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
With the above quoted passage compare the following: "Whoso receiveth
you receiveth me, and the same will feed you, and clothe you and
give you money. And he who feeds you, or clothes you or gives you
money, shall in no wise loose his reward: And he that doeth not these
things is not my disciple; by this you may know my disciples. He that
receiveth you not, go away from him alone by yourselves, and {XLIV}
cleanse your feet even with water, pure water, whether in heat or in
cold, and bear testimony of it unto your Father which is in heaven,
and return not again unto that man. And in whatsoever village or city
ye enter, do likewise. Nevertheless, search diligently and spare not;
and wo unto that house, or that village or city that rejecteth you,
or your words, or your testimony concerning me. Wo, I say again,
unto that house, or that village or city that rejecteth you, or your
words, or your testimony of me." Sec. 84: 89-95. Similar passages of
particularization frequently occur in other revelations. The following
is a notable example:
"All thrones and dominions, principalities and powers, shall be
revealed and set forth upon all who have endured valiantly for the
Gospel of Jesus Christ; and also if there be bounds set to the heavens
or to the seas; or to the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars;
all the times of their revolutions; all the appointed days, months
and years, and all the days of their months and years, and all their
glories, laws and set times, shall be revealed in the days of the
dispensation of the fullness of times, according to that which was
ordained in the midst of the council of the eternal God of all other
Gods, before the world was" (Doc. and Cov., Sec. 121: 29-31).
_7. The Evidences of Identity in Grandeur of Style_.
One other peculiarity in the inspired style of the Prophet is
seen in a certain growing grandeur in statement, by means of
repetitions--repetitions, too, that make a paragraph fairly scintillate
with prismatic hues as well as giving to it a _crescendo_ of emphasis:
for example, in speaking of the glory that shall come to those who keep
covenant with the Lord, it is written in this revelation on marriage:
"And they shall pass by the angels, and the Gods which are set there,
to their exaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon
their heads, which glory shall be a fullness and a continuation of the
seeds for ever and ever.
Then shall they be Gods, because they have no end;
Therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they
continue;
Then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them.
Then shall they be Gods, because they have all power, and the angels
are subject unto them" [E] (verses 19-21).
[Footnote E: I have taken liberty of placing the lines in poetic form,
to which they so readily lend themselves, that they may be the more
readily compared with the verses from another revelation which follows
from Doc. and Cov., sec 84.]
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