| November 3, 1831, Hiram, Ohio. |
| Gather
good Gentiles and Jews to Zion. Soon the Lord and his people
will wreck the world and destroy the wicked. Ancients will be resurrected.
Lord will send bad people into oblivion. Good people get eternal life. |
| Evening and Morning Star 1,
no. 12 (May 1833): [1–2] heading: "Revelations." |
| Not printed in the Book of Commandments. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 100 heading: APPENDIX. |
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Oliver to take commandments to Missouri
Joseph to arrange them
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It had been decided by the conference that Elder Oliver
Cowdery should carry the commandments and revelations to Independence,
Missouri, for printing, and that I should arrange and get them in readiness
by the time that he left, which was to be by the 15th of the month and
possibly before, |
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Minutes of November 1–2, 1831
decided by the conference: not mentioned in minutes |
Elders' questions about missionary
work
This is the answer
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At this time there were many things which the elders desired to know
relative to preaching the gospel to the inhabitants of the earth, and concerning
the gathering: and, in order to walk by the true light, and be instructed
from on high, on the 3d of November 1831. I enquired of the Lord and received
the following Revelation, which by way of <from its> importance, and
<for> distinction has Since been called the Appendix, and added to
the Book of Doctrine and Covenants, and called the Appendix |
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Evening and Morning Star |
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REVELATIONS. |
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EMS 1,
no. 12 (May 1833): [1–2]. |
Preface previously published
This is the Appendix
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HAVING given, in a previous number, the Preface to the book of Commandments
now in press, we give below, the close, or as it has been called, the Appendix.
It affords us joy to lay before the saints, an article frought with so
much heavenly intelligence, having previously published many from the same
book for their instruction. |
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From the Lord
Keep commandments |
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We hope that while they read it, they will remember, that it is a voice
from him who spake as never man spake. We hope that while they are blessed
with revelation upon revelation, with commandment upon commandment, and
with precept upon precept, they will remember to do them. We hope that
while they are thus blessed with the precious word of their Lord from heaven,
in these last days, to fulfill that which was spoken in days of old, they
will hearken to his counsels and lend an ear to all his precepts. |
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All to be fulfilled
See the Lord soon
Everlasting covenant prepares people |
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Indeed it is a source of joy to us, to know, that all the
prophecies and promises which are contained in them, which have not been
fulfilled, will come to pass. The saints may lift up their heads and rejoice,
for their redemption will soon be perfected. Soon the curtain of heaven
will be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and they
will see their Lord face to face. In view of these coming scenes, they
may lift up their heads and rejoice, and praise his holy name, that they
are permitted to live in the days when he returns to his people his ever-lasting
covenant, to prepare them for his presence. |
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Book price
Delayed
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The book from which this important revelation is taken, will
be published in the course of the present year, at from 25, to 50 cents
a copy. We regret that in consequence of circumstances not within our control,
this book will not be offered to our brethren as soon as was anticipated.
We beg their forbearance, and solicit an interest in their prayers, promising
to use our exertions with all our means to accomplish the work. |
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| Listen
up |
1 |
Hearken, O ye people of my church, saith the Lord your God,
and hear the word of the Lord concerning you; |
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Current LDS verse numbers are to the left of
the text. Star paragraphing is indicated to the right of the text. |
Lord
comes quickly to temple
Cursing the ungodly |
2 |
the Lord who shall suddenly come to his temple; the Lord
who shall come down upon the world with a curse to judgment; yea, upon
all the nations that forget God, and upon all the ungodly among you. |
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"Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall
prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come
to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts." Malachai 3:1. |
| All
nations will see, earth shakes |
3 |
For he shall make bare his holy arm in the eyes
of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation
of their God: |
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"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 our God." Isaiah 52:10. |
| You
going to Zion, sanctify yourselves |
4 |
Wherefore, prepare ye, prepare ye, O my people; sanctify
yourselves; gather ye together, O ye people of my church, upon the land
of Zion; all you that have not been commanded to tarry. |
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"Sanctify yourselves therefore,
and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 20:7. |
| Leave
Babylon, be clean |
5 |
Go ye out from Babylon. Be ye clean that bear the vessels
of the Lord. |
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"Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD." Isaiah 52:11. |
| Counsel
together, call on the Lord |
6 |
Call your solemn assemblies, and speak often one to another. |
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And let every man call upon the name of the Lord; |
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"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall
be saved." Romans 10:13. |
| Leave
Babylon |
7 |
yea, verily I say unto you, again, the time has come when
the voice of the Lord is unto you, Go ye out of Babylon; gather ye out
from among the nations, from the four winds, from one end of heaven to
the other. |
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missionaries to Gentiles, then Jews |
8 |
Send forth the elders of my church unto the nations which
are afar off; unto the islands of the sea; send forth unto foreign lands;
call upon all nations; firstly, first upon the Gentiles, and then upon
the Jews. |
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Say,
go to Zion
Build up Zion |
9 |
And behold, and lo, this shall be their cry, and the voice
of the Lord unto all people: Go ye forth unto the land of Zion, that the
borders of my people may be enlarged, and that her stakes may be strengthened,
and that Zion may go forth unto the regions round about. |
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"Enlarge the place of thy tent,
and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not,
lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes" Isaiah 54:2. |
| Get
ready |
10 |
Yea let the cry go forth among
all people: Awake and arise and go forth to meet the Bride-groom: |
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Behold and lo, the Bride-groom cometh, go ye out to meet him. Prepare
yourselves for the great day of the Lord. |
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"And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him." Matthew 25:6. |
| Watch |
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Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour. |
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"Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh." Matthew 25:13. |
| Flee
to Zion |
12 |
Let them, therefore, which who are among the
Gentiles flee unto Zion. |
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"Let those therefore who are among the Gentiles flee unto Zion, and let them who be of Judah flee unto Jerusalem." Extract quoted by Edward Partridge, EMS 1, no. 1 (June 1832): [2]. |
| Jews
to Jerusalem |
13 |
And let them who be of Judah, flee unto Jerusalem, unto the
mountains of the Lord's house. |
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| Leave
Babylon (wickedness) |
14 |
Go ye out from among the nations,
even from Babylon, from the midst of wickedness, which is spiritual Babylon. |
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Make
preparations for going
Don't turn back |
15 |
But verily thus saith the Lord, let not your flight be in
haste, but let all things be prepared before you: and he that goeth,
let him not look back, lest sudden destruction shall come upon him. |
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"But his wife looked back from
behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." Genesis 19:26. |
Listen
up, everybody
Repent! |
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Hearken and hear O ye inhabitants of the earth. Listen ye
elders of my church together, and hear the voice of the Lord, for he
calleth upon all men and he commandeth all men every where to repent: |
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| Angel
prepares the way |
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for behold the Lord God hath sent forth the angel crying
through the midst of heaven, saying: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and
make his paths strait straight,
for the hour of his coming is nigh, |
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"For
this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make
his paths straight." Matthew 3:3. Cf. Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4.
"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him
an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written
in their foreheads." Revelation 14:1. Cf. Revelation 7:2–4. |
| Lord's
144,000 on Mount Zion |
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when the Lamb shall stand upon mount Zion, and with him a
hundred and forty-four thousand, having his Father's name written on their
foreheads: |
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| Prepare
to meet the bridegroom |
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Wherefore, prepare ye for the coming of the
Bride-groom: go ye, go ye out to meet him, |
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"And at midnight there was a
cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him." Matthew
25:6. |
| He
will stand everywhere |
20 |
for behold, he shall stand upon the mount of
Olivet, and upon the mighty ocean, even the great deep, and upon the islands
of the sea, and upon the land of Zion; |
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to all |
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and he shall utter his voice out of Zion, and he shall speak
from Jerusalem, and his voice shall be heard among all people; |
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voice |
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and it shall be a voice as the voice of many
waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, which shall break down the
mountains, and the valleys shall not be found: |
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"And, behold, the glory of the
God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a
noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory." Ezekiel 43:2
"And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of a great thunder … " Revelation 14:2. Cf. Revelation
1:15, 19:6. |
| Oceans
obey, islands come together |
23 |
He shall command the great deep, and it shall be driven back
into the north countries, and the islands shall become one land, |
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| Jerusalem
and Zion return to original places |
24 |
and the land of Jerusalem and the land of Zion,
shall be turned back into their own place, and the earth shall be like
as it was in the days before it was divided. |
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"And unto Eber were born two
sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided;
and his brother's name was Joktan. " Genesis 10:25. Cf. 1 Chronicles 1:19. |
| Savior
reigns |
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And the Lord even the Savior shall
stand in the midst of his people, and shall reign over all flesh. |
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People
in the north
Melt ice |
26 |
And they who are in the north
countries shall come in remembrance before the Lord, and their prophets
shall hear his voice, and shall no longer stay themselves, and they shall
smite the rocks, and the ice shall flow down at their presence. |
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¶ Ezra Booth
Letters (1–3) |
| Highways
on ocean beds |
27 |
And an high way shall be cast up in the midst of the great
deep. |
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| Snack
on enemies |
28 |
Their enemies shall become a prey unto them, |
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| Deserts
pools of living water |
29 |
and in the barren deserts there shall come forth
pools of living water; and the parched ground shall no longer be a thirsty
land. |
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"And the parched ground shall become a pool,
and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons,
where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes." Isaiah 35:7. |
| Bring
riches to Ephraim |
30 |
And they shall bring forth their
rich treasures unto the children of Ephraim my servants. |
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| Hills
shake at them |
31 |
And the boundaries of the everlasting hills shall tremble
at their presence.— |
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"The blessings of thy father
have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost
bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph,
and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren."
Genesis 49:26. |
| Be
crowned with glory by Ephraim |
32 |
And then there shall
they fall down and be crowned with glory, even in Zion, by the hands of
the servants of the Lord, even the children of Ephraim; |
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| Joyful
songs |
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and they shall be filled with songs of everlasting
joy. |
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"And the ransomed of the LORD
shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their
heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall
flee away. " Isaiah 35:10. |
Speaking
of Ten Tribes above
Ephraim better off |
34 |
Behold this is the blessing of the everlasting God upon the
tribes of Israel, and the richer blessing upon the head of Ephraim and
his fellows. |
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| Jews
become holy too |
35 |
And they also of the tribe of Judah, after their pain, shall
be sanctified in holiness before the Lord to dwell in his presence day
and night for ever and ever. |
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| I
sent my angel with everlasting gospel |
36 |
And now verily saith the Lord, that these things
might be known among you, O inhabitants of the earth, I have sent forth
mine angel, flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting
gospel, who hath appeared unto some, and hath committed it unto man, who
shall appear unto many that dwell on the earth, |
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"And I beheld, and heard an angel
flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe,
woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of
the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!" Revelation 8:13. |
| To
be preached worldwide |
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and this gospel shall be preached unto every
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, |
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"And I saw another angel fly
in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto
them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue,
and people," Revelation 14:6. |
| Missionaries
warn |
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and the servants of God shall go forth, saying,
with a loud voice: |
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"Saying with a loud voice, Fear
God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and
worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains
of waters." Revelation 14:7 |
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Fear God and give glory to him: for the hour of his judgment
is come: |
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| Worship |
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and worship him that made heaven, and earth,
and the sea, and the fountains of waters, |
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40 |
calling upon the name of the Lord day and night,
saying, |
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"Oh that thou wouldest rend the
heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow
down at thy presence, " Isaiah 64:1. |
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O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst
come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence. |
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| Boiling
water, melting ice |
41 |
And it shall be answered upon their head, for
the presence of the Lord shall be as the melting fire that burneth, and
as the fire which causeth the waters to boil. |
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"As when the melting fire burneth,
the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine
adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! " Isaiah 64:2. |
| All
nations fear you |
42 |
O Lord, thou shalt come down to
make thy name known to thine adversaries, and all nations shall tremble
at thy presence. |
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| You
get to do terrible things |
43 |
When thou doeth doest terrible things, things
they look not for; |
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| Fountains
flow |
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yea, when thou comest down, and the mountains
flow down at thy presence, thou shalt meet him who rejoiceth and worketh
righteousness, who remembereth thee in thy ways: |
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"Oh that thou wouldest rend the
heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow
down at thy presence, " Isaiah 64:1. |
| Cannot
be imagined |
45 |
For since the beginning of the world have not men heard nor
perceived by the ear, neither hath any eye seen, O God, besides thee, how
great things thou hast prepared for him that waiteth for thee. |
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Dyed
garments
Glorious apparel |
46 |
And it shall be said, Who is this that cometh
down from God in heaven with dyed garments: yea, from the regions which
are not known, clothed in his glorious apparel, travelling in the greatness
of his strength? |
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"Who is this that
cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious
in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak
in righteousness, mighty to save." Isaiah 63:1. |
| I
spoke in righteousness to save |
47 |
And he shall say, I am he who spake in righteousness,
mighty to save. |
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| Lord
dresses in red, like grape stompers |
48 |
And the Lord shall be red in his apparel, and
his garments like him that treadeth in the wine-vat, |
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"Wherefore art thou red in thine
apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?" Isaiah
63:2.
"Denote respectively the lower and upper of the two vats used for making
wine. The grapes were placed in the press and then trodden under foot;
the juice was collected in the "fat" underneath."
Off-site link to source. |
| Sun,
moon, and stars shamed by his glory |
49 |
and so great shall be the glory of his presence,
that the sun shall hide his face in shame; and the moon shall withhold
its light; and the stars shall be hurled from their places: |
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"And the city had no need of
the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did
lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. " Revelation 21:23.
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:"
Matthew 29:24. |
| I
did it by myself! |
50 |
And his voice shall be heard,
I have trodden the wine-press alone, and have brought judgment upon all
people; and none was were with me; |
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"I have trodden the
winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will
tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood
shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment." Isaiah
63:3. |
I
beat them!
Their blood splashed on my clothes
I was taking revenge |
51 |
and I have trampled them in my fury, and I
did tread upon them in mine anger, and their blood have I sprinkled upon
my garments, and stained all my raiment: for this was the day of vengeance
which was in my heart. |
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| This
is the year of redemption |
52 |
And now the year of my redeemed is come, and
they shall mention the loving kindness of their Lord, and all that he
has bestowed upon them, according to his goodness, and according to his
loving kindness, forever and ever. |
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"I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses." Isaiah 63:7. |
| Saved
by love |
53 |
In all their afflictions he was afflicted. |
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"In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence
saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them,
and carried them all the days of old."
Isaiah 63:9. |
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And the angel of his presence saved them; and in his love,
and in his pity, he redeemed them, and bare bore them, and carried them
all the days of old; |
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| Enoch
and the rest |
54 |
yea, and Enoch also, and they who were with
him; the prophets which who were
before him, and Noah also, and they who were before him, and Moses also,
and they who were before him. |
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| All
prophets with the Lamb |
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and from Moses to Elijah, and from Elijah to
John, who were with Christ in his resurrection, and the holy apostles,
with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, shall be in the presence of the Lamb. |
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| Saints
resurrected and stand on Mount Zion, New Jerusalem, singing forever |
56 |
And the graves of the saints shall be opened,
and they shall come forth and stand on the right hand of the Lamb, when
he shall stand upon mount Zion, and upon the holy city, the New Jerusalem,
and they shall sing the song of the Lamb day and night forever and ever. |
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"And they sing the song of Moses
the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous
are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King
of saints." Revelation 15:3. |
| So
people can be glorified the Lord sent fullness of gospel, covenant—
plain and simple |
57 |
[2] And for this cause, that men might be made partakers
of the glories which were to be revealed, the Lord sent forth the fulness
of his gospel, his everlasting covenant, reasoning in plainness, and simplicity, |
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To
prepare the weak
Confound the wise |
58 |
to prepare the weak for those things which
are coming on the earth; and for the Lord's errand in the day when the
weak should shall confound
the wise, and the little one become a strong nation, and two should shall put
their tens of thousands to flight; |
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"But God hath chosen the foolish
things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;" 1 Corinthinians
1:27. |
| Weak
thrash the nations |
59 |
and by the weak things of the earth, the Lord
should shall thresh thrash the nations by the power of his Spirit. |
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| Commandments first kept from
world |
60 |
And for this cause these commandments were
given; they were commanded to be kept from the world in the day that they
were given, but now are to go forth unto all flesh. |
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What would be the reason? |
| According
to the Lord |
61 |
And this according to the mind and will of the
Lord, who ruleth over all flesh; |
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| Eternal
life for repentant, sanctified |
62 |
and unto him that repenteth and sanctifieth
himself before the Lord, shall be given eternal life. |
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| Those
who don't listen, get cut off |
63 |
And upon them that hearken not to the voice
of the Lord, shall be fulfilled that which was written by the prophet
Moses, That they should be cut off from among the people. |
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be cut off from among the
people: (and variants), a penalty often prescribed for specific transgressions
(though not the one named here) in the Pentatuch, esp. Leviticus and Numbers,
but never in Deuteronomy. |
| Like
Malachi said |
64 |
And also that which was written by the prophet
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. |
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"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." Malachai
4:1. |
| Lord
will tell them |
65 |
Wherefore: this shall be the answer of the Lord
unto them: |
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| Whem
I came, you rejected me and were driven out |
66 |
In that day when I came unto mine own, no man among you received
me, and you were driven out.— |
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| I
called again, but nobody answered |
67 |
When I called again, there was none of you to
answer, yet my arm was not shortened at all, that I could not redeem,
neither my power to deliver. |
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"Wherefore,
when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer?
Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power
to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers
a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth
for thirst."
"I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering."
Isaiah 50:2–3. |
| I
dry up the seas, rivers, and the fish die |
68 |
Behold at my rebuke I dry up the sea. I make
the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, and dieeth for thirst. |
¶ |
| I
turn the sky black |
69 |
I clothe the heavens with blackness, and make sackcloth their
covering. |
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| And
you get grief |
70 |
And this shall ye have of my hand,
ye shall lie down in sorrow. |
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"… This
shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. " Isaiah 50:11. |
| Nobody
to save you because you didn't obey me when you had the chance |
71 |
Behold and lo there are none to deliver you,
for ye obeyed not my voice when I called to you out of the heavens, ye
believed not my servants; & when they were sent unto you ye received
them not: |
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| Servants
sealed you up |
72 |
wherefore they sealed up the testimony and bound up the
law, and ye were delivered over unto darkness: |
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"Bind up the testimony, seal
the law among my disciples." Isaiah 8:16. |
| Go
to outer darkness and wail, grind your teeth |
73 |
these shall go away into outer darkness, where there is weeping,
and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.— |
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"But the children of the kingdom
shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth." Matthew 8:12, 25:30. |
| God
signing off. |
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Behold the Lord your God hath spoken it. Amen. |
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