| September [20–26], 1830, Fayette, New
York. |
| Sins are forgiven, sin no more. Gather in one
place §. Wicked to burn §. Twelve
Apostles to judge Israel §, then resurrection. But
first, signs in heaven §, then all kinds of destruction,
plagues §. Great and abominable church to be cast
down by fire §. Men deny God after millennium,
final destruction §. New heaven and earth §.
Michael to blow trump starting resurrection §. Wicked
are cast into everlasting fire §. Spiritual creation
preceded temporal creation §. All spiritual to the
Lord §. Adam created to be an agent unto himself,
succumbed to temptation, cast out of the garden §.
Angels sent with gospel to give Adam opportunity to repent and be saved
§. Until accountability, children cannot sin and are
saved through the Only Begotten §. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 10 heading: Revelation
given in the presence of six elders, in Fayette, New-York, September,
1830. |
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Book of Commandments, Book A
(BCA, {30–39})
Samuel H. Smith scribe
1832 |
Book of Commandments 29 |
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A
commandment to the church of Christ given to six Elders of
the Church which are agreed in the presence of three of the members. |
A Revelation
to the church of Christ, given in the presence of six elders, in Fayette,
New-York, September 1830. |
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Current LDS D&C verse numbers
are to the left of the text. BC verse numbers are in brackets. 1835 verse
numbers are to the right of the text.
Gathering |
| Listen up |
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Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ
your Redeemer, the great I am whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your
sins |
[1] LISTEN to the voice of Jesus Christ,
your Redeemer, the Great I AM, whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your
sins; |
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| Chicken wings |
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who will gather his people even
as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings even as many as will hearken
to my voice and humble themselves {31} before me and call upon me in mighty
prayer, |
[2] Who will gather his people even
as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will
hearken to my voice and humble themselves before me, and call upon me
in mighty prayer. |
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| Sins forgiven, |
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behold verily I say unto
you, that at this time your sins are forgiven you therefore ye receive
these things |
[3] Behold, verily,
verily I say unto
you, that at this time your sins are forgiven you; therefore ye receive
these things: |
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| Sin no more |
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but remember to sin no more lest
perils shall come upon you |
[4] But remember to sin no more,
lest perils shall come upon you. |
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| Chosen to declare
gospel |
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verily I say unto you that ye
are chosen out of the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoiceing
as with the voice of a trump |
[5] Verily I say unto you, that ye
are chosen out of the world to declare my gospel with the sound of rejoicing,
as with the voice of a trump: |
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| I am with you |
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lift up your hearts and be glad
for I am in your midst and am your advocate with the father and it is
his good will to give you the Kingdom |
[6] Lift up your hearts and be glad
for I am in your midst, and am your advocate with the Father; and it is
his good will to give you the kingdom; |
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| Unite in prayer and
receive |
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& as it is written whatsoever
ye shall ask in faith believeing of being united in prayer according
to my commandment ye Shall receive |
[7] And as it is written, Whatsoever
ye shall ask in faith, being united in prayer according to my command,
ye shall receive; |
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| Gather the elect |
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and ye are called
to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect. For mine elect hear my voice
and harden not their hearts |
[8] And ye are called
to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect, for mine elect hear my
voice and harden not their hearts: |
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Gather |
| Gather in one place, wicked
to be destroyed |
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wherefore the decree hath gone
forth from the father that they Shall be gathered into one
place upon the face of this land to prepare their hearts & to be
prepared in all things, against the day of tribulation
{32}and distruction sent
forth upon the wicked |
[9] Wherefore the decree hath gone
forth from the Father, that they shall be gathered in
unto one place,
upon the face of this land, to prepare their hearts, and be prepared in
all things, against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth
upon the wicked: |
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| Earth ripe soon |
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for the hour is nigh and
the day soon at hand when the Earth is ripe |
[10] For the hour is nigh, and
the day soon at hand, when the earth is ripe: |
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| Wicked to burn |
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and I will burn them up
that wickedness shall not be upon the Earth |
[11] And all the proud, and they that do wickedly
shall be as stubble, and I will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts,
that wickedness shall not be upon the earth: |
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| Hour is nigh |
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for the hour is nigh and that which was spoken
by mine apostles must be fulfilled for as they spoke so Shall it come
to pass |
[12] For the hour is nigh, and that which was
spoken by mine apostles must be fulfilled; for as they spoke so shall
it come to pass; |
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| Lord will live on earth in glory
for a thousand years |
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for I will reveal myself from heaven with
power and great glory with all the hosts thereof and dwell in righteousness
with men on Earth a Thousand years and the wicked shall not stand |
for I will reveal myself from heaven with
power and great glory, with all the hosts thereof, and dwell in righteousness
with men on earth a thousand years, and the wicked shall not stand. |
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| Twelve to come with Jesus to judge only the
righteous of Israel |
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and again verily
I say unto you & it hath gone forth in a firm decree by the will of
the father that mine apostles the 12 which were with me in my ministry
at Jerusalem shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in a
pillar of fire being clothed with robes of righteousness with cro with crowns
upon their heads, in glory even as I am, to judge the whole house of Israel
even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments and none else
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[14] And again,
verily, verily
I say unto you, and it hath gone forth in a firm decree, by the will of
the Father, that mine apostles, the Twelve which were with me in my ministry
at Jerusalem, shall stand at my right hand at the day of my coming in
a pillar of fire, being clothed with robes of righteousness, with crowns
upon their heads, in glory even as I am, to judge the whole house of Israel,
even as many as have loved me and kept my commandments, and none else;
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Or only the Twelve will judge Israel? |
| Trumpet, earthquake |
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for a trump shall sound both long and loud and even {33}as
upon mount sinai and all the Earth shall quake & they shall come forth |
[15] For a trump shall sound both long and loud,
even as upon Mount Sinai, and all the earth shall quake, and they shall
come forth: |
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| Resurrection of the righteous |
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yea even the dead which died in me to receive
a crown of righteousness & to be clothed upon Even as I am to be with
me that we may be one. |
[16] Yea, even the dead which died in me, to receive
a crown of righteousness, and to be clothed upon, even as I am, to be with
me, that we may be one. |
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| Dark sun, bloody moon, falling stars |
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but behold I say unto
you that before this great day shall come the sun shall be darkened
and the moon shall be turned into blood & the Stars Shall fall from
heaven |
[17] But behold, I say unto
you, that before this great day shall come, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall be turned into blood, and the stars shall fall from
heaven; |
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Signs and Wonders |
| Signs in heaven, on earth |
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& there shall be greater signs in heaven
above and in the earth beneath. |
[18] And there shall be greater signs in heaven
above, and in the earth beneath; |
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| Weeping and wailing |
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and there shall be weeping and wailing among the hosts of men; |
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| Hailstorm |
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& there Shall be a great
Hail Storm Sent forth to distroy the crops of the Earth |
[19] And there shall be a great
hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of the earth: |
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| Vengeance on the wicked |
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and it Shall come to pass because of the
wickedness of the world that I will take vengence upon the wicked for
they will not repent |
[20] And it shall come to pass, because of the
wickedness of the world, that I will take vengeance upon the wicked, for
they will not repent: |
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for the cup of mine indignation is full for
behold my blood Shall not cleans them if they hear me not |
[21] For the cup of mine indignation is full; for
behold, my blood shall not cleanse them if they hear me not. |
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| Flies and maggots |
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wherefore I the Lord will send forth flies
upon the face of the Earth which shall take hold of the inhabitants thereof
& Shall eat their flesh & shall cause maggots to come {34} in upon them |
[22] Wherefore I the Lord God will send forth
flies upon the face of the earth, which shall take hold of the inhabitants
thereof, and shall eat their flesh, and shall cause maggots to come in
upon them, |
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| Flesh, eyes fall |
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and their tongues Shall be Stayed that they shall not utter
against me, and their flesh shall fall from off their bones and their
Eyes from their sockets: |
and their tongues shall be stayed that they shall not utter against me,
and their flesh shall fall from off their bones, and their eyes from their
sockets: |
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| Beasts eat them |
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and it shall come to pass that the beasts
of the forest and the fowls of the air Shall devour them up. |
[23] And it shall come to pass, that the beasts
of the forest, and the fowls of the air, shall devour them up. |
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| Great and abominable church cast down |
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& that great and abominable
Church which is the whore of all the Earth shall be cast down by devouring
fire according as it was spoken
by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet which spoke
of these things which have not come to pass but surely must as I live
for abominations shall not reign |
[24] And the great and abominable
church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall be cast down by devouring
fire, according as it was is spoken
by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet, which
who spoke of these things, which have not
come to pass, but surely must, as I live, for abominations shall not reign. |
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| After millennium, men begin to deny God |
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and again verily verily
I Say unto you when the thousand years are ended & men again begin
to deny their God then will I spare the Earth but for a little season |
[25] And again, verily, verily
I say unto you, that when the thousand years are ended, and men again
begin to deny their God, then will I spare the earth but for a little season; |
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| Earth consumed, new heaven, new earth |
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& the end
shall come & the heaven and Earth shall be consumed and pass away
& there Shall be a new heaven and a new Earth |
[26] And the end
shall come, and the heaven and the earth shall be consumed, and pass away,
and there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; |
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Future of the Earth
"And I saw
a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth
were passed away; and there was no more sea." Revelation
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| All become new |
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for all old things shall pass away & all
things shall become new [where/when] the heavens and the Earth and all the fulness
thereof both men and beasts |
[27] For all old things shall pass away, and all
things shall become new, even the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness
thereof, both men and beasts; |
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the fowls of the air and the fishes of the
sea |
[28] The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the
sea |
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| Nothing lost |
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and not on[e] {35} hair neither mote Shall be lost for it is the workmanship
of mine hand,. |
and not one hair, neither mote, shall be lost, for it is the workmanship
of mine hand. |
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| Resurrection before earth passes away |
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but behold verily
I say unto you before the Earth shall pass away michael mine arch Angel
Shall Sound his trump and then Shall all the dead awake for their Graves
shall be opened and they Shall come forth even all |
[29] But behold, verily
I say unto you, before the earth shall pass away, Michael mine archangel,
shall sound his trump, and then shall all the dead awake, for their graves
shall be opened, and they shall come forth; yea, even all; |
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"Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil
he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing
accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee." Jude 1:9.
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon;
and the dragon fought and his angels." Revelation 12:7. |
| Righteous on the right |
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and the righteous shall be gathered on my
right hand into Eternal life |
[30] And the righteous shall be gathered on my
right hand unto eternal life; |
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| Wicked on the left |
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and the wicked on my left hand will I be ashamed
to own before the father |
[31] And the wicked on my left hand will I be ashamed
to own before the Father: |
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| Wicked cast into fire |
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wherefore I will say unto
them depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels |
[32] Wherefore I will say unto
them, Depart
from me ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his
angels. |
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| Cannot come to me, have no power |
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and now behold I say unto you never at any
time have I declared from mine own mouth that they should return for
where I am they cannot come for they have no power |
[33] And now behold I say unto you, never at
any time, have I declared from mine own mouth, that they should return,
for where I am they cannot come, for they have no power; |
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but remember that all my judgments are not
given unto man, |
[34] But remember, that all my judgments are not
given unto men; |
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| First last, last first |
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and as the words have gone forth out of my
mouth even so shall they be fulfilled that the first shall be last and
that the last Shall be first in all things, whatsoever I have created {36} by the word of my power which is the power of my spirit |
[35] And as the words have gone forth out of my
mouth, even so shall they be fulfilled, that the first shall be last, and
that the last shall be first in all things, whatsoever I have created by
the word of my power, which is the power of my Spirit; |
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| Created by power of Spirit |
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for by the power of my spirit created I them. |
[36] For by the power of my Spirit created I them: |
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yea all things both spiritual and temporal: |
[37] Yea, all things both spiritual and temporal: |
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| Created spiritual first, then temporal |
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first spiritual secondly
temporal which is the beginning of my work |
[38] First spiritual, secondly
temporal, which is the beginning of my work; |
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| Temporal first, then spiritual |
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and again, first temporal and secondly spiritual
which is the last of my work |
[39] And again, first temporal, and secondly spiritual,
which is the last of my work: |
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| No end or beginning |
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speaking unto you that you may naturally
understand, but unto myself my works have no end, neither beginning but
it is given unto you that ye may understand because ye have asked it
of me and are agreed |
[40] Speaking unto you, that you may naturally
understand, but unto myself my works have no end, neither beginning;
but it is given unto you, that ye may understand, because ye have asked
it of me and are agreed. |
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| All spiritual to the Lord |
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wherefore verily I say
unto you that all things unto me are spiritual and not at any time have
I given unto you a law which was temporal neither any man nor the children
of men |
[41] Wherefore, verily I say
unto you, that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have
I given unto you a law which was temporal, neither any man, nor the children
of men: |
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neither adam your father whom I have created |
[42] Neither Adam your father whom I created; |
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| Agent unto himself |
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behold I gave unto him |
behold I gave unto him that he should be an agent
unto himself; |
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| Commandments are spiritual |
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but no carnal commandments for my commandments are spiritual |
[43] And I gave unto him
commandment, but no temporal commandment gave I unto him; for my commandments are spiritual; |
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they are not natural nor temporal neither
carnal nor sensual |
[44] They are not natural, nor temporal, neither
carnal nor sensual. |
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| Devil rebelled, took a third of the host of
heaven |
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and it came to pass that adam being
of the Devil for behold the Devil was before Adam for he rebelled against
me saying give me thine honor which is my power and also the Third
part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from {37} me because of their
agency |
[45] And it came to pass, that Adam being tempted
of the devil, for behold the devil was before Adam, for he rebelled
against me saying, Give me thine honor, which is my power: and also
a third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of
their agency: |
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| Cast out |
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and They were Thrust down & thus came the
Devil and his angels |
[46] And they were thrust down, and thus came the
devil and his angels; |
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| To hell |
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& behold there is a place prepared for them from the
beginning which place is hell |
and behold, there is a place prepared for them from the beginning, which
place is hell: |
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| Devil tempts, have bitter to know the sweet |
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and must be that the devil should
tempt the children of men or they could not be Agents unto themselves
for if they never should have bitter they would not know the sweet |
[47] And it must needs be that the devil should
tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves,
for if they never should have bitter, they could not know the sweet. |
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| Adam transgressed, became subject to devil |
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wherefore it came to pass that
the Devil tempted Adam & he partook of the forbidden fruit and transgressed
the commandments wherefore he became subject
to the will of the Devil because he yielded unto temptation |
[48] Wherefore, it came to pass, that the devil
tempted Adam and he partook of the forbidden fruit, and transgressed the
commandment, wherein he became subject to the will of the devil, because
he yielded unto temptation. |
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| Cast out of the garden |
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wherefore, I the Lord God caused that he Should
be cast out from the garden of Eden from my presence because of his transgression |
[49] Wherefore, I the Lord God caused that he
should be cast out from the garden of Eden, from my presence, because
of his transgression; |
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wherein he became spiritually dead which
is the first Death even that that [sic] same death which is the last death which
is spiritual which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say
depart ye cursed. |
[50] Wherein he became spiritually dead; which
is the first death, even that same death, which is the last death, which
is spiritual, which shall be pronounced upon the wicked when I shall say,
Depart ye cursed. |
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| Angels sent to give chance to repent, be saved
through Son |
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but behold {38} I say unto you
that I the Lord God gave unto Adam & unto his seed that they should
not die as to the temporal death until I the Lord God should send forth
Angels to declare unto them repentance & redemption through faith on
the name of mine onely begotten Son |
[51] But behold I say unto you,
that I the Lord God gave unto Adam and unto his seed, that they should
not die as to the temporal death, until I the Lord God should send forth
angels to declare unto them repentance and redemption, through faith on
the name of mine only begotten Son: |
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| Believers die, resurrect to eternal life |
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and thus did I the Lord God appoint unto man
the days of his probation that by his natural death he might be raised
in immortality unto eternal life even as many as would believe |
[52] And thus did I the Lord God appoint unto
man the days of his probation; that by his natural death he might
be raised in immortality unto eternal life, even as many as would believe, |
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| Unbelievers get eternal damnation |
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& they that believe not unto eternal damnation for
they cannot be redeemed from their spiritual fall because they repent
not |
and they that believe not, unto eternal damnation, for they cannot be
redeemed from their spiritual fall, because they repent not, |
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| Love darkness, evil |
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for they will Love darkness rather than
light and their deeds are evil & they receive their wages of whom they
list to obey. |
for they will love darkness rather than
light, and their deeds are evil, and they receive their wages of whom
they list to obey. |
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| Children redeemed |
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but behold I say unto
you that little children are redeemed from the foundation of the world
through mine onely begotten |
[53] But behold I say unto
you, that little children are redeemed from the foundation of the world,
through mine only Begotten: |
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| Satan cannot tempt them until accountability |
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wherefore they cannot sin for power is not
given unto Satan to tempt little children until they begin to become accountable
before {39} me |
[54] Wherefore they cannot sin, for power is not
given unto satan to tempt little children, until they begin to become
accountable before me; |
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for it is given unto them even as I will
according to mine own pleasure that great things may be required at the
hand of their fathers |
[55] For it is given unto them even as I will,
according to mine own pleasure, that great things may be required at the
hand of their fathers. |
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| All repent |
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& again I say unto you that whoso having
knowledge have I not commanded to repent |
[56] And again I say unto you, that whoso having
knowledge, have I not commanded to repent? |
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& he that hath no understanding its remaineth
in me to do accor<d>[i]ng as it is written & now I declare no more at
unto you at this time Amen
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and he that hath no understanding, it remaineth in me to do according
as it is written. And now, I declare no more unto you at this time. Amen.
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