Key to the Science of TheologyPratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker)
Religion
Key to the Science of Theology
Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker)
Latter Day Saint churches; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines
"And again, we saw the terrestrial world, and behold and lo, these are
they who are of the terrestrial, whose glory differs from that of the
Church of the first-born, who have received the fulness of the Father,
even as that of the moon differs from the sun in the firmament--
behold, these are they who died without law, and also they who are the
spirits of men kept in prison, whom the Son visited, and preached the
Gospel unto, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh,
who received not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards
received it. These are they who are honourable men of the earth, who
were blinded by the craftiness of men. These are they who receive of
his glory, but not of his fulness. These are they who receive of the
presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father; wherefore,
they are bodies terrestrial, and not bodies celestial, and differ in
glory as the moon differs from the sun. These are they who are not
valiant in the testimony of Jesus; wherefore they obtained not the
crown over the kingdom of our God. And now this is the end of the
vision which we saw of the terrestrial, that the Lord commanded us to
write while we were yet in the Spirit.
"And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of
the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the
moon in the firmament. These are they who received not the Gospel of
Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus. These are they who deny not
the Holy Spirit. These are they who are thrust down to hell. These are
they who shall not be redeemed from the devil, until the last
resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have
finished his work. These are they who receive not of his fulness in
the eternal world, but of the Holy Spirit, through the ministration of
the terrestrial; and the terrestrial through the ministration of the
celestial; and also the telestial receive it of the administering of
angels who are appointed to minister for them, or who are appointed to
be ministering spirits for them, for they shall be heirs of salvation.
And thus we saw in the heavenly vision, the glory of the telestial,
which surpasses all understanding, and no man knows it except him to
whom God has revealed it. And thus we saw the glory of the
terrestrial, which excels in all things the glory of the telestial,
even in glory, and in power, and in might, and in dominion. And thus
we saw the glory of the celestial which excels in all things--where
God, even the Father, reigns upon His throne for ever and ever; before
whose throne all things bow in humble reverence and give Him glory for
ever and ever. They who dwell in His presence are the Church of the
first-born, and they see as they are seen, and know as they are known,
having received of His fulness and of His grace; and He makes them
equal in power, and in might, and in dominion. And the glory of the
celestial is one, even as the glory of the sun is one. And the glory
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