History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
I discover by this quotation, that John upon the isle of Patmos,
saw the same thing concerning the last days, which Enoch saw. But
before the tabernacle can be with men, the elect must be gathered
from the four quarters of the earth. And to show further upon
this subject of the gathering, Moses, after having pronounced
the blessing and cursing upon the children of Israel, for their
obedience or disobedience, says thus:
"And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon
thee, the blessing and the curse which I have set before thee, and
thou shalt call them to mind, among all the nations whither the
Lord thy God hath driven thee, and shalt return unto the Lord thy
God, and shalt obey His voice, according to all that I command
thee, this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul, then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity,
and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from
all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If
any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from
thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will He
fetch thee" (Deut. 30:1-4).
It has been said by many of the learned and wise men, or
historians, that the Indians or aborigines of this continent, are
of the scattered tribes of Israel. It has been conjectured by many
others, that the aborigines of this continent are not of the tribes
of Israel, but the ten tribes have been led away unto some unknown
regions of the north. Let this be as it may, the prophecy I have
just quoted "will fetch them," in the last days, and place them in
the land which their fathers possessed. And you will find in the
7th verse of the 30th chapter, quoted, "And the Lord thy God will
put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate
thee, which persecuted thee."
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