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WAS JOSEPH SMITH A PROPHET OF GOD?
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If Joseph Smith was a true prophet then everyone should follow
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his teachings. If, however, Joseph was a false prophet, then he should
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be exposed as such.
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There are at least twenty three references in the Bible
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dealing with false prophets. Some of these references are specific
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tests to determine if the prophet is a true prophet of God. We will
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apply just two of these tests to Joseph Smith.
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Deuteronomy 13:1-5 is the first scripture in the Bible dealing
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with false prophets. The issue in these verses is whether the prophet
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leads the people after another god.
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What does it mean if Joseph Smith is a false prophet? What will
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happen to the people who follow a false prophet's teachings? Isaiah
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9:16 says the following: "For the leaders of this people cause them to
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err; and they that are led of them are destroyed." Matthew 7:15-20
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says to beware of false prophets. It goes on to say that the fate of a
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false prophet is that he will be "...hewn down, and cast into the
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fire." The Holy Bible declares that the fate of those who follow a
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false prophet is that they will go right into the Lake of Fire with
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the false prophet. Please check it out for yourself.
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The god of Mormonism was born as a baby on another world. He grew
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up, got baptized by one holding the proper authority, got married in
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the temple for time and all eternity (probably to more than one wife),
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had many children, was obedient to all of the laws and ordinances of
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the gospel and eventually died. Because of his obedience and
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faithfulness and by the Law of Eternal Progression he was Exalted and
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became god.
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If you know anything about Mormon doctrine you know that this is
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the god of Mormonism. His name is Eloheim (or Ahman) and he lives on a
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planet (or star) nearest the planet Kolob. He is a glorified,
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resurrected, exalted man having a tangible body of flesh and bones.
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(see Mormon Doctrine by Bruce R.McConkie, page 250)
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Certain basic questions should be asked about each prophecy or
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revelation. First, it must be determined that the prophetic utterance
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really came from Joseph Smith. Secondly it must be determined that the
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prophecy purportedly came from God. Third, you have to determine if
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the prophecy came to pass exactly as outlined. Lastly, you have to
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determine if the prophecy can yet come to pass.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 1 ... September 21, 1823. PEARL OF GREAT PRICE.
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Joseph Smith 2:40-47.
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Joseph Smith claimed that the angel Moroni told him that the
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prophecies in Isaiah, chapter 11 were about to be fulfilled and that
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the prophecies in Joel, Chapter 2:28-32 were soon to be fulfilled.
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164 years have now gone by since this was received and the
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prophecies that Joseph Smith referred to have not been fulfilled. We
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know that these prophecies will be fulfilled in the future, but not in
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Joseph Smith's (or Moroni's) timing.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 2 ... July 1828. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS, Section
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3, verse 3.
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"Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is
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frustrated, but the work of men;"
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This particular verse is going to come back time after time and
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haunt Joseph Smith. This verse is accepted as scripture by Mormons
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thus all we have to show is that if whatever is promised or prophesied
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by Joseph Smith is frustrated, then it is the work of men.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 3 ... Winter 1829-1830. An ADDRESS TO ALL
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BELIEVERS IN CHRIST, David Whitmer, pages 30-31.
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Joseph Smith sent Hiram Page and Oliver Cowdery to Toronto,
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Canada to sell the copyright of the Book of Mormon in response to a
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revelation that he claimed to have received from God.
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The mission and the revelation was a total failure as recorded by
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David Whitmer. When Joseph Smith was asked why the revelation had
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failed he answered that he did not know how it was. David Whitmer
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records that Joseph Smith "...enquired of the Lord about it, and
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behold the following revelation came through the stone: 'Some
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revelations are of God: some revelation are of man: and some
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revelations are of the devil.' So we see that the revelation to go to
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Toronto and sell the copyright was not of God, but was of the devil or
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the heart of man."
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Mormon Historian and Apostle B.H. Roberts records the following
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regarding this Toronto revelation. "...May this Toronto incident and
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the Prophet's explanations be accepted and faith still be maintained
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in him as an inspired man, a Prophet of God? I answer unhesitatingly
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in the affirmative. The revelation respecting the Toronto journey was
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not of God, surely; else it would not have failed; but the Prophet,
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overwrought in his deep anxiety for the progress of the work, saw
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reflected in the 'Seer Stone' his own thought, or that suggested to
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him by his brother Hyrum, rather than the thought of God...in this
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instance of the Toronto journey, Joseph was evidently not directed by
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the inspiration of the Lord." (A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH,
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Vol.1,p. 165).
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Remember, Deuteronomy 18:22 records that all you need is one
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false prophecy to have a false prophet.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 4 ... September, 1830. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 29:10-11.
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In these two verses Joseph Smith prophesied that the "..hour is
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nigh..." for Christ to return.
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157 years have gone by since Joseph Smith stated that the hour
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was nigh. Only by performing mental gymnastics can this prophecy be
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accepted as one that can be fulfilled.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 5 ... March, 1831. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 49:9-10.
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(9) "Wherefore, I say unto you that I have sent unto mine
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everlasting covenant, even that which was from the beginning. (10) And
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that which I have promised I have so fulfilled, and the nations of the
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earth shall bow to it; and, if not of themselves, thy shall come down,
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for that which is now exalted of itself shall be laid low of power."
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Mormon Apostle Bruce. McConkie on pages 529 and 530 of his book
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MORMON DOCTRINE makes it quite clear that the "everlasting covenant"
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is the gospel that has been given thru the Mormon Church. The gospel
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according to Mormonism is composed of all of the laws and ordinances
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and commandments that God has given to man.
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According to verse 10 above "....the nations of the earth shall
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bow to it" (The Mormon Gospel). 150 years have now gone by since this
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revelation was received and no nation has bowed down to the Mormon
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gospel, or been laid low of power for not bowing down to it.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 6 ... July, 1831. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 57:1-3.
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Independence, Missouri is named as the center place of Zion.
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Independence is appointed and consecrated for the gathering of the
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saints. Independence is indicated to be the Land of promise.
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This is a very important revelation because it names the location
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of the city of Zion.
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This revelation is false by virtue of the fact that Section 3,
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verse 3 has declared that any work that is frustrated is not from God
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but from men. There is no question that the gathering of the saints in
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Zion (Independence) has been frustrated. They tried to gather in
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Independence and were physically driven out.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 7 ... August 13, 1831. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 62:1, 6 & 9.
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Joseph Smith declares in this revelation that God told him that
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"..the faithful among you should be preserved and rejoice together in
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the land of Missouri, I, the Lord, promise the faithful and cannot
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lie..." Verse 9 says "Behold, the kingdom is yours. And behold, and
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lo, I am with the faithful always. Even so, Amen."
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The facts are these:
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(1) The faithful were not preserved.
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(2) The faithful did not rejoice together in the land of Missouri.
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(3) The kingdom was not theirs - they were driven out.
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All you have to do is read some of the history regarding the
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Mormons between 1831 and 1847 and you will see that this revelation
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and prophecy was, and is a total failure. If you can say that the
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prophecy was frustrated then you indicate that it was not from God.
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(Section 3, verse 3)
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 8 ... September 11, 1831. SCRAP BOOK OF MORMON
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LITERATURE, by Rich, Vol. 2, p. 259.
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"For behold, I say unto you that Zion shall flourish, and the
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glory of the Lord shall be upon her, and she shall be an ensign unto
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the people, and there shall come unto her out of every nation under
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heaven."
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The above revelation (or prophecy) is reported by Rich to be a
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revelation from God that was given to Joseph Smith. Being as it is
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reported by a Mormon (Rich) we can assume that it is an undisputed
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statement of Joseph Smith.
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If Zion (Independence, Missouri) has flourished, the glory of the
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Lord is upon it, it is an ensign unto the people, and people from
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every nation under heaven have come to Independence, it most certainly
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is not because of anything that the Mormons have done. As far as
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Mormons are concerned Independence has not flourished, the glory of
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the Lord Is not upon it, it is not an ensign to the people and people
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from every nation have not gone to Independence. The least that can be
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said about this revelation (prophecy) is that it has been frustrated,
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therefore, it cannot be from God. (Section 3, verse 3)
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Of course the Mormons could say that this prophecy will still
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come to pass. Only by performing mental gymnastics can this prophecy
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come to pass. Remember, all that has to be shown is that it was
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frustrated, and it certainly was frustrated.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 9 ... November 1, 1831. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 1:35 & 37.
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(35) For I am no respecter of persons, and will that all men
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shall know that the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is
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nigh at hand, when peace shall be taken from the earth, and the devil
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shall have power over his dominion.
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If God is no respecter of persons according to Joseph Smith then
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why did he record the following in the PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, Moses
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5:20 & 21? (20) And Abel he also brought of the firstlings of his
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flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and
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to his offering; (21) But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not
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respect. Now Satan knew this, and it pleased him. And Cain was very
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wroth, and his countenance fell.
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The book of Moses directly contradicts the DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS. Joseph Smith further contradicted himself when he had
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recorded in the DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS, Section 124:102 the following:
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(102) Behold, I Say unto you, I have a mission in store for my servant
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William and my servant Hyrum, and for them alone;...
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Why not Brigham or Parley or Orson? If this is not enough then
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let us look at verse 37 in Section 1. (37) Search these commandments,
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for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which
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are in them shall all be fulfilled.
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This is stating that all of the prophecies and promises that are
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in the DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS are going to be fulfilled. If ever
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Joseph Smith uttered a false prophecy this is it. We have already
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listed a number of prophecies and promises that have not been
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fulfilled. An additional list of considerable number are described
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below. It does not take a theologian to see the simple truth that
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Joseph Smith has failed the test of a prophet according to Deuteronomy
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18:22.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 10 ... November 3, 1831. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 133:17, 26-30.
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(17) For behold, the Lord God hath sent forth the angel crying
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through the midst of heaven saying: Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
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and make his paths straight, for the hour of his coming is nigh ----
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(26) And they who are in the north countries shall come in remembrance
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before the Lord; and their prophets shall hear his voice, and shall
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smite the rocks, and the ice shall flow down at their presence. (27)
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And a highway shall be cast up in the midst of the great deep. (28)
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Their enemies shall become a prey unto them. (29) And in the barren
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deserts there shall come forth pools of living water; and the parched
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ground shall no longer be a thirsty land. (30) And they shall bring
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forth their rich treasures unto the children of Ephraim, my servants.
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156 years have gone by and Christ has not returned. Another
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prophecy that has been frustrated.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 11 ... December 1, 1831. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 71:6-10.
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(6) For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more
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abundantly, even power. (7) Wherefore confound your enemies; call upon
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them to meet you both in public and in private and inasmuch as ye are
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faithful their shame shall be more manifest. (8) Wherefore let them
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bring forth their strong reasons against the Lord. (9) Verily, thus
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saith the Lord unto you--there is no weapon that is formed against you
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shall prosper; (10) And if any man lift his voice against you he shall
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be confounded in mine own due time.
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To begin with, the Mormons are disobeying the commandment given
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in verse 7. We do not know of any person that is involved in the
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ministry to the Mormons that has been put to shame by any Mormon.
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All you have to do is read a little church history (Mormon) to
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see that the weapons used against the Mormons did prosper. They were
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driven from one city to the next and finally to Salt Lake City.
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Certainly the guns that were used to murder Joseph Smith prospered.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 12 ... September 22 and 23, 1982. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS, Section 84:2-5, 31, 114-115.
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(2) Yea, the work of the Lord concerning his church, established
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in the last days for the restoration of his people, as he has spoken
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by the mouth of his prophets, and for the gathering of his saints to
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stand upon Mount Zion, which shall be the city of New Jerusalem. (3)
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Which city shall be built, beginning at the the temple lot, which is
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appointed by the finger of the Lord, in the western boundaries of the
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State of Missouri, and dedicated by the hand of Joseph Smith, Jr., and
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others with whom the Lord was well pleased. (4) Verily this is the
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word of the Lord, that the city New Jerusalem shall be built by the
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gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of
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the temple, which temple shall be reared in this generation. (5) For
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verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be
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built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall
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be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house. (31)
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Therefore, as I said concerning the sons of Moses --- for the sons of
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Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering
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and sacrifice in the house of the Lord which house shall be built unto
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the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated spot as I have
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appointed --. (114) Never-the-less, let the bishops go unto the city
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of New York, also to the city of Albany, and also to the city of
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Boston, and warn the people of those cities with the sound of the
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gospel, with a loud voice, of the desolation and utter abolishment
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which await them if they do reject these things. (115) For if they do
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reject these things the hour of their judgement is nigh, and their
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house shall be left unto them desolate.
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History records that Independence was built, but not by the
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Mormons. History also records that Joseph Smith dedicated the temple
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lot, however, it is interesting to note that the dedication ceremony
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was held on August 3, 1831 more that one year previous to receiving
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this revelation.
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Verse 4 has some real problems in it, it states that the city New
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Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints. Whatever was
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built by the Mormons was built prior to the winter of 1831-1832
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because the Mormons were driven out of Independence at that time. The
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last few words of verse 4 present the greatest problem. It states that
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the temple would be reared (built) in the generation then living.
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Verse 5 expands on this by stating that "...this generation shall not
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all pass away until a house shall be built unto the Lord..." And
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finally verse 31 repeats the fact that the temple would be built in
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the generation then living.
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Since this was 155 years ago this revelation fails. Joseph
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Fielding Smith (who became the 10th president of the Mormon church)
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answered the generation question by stating that "it is reasonable to
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believe that no soul living in 1832, is still living in mortality on
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the earth." (ANSWERS TO GOSPEL QUESTIONS, vol.4,p.112)
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A further problem remains regarding the building of the temple.
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The lot is no longer owned by the Mormons. It is now owned by the
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church of Jesus Christ, Temple Lot, and they plan on building their
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own temple. Another point of failure.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 13 ... December 25, 1832. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS, Section 87:1-8.
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(1) Verily, thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will
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shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina,
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which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls;
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(2) And the time will come that war will be poured out upon all
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nations, beginning at this place. (3) For behold, the Southern States
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shall be divided against the Northern States, and the Southern States
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will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as it is
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called, and they shall also call on other nations, in order to defend
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themselves against other nations; and then war shall be poured out
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upon all nations. (4) And it shall come to pass after many days,
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slaves shall rise up against their masters, who shall be marshalled
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and disciplined for war. (5) And it shall come to pass also that the
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remnants who are left of the land will marshal themselves, and shall
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become exceedingly angry and shall vex the gentiles with a sore
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vexation. (6) And thus, with the sword and by bloodshed the
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inhabitants of the earth shall mourn; and with famine, and plague, and
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earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid
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lightning also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the
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wrath, and indignation, and chastening hand of an Almighty God until
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the consumption decreed hath made a full end of all nations. (7) That
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the cry of the saints, and of the blood of the saints, shall cease to
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come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, from the earth to be
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avenged of their enemies. (8) Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and
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be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold it cometh
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quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.
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Joseph Smith received the above revelation on Christmas day,
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1832. History records that the State of South Carolina was already in
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a state of rebellion at that time. It's not much to prophesy about
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something that is already happening.
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Mormons usually refer to the "Civil War" as one of the prophecies
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that has been fulfilled, however, upon close examination it becomes
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very clear that it is a failure. There are 20 different elements of
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this prophecy. All 20 elements would have to come to pass in order for
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this prophecy to be fulfilled. If all 20 elements of the prophecy were
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to come to pass it would truly be remarkable. The probability of this
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happening would be 1 in 1,048,576, which means ONLY a prophet BACKED
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by GOD could accomplish it! The statistics prove that the calling of
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PROPHET was NOT given to Joseph Smith.
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History records that the Civil War did not start until April 12,
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1861, when Southern artillery shelled Fort Sumter in the harbor of
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Charleston, South Carolina. It ended four years later on April 9,
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1865. The Civil War did not result in war being poured out upon all
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nations (verse 3). It also did not bring about "...a full end of all
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nations."
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It is also interesting to note that the Civil War prophecy was
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not published during Joseph Smith's lifetime. It was not printed until
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1851 (19 years after Joseph Smith received it).
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 14 ... December 27, 1832. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS, Section 88:87.
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(87) For not many days hence and the earth then shall tremble and
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reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face and
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shall refuse o give light; and the moon shall be bathed in blood; and
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the stars shall become exeedingly angry, and shall cast themselves
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down as a fig that falleth from off a fig-tree.
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As of March 1, 1987 more than 56,300 days have come and gone and
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the moon has not been bathed in blood, the sun has not refused to give
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light and the stars have not become exceedingly angry and cast
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themselves down. We believe that there is not any way that this
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prophecy can be made to come true in Joseph Smith's timing.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 15 ... January 4, 1833. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH,
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vol. 1, p. 315-316.
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"And now I am prepared to say by the authority of Jesus Christ
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that not many years shall pass away before the United States shall
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present such a scene of bloodshed as has not a parallel in the history
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of our nation; pestilence, hail, famine, and earthquake will sweep the
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wicked of this generation from off the face of the land to open and
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prepare the way for the return of the lost tribes of Israel from the
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north country. The people of the Lord. Those who have complied with
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the requirements of the new covenant, have already commenced gathering
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together in Zion which is in the state of Missouri; therefore I
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declare unto you the warning which the Lord has commanded to declare
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unto this generation, remembering that the eyes of My Maker are upon
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me, and that to him I am accountable for every word I say, wishing
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nothing worse to my fellowman than their eternal salvation; therefore,
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'Fear God, and give glory to Him for the hour of His judgement is
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come.' Repent ye, repent ye, and embrace the everlasting covenant and
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flee to Zion, before the overflowing scourge overtake you, for there
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are those now living upon the earth whose eyes shall not be closed in
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death until they see all these things which I have spoken, fulfilled."
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Almost 155 years have gone by and the wicked are still on the
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earth. The lost tribes have not returned.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 16 ... February 27, 1833. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS, Section 89:18-21.
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(18) And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings,
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walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in
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their navel and marrow to their bones; (19) And shall find wisdom and
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great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures; (20) And shall
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run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint. (21) And I, the
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Lord give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by
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them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.
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The above prophecy was part of the revelation on The Word of
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Wisdom. The promise is given that if the Mormons will obey the Word of
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Wisdom (no coffee tea, tobacco etc.) that they would obtain all of the
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promises in verses 18 - 21. The facts are that there are many Mormons
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that obey the Word of Wisdom to the letter and they have not found
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great treasures of knowledge or hidden treasures. They run and get
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weary. They walk and sometimes faint. And most certainly the
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destroying angel does not pass them by. Mormons die just like any
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other group of people.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 17 ... August 2, l833. Parley P. Pratt
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Biography, p. 100. Also D & C 97:19.
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"Surely Zion is the City of our God, and surely Zion cannot fail,
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neither be moved out of her place; for God is there and He has sworn
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by the power of His might to be her.
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Zion did fail and Zion was moved out of her place. Zion is
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independence, Missouri. (see #5 above) The Mormons were driven out of
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Independence in the winter of 1838-1839. Another false prophecy.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 18 ... October 12, 1833. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 100:13 & 15.
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(13) And now I give unto you a word concerning Zion. Zion shall
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be redeemed although she is chastened for a little season. (15)
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Therefore, let your hearts be comforted; for all things shall work
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together for good to them that walk uprightly, and to the
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sanctification of the church.
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154 years have gone by since this revelation was received. Can
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this be considered "a little season"?
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 19 ... December 10, 1833. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH,
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Vol. 1, p. 455.
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"Therefore this not my counsel, that you retain your lands, even
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unto the utmost, and employ every lawful means to seek redress of your
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enemies; and pray to God day and night to return you in peace and
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safety to the lands of your inheritance; and when the judge fail you,
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appeal to the executive; and when the executive fail you; appeal to
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the president; and when the president fail you, and all things also
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fail you but God alone, and you continue to weary Him with your
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importunings as the poor woman did the unjust judge. He will not fail
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you to execute judgment upon your enemies, and to avenge His own elect
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that cry unto Him day and night. Behold, He will not fail you. He will
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come with ten thousand of His Saints, and all His adversaries shall be
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destroyed with the breath of His lips."
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The facts are these:
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(1) The Mormons did not retain their lands. (in Missouri)
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(2) They did seek redress from their enemies and were turned down by
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everyone.
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(3) The Mormon god apparently did fail them because their enemies
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were not destroyed.
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(4) The enemies of the Mormon church drove them out of Missouri.
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(5) The above is a false prophecy.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 20 ... December 16, 1833. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS. Section 1, 101:17-20.
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(17) Zion shall not be moved out of her place, not-with-standing
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her children are scattered. (18) They that remain, and are pure in
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heart, shall return, and come to their inheritances, they and their
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children, with songs of everlasting joy, to build up the waste place
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of Zion -- (19) And all these things that the prophets might be
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fulfilled. (20) And, behold, there is none other place appointed than
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that which I have appointed; neither shall there be any other places
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appointed than that which I have appointed, for the work of the
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gathering of my saints--
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This is almost exactly like number 16 above. The facts are that
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the Mormons were driven out of Zion. They were moved out of her place.
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This is sufficient in God's way to prove this is a false prophecy.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 21 ... February 24, 1834. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS, Section 103:5-7.
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(5) But verily I say unto you, that I have decreed a decree which
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my people shall realize, inasmuch as they harken from this very hour
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unto the counsel which I, the Lord their God, shall give unto them.
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(6) Behold they shall, for I decreed it, begin to prevail against mine
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enemies from this very hour. (7) And by harkening to observe all the
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words which I, the Lord their God, shall speak unto them, they shall
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never cease to prevail until the kingdoms of the world are subdued
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under my feet, and the earth is given to the saints, to possess it
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forever and ever.
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Mormons will say that this prophecy is a conditional prophecy.
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That the people were to harken unto the counsel of God and observe all
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the words that God shall speak to them. With that condition in mind,
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the Mormons will never prevail, or prove superior in strength, power,
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or influence.
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Mormons will never achieve anything until they are righteous and
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that will NEVER happen. Isaiah made it very clear why Mormons will
|
|
never obtain the blessings that Joseph Smith promised them when he
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presented one of God's eternal truth as it relates to man. "But we are
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all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags;
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and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have
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taken us away." (ISAIAH 64:6).
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This prophecy can never be fulfilled because the Mormons will
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never become righteous. The only way that anyone can become righteous
|
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is to receive the real Jesus Christ into his/her heart and repent of
|
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the abominations of following a false god and a false christ.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 22 ... April 23, 1834. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 104:1.
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(1) Verily I say unto you, my friends, I give unto you counsel,
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and a commandment, concerning all the properties which belong to the
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order which I commanded to be organized and established, to be a
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united order, and an everlasting order for the benefit of my church,
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and for the salvation of men until I come--
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History records that the United Order failed. (The United Order
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was a communal type of order where everyone worked according to his
|
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ability, gave everything that he produced or earned to the Bishop's
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|
Storehouse and received from the Bishop's Storehouse according to his
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needs.)
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 23 ... June 22, 1834. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 105:13-15.
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(13) Therefore it is expedient in me that mine elders should wait
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|
for a little season, for the redemption of Zion. (14) For behold, I do
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|
not require at their hands to fight the battles of Zion; for, as I
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|
said in a former commandment, even so will I fulfill--I will fight
|
|
your battles. (15) Behold, the destroyer I have sent forth to destroy
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and lay waste mine enemies; and not many years hence they shall not be
|
|
left to pollute mine heritage, and to blaspheme my name upon the lands
|
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which I have consecrated for the gathering together of my saints.
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History records that the enemies of the Mormons were not laid
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waste in spite of the fact that the destroyer had been sent forth.
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|
There is ample evidence to suggest that the destroyer was in fact a
|
|
man named Porter Rockwell. He was not out to destroy those who were
|
|
frustrating the Mormons. This is another prophecy that was frustrated
|
|
because the Mormons continued to be persecuted. In fact it was just
|
|
4-1/2 years later that the Mormons were driven out of Zion.
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(Independence, Missouri)
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 24 ... August 16, l834, History of the Church,
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vol. 2, page 145.
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"DEAR BRETHREN ... I shall now proceed to give you such counsel
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as the Spirit of the Lord may dictate .... use every effort to gather
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to those regions and locate themselves, to be in readiness to move
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|
into Jackson country in two years from the eleventh of September next,
|
|
which is the appointed time for the redemption of Zion....."
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By September 11, l836 the Mormons should have all been gathered
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|
in Independence, Missouri. (Zion) If all of the other prophecies
|
|
regarding Zion were to come true (which they didn't), lived the United
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|
Order (which failed), built the temple (which was never built), etc.
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etc. etc.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 25 ... November 25, 1834. DOCTRINE AND
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COVENANTS, Section 106:4.
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(4) And again, verily I say unto you, the coming of the Lord
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draweth nigh, and it overtaketh the world as a thief in the night ---
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153 years have gone by since this prophecy was given and the Lord
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has not returned. Does nigh really mean more than 147 years?
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 26 ... February 14, 1835. History of the Church,
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vol. 2, page 182.
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"President Smith then stated that the meeting had been called,
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|
because God had commanded it; and it was made known to him by vision*
|
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and by the Holy Spirit. He then gave a revelation of some of the
|
|
circumstances attending us while journeying to Zion -- our trials,
|
|
sufferings: and said God had not designed all this for nothing, but He
|
|
had it in remembrance yet; and it was the will of God that those who
|
|
went to Zion, with a determination to lay down their lives, if
|
|
necessary, should be ordained to the ministry, and go forth to prune
|
|
the vineyard for the last time, or the coming of the Lord, which was
|
|
nigh -- even thirty-six years should wind up the scene."
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Jesus Christ should have returned by February 14, 1891. He
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|
didn't. Another false prophecy.
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It is interesting to note that Matthew 24:36 says that the exact
|
|
date of Christ's coming is unknown. "But of that day and hour knoweth
|
|
no man, no not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." See also
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Mark 13:34 and Acts1:7.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 27 ... February 14, 1835. As reported in
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PROPHECIES OF JOSEPH SMITH AND THEIR FULFILLMENT, Nephi Morris,
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Deseret Book Co., 1926, page 261.
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"In due time thou shalt go to Jerusalem, the land of thy father,
|
|
and be a watchmen unto the house of Israel; and by the hands shall the
|
|
Most High do a great work, which shall prepare the way and greatly
|
|
facilitate the gathering of that people."
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This was a prophecy given to Orson Hyde, one of the twelve
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|
apostles that Joseph Smith had chosen.
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|
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|
History records that Orson Hyde did go to Jerusalem. However,
|
|
for those Mormons that feel that he did a great work and greatly
|
|
facilitated the gathering of the Jews they are sadly mistaken. Orson
|
|
Hyde dedicated Jerusalem on October 24, 1841. It took 107 years for
|
|
the Jews to return. We are convinced and are safe to state that when
|
|
the Jews returned in 1948 there was not one single Jew who had ever
|
|
heard of Orson Hyde.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 28 ... January 21, 1836. CHURCH HISTORY,
|
|
vol.2, pages 380,381.
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"The heavens were opened upon us, and I beheld the celestial
|
|
kingdom of God, and the glory thereof, whether in the body or out I
|
|
cannot tell ..... I saw the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb, who are now
|
|
upon the earth, who hold the keys of the last ministry, in foreign
|
|
lands, standing together in a circle, much fatigued, with their
|
|
clothes tattered and feet swollen, with their eyes cast downward, and
|
|
Jesus standing in their midst, and they did not behold Him. The
|
|
Saviour looked upon them and wept.
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I also beheld Elder M'Lellin in the south, standing upon a hill,
|
|
surrounded by a vast multitude, preaching to them, and a lame man
|
|
standing before him supported by his crutches; he threw them down at
|
|
his word and leaped as a hart, by the mighty power of God. Also, I saw
|
|
Elder Brigham Young standing in a strange land, in the far south and
|
|
west, in a desert place, upon a rock in the midst of about a dozen men
|
|
of color, who appeared hostile. He was preaching to them in their own
|
|
tongue, and the angel of God standing above his head, with a drawn
|
|
sword in his hand, protecting him. But he did not see it. And I
|
|
finally saw the Twelve in the celestial kingdom of God. I also beheld
|
|
the redemption of Zion, and many things which the tongue of man
|
|
cannot describe in full."
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|
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|
History does not record any of the above things ever happening.
|
|
The part regarding Elder M'Lellin is suspect because he was
|
|
excommunicated on May 11, 1838. He became one of the bitterest enemies
|
|
the Mormon church ever had, why wasn't he destroyed as promised by the
|
|
god of Mormonism?
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|
|
|
Joseph Smith recorded that he saw the Twelve in the celestial
|
|
kingdom of God. How is that possible when 5 of the apostles were
|
|
either excommunicated or apostatized, never to return to the church?
|
|
According to Mormon doctrine this would not be possible (for apostates
|
|
and excommunicated individuals to reach the celestial kingdom).
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1. Lyman Johnson ... Excommunicated April 13, 1838, Church History,
|
|
vol...3:20.
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2. Brigham Young ... O.K.
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3. Heber C. Kimball ... O.K.
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4. Orson Hyde ... Disfellowshipped August 4, 1835 Priesthood restored
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June 27,1839. Restored as apostle at conference of October 6,7 & 8,
|
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1839.
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5. David W. Patten ... O.K.
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6. Luke S. Johnson ... Apostatized December 1837, Church History,
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vol. 3:31
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7. William E. M'lellin ... Excommunicated May 11, 1838, Church
|
|
History, vol. 3:31
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8. John F. Boynton ... Apostatized December, 1837, Church History,
|
|
vol. 2:528.
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9. Orson Pratt ... Rebaptized & Ordained January 20, 1843. Restored
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As apostle, Church History, vol. 5:255. (What happened to him?)
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10. William Smith ... Excommunicated October 19, 1845, Church History,
|
|
vol. 7:483.
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11. Thomas B. Marsh ... Excommunicated March 17, 1839, Church History,
|
|
vol. 3:284.
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12. Parley P. Pratt ... O.K.
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It should be noted that Thomas B. Marsh was rebaptized in 1857
|
|
and died in Utah a member of the Church, though never again a member
|
|
of the Twelve.
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|
|
It is interesting to note that the first part of the above vision
|
|
was accepted as scripture on April 3, 1976. The last part of the
|
|
vision (listed above) was not accepted as scripture. Is it possible
|
|
that the reason that the Mormon leaders did not present the entire
|
|
vision to be accepted as scripture is that it was clear that the last
|
|
part could not happen? If this is so then it would make the Mormon
|
|
leaders wilful deceivers.
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|
|
|
It is also interesting to note that the vision has been altered
|
|
by Mormon leaders. The vision was recorded in Joseph Smith's diary
|
|
under the date of January 21, 1836. In Joseph Smith's diary the
|
|
beginning of the revelation read as follows;
|
|
"The heavens were opened upon us and I beheld the celestial Kingdom of
|
|
God, I saw father Adam, and Abraham and Michael and my father and
|
|
mother, my brother Alvin..." (Joseph Smith's Diary, January 21, 1836;
|
|
original in LDS historical department).
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|
Now, what is wrong with the above part? The problem is that in
|
|
Mormon theology Adam is Michael. Thus if Adam is Michael then Joseph
|
|
Smith could not have seen "both" of them in the celestial kingdom.
|
|
Because of this problem the Mormon leaders deleted the words "and
|
|
Michael" from the revelation.
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|
We pray that each of you take the time to check into the
|
|
thousands and thousands of changes that have been made in Mormon
|
|
scriptures including the most recent one regarding the Indians (number
|
|
2 above).
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 29 ... April 3, 1836. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
|
|
Section 110:16.
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|
(16) Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into
|
|
your hands; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of
|
|
the Lord is near, even at the door.
|
|
|
|
145 years have gone by and Jesus has not returned. There was a
|
|
dreadful day about 2-1/2 years later when the Mormons were driven not
|
|
of Zion (Independence).
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|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 30 ... August 6, 1836. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
|
|
Section 111: 1-11.
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|
|
This was a revelation given through Joseph Smith at Salem,
|
|
Massachusetts.
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|
(1) I, the Lord your God, am not displeased with your coming this
|
|
journey, notwithstanding your follies. (2) I have much treasure in
|
|
this city, for you, for the benefit of Zion, and many people in this
|
|
city, whom I will gather out in due time for the benefit of Zion,
|
|
through your instrumentality. (3) Therefore, it is expedient that you
|
|
should form acquaintance with men in this city, as you shall be led,
|
|
and as it shall be given you. (4) And it shall come to pass in due
|
|
time that I will give this city into your hands, that you shall have
|
|
power over it, in so-much that they shall not discover your secret
|
|
parts; and its wealth pertaining to gold and silver shall be yours.
|
|
(5) Concern not yourselves about your debts, for I will give you power
|
|
to pay them. (6) Concern not yourselves about Zion, for I will deal
|
|
mercifully with her. (7) Tarry in this place, and in the regions round
|
|
about. (8) And the place where it is my will that you would tarry, for
|
|
the main, shall be signalized unto you by the peace and power of my
|
|
Spirit, that shall flow unto you. (9) This place you may obtain by
|
|
hire. And inquire diligently concerning the more ancient inhabitants
|
|
and founders of this city. (10) For there are more treasures than one
|
|
for you in this city. (11) Therefore, be ye as wise as serpents and
|
|
yet without sin; and I will order all things for your good, as fast as
|
|
ye are able to receive them. Amen.
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|
|
History records that Joseph Smith and other leaders of the Mormon
|
|
church found no treasures in Salem, Massachusetts. The Mormons have
|
|
never taken power over Salem. The silver and gold were not given to
|
|
them by their god. If ever there was a prophecy that did not come to
|
|
pass this is it. Time has run out on Joseph again. Actually the time
|
|
ran out some time in September, 1836 when Joseph Smith returned to
|
|
Kirtland, Ohio. He returned with no treasure.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 31 ... April, 1837. LATTER-DAY SAINT MESSENGER
|
|
AND ADVOCATE, page 488.
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|
|
|
"This place (Kirtland, Ohio) must be built up, and will be built
|
|
up, and every brother that will take hold and help secure these
|
|
contracts (for land) shall be rich."
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|
|
|
The Mormons were driven out of Kirtland, Ohio. Nobody became rich
|
|
by helping to secure the contracts for land. In fact, most of the men
|
|
that helped Joseph Smith in Kirtland lost most of their money in the
|
|
Kirtland anti-Banking Society. Joseph Smith himself went bankrupt.
|
|
Every thing about this prophetic utterance failed.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 32 ... July 23, 1837. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
|
|
Section 112: 3-12.
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|
|
|
(This is a prophecy about Thomas B. Marsh, one of the original
|
|
twelve apostles. In fact he was the president of the twelve apostles
|
|
when this prophecy was given about him.)
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|
|
|
(3) Nevertheless, inasmuch as thou hast abased thyself thou shalt
|
|
be exalted; therefore, all thy sins are forgiven thee. (4) Let thy
|
|
heart be of good cheer before my face; and thou shalt bear record of
|
|
my name, not only unto the Gentiles, but also unto the Jew; and thou
|
|
shalt send forth my word unto the ends of the earth. (5) Contend thou,
|
|
therefore, morning by morning; and day after day let thy warning voice
|
|
go forth; and when the night cometh let not the inhabitants of the
|
|
earth slumber, because of they speech. (6) Let thy habitation be known
|
|
in Zion, and remove not thy house; for I, the Lord, have a great work
|
|
for thee to do, in publishing my name among the children of men. (7)
|
|
Therefore, gird up thy loins for the work, let thy feet be shod also,
|
|
for thou art chosen, and thy path lieth among the mountains, and among
|
|
many nations. (8) And by thy word many high ones shall be brought low,
|
|
and by thy word many low ones shall be exalted. (9) Thy voice shall be
|
|
a rebuke unto the transgressor; and at thy rebuke let the tongue of
|
|
the slanderer cease its perverseness. (10) Be thou humble; and the
|
|
Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy
|
|
prayers. (11) I know thy heart, and have heard thy prayers concerning
|
|
thy brethren. Be not partial towards them in love above many others,
|
|
but let thy love be for them as for thyself; and let thy love abound
|
|
unto all men, and unto all who love my name. (12) And pray for thy
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brethren of the Twelve. Admonish them sharply for my name's sake, and
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let them be admonished for all their sins, and be ye faithful before
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me unto my name ....
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History records that Thomas B. Marsh was excommunicated on March
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17, 1839 (CHURCH HISTORY, vol. 3:284). Even though he was re-baptized
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in 1857 and died a member of the church in Utah he never did any of
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the things outlined in the above revelation (prophecy). He never did a
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great work in the church. In fact he became for many years a bitter
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enemy of the church. The facts are that the Mormon god did not know
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his heart (verse 11), otherwise he would have known that he was going
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to be excommunicated and fight against the church.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 33 ... 1837. Oliver B. Huntington Journal,
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Book 14, Original at Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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Also found in the Young Woman's Journal, published by the Young
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Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations of Zion, 1892, vol. 3,
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pp. 263, 264.
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"Inhabitants of the Moon are more of a uniform size than the
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inhabitants of the Earth, being about 6 feet in height. They dress
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very much like the Quaker Style, and are quite general in Style, or
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the one fashion of dress. They live to be very old; coming (sic)
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generally, near a thousand years. This is the description of them as
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given by Joseph the Seer, and he could "see" whatever he asked the
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Father in the name of Jesus to see."
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"As far back as 1837. I know that he said the moon was inhabited
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by men and women the same as this earth, and that they lived to a
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greater age than we do, that they live generally to near the age of
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1000 years. He described the men as average near six feet in height,
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and dressing quite uniformly in something near the Quaker style..."
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No comment is necessary on the above "revelation".
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 34 ... April 17, 1838. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 114:1.
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(1) Verily thus saith the Lord: It is wisdom in my servant David
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W. Patten, that he settle up all his business as soon as he possibly
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can, and make a disposition of his merchandise, that he may perform a
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mission unto me next spring, in company with others, even twelve
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including himself, to testify of my name and bear glad tidings unto
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all the world.
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History records that on October 27, 1838, Apostle David W. Patten
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was buried at Far West, Missouri (CHURCH CHRONOLOGY, page 15). If you
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are going to say that he was not worthy then let me tell you what
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Joseph Smith said about him. "Brother David Patten was a very worthy
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man, beloved by all good men who knew him. He was one of the Twelve
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Apostles, and died as he had lived, a man of God, and strong in the
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faith of a glorious resurrection, in a world where mobs will hue no
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power or place. One of his last expressions to his wife was --
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'Whatever you do else, O! do not deny the faith'" (HISTORY OF THE
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CHURCH, vol. 3, p.171).
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 35 ... April 26, 1838. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 115:1, 7-9, 12.
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(1) Verily thus saith the Lord... (7) Let the city, Far West, be
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a holy and consecrated Land unto me; and it shall be called most holy,
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for the ground upon which thou standest is holy. (8) Therefore, I
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command you to build a house unto me, for the gathering together of my
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saints, that they may worship me. (9) And let there be a beginning of
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this work, and a foundation, and a preparatory work, this following
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summer; is holy. (12) Thus let them from that time forth labor
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diligently until it shall be finished, from the corner stone thereof
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unto the top thereof, until there shall not anything remain that is
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not finished.
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149 years have gone by and the temple is still not built. The
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cornerstone of the temple was laid on July 4, 1838 amid elaborate
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ceremonies (A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
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LATTER-DAY SAINTS, B. H. Roberts, page 440)
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For 149 years the building of this temple has been frustrated,
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therefore it cannot be from God but from the mind of man. (Section
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3:3)
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 36 ... July 8, 1838. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 117:12-15.
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(12) And again, I say unto you, I remember my servant Oliver
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Granger; behold, verily I say unto him that his name shall be held in
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sacred remembrance from generation to generation, forever and ever,
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saith the Lord. (13) Therefore, let him contend earnestly for the
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redemption of the First Presidency of my Church, saith the Lord; and
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when he falls he shall rise again, for his sacrifice shall be more
|
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sacred unto me than his increase, saith the Lord. (14) Therefore, let
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him come up hither speedily, unto the land Zion; and in the due time
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he shall be made a merchant unto my name, saith the Lord, for the
|
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benefit of my people. (15) Therefore let no man despise my servant
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Oliver Granger, but let the blessings of my people be on him forever
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|
and ever...
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The facts are that it is very rare that you can find anyone in
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the Mormon church who has ever heard of Oliver Granger. His name is
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supposed to be held in sacred remembrance from generation to
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generation, forever and ever. What happened?
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 37 ... March 20, 1839. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
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Section 121:5-15,33.
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(5) Let thine anger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the
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fury of thine heart, with thy sword avenge us of our wrongs. (6)
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Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will
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rejoice in thy name forever. (7) My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine
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adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; (8) And
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then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt
|
|
triumph over all thy foes. (9) Thy friends do stand by thee, and they
|
|
shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands. (10) Thou
|
|
art not yet as Job; thy friends do not contend against thee, neither
|
|
charge thee with transgression, as they did Job. (11) And they who do
|
|
charge thee with transgression, their hope shall be blasted, and their
|
|
prospects shall melt away as the hoar frost melteth before the burning
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|
rays of the rising sun; (12) And also that God hath set his hand and
|
|
seal to change the times and seasons, and to blind their minds, that
|
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they may not understand his marvelous workings; and take them in their
|
|
own craftiness; (13) Also because their hearts are corrupted, and the
|
|
things which they are willing to bring upon others, and love to have
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|
others suffer, may come upon themselves to the very uttermost; (14)
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|
That they may be disappointed also, and their hopes may be cut off;
|
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(15) And not many years hence, that they and their posterity shall be
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swept from under heaven, saith God, that not one of them is left to
|
|
stand by the wall. (33) How long can rolling waters remain impure?
|
|
What power shall stay the heavens? As well might man stretch forth his
|
|
puny arm to stop the Missouri river in its decreed course, or to turn
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|
it up stream, as to hinder the Almighty from pouring down knowledge
|
|
from heaven upon the heads of the Latter-day Saints.
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|
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|
The preface to Section 121 in the 1981 edition of the DOCTRINE
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|
AND COVENANTS indicates that the above remarks are "Prayer and
|
|
prophecies written by Joseph Smith the Prophet, while he was a
|
|
prisoner in the jail at Liberty, Missouri, dated March 20, 1839."
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Joseph Smith's god promised that he (and the Mormons) would
|
|
triumph over all their foes. They didn't and he didn't. They had just
|
|
been driven out of Zion (Independence) by their enemies. Joseph Smith
|
|
was to die by the hands of his enemies in a little over 5 years. The
|
|
Mormons were to be driven all the way to Utah in just 8 years.
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|
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|
When were the times and seasons changed? (verse 12) When were the
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|
minds of their enemies blinded (verse 12)? When were the enemies of
|
|
the Mormons swept from under heaven? (verse 15) They, and their
|
|
posterity? Not one of them left to stand against the wall? We can't
|
|
find any evidence of anything happening except the enemies of the
|
|
Mormons overcoming them and driving them out. In spite of the fact
|
|
that the Mormon god kept promising them that they would conquer their
|
|
enemies.
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|
Where is all of the knowledge that has been poured down on the
|
|
heads of the Latter-day Saints? Not the knowledge of man. The
|
|
knowledge from heaven. Where are the Bible scholars? Where are the
|
|
scholars in Hebrew and Greek? The Mormons as a whole are abysmally
|
|
lacking in knowledge from heaven.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 38 ... September 18, 1839. Reed Peck's
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|
Manuscript.
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|
"Within three years they should march to Jackson County and there
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|
should not be a dog to open his mouth against them."
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|
|
|
148 years have gone by and the Mormons have not marched to
|
|
Jackson County yet. They should have had their marching orders prior
|
|
to 1843. They had already tried to march to Zion (Independence,
|
|
Jackson County, Missouri) in 1834 and the march failed (see number 20
|
|
above). They were to move into Zion (Independence) no later than
|
|
September 11, 1836 (see number 23 above). The facts are that they were
|
|
driven out of Zion and have never returned.
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|
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 39 ... January 19, 1841. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
|
|
Section 124:20-21.
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|
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(20) And again, verily I say unto you, my servant George Miller
|
|
is without guile; he may be trusted because of the integrity which he
|
|
has to my testimony I, the Lord, love him. (21) I therefore say unto
|
|
you I seal upon his head the office of a bishopric, like unto my
|
|
servant Edward Partridge, that he may receive the consecrations of
|
|
mine house, that he may administer blessings upon the heads of the
|
|
poor of my people, saith the Lord. Let no man despise my servant
|
|
George, for he shall honor me.
|
|
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|
The following can be found in the CHURCH CHRONOLOGY (page 36)
|
|
under the date of Sunday, December 3, 1848.
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|
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|
"At a meeting held in the Great Salt Lake City Fort, fellowship
|
|
was withdrawn from Apostle Lyman Wight and Bishop George Miller."
|
|
|
|
Another promise frustrated (Section 3, verse 3). Of course the
|
|
Mormon would say that all blessings are predicated on the
|
|
righteousness of the people. Let's see what the Bible says about the
|
|
righteous.
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|
|
|
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: "(Romans
|
|
3:10). "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
|
|
(Romans 3:23).
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|
|
|
What does none righteous mean to you? What does all have sinned
|
|
mean to you? To me it means everyone who has ever lived and will ever
|
|
live. THAT'S WHY WE NEED JESUS CHRIST. Without Him we would all be
|
|
lost.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 40 ... March, 1841. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
|
|
Section 125:1-4.
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|
|
|
(1) What is the will of the Lord concerning the saints in the
|
|
Territory of Iowa? (2) Verily, thus saith the Lord, I say unto you, if
|
|
those who call themselves by my name and are saying to be my saints,
|
|
if they will do my will and keep my commandments concerning them, let
|
|
them gather themselves together unto the places which I shall appoint
|
|
unto them by my servant Joseph, and build up cities unto my name, that
|
|
they may be prepared for that which is in store for a time to come.
|
|
(3) Let them build up a city unto my name upon the land opposite the
|
|
city of Nauvoo, and let the name of Zarahemia be named upon it. (4)
|
|
And let all those who come from the east, and the west, and the north,
|
|
and the south, that have desires to dwell therein, take up their
|
|
inheritance in the same, as well as in the city of Nashville, or the
|
|
city of Nauvoo and in all the stakes which I have appointed, saith the
|
|
Lord.
|
|
|
|
What happened to Zion? It was supposed to flourish. It was not to
|
|
be moved out of her place (see number 16 above). History records that
|
|
Zarahemia failed, along with Nauvoo, Kirtland, Independence and every
|
|
other attempt to settle until they finally arrived in Salt Lake where
|
|
there was nobody to contend with for the land.
|
|
|
|
Since the promises of the Mormon god have not been kept so many
|
|
times in the past, we see no reason to believe that he will produce on
|
|
the promise of Eternal Life. It is an empty promise coming from this
|
|
"proven" FALSE GOD.
|
|
|
|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 41 ... August 6, 1842. George Q. Cannon Diary.
|
|
|
|
"At Montrose, Iowa, August 6, 1842, he (Joseph Smith) uttered a
|
|
remarkable prophecy, which like every other prediction from his lips
|
|
has been literally fulfilled. He declared the Saints would continue to
|
|
suffer much affliction and would finally be driven to the Rocky
|
|
Mountains. Many would apostatize, others would be put to death by
|
|
their persecutors or lose their lives in consequence of their exile;
|
|
and many of those who listened to him would live to assist in building
|
|
cities and to see the Saints become a mighty people in the tops of the
|
|
Rocky Mountains." (See also CHURCH HISTORY, vol. 5 page 85)
|
|
|
|
This is a questionable prophecy of Joseph Smith. If the Mormons
|
|
want to accept it (evidence suggests that it is a forgery) they still
|
|
have some problems with it. All you have to do is look at some of the
|
|
statistics regarding Mormons in the Rocky Mountains to see that they
|
|
are not as mighty as the public relations department of the Mormon
|
|
church would have the world believe.
|
|
|
|
1. Utah has one of the highest divorce rates in the U.S.
|
|
2. Utah has a very high number of persons on welfare. (When you
|
|
|
|
combine the government and church numbers together it is perhaps
|
|
|
|
the highest in the nation on a per capita basis.)
|
|
3. Utah has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation.
|
|
|
|
(Especially high among teenagers.)
|
|
4. Utah has a very high venereal disease rate.
|
|
5. Utah has a very high percentage of marriages where the bride is
|
|
|
|
pregnant at the time of the marriage.
|
|
6. Salt Lake City is known as the "Stock Fraud" capital of the U.S.
|
|
7. In spite of being the home of the Mormon church, Utah has a very
|
|
|
|
high consumption of alcohol on a per capita basis. There is a very
|
|
|
|
high number of women alcoholics in Utah.
|
|
8. There is a problem with drugs in Utah that would not be expected in
|
|
|
|
the home of the Mormon church.
|
|
9. Counterfeiting is a problem in Utah.
|
|
10. Homosexuality and lesbianism is a real problem in Utah. (And the
|
|
|
|
entire Mormon Church.)
|
|
11. Bankruptcy is running at twice the national average in Utah.
|
|
|
|
I believe that the facts are that the Mormons are not the mighty
|
|
people that the public relations department of the Mormon church would
|
|
have you believe.
|
|
|
|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 42 ... August 6, 1842. Anson Call Diary, as
|
|
reported in PROPHECIES OF JOSEPH SMITH, AND THEIR FULFILLMENT, Nephi
|
|
Lowell Morris, Deseret Book Company, 1926.
|
|
|
|
"After drinking a drought of ice water he (Joseph Smith) said,
|
|
Breathren, this water tastes much like the crystal streams that are
|
|
running in the Rocky Mountains which some of you will participate of.
|
|
There are some of these standing here that will perform a great work
|
|
in that land (pointing to Shadrack Roundy and a number of others whom
|
|
I have forgotten). There is Anson, he shall go and assist in building
|
|
cities from one end of the country to the other and you shall perform
|
|
as great a work as has ever been done by man, and the nations of the
|
|
earth shall be astonished and many of them will be gathered in that
|
|
land and assist in building cities."
|
|
|
|
History records that Anson Call assisted in settling Millard
|
|
County, Utah, a southern semi-desert region of which Fillmore is the
|
|
county seat (Church Chronology, page 44), The other "large" cities in
|
|
that district are Delta, Hinckley, Kanosh, Leamington, Oasis and
|
|
Abraham.
|
|
|
|
Anson Call did not assist in building cities from one end of the
|
|
country to the other. He did not perform as great a work as has ever
|
|
been done by man. Certainly the nations of the earth are not
|
|
astonished at his achievements.
|
|
|
|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 43 ... September 1, 1842. DOCTRINE AND
|
|
COVENANTS, Section 127:2
|
|
|
|
(2) For to this day has the God of my father delivered me out of
|
|
them all, and will deliver me from henceforth; for behold, and lo, I
|
|
shall triumph over all my enemies, for the Lord God hath spoken it.
|
|
|
|
Another promise that Joseph Smith would triumph over his enemies.
|
|
It simply did not come to pass. Joseph Smith died at the hands of his
|
|
enemies. The Mormons were driven out of every place they tried to
|
|
settle.
|
|
|
|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 44 ... April 5, 1843. History of the Church,
|
|
vol. 5, page 336 and Joseph Smith's Diary, March 10, 1843 - July 14,
|
|
1843.
|
|
|
|
"Were I going to prophesy, I would say the end (of the world)
|
|
would not come in 1844, 5 or 6, or in forty years. There are those of
|
|
the rising generation who shall not taste death till Christ comes. I
|
|
was once praying earnestly upon this subject, and a voice said unto
|
|
me. 'My son, if thou livest until thou are eighty-five years of age,
|
|
thou shall see the face of the Son of Man.' I was left to draw my own
|
|
conclusions concerning this; and I took the liberty to conclude that
|
|
if I did live to that time, He would make His appearance. But I do not
|
|
say whether He will make His appearance or I shall go where he is. I
|
|
prophesy in the name of the Lord God, and let it be written --- the
|
|
Son of Man will not come in the clouds of heaven till I am eighty five
|
|
years old."
|
|
|
|
The preceding account is found in the CHURCH HISTORY. Notice the
|
|
changes that have been made from the account in Joseph Smith's Diary.
|
|
|
|
"...I prophesy in the name of the Lord God --- and let it be
|
|
written: that the Son of Man will not come in the heavens till I am 85
|
|
years old 48 years hence or about 1890..."
|
|
|
|
The Mormon historians have deleted "48 years hence or about
|
|
1890." With the death, in the 1970's, of the last remaining Mormon
|
|
that was alive at the time of the prophesy, We can safely say that the
|
|
rising generation came and died and Jesus has not returned. (Remember
|
|
Matthew 24:36) He also did not come about 1890.
|
|
|
|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 45 ... May 18, 1843. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH,
|
|
vol. 5, page 394.
|
|
|
|
President Smith, in concluding his remarks, said that if the
|
|
government, which received into its coffers the money of citizens for
|
|
its public treasury, cannot protect such citizens in their lives and
|
|
property, it is an old granny anyhow; and I prophesy in the name of
|
|
the Lord God of Israel, unless the United States redress the wrongs
|
|
committed upon the Saints in the state of Missouri and punish the
|
|
crimes committed by her officers that in a few years the government
|
|
will be utterly overthrown and wasted, and there will not be so much a
|
|
potsherd left,..."
|
|
|
|
History records that Congress did not grant protection to the
|
|
Mormons. It also records that Congress did not redress the wrongs
|
|
committed against the Saints in the state of Missouri. There was no
|
|
punishment of her officers. 144 years have gone by and Congress is
|
|
still intact. The government has not been destroyed (overthrown and
|
|
wasted). Certainly you can see that this is a false prophecy.
|
|
Remember, all you need is one. (Deut. 18:22)
|
|
|
|
FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 46 ... July, 12, 1843. DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS,
|
|
Section 132:6, 8, 52-54, 62 & 66.
|
|
|
|
(6) And as pertaining to the new and everlasting covenant,
|
|
(Plural Marriage) it was instituted for the fullness of my glory; and
|
|
he that receiveth a fullness thereof must and shall abide the law, or
|
|
he shall be damned, said the Lord God. (8) Behold, mine house is a
|
|
house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion. (12)
|
|
I am the Lord thy God; and I give unto you this commandment -- that no
|
|
man shall come unto the Father but by me or by my word, which is my
|
|
law, saith the Lord. (52) And let mine handmaid, Emma Smith, receive
|
|
all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are
|
|
virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said
|
|
they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God. (53) For I am
|
|
the Lord thy God, and ye shall obey my voice; and I give unto my
|
|
servant Joseph that he shall be made ruler over many things; for he
|
|
hath been faithful over a few things, and from henceforth I will
|
|
strengthen him. (54) And I command mine handmaid, Emma Smith, to abide
|
|
and cleave unto my servant Joseph, and to none else. But if she will
|
|
not abide this commandment she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord; for
|
|
I am the Lord thy God, and will destroy her if she abide not in my
|
|
law. (62) And if he gave ten virgins given unto him by this law, he
|
|
cannot commit adultery, for they belong to him, and they are given
|
|
unto him; therefore is he justified. (66) And now, as pertaining to
|
|
this law, verily, verily, I say unto you, I will reveal more unto you,
|
|
hereafter; therefore, let this suffice for the present. Behold, I am
|
|
Alpha and Omega. Amen.
|
|
|
|
To begin with, Plural Marriage was to be an everlasting covenant.
|
|
Where is it now? Everyone who is not living the law of Plural Marriage
|
|
today is damned. (verse 6)
|
|
|
|
Verse 8 states that God's house is not a house of confusion.
|
|
Amen. Mormon doctrine is so full of confusion that it cannot be from
|
|
the One True God. Only a false god could create such a mass of
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confusion as exists in Mormonism.
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Verse 12 states that no man shall come unto the Father but by me
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or by my word, which is my law..." This is in absolute contradiction
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to God's word in Galatians 2:16 and 3:10 & 11.
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2:16 - Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the
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law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus
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Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by
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the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be
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justified.
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3:10 - For as many as are of the works of the law are under the
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curse: for it is written, cursed is every one that continueth not in
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all things which are written in the the book of the law to do them.
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3:11 - But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of
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God, it is evident for, The just shall live by faith.
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Verse 53 states that Joseph Smith would be strengthened. Less
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than one year later he was dead at the hands of his enemies.
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Verse 62 is not only contrary to God's word in the Bible but is
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also contrary to Section 101 of the 1835 Doctrine & Covenants where it
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said in verse 4, "...we declare that we believe, that one man should
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have one wife; and one woman but one husband, except in case of death,
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when either is at liberty to marry again..." Here we have another
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example of the Mormon god changing his mind.
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Regarding verse 66, where is the additional information on the
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law of Plural Marriage that was supposed to be given to Joseph Smith?
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Certainly, if there was more to be revealed then it should have been
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revealed to one of the Presidents of the Mormon Church before now.
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We believe, based on the "facts" as outlined by the Mormon church
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and by historical documentation, that that the "new and everlasting
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covenant of Plural Marriage" was and IS from Satan. We note the
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existence of a Mormon sect living in Mexico who still practice this
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"according to the law of God and His prophet, Joseph Smith, Junior"!
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 47 ... January 17, 1864. Joseph Smith Blessing.
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"A blessing, given to Joseph Smith, 3rd, by his father, Joseph
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Smith, Jun., on Jan 17, 1844. Blessed of the Lord is my son Joseph,
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who is called the third, for the Lord knows the integrity of his
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heart, and loves him, because of his faith, and righteous desires. And
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for this cause, has the Lord raised him up; that the promises made to
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the fathers might be fulfilled, even that the annointing of the
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progenitor shall be upon the head of my son, and his seed after him,
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from generation to generation. For he shall be my successor to the
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Presidency of the High Priesthood: a Seer, and a Revelator, and a
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Prophet, unto the Church; which appointment belongeth to him by
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blessing, and also by right. Verily, thus saith the Lord; if he abides
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in me, his days shall be lengthened upon the earth, but, if he abides
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not in me, I the Lord, will receive him, in an instant, unto myself.
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When he is grown, he shall be a strength to his brethren, and a
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comfort to his mother. Angels will minister unto him, and he will be
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wafted as on eagle's wings, and be as wise as serpents, even a
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multiplicity of blessings shall be his. Amen."
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We state that this is the most clear cut false prophecy Joseph
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Smith ever gave. The key is in the second paragraph. History records
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that Joseph Smith, III lived a long and "full" life into his 80's. He
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did not abide in the Mormon church. He abandoned the Utah church and
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became the President of the RLDS church on April 6, 1860.
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The fact that he lived to be such an old age and the fact that he
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was not taken in an instant because he did not abide with the Utah
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church is proof positive that this is a false prophecy.
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There is another aspect of this prophecy that most everyone has
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overlooked. This prophecy was only one of eight possible methods for
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the succession to the Presidency that Joseph Smith had established.
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(see SUNSTONE, vol 6, No 2, pages 2-4)
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1. By a counselor in the First Presidency.
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2. By a special appointment.
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3. Through the office of Associate President.
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4. By the Presiding Patriarch.
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5. By the Council of Fifty.
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6. By the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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7. By the three priesthood councils.
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8. By a descendant of Joseph Smith, Jr.
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In Section 132, verse 8, the god of Mormonism states, "Behold,
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mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of
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confusion." We submit that the provision of eight possible ways for
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the succession to the Presidency is utter chaos, especially the eight
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listed above.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 48 ... June 19, 1844. Mormon Neighbor.
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"I therefore warn the lawless not to be precipitate in any
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interference in our affairs, for as sure as there is a God in Israel,
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we shall ride triumphant over oppression."
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On June 27, 1844 Joseph Smith was dead at the hand of his enemies.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 49 ... MILLENNIAL STAR, 19:343.
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The Kirtland anti-bank was to "Swallow up all other banks."
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The Kirtland "Anti-bank" failed in the summer of 1837.
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 50 ... Compendium, 1882, page 271.
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"The time is soon coming when no man will have any peace but in
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Zion (Independence, Missouri) and her Stakes."
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Over 137 years have gone by since this Prophecy was uttered. Is
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that soon?
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 51 ... ROCKY MOUNTAIN SAINTS, Stenhouse, page
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42.
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"Joseph Smith prophesied by revelation that W.W. Phelps would not
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taste of death till Jesus came. Often in private and in public did Mr.
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Philps boast to the saints of his blessing, given to him by revelation
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and prophecy through Joseph."
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In March, 1872, the Salt Lake City papers carried the following
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announcement: "Phelps - William Wines Phelps, Born in the state of New
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Jersey, February 1792, died March 7,1872, in Salt Lake City, Utah."
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 52 ... November 28, 1841. HISTORY OF THE CHURCH,
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vol. 4. page 467.
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"I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct
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of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man
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would get nearer to God by abiding its precepts, than by another
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book."
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If the BOOK OF MORMON is the most correct book on earth, why have
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there been at least 3,914 changes in it since the first edition in
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1830? We have a photo-mechanical copy of the 1830 edition with all of
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the changes marked. We even make note of the 1981 change in 2 Nephi
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30:6 which changed "white and delightsome" to "pure and delightsome".
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Verse 16-20 of Section 3 prophecies that the Lamanites will be
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converted. To Mormons the Lamanites are the Indians. The Mormon church
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has been trying to convert the Indians for 153 years to no avail. A
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large majority of the Indians that they have converted are totally
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inactive. This is especially true in Latin America and South America.
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The Indians go in the front door and very soon go out the back door.
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There is another interesting scripture in the BOOK OF MORMON
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regarding the Indians. 2 Nephi 30:6 includes a prophecy that the
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Lamanites (Indians) would turn "white and delightsome" in a few
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generations after accepting the gospel. It is interesting to note that
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the handwritten manuscript of 2 Nephi 30:6 has "white and
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delightsome". In 1840 Joseph Smith directed that it be changed to
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"pure and delightsome." Brigham Young directed that it be changed back
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to "white and delightsome". It has remained "white and delightsome"
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until 1981 where it has now appeared as "pure and delightsome" with no
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footnote indicating why it was changed. Is it possible that now that
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sufficient time has gone by to see that the Lamanites are not going to
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turn "white and delightsome" after several generations of being
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members of the Mormon Church, that it is prudent to change the verse
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to "pure and delightsome" which is easier to defend? Honest editing
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would at least place a footnote by the change to explain why the
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change had been made.
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Why can't you find anything in the BOOK OF MORMON about some of
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the essential doctrines of the Mormon church? Such as the following:
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1. God has a body of flesh and bones.
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2. God is an exalted man.
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3. God is a product of eternal progression.
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4. The plurality of Gods.
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5. God "organized" the world rather than "creating" it.
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6. There is no eternal hell and punishment.
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7. Men can become gods.
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8. "Intelligences" are eternal.
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9. Pre-existing spirits of men.
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10. Marriage for eternity.
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11. Polygamy is not an abomination in the sight of God.
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12. Three degrees of glory.
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13. A mother in heaven.
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14. A Melchizedek priesthood consisting of the offices of Elder,
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Seventy and High Priest.
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15. An Aaronic priesthood consisting of the offices of Deacon,
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Teacher and Priest.
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16. The functions and offices of Evangelists, Bishoprics, Stake
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Presidencies, Assistants to the Twelve, a First Presidency and a
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President of the Church.
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If the BOOK OF MORMON contains "...the fullness of the gospel of
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Jesus Christ to the Gentiles and to the Jews also;" why aren't the
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above doctrines found in it?
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FALSE PROPHESY NUMBER 53 ... JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES, vol. 12:204.
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"How long will it be before the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith
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will be fulfilled? He said if the Constitution of the United States
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were saved at all it must be done by this people. It will not be many
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years before these words come to pass."
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If Joseph Smith really said the above, and I have no reason to
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doubt Brigham Young, then at least 143 years have gone by since Joseph
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Smith said it. (He died in June, 1844) Of course the time element was
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added by Brigham Young, but we are discussing only one FALSE PROPHET,
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at this time.
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The above prophecies are only a few of the prophecies of Joseph
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Smith. We declare that the ones listed above are false. Some of them
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are more clearly false than others. According to Deuteronomy 18:22 all
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you need is one.
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In this text We have only tested Joseph Smith according to the
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two tests. There are at least two others.
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"To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to
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this word, it is because there is no light in them." (Isaiah 8:20)
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"The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that
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teacheth lies, he is the tail." (Isaiah 9:15)
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If you apply the above two tests to Joseph Smith, the case
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against him is devastating. The first applies to doctrines that are
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taught by Joseph Smith that are not in harmony with the Bible. (Law
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and testimony) There are so many doctrines that he taught that are not
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in harmony with the Bible that it would take an entire book to cover
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them.
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The second one applies to the prophet that teacheth lies. That
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would take another book.
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Verse 114 and 115 of Section 84 record that the cities of New
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York, Albany and Boston were to be destroyed (desolation and utter
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abolishment) if they rejected the sound of the Mormon gospel. History
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records that Joseph Smith and Bishop Newell K. Whitney went to these
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cities in response to verse 114 and 115. There is no record of these
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cities ever receiving the Mormon gospel during the life of Newell K.
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Whitney or Joseph Smith. In fact the Mormon church is till very small
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in those cities. If these verses were truly from God then these cities
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should have been destroyed by now. I believe this is another evidence
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of Joseph Smith failing as a prophet of God.
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Remember, all you need is one false prophecy to have a false
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prophet. Christians have a Living Prophet who is GOD and our personal
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Savior. We follow the "Lamb of God" who died for us and we are aware
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of HIS sacrifice on our behalf.
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If you now see the error that you presently live in, we ask that
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you pray this prayer:
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FATHER, I AM SORRY FOR MY SINS AND MY SIN OF IGNORING YOUR WORD
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AND FOLLOWING MEN TO BE THE ONES WHO CAN LEAD TO SALVATION. I NOW KNOW
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THIS IS WRONG AND AGAINST YOUR WORD AND HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
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FORGIVENESS AND MERCY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS AS PAYMENT
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FOR MY SINS AND THANK YOU FOR THIS RELEASE. LORD JESUS, COME INTO MY
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HEART AND LIVE THERE AND GUIDE MY STEPS FROM THIS DAY FORWARD. ALLOW
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ME TO BE YOUR VESSEL ON EARTH TO CARRY THE TRUE MESSAGE OF YOUR LOVE
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TO ALL MEN. THESE THINGS I NOW PRAY IN THE NAME OF MY TRUE SAVIOR AND
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LORD, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN
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