Now Aaron said unto him:
Believest thou that
the Son of God shall come
to redeem mankind from their sins?
And Aaron began to
open the scriptures unto them
concerning the coming of Christ,
and also concerning
the resurrection of the dead,
and that there could be no
redemption for mankind
save it were through
the death and sufferings of Christ,
and the atonement of his blood.
Through the death and sufferings of Christ
Blessed Jesus
O blessed Jesus,
who has saved me
from an awful hell!
O blessed God,
have mercy
on this people!
He shall redeem
Blessed be
the name of God,
and blessed art thou.
For as sure as
thou livest,
behold,
I have seen
my Redeemer;
and he shall
come forth,
and be born
of a woman,
and he shall
redeem all mankind
who believe
on his name.
Redemption through Christ
He expounded unto them
the plan of redemption,
which was prepared
from the foundation
of the world;
and he also
made known unto them
concerning the coming of Christ.
The coming of the Son of God
Now those priests
who did go forth
among the people
did preach holding forth
the coming of the Son of God,
his sufferings and death, and also
the resurrection of the dead.
And many of the people
did inquire concerning
the place where
the Son of God
should come;
and they were taught
that he would
appear unto them
after his resurrection;
and this
the people did hear
with great joy and gladness.
Healing through Christ
Believest thou
in the power of Christ
unto salvation?
Yea, I believe
all the words
that thou hast taught.
If thou believest
in the redemption
of Christ
thou canst be healed.
Yea, I believe
according to thy words.
O Lord our God,
have mercy on this man,
and heal him
according to his faith
which is in Christ.
Look on the Son of God
Now these ordinances
were given after this manner,
that thereby the people
might look forward
on the Son of God;
and this that they might
look forward to him
for a remission of their sins,
that they might enter
into the rest of the Lord
After the order of the Son
Thus this holy calling
being prepared from
the foundation
of the world
for such as would not
harden their hearts,
being in and through
the atonement of
the Only Begotten Son.
This high priesthood
being after
the order of his Son,
which order was from
the foundation
of the world;
Now they were ordained
after this manner,
after the order of the Son,
the Only Begotten
of the Father,
who is without
beginning of days
or end of years,
who is full of grace,
equity, and truth.
Therefore
they were called
after this holy order,
and were sanctified,
and their garments
were washed white
through the blood
of the Lamb.
Through the Only Begotten
God did call on men,
in the name of his Son,
(this being the plan
of redemption
which was laid)
saying:
If ye will repent, and
harden not your hearts,
then will I have
mercy upon you,
through mine
Only Begotten Son;
Therefore, whosoever repenteth,
and hardeneth not his heart,
he shall have claim on mercy
through mine Only Begotten Son,
unto a remission of his sins;
and these shall enter into my rest.
Restoration
Now, there is a death
which is called
a temporal death;
and the death of Christ
shall loose the bands
of this temporal death,
that all shall be raised
from this temporal death.
The spirit and the body
shall be reunited again
in its perfect form;
both limb and joint
shall be restored
to its proper frame,
even as we now are
at this time;
and we shall be brought
to stand before God,
knowing even
as we know now,
and have a
bright recollection
of all our guilt.
Now, this restoration
shall come to all,
both old and young,
both bond and free,
both male and female,
both the wicked
and the righteous;
and even
there shall not so much as
a hair of their heads be lost;
but every thing shall be
restored to its perfect frame,
as it is now, or in the body,
and shall be brought
and be arraigned
before the bar of
Christ the Son,
and God the Father,
and the Holy Spirit,
which is one Eternal God,
to be judged
according to their works,
whether they be good
or whether they be evil.
The Son of God
Who is he that shall come?
Is it the Son of God?
Yea.
Shall he save his people in their sins?
I say unto you he shall not,
for it is impossible
for him to deny his word.
And I say unto you again that
he cannot save them in their sins;
for I cannot deny his word,
and he hath said that
no unclean thing can inherit
the kingdom of heaven;
therefore, how can ye be saved,
except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven?
Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins.
Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father?
Yea, he is the very Eternal Father
of heaven and of earth,
and all things which in them are;
he is the beginning and the end,
the first and the last;
And he shall come into the world
to redeem his people;
and he shall take upon him
the transgressions of those
who believe on his name;
and these are they
that shall have eternal life,
and salvation cometh to none else.
He cometh
Not many days hence
the Son of God shall
come in his glory;
and his glory shall be
the glory of
the Only Begotten
of the Father,
full of grace, equity,
and truth,
full of patience, mercy,
and long-suffering,
quick to hear
the cries of his people
and to answer their prayers.
And behold,
he cometh to redeem
those who will be
baptized unto repentance,
through faith on his name.
Therefore,
prepare ye
the way of the Lord,
for the time is at hand
that all men shall
reap a reward
of their works,
according to that
which they have been—
if they have been righteous
they shall reap
the salvation of their souls,
according to the power
and deliverance
of Jesus Christ.
Faith on the Lamb
Now I say unto you
that ye must repent,
and be born again;
for the Spirit saith
if ye are not born again
ye cannot inherit
the kingdom of heaven;
therefore come
and be baptized
unto repentance,
that ye may be
washed from your sins,
that ye may have
faith on the Lamb of God,
who taketh away
the sins of the world,
who is mighty to save
and to cleanse
from all unrighteousness.
The mercy of the Son
Behold,
the kingdom
of heaven
is at hand, and
the Son of God
cometh upon
the face of the earth.
And behold,
he shall be born
of Mary,
she being a virgin,
a precious and
chosen vessel,
who shall
be overshadowed
and conceive by
the power of
the Holy Ghost,
and bring forth a son,
yea, even the Son of God.
And he shall go forth,
suffering pains
and afflictions
and temptations
of every kind;
and this that
the word
might be fulfilled
which saith
he will take
upon him
the pains and
the sicknesses
of his people.
And he will
take upon him death,
that he may loose
the bands of death
which bind
his people;
and he will
take upon him
their infirmities,
that his bowels
may be filled
with mercy,
according to
the flesh,
that he may know
according to
the flesh
how to succor
his people
according to
their infirmities.
Now the Spirit
knoweth all things;
nevertheless
the Son of God
suffereth
according to
the flesh
that he might
take upon him
the sins of
his people,
that he might
blot out
their transgressions
according to
the power
of his deliverance;
and now behold,
this is the testimony
which is in me.
One thing
Behold,
there is one thing
which is of
more importance
than they all—
for behold,
the time is
not far distant
that the Redeemer liveth
and cometh
among his people.
Declare Christ
Declare the word of God
according to the testimony
of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God,
who should come
to redeem his people
from their sins.
Can ye withstand
And now
I say unto you,
can ye withstand
these sayings;
yea, can ye
lay aside these things,
and trample
the Holy One
under your feet?
I know
I am called to speak
after this manner,
according to
the holy order of God,
which is in Christ Jesus.
And I say unto you,
that I know
that Jesus Christ
shall come, yea,
the Son,
the Only Begotten
of the Father,
full of grace,
and mercy,
and truth.
And behold,
it is he
that cometh
to take away
the sins of the world, yea,
the sins of every man
who steadfastly believeth
on his name.
The Good Shepherd
Behold,
I say unto you,
that the good shepherd
doth call you;
yea, and in his own name
he doth call you,
which is
the name of Christ;
and if ye will not hearken
unto the voice of
the good shepherd,
to the name by which
ye are called,
behold,
ye are not
the sheep of
the good shepherd.
And now
if ye are not
the sheep of
the good shepherd,
of what fold are ye?
Through the blood of Christ
Have ye walked,
keeping yourselves
blameless before God?
Could ye say,
if ye were called
to die at this time,
within yourselves,
that ye have been
sufficiently humble?
That your garments
have been cleansed
and made white
through the blood of Christ,
who will come
to redeem his people
from their sins?
Filled with great joy
The people were
abasing themselves,
succoring those
who stood in need
of their succor,
such as
imparting
their substance
to the poor
and the needy,
feeding the hungry,
and suffering
all manner of afflictions,
for Christ’s sake,
who should come
according to
the spirit of prophecy;
Looking forward
to that day,
thus retaining
a remission
of their sins;
being filled
with great joy
because of
the resurrection
of the dead,
according to
the will and power
and deliverance
of Jesus Christ
from the bands of death.
My Redeemer
I am born of God.
My soul hath been redeemed
from the gall of bitterness
and bonds of iniquity.
I was in the darkest abyss;
but now I behold
the marvelous light of God.
My soul was racked
with eternal torment;
but I am snatched,
and my soul is
pained no more.
I rejected my Redeemer,
and denied that which
had been spoken of
by our fathers;
but now
that they may foresee
that he will come,
and that he remembereth
every creature
of his creating,
he will make himself
manifest unto all.
Yea, every knee shall bow,
and every tongue
confess before him.
Yea, even at the last day,
when all men shall stand
to be judged of him.
Eternal life
May the Spirit of the Lord
be poured out upon you;
and may he grant unto you
eternal life, through
the redemption of Christ,
whom he has prepared
from the foundation of the world.
Through Christ
The redemption
was to be brought to pass
through the power,
and sufferings,
and death of Christ,
and his resurrection
and ascension into heaven.
Only through Christ
And now, ought ye not
to tremble and repent
of your sins,
and remember that only
in and through Christ
ye can be saved?
Endless light and life
And now
if Christ
had not come
into the world,
there could have been
no redemption.
And if Christ
had not risen
from the dead,
or have broken
the bands of death
that the grave
should have no victory,
and that death
should have no sting,
there could have been
no resurrection.
But there is
a resurrection,
therefore the grave
hath no victory,
and the sting of death
is swallowed up
in Christ.
He is the light
and the life
of the world;
yea, a light
that is endless,
that can
never be darkened;
yea, and also a life
which is endless,
that there can be
no more death.
Christ has broken the bands of death
Were it not for
the redemption
which he hath made
for his people,
which was prepared
from the foundation
of the world,
I say unto you,
were it not for this,
all mankind
must have perished.
But behold,
the bands of death
shall be broken,
and the Son reigneth,
and hath power
over the dead;
therefore,
he bringeth to pass
the resurrection
of the dead.
And there cometh
a resurrection,
even a first resurrection;
yea, even a resurrection
of those that have been,
and who are,
and who shall be,
even until
the resurrection of Christ—
for so shall he be called.
And now they are raised
to dwell with God
who has redeemed them;
thus they have eternal life
through Christ,
who has broken
the bands of death.
Redemption and resurrection
Were it not for
the redemption
which he hath made
for his people,
which was prepared
from the foundation
of the world,
I say unto you,
were it not for this,
all mankind must
have perished.
But behold,
the bands of death
shall be broken,
and the Son reigneth,
and hath power
over the dead;
therefore,
he bringeth to pass
the resurrection
of the dead.
And there cometh
a resurrection,
even a first resurrection;
yea, even a resurrection
of those that have been,
and who are,
and who shall be,
even until
the resurrection of Christ—
for so shall he be called.
And now,
they are raised
to dwell with God
who has redeemed them;
thus they have eternal life
through Christ,
who has broken
the bands of death.
The will of the Son
I would that
ye should understand
that God himself
shall come down among
the children of men,
and shall redeem his people.
And because
he dwelleth in flesh
he shall be called
the Son of God,
and having
subjected the flesh
to the will of the Father,
being the Father
and the Son—
The Father, because
he was conceived
by the power of God;
and the Son,
because of the flesh;
thus becoming
the Father and Son—
And they are one God,
yea, the very Eternal Father
of heaven and of earth.
And thus the flesh
becoming subject
to the Spirit,
or the Son
to the Father,
being one God,
suffereth temptation,
and yieldeth not
to the temptation,
but suffereth himself
to be mocked,
and scourged,
and cast out,
and disowned
by his people.
And after all this,
after working
many mighty miracles
among the children of men,
he shall be led, yea,
even as Isaiah said,
as a sheep
before the shearer
is dumb,
so he opened not
his mouth.
Yea, even so
he shall be led,
crucified, and slain,
the flesh becoming
subject even unto death,
the will of the Son
being swallowed up
in the will of the Father.
And thus God breaketh
the bands of death,
having gained
the victory over death;
giving the Son power
to make intercession
for the children of men—
Having ascended into heaven,
having the bowels of mercy;
being filled with compassion
towards the children of men;
standing betwixt them and justice;
having broken the bands of death,
taken upon himself
their iniquity and
their transgressions,
having redeemed them,
and satisfied
the demands of justice.
The redemption of God
Were it not
for the atonement,
which God himself
shall make
for the sins and iniquities
of his people,
they must
unavoidably perish.
And there could not
any man be saved
except it were through
the redemption of God.
For behold,
did not Moses
prophesy unto them
concerning the coming
of the Messiah,
and that God
should redeem
his people?
Yea, and even
all the prophets
who have prophesied
ever since
the world began—
have they not spoken
more or less
concerning these things?
Have they not said
that God himself
should come down
among the children of men,
and take upon him
the form of man,
and go forth
in mighty power
upon the face of the earth?
Yea, and have they not said also
that he should bring to pass
the resurrection of the dead,
and that he, himself,
should be oppressed and afflicted?
The coming of Christ
And a prophet
of the Lord
have they slain;
yea, a chosen
man of God,
who prophesied
of many things
which are to come,
yea, even
the coming of Christ.
And because
he said unto them
that Christ was the God,
the Father of all things,
and said that he
should take upon him
the image of man,
and it should be
the image
after which man
was created
in the beginning.
And now,
because he said this,
they did put him to death.
Christ may seal you his
I would that
ye should be
steadfast
and immovable,
always abounding
in good works,
that Christ,
the Lord God
Omnipotent,
may seal you his,
that you may be
brought to heaven,
that ye may have
everlasting salvation
and eternal life,
through the wisdom,
and power,
and justice,
and mercy
of him who
created all things,
in heaven
and in earth,
who is God
above all.
Born of Christ
And now,
because of the covenant
which ye have made
ye shall be called
the children of Christ,
his sons, and his daughters;
for behold,
this day he hath
spiritually begotten you;
for ye say that
your hearts are changed
through faith on his name;
therefore,
ye are born of him
and have become
his sons and his daughters.
And under this head
ye are made free,
and there is no other head
whereby ye can be made free.
There is no other name given
whereby salvation cometh;
therefore, I would that
ye should take upon you
the name of Christ,
all you that have
entered into
the covenant with God
that ye should be obedient
unto the end of your lives.
And it shall come to pass
that whosoever doeth this
shall be found
at the right hand of God,
for he shall know the name
by which he is called;
for he shall be called
by the name of Christ.
And now
it shall come to pass,
that whosoever
shall not
take upon him
the name of Christ
must be called by
some other name;
therefore,
he findeth himself
on the left hand of God.
Because of faith in Christ
The Spirit of the Lord
came upon them,
and they were
filled with joy,
having received a
remission of their sins,
and having peace
of conscience,
because of the
exceeding faith
which they had
in Jesus Christ.
The atoning blood of Christ
And they all
cried aloud
with one voice,
saying:
O have mercy,
and apply
the atoning
blood of Christ
that we
may receive
forgiveness
of our sins,
and our hearts
may be purified;
for we believe in
Jesus Christ,
the Son of God.
Knowing the Savior
The time shall come
when the knowledge
of a Savior
shall spread throughout
every nation, kindred,
tongue, and people.
Only in and through Christ
There shall be
no other name given
nor any other way
nor means
whereby salvation
can come unto
the children of men,
only in and through
the name of Christ,
the Lord Omnipotent.
Yielding to Christ
The natural man
is an enemy to God,
and has been
from the fall of Adam,
and will be,
forever and ever,
unless he yields
to the enticings
of the Holy Spirit,
and putteth off
the natural man
and becometh a saint
through the atonement
of Christ the Lord
Children in Christ
Little children
are blessed;
for behold,
as in Adam,
or by nature,
they fall,
even so
the blood
of Christ
atoneth
for their sins.
And moreover,
I say unto you,
that men
drink damnation
to their own souls
except they
humble themselves
and become as
little children,
and believe
that salvation
was, and is,
and is to come,
in and through
the atoning blood
of Christ,
the Lord Omnipotent.
Exceedingly great joy
The Lord God hath sent
his holy prophets
among all the children of men,
to declare these things
to every kindred,
nation, and tongue,
that thereby
whosoever should believe
that Christ should come,
the same might receive
remission of their sins,
and rejoice with
exceedingly great joy.
Salvation cometh
Salvation
cometh to none
except
it be through
repentance
and faith
on the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Great joy
Awake, and hear the words
which I shall tell thee;
for behold,
I am come
to declare unto you
the glad tidings
of great joy.
For behold,
the time cometh,
and is not far distant,
that with power,
the Lord Omnipotent
who reigneth,
who was, and is
from all eternity
to all eternity,
shall come down
from heaven
among the children of men,
and shall dwell
in a tabernacle of clay,
and shall go forth
amongst men,
working mighty miracles,
such as healing the sick,
raising the dead,
causing the lame to walk,
the blind to receive their sight,
and the deaf to hear,
and curing all manner of diseases.
And he shall cast out devils,
or the evil spirits
which dwell in the hearts
of the children of men.
And lo,
he shall suffer temptations,
and pain of body,
hunger, thirst, and fatigue,
even more than
man can suffer,
except it be unto death;
for behold,
blood cometh from every pore,
so great shall be his anguish
for the wickedness
and the abominations
of his people.
And he shall be called
Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
the Father of heaven and earth,
the Creator of all things
from the beginning;
and his mother
shall be called Mary.
And lo,
he cometh unto his own,
that salvation might come
unto the children of men
even through faith on his name;
and even after all this
they shall consider him a man,
and say that he hath a devil,
and shall scourge him,
and shall crucify him.
And he shall rise
the third day
from the dead;
and behold,
he standeth
to judge the world;
and behold,
all these things are done
that a righteous judgment
might come upon
the children of men.
My prayer
And my prayer to God
is concerning my brethren,
that they may once again
come to the knowledge of God,
yea, the redemption of Christ
Come unto Him
And now, I would
that ye should
come unto Christ,
who is the Holy One of Israel,
and partake of his salvation,
and the power of his redemption.
Yea, come unto him,
and offer your whole souls
as an offering unto him,
and endure to the end;
and as the Lord liveth
ye will be saved.
The coming Messiah
The prophets,
and the priests,
and the teachers,
did labor diligently,
exhorting with
all long-suffering
the people to diligence,
persuading them
to look forward unto
the Messiah,
and believe in him
to come as though
he already was.
The truth in Christ
I must preach and prophesy
unto this people,
and declare the word
according to the truth
which is in Christ.
And I have declared it
in all my days,
and have rejoiced in it
above that of the world.
In the name of Christ
Whatsoever thing
ye shall ask in faith,
believing that
ye shall receive
in the name of Christ,
ye shall receive it.
Because of faith in Christ
And there came
a voice unto me,
saying:
Thy sins are
forgiven thee,
and thou shalt
be blessed.
And I knew
that God
could not lie;
wherefore,
my guilt was
swept away.
And I said:
Lord, how is it done?
And he said unto me:
Because of
thy faith
in Christ.
They truly testify of Him
And he said: I fear
lest I have committed
the unpardonable sin,
for I have lied unto God;
for I denied the Christ,
and said that I believed
the scriptures;
and they truly
testify of him.
They have spoken concerning Christ
Believest thou
the scriptures?
They truly
testify of Christ.
Behold,
I say unto you
that none of
the prophets
have written,
nor prophesied,
save they have spoken
concerning this Christ.
And this is not all—
it has been made
manifest unto me,
for I have heard and seen;
and it also has been made
manifest unto me
by the power
of the Holy Ghost;
wherefore, I know
if there should be
no atonement made
all mankind must be lost.
Will ye reject these words?
Behold,
will ye reject
these words?
Will ye reject
the words of
the prophets;
and will ye reject
all the words
which have been spoken
concerning Christ,
after so many
have spoken
concerning him;
and deny
the good word
of Christ,
and the power of God,
and the gift of the Holy Ghost,
and quench the Holy Spirit,
and make a mock of
the great plan of redemption,
which hath been laid for you?
Know ye not
that if ye will
do these things,
that the power
of the redemption
and the resurrection,
which is in Christ,
will bring you to stand
with shame
and awful guilt
before the bar of God?
Why not speak of Christ?
Wherefore, be reconciled
unto him through
the atonement of Christ,
his Only Begotten Son,
and ye may obtain
a resurrection,
according to the power
of the resurrection
which is in Christ,
and be presented
as the first-fruits
of Christ
unto God,
having faith,
and obtained
a good hope
of glory in him.
And now, beloved,
marvel not
that I tell you
these things;
for why not speak of
the atonement of Christ,
and attain to
a perfect knowledge
of him?
Hope of His glory
For this intent
have we written
these things,
that they may know
that we knew of Christ,
and we had
a hope of his glory
many hundred years
before his coming;
and not only
we ourselves
had a hope
of his glory,
but also
all the holy prophets
which were before us.
Behold,
they believed
in Christ
and worshiped
the Father
in his name,
and also
we worship
the Father
in his name.
Persuade them to come unto Christ
And we also had
many revelations,
and the spirit
of much prophecy;
wherefore,
we knew of Christ
and his kingdom,
which should come.
Wherefore,
we labored diligently
among our people,
that we might
persuade them
to come unto Christ,
and partake of
the goodness of God,
that they might
enter into his rest.
Wherefore,
we would to God
that all men would
believe in Christ,
and view his death,
and suffer his cross
and bear the shame
of the world.
The words of Christ
Hearken unto these words
and believe in Christ;
and if ye believe not
in these words
believe in Christ.
And if ye shall
believe in Christ
ye will believe
in these words,
for they are
the words of Christ,
and he hath
given them
unto me;
and they teach
all men that they
should do good.
And if they are not
the words of Christ,
judge ye—
for Christ will
show unto you,
with power
and great glory,
that they are
his words,
at the last day;
and you and I
shall stand
face to face
before his bar;
and ye shall know
that I have been
commanded of him
to write these things,
notwithstanding
my weakness.
And I pray the Father
in the name of Christ
that many of us,
if not all,
may be saved
in his kingdom
at that great
and last day.
Be reconciled unto Christ
I have charity
for my people,
and great faith
in Christ
that I shall
meet many souls
spotless
at his judgment-seat.
I have charity
for the Jew.
I also have charity
for the Gentiles.
But behold,
for none of these
can I hope
except they
shall be
reconciled
unto Christ.
Glory in Jesus
I glory
in plainness;
I glory
in truth;
I glory
in my Jesus,
for he hath
redeemed my soul
from hell.
The words of Christ
Feast upon
the words of Christ;
for behold,
the words of Christ
will tell you
all things
what ye should do.
Steadfastness in Christ
Ye have not come thus far
save it were by the word of Christ
with unshaken faith in him,
relying wholly
upon the merits of him
who is mighty to save.
Wherefore, ye must press forward
with a steadfastness in Christ,
having a perfect brightness of hope,
and a love of God and of all men.
Wherefore, if ye shall press forward,
feasting upon the word of Christ,
and endure to the end,
behold, thus saith the Father:
Ye shall have eternal life.
And now, behold
this is the way;
and there is none other way
nor name given
under heaven
whereby man can be saved
in the kingdom of God.
And now, behold,
this is the doctrine of Christ,
and the only and true doctrine
of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost,
which is one God,
without end.
Follow His example
And now, my beloved brethren,
I know by this that
unless a man shall
endure to the end,
in following the example
of the Son of the living God,
he cannot be saved.
Wherefore, do the things
which I have told you
I have seen
that your Lord
and your Redeemer
should do.
Follow the Son
I know that
if ye shall follow the Son,
with full purpose of heart,
acting no hypocrisy
and no deception before God,
but with real intent,
repenting of your sins,
witnessing unto the Father
that ye are willing
to take upon you
the name of Christ,
by baptism—
yea, by following your Lord
and your Savior
down into the water,
according to his word,
behold,
then shall ye receive
the Holy Ghost.
Follow Jesus
And he said unto
the children of men:
Follow thou me.
Wherefore,
my beloved brethren,
can we follow Jesus
save we shall be willing
to keep the commandments
of the Father?
And the Father said:
Repent ye, repent ye,
and be baptized
in the name of
my Beloved Son.
And also,
the voice of the Son
came unto me, saying:
He that is baptized
in my name,
to him
will the Father give
the Holy Ghost,
like unto me;
wherefore,
follow me,
and do the things
which ye have seen me do.
To fulfill all righteousness
And now,
if the Lamb of God,
he being holy,
should have need
to be baptized by water,
to fulfil all righteousness,
O then, how much more
need have we,
being unholy,
to be baptized,
yea, even by water!
And now,
I would ask of you,
my beloved brethren,
wherein the Lamb of God
did fulfil all righteousness
in being baptized by water?
Know ye not
that he was holy?
But notwithstanding
he being holy,
he showeth
unto the children of men
that according to the flesh
he humbleth himself
before the Father,
and witnesseth
unto the Father
that he would
be obedient
unto him
in keeping
his commandments.
Restored to the knowledge of Christ
And the gospel
of Jesus Christ
shall be declared
among them;
wherefore,
they shall be restored
unto the knowledge
of their fathers,
and also
to the knowledge
of Jesus Christ,
which was had
among their fathers.
And then shall they rejoice;
for they shall know
that it is a blessing unto them
from the hand of God;
and their scales of darkness
shall begin to fall
from their eyes;
and many generations
shall not pass away among them,
save they shall be
a pure and a delightsome people.
And as many as
shall believe
in Christ
shall also become
a delightsome people.
He manifesteth himself
And as I spake concerning
the convincing of the Jews,
that Jesus is the very Christ,
it must needs be
that the Gentiles
be convinced also
that Jesus is the Christ,
the Eternal God;
and that he
manifesteth himself
unto all those
who believe in him,
by the power of the Holy Ghost;
yea, unto every nation,
kindred, tongue, and people,
working mighty miracles,
signs, and wonders,
among the children of men
according to their faith.
He shall heal them
Behold, the righteous
that hearken
unto the words
of the prophets,
and destroy them not,
but look forward
unto Christ
with steadfastness
for the signs
which are given,
notwithstanding all persecution—
behold, they are they
which shall not perish.
But the Son of righteousness
shall appear unto them;
and he shall heal them,
and they shall have peace with him.
His birth, death and resurrection
And after the Messiah shall come
there shall be signs given
unto my people
of his birth,
and also of his death
and resurrection.
His words
And after Christ shall have
risen from the dead
he shall show himself
unto you,
and the words
which he shall speak
unto you
shall be the law
which ye shall do.
The right way
And now behold,
I have spoken plainly
unto you,
that ye cannot
misunderstand.
And the words
which I have spoken
shall stand
as a testimony
against you;
for they are sufficient
to teach any man
the right way;
for the right way
is to believe in Christ
and deny him not;
for by denying him
ye also deny
the prophets and the law.
And now behold,
I say unto you
that the right way
is to believe in Christ,
and deny him not;
and Christ is
the Holy One of Israel;
wherefore
ye must bow down
before him,
and worship him
with all your
might, mind, and strength,
and your whole soul;
and if ye do this
ye shall in nowise be cast out.
We rejoice in Christ
We labor diligently to write,
to persuade our children,
and also our brethren,
to believe in Christ,
and to be reconciled to God;
for we know that
it is by grace
that we are saved,
after all we can do.
And we look forward
with steadfastness unto Christ,
for we are made alive in Christ
because of our faith.
And we talk of Christ,
we rejoice in Christ,
we preach of Christ,
we prophesy of Christ,
and we write
according to our prophecies,
that our children may know
to what source they may look
for a remission of their sins,
and that our children may
look forward unto that life
which is in Christ.
None other name
Yea, behold
I say unto you,
that as these things
are true,
and as the Lord God liveth,
there is none other name
given under heaven
save it be
this Jesus Christ,
of which I have spoken,
whereby man can be saved.
The true Messiah
Wherefore, he shall bring forth
his words unto them,
which words
shall judge them
at the last day,
for they shall be given them
for the purpose of
convincing them
of the true Messiah,
who was rejected by them;
and unto the convincing of them
that there is save one Messiah
spoken of by the prophets,
and that Messiah
is he who should be rejected.
For according to
the words of the prophets,
the Messiah cometh,
and according to
the words of the prophets, and also
the word of the angel of God,
his name shall be
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
My soul delighteth
When the day cometh
that the Only Begotten
of the Father,
yea, even the Father
of heaven and of earth,
shall manifest himself
unto them in the flesh,
behold,
they will reject him,
because of their iniquities,
and the hardness
of their hearts,
and the stiffness
of their necks.
Behold,
they will crucify him;
and after he is laid
in a sepulchre
for the space of three days
he shall rise from the dead,
with healing in his wings;
and all those who
shall believe on his name
shall be saved
in the kingdom of God.
Wherefore,
my soul delighteth
to prophesy
concerning him,
for I have seen
his day,
and my heart
doth magnify
his holy name.
And behold
it shall come to pass
that after the Messiah
hath risen from the dead,
and hath manifested himself
unto his people,
unto as many as will
believe on his name,
behold,
wo unto them
that fight
against God
and the people
of his church.
My soul delighteth in His grace
And now I write more
of the words of Isaiah,
for my soul delighteth
in his words.
For I will send them forth
unto all my children,
for he verily saw
my Redeemer,
even as I have seen him.
And my brother also
has seen him
as I have seen him;
wherefore,
I will send their words forth
unto my children
to prove unto them
that my words are true.
Wherefore,
by the words of three,
God hath said,
I will establish my word.
Nevertheless,
God sendeth more witnesses,
and he proveth all his words.
Behold, my soul delighteth
in proving unto my people
the truth of the coming of Christ;
for all things
which have been given of God
from the beginning of the world,
unto man,
are the typifying of him.
Yea, my soul delighteth
in his grace,
and in his justice,
and power,
and mercy
in the great and eternal plan
of deliverance from death.
And my soul delighteth
in proving unto my people
that save Christ should come
all men must perish.
For if there be no Christ
there be no God;
and if there be no God
we are not,
for there could have been
no creation.
But there is a God,
and he is Christ,
and he cometh
in the fulness of his own time.
The power of the atonement
Reconcile yourselves
to the will of God,
and remember,
after ye are reconciled
unto God,
that it is only in
and through
the grace of God
that ye are saved.
Wherefore,
may God raise you
from death
by the power
of the resurrection,
and also
from everlasting death
by the power
of the atonement,
that ye may be received
into the eternal kingdom of God,
that ye may praise him
through grace divine.
They shall be restored
It must needs be expedient
that Christ should come
among the Jews,
and they shall crucify him,
for thus it behooveth our God.
But behold,
thus saith the Lord God:
When the day cometh
that they shall believe in me,
that I am Christ,
then have I covenanted
with their fathers
that they shall be restored
in the flesh,
upon the earth,
unto the lands
of their inheritance.
None other way
O, give ear to my words.
Remember the greatness of
the Holy One of Israel.
O then, come unto the Lord,
the Holy One.
Remember that
his paths are righteous.
Behold, the way for man is narrow,
but it lieth in a straight course before him,
and the keeper of the gate is
the Holy One of Israel;
and he employeth no servant there;
and there is none other way
save it be by the gate;
for he cannot be deceived,
for the Lord God is his name.
And whoso knocketh,
to him will he open.
O, come unto that God
who is the rock of your salvation.
The mercy of the Holy One
O the greatness of the mercy of our God,
the Holy One of Israel!
For he delivereth his saints
from that awful monster the devil,
and death,
and hell,
and that lake of fire and brimstone,
which is endless torment.
And he cometh into the world
that he may save all men
if they will hearken unto his voice;
for behold,
he suffereth the pains of all men,
yea, the pains of every living creature,
both men, women, and children,
who belong to the family of Adam.
And he suffereth this
that the resurrection
might pass upon all men,
that all might stand before him
at the great and judgment day.
And he commandeth all men that
they must repent,
and be baptized in his name,
having perfect faith
in the Holy One of Israel,
or they cannot be saved
in the kingdom of God.
And if they will not repent
and believe in his name,
and be baptized in his name,
and endure to the end,
they must be damned;
for the Lord God,
the Holy One of Israel,
has spoken it.
An infinite atonement
Yea, I know that ye know
that in the body
he shall show himself,
for it behooveth the great Creator
that he suffereth himself
to become subject unto man
in the flesh,
and die for all men,
that all men might
become subject unto him.
For as death hath passed upon all men,
to fulfil the merciful plan
of the great Creator,
there must needs be
a power of resurrection.
Wherefore, it must needs be
an infinite atonement.
And because of the way
of deliverance of our God,
the Holy One of Israel,
this death which is the temporal,
shall deliver up its dead;
which death is the grave.
And this death of which I have spoken,
which is the spiritual death,
shall deliver up its dead;
which spiritual death is hell.
Wherefore, death and hell
must deliver up their dead,
and hell must deliver up
its captive spirits,
and the grave must deliver up
its captive bodies,
and the bodies and the spirits of men
will be restored one to the other;
and it is by the power
of the resurrection
of the Holy One of Israel.
All shall know
And all flesh shall know
that I the Lord am
thy Savior
and thy Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.
Power and great glory
And behold,
according to the words of the prophet,
the Messiah will set himself again
the second time
to recover them;
wherefore,
he will manifest himself unto them
in power and great glory,
unto the destruction of their enemies,
when that day cometh
when they shall believe in him;
and none will he destroy
that believe in him.
And they that believe not in him
shall be destroyed.
And they shall know
that the Lord is God,
the Holy One of Israel.
Merciful Redeemer
The Lord will be merciful
unto them,
that when they shall come
to the knowledge
of their Redeemer,
they shall be gathered
together again.
Free to choose
And the Messiah cometh
in the fulness of time,
that he may redeem
the children of men
from the fall.
And because that they are
redeemed from the fall
they have become free forever.
And they are free to choose
liberty and eternal life,
through the great
Mediator of all men,
or to choose captivity and death,
according to the captivity and power
of the devil.
And now I would that
ye should look
to the great Mediator,
and hearken unto
his great commandments;
and be faithful
unto his words,
and choose eternal life,
according to the will of his Holy Spirit
How great the importance
I know that thou art redeemed,
because of
the righteousness of thy Redeemer;
for thou hast beheld
that in the fulness of time
he cometh
to bring salvation unto men.
And thou hast beheld
in thy youth
his glory;
wherefore, thou art blessed
even as they
unto whom he shall minister
in the flesh;
for the Spirit is the same,
yesterday, today, and forever.
And the way is prepared
from the fall of man,
and salvation is free.
Wherefore, redemption cometh
in and through
the Holy Messiah;
for he is full of grace and truth.
Behold, he offereth himself
a sacrifice for sin,
to answer the ends of the law,
unto all those
who have a broken heart and
a contrite spirit.
Wherefore, how great the importance
to make these things known
unto the inhabitants of the earth,
that they may know that
there is no flesh
that can dwell in the presence of God,
save it be through
the merits, and mercy, and grace of
the Holy Messiah,
who layeth down his life
according to the flesh,
and taketh it again
by the power of the Spirit,
that he may bring to pass
the resurrection of the dead,
being the first that should rise.
Wherefore,
he is the firstfruits unto God,
inasmuch as
he shall make intercession
for all the children of men;
and they that believe in him
shall be saved.
And because of
the intercession for all,
all men come unto God;
wherefore, they stand
in the presence of him,
to be judged of him
according to
the truth and holiness
which is in him.
Reject not the Holy One
Behold, I say,
if the day shall come
that they will reject
the Holy One of Israel,
the true Messiah,
their Redeemer
and their God,
behold,
the judgments of
him that is just
shall rest upon them.
The Holy One of Israel reigns
They shall be brought out of obscurity
and out of darkness;
and they shall know that
the Lord is their Savior
and their Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.
And the Lord will surely
prepare a way for his people,
unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses,
which he spake, saying:
A prophet
shall the Lord your God raise up unto you,
like unto me;
him shall ye hear in all things
whatsoever he shall say unto you.
And it shall come to pass
that all those who will not hear that prophet
shall be cut off from among the people.
And now I declare unto you,
that this prophet
of whom Moses spake
was the Holy One of Israel;
wherefore, he shall execute judgment
in righteousness.
And the time cometh speedily that
the righteous must be led up
as calves of the stall,
and the Holy One of Israel must reign
in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.
And he gathereth his children
from the four quarters of the earth;
and he numbereth his sheep,
and they know him;
and there shall be one fold
and one shepherd;
and he shall feed his sheep,
and in him they shall find pasture
for they dwell in righteousness,
and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.
His loving kindness
And behold he cometh,
according to the words of the angel.
And the world,
because of their iniquity,
shall judge him to be a thing of naught.
Wherefore they scourge him,
and he suffereth it;
and they smite him,
and he suffereth it;
yea, they spit upon him,
and he suffereth it,
because of his loving kindness
and his long-suffering
towards the children of men.
And the God of our fathers
yieldeth himself,
according to the words of the angel,
as a man,
into the hands of wicked men,
to be lifted up,
and to be crucified,
and to be buried in a sepulchre.
Yea, and all the earth shall see
the salvation of the Lord,
and every nation, kindred, tongue and people
shall be blessed.
The power of the Lamb
And it came to pass
that I beheld
the power of the Lamb of God,
that it descended upon
the saints of the church of the Lamb,
and upon the covenant people of the Lord,
who were scattered
upon all the face of the earth;
and they were armed
with righteousness
and with the power of God
in great glory.
Hearken
And it shall come to pass,
that if the Gentiles shall hearken
unto the Lamb of God
in that day
that he shall manifest himself
unto them in word,
and also in power,
in very deed,
unto the taking away
of their stumbling blocks—
and harden not their hearts
against the Lamb of God,
they shall be
a blessed people.
They shall be
no more brought down
into captivity.
Make known
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.
And the time cometh
that he shall manifest himself
unto all nations.
Righteous forever
And I saw the heavens open,
and the Lamb of God
descending out of heaven;
and he came down
and showed himself unto them.
And, behold,
they are righteous forever;
for because of their faith
in the Lamb of God
their garments are made white
in his blood.
The Lamb of God
And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God
going forth among the children of men;
and I saw many fall down at his feet
and worship him.
And the angel said unto me again:
Look and behold
the condescension of God!
And I looked and beheld
the Redeemer of the world,
of whom my father had spoken;
and I also beheld the prophet
who should prepare the way before him.
And the Lamb of God went forth
and was baptized of him;
and after he was baptized,
I beheld the heavens open,
and the Holy Ghost come down
out of heaven
and abide upon him
in the form of a dove.
And I beheld that he went forth
ministering unto the people,
in power and great glory;
and the multitudes
were gathered together
to hear him;
and I beheld that
they cast him out from among them.
And I beheld the Lamb of God
going forth among the children of men.
And I beheld multitudes of people
who were sick,
and who were afflicted
with all manner of diseases,
and with devils and unclean spirits;
and the angel spake
and showed all these things unto me.
And they were healed
by the power of the Lamb of God;
and the devils and the unclean spirits
were cast out.
And I looked and beheld
the Lamb of God,
that he was taken by the people;
yea, the Son of the everlasting God
was judged of the world;
and I saw and bear record.
And I saw that he was lifted up
upon the cross and slain
for the sins of the world.
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