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Prophecies of the Latter-day Kingdom
Hosea: The Calling and Election Of the House of Ephraim

Selected Bibliography on messiah-ben-joseph
Ginzburg, Louis. The legends of the jews. 7 vols. philadelphia: the jewish publication society of america, 1911.
encyclopedia judaica, s.v. “Messiah”

The Bride of Christ
“I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife” – Revelation 21:9
- Jerusalem is the bride of Christ according to v10..
- It’s also the house of Israel.
- v13 – three gates on each side. just like the tabernacle
- v14 – the apostles..

First, Jerusalem, 2nd house of israel, 3rd the church.. each are the bride.

Luke 4:16 — 18 thru 19.. Christ stopped mid-sentence.
Isaiah 61:1-2 — is a prophecy .. “and the day of vengense of our God; to comfort all that mourn.. ”
v3, trees of righteousness, oil, beauty, garment,
v6 — ye shall be named Priests of the Lord.
v7 – double.. the tribe that has the double portion birthright.
v10 – clothed me with the garments of salvation. he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness…
Isaiah 62:2 — called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
v4 –
v10 – go through the gates.. gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people

Isaiah 11

Ephraiam means double fruit

Revelation 4:6-7 .. the beasts..
Lion = Judah, Man = Reuben, Dan = Eagle, Ephraim = Ox

Book of Hosea is a parable of how the house of Israel gets to heaven

What’s in a name?
Jesus = Salvation (variation on greek)
Hosea = Salvation (hebrew)
Gomer = Complete (wife of Hosea, harlot)
Jezreel = God scatters (son of Hosea and Gomer) — valley of Jezreel is where Armageddon will start.
Lo-ruhamah = Not having obtained mercy (daugher)
Loammi = not my people (son)

Hosea 2:16.. .. ‘that though shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali’ (husband, master)
2:18 – covenant

14:4 – I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely…

Christ is the Only Way to Salvation for All People

The annunciation to the World
- Luke 2:10

There is nothing outside Gospel Parameters
- If an atheist dies, what are his options in the spirit world?
- If a person dies who worships a sacred animal, what are his?
- Romans 14:9
- Mosiah 15:20

The only means of salvation for the world is Jesus Christ
– 1 Nephi 13:40
- Acts 4:12 (whereby we MUST be saved)
- 2 Nephi 25
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The Temple Site in Jackson County, Missouri

AoF #10

Jackson County, Sacred Past….
The location of the Garden of Eden. Brigham Young, Journal History of the Church.. 15 Mar 1857, 1

Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses 10:235

D&C 28:9 – September 1830
D&C 52:3,5 – June 1831
- as they are faithful, be made known unto them the land of your inheritance.

D&C 57:1-3 – 20 jul 1831
- in this land, which is Missouri.. appointed and consecrated for the gathering of the saints.
- this is the land of promise, and the place of the city of Zion

.. designated unto me and others, the very spot upon which he designed to commence the work of the gathering, and the upbuilding of an holy city, which should be called Zion…..
Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate 1, no 12, september 1835:179

jul 2001 ensign.

The Trial of Christ From a Lawyers Standpoint
by Steven W. Allen

Setting the Stage:
- who are the players?
- what are the rules?

2 Nephi 10:5 —- priestcrafts
2 Nephi 26:29
John 12:42-43

Pontius Pilate (born in Sevilla)
Procurator of Judea – Given as Wedding Gift
Includes Cities of:
Bethany
Bethlehem
Hebron
Jerico
Jerusalem, etc.
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Take upon you my whole armor

Spiritual Warfare in the Last Days
“… Billions of the deceased and those yet to be born have their eyes on us… Each day we personally make many decisions showing the cause we support. The tactics which the enemy will use against us will vary from time to time. He will seek to exploit our weak spots so we must be alert to the devil’s devious designs.”
ETB Boise Institute Nov 20 1983

If we read Alma 43-63 and see how they prevailed in physical battle, we will learn how to prevail in spiritual battles..
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Power of the Restoration and the Prophet Joseph Smith

books:
The Personal Writings of Joseph Smith (out of print)
The Papers of Joseph Smith Series

Prophets are not always prophets. Joseph Smith was a man, and he was also a prophet.

Joseph’s History Verified Concerning the History Setting of the First Vision
1. Membership of Lucy, Hyrum and Samuel in Presbyterian church.
2. religious excitement in place where he lived (Manchester and Palmyra Towns)
3. Great multitudes joining churches in the whole region of country.
4. A war of words and tumult of opinions evident amount Presbyterians, Methodists, and Baptists (society mentioned by Joseph).
5. Evidence of persecution in form of verbal attacks and social ostracism.

“The committee appointed to visit Hiram smith, Lucy Smith and Samuel Harrison Smith reported that they had visited them and received no satisfaction. They acknowledged that they had unduly neglected the ordinances of the church for the last eighteen months and that they did not wish to unite with us any more.” On March 29, 1830, they were “suspended from the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.”
– Session Records, Western Presbyterian Church Palmyra.

2nd Great awakening was the greatest revival ever. 1800 thru the 1850’s.

In the area where Joseph Smith lived there were only 11% active church goers.

Joseph Smith did not state that the revival took place in Palmyra.

The Creation: A Type for the Great Plan of Happiness

A type.. things or models of future life.

“Christ and the Creation” BRM Ensign June 1982, 9-15

2 Cori. 3: .. written on our hearts.

what really happened on day 3 of the creation?

“We consider that God has created man with a mind capable of instruction, and a faculty which may be enlarged in proportion to the heed and diligence given to the light communicated from heaven to the intellect; and that the nearer man approaches to perfection, the clearer are his views, and the greater his enjoyments, till he has overcome the evils of his life and lost every desire for sin; and like the ancients, arrives at that point of faith where he is wrapped in the power and glory of his Maker and is caught up to dwell with Him. But we consider that this is a station to which no man ever arrived in a moment: he must have been instructed in the government and laws of that kingdom by proper degrees, until his mind is capable in some measure of comprehending the propriety, justice, equality, and consistency of the same.”
Teaching of the prophet JS 51
Alma 12:9-11
We don’t advance at the same rate.. we advance at the rate we give heed until God..

The more we grow up, the clearer are our views.. and greater is our capability for understanding.

“Your I Will, is more important than your IQ” H David Burton.

D&C93

1 Cori 2:16– if you have the mind of Christ.

– it is an acknowledgment of the final effect of our acts and thoughts.. — it is a plan to show us how to become what our Heeavently Father desires us to become.
Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, nov 2000, 32
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Ancient Prophecies of the Latter-day Kingdom
Patrick D. Degn

Messiah-Ben-Joseph

What’s in a name?
- if we’ve been to the temple.. power in two names in the temple.
- token, in the book of revelation v3
- power is in a name
- names of power were traditionally unspoken
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Condescension of the Lamb of God

May be traced to premortal life.
“In itelligence and performance, He far surpasses the individual and the composite capacities and achievements of all who have lived, live now and will yet live! Neal A Maxwell in CR Oct 1981, 9 ensign nov 1981, 8

Was motivated by the Savior’s love for all of mankind.

Satan had no love for others
- instead of being willing to condescended
- taught..
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Joseph Smith & Emma Hale

Emma – 7th child of 9, 3rd daughter
- father was a hunter
- 600 acre farm
- Brother-inlaw was a methodist minister (nathanial.. )

Joseph
- not as financial well off as the Hales.
- asked Emma’s father 2 times for his daughters hand
- you’re a nobody
- your family is a nobody
- I dont like your story of the Gold plates and angels..
- eloped with Emma on a Thursday. Went and lived with Joseph’s family.

Emma and Joseph lived in the ‘pelt house’. Bought from Emma’s father.
Emma could handle a canoe and horses well.. sang in the choir in the Methodist church.

Joseph was 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, blond, blue eyes.
In 1832, February, Joseph received the 3 degrees of Glory revelation.. Shortly thereafer, the mob came and drug Joseph out of the house.

“you are watched over by angles…” emma’s P.Blessing.

William cahoon. Assigned Teacher to Joseph’s household.

Issac Hale — did not mention Emma in his will (1839), but mentioned each of the other children.
Also said “I’d rather have seen her in the cemetery than to give her to you”

Household of Joseph Smith at the time of the death.
Julia – 13
Joseph III – 12
Frederick – 8 (ice boy)
Alexander – 6