The Seventy's Course in Theology, Second Year: Outline History of the Dispensations of the GospelRoberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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The Seventy's Course in Theology, Second Year: Outline History of the Dispensations of the Gospel
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines
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cvii:53, 56.) This is why Abraham blessed his posterity; he wanted
to bring them into the presence of God. They looked for a city, etc.,
Moses sought to bring the children of Israel into the presence of God,
through the power of the Priesthood, but he could not. In the first
ages of the world they tried to establish the same thing; and there
were Eliases raised up who tried to restore these very glories, but did
not obtain them, but they prophesied of a day when this glory would
be revealed. Paul spoke of the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times,
when when God would gather together all things in one, etc., and those
men to whom these keys have been given, will have to be there, and
they without us cannot be perfect. These men are in heaven, but their
children are on earth. Their bowels yearn over us. God sends down men
for this reason (Matt. 13:41). "And the Son of Man shall send forth
his angels," etc. All these authoritative characters will come down and
join hand in hand in bringing about this work.
II.
Commencing with Adam, who was the first man, who is spoken of in Daniel
as being the "Ancient of Days," or in other words, the first and oldest
of all, the great grand progenitor, of whom it is said in another place
he is Michael, because he was the first and father of all, not only by
progeny, but the first to hold the spiritual blessings, to whom was
made known the plan of ordinances for the salvation of his posterity
unto the end, and to whom Christ was first revealed, and through whom
Christ has been revealed from heaven, and will continue to be revealed
from henceforth. Adam holds the keys of the Dispensation of the
Fullness of Times, i. e. the dispensation of all the times, have been
and will be revealed through him from the beginning to Christ, and from
Christ to the end of all the dispensations that are to be revealed:
Ephesians, 1st chap., 9th and 10th verses--"Having made known unto us
the mystery of his will, acording to his goon pleasure which he hath
purposed in himself: that in the dispensation of the fullness of times
he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in
heaven and which are on earth, even in him." * * * * * And again: God
purposed in himself, that there should not be eternal fullness until
every dispensation should be fulfilled and gathered together in one,
and that all things whatsoever that should be gathered together in one
in those dispensations unto the same fullness and eternal glory, should
be in Christ Jesus; therefore he set the ordinances to be the same
forever, and set Adam to watch over them, to reveal them from heaven to
man, or to send angels to reveal them; Hebrews I:14--"Are they not all
ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to those who shall be heirs
of salvation," These angels are under the direction of Michael or Adam,
who acts under the direction of the Lord. From the above quotation we
learn that Paul perfectly understood the purposes of God in relation
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