The Rise and Fall of NauvooRoberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- Nauvoo; Nauvoo (Ill.) -- History
But behold, and lo, we saw the glory and the inhabitants of the
telestial world, that they were as innumerable as the stars in the
firmament of heaven, or as the sand upon the sea shore,
And heard the voice of the Lord, saying--these all shall bow the
knee, and every tongue shall confess to him who sits upon the
throne for ever and ever;
For they shall be judged according to their works, and every man
shall receive according to his own works, his own dominion, in the
mansions which are prepared,
And they shall be servants of the Most High, but where God and
Christ dwell they cannot come, worlds without end.
This is the end of the vision which we saw, which we were commanded
to write while we were yet in the Spirit.
But great and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the
mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto us, which surpasses
all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion,
Which he commanded us we should not write while we were yet in the
Spirit, and are not lawful for man to utter;
Neither is man capable to make them known, for they are only to
be seen and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God
bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him;
To whom he grants this privilege of seeing and knowing for
themselves;
That through the power and manifestation of the Spirit, while in
the flesh, they may be able to bear his presence in the world of
glory.
And to God and the Lamb be glory, and honor, and dominion for ever
and ever. Amen.
CHAPTER XXVII.
DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENT AT NAUVOO--THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE
RESURRECTION.
IT should be remembered that the preaching of Alexander Campbell,
the founder of the "Church of the Disciples," or "Christians," had a
widespread influence in the western States of the Union, including
Illinois. Among other things taught by him in his public ministry was
that the baptism of John was not identical with Christian baptism, and
that the Kingdom of God was not set up in the earth until after the Son
of God was glorified and the day of Pentecost was come. It was perhaps
because of the very extended acceptance of these views throughout the
West which led the Prophet to make the following comprehensive remarks
about the baptism of John and the Kingdom of God.
OF JOHN'S BAPTISM.
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