Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Strong possibility' tornado deadly fungus, secret morgues links to Gulf Plague Continue reading on Examiner.com 'Strong possibility' tornado deadly f
BP Gulf of Mexico 2010 Oil-rig explosion catastrophic implications
It has become a city full of horror stories since violent tornadoes attacked Joplin, Missouri but two of these tales involving top secrets have caught the eye of a deep political analyst in Europe who stated today that the city's new 'Top secret morgue tale' and its secretive 'Tornado victims dying from an aggressive fungus' tale might both be linked to BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil "spill."
It stands to reason that there is a strong possibility that these Joplin horror scenes are related to the Gulf operation that began with the BP oil-rig explosion April 20, 2010.
"Consider the very strong possibility that the Oil/Corexit/GM micro-biology is now being deposited throughout the Eastern USA as a result of evaporation from the Gulf of Mexico," stated former top oil executive turned top Gulf oil whistleblower Ian Crane today.
Crane adds that there could be "catastrophic implications."
When news reporters tried visiting the morgue in Joplin, Missouri, police prevented them and ordered cameras be placed in the back of the reporters' vehicle. MOXNews and CNN have covered this story. (See Youtube: "Secret Morgue in Joplin...WTH?) The reporters have been criticized for exploiting the Joplin story and for lack of respect for the deceased and families.
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A health warning was issued last week in Joplin about an aggressive fungus killing tornado victims who were wounded. Some patients have had amputations to try to save them from the aggressive, rapidly spreading infection. (See: "Secret killer fungus strikes tornado victims: 3 deaths, untold others," Dupré, D., Examiner, June 10,2011)
Crane has evidenced that the Gulf of Mexico operation was a planned event and has repeatedly stated at lectures and in interviews that the Gulf operation is a depopulation event.
"The Gulf operation exhibits each hallmark of a contrived event and "will have long-lasting and far-reaching impact on lives of up to hundreds of millions of people," Crane has stated.
Continue reading on Examiner.com 'Strong possibility' tornado deadly fungus, secret morgues links to Gulf Plague - National Human Rights | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/strong-possibility-tornado-deadly-fungus-secret-morgues-links-to-gulf-plague#ixzz1PH6dhBnf
It has become a city full of horror stories since violent tornadoes attacked Joplin, Missouri but two of these tales involving top secrets have caught the eye of a deep political analyst in Europe who stated today that the city's new 'Top secret morgue tale' and its secretive 'Tornado victims dying from an aggressive fungus' tale might both be linked to BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil "spill."
It stands to reason that there is a strong possibility that these Joplin horror scenes are related to the Gulf operation that began with the BP oil-rig explosion April 20, 2010.
"Consider the very strong possibility that the Oil/Corexit/GM micro-biology is now being deposited throughout the Eastern USA as a result of evaporation from the Gulf of Mexico," stated former top oil executive turned top Gulf oil whistleblower Ian Crane today.
Crane adds that there could be "catastrophic implications."
When news reporters tried visiting the morgue in Joplin, Missouri, police prevented them and ordered cameras be placed in the back of the reporters' vehicle. MOXNews and CNN have covered this story. (See Youtube: "Secret Morgue in Joplin...WTH?) The reporters have been criticized for exploiting the Joplin story and for lack of respect for the deceased and families.
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A health warning was issued last week in Joplin about an aggressive fungus killing tornado victims who were wounded. Some patients have had amputations to try to save them from the aggressive, rapidly spreading infection. (See: "Secret killer fungus strikes tornado victims: 3 deaths, untold others," Dupré, D., Examiner, June 10,2011)
Crane has evidenced that the Gulf of Mexico operation was a planned event and has repeatedly stated at lectures and in interviews that the Gulf operation is a depopulation event.
"The Gulf operation exhibits each hallmark of a contrived event and "will have long-lasting and far-reaching impact on lives of up to hundreds of millions of people," Crane has stated.
Continue reading on Examiner.com 'Strong possibility' tornado deadly fungus, secret morgues links to Gulf Plague - National Human Rights | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/strong-possibility-tornado-deadly-fungus-secret-morgues-links-to-gulf-plague#ixzz1PH6dhBnf
Sunday, June 12, 2011
257 Foreign Trade Zones across America
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This is an urgent message! Read this and spread the word! Subject: Foreign Trade Zones. This is unbelievable at first, but you will soon realize that there are several motives for the global communists to physically weave our United States territory together with communist China. Read On! Here's what is going on!
Each and every one of our state governors has approved and allocated a certain amount of acres of their U.S. state land to be inhabited by Chinese communists --communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here, supposedly for the purpose of producing Chinese products for sale in the U.S.A. The land the states are giving them for their little towns will be considered "foreign territory"!!! We are told that the laws of the state (in which these Chinese communists dwell) will apply to the communist Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). Comment: If so, why are they allowed in here!??! Isn't the whole set up unlawful??? There are 257 of these little communist towns to be built all over the United States. Go to this website and see the list of the states, and how many FTZ's are to be erected in each and every state! Our nation is being peppered all over with these communist closed towns called "zones"! This insane brainstorm by Washington, D.C. officials was just recently discovered by alert citizens in the State of Idaho, where an FTZ is being built there, just south of Boise, Idaho, possibly 30,000 acres of Idaho is going to be used for that FTZ. Check this site quickly before it is removed:
http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/letters/ftzlist-map.html
When you get to this website, be prepared by having enough paper to print 40 pages, listing all the FTZ's to be built over the whole United States! 257 of these FTZ's! It is absolute insanity!! How gullible are we??? The excuse given for creating communist towns all over our nation is that these Chinese people will produce products for sale in the United States, and the FTZ will eliminate overseas shipping costs of the products they create! A bizarre excuse!!! Can't we manufacture our own products anymore with American workers? How foolish are we to allow this??? Remember the hard-learned lesson taught to gullible people back in ancient times, when the Trojan Horse was built and they pulled it past their protective gates??? Do we Americans look THAT STUPID to the Chinese and to our Washington,D.C. leaders???
It will not mean jobs for Americans. All the help will be Chinese! Besides, it is to be classed as "foreign territory", remember! You won't know what is really going on inside the enclave. Is there any danger for Americans to allow this? What do you think?!!!
It is a known fact that China has been preparing for war against the United States! Many guns are pointed at us. Why should these FTZ's be allowed??? What is the real reason?? Is it that Washington, D.C. needs foreign help to disarm American citizens (who have privately-owned firearms) so that the federal administration can comply with Public Law 87-297, signed into law by J.F. Kennedy for "general and complete disarmament of the United States"? It is a law continually financed by Washington, D.C. That's the law that calls for us to have no more army, no more navy, and no more air force, all of which is to be transferred over on a permanent basis to the communist-dominated United Nations! That law also prohibits all firearms from being owned by American citizens!
Without firearms, there will be no more liberty, freedom, or justice in government. Guns are the main core of the check and balance system. Our nation's founders realized that firearms in the possession of the people are the indispensible safeguard upon which all of the other rights in the "Bill of Rights" depend! That's why the Second Amendment was meant to be honored, treasured, and preserved!
Some people are wondering if the American land in these FTZ's is being given as collateral for the huge debt we owe to China? Some people are asking: "Does China own us and is our land collateral in case we don't pay the debt?" China is allowing American businesses to get established in China as FTZ's. Americans must build the structures in China, and they must employ all Chinese people to do the work in what is built there. After a short amount of years, the Americans must vacate, leave the buildings and let the Chinese keep the technology and the active operation as on-going. What this amounts to is transferring American technology and management to communist China.
FTZ's are also known as SEZ's (Special Economic Zones) Please relay this information to all your friends. Someone has to answer for this on state and federal levels! What a set-up for sabotage, espionage, and a study on how to take over the whole United States in a war! Because the newspapers and other media are controlled, they will not be reporting on this unless there is a great public outcry. Remember when being a communist was a punishable crime in the U.S.A. My, how we have changed! Complete reversal. Best to take this information to local public officials as well as all your contacts. Please do not delay spreading this information. Check with Idaho Eagle Forum also for updates http://www.eagleforum.org/
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Storm with two eyes!
Has anyone seen anything like this before?
The storm currently battering the East Coast with rain and wind spawn two eyes today!
Look at the screenshot below. One eye over Illinois and another over Missouri.
And all they who receive the oracles of God, let them beware how they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought under condemnation thereby, and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and the winds blow, and the rains descend, and beat upon their house. D&C 90
The storm currently battering the East Coast with rain and wind spawn two eyes today!
Look at the screenshot below. One eye over Illinois and another over Missouri.
And all they who receive the oracles of God, let them beware how they hold them lest they are accounted as a light thing, and are brought under condemnation thereby, and stumble and fall when the storms descend, and the winds blow, and the rains descend, and beat upon their house. D&C 90
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Waste Places of Zion Part Two
The righteous portion of the Gentiles and House of Israel do not gather to the waste places of Zion as soon as the servants return.
Zion and her appointed stakes might not even be waste places when the servants first return.
The servants of the Lord will take the gospel to all the world and establish local churches all over the world.
When the wrath of God is finally poured out upon the Mother of Harlots, the power of God will descend upon the churches of the Lamb of God even though the Churches of the Devil are gathering around them to make war.
At this time wars and rumors of wars are breaking out all over the world.
It is when the wrath of God is finally poured out upon the Mother of Harlots that the work of the Father begins and the fulfilling of the covenant takes place which gathers the righteous geographically to the waste places of Zion and her stakes.
By this time, the Lord has scourged and laid waste the lands of Zion to cleanse them of the wicked inhabitants encumbering those lands.
Notice how 1st Nephi 14 reveals this sequence of how the Church of the Lamb of God is first established in small congregations all over the world and then eventually the work of the Father begins and the saints are gathered to Zion and her stakes in America-
- · Saints are first established in local churches all over the world.
- · The mother of abominations gathers against them
- · The power of God descends upon the congregations of the Church of the Lamb
- · Wrath of God descends upon the church of the Devil
- · The saints of the Lamb of God are geographically gathered to fulfill the covenant of the Father
6 Therefore, wo be unto the Gentiles if it so be that they harden their hearts against the Lamb of God.
7 For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other—either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.
8 And it came to pass that when the angel had spoken these words, he said unto me: Rememberest thou the covenants of the Father unto the house of Israel? I said unto him, Yea.
9 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold that great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.
10 And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.
11 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.
12 And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore who sat upon many waters; nevertheless, I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also upon all the face of the earth; and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw.
13 And it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of abominations did gather together multitudes upon the face of all the earth, among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb of God.
14 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.
15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.
16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—
17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.
Notice how 3rd Nephi 20 reveals that the covenant that the Father made to his people incorporates a literal gathering of his scattered remnants-
“Ye remember that I spake unto you, and said that when the words of Isaiah should be fulfilled—behold they are written, ye have them before you, therefore search them—
12 And verily, verily, I say unto you, that when they shall be fulfilled then is the fulfilling of the covenant which the Father hath made unto his people, O house of Israel.
13 And then shall the remnants, which shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth, be gathered in from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north; and they shall be brought to the knowledge of the Lord their God, who hath redeemed them.
14 And the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto you this land, for your inheritance.
15 And I say unto you, that if the Gentiles do not repent after the blessing which they shall receive, after they have scattered my people—
16 Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
17 Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
18 And I will gather my people together as a man gathereth his sheaves into the floor.
In the dedicatory prayer it is revealed how the gospel will go forth from Kirtland in the 3rd watch-
And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels have charge over them;
23 And from this place they may bear exceedingly great and glorious tidings, in truth, unto the ends of the earth, that they may know that this is thy work, and that thou hast put forth thy hand, to fulfil that which thou hast spoken by the mouths of the prophets, concerning the last days.
The servants will first go forth to seal up the law and prepare the saints from the judgments that God sends forth in the world.
A spirit of peace and salvation rests upon those communities of saints that accept the gospel just as taught in the Book of Mormon verses that we have covered. Eventually, the saints are gathered out of the temporary cities of refuge to Zion and her appointed Stakes.
Put upon thy servants the testimony of the covenant, that when they go out and proclaim thy word they may seal up the law, and prepare the hearts of thy saints for all those judgments thou art about to send, in thy wrath, upon the inhabitants of the earth, because of their transgressions, that thy people may not faint in the day of trouble.
39 And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive their testimony, let thy peace and thy salvation be upon that city; that they may gather out of that city the righteous, that they may come forth to Zion, or to her stakes, the places of thine appointment, with songs of everlasting joy;
40 And until this be accomplished, let not thy judgments fall upon that city.
41 And whatsoever city thy servants shall enter, and the people of that city receive not the testimony of thy servants, and thy servants warn them to save themselves from this untoward generation, let it be upon that city according to that which thou hast spoken by the mouths of thy prophets.
This explains why section 133 begins with God commanding his SAINTS to gather out of Babylon to Zion in America, the people he is speaking to are called Saints, not because he is speaking to members of the corporate church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints, he is speaking to the Saints who have received the true messengers and repented and accepted the fullness of the gospel and become the church of the Lamb BEFORE they are geographically gathered out to the waste places of Zion.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Waste Places of Zion
As you probably know, our government and the mainstream media are covering up just how serious the radiation is that is spreading all over the world from the crisis in Japan.
It is getting progressively worse daily.
At the end of this post I am providing some useful links that someone else provided on a chat board, regarding the monitoring of this radiation.
I want to remind you what a blessing this toxic calamity is!
First of all, the Lord gave the righteous portion of the 2nd watch saints that got expelled from Jackson County, an unconditional promise that they would be returned to Zion-
"But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which have been scattered shall return to the lands of their inheritances, and shall build up the waste places of Zion." (103:11)
As we have discussed in numerous posts, every unconditional promise of the Lord contained in the D&C will be fulfilled.
The above promise is about to be fulfilled during our generation in the 3rd watch.
But how can this take place since the wicked and unbelieving are living in these places?
The Lord has promised to provide a scourge and consumption that would remove the wicked that are now encumbering the most holy places in his vineyard.
Do a key phrase search on "waste places".
You will see that before the lands of Jerusalem and Zion, located in America, are redeemed, they must be cleansed of the wicked inhabitants. This cleansing will make waste places out of these consecrated lands.
When the righteous gather to these places, ancient and modern prophets describe them as "waste places" but God will then take the curse off them and restore them.
Joseph Smith had a prophetic dream about returning to Kirtland. In the dream he refers to the consecrated land in Kirtland as the Farm and he refers to the temple as the Barn.
Notice what Joseph Smith says about the state of Kirtland when he returns-
“While I viewed the desolation around me, and was contemplating how it might be recovered from the curse upon it, there came rushing into the barn a company of furious men, who commenced to pick a quarrel with me. "
Clearly Nauvoo, Jackson, Far West, Kirtland and other places will become waste places before the righteous return to them.
Please notice a six point chronology in 3rd Nephi 16:1-20
1- Blessed are the Gentiles because of their belief in me in and of the Holy Ghost (This blessing takes place before the scattering of the remnants of the House of Israel)
2- Who unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles (who have scattered my people who are of the house of Israel)
3-At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel... I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
4- And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel unto them... and ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
5- But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O house of Israel. And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down, saith the Father. (This second blessing goes to the Gentiles in both word AND power after the scattering of the Book of Mormon peoples (see also 1st Nephi 14:1)
6- Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father commanded me—that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance. And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which say: Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God. (this story is continued in chapter 20:10 at which time Christ clarifies that the Gentiles will receive ANOTHER BLESSING... AFTER the remnants are scattered!
The first blessing of the gentiles took place in the 2nd watch, before and during the the time that remnants of Israel are scattered. The second blessing of the gentiles takes place in the 3rd watch, after the remnants are scattered by the wicked gentiles.)
As mentioned in other posts, the Gentiles were blessed with a knowledge of the gospel between 1829 and 1836. During this time, they restored the priesthood, brought forth the Book of Mormon and modern scriptures, built a temple, and laid the foundation for the future Marvelous Work that is to come forth.
During and following that general time frame the wicked portion of the gentiles were scattering the House of Israel remnants of the Book of Mormon peoples.
Between 1831 and 1834, the gentiles rejected the fulness of the gospel and were left with the lesser gospel. Shortly after that, a secret event happened in the kirtland Temple that was never publicly revealed to the saints until several years after the death of the prophet Joseph Smith.
That event had to do with taking the gospel of Abraham (which contains the knowledge of the fulness of the gospel) to the House of Israel.
This secret event that took place in 1836 has since been revealed.
It is known today as section 110.
For those interested in the history of section 110 and how it eventually became published and then canonized, see the Trevor Anderson Master’s Thesis located here
It is time for them to accept the fulness of the gospel and be numbered with a righteous portion of the house of Israel.
This will take place through the ministering of angels and the return of Gods servants who will restore the fulness of the priesthood and the fulness of the gospel and gather God's people to that lands of Zion and Jerusalem in America and redeem them.
Before God's people can return to his holy lands, God must REMOVE the wicked who currently encumber those lands. God removes the wicked with a scourge.
The scriptures use the word scourge to refer to famine, plague, pestilence, disease, destroying storm and war.
But what is it on the other side of the veil that brings about the scourge?
It is the destroying angel!
The Lord has promised us in section 89 that those who keep God's commandments will be passed by, by the destroying angel!
From this we know that just as there was a destroying angel that helped to free Israel from bondage anciently, latter day Israel will also be brought out of bondage with the help of a destroying angel.
In 1834 the destroying angel was sent forth by the Lord to remove the wicked from the lands that have been consecrated for the gathering of the saints-
"Behold, the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands which I have consecrated for the gathering together of my saints." (section 105)
The destroying angel went forth to run interference for the Saints since they had begun to prevail against the kingdoms of the world (103:6)
However, it appears that the Lord later restrained the destroyer when the saints failed to keep the commandments of the Lord and the kingdoms of the world began to prevail against them (103:7-8)
As we approach the time when the servants will return and confront the Pharaoh type leader who will be referred to as the "President Elect" (124:3) because he does not legally qualify to be the President of the United States, it is exciting to see amazing events such as the Gulf of Mexico calamity and the Japan crisis begin to create desolating sicknesses that will wipe the wicked off of the face of the land-
"And there shall be men standing in that generation, that shall not pass until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness shall cover the land.
But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die." (45:31-32)
It is getting progressively worse daily.
At the end of this post I am providing some useful links that someone else provided on a chat board, regarding the monitoring of this radiation.
I want to remind you what a blessing this toxic calamity is!
First of all, the Lord gave the righteous portion of the 2nd watch saints that got expelled from Jackson County, an unconditional promise that they would be returned to Zion-
"But verily I say unto you, I have decreed that your brethren which have been scattered shall return to the lands of their inheritances, and shall build up the waste places of Zion." (103:11)
As we have discussed in numerous posts, every unconditional promise of the Lord contained in the D&C will be fulfilled.
The above promise is about to be fulfilled during our generation in the 3rd watch.
But how can this take place since the wicked and unbelieving are living in these places?
The Lord has promised to provide a scourge and consumption that would remove the wicked that are now encumbering the most holy places in his vineyard.
Do a key phrase search on "waste places".
You will see that before the lands of Jerusalem and Zion, located in America, are redeemed, they must be cleansed of the wicked inhabitants. This cleansing will make waste places out of these consecrated lands.
When the righteous gather to these places, ancient and modern prophets describe them as "waste places" but God will then take the curse off them and restore them.
Joseph Smith had a prophetic dream about returning to Kirtland. In the dream he refers to the consecrated land in Kirtland as the Farm and he refers to the temple as the Barn.
Notice what Joseph Smith says about the state of Kirtland when he returns-
“While I viewed the desolation around me, and was contemplating how it might be recovered from the curse upon it, there came rushing into the barn a company of furious men, who commenced to pick a quarrel with me. "
Clearly Nauvoo, Jackson, Far West, Kirtland and other places will become waste places before the righteous return to them.
Please notice a six point chronology in 3rd Nephi 16:1-20
1- Blessed are the Gentiles because of their belief in me in and of the Holy Ghost (This blessing takes place before the scattering of the remnants of the House of Israel)
2- Who unto the unbelieving of the Gentiles (who have scattered my people who are of the house of Israel)
3-At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel... I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
4- And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel unto them... and ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
5- But if the Gentiles will repent and return unto me, saith the Father, behold they shall be numbered among my people, O house of Israel. And I will not suffer my people, who are of the house of Israel, to go through among them, and tread them down, saith the Father. (This second blessing goes to the Gentiles in both word AND power after the scattering of the Book of Mormon peoples (see also 1st Nephi 14:1)
6- Verily, verily, I say unto you, thus hath the Father commanded me—that I should give unto this people this land for their inheritance. And then the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled, which say: Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God. (this story is continued in chapter 20:10 at which time Christ clarifies that the Gentiles will receive ANOTHER BLESSING... AFTER the remnants are scattered!
The first blessing of the gentiles took place in the 2nd watch, before and during the the time that remnants of Israel are scattered. The second blessing of the gentiles takes place in the 3rd watch, after the remnants are scattered by the wicked gentiles.)
As mentioned in other posts, the Gentiles were blessed with a knowledge of the gospel between 1829 and 1836. During this time, they restored the priesthood, brought forth the Book of Mormon and modern scriptures, built a temple, and laid the foundation for the future Marvelous Work that is to come forth.
During and following that general time frame the wicked portion of the gentiles were scattering the House of Israel remnants of the Book of Mormon peoples.
Between 1831 and 1834, the gentiles rejected the fulness of the gospel and were left with the lesser gospel. Shortly after that, a secret event happened in the kirtland Temple that was never publicly revealed to the saints until several years after the death of the prophet Joseph Smith.
That event had to do with taking the gospel of Abraham (which contains the knowledge of the fulness of the gospel) to the House of Israel.
This secret event that took place in 1836 has since been revealed.
It is known today as section 110.
For those interested in the history of section 110 and how it eventually became published and then canonized, see the Trevor Anderson Master’s Thesis located here
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/ETD&CISOPTR=2146&CISOBOX=1&REC=1
It has now been about four generation since the knowledge of the gospel was taken from the gentiles to the House of Israel and it is now time for a righteous portion of gentiles to repent and receive the second blessing.It is time for them to accept the fulness of the gospel and be numbered with a righteous portion of the house of Israel.
This will take place through the ministering of angels and the return of Gods servants who will restore the fulness of the priesthood and the fulness of the gospel and gather God's people to that lands of Zion and Jerusalem in America and redeem them.
Before God's people can return to his holy lands, God must REMOVE the wicked who currently encumber those lands. God removes the wicked with a scourge.
The scriptures use the word scourge to refer to famine, plague, pestilence, disease, destroying storm and war.
But what is it on the other side of the veil that brings about the scourge?
It is the destroying angel!
The Lord has promised us in section 89 that those who keep God's commandments will be passed by, by the destroying angel!
From this we know that just as there was a destroying angel that helped to free Israel from bondage anciently, latter day Israel will also be brought out of bondage with the help of a destroying angel.
In 1834 the destroying angel was sent forth by the Lord to remove the wicked from the lands that have been consecrated for the gathering of the saints-
"Behold, the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy and lay waste mine enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be left to pollute mine heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands which I have consecrated for the gathering together of my saints." (section 105)
The destroying angel went forth to run interference for the Saints since they had begun to prevail against the kingdoms of the world (103:6)
However, it appears that the Lord later restrained the destroyer when the saints failed to keep the commandments of the Lord and the kingdoms of the world began to prevail against them (103:7-8)
As we approach the time when the servants will return and confront the Pharaoh type leader who will be referred to as the "President Elect" (124:3) because he does not legally qualify to be the President of the United States, it is exciting to see amazing events such as the Gulf of Mexico calamity and the Japan crisis begin to create desolating sicknesses that will wipe the wicked off of the face of the land-
"And there shall be men standing in that generation, that shall not pass until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness shall cover the land.
But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die." (45:31-32)
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sun of Righteousness
3/5/2011 4:09:01 PM ET "Weeks after a story shot across the Web claiming that the imminent explosion of a nearby star would result in the appearance of a second sun in the sky — a story that was later debunked — two suns were caught on camera yesterday in China. The suns — one fuzzy and orange, the other a crisp yellow orb — appeared side-by-side, one slightly higher than the other."
It appears as if these two suns were spotted on March 4th.
Interestingly, a few days earlier, on March 1st, a gal who calls herself "Watcher" posted the following predictions on a popular chat board-
"The next New Moon will be MARCH 4, 20:46 UTC
The following New Moon will be APRIL 3, 14:32 UTC
It was confirmed to me that there will be signs in the heavens for those who can discern the signs of the times. Do not be caught unaware! WATCH!"
Did she just get lucky?
Will she get lucky again on April 3rd?
The above picture of what appears to be two suns that were spotted in China reminds me of an interesting passage in Malachi
FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 ¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
4 ¶ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
The version of the above passages quoted by Moroni to Joseph Smith in JSH 1:37 changes "And the day that cometh shall burn them" to "they that come shall burn them" implying that Elijah and other angels sent by Christ will be doing the burning of the wicked.
Another interesting change in those passages comes from the Book of Mormon. It alters the word "sun" to "son"
"But unto you that fear my name shall the Son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."
Usually, when the Book of Mormon makes a change in an Old Testament passage that had been previously altered as a result of scribal errors, that same change is noted in the JST. However, this particular change is not duplicated in the JST.
The JST continues to refer to the "Sun" of righteousness.
That could potentially be revealing that when the SON comes in the glory of his Father, it will be a glory like unto a SUN.
I find this very fitting because we are informed that when Christ comes, he will come in the kingdom of his father and his Father has been described as a "consuming fire." (Heb 12:29)
"when I shall come in the kingdom of my Father to reward every man according as his work shall be" (101:65)
The new Testament elaborates on the fact that the righteous will "shine forth as the sun" when they are in the "kingdom of their father".
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matt
This brings me to a very misquoted and misunderstood prophecy of Joseph Smith that he made in reference to the following passage
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
Here is what Joseph Smith said pertaining to the above passage according to one journal entry-
"There will be wars and rumors of wars, signs in the heavens above and on the earth beneath, the sun turned into darkness and the moon to blood, earthquakes in divers places, the seas heaving themselves beyond their bounds; then will appear one grand sign of the Son of Man in heaven.
But what will the world do? They will say it is a planet, a comet, etc.
But the Son of Man will come as the sign of the coming of the Son of Man, which will be as the light of the morning cometh out of the east."
I would submit that Joseph Smith is simply saying that the actual coming of the Son of Man, will be like a light that continues to get brighter and brighter as it approaches the earth. That is the sign that is spoken of in the passage.
He is not saying that an approaching planet or comet represents the sign of the coming of the Son of Man, he is saying that the grand sign IS HIS LITERAL COMING IN HIS GLORY.
He is telling us what the WORLD will do when they see the brightness of Christ and the fathers kingdom getting brighter and brighter as they approach the earth.
His telling us how the worldly, uninspired people will interpret this event when they first see the light which is generated by Christ's glorious coming.
He is not telling us what the inspired prophets will be saying, he is telling us what the UNINSPIRED PEOPLE OF THE WORLD will be saying. The WORLD will be trying to trivialize it at first and credit it to natural phenomena such as a planet or a comet.
Here is another excerpt by another person by the name of Burgess giving his summary of the exact same sermon.
You will notice that he explicitly states that the sign is literally the coming of Christ's glory which starts out small and then becomes brighter and brighter. Then he asks the following question-
"Shall the wicked understand it? Oh no, they attribute it to a NATURAL CAUSE THEY WILL PROBABLY SUPPOSE IT IS TWO GREAT COMETS COMING IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER" (spelling changes made by me)
Here is a larger portion of the transcript for context purposes-
"He says then shall they see the Sign of the coming of the Son of Man in the clouds of Heaven.
How are we to see it Ans. As the lighting up of the morning or the dawning of the morning cometh from the east and shineth unto the west--
So also is the coming of the Son of Man. The dawning of the Morning makes its appearance in the east and moves along gradually so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. it will be small at its first appearance and gradually becomes larger until every eye shall see it.
Shall the Saints understand it Oh yes. Paul says so.
Shall the wicked understand Oh no they attribute it to a natural cause.
They will probably suppose it is two great comets coming in contact with each other
It will be small at first and will grow larger and larger until it will be all in a blaze so that every eye shall see it. Joseph Smith the Prophet."
Is it possible that the SON of righteousness has been approaching the earth for some time now and that it simply has not been seen because it is approaching directly from the other side of the sun?
According to Malachi, the consummation of the earth and the return of the SUN of righteousness all takes place beginning with the great and dreadful day of the Lord when the Elijah the restorer returns.
Is it possible that the same time sequence and pattern of events will take place with Elijah the restorer as the ones that took place in the 2nd watch with Elijah the preparer?
The fulness of the gentiles very possibly came to an end on the eighth day of the Kirtland temple sequence when it was accepted by Christ.
Unfortunately, instead of ushering in the dispensation of the fulness of times they ushered in the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham.
Interestingly, this coming March 27th and April 3rds in 2011 both fall on Sundays, duplicating the Sunday to Sunday eight day period in 1836 from the dedicatory prayer (section 109) to the visitation of Messiah, Moses, Elias and Elijah (section 110)
Of further interest, April 3rd 1836 landed on a full moon While April 3rd 2011 lands on a new moon.
That full moon in 1836 came shortly after the 3 ½ year attempt of the gentiles to usher in the fulness of the priesthood and the fulness of the gospel which requires consecration.
The rejection of the fulness of the gospel was the fulfillment of the prophecy of Christ in 3rd Nephi, that the 2nd watch gentiles would reject the fulness of the gospel, sending the knowledge of the gospel to the remaining branches of Israel. Hence this marked the time when the wickedness of the gentiles reached its fulness.
Their failure to successfully embrace the fulness, appears to have brought the time of the gentiles to an end, and, at the same time, marked the ushering in of the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham when the preparatory gospel was taken to the nations of the world.
It would certainly be exciting if this coming April 3rd were to mark the time when the times of the Gentiles opens up AGAIN. (45:28)
This could be the beginning of the shining forth of the light and the beginning of the great and dreadful day of the Lord, when the gentiles will once again be reinstated and called to repentance.
There are many prophetic time-line evidences that seem to point to the approaching date with destiny within the next few years.
Among them is the fact that next year will mark 70 years since Babylon allowed the creation of the United nations. (see Isa 23 & 25 & Jer 29 )
Other recent pics of something behind the sun
(BTW On April 3, 2011, we move into the Mayan year 13 Eb which is interpreted by some to be a time of "ripening and rebirth. This is the time for uncovering, searching out, discovering the hidden and clearing up convoluted history and revealing lost spiritual truths. This could lead to reformation in traditional religions, leaks on government activities, clarifying and correcting history written by the conquerors."
Friday, January 28, 2011
"And AGAIN this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world..."
The other night while reading JS Matthew I was shocked to see one of the best evidences of the 3rd watch that I had never really pondered before... in the context of the three watches doctrine.
Although I have long since quit highlighting and numbering the countless passages the prove there is to be another restoration and final dispensation of the gospel, I just had to point this one out.
Notice verse 31
"And again, this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked"
That right there is the last time that the gospel of the kingdom will be preached.
The fact that the gospel needs to be preached AGAIN is, in my humble opinion, proof that it has long since stopped being preached at the time this event is taking place!
It is clearly not speaking about the preaching of the gospel that took place during the LDS restoration when the first portion of the Book of Mormon came forth. We know this because of the following things.
1- The end of the world, otherwise known as the destruction of the wicked takes place directly afterward... not 200+ years afterward. (verse 31)
2- The Abomination of Desolation takes place directly afterward, not 200+ years afterward. (verse 32)
3- Immediately after the tribulation that follows the preaching of the gospel for the last time, the Sun shall be darkened and the moon will not give her light and the stars will fall from heaven. That did not take place directly following the LDS restoration movement. (verse 33)
4- Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the powers of the heavens will be shaken and then will appear the sign of the coming of the Son of Man. Did that wondrous event take place shortly after the LDS restoration movement? No. (verse 36)
5) Finally, we are informed that within just one generation, all of the above events will be fulfilled. Clearly, none of the events listed above took place during the lives of the generation of people living at the time of the restoration of the Church, nor did it happen within a 40 year biblical generation. (verse34)
Now then, we already know that the first watch took place during the Saviors earthly ministry.
We are informed of that in JST Luke 12, the passage of scripture that inspired the name of this blog-
"For, behold, he cometh in the FIRST WATCH of the night, and he shall also come in the SECOND WATCH, and he shall come in the THIRD WATCH. And verily I say unto you, He hath already come, as it is written of him [during the meridian of time] and again when he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, blessed are those servants when he cometh, that he shall find so doing"
Since we know that the first watch took place during the earthly ministry of Christ, when he was among is disciples, that would be at the very beginning of JST Matthew 24 as he begins prophesying to them about the end of the world.
But wait!
If JS Matthew begins with Christ speaking during his earthly ministry in the 1st watch, and verse 31 represents the 3rd watch when the final preaching of the gospel into all the world for the last time takes place, when is the 2nd watch mentioned in this chapter?
I realize that it is possible that it just wasn't even mentioned in this chapter. Perhaps the Lord did not want to make mention of it as he was speaking of the events leading up to His second coming in glory.
I suppose some might make a strong argument that it isn't mentioned.
May I suggest, however, that perhaps the events of the 2nd watch are in fact briefly mentioned in the parable found in verse 27 and the other verses leading up to the introduction of the final preaching of the gospel in verse 31 (3rd watch).
If in fact it is, this might shed light on what has been taking place during the last four generations, since the restoration of the church and the publishing of the Book of Mormon.
Lets review these verses-
27 And now I show unto you a parable. Behold, wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together; so likewise shall mine elect be gathered from the four quarters of the earth.
28 And they shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars.
29 Behold I speak for mine elect's sake; for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
30 And again, because iniquity shall abound, the love of men shall wax cold; but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved.
Prior to the final preaching of the gospel in all the world in the 3rd watch, the elect are gathered from the four quarters of the earth! (As we will see as we continue to dissect these passages, the preliminary gathering of the elect to the promised land began taking place as a result of the restoration of the keys of the gathering of Israel in 1836 as documented in section 110)
After being gathered to the land of promise in America, they will hear of wars and rumors of wars. (this has also taken place and is currently taking place)
Eventually war will break out all over the world pitting nation again nation and kingdom against kingdom. (this is about to happen. It is mentioned in section 87 and 112 )
A time of famines, pestilences and earth quakes in divers places takes place also. (we have had increasing earthquakes and they will undoubtedly become more rapid and bigger until the really big on hits. We have also experienced famines in various places in the world, however, we are informed that there will be a much bigger global famine that is coming.)
Prior to the final restoration and final preaching of the gospel, the love of man will wax cold. (Shortly after the gospel was restored and the call to repentance was sounded by the first laborers of the last kingdom, the Lord gave this warning in section one of the D&C " And he that repents not, from him shall be taken even the light which he has received; for my Spirit shall not always strive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.")
All of these events listed above take place AFTER the beginning of the gathering of the elect from the four quarters of the earth which started back in 1837, and BEFORE the final shining forth of the light of the fulness of the gospel which will be preached in all the earth for the last time!
Notice how verse 30 provides the subtle observation regarding the elect who have been gathered prior the Marvelous Work-
"..but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved."
Amazing.
Despite the fact that the elect start being gathered out from the four quarters of the earth in the 2nd watch and during the four generations leading up to the final dispensation, it is a time of spiritual darkness and hardship when many people are being overcome.
Only those whose hearts do not wax cold are not overcome during this period of time, will triumphantly accept the gospel when it finally is preached in its fulness for the last time.
The Savior prophesied about two significant things that would happen during the 2nd watch in the following passages.
One was that the gentiles of the 2nd watch reject the gospel. The other was, that after the rejection of the gospel by the gentiles, he would remember his covenant with the house of Israel .
10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
11 And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel unto them.
12 And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles shall not have power over you; but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
You will notice from the above passage that when the fulness of the gospel is taken from the gentiles, the house of Israel initially only gets the KNOWLEDGE of the fulness of the gospel.
The book of Mormon speaks of a general gathering to he land of promise that takes place before the final gathering to Zion takes place.
"Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles, and also concerning the house of Israel, that they should be compared like unto an olive-tree, whose branches should be broken off and should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.
13 Wherefore, he said it must needs be that we should be led with one accord into the land of promise, unto the fulfilling of the word of the Lord, that we should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.
14 And after the house of Israel should be scattered they should be gathered together again; or, in fine, after the Gentiles had received the fulness of the Gospel, the natural branches of the olive-tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel, should be grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah, their Lord and their Redeemer." (1st Nephi 10)
The actual fruits of the fulness of the gospel don't materialize until a later time. (Jacob 5:74)
This dispensation pertaining to the keys of gathering Israel in the latter days were secretly committed to Joseph and Oliver in 1836 after the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was rejected.
"Moses appeared to us and committed unto us the keys of the gathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth"
These keys were passed on to the quorum of the twelve with the mandate to publish and testify of the Book of Mormon and associated modern revelations. (Section 112)
Foreign missions were established to begin taking the preparatory gospel to the nations of the earth, fulfilling the prophecy of Christ.
The preliminary gathering of Israel from the "four parts of the earth" mentioned in verse 11 of section 110 appears to incorporate (or be synonymous with) the preliminary gathering of the elect "from the four quarters of the earth" mentioned in verse 27 of JS Matthew!
The fulness of the gospel was cumulatively rejected by the saints during the 2nd watch (including the law of consecration) as contained in 3rd Nephi in the Book of Mormon and Modern revelation.
Although the saints failed to usher in the dispensation of the fulness of times and the final gathering of the elect to the center place of Zion, they did usher in the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham and the preliminary gathering of the house of Israel to the promised land of America.
This provided the laying the foundation for the Marvelous Work and a Wonder that would take place four generations later!
"..ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." (section 64)
The Lord revealed that following the foundation of the restored church, the first elders would, at a later time, bring it forth again out of obscurity and darkness. It is during this second work that the church will come forth out of obscurity and darkness-
"And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth.." (section one)
The laying of the initial foundation included the bringing forth of the translation of the unsealed portion of the Book of Mormon which has become the standard for latter day Jews and Gentiles to seek after. (see D&C 45:9 )
The first portion of the Book of Mormon is preparing the way, laying the foundation, providing the light that has been gathering Israel and the elect of God to the preparatory gospel and to the promised land in preparation for the last dispensation. Even the dispensation of the fulness of times.
After four generations of using the translation of the unsealed portion of the Book of Mormon to gather Israel and the elect unto the promised land and the knowledge of God's covenants, God will begin his final work. He will bring forth his "strong reasoning" to see which of those who have accepted the lesser light, will receive the greater light. (see D&C 45:10)
It will be a Marvelous Work. It will polarize the world.
It will involve the rest of the Nephite record and other records and it will result in the preaching of the FULNESS OF THE GOSPEL for the last time.
9 And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me.
10 Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh I will reason as with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong reasoning.
The greater light is about to shine forth.
Let us now observe cryptic information embedded within portions of the Book of Mormon showing that the plates are translated and come forth in three parts.
In 2nd Nephi 29 we are informed that the first portion of the Book of Mormon record which was primarily written to the seed of Lehi was to come forth. It laid the foundation of the preliminary work.
"the words of your seed should proceed forth out of my mouth unto your seed.." (See 2nd Nephi 29:2-)
The first record provided the STANDARD that began the preliminary gathering of the seed of Abraham and Israel to the promised land of America and given them a KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOSPEL.
"..and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel"
The first portion of the Book of Mormon has laid the foundation for the final work and has been instrumental in gathering many remnants of Israel and made known the covenants of the Father, HOWEVER, when it went forth from the gentiles to the seed of Lehi during the 2nd watch, it failed to collectively convert the seed of Lehi.
In 2nd Nephi 30 Nephi prophesies again with additional information. This time he speaks about the second part of the record that will come forth at a future time. He then informs us that the second portion of the Book of Mormon record (which is about to come forth in our time), will be primarily speaking to the gentiles. It will come forth long enough to be translated and then will be sealed up again.
"And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord"
This second portion of the Book of Mormon that comes forth will be primarily speaking to the Gentiles.
Once again, people will only be able to read the translation but not see the plates, just like what happened during the first part of Joseph Smith's ministry in the 2nd watch. One will need to exercise FAITH in accepting the second portion of the record and in embracing the fulness of the gospel when it comes forth in the beginning of the 3rd watch. This test in the 3rd watch will be similar to the previous one in the 2nd watch.
Oddly enough, when the believing gentiles present the second part of the record that is primarily directed to them, to the seed of Lehi, in the beginning of the 3rd watch, the seed of Lehi will collectively believe and "be restored to the knowledge of their fathers!" (2nd Nephi 30:5)
The portion of the record that is about to come forth, that is primarily directed to the gentiles, will finally convince the seed of Lehi. It will provide confirmation of the truthfulness of the first part of the record.
It will be instrumental in ushering in the Marvelous Work and the fulness of the gospel and the dispensation of the fulness of times.
It is fascinating to note that the first gathering that begins at the time of Joseph Smith and continues to this present day is characterized by section 110 and JST Matthew as gathering Israel from the "four parts of the earth" and the elect from the "four quarters of the earth".
We are informed later in JST Matthew that AFTER the Gospel is finally preached for the last time, the REMAINDER of the Elect will be gathered from the "four winds, from one end of heaven to the other".
Apparently this final gathering is differentiated from the preliminary gathering because it includes people on the other side of the veil.
One of the points I want to really emphasize pertaining to this post is that the last four generations have not been prophetically insignificant regarding the working of Gods hand in a positive way.
Many sincere truth seekers who begin searching deeply into the scriptures and the history of the church become alarmed to find out what the current state of the church really is and then they become discouraged, thinking that nothing of significance has been taking place for the last four generations.
However there is a bigger picture to all of this.
Think about it. How prepared would you personally be for the Marvelous Work that is about to come forth if you had not been exposed to the Book of Mormon?
Since the coming forth of the first portion of the Book of Mormon in 1829-30 to this present day, millions upon millions upon millions of people, in and out of the church, on both sides of the veil, have been exposed to the Book of Mormon and the fulness of the gospel contained therein.. The laying of that foundation of knowledge and awareness is essential to the ushering in of the Marvelous Work.
Everything pertaining to the final ushering in of the Marvelous Work requires the world in general and the church membership specifically, to have a documented, previous knowledge, of the record of the seed of Lehi and the history of a brief restoration of the fulness of the gospel among the gentiles.
Everyone who reads the Book of Mormon has the ability to discern truth and grow spiritually regardless of what outside forces are doing and teaching and commanding.
That is what sets the stage for the drama we are about to embark on.
How could God bring forth his "strong reasoning" about the content in the second part of the record if we were not already familiar with the first part of the record?
Everything God does has a purpose. We need to see the big picture and see the hand of God working Now.
Yes, it is true, that priestcraft and false doctrines are being packaged and presented along with the Book of Mormon and the revelations associated with bringing it forth.
Yes it is true that the Book of Mormon and those revelations are used as window dressing to give credibility to and imply that said claims are true even though they cannot be scripturally justified.
So what?
Each person who reads the Book of Mormon and the associated revelations brought forth by the same Seer is provided the knowledge to discern the truth if they choose to believe and obey God instead of the arm of flesh.
It is all just part of the test.
I am not suggesting that those who are using the Book of Mormon and associated modern revelations to further corporate objectives are intentionally conspiring to do something evil.
I am suggesting that the eyes of the seers have been covered.
The Book of Mormon provides clarification to the following passage from Isaiah-
"For behold, the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. For behold, ye have closed your eyes, and ye have rejected the prophets; and your rulers, and the seers hath he covered because of your iniquity."
Why has the Lord covered the eyes of the latter day saints and their prophets and seers?
Because they have taken lightly the things in the first portion of the Book of Mormon and associated scriptures brought forth by the same seer.
In section 84 the Lord declares-
"the whole world lieth in sin, and groaneth under darkness and under the bondage of sin." verse 49)
The Lord explains how you can know if people are under the bondage of sin-
"And by this you may know they are under the bondage of sin, because they come not unto me. For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin. And whoso receiveth not my voice is not acquainted with my voice, and is not of me. And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the whole world groaneth under sin and darkness even now."
Clearly, those who do not know Gods voice and follow his commandments are under the bondage of sin.
The Lord continues to explain in greater detail why the saints were under the bondage of sin and were condemned.
54 And your minds in times past have been darkened because of unbelief, and because you have treated lightly the things you have received—
55 Which vanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.
56 And this condemnation resteth upon the children of Zion, even all.
57 And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written—
58 That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father's kingdom
This is why the eyes of the latter day seers and the modern church authorities that succeeded them according to the law of common consent have been covered.
Getting back to JST Matthew 24, this is why the love of men has waxed cold and the spirit of the Lord did not strive with men.
This is why the Savior explained that those who were not overcome during this time of darkness would be saved when the light shines forth and the gospel is again taken to the world.
Are we anxiously awaiting the coming forth of the next portion of the record?
Will we be able to discern the true record and discount the counterfeit records that have and probably will come forth to deceive?
One last observation.
The Book of Mormon uses the term STANDARD differently when speaking about the 2nd watch than it does when speaking of the 3rd watch.
The Book of Mormon identifies the STANDARD, in 2nd Nephi 29 as the BOOK OF MORMON. which contains the KNOWLEDGE OF THE FULNESS OF THE GOSPEL.
"..and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel"
You will notice however, that if you do a Book of Mormon key word search on the term STANDARD, there are other places when it refers to the STANDARD in the 3rd watch as those righteous GENTILES who are showing forth the fruits of the fulness of the gospel.
Nevertheless, after they shall be nursed by the Gentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles and set them up for a standard, and their children have been carried in their arms, and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders, behold these things of which are spoken are temporal; for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers; and it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.
7 And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, yea, even upon the face of this land; and by them shall our seed be scattered.
8 And after our seed is scattered the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, which shall be of great worth unto our seed; wherefore, it is likened unto their being nourished by the Gentiles and being carried in their arms and upon their shoulders.
This provides another illustration of the difference between the 2nd and 3rd watches.
The first portion of the Book of Mormon was the written standard of truth in the preliminary gathering in the 2nd watch.
The righteous Gentiles are the living standard of truth in the final gathering.
"Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none;
for without Zion and a place of deliverance, we must fall;
because the time is near when the sun will be darkened, and the moon turn to blood, and the stars fall from heaven, and the earth reel to and fro.
Then if this is the case, and if we are not sanctified and gathered to the places God has appointed, with all our former professions and our great love for the Bible, we must fall. we cannot stand; we cannot be saved;
for God will gather out his Saints from the Gentiles, and then comes desolations and destructions, and none can escape except the pure in heart who are gathered. " (TPJS 196)
BTW- Having just briefly reviewed portion of 2nd Nephi 29 & 30, I just read one of the best articles I have ever read concerning 2nd Nephi 27. Do yourself a favor and read it.
Although I have long since quit highlighting and numbering the countless passages the prove there is to be another restoration and final dispensation of the gospel, I just had to point this one out.
Notice verse 31
"And again, this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked"
That right there is the last time that the gospel of the kingdom will be preached.
The fact that the gospel needs to be preached AGAIN is, in my humble opinion, proof that it has long since stopped being preached at the time this event is taking place!
It is clearly not speaking about the preaching of the gospel that took place during the LDS restoration when the first portion of the Book of Mormon came forth. We know this because of the following things.
1- The end of the world, otherwise known as the destruction of the wicked takes place directly afterward... not 200+ years afterward. (verse 31)
2- The Abomination of Desolation takes place directly afterward, not 200+ years afterward. (verse 32)
3- Immediately after the tribulation that follows the preaching of the gospel for the last time, the Sun shall be darkened and the moon will not give her light and the stars will fall from heaven. That did not take place directly following the LDS restoration movement. (verse 33)
4- Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the powers of the heavens will be shaken and then will appear the sign of the coming of the Son of Man. Did that wondrous event take place shortly after the LDS restoration movement? No. (verse 36)
5) Finally, we are informed that within just one generation, all of the above events will be fulfilled. Clearly, none of the events listed above took place during the lives of the generation of people living at the time of the restoration of the Church, nor did it happen within a 40 year biblical generation. (verse34)
Now then, we already know that the first watch took place during the Saviors earthly ministry.
We are informed of that in JST Luke 12, the passage of scripture that inspired the name of this blog-
"For, behold, he cometh in the FIRST WATCH of the night, and he shall also come in the SECOND WATCH, and he shall come in the THIRD WATCH. And verily I say unto you, He hath already come, as it is written of him [during the meridian of time] and again when he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, blessed are those servants when he cometh, that he shall find so doing"
Since we know that the first watch took place during the earthly ministry of Christ, when he was among is disciples, that would be at the very beginning of JST Matthew 24 as he begins prophesying to them about the end of the world.
But wait!
If JS Matthew begins with Christ speaking during his earthly ministry in the 1st watch, and verse 31 represents the 3rd watch when the final preaching of the gospel into all the world for the last time takes place, when is the 2nd watch mentioned in this chapter?
I realize that it is possible that it just wasn't even mentioned in this chapter. Perhaps the Lord did not want to make mention of it as he was speaking of the events leading up to His second coming in glory.
I suppose some might make a strong argument that it isn't mentioned.
May I suggest, however, that perhaps the events of the 2nd watch are in fact briefly mentioned in the parable found in verse 27 and the other verses leading up to the introduction of the final preaching of the gospel in verse 31 (3rd watch).
If in fact it is, this might shed light on what has been taking place during the last four generations, since the restoration of the church and the publishing of the Book of Mormon.
Lets review these verses-
27 And now I show unto you a parable. Behold, wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together; so likewise shall mine elect be gathered from the four quarters of the earth.
28 And they shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars.
29 Behold I speak for mine elect's sake; for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
30 And again, because iniquity shall abound, the love of men shall wax cold; but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved.
Prior to the final preaching of the gospel in all the world in the 3rd watch, the elect are gathered from the four quarters of the earth! (As we will see as we continue to dissect these passages, the preliminary gathering of the elect to the promised land began taking place as a result of the restoration of the keys of the gathering of Israel in 1836 as documented in section 110)
After being gathered to the land of promise in America, they will hear of wars and rumors of wars. (this has also taken place and is currently taking place)
Eventually war will break out all over the world pitting nation again nation and kingdom against kingdom. (this is about to happen. It is mentioned in section 87 and 112 )
A time of famines, pestilences and earth quakes in divers places takes place also. (we have had increasing earthquakes and they will undoubtedly become more rapid and bigger until the really big on hits. We have also experienced famines in various places in the world, however, we are informed that there will be a much bigger global famine that is coming.)
Prior to the final restoration and final preaching of the gospel, the love of man will wax cold. (Shortly after the gospel was restored and the call to repentance was sounded by the first laborers of the last kingdom, the Lord gave this warning in section one of the D&C " And he that repents not, from him shall be taken even the light which he has received; for my Spirit shall not always strive with man, saith the Lord of Hosts.")
All of these events listed above take place AFTER the beginning of the gathering of the elect from the four quarters of the earth which started back in 1837, and BEFORE the final shining forth of the light of the fulness of the gospel which will be preached in all the earth for the last time!
Notice how verse 30 provides the subtle observation regarding the elect who have been gathered prior the Marvelous Work-
"..but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved."
Amazing.
Despite the fact that the elect start being gathered out from the four quarters of the earth in the 2nd watch and during the four generations leading up to the final dispensation, it is a time of spiritual darkness and hardship when many people are being overcome.
Only those whose hearts do not wax cold are not overcome during this period of time, will triumphantly accept the gospel when it finally is preached in its fulness for the last time.
The Savior prophesied about two significant things that would happen during the 2nd watch in the following passages.
One was that the gentiles of the 2nd watch reject the gospel. The other was, that after the rejection of the gospel by the gentiles, he would remember his covenant with the house of Israel .
10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret abominations; and if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I will bring the fulness of my gospel from among them.
11 And then will I remember my covenant which I have made unto my people, O house of Israel, and I will bring my gospel unto them.
12 And I will show unto thee, O house of Israel, that the Gentiles shall not have power over you; but I will remember my covenant unto you, O house of Israel, and ye shall come unto the knowledge of the fulness of my gospel.
You will notice from the above passage that when the fulness of the gospel is taken from the gentiles, the house of Israel initially only gets the KNOWLEDGE of the fulness of the gospel.
The book of Mormon speaks of a general gathering to he land of promise that takes place before the final gathering to Zion takes place.
"Yea, even my father spake much concerning the Gentiles, and also concerning the house of Israel, that they should be compared like unto an olive-tree, whose branches should be broken off and should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.
13 Wherefore, he said it must needs be that we should be led with one accord into the land of promise, unto the fulfilling of the word of the Lord, that we should be scattered upon all the face of the earth.
14 And after the house of Israel should be scattered they should be gathered together again; or, in fine, after the Gentiles had received the fulness of the Gospel, the natural branches of the olive-tree, or the remnants of the house of Israel, should be grafted in, or come to the knowledge of the true Messiah, their Lord and their Redeemer." (1st Nephi 10)
The actual fruits of the fulness of the gospel don't materialize until a later time. (Jacob 5:74)
This dispensation pertaining to the keys of gathering Israel in the latter days were secretly committed to Joseph and Oliver in 1836 after the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was rejected.
"Moses appeared to us and committed unto us the keys of the gathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth"
These keys were passed on to the quorum of the twelve with the mandate to publish and testify of the Book of Mormon and associated modern revelations. (Section 112)
Foreign missions were established to begin taking the preparatory gospel to the nations of the earth, fulfilling the prophecy of Christ.
The preliminary gathering of Israel from the "four parts of the earth" mentioned in verse 11 of section 110 appears to incorporate (or be synonymous with) the preliminary gathering of the elect "from the four quarters of the earth" mentioned in verse 27 of JS Matthew!
The fulness of the gospel was cumulatively rejected by the saints during the 2nd watch (including the law of consecration) as contained in 3rd Nephi in the Book of Mormon and Modern revelation.
Although the saints failed to usher in the dispensation of the fulness of times and the final gathering of the elect to the center place of Zion, they did usher in the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham and the preliminary gathering of the house of Israel to the promised land of America.
This provided the laying the foundation for the Marvelous Work and a Wonder that would take place four generations later!
"..ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." (section 64)
The Lord revealed that following the foundation of the restored church, the first elders would, at a later time, bring it forth again out of obscurity and darkness. It is during this second work that the church will come forth out of obscurity and darkness-
"And also those to whom these commandments were given, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of obscurity and out of darkness, the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth.." (section one)
The laying of the initial foundation included the bringing forth of the translation of the unsealed portion of the Book of Mormon which has become the standard for latter day Jews and Gentiles to seek after. (see D&C 45:9 )
The first portion of the Book of Mormon is preparing the way, laying the foundation, providing the light that has been gathering Israel and the elect of God to the preparatory gospel and to the promised land in preparation for the last dispensation. Even the dispensation of the fulness of times.
After four generations of using the translation of the unsealed portion of the Book of Mormon to gather Israel and the elect unto the promised land and the knowledge of God's covenants, God will begin his final work. He will bring forth his "strong reasoning" to see which of those who have accepted the lesser light, will receive the greater light. (see D&C 45:10)
It will be a Marvelous Work. It will polarize the world.
It will involve the rest of the Nephite record and other records and it will result in the preaching of the FULNESS OF THE GOSPEL for the last time.
9 And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people, and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to prepare the way before me.
10 Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh I will reason as with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong reasoning.
The greater light is about to shine forth.
Let us now observe cryptic information embedded within portions of the Book of Mormon showing that the plates are translated and come forth in three parts.
- First portion of Book of Mormon was written to Seed of Lehi (2nd watch)
- Second portion of Book of Mormon will be written to Gentiles (beginning of 3rd watch)
- Third portion contains history of the earth from beginning to end (end of 3rd watch)
In 2nd Nephi 29 we are informed that the first portion of the Book of Mormon record which was primarily written to the seed of Lehi was to come forth. It laid the foundation of the preliminary work.
"the words of your seed should proceed forth out of my mouth unto your seed.." (See 2nd Nephi 29:2-)
The first record provided the STANDARD that began the preliminary gathering of the seed of Abraham and Israel to the promised land of America and given them a KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOSPEL.
"..and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel"
The first portion of the Book of Mormon has laid the foundation for the final work and has been instrumental in gathering many remnants of Israel and made known the covenants of the Father, HOWEVER, when it went forth from the gentiles to the seed of Lehi during the 2nd watch, it failed to collectively convert the seed of Lehi.
In 2nd Nephi 30 Nephi prophesies again with additional information. This time he speaks about the second part of the record that will come forth at a future time. He then informs us that the second portion of the Book of Mormon record (which is about to come forth in our time), will be primarily speaking to the gentiles. It will come forth long enough to be translated and then will be sealed up again.
"And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth, and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord"
This second portion of the Book of Mormon that comes forth will be primarily speaking to the Gentiles.
Once again, people will only be able to read the translation but not see the plates, just like what happened during the first part of Joseph Smith's ministry in the 2nd watch. One will need to exercise FAITH in accepting the second portion of the record and in embracing the fulness of the gospel when it comes forth in the beginning of the 3rd watch. This test in the 3rd watch will be similar to the previous one in the 2nd watch.
Oddly enough, when the believing gentiles present the second part of the record that is primarily directed to them, to the seed of Lehi, in the beginning of the 3rd watch, the seed of Lehi will collectively believe and "be restored to the knowledge of their fathers!" (2nd Nephi 30:5)
The portion of the record that is about to come forth, that is primarily directed to the gentiles, will finally convince the seed of Lehi. It will provide confirmation of the truthfulness of the first part of the record.
It will be instrumental in ushering in the Marvelous Work and the fulness of the gospel and the dispensation of the fulness of times.
It is fascinating to note that the first gathering that begins at the time of Joseph Smith and continues to this present day is characterized by section 110 and JST Matthew as gathering Israel from the "four parts of the earth" and the elect from the "four quarters of the earth".
We are informed later in JST Matthew that AFTER the Gospel is finally preached for the last time, the REMAINDER of the Elect will be gathered from the "four winds, from one end of heaven to the other".
Apparently this final gathering is differentiated from the preliminary gathering because it includes people on the other side of the veil.
One of the points I want to really emphasize pertaining to this post is that the last four generations have not been prophetically insignificant regarding the working of Gods hand in a positive way.
Many sincere truth seekers who begin searching deeply into the scriptures and the history of the church become alarmed to find out what the current state of the church really is and then they become discouraged, thinking that nothing of significance has been taking place for the last four generations.
However there is a bigger picture to all of this.
Think about it. How prepared would you personally be for the Marvelous Work that is about to come forth if you had not been exposed to the Book of Mormon?
Since the coming forth of the first portion of the Book of Mormon in 1829-30 to this present day, millions upon millions upon millions of people, in and out of the church, on both sides of the veil, have been exposed to the Book of Mormon and the fulness of the gospel contained therein.. The laying of that foundation of knowledge and awareness is essential to the ushering in of the Marvelous Work.
Everything pertaining to the final ushering in of the Marvelous Work requires the world in general and the church membership specifically, to have a documented, previous knowledge, of the record of the seed of Lehi and the history of a brief restoration of the fulness of the gospel among the gentiles.
Everyone who reads the Book of Mormon has the ability to discern truth and grow spiritually regardless of what outside forces are doing and teaching and commanding.
That is what sets the stage for the drama we are about to embark on.
How could God bring forth his "strong reasoning" about the content in the second part of the record if we were not already familiar with the first part of the record?
Everything God does has a purpose. We need to see the big picture and see the hand of God working Now.
Yes, it is true, that priestcraft and false doctrines are being packaged and presented along with the Book of Mormon and the revelations associated with bringing it forth.
Yes it is true that the Book of Mormon and those revelations are used as window dressing to give credibility to and imply that said claims are true even though they cannot be scripturally justified.
So what?
Each person who reads the Book of Mormon and the associated revelations brought forth by the same Seer is provided the knowledge to discern the truth if they choose to believe and obey God instead of the arm of flesh.
It is all just part of the test.
I am not suggesting that those who are using the Book of Mormon and associated modern revelations to further corporate objectives are intentionally conspiring to do something evil.
I am suggesting that the eyes of the seers have been covered.
The Book of Mormon provides clarification to the following passage from Isaiah-
"For behold, the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. For behold, ye have closed your eyes, and ye have rejected the prophets; and your rulers, and the seers hath he covered because of your iniquity."
Why has the Lord covered the eyes of the latter day saints and their prophets and seers?
Because they have taken lightly the things in the first portion of the Book of Mormon and associated scriptures brought forth by the same seer.
In section 84 the Lord declares-
"the whole world lieth in sin, and groaneth under darkness and under the bondage of sin." verse 49)
The Lord explains how you can know if people are under the bondage of sin-
"And by this you may know they are under the bondage of sin, because they come not unto me. For whoso cometh not unto me is under the bondage of sin. And whoso receiveth not my voice is not acquainted with my voice, and is not of me. And by this you may know the righteous from the wicked, and that the whole world groaneth under sin and darkness even now."
Clearly, those who do not know Gods voice and follow his commandments are under the bondage of sin.
The Lord continues to explain in greater detail why the saints were under the bondage of sin and were condemned.
54 And your minds in times past have been darkened because of unbelief, and because you have treated lightly the things you have received—
55 Which vanity and unbelief have brought the whole church under condemnation.
56 And this condemnation resteth upon the children of Zion, even all.
57 And they shall remain under this condemnation until they repent and remember the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon and the former commandments which I have given them, not only to say, but to do according to that which I have written—
58 That they may bring forth fruit meet for their Father's kingdom
This is why the eyes of the latter day seers and the modern church authorities that succeeded them according to the law of common consent have been covered.
Getting back to JST Matthew 24, this is why the love of men has waxed cold and the spirit of the Lord did not strive with men.
This is why the Savior explained that those who were not overcome during this time of darkness would be saved when the light shines forth and the gospel is again taken to the world.
Are we anxiously awaiting the coming forth of the next portion of the record?
Will we be able to discern the true record and discount the counterfeit records that have and probably will come forth to deceive?
One last observation.
The Book of Mormon uses the term STANDARD differently when speaking about the 2nd watch than it does when speaking of the 3rd watch.
The Book of Mormon identifies the STANDARD, in 2nd Nephi 29 as the BOOK OF MORMON. which contains the KNOWLEDGE OF THE FULNESS OF THE GOSPEL.
"..and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Israel"
You will notice however, that if you do a Book of Mormon key word search on the term STANDARD, there are other places when it refers to the STANDARD in the 3rd watch as those righteous GENTILES who are showing forth the fruits of the fulness of the gospel.
Nevertheless, after they shall be nursed by the Gentiles, and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles and set them up for a standard, and their children have been carried in their arms, and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders, behold these things of which are spoken are temporal; for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers; and it meaneth us in the days to come, and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.
7 And it meaneth that the time cometh that after all the house of Israel have been scattered and confounded, that the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation among the Gentiles, yea, even upon the face of this land; and by them shall our seed be scattered.
8 And after our seed is scattered the Lord God will proceed to do a marvelous work among the Gentiles, which shall be of great worth unto our seed; wherefore, it is likened unto their being nourished by the Gentiles and being carried in their arms and upon their shoulders.
This provides another illustration of the difference between the 2nd and 3rd watches.
The first portion of the Book of Mormon was the written standard of truth in the preliminary gathering in the 2nd watch.
The righteous Gentiles are the living standard of truth in the final gathering.
"Take away the Book of Mormon and the revelations, and where is our religion? We have none;
for without Zion and a place of deliverance, we must fall;
because the time is near when the sun will be darkened, and the moon turn to blood, and the stars fall from heaven, and the earth reel to and fro.
Then if this is the case, and if we are not sanctified and gathered to the places God has appointed, with all our former professions and our great love for the Bible, we must fall. we cannot stand; we cannot be saved;
for God will gather out his Saints from the Gentiles, and then comes desolations and destructions, and none can escape except the pure in heart who are gathered. " (TPJS 196)
BTW- Having just briefly reviewed portion of 2nd Nephi 29 & 30, I just read one of the best articles I have ever read concerning 2nd Nephi 27. Do yourself a favor and read it.
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