The Vitality of "Mormonism": An AddressTalmage, James E. (James Edward)
Religion
The Vitality of "Mormonism": An Address
Talmage, James E. (James Edward)
Latter Day Saint churches; Latter Day Saints
Of those who attain the lesser glory of the Terrestrial it is written:
"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 fullness
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 them, 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 honorable men of the earth, who were blinded by
the craftiness of men. These are they who receive of his glory, but
not of his fullness. * * * These are they who are not valiant in
the testimony of Jesus; wherefore they obtain not the crown over
the kingdom of our God." (Verses 71-76, 79.)
And of the inhabitants of the Telestial:
"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 glory 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. * * * And the glory of the
telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one, for as one
star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from
another in glory in the telestial world; For these are they who
are of Paul, and of Apollos, and of Cephas. These are they who say
they are some of one and some of another some of Christ and some
of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of Esaias,
and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch; But received not the gospel,
neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, neither the
everlasting covenant. Last of all, these all are they who will
not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church
of the First Born, and received into the cloud. These are they
who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers,
and whosoever loves and makes a lie. * * * These are they who are
cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the
fullness of times when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under
his feet, and shall have perfected his work, * * * 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
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