Showing posts with label Great and Abominable Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great and Abominable Church. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

2 Nephi 28

2 Nephi 28

2 Nephi 28: 1-9

spirit constrains me.............................................................something known through spiritual means
great worth...............................................................words in Book of M are of great value
I am the Lord's.......................................................Problem, multiple groups say this
contend.........................................................................actively confronting one another
deny Holy Ghost.............................................................deliberately refuse to listen to Spirit
message.......................................................................No active God, no Christ, and heresies
deny miracles...............................................................Easy to spot, they refuse to accept divine
eat drink marry.......................................................have a very worldly attitude about life
nuances...................................................................accept the premise of worldly with small differences
works are dark..........................................................an examination of their acts reveal evil

In the last days, an examination of the conditions of the leadership of many Christian faiths will reveal a tremendous amount of denial about the truths taught by the Spirit of the Holy Ghost.  The result is a doctrine that does not allow men to receive direct revelation from the Lord.

2 Nephi 28: 10-14

blood of Saints.....................................................contrary doctrine contrasting to the righteous
out of the way...........................................................not of a righteous origin.  It is wrong.
pride........................................................................the underlying sin.  Pride.  Self promotion.
rob the poor...............................................................ultimate sins, preying on the righteous.
save a few............................................................even then, a few righteous people getting by.
precepts of men...........................................................no righteous origin for such doctrine

Revelation about the sects of Christianity that claim divine acceptance has an underlying sin.  Such groups are founded and run by the proud, and they do not represent the Will of God.  They prey on the righteous and do nothing to strengthen faith and harmony.  They are worldly constructs.  They are guilt of nullifying the works and lives of the Saints.

2 Nephi 28: 15-24

wise and learned.........................................................persons who should know better
rich............................................................................those who have monetary advantages
thrust down.............................................................since it is wrong, they will be doomed
ripe in iniquity.....................................................will be counted among the wicked at 2nd coming
repent................................................................opportunity given to change.
abominable church.......................................................the type of religion they represent
tumble....................................................................this system will be destroyed.  It is wrong.
devil's kingdom.......................................................this religion will fail utterly.  Contrary to God's program
he will rage.........................................................In last days, Satan will actively fight God
will pacify............................................................will lull many people into false security
will flatter.................................................................will ensnare some to follow him
cursed..............................................................those who join this evil will be judged
ease in Zion.......................................................they have the opportunity to change and do not.

These people who join and make up these evil systems will have an opportunity to repent and turn to God.  That will be provided in the last days to give these people and avenue to get into the right ways.  However, an angry Satan will actively work to ensnare them, and to make them fall.  He will flatter, trick, pacify, and ensnare them.  If they fail to change when taught by God, they will be judged by the Lord.

2 Nephi 28:  25-32

all is well...............................................................a call by those doing wrong.  Present evil as good
deniers.....................................................................commit the ultimate sin against the Holy Ghost
we need no more....................................................a mantra that reveals the evil.  States that God does not nor can help men and teach men directly.  Utterly false.
sandy foundation.................................................has no spiritual foundation.  Cannot save.
wo............................................................................to be troubled, and destroyed
line upon line.......................................................men do receive guidance, one step at a time
learn wisdom.....................................................God teaches men from where they are.
give more...............................................................if men start, and continue, he gives more
trust in man.........................................................self limitations
Gentiles................................................................prevailing conditions among the Gentiles
merciful.................................................................God loves the Gentiles.
arm stretched out.........................................................the repentant are helped by the Lord

A message to the Gentiles.  Those who live in those days are reminded to follow the Lord, and to believe the words of the Book.  The gospel does not limit people, and those who are taught can believe in a real and active God.

2 Nephi 28

This chapter was written for men in the last days.  It is descriptive of the conditions of the larger Christian world and reveals to those who will look, that many of the teachings of the pastors and teachers are worldly and have no scriptural backing.  They actually limit people and place them under the influence of the devil.  The one thing to focus on most of all is personal revelation of the Lord through the Holy Ghost.  If men will trust that one thing alone, the Lord will lead them to do what he wants, cutting through the obstacles that men place in the spiritual paths.  Ultimately, all men are responsible to repent, so any teaching that diverges from that principle will amount to denying the Holy Ghost.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

2 Nephi 14

2 Nephi 14

2 Nephi 14: 1-6

stumbling blocks......................................................remove the hindrances for faith
harden hearts..........................................................choose to distance oneself
blessed forever..............................................the followers of Christ are promised prosperity
the pit...............................................................a trap.  Ironically it traps those who build it
abominable church.............................................a community that encompasses those who do evil
wickedness and abominations..................................breaking the rules given by God
Gentiles..............................................................offered all the blessings of the Lord's church
wo....................................................................should Gentiles reject Christ, they will be destroyed

America is a place that is to serves as a home for those who follow Christ.  If the European peoples follow Christ, they will live in prosperity and in safety, but if they reject the Lord, they will be removed.

2 Nephi 14: 7-14

great and marvelous work.....................................terminology indicating a restoration of the gospel
delivery...................................................the function of the Church is to lead men to God
covenants remembered..........................................must believe in the promises of God
two churches.............................................men make one of two choices,  God or Satan.
whore of the earth..........................................no legitimate.   Full of evil and sinfulness.
upon many waters............................................fills the 4 corners of the earth.  Huge group.
group few......................................................God's church relatively small in comparison
gather to fight..............................................the larger group constantly wars the smaller one.
power from on high...........................................God's church is protected by divine help

In the last day, the Lord reestablishes his Church to counter the Church of the Devil.  It has strong power, because God himself protects the church and its members, but the members must keep the covenants of God.

2 Nephi 14: 15-17

wrath.......................................................much of the great and abominable destroyed by war
upon the whore..........................................God curses the evil church, full wrath

A decree to end the great and abominable church prophesied.  Christ will remove it from captivating his people.

2 Nephi 14: 18-30

white robe..................................................the Holy One of Israel works with John the Revelator
remainder.......................................................Nephi does not record the rest of the vision
the book......................................................the bible is given as a legacy to the Gentiles
was pure....................................................many changes entered into the Bible, not the original
rest to see....................................................the servant sees the rest of the prophecy, sealed.
apostle to write...............................................a duty of the apostle to record the remainder
John.......................................................even his name foretold
angel made known......................................a divine vision, to which he bears testimony.
is true...........................................................bears his testimony of the vision's truth

Nephi lets the reader know that the vision is divine, given through the Lord's manner of prophecy.
He indicates that the vision is the beginning of John's vision, but that the vision of John is not recorded for the Nephites, but rather for the Gentiles.  The word will go forth to the Gentiles through the Bible, and important, divine book, but the evil Church will have removed and altered the points of the gospel.

2 Nephi 14

This chapter enlarges Isaiah's words to explain how America will be featured in the latter-day.
The Lord's church will be established in America, and it will be spread to the whole world, but the world will largely belong to Satan's system.  The evil system will go to war with the Saints, but the Lord will protect the Saints.  Eventually the evil will destroy themselves, but the Lord will protect his children.


Sunday, October 7, 2012

1 Nephi 14

1 Nephi 14

1 Nephi 14: 1-4

Gentiles in that day...........................................when the the prophecy comes true, these European peoples
shall manifest himself........................................a promise of Christ's presence, if worthy
stake away stumbling blocks..............................the obstacles that trip up the Gentiles removed
harden not hearts......................................willing to listen and accept the gospel
numbered with House of Israel................................they will be accepted as part of the House of Israel
blessed people forever........................................the people will have an opportunity of eternal blessings
pit digged.....................................................a serious impediment of growth, a trap
founded by devil and children...............................those who follow Satan
filled with those who dig it.....................................the very trap used to enslave will enslave the evil doers
justice...............................................................the Lord will hold them responsible for their evil

At the given time, the Lord will begin his work by giving the Gentiles the opportunity of accepting the gospel. The effect of the acceptance will result in a serious reversal of the wicked machinations of the evil one.

1 Nephi 14: 5-17

repenteth.................................................the blessings of Israel go to the accepting Gentiles
wo...........................................................if Gentiles reject the message they will fall under condemnation
great and marvelous work..........................the gospel will be brough forward, giving men a choice
choice......................................................men are responsible for the their choices, especially spirtiual choices
brought down..........................................those who reject will be part of those who will be caught in the pit
remember?.............................................Nephi asked to bring other things to mind
abominable church........................................the choice that will lie ahead.  This church is the Gentile way.
two churches.............................................2 choices.  one holy, the other evil
belongeth.................................................a man cannot belong to both.  Make a choice
whore of the earth.......................................the great Gentile evil will affect all nations in the last days
church of the Lamb.......................................much smaller in numbers, but protected by God
wickedness.................................................the righteous will need to endure the evil of that day
power from God.........................................divine help will elevate the Saints (Power from on high)
wrath poured out......................................the times of judgement descent.  the evil perish and the righteous stand
wars.....................................................the evil peoples will destroy themselves in continual warfare
wrath on the mother..........................................the central reason for the war will be the center of the war
work of the father.........................................as these wars commence and spread, the gospel goes world wide

Nephi prophecies about the nature of the teachings of the Gentiles.  The result will be disastrous, enveloping the whole world in warfare and great calamity.  The saints will flourish, but will be much smaller in numbers.  They will be upheld by divine assistance.

1 Nephi 14: 18-30

on of the 12............................................a special message from the great apostle
will write....................................................John will write down an apocalyptic message to the people
end of the world..........................................this apostle has the calling to warn the people, not Nephi's mission
in the book..........................................those things are written in the Bible and will be part of the Bible
what he saw and wrote...............................Nephi sees in vision the same things as John in the Bible
shalt not write.....................................Nephi may see it, but he is not to write any more
small part...............................................Nephi writes only what he is allowed, what his father say, not what John saw
make an end.............................................Nephi deeply affected by the vision.  Vision ends, but not where the record ends

The Lord gives Nephi a great vision about the future, but he withholds what he saw by commandment.  That message was given to John, and the current people have it from the the Eastern book, the Bible.

1 Nephi 14

Nephi is given a great vision of the future, and he sees our day.  He sees the big picture of the Gentiles, their divisions, the rising of the latter-day church, and the ultimate battles that will be waged.

Friday, October 5, 2012

1 Nephi 13

1 Nephi 13

1 Nephi 13: 1-10

beheld many nations....................................Nephi's dream jumps into the latter-days
nations and kingdoms...................................an assortment of different political entities exist, kings and nations
of the Gentiles....................................the vision focuses first on the European-style nations
formation of a great church..............................the great core of the group is a strong underlying "church"
church.....................................................a loose and unflattering description of the latter-day core of the gentile nations
most abominable.....................................in the core of this gentile world is an incredibly wicked control
slayeth the Saints............................................the people of this group want to destroy all truth of the gospel
tortureth....................................................these do more than just oppose, they actively pursue and antagonize
yoketh and bring down...................................these make conditions so that the righteous cannot assume any form of government, they oppress and intimidate
devil founder...................................................quite honestly, it is the church of Satan
praise of the world.............................................their ideology promotes the worldly, not the sacred

At the opening of the latter-day times, the Gentiles ascend to world dominance.  Among them will by an assortment of different kinds of kingdoms and governances.  One thing they will have in common is a strong wicked association with worldly, sinful world control.  The ideologies will be worldly and will be very oppressive to those who wish to follow Christ.

1 Nephi 13: 11-16

many waters..................................................the gentiles move away from Europe, Atlantic Ocean
wrath on the seed.......................................the Lord will prepare those in the New World for the connection to these gentiles as they colonize and spread
man among................................................the Lord will work with one man among the Gentiles
will guide this man..........................................the man, Columbus, will be the figure to connect the Gentiles with the Americans.
wrought upon others.........................................following Columbus, many others will be moved upon to move
out of captivity..............................................a large number of these will be seeking freedom from the bad church
multitudes and scattering....................................the arriving Gentiles will set up and grow, they will plague the natives of the land
Spirit of the Lord................................................the Lord will work with these refugee gentiles.  He will help them
fair and beautiful...........................................will freely admit that these are good people who come
did humble....................................................a considerable  dominant number of these people will please God in their humility and their choices

The Lord will lead a large number of freedom-seeking Gentiles to come to the Americas.  They will be serious, truth-seeking people who will be blessed by the Spirit.  They will be a serious threat to the natives left from the family of Lehi

1 Nephi 13: 17-27

mother gentiles....................................as the new colonists become stronger, they upset the mother countries.
wrath of God.....................................the Lord will reward the American colonists.  He will help them in wars against the mother countries.
delivered by God................................The American colonies will win with God's help
beheld a book...........................................the new colonists will believe in a sacred book, the Bible
mouth of a Jew.......................................Identifieds as the ancient sacred record of the Jews
similar to your record....................................Nephi learns that it is parallel history to his book
original nature............................................the book was initially accurate
purity...............................................when Gentiles received it the record was pure and useful
hands of the church...................................eventually the abominable church gets it and changes it
taken away.......................................deliberate omissions of great and important truths--removal
plain and precious.................................some of the most important points of the gospel removed
to pervert..............................................this church deliberately misleads the people for its own power
hardens heart......................................some the changes actually make people bad

The latter-day future will show the Gentiles deeply divided.  The new nations of the Americas will have God's favor and will help the Lord to oppose the abominable doctrines of the old world.  The energizing force will be the Bible, a sacred book that will be prevalent among the peoples, but it will also demonstrate some of the evil workings of the great and abominable church with its manipulations of the text.

1 Nephi 13: 28-39

book goes forth......................................a publishing of the altered book goes big
do stumble.............................................because of the alterations, many will stumble, make grave errors
God will not suffer................................the Lord will help the colonists find and fix the errors
protect the natives..................................the Lord will not allow the Gentiles to destroy all the inhabitants
gentiles...............................................Lord knows the gentile hearts,  he will work with them
great judgment.....................................the Lord will favor the Gentiles,  but he will protect the Lamanites
bring forth the gospel....................................The promise of the American record, the Book of Mormon
your descendants.........................................the writings of Nephi and his children will help
my gospel...........................................the record will correct the altered parts of the Bible
tidings of joy........................................the pure gospel will come with the Book of Mormon
to the remnant.........................................the Gentiles will receive the book and share it with Lamanites

The method for correcting the false beliefs and behaviors of the Gentile nations will come through the discovery and publishing of the Book of Mormon.  It will correct the egregious errors that the abominable church has caused with the Bible.

1 Nephi 13: 40-42

last and first records...............................their effect on each other will be profound.  they will inform each other
The righteous words of both groups.....................these two records will come together to make a people very great
will manifest himself..................................the Lord will make himself known in the latter-days.  A promise
first and last.......................................Lord will start with the Gentiles and move to the House of Israel.

The effect of the latter-day work will begin with the publishing and acceptance of the concepts with the Bible and the Book of Mormon, working in unison to strengthen true doctrine and to increase the faith of good people.  It will begin with the Gentiles as promised and move to the House of Israel.

1 Nephi 13

This chapter is a divine plan to raise good, god-fearing people for the last days.  The Lord will lead Gentiles to relocate to the Americas where he will strengthen them, free them, and then allow them to reestablish his church on the earth, as a counter force to take on the great and abominable church of the Gentiles.  This church of the gentiles is a term used loosely to describe the inner and evil core of the gentile world that seeks its own selfish interest and is based on worldly and wicked pursuits.