43w The Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation, (or the Revealing of the Mind and Will of God) is Always a Functioning Spiritual Gift in Jesus' Church.

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The Apostle John (The Revelator) at a Young Age

Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

In all ages of the World's history whenever the Priesthood of God has been present on the earth, including during our time on earth, the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation (or testimony of Jesus) about which the Apostle John (the Revelator) wrote as recorded above was and still is an essential part of the Lord's work.

In ancient Central America in about the year 73 B.C. the Prophet Alma (the Younger) revealed something by that Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation to his son Helaman.

The Prophet Alma the Younger, father of Helaman -by Al Young

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ: Alma 45: 2 And it came to pass in the nineteenth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, that Alma came unto his son Helaman and said unto him: Believest thou the words which I spake unto thee concerning those records which have been kept?

3. And Helaman said unto him: Yea, I believe.

4 And Alma said again: Believest thou in Jesus Christ, who shall come?

5 And he said: Yea, I believe all the words which thou hast spoken.

6 And Alma said unto him again: Will ye keep my commandments?

7 And he said: Yea, I will keep thy commandments with all my heart.

8 Then Alma said unto him: Blessed art thou; and the Lord shall prosper thee in this land.

9 But behold, I have somewhat to prophesy unto thee; but what I prophesy unto thee ye shall not make known; yea, what I prophesy unto thee shall not be made known, even until the prophecy is fulfilled; therefore write the words which I shall say.

10 And these are the words: Behold, I perceive that this very people, the Nephites, according to the spirit of revelation which is in me, in four hundred years from the time that Jesus Christ shall manifest himself unto them, shall dwindle in unbelief.

11 Yea, and then shall they see wars and pestilences, yea, famines and bloodshed, even until the people of Nephi shall become extinct—

12 Yea, and this because they shall dwindle in unbelief and fall into the works of darkness, and lasciviousness, and all manner of iniquities; yea, I say unto you, that because they shall sin against so great light and knowledge, yea, I say unto you, that from that day, even the fourth generation shall not all pass away before this great iniquity shall come. (emphasis added)

In the year A.D. 34 The Resurrected Jesus Christ, the co-facilitator of all prophecy and revelation foretold the same truth regarding the eventual falling away of His Nephite Flock.

The Resurrected Savior, Jesus Christ Teaching the Nephites in Ancient Central America in A.D. 34 -by John Scott

III Nephi 27:32 But behold, it sorroweth me because of the fourth generation from this generation, for they are led away captive by him even as was the son of perdition (Judas Iscariot); for they will sell me for silver and for gold, and for that which moth doth corrupt and which thieves can break through and steal. And in that day will I visit them, even in turning their works upon their own heads. (clarification added)

The Prophet Mormon Abridging the Golden Plates -by Tom Lovell

In about the year A.D. 245 the Prophet Mormon inscribed this next scripture on his plates of gold from which eventually, in 1830 became a part of the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. 


That Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation serves to guide prophets (and all worthy members of God's one and only true church) in all ages to function in His all important and Eternal work in the way He, the Lord Jesus Christ desires!  However whenever His people fall away from righteousness to the extent that the Nephites eventually did something similar to what happened to the Nephites as described below could also happen to them.

4 Nephi 43: And also the people who were called the people of Nephi began to be proud in their hearts, because of their exceeding riches, and become vain like unto their brethren, the Lamanites.

44 And from this time the disciples (the three Nephite Apostles) began to sorrow for the sins of the world.

45 And it came to pass that when three hundred years had passed away, both the people of Nephi and the Lamanites had become exceedingly wicked one like unto another. (clarification added)

All of the above is clear evidence that the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation is very accurate in foretelling the future.

It certainly can be said: that where there is no functioning Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation in a church, it is not being led by the Lord Jesus Christ.

I now provide you with the opportunity of hearing from the present Latter-day Prophet of the Lord's one and only true church upon the earth in our day, President Thomas S. Monson, as he tells us by the means of one of his addresses during the most recent General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of an experience of his where that Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation, under very unlikely circumstances, brought about a needed speaker at a meeting at an L.D.S. temple in Frankfurt, Germany which was soon to be dedicated.

You will hear President Monson tell about how through his fully trusting in the power of the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation, which he refers to simply as Inspiration, the right man was at the right place exactly at the very right time to deliver a very important message to a large group of Latter-day Saints.

Again, the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation plays a key role in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ's Church in whatever time of the world's history and in whatever situation it was or is required. It will also guide worthy members of His true Church upon whom the Gift of the Holy Ghost has been bestowed by His approved Priesthood bearers, through life's frequent and often very difficult challenges.


President Thomas S. Monson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 When the page comes onto your screen after you have clicked on the link below, I suggest you click on the word: Watch which you will find on the right side of the page that will come onto your screen. That will allow you to enjoy watching the expressions on President Monson's face while also listening to his words.
 
Stand in Holy Places 

Editorial Comment by this Blogger, J. Neil Birch: We live in a day of amazing progress in means of communication! Everybody is texting and cell phoning and communicating over great distances in our present day world by using electronic devices of all kinds making our communications much more effective than ever before!

Let me however indicate that mankind in our great advancements in means and effectiveness of our communications is still "light years" behind the means of communications the Lord Jesus Christ and His servants here on earth have been using for many thousands of years (actually all the way back to Adam and Eve!)

Please recognize that which I have indicated in this post as having happened by the power of the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation which emanates from the Godhead, God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost, is a mere "drop in the bucket" of prophetic communications between God and His servants here on earth about matters of great importance which have taken place since Adam's time on earth!

No electronic devices were needed in each of the examples I gave in the main body of this post: Alma's telling his son, Helaman of the eventual fall of the Nephite Nation, The Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ telling also of that coming fall from righteousness at a time when His Nephite Flock were very righteous and were being taught by Him in person!

Perhap's President Thomas S. Monson's example of communication by the Spirit of God is even more pertinent than the previous examples I've given in this post as we compare the Lord's means of communications with His servants here on earth with the modern electronic tools we are now using.

No cell phone or any other electronic device were needed to influence Brother Peter Mourik (who is from the Netherlands), at the very last minute to be rapidly driven to the Frankfurt Temple to deliver the message President Monson knew the Lord wanted him to deliver!

Simply summarized: Through the Gift of the Holy Ghost:

President Monson knew that the Lord wanted Brother Mourik to deliver that talk in the temple! He not only knew that, he also by the Spirit knew that Brother Mourik would deliver that talk even though he knew on good authority that he was busy elsewhere and wasn't planning to be at the temple until a day or two later when the temple was to be dedicated!

President Monson knew that so surely, by the Spirit of God, that he would be there to give a talk, actually announced (without any physical evidence that he was there): "Brother Mourik will now address us!"

Then also in our summary we must focus on what was happening to Brother Mourik who had been busily engaged in other matters:

The Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation through the Gift of the Holy Ghost which had been bestowed upon him after his baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, clearly let him know he had to be in the Frankfurt temple immediately if not sooner!

As President Monson indicated there was a fast driver who made himself and his car available! And there came Brother Mourik walking from the back of the room up to the podium to do just what the Lord wanted him to do. President Monson with his complete trust in the Lord announced something he had no earthly evidence would happen! And it happened just as you heard President Monson tell us in his General Conference address!

Thousands upon thousands of LDS missionaries throughout this world of ours can also testify that they were led by the spirit to teach the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ to people they never knew before who had been prepared by the spirit to be taught by them and then brought into the Saving Net of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

There is not time to begin to mention the many kinds of events and circumstances that occur in our lives where the guidance of the Holy Spirit of God is needed so urgently!

This summary of what is accomplished through the power of the Gift of the Holy Ghost shows that gift can effect everything that is important to members of His church:

The way we treat our children and our eternal companions, our wife or husband and how we perform our church assignments, how we can avoid disastrous circumstances.

Maybe those modern electronic devices can help in all of those important things but they are in no way as effective as the Spirit of the Lord that has been bestowed upon each member of His Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! Enough Said!

Neil Birch
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If you have any questions about what you have read or viewed in this post or in any previous posts of mine, or if you even have a curiosity about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and or its teachings, please e-mail me. I'm Neil and my e-mail address is: jneilmelva@gmail.com. If you contact me I'll get back to you just as soon as possible.

I invite you to let your friends and relatives know about this blog if you think they would be interested in it. Please be advised that I also have an additional blog. It is my Spanish Blog: Its content is translated from the English in this blog:

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43v Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011, A Day on Which Americans Will Express Gratitude to God for Many Wonderful Things! Those of You From Other Nations Can Express Your Gratitude to Him Along With Us!

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Alma 34: 37 And now, my beloved brethren, I desire that ye should remember these things, and that ye should work out your salvation with fear before God, and that ye should no more deny the coming of Christ;

38 That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you. (emphasis added)



Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America - November 24, 2011


I Have Chosen to Dedicate This Blog Post of Mine Published Tuesday, November 22, 2011 to the Wonderful Holiday Which is Celebrated in the United States of America on the Third Thursday of November Every Year!

I have chosen Three Newspaper Articles I have Read Very Recently Which Demonstrate Important Things For Which, I, J. Neil Birch am Very Grateful!

The First Article Helps Me Feel Deep Gratitude for the Founding of the United States of America in Which I and many of you live!

'The Hand of Providence' by Marianne Holman, Church News staff writer

This Second Article Helps Me Feel Deep Gratitude for the Truthfulness of the Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ:

Daniel Peterson's article on the defiance of key apostles of local authorities in Jerusalem after the Savior's resurrection.

This Third Newspaper Article Helps Me Remember My Deep Gratitude For My Knowledge of the Truthfulness of the Book of Mormon!

Monument to Three Witnesses has stood 100 years

On Thursday, November 24, 2001, Thanksgiving Day in the U.S.A. I added to this post the following Mormon Times (Deseret News) Article:

Gratitude to Our God is Paramount, by Daniel Peterson

This Next Expression of Gratitude Comes About Through a Very Special Video:

Beautiful Heartbreak: Hilary Weeks -Every Step

There are Many More Things For Which I am Grateful for Which I Provided Just Several Examples. You Could Surely Add to This List, Mentally and in Your Heart, Things For Which you May Also Be Grateful Wherever You May Live in This Wonderful World of Ours!

I Wish I Could Read Your Lists. You are Welcomed By Me to List Several of Those Special Things for Which You Are Personally Grateful No Matter Where You May Live in This Wonderful World in a Comment you Can Choose to Make at the End of this Blog Post!

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If you have any questions about what you have read or viewed in this post or in any previous posts of mine, or if you even have a curiosity about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and or its teachings, please e-mail me. I'm Neil and my e-mail address is: jneilmelva@gmail.com. If you contact me I'll get back to you just as soon as possible.


I invite you to let your friends and relatives know about this blog if you think they would be interested in it. Please be advised that I also have an additional blog. It is my Spanish Blog: Its content is translated from the English in this blog:

Neil Birch

43u Inspired Words in the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ Assure Us that the Righteous Whose Lives are Lost Through Tragedy Will in the Lord's Own Due Time, be Resurrected and Brought Before Him to be Rewarded for Their Righteousness.

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Jesus Was the First to be Resurrected

Mormon 7:6 And he bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead, whereby man must be raised to stand before his judgment-seat.

7 And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end.

From those inspired words of the prophet Mormon from the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, we can with surety assume that any righteous individuals who are taken unexpectedly from life will come forth during the Resurrection of the Just.

I have been given permission by my friend, Mormon Soprano to use her most recent blog post. It is entitled "Tragedy or Destiny in Texas." You Will View a Video at the end of her Blog post in which the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Mormon Missionaries' Missionary Song, "Called to Serve"  is featured.

Those of you who live in the State of Utah, U.S.A. have read of the death of two LDS missionaries who were performing their divinely appointed tasks when tragedy (destiny) struck very recently!

I now put you in the very capable and caring hands of Mormon Soprano!

Tragedy or Destiny in Texas

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If you have any questions about what you have read or viewed in this post or in any previous posts of mine, or if you even have a curiosity about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and or its teachings, please e-mail me. I'm Neil and my e-mail address is: jneilmelva@gmail.com. If you contact me I'll get back to you just as soon as possible.

I invite you to let your friends and relatives know about this blog if you think they would be interested in it. Please be advised that I also have an additional blog. It is my Spanish Blog: Its content is translated from the English in this blog:

Neil Birch

43t The Book of Mormon Was Revealed by God Through the Prophet Joseph Smith. It Helps Mankind Know God's Purposes for Each of Us.

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Thomas S. Monson, Prophet Seer and Revelator, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 President Thomas S. Monson Tells About the Role of the Book of Mormon in the World Today.

A Mormon Bishop in London tells About the Book of Mormon.



On the last day of April and the first day of May 2007 PBS Broadcasted "The Mormons." In one of the segments of that two day broadcast the following was presented:

a Nationwide (U.S.A.) TV Presentation on the last day of April and on the first day of May, 2007 by PBS, entitled: "The Mormons."

I quote once again a statement made by a professor from a State University here in  Utah in the United States of America concerning his own personal theory of how the Book of Mormon was written.

Of course, it was viewed by millions of viewers. In reading the quote below which I have included in a number of my blog posts you can easily realize that this professor had never really read The Book of Mormon! I quote his statement from the text of that PBS Documentary, "The Mormons:"

Professor Alex Caldiero of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah (U.S.A.)

 "I hear Joseph Smith's voice every time I read it (The Book of Mormon). He was a farmer. He was young. He was unlettered and he put this all together. So you have this rough hewn kind of text..." Alex Caldiero, poet and scholar, Utah Valley University, (Clarification Added)

Now I am happy to present the true views of an LDS scholar regarding the authenticity of the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. This is done by means of two professionally done videos which are very interesting and convincing.

My Previous Post 40a

Inasmuch as we are presently experiencing the Fall of the year (Or Autumn) almost everywhere, where each of you might be living in this world of ours, I will now brighten up this particular post of mine by giving you the opportunity of experiencing the video I have provided below:

But first, I quote this comment written by Mormon Soprano about this video:

"This video is created in homage to our Savior Jesus Christ who has given light, life, beauty and hope to our earth."

A Mormon Soprano Video: Sunshine in My Soul (Featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.


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If you have any questions about what you have read or viewed in this post or in any previous posts of mine, or if you even have a curiosity about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and or its teachings, please e-mail me. I'm Neil and my e-mail address is: jneilmelva@gmail.com. If you contact me I'll get back to you just as soon as possible.

I invite you to let your friends and relatives know about this blog if you think they would be interested in it. Please be advised that I also have an additional blog. It is my Spanish Blog: Its content is translated from the English in this blog:

Neil Birch

43s The Book of Mormon and the Gospel of Jesus Christ are United!

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Christ With Children -by Del Parson

As usual my blog post has to do with the Book of Mormon. That book's full name is: (as most of you know by now)

THE BOOK OF MORMON ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST

In this week's post I have selected three articles which, in the case of the first one is directly about the Book of Mormon.

The second one is the testimony of a professional person who has been employed by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah for many years who happens to be my eldest of nine children (five daughters and four sons) along with two step-sons. It is a privilege for me to provide each of you, the readers of this post, with her very special testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and of His Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!

The third is a Deseret News article entitled: "Is it Really OK to Forgive Yourself?" I hope this article is as meaningful to each of you as it is to me!

Article #1

Dr. Daniel Peterson


The Book of Mormon's Consistency, by Daniel Peterson Mormon Times, Deseret News, October 27, 2011.


Article #2


A. Jane Birch


LDS Professionals Testify: A. Jane Birch



Article #3


Wendy Ulrich of the Deseret News

 Is it really OK to forgive yourself?


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Now I give you  the opportunity of viewing and learning from one of the most recent Mormon Messages Videos:

"Things As They Really Are" by Elder David Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.

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If you have any questions about what you have read or viewed in this post or in any previous posts of mine, or if you even have a curiosity about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and or its teachings, please e-mail me. I'm Neil and my e-mail address is: jneilmelva@gmail.com. If you contact me I'll get back to you just as soon as possible.

I invite you to let your friends and relatives know about this blog if you think they would be interested in it. Please be advised that I also have an additional blog. It is my Spanish Blog: Its content is translated from the English in this blog:

Neil Birch

43r Through the Gift of Prophecy and Revelation Our Heavenly Father Has Clearly Informed Us All, Through His Prophets, Over Many Centuries of Time, of The Expected Relatively Rapid and Remarkable Growth and Development of His Authorized Church Just Before the Second Coming of His Son, Jesus Christ!

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The Prophet Daniel Through the Power of the Spirit of Prophecy and Revelation Explains to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon not Long After 600 B.C. That Which Would Occur in the Latter-days.

Old Testament, Daniel 2: 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

Then in the early Nineteenth Century This Occurred:


Joseph Smith is Given the Golden Plates by the Angel Moroni who had Buried Them There During His Mortality. Moroni Instructed Joseph to Translate the Record, The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, Which Was Engraved upon Those Plates, Only When He, Moroni informed him, (Joseph), the Right Time to do So Had Arrived. 

Isaiah 29:4 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust (Referring to the Book of Mormon.)

Then the Lord in Fulfillment of another Old Testament Prophecy, would have the Book of Mormon Take It's Place Along Side The Holy Bible as a Testament of Jesus Christ!

Ezekiel 37:16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick (anciently scriptures were bound to a stick), and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions (the Holy Bible): then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, (the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ) and for all the house of Israel his companions:

17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one (the Bible and the Book of Mormon) in thine hand.

18 ¶ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, (The Book of Mormon) and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah (The Holy Bible), and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.

20 ¶ And the sticks (scriptures) whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. ( clarification and emphasis added)

I now quote from the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ, the words of an angel of God to Nephi, Son of Lehi as Recorded in the Book of Mormon:

I Nephi 14: 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 (Nephi) 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. (emphasis and clarification added)

Now what Nephi saw by the power of the Gift of Prophecy and Revelation way back in his time on earth (sometime between 600 and 592 B.C.) was the Church of the Lamb of God, and also another church, the Church of the Devil. As the angel told Nephi there are two churches only in that day to come (our time on earth), the Church of the Lamb of God, (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).

And then and all of the other churches on the entire earth together were to be considered by the God of Heaven, (according to His holy angel who was speaking to Nephi through the power of the gift of prophecy and revelation) to be the church of the Devil.

Now because of that true prophecy of an angel of God we can expect that as mentioned by the angel of the Lord in verse 14 above, the Church of the Lamb of God (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) would be spread over the entire earth, similarly to what the angel said in verse twelve above. I now re quote that verse:

I Nephi 14: 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." (emphasis added)

Presently there are just over fourteen million members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but it continues to grow rapidly, and as the angel is quoted above saying:

I Nephi 14: 12 "their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness of the great whore (all other churches) whom I saw."

After all, the total population of the earth is estimated to be nearing seven billion persons, therefore fourteen million members of the Lord's true church is relatively small just as was prophesied in the scripture. 

The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ -by Harry Anderson

The Resurrected Jesus Christ, Lamb, Lion and Children Together Typify the Millenium!

By the time of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, with His Holy Angels and other resurrected Saints, and His promised Millennial reign has just begun, the Church and Kingdom of God, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will have fulfilled the young prophet Daniel's prophecy (Daniel 2:44) which I requote once again in this post:  

Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Now I invite you to experience a musical video featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir which graphically shows: The Rapid Growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it has been preparing for the Millennium which is expected to begin right at the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

This video was produced in about the year 2004, when there were 2,665 stakes throughout the world. Since then there have been 274 new stakes of the Church added throughout the world, (including one in Moscow, Russia on June 5, 2011). As of October 2011 there are now 1,480 stakes in the U.S.A. and 1,459 stakes outside of the U.S.A. making a total of 2,939 stakes worldwide.


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The Apostle John -by Alonso Cano (1646-1650)

I chose this particular painting out of a long Internet list of representations of John, brother of James, both apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ during His mortal existence. It was the last one in that list. Perhaps it captures the personality of this great apostle at least to some extent. John's and our Savior referred to James and John as "Boanerges," Sons of Thunder, (as is stated in the LDS Bible Dictionary "probably on account of the intensity of their character." (Mark 3:17...) The following scripture was written by that John, who is often referred to as "John the Revelator."

Revelation 19: 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (emphasis added)

We learn that the Apostle John's mortality has been extended until the Lord Jesus Christ's Second Coming:

John 21: 20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

From Latter-day Revelation, in this case, from the Book of Mormon, I refer to this painting of Jesus and three Nephite apostles who were among the twelve he chose to serve him in the Western Hemisphere while visiting the Nephites there after His resurrection in A.D. 34:

This is what was recorded in the Book of Mormon about the event pictured above:

III Nephi 28: 1 AND it came to pass when Jesus had said these words, he spake unto his disciples, one by one, saying unto them: What is it that ye desire of me, after that I am gone to the Father?

2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying: We desire that after we have lived unto the age of man, that our ministry, wherein thou hast called us, may have an end, that we may speedily come unto thee in thy kingdom.

3 And he said unto them: Blessed are ye because ye desired this thing of me; therefore, after that ye are seventy and two years old ye shall come unto me in my kingdom; and with me ye shall find rest.

4 And when he had spoken unto them, he turned himself unto the three, and said unto them: What will ye that I should do unto you, when I am gone unto the Father?

5 And they sorrowed in their hearts, for they durst not speak unto him the thing which they desired.

6 And he said unto them: Behold, I know your thoughts, and ye have desired the thing which John, my beloved, who was with me in my ministry, before that I was lifted up by the Jews, desired of me.

7 Therefore, more blessed are ye, for ye shall never taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men, even until all things shall be fulfilled according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory with the powers of heaven.

8 And ye shall never endure the pains of death; but when I shall come in my glory ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to immortality; and then shall ye be blessed in the kingdom of my Father.

9 And again, ye shall not have pain while ye shall dwell in the flesh, neither sorrow save it be for the sins of the world; and all this will I do because of the thing which ye have desired of me, for ye have desired that ye might bring the souls of men unto me, while the world shall stand.

10 And for this cause ye shall have fulness of joy; and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father; yea, your joy shall be full, even as the Father hath given me fulness of joy; and ye shall be even as I am, and I am even as the Father; and the Father and I are one;

Further Clarification of the Apostle John's special "mission" on the earth until the second coming of the Savior Jesus Christ is found in a revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith in April 1829:

Doctrine and Covenants 7: 1 AND the Lord said unto me: John, my beloved, what desirest thou? For if you shall ask what you will, it shall be granted unto you.

2 And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me power over death, that I may live and bring souls unto thee.

3 And the Lord said unto me: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, because thou desirest this thou shalt tarry until I come in my glory, and shalt prophesy before nations, kindreds, tongues and people.

4 And for this cause the Lord said unto Peter: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? For he desired of me that he might bring souls unto me, but thou desiredst that thou mightest speedily come unto me in my kingdom.

5 I say unto thee, Peter, this was a good desire; but my beloved has desired that he might do more, or a greater work yet among men than what he has before done.

6 Yea, he has undertaken a greater work; therefore I will make him as flaming fire and a ministering angel; he shall minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation who dwell on the earth.

7 And I will make thee to minister for him and for thy brother James; and unto you three I will give this power and the keys of this ministry until I come.

8 Verily I say unto you, ye shall both have according to your desires, for ye both joy in that which ye have desired.

Now I propose that we focus on the gift of prophecy and revelation which comes with the Testimony of Jesus one may be given. This is a gift which is available to all worthy saints, men and women, who have entered His Church through baptism by those who have authority from God. This spiritual gift always plays a significant role in the functioning of Jesus's true church.

I now refer us to my previous post 42t

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I invite you to let your friends and relatives know about this blog if you think they would be interested in it. Please be advised that I also have an additional blog. It is my Spanish Blog: Its content is translated from the English in this blog:

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