New Witnesses for God (Volume 3 of 3)Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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New Witnesses for God (Volume 3 of 3)
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Book of Mormon; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
The things which shall be written out of the book shall be of great
worth unto the children of men and especially unto our seed, which
is a remnant of the house of Israel. For it shall come to pass in
that day, that the churches which are built up, and not unto the
Lord, when the one shall say unto the other, Behold I, I am the
Lord's; and the others shall say, I, I am the Lord's. And thus
shall every one say that hath built up churches, and not unto the
Lord. And they shall contend one with another; and their priests
shall contend one with another, and they shall teach with their
learning, and deny the Holy Ghost, which giveth utterance. And they
deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel: and they say unto
the people, Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept; for behold
there is no God today for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his
work, and he hath given his power unto men. Behold, hearken ye unto
my precept; if they shall say, There is a miracle wrought, by the
hand of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a God of
miracles; he hath done his work. Yea, and there shall be many which
shall say, Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it
shall be well with us. There shall also be many which shall say,
Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God, he will justify
in committing a little sin, yea, lie a little, take the advantage
of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is
no harm in this. And do all these things, for tomorrow we die:
and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few
stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Yea,
and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false,
and vain, and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their
hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord;
_and their works shall be in the dark, and the blood of the Saints
shall cry from the ground against them_. [29]
This prophecy in substance is repeated by Mormon, including the
singular prediction that the Book of Mormon should come forth, "In a
day when the blood of the saints shall cry unto the Lord, because of
secret combinations and works of darkness." [30]
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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