Tag: Revelation
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Study Revelation 9
Q. When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation?A. They are to be accomplished after the opening of the seventh seal, before the coming of Christ. Doctrine & Covenants 77:13 It is interesting to realize that there is a specified time during the 7th thousand years prior…
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To be distinctly fulfilled
I have the impression that the fulfillment of the prophecies in the book of Revelation will be distinct rather than vague. When those things happen any who are familiar with the words of John and looking for his revelation to be fulfilled will recognize the fulfillment and understand his words when they come to pass.…
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Wisdom vs Commandment
Section 28 is a hidden gem as it clearly lays the distinction between the role of the president of the church (in this case, Joseph) compared to an apostle who is likewise a prophet, seer, and revelator. (The church did not have any called apostles at this time but the role outlined for Oliver here…
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Dissecting a powerful and direct answer
Martin Harris wanted evidence from Joseph Smith about the gold plates. It was fair for him to ask considering how much he was willing to give in support of the work but we learn some things about faith through this answer. 7 Behold, if they will not believe my words, they would not believe you,…
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In the forehead and the hand
People interpret the mark of the beast which will be in the hand or the forehead of those who have it to be a physical mark of some kind. Today I realized that the mark of the beast was like the law of the Lord which shall be written in the fleshy tables of the…
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The great whore
I can understand how done people have, in times past, concluded that the great harlot described in Revelation was the Catholic Church. Certainly the great whore operated within/through the church especially during the centuries where the Catholic Church was the predominant bastion of power in most of the world. With that being said I suspect…
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Three witnesses
The prophecy regarding the duration of the tribulation where evil reigns throughout the earth before the second coming of Christ is very specific and based on three agreeing witnesses it is quite clear: 1260 days is exactly 42 months of each month is 30 days. 42 months of exactly 3½ years (“a time, times, and…
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Great destruction
The great destruction prophesied by John reminds me in many ways of the destruction the Nephites experienced at the death of Christ. In fact, when we face this prophesied destruction I expect it will be a witness to many who have read the account in 3 Nephi but not believed it. Also, I’m not confident…
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Who is saved?
Here is the number 144,000. These are the servants of God sealed in their foreheads but that is not the number of people who inherit the celestial kingdom. John describes “a great multitude which no man could number” who have “come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in…
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The opening of seals
Once again, making sure to look through the lens of Nephi’s vision I am seeing the words of John with more clarity. The white horse that was sent out considering and to conquer at the first seal could refer to the British empire that was allowed to have control throughout the earth for many years.…