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The Book of Abraham as a Type: Of Kolob and Kokaubeam
Patrick D. Degn

It is a type in multiple layers for how we gain our External Exaltation.
Abraham in itself is Caiastic in nature…it all points to the middle chapter.

The Lord typically puts his most precious gems in difficult imagery..

Fac #1 – Sacrifice
Fac #2 – The map/process/knowledge on how to gain your exaltation
Fac #3 – You are coronated and crowned a King and a Priest..

Sacrifice leads to knowledge which leads to greater sacrifice which leads to more knowledge…until you are crowned/exalted..

West side of the SLC temple on the central pillar (3 pillars).. there is a constallation.. Ursor Mayor.. Big Dipper
East is the direction for light/revelation/Godlyness
West is the direction for sin/lost

If you’re in the west, and lost at sea.. you look for the big dipper you are pointed to the north star.. look to the heavens and they will guide you out of your state of apostatsy or your loss..

PGP – the best place for teaching the ordinances one makes with God..

Abraham 3 —
Ur of the Chaldees(Babylon) .. How we go from Babylon (in the world) into Gods presence

Stars = Children of God

This one star, will be the governor of all the other stars.. He’s at the center of creation..
Kolob represents Christ..
Kolob in Egyptian.. KLB.. what does it mean?

God is represented in 3 in 1.. or 1 in 3.. in #1 on Fac #2..
The only way they are separate is bodily..

Christ must be the center of our lives or we’ll be out of balance.. (axle on a bike example)

JST on the 7 statments Christ made on the cross.. “thy will IS done”

2 facts that Abraham is being taught.. Abraham 3:1-6
1. 1 start will have more glory than the other
2. One star is greater than them all..

v10 — If you find a star.. look for the next brightest star and so on..until you find Kolob
But stars represent people..

v18 — the clue that he’s really talking about people… “as also”

Abraham learned that it was Kolob.. the North star is how we got our bearings now when we’re lost.. or Christ when we’re lost..

True greatness is found in those who love him most.. or those who love him most will be closest to Christ.
True greatness is found in your proximity to Christ.

v18- Light = Intelligence

D&C 93:24,36 — light, truth, etc
D&C 93:39 — that wicked one comes and takes away the light and truth of the children of men
D&C 84:45
D&C 130:18

Nobel and Great ones .. what makes someone nobel? Proximity to Christ.. kolob.

Teachings of Ezra T. Benson, 327-328 — love him most will be most like him.

Sometimes we hear there were 2 plans.. there was 1.. he tried to amend it.