - Pg.131, Orson Pratt, April 10, 1870:
There are a great many, of course, in the world, who disbelieve this record
which is received as divine by the Latter-day Saints. A great many do not
believe that the Book of Mormon is true, and the reason they do not believe
it is because they never have examined the evidences. I consider that there
are some evidences, that never have been sufficiently put forth before the
public, to prove the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, quite as
strong as those which have been adduced. We have often referred to the Old
Testament to prove that a work of this nature was to come forth in the
latter days. The ancient prophets have spoken of it in many places,
sometimes under the term of a book. Speaking of the manner in which it
should be translated, you will find it referred to in the twenty-ninth
chapter of Isaiah. It is referred to in other places as sticks, written
upon, one for Judah and one for Joseph, that should be united together by
the power of the Lord in the latter days preparatory to His coming. In
other places it is referred to as truth which, in the latter days, should
come out of the ground, and that, at the same time, righteousness should
come down out of Heaven, and that this should be a preparatory work for the
salvation of Israel and for the coming of the Lord.
But we will pass over all these Scriptural evidences, and name one which,
perhaps, our Elders themselves have not dwelt upon to any very great extent
to prove the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon.
This book, the Book of Mormon, informs us that the time of day at which
Jesus was crucified, I mean the time of day here in America, was in the
morning; the New Testament tells us that Jesus was crucified in Asia in the
afternoon, between the sixth and ninth hour according to the Jews'
reckoning. They commenced their reckoning at six o'clock in the morning,
and consequently the sixth hour would be twelve o'clock at noon, and the
ninth hour three o'clock in the afternoon. Jesus, from the sixth to the
ninth hour, in other words, from twelve o'clock to three, was hanging on the
cross. Now the Book of Mormon, or the historians whose records it contains,
when relating the incidents that transpired at the time of the
crucifixion--the darkness that was spread over the face of the land, the
earthquakes, the rending of rocks, the sinking of cities and the
whirlwinds--say these events occurred in the morning; they also say that
darkness was spread over the face of the land for the space of three days.
In Jerusalem it was only three hours. But the Lord gave them a special sign
in this country, and the darkness lasted three days, and at the expiration
of three days and three nights of darkness, it cleared off, and it was in
the morning. That shows that, according to the time in this country, the
crucifixion must have taken place in the morning.
Says one, "Is not this a contradiction between the Book of Mormon and the
New Testament?" To an unlearned person it would really be a contradiction,
for the four Evangelists place it from twelve to three in the afternoon,
while the Book of Mormon says in the morning. An unlearned person, seeing
this discrepancy, would say, of course, that both books cannot be true. If
the Book of Mormon be true the Bible cannot be; and if the Bible be true the
Book of Mormon cannot be.
I do not know that anybody ever brought up this objection, for I do not
think they ever thought of it. I do not think that the Prophet Joseph, who
translated the book, ever thought of this apparent discrepancy. "But," says
one, "how do you account for it being in the morning in America and in the
afternoon in Jerusalem?" Simply by the difference in longitude. This would
make a difference of time of several hours; for when it would be twelve at
noon in Jerusalem it would only be half-past four in the morning in the
north-west party of South America, where the Book of Mormon was then being
written. Seven and a half hours difference in longitude would account for
this apparent discrepancy; and if the Book of Mormon had said the
crucifixion took place in the afternoon we should have known at once that it
could not be true. This is incidental proof to learned or scientific men
that they cannot very well reason away, and especially when the instrument
who brought forth the Book of Mormon is considered. It must be remembered
that he was but a youth, and unlearned; and, when he translated this work, I
presume that he was unaware that there was any difference in the time of
day, according to the longitude, in different parts of the earth. I do not
suppose that Joseph ever thought about it to the day of his death. I never
heard him or any other person bring forth this as confirmatory evidence of
the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon; I never thought of it myself
until years after Joseph's death; but when I did reflect upon it, I could
see the reason why the Lord, through His servants, has said in the Book of
Mormon, that the crucifixion took place in the morning.
But we will pass over this and will say a few words in regard to the object
of this great work. The Lord has brought forth the Book of Mormon in order
that all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples on the face of the earth
may be warned of the great events which are about to take place. This book
contains prophecies which affect every nation under Heaven, prophecies that
will be fulfilled on their heads. Can we read the future of this great
American nation--our great republic? Yes, we can learn a great many
features within its pages concerning this nation and government that we
never should have learned without its aid or the spirit of revelation. From
it we learn that two great and powerful nations formerly dwelt on this
continent. One nation, or rather the colony which founded it, came from the
Tower of Babel soon after the days of the Flood. They colonized what we
call North America, landing on the western coast, a little south of the Gulf
of California, in the south-western part of this north wing of our
continent. They flourished some sixteen hundred years. When they first
colonized this continent from the Tower of Babel, the Lord told them if they
would not serve Him faithfully, but became ripe in iniquity, they should be
cut off from the face of the land. That was fulfilled about six hundred
years before Christ, when they were entirely swept off, and in their stead
the Lord brought a remnant of Israel, a few families, not the ten tribes,
but a small portion of the tribe of Joseph. He brought them from Jerusalem
first down to the Red Sea. They travelled along the eastern borders of the
Red Sea for many days, and then bore off in an eastern direction which
brought them to the Arabian Gulf. There they were commanded of the Lord to
build a vessel. They went aboard of this vessel and were brought by the
special providence of God across the great Indian and Pacific Oceans, and
landed on the western coast of South America. This was about five hundred
and eighty years before the coming of Christ. Eleven years after the Lord
brought this first colony of Israelites from Jerusalem, He brought another
small colony, headed by one of the sons of Zedekiah, a descendant of King
David. They left Jerusalem the same year that the Jews were carried away
captive into Babylon, were brought forth to this continent and landed
somewhere north of the Isthmus. They wended their way into the northern
part of South America. About four hundred years after this the two colonies
amalgamated in the northern part of South America and they became one
nation.
The first colony brought with them the Jewish Scriptures, on plates of
brass, containing an account of the Creation and the history of their nation
down to eleven years before the Captivity, or six hundred years before
Christ. These brass plates were kept among them during the period of their
righteousness, and were preserved by the hand of the Lord. The second
colony that came from Jerusalem came without the Scriptures, and having no
copy of the sacred writings they soon fell into wickedness. In four hundred
years time they disbelieved in the being of a God, but uniting with the
other branch of Israelites they were converted. Their language had become
much corrupted, but through their conversion their language was restored in
a partial measure by means of the records which were possessed by the other
colony.
About forty-five years before Christ a very large colony of five thousand
four hundred men, with wives and children, united themselves together in the
northern part of South America, and came forth by land into North America,
and travelled an exceedingly great distance until they came to large bodies
of water and many rivers, very probably in the great MIssissippi Valley. In
the next ten years numerous other colonies came forth and spread themselves
on the northern portion of the continent and became exceedingly numerous.
You may inquire, "Did all these different colonies have the Scriptures?"
Yes. "How did they get them?" They had a great many scribes in their
midst. The Book of Mormon informs us that they had not only the Scriptures
which they brought from Jerusalem, but those given by the living prophets
among them; and that a great many copies were written and sent forth into
all of these colonies, so that the people in all their colonies were well
acquainted with the law of Moses and with the prophecies of her prophets in
relation to the first coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.
"But," some may inquire, "have you any external evidence to prove what you
are now saying?" I think we have. Thirty years after the Book of Mormon
was put in print, giving the history of the settlement of this country, one
of the great mounds south of the great lakes near Newark, in Ohio, was
opened. What was found in it? A great many curiosities, among which were
some copper pieces, supposed to be money. After digging down many feet, and
carrying off many thousand loads of stone, they at length found a coffin in
the midst of a hard kind of fire clay. Underneath this they found a large
stone that appeared to be hollow; something seemed to rattle inside of it.
The stone was cemented together in the middle, but with some little exertion
they broke it open, when another stone was found inside of it, of a
different nature entirely from its covering. On the stone taken from the
inside was carved the figure of a man with a priestly robe flowing from his
shoulders; and over the head of this man were the Hebrew characters for
Moshe, the ancient name of Moses; while on each side of this likeness, and
on different sides of the stone, above, beneath, and around about were the
Ten Commandments that were received on Mount Sinai, written in the ancient
Hebrew characters. Now recollect that the Book of Mormon had been in print
thirty years before this discovery. And what does this discovery prove? It
proves that the builders of these mounds, south of the great lakes in the
great Mississippi Valley in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, New York, etc., must
have understood the Hebrew characters; and not only that, but they must also
have understood the law of Moses. Otherwise how happened it that they
should write on this stone the Ten Commandments almost verbatim as they are
now contained in King James' translation of the Bible. It proves that the
builders of these mounds were Israelites, and that their illustrious dead,
buried in these mounds, had these commandments buried with them, in
accordance with the custom of many of the ancient nations, especially the
Egyptians, who were in the habit of consigning their written sacred papyrus
to their great tombs. In Egypt many of these ancient manuscripts have been
exhumed and, in many instances, pretended to be translated. So the
Israelites followed the customs of these Eastern nations, and buried that
which they considered most sacred, namely, the Ten Commandments, thundered
by the voice of the Almighty in the midst of flaming fire on Mount Sinai in
the ears of all the congregation of Israel.
I have seen that sacred stone. It is not a hatched up story. I heard tell
of it as being in the Antiquarian Society, or rather, as it is now called,
the Ethnological Society, in the City of New York. I went to the Secretary
of that Society, and he kindly showed me this stone, of which I have been
speaking, and being acquainted with modern Hebrew, I could form some kind of
an estimate of the ancient Hebrew, for some of the modern Hebrew characters
do not vary much in form from the ancient Hebrew. At any rate we have
enough of ancient Hebrew, that has been dug up in Palestine and taken from
among the ruins of the Israelites east of the Mediterranean Sea, to form
some kind of an estimate of the characters that were in use among them; and
having these characters and comparing them, I could see and understand the
nature of the writing upon these records. They were also taken to the most
learned men of our country, who, as soon as they looked at them, were able
to pronounce them to be not only ancient Hebrew, but they were also able to
translate them and pronounced them to be the Ten Commandments. This, then,
is external proof, independent of the Scriptural proofs to which I have
alluded, in testimony of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon.
Now, our modern Hebrew has many points; it has also many additional
characters not found in the ancient Hebrew. These additional characters
have been made since these colonies left Jerusalem. Do you find on these
ancient writings any of these modern characteristics that have been
introduced during the last two thousand four hundred years? Not one. Do
you find any Hebrew points representing vowels? Not one; and all the new
consonants that have been introduced during the last two thousand four
hundred years were not found upon this stone to which I have referred,
showing plainly that it must have been of very ancient date.
Five years after the discovery of this remarkable memento of the ancient
Israelites on the American continent, and thirty-five years after the Book
of Mormon was in print, several other mounds in the same vicinity of Newark
were opened, in several of which Hebrew characters were found. Among them
was this beautiful expression, buried with one of their ancient dead, "May
the Lord have mercy on me a Nephite." It was translated a little
different--"Nephel." Now we well know that Nephi, who came out of Jerusalem
six hundred years before Christ, was the leader of the first Jewish colony
across to this land, and the people, ever afterwards, were called
"Nephites," after their inspired prophet and leader. The Nephites were a
righteous people and had many prophets among them; and when they were
burying one of their brethren in these ancient mounds, they introduced the
Hebrew characters signifying "May the Lord have mercy on me a Nephite."
This is another direct evidence of the divine authenticity of the Book of
Mormon, which was brought forth and translated by inspiration some
thirty-five years before this inscription was found.
9 ¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but
not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath
closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is
sealed, which [men] deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I
pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it [is] sealed:
12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this,
I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
13 ¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with
their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart
far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this
people, [even] a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise
[men] shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent [men] shall be
hid.
15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and
their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the
potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not?
or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no
understanding?
17 [Is] it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a
fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
18 ¶ And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes
of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
19 The meek also shall increase [their] joy in the LORD, and the poor among
men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
(Old Testament | Isaiah 29:9 - 19)
1 And now, behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to search these things.
Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently;
for great are the words of Isaiah.
2 For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my people which are
of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs be that he must speak also
to the Gentiles.
3 And all things that he spake have been and shall be, even according to the
words which he spake.
4 Therefore give heed to my words; write the things which I have told you;
and according to the time and the will of the Father they shall go forth
unto the Gentiles.
5 And whosoever will hearken unto my words and repenteth and is baptized,
the same shall be saved. Search the prophets, for many there be that testify
of these things.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 23:1 - 5)
26 And behold, all things are written by the Father; therefore out of the
books which shall be written shall the world be judged.
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 27:26)
--
Jong Kim
are demon-stray-Ted to be de-mons.
Got it now ?
It is a contradictory proposition by its very nature. You cannot be
positive Mons and negative Mons at the same time.
However, another fact we find in the statement is that Ted is lost and
a de-mon not a more-mon.
That explains to us, without leaving any room for doubt, why Ted
Kennedy will, in all scientific probability, never be president.
R. Morpheal
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| Title: Re: Mormon, or "More Good" |
24 Jan 2007 10:00:06 AM |
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Immortalist wrote:
Jong Kim wrote:
Morpheal wrote:
Jong Kim wrote:
John P wrote:
In another discussion it was said that some mormons are demons and
it got me curious about what others thought about this subject.
It is very simply understood.
They secret key will now be revealed. It is locked within the
language.
Some Mormons are demons.
Some More-Mons
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Six 1843-44 Pg.299 -
Pg.300:
Meaning of Word Mormon
To the Editor of the Times & Seasons:
Sir: -- Through the medium of your paper, I wish to correct an error
among
men that profess to be learned, liberal and wise; and I do it the more
cheerfully, because I hope sober-thinking and sound-reasoning people
will
sooner listen to the voice of truth, than be led astray by the vain
pretensions of the self-wise. The error I speak of, is the definition
of
the word "Mormon." I has been stated that this word was derived from
the
Greek word "mormo." This is not the case. There was no Greek or Latin
upon
the plates from which I, through the grace of God, translated the Book
of
Mormon. Let the language of that book speak for itself. On the 523rd
page,
of the fourth edition, it reads: "And now behold we have written this
record
according to our knowledge in the characters, which are called among us
the
"Reformed Egyptian," being handed down and altered by us, according to
our
manner of speech; and if our plates had been sufficiently large, we
should
have written in Hebrew: but the Hebrew hath been altered by us, also;
and if
we could have written in Hebrew, behold ye would have had no
imperfection in
our record, but the Lord knoweth the things which we have written, and
also,
that none other people knoweth our language; therefore he hath prepared
means for the interpretation thereof."
How do you get around these criticisms though?
http://www.waltermartin.org/eyewit.html
http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/cults.htm#mormon
Art Bulla, the Apostle of Jesus Christ in these the last days:
Judgment [of God] according to opportunity for acquiring truth.
20 ¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for
light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter!
(Old Testament | Isaiah 5:20)
There's no way that goy manimals, blinded by the devil and some even
harboring sympathy for the devil, can get around the truth, no matter how
much they paint it black.
6 Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord, and that
shall say the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by
gifts, or by tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!
7 Yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, to get gain, that there
can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ; for he that doeth this shall
become like unto the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy,
according to the word of Christ!
(Book of Mormon | 3 Nephi 29:6 - 7)
22 Wherefor who is it that doth counsel me in their iniquity, saith the
Lord, because it is that I the Lord God of Isaiah deign not to speak unto
them in my power, they deny that I the Lord God can give utterance as in
times of old.
23 For I the Lord God speak and the children of men in their wickedness and
depravity deny these things and set up stakes according to their narrow
understandings and wrest the scriptures away from their true meanings that
they perish, yea even from the earth.
24 For all shall be revelators in the day when I come in clouds of glory to
their destruction, for they shall see signs in that day, but not unto their
salvation, saith the Lord God of Enoch.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 3:22-24
37 And all who revile against these things, saith the Lord, and who in the
perversion of their judgment, call these things which are of the Father
evil, shall deny the Holy Ghost which giveth utterance and shall receive of
the second death, and shall assent unto the death of that Holy One, even of
Israel, and shall be guilty of crucifying him afresh and of putting him unto
an open shame.
38 Therefor O man, see that ye do not call that which is of God and cometh
from above evil, and that which cometh from that hell spoken of to be of
God.
39 For by what judgment ye judge, that shall ye also be judged, and if ye
judge rashly, ye shall be judged rashly again.
40 And it is this judgment which all men are called by the Father to judge
in the flesh, between good and evil, that they may choose either life and
salvation on the one hand, or death and destruction and that eternally on
the other.
41 For it is this judgment that was spoken of by Jesus to be the weightier
matter of the law.
42 And I give unto you a way that ye may more perfectly call that which
cometh from God, good, and that which cometh from that Evil One, evil.
43 A bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good
fountain bring forth bitter water, and everything, saith the Lord, which
inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ,and also in that
One mighty and strong, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ, and
the Father; wherefor ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
44 But on the contrariwise, that which doth not persuade to believe, even
upon the Father with true doctrine, and them whom he hath sent, and doth
persuade to do evil, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the
devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man
to do good, no, not one neither do his angels; neither do they who subject
themselves to him.
45 And thus saith the Lord, every spirit or influence which testifieth that
Jesus is not the Christ and that my servant Art Bulla is not that One Mighty
and Strong is not of me, saith the Lord God, but is of that Evil One, who
taketh away light and truth, and thus bringeth your souls down unto
destruction.
46 And now, saith the Lord, every man is free according to that freedom
which I the Father did give unto him in that day in the which they became
agents unto themselves to do good or evil, but behold it shall be requited
unto them even at that great and last day.
47 For shall a man sow thistles in a field and reap wheat?
48 Or shall a man receive not that which he hath sent out?
49 Therefor it shall be death for death and life for life, and that
Eternally, saith the Lord God of Israel.
50 And now this commandment have I received of my Father that I should speak
unto you, that all who would come and receive freely of the waters of life
shall humble himself and be baptized by water for the remission of sins, and
he shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
51 And all former covenants are done away, and all former baptisms are now
of no effect, for none shall receive me even the Father, unless they enter
by the gateway, even Art Bulla, my chosen, by him whom I, the Lord God have
sent, even in his name, saith the Father of Heaven and Earth.
52 And thus ye shall be damned worlds without end and receive weeping and
wailing and gnashing of teeth, for straight is the gate and narrow is the
way that leadeth unto the Eternal Lives, and few there be that find it.
53 Even so, glory and praise and honor be unto the Father and his Sons
forever, worlds without end.
54 Even so. Amen.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 42:37-54
Art Bulla, the Apostle of Jesus Christ in these the last days:
And having been ordained unto the Holy Order of God which is after the Order
of Melchizedec, even the Holy Apostleship, the keys of which I hold, I bear
record of my Father, for I have seen Him and conversed with him, and I
testify that He shall return in this the Latter Day as soon as my people are
straightened from this crooked and perverse generation which shall be
destroyed by the might of his power, and that they be gathered out according
to the Revelations which are being given unto me, almost daily at this time,
which is one of the darkest periods and most wicked because of unbelief
in the history of the earth, that Zion may descend and that the heavens and
the earth mingle and become One, as prayed by the Only Begotten, even
my brother Jesus of Nazereth.
49 And the whole world lieth in sin, and groaneth under darkness and under
the bondage of sin.
50 And by this you may know they are under the bondage of sin, because they
come not unto me.
51 For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin.
52 And whoso receiveth not my voice is not acquainted with my voice, and is
not of me.
53 And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the
whole world groaneth under sin and darkness even now.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 84:49 - 53)
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would
ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not
true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having
faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of
the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
6 And whatsoever thing is good is just and true; wherefore, nothing that is
good denieth the Christ, but acknowledgeth that he is.
7 And ye may know that he is, by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore I
would exhort you that ye deny not the power of God; for he worketh by power,
according to the faith of the children of men, the same today and tomorrow,
and forever.
(Book of Mormon | Moroni 10:4 - 7)
1 The highest ethic the gentiles have is being friends with the world.
2 But this is what, saith the Lord, brings a true Revelator of the House of
Jacob in conflict with these who know nothing and have seen nothing, saith
the Lord, but who have only tradition and conformity to bolster their
otherwise weak and futile lives, and causes them to anger against the truth,
and thus causes their destruction from the earth.
3 For can they, saith the Lord, resist true power and might and intelligence
which is able to command and matter itself moveth hither and thither in the
might and glory and honor and power of the God of my Fathers, and is able to
destroy both body and soul in hell?
4 For, for this cause, it is written, saith the Lord, by my servant James,
that friendship with the world, is emnity with God, for their traditions AND
SENSIBILTIES, saith the Lord, are the sins of the fathers handed down to the
children and are the fruits of their rebellion against the God of their
Fathers, even Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and are, saith the Lord, passed
down as right, but are wrong, saith the Lord, and thus the earth shall it
not be cleansed?
5 And thus saith the Lord, yea even unto them who grovel their way about
upon my footstool, yea, what meanest thou, O man, for I the Lord God speak
and matter itself moveth, and the world which ye worship, saith the Lord,
shall it not also pass away by the might of my power, which shall not be
resisted by the puny arm of flesh, whether it be armies, or navies?
6 For by my power, armies and navies are defeated.
7 Yea, know ye not, O man, that friendship with the world is emnity with
God? (see James 4:4)
8 Yea, did not mine Only Begotten Son while in my power among the Jews, did
he not say, Fear not him who when he hath killed the body, that is all that
he can do, but fear Him who when he hath killed the body is able to destroy
both body and spirit in hellfire?
9 Yea, O ignorant and foolish man, who lifteth up thyself in pride before
me, thou shallt perish if ye repent not and come not unto mine anointed son,
even my servant Art Bulla, who is that One Mighty and Strong, prophesied
that he should come, even by my servants, Brigham Young, and Joseph,
surnamed the Seer.
10 Even so. Amen.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 51:1-10
16 For ye are blinded by the cunning craftiness of the devil, in which he
hath blinded you with those things which cannot endure, and are of no
eternal substance.
17 For it is by the spirit that ye gain eternal life, saith the Lord, and
what doth it profit, though a man or woman gain the whole world, and lose
his or her own soul, saith the Lord?
18 Therefor, judge ye, what is of most value unto thee O man, and O woman,
lest ye perish with your substance which shall wax old and rust and decay,
even as a garment that perisheth for the age and wear thereof.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 8:16-18
81 And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the
lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the
moon in the firmament.
82 These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the
testimony of Jesus.
83 These are they who deny not the Holy Spirit.
84 These are they who are thrust down to hell.
85 These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil until the last
resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have finished his
work.
86 These are they who receive not of his fulness in the eternal world, but
of the Holy Spirit through the ministration of the terrestrial;
87 And the terrestrial through the ministration of the celestial.
88 And also the telestial receive it of the administering of angels who are
appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to be ministering
spirits for them; for they shall be heirs of salvation.
89 And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial,
which surpasses all understanding;
90 And no man knows it except him to whom God has revealed it.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 76:81 - 90)
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Four 1839-42 Pg.188:
That the doctrine of eternal judgment was perfectly understood by the
Apostles, is evident from several passages of Scripture. Peter preached
repentance and baptism for the remission of sins to the Jews who had been
led to acts of violence and blood by their leaders; but to the rulers he
said, "I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers"
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
when the times of refreshing (redemption) shall come from the presence of
the Lord, and He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto
you," &c. The time of redemption here had reference to the time when Christ
should come; then, and not till then, would their sins be blotted out. For
Peter, speaking of him says, "David hath not yet ascended into heaven, for
his sepulchre is with us to this day." His remains were then in the tomb.
Now, we read that many bodies of the Saints arose at Christ's resurrection,
probably all the Saints, but it seems that David did not. Why? Because he
had been a murderer.
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Six 1843-44 Pg.339:
David sought repentance at the hand of God carefully with tears, for the
murder of Uriah; but he could only get it through hell: he got a promise
that his soul should not be left in hell.
....
Peter referred to the same subject on the day of Pentacost, but the
multitude did not get the endowment that Peter had; but several days after,
the people asked, "What shall we do?" Peter says, "I would ye had done it
ignorantly," speaking of crucifying the Lord &c. He did not say to them,
"Repent and be baptized for the remission of your sins"; but he said,
"Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord."
(Acts 3:19.)
15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I
will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of
God that sheweth mercy.
17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I
raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might
be declared throughout all the earth.
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he
hardeneth.
(New Testament | Romans 9:15 - 18)
20 For it was that them before the flood obtained promise of deliverance in
the resurrection from hell, which shall not be given unto this generation,
saith the Lord, for thou hast also blasphemed against the Holy Ghost, O
liberal man and woman, which they did not do before the flood.
21 And it is that unless ye speedily repent, ye shall be destroyed both body
and soul in hell for I love the effortless fury of the battle, and the blood
shall run to the bridles of the horses in that day, saith the Lord God of
Pharaoh, and whose destruction unto thee, O liberal man and woman is beyond
the mind of man to comprehend in the height and depth thereof, which no man
knoweth save he shall be made partaker thereof.
22 Yea with the devil and his angels ye shall suffer the second death, in my
fury and wrath upon thee, O man and O woman, who darest lift up thy feeble
head against my legions who shall come in this day, saith the Lord God.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 24:20-22
165 And as respecting that theory concerning the origin of man upon the
earth in the which he is said to have sprung from orders that are called
lower, behold, it is false and cometh from that Evil One who goeth up and
down in the earth blinding the hearts of the children of men, in the which
they raise their heads in wickedness before me, and deny the Holy Ghost and
the Creator that made them.
166 Thus they become devils forever and ever, saith the Lord, and suffer the
wrath of the Lord in eternity and are cast into that lake of fire, and their
worm dieth not but they are consumed.
167 And the common man and woman is not guiltless before me in these things,
saith the Lord, for in their sloth they have allowed themselves to be
deceived, even in these things and by false religions.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 3:165-167
Dire Straits:
Yes it's no use saying that you don't know nothing
It's still gonna get you if you don't do something
Sitting on a fence that's a dangerous course
Oh, you could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force
Even the hero gets a bullet in the chest
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west
....
Tell me how we're gonna do what's best
You guess once upon a time in the west
Journal of Discourses, Vol.3, Pg.279, Brigham Young, March 23, 1856:
Now if philosophers will point out where empty space is, I will pay them
for their trouble, because all the wicked will be running to me to know
where it is, that they may be where God does not dwell, for they will want
the rocks and mountains to fall on them to hide them from His presence. I
could make money by directing poor devils where empty space is.
6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about
the city.
7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for
who, [say they], doth hear?
8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in
derision.
(Old Testament | Psalms 59:6 - 8)
28 ¶ Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.
(New Testament | Matthew 11:28 - 30)
Journal of Discourses, Vol.9, Pg.290 - Pg.291, Brigham Young, April 27,
1862:
There is but one step between life and death, between faithfulness and
apostasy, between the sublime and the ridiculous.
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man
worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or
in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out
without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the
presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they
have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
(New Testament | Revelation 14:9 - 11)
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me
scattereth abroad.
31 ¶ Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be
forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be
forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be
forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.
(New Testament | Matthew 12:30 - 32)
32 Wo be unto the Gentiles, saith the Lord God of Hosts! For notwithstanding
I shall lengthen out mine arm unto them from day to day, they will deny me;
nevertheless, I will be merciful unto them, saith the Lord God, if they will
repent and come unto me; for mine arm is lengthened out all the day long,
saith the Lord God of Hosts.
(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 28:32)
1 Thus saith the Lord, Yea, there is that second death which pertaineth unto
the destruction of the spirit of man in that hell spoken of, for it is that
spirit shall return unto the native element from which it was formed or
begotten by me in that day, saith the Lord God.
2 And it is that this death cometh upon all those who deny me in this day,
saith the Lord God.
3 And it is that this death cometh upon all those who deny me and persist
therein and who will not repent, neither can they, saith the Lord God of
Israel who it is that doth speak unto thee, O man, whom I the Lord God have
created in mine own image, even the image of mine Only Begotten Son have I
created thee.
4 For it is that these are they who have denied the Holy Ghost and for whom
there is no salvation.
5 And the resurrection shall come upon all but these who are sons of
perdition (a), and the end thereof no man knoweth save he or she shall be
made a partaker thereof, and the height or the depth or the misery thereof
no man knoweth, nevertheless I the Lord God show it by vision unto many and
shut it up straightway again.
6 And all who deny these things, saith the Lord, shall partake of that
second death and they shall not escape my wrath which shall be poured out
upon them that they be utterly annihilated back to the native element from
which they are formed.
7 For all, saith the Lord, who deny these Revelations which I the Lord God
have caused to be put into the world as a witness of me shall deny the
Spirit and shall not be redeemed in the resurrection but shall go away into
that lake of fire with the devil and his angels and there their torment is
as a flame.
8 For mine anger, saith the Lord shall even be spent upon them, in my
terrible fury and might which cannot be stopped by man in the flesh, and
their worm dieth not, and the flame thereof ascendeth up forever and is not
quenched until they die, saith the Lord, even the Second Death, according to
that torment of which hath been written.
9 For I the Lord thy God shall not be mocked by them who are under my feet
in that day that the earth shall be redeemed, even from the fall thereof.
10 Even so, beware how thou holdest the oracles of God! For it must be unto
this generation, saith the Lord on the one hand, even as it is one the
other, even Eternal Life, and the fruits thereof, or Death and its portion
on the other, and ye of this generation are free before me, saith the Lord,
to choose, either life in my presence, or the second death in the presence
of him whom ye served deliciously, even that devil spoken of.
11 And if it is that ye hearken, saith the Lord, and are obedient unto my
servant in these things which he shall command thee in my name, saith the
Lord, by the Authority Of The Holy Priesthood Which Is After The Order Of
Melchizedec, then it is that the second death shall have no power over thee.
12 And it is that if ye are obedient, saith the Lord, in all things, then it
is that ye shall be redeemed also from the fall and dwell with me and my
angels in regions of bliss and light forever and ever.
(a) D&C 76:37-39.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 43:1-12
13 Come unto me, O ye Gentiles, and I will show unto you the greater things,
the knowledge which is hid up because of unbelief.
14 Come unto me, O ye house of Israel, and it shall be made manifest unto
you how great things the Father hath laid up for you, from the foundation of
the world; and it hath not come unto you, because of unbelief.
15 Behold, when ye shall rend that veil of unbelief which doth cause you to
remain in your awful state of wickedness, and hardness of heart, and
blindness of mind, then shall the great and marvelous things which have been
hid up from the foundation of the world from you-yea, when ye shall call
upon the Father in my name, with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then
shall ye know that the Father hath remembered the covenant which he made
unto your fathers, O house of Israel.
16 And then shall my revelations which I have caused to be written by my
servant John be unfolded in the eyes of all the people. Remember, when ye
see these things, ye shall know that the time is at hand that they shall be
made manifest in very deed.
17 Therefore, when ye shall receive this record ye may know that the work of
the Father has commenced upon all the face of the land.
18 Therefore, repent all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me, and believe
in my gospel, and be baptized in my name; for he that believeth and is
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned; and
signs shall follow them that believe in my name.
(Book of Mormon | Ether 4:13 - 18)
34 And again, verily I say unto you, O inhabitants of the earth: I the Lord
am willing to make these things known unto all flesh;
35 For I am no respecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that
the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when
peace shall be taken from the earth, and the devil shall have power over his
own dominion.
36 And also the Lord shall have power over his saints, and shall reign in
their midst, and shall come down in judgment upon Idumea, or the world.
37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the
prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 1:34 - 37)
Journal of Discourses, Vol.8, Pg.129, Brigham Young, July 22, 1860:
My brother Joseph, before "Mormonism" came to us, was a man of sad heart,
seeking to find in the Bible the principles of eternal life. He once said
to me, "Brother Brigham, there are no Bible Christians upon the face of the
earth, and I do not see any possible escape for the human family. According
to the writings of the Old and New Testaments, all must go to perdition." I
do not suppose that he had a smile on his countenance for years. I said to
him, "You and I believe in God and in the Bible. We suppose the Bible to be
true, or at least the most of it. I admit it to be true, and admit that
there is a God. We have always been taught so, and that we have a just God,
if we have any. I believe in a just, holy, equitable Being; and if the
Gospel is not on the earth, my feelings are to do about the best I can; and
when I am through, I shall be in the hands of the same God in whose hands I
have been all the time, and I will risk it. I did not produce myself--I did
not cause my existence. A being superior to me has done this; and if I do
as well as I know how, I will then risk all in his hands, and be perfectly
contented and satisfied. I shall go with a cheerful countenance, and shall
pass through the world as cheerfully as I can, making the best of it." But
there was more or less of a gloom over my feelings from the earliest days of
my childhood that I have in any recollection, until I heard the everlasting
Gospel declared by the servants of God--until I heard men testify, by the
power of the Holy Ghost, that the Book of Mormon is true, that Joseph Smith
is a true Prophet of the Lord, who had revealed the holy Priesthood from
heaven, had established his Church, was going to gather Israel, and was
coming to judgment. Under that preaching the gloom vanished, and has not
since troubled me for a moment.
PSALM 90
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the
earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou [art] God.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
(Old Testament | Psalms 90:1 - 3)
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write
unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a
thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh
upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
(New Testament | 1 Thessalonians 5:1 - 3)
32 Even so, repent! REPENT YE, SAITH THE LORD, lest ye receive everlasting
death.
33 Even so, I Jesus the Christ who was also crucified of them speak and
ye know that I am he that speaketh O man, in thy heart, ye know.
34 And I the Lord God love thee, my brethren, more than the tongue, can it
move to express my love toward thee, O slothful man in the flesh, for I died
that ye might live.
Revelations of Jesus Christ 36:32-34
--
Jong Kim
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