Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Book of The Lamb of God

There is a lot to ponder in these verses. I believe we are going to receive this book in its fullness and purity. Verse 24 seems to hint that it will contain a gospel from each of the twelve apostles. How else would they bear record?
I believe 2 Nephi 29 tells us that when this happens, the majority of the church members will reject it.
And because my words shall hiss forth—many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible.
These are the direct words from the Lord Jesus Christ. Read the following verses. He isn't very happy about it.
 But thus saith the Lord God: O fools, they shall have a Bible; and it shall proceed forth from the Jews, mine ancient covenant people. And what thank they the Jews for the Bible which they receive from them? Yea, what do the Gentiles mean? Do they remember the travails, and the labors, and the pains of the Jews, and their diligence unto me, in bringing forth salvation unto the Gentiles?
 O ye Gentiles, have ye remembered the Jews, mine ancient covenant people? Nay; but ye have cursed them, and have hated them, and have not sought to recover them. But behold, I will return all these things upon your own heads; for I the Lord have not forgotten my people.
 Thou fool, that shall say: A Bible, we have got a Bible, and we need no more Bible. Have ye obtained a Bible save it were by the Jews?
All I can say is OUCH!!!!!! Can you hear the lament in those words? I can. Can you feel the anguish of the Lord because of the rejection of these words amongst the gentiles? I can.
When these records come forth let's not reject them because it breaks with our traditions. Let's not reject them because it doesn't come from the first presidency. Let's not reject them because of the content, which may not be very flattering.

1 Nephi 13
 20 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.
 21 And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?
 22 And I said unto him: I know not.
 23 And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.
 24 And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.
 25 Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.
 26 And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.
 27 And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.
 28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.
 29 And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest—because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God—because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.
 30 Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.
 31 Neither will he suffer that the Gentiles shall destroy the seed of thy brethren.
 32 Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness, which thou beholdest they are in, because of the plain and most precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, whose formation thou hast seen.
 33 Wherefore saith the Lamb of God: I will be merciful unto the Gentiles, unto the visiting of the remnant of the house of Israel in great judgment.
 34 And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel—and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father—wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb—I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.
 35 For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy seed shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy brethren, behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the Gentiles, by the gift and power of the Lamb.
 36 And in them shall be written my gospel, saith the Lamb, and my rock and my salvation.
 37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdomof the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.
 38 And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the book of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came forth from the Gentiles unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.
 39 And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.
 40 And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.
 41 And they must come according to the words which shall be established by the mouth of the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in one; for there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth.
 42 And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.

Monday, January 19, 2015

Hiding in Not So Plain Sight

Note 1/20/2015: This is purely an observation. I make no claims about its origin or validity, because I don't know the origin, probably my own biases. Any claims of "promptings" could be mistaken for my own thoughts. I am probably completely out to lunch. It could be a coincidence or just noise or a distorted lens. As a matter of fact, please tell me that I am out to lunch. I hope the Lord intended no symbolism here.

Is this a better comparison? Perhaps, I should have done my homework a little better?


Church Office Building.

World Trade Center Utah


Arial Temple Square and Surrounding

Arial Ground Zero

Hiding in Plain Sight

Note 1/20/2015: This is purely an observation. I make no claims about its origin or validity, because I don't know the origin, probably my own biases. Any claims of "promptings" could be mistaken. I am probably completely out to lunch. It could be a coincidence or just noise or a distorted lens. As a matter of fact, please tell me that I am out to lunch. I hope the Lord intended no symbolism here.


The Lord loves irony. There are symbols and signs all over the place. We just have to be able to see them.

I finished reading Jonathan Cahn's "Mystery of the Shemitah" about a week ago. It is a marvelous work. I cannot recommend it highly enough. This has caused me to really think about towers and their meaning.

The World Trade center was conceived of in a Shemitah year(1945), construction was started in a Shemitah year(1966), construction was completed in a Shemitah year(1973) and was shaken down in a Shemitah year(2001)

After reading Sean Isaac May's work on the Conference Center, I was prompted to look at the Church Office Building. I discovered some striking similarities to the World Trade Center. They were both completed in 1973(One site listed 1972, I could not find an exact date for the opening).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Salt_Lake_City
They also bear this striking resemblance in the facade.






Now I want you to look at the following four photos to see if you can see something that I believe has been hiding in plain sight.









Now look at the pictures for a while until you see it.






































In case you weren't able to see it, let me give you a little help.





Now, I will let you draw your own conclusions. I hope this is just noise, and there is nothing to see here. Suffice it to say, I would not work in that building, especially near the day of nullification or in the wake of the Shemitah.

I intend to explore the similarities between ground zero and the church's temple square complex. I think there are things to be revealed in this labor. The church and the state are intertwined and I believe their futures are too. If this the case, then the Lord will have given us signs and probably hidden them in plain sight.

I have not put too much detail in this. I just wanted to get it out there for people to chew on.

Gary