History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 5Smith, Joseph, Jr.
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History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 5
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
The phrase, "My house is a house of order," is used in the revelation
on marriage (v. 18), also in Doc. and Cov., section 88, the phrase
occurs, "a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God" (v. 119);
"this shall be the order of the house of the presidency" (v. 128).
In closing the revelation on marriage the paragraph reads as follows:
"And now, as pertaining to this law, verily, verily I say unto you,
I will reveal more unto you hereafter; therefore let this suffice
for the present. Behold, I am Alpha and Omega. Amen." This is
somewhat characteristic of the closing of a number of revelations
in the Doctrine and Covenants. The revelation in section 60 closes
with--"Behold, this is sufficient for you * * * the residue hereafter.
Even so. Amen." Section 84 closes, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end. Amen" (v. 120). Section 94 closes: "And now I give you no
more at this time" (v. 17). Section 95 closes "Let the higher part of
the inner court be dedicated unto me for the school of mine apostles,
saith Son Ahman; or in other words, Alphus, or in other words, Omegus,
even Jesus Christ your Lord. Amen" (v. 17).
In other revelations the expression Alpha and Omega comes in the body
of the revelation as for instance in section 45, "Verily I say unto you
that I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the light and
life of the world" (v. 7). The same phraseology is used in the body of
section 63, v. 60.
In section 19 it opens the revelation, "I am Alpha and Omega, Christ
the Lord, yea even I am He, the beginning and the end, the Redeemer
of the world" (v. 1). "Behold, and hearken unto the voice of Him who
has all power, who is from everlasting to everlasting, even Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end" (section 61, v. 1).
Other revelations close in the same impressive manner and with the
somewhat equivalent expressions in English, instead of the use of the
Greek terms, Alpha and Omega. Thus section 18 closes: "Behold, I, Jesus
Christ, your Lord and your God and your Redeemer by the power of my
spirit have spoken it" (v. 47). Section 1 ends, "For behold and lo, the
Lord is God and the Spirit beareth record, and the record is true, and
the truth abideth forever and ever. Amen" (v. 39).
The same occurs in section 75 and 14; but whether the phrase occurs
in the opening of the revelation or the middle of it, or in the
closing paragraph, it occurs with sufficient frequency to be noted
as a peculiarity {XLI} of the Prophet's phraseology, and aids in the
identification of his inspired style.
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