Divine Authority; Or, the Question: Was Joseph Smith Sent of God?Pratt, Orson
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Divine Authority; Or, the Question: Was Joseph Smith Sent of God?
Pratt, Orson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Doctrines; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
And again it shall come to pass, that the Lord shall say unto him that
shall read the words that shall be delivered him, forasmuch as this
people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do
honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear
towards me is taught by the precepts of men, therefore, I will proceed
to do a marvellous work among this people; yea, a marvellous work and
a wonder: for the wisdom of the wise and learned shall perish, and
the understanding of their prudent shall be hid. And wo unto them
that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord. And their works
are in the dark; and they say, who seeth us; and who knoweth us? And
they also say, surely, your turning of things upside down, shall be
esteemed as the potter's clay. But behold, I will shew unto them,
saith the Lord of Hosts, that I know all their works. For shall the
work say of him that made it, he made me not? Or shall the thing
framed say of him that framed it, he had no understanding? But behold,
saith the Lord of Hosts, I swill shew unto the children of men, that
it is not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a
fruitful field; and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest.
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book; and the
eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness; and
the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord;
and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. For
assuredly as the Lord liveth, they shall see that the terrible one is
brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch
for iniquity are cut off; and they that make a man an offender for a
word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn
aside the just for a thing of nought. Therefore thus saith the Lord,
who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not
now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. But when he
seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they
shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall
fear the God of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall come to
understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
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