Summary

Now that we have taken a very close look at these various evidences which specify the identity and purpose of that person who will play the role of the "Man of Sin," the Son of Perdition, let's now step back and review in summary each of the evidences and what we learned from them. In doing so, let's remember to maintain an attitude of humble introspection.

JST-2^nd Thes. 2 Chiasm

The first thing we looked at was the chiasm of the keynote prophecy about the Man of Sin, the son of perdition, in 2^nd Thessalonians 2. There, highlighted in the focal point of the chiasm was the statement, added by the Joseph Smith translation, "He it is who now worketh." This chiasm was discovered on the second day of the LDS general conference Solemn Assembly in which Gordon B. Hinckley was sustained as the President of the Mormon Church. "He it is who now worketh."

Isaiah 66 and JST-2^nd Thes. 2 Parallel

Next we saw how the entire chapter of 2^nd Thess. 2 is paralleled in the first half of Isaiah 66, and that the sequence of verses from 2^nd Thes. 2 follows the chiastic structure, starting at the beginning, then jumping to the end, then second to the beginning, then second to end, then jumping to the end of chapter (not part of chiasm), then ending with the focal point of the chiasm. Thus we saw that not only does Isaiah 66 serve as a second witness to the points made in 2^nd Thes. 2, but this parallel endorses the chiastic structure, along with its focal point.

The most obvious parallel between the two chapters is that they use the word "delusion" -- a word not found anywhere else in the scriptures, and certainly a word that describes the sorry circumstances that allow for the Man of Sin to arise. "God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie." Those who will exhibit the delusion most profoundly are those who turn away from the greatest light: a hallmark attribute of sons of perdition. From this principle alone, we must expect the "mystery of iniquity" to arise from those people who have been given the most by God, namely, the Latter-day Saints.

"Cast Out"

The next thing noted was that of the 62 verses from the scriptures that speak of the righteous being cast out by the wicked, there is only one verse in the entire Old Testament that uses these two words, "cast" and "out," grammatically linked. That is Isaiah 66:5. Combined with the parallel to 2^nd Thes. ii (discovered earlier the same day), this verse reads, "Hear the word of the Lord, ye that are vigilant for his word, brethren beloved of the Lord, for whom thanks is given alway to God: Your brethren hated you because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth; and they cast you out for my names sake." We can expect the excommunication and ostracizing of righteous saints by the Mormon Church to become more intense.

JST-Mark 9:40-48 Cross Reference to Isaiah 66:24

Next, we looked at the Joseph Smith Translation of Mark 9, which speaks of the hand, the foot, the eye as metaphors for those people God places in our lives to bless us but who we might tend to trust more than we trust God. The crux is to "let every man stand or fall, by himself, and not for another, or not trusting another." "Seek unto my Father," Jesus commends instead. Even "thine eye which seeth for thee, him that is appointed to watch over thee to show thee light" can "become a transgressor and offend thee," in which case Jesus admonishes us to "pluck him out" of our lives. No man is infallible, even the prophet, the appointed eye. "It is better that thyself should be saved, than to be cast into hell with thy brother, where their worm dieth not, and where the fire is not quenched."

We noted that the wording here is identical to the very last verse of Isa. 66, which is the last chapter of Isaiah, which is the book of books in the Old Testament. We also noted that the only other place where this wording occurs is in D&C 76 in the context of describing the fate of sons of perdition.

Webster's on Provo

At this point, we began the alphabetical context word study, using the word "Provo" as an example of how you can look up a word alphabetically and then consider the words before and after it to discover astonishing relevance to that word. We looked at 25 words in the vicinity of "Provo," all of which pertain to the phenomenon of Provo: that college town which might be considered the "heart" of Mormonism. These words corroborate the idea of a people who have been given so much light in a provisional way to see how they would fulfill their role as the salt of the earth, but who instead have stirred God to provocation, even as the children of Israel did, by turning to the arm of flesh rather than leaning on God, all the while strutting their pretentious piety.

Webster's on Him

Next we looked at words alphabetically before and after "Hinckley" in the English language. A word close before "Hinckley" has particular relevance: "Him." It is him. "He it is who now worketh."

It turns out that the word hinder, which is shortly after "Hinckley" captures the essence of why a person who appears publicly to be so holy could in actuality be so wicked. He hinders, or persecutes, the work of God as it is performed in so many people's lives. Things that fit into the corrupted mainstream model are encouraged, but people who begin stepping forward for the Lord are put down.

For each of the thirty-three words we looked at, except for the closing set of nine, we showed both a positive and a negative application of the word: one for the anti-Christ, and one for the Messianic. This duality brings up a very valuable point to consider regarding the Man of Sin. Those who place the Lord as God, can find President Hinckley's role for them to be as a man of God who directs them to salvation through Christ, for their trust in God enables them to filter all extraneous things and hold fast to that which is true. On the other hand, those who place President Hinckley as the bottom line, as representing the unequivocal exact equivalent of god speaking to themselves, actually transform him into the anti-Christ.

This shows two very significant factors relating to agency. First, whether or not the anti-Christ is such to us personally is a matter of our own choice. Second, President Hinckley himself has a choice as to whether or not he will fulfill this role for the world. For the world because he sits as the earthly head of the world's most accountable religion, which could have done the most to stand against the rise of Satan's kingdom, but so far has made damning alliances with it.⁽¹¹²⁾ Nevertheless, perhaps even at this late hour he could repent. A Book of Mormon name just prior to Hinckley is Himni, who ranks with Alma as one who underwent a marvelous transformation and subsequently undertook a ministry akin to that of Saul of Tarsus, this serving as a contrast to the idea of "working" one's way to heaven: "work, work, work."

We also looked at some of the words in the alphabetic vicinity of the names of four closest associates of President Hinckley's: his wife, Marjorie, and Presidents Monson, Packer, and Faust.

hin in Hebrew

Next, we looked at the closest word in Hebrew to the spelling of "Hinckley." This unfolded a context irrefutably describing the Man of Sin in the temple of God being removed scenario described in 2^nd Thessalonians ii and Isaiah 66. The definitions of the surrounding Hebrew words included such things as: a large and spacious building (1964), a temple (1965), Lucifer (1966), make a commotion (see 1950), destruction (1967), stupefied (1970), taking knowledge of [revealed] (1971), to be removed (1972), far off [outer darkness] (1973).

in Greek

We next saw that the closest spelling of "Hinckley" in Greek falls exactly between two separate sets of words discovered at different times. The first set of words (2405 - 2444 from Strong's) describe the mission and calling of Jesus of Nazareth, including such definitions as: high priest (2409), Jerusalem (2414-5,2419), Jesse [stem of] (2421), Jesus (2424), coming in season (2425), propitious (2431-2), to atone for (2433), an atoning victim (2335), the lash of a scourge (2438), vesture [cast lots] (2441).

The second set of words (2445 - 2503 from Zodhiates) pertain to the latter-day Messianic environment and advent. These begin by establishing that the gospel is intended for Jew and Gentile alike (2445), and that though God covenanted with Israel (2448-2455, 2464, 2466, 2474-5), all mankind are equal in His sight and have equal claim to the promises if they comply (2470 - 2473). The one who is to stand in their midst (2476) according to foreordination (2477) with the strength and might of God (2478-80), though accounted equally (2481) with the Gentile (2482-4) Christians (2485-6), is related by blood to Jesus (2490, 2494, 2496-2502), though esteemed as nothing (2503).

Other evidences

{Ed. Note: This remainder of the summary is yet to be completed}

The first and last initials of Gordon B. Hinckley are reverse the initials of the Holy Ghost.

Are we to follow the prophet, or are we to become prophets, each entitled to personal direction through the power of the Holy Ghost?

More . . . 

Editor's Note:  Though this book did not reach completion so far as publication is concerned, it is really an open question that will continue to find additional witnesses by the score.  This is but a start.

These evidences not only point specifically to a particular person, but more importantly they set forth the theological concepts behind this whole scenario regarding the anti-Christ, showing God's glorious purposes for the salvation of his children, despite, and even as an outgrowth of, such horrendous wickedness. This magnitude of folly, when finally realized, will -- like nothing else can -- invite an entire civilization to drop to its knees before the Lord, finally acknowledging their own nothingness, bringing forth the broken heart and contrite spirit that calls forth the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, which brings the mighty change of heart. In and of ourselves, we are nothing; as to our strength, we are weak; but with the Lord God, all things are possible. Thus will an entire people be born again, now established on the God's unshakable foundation. Thus we will at long last have Zion -- the kingdom of God on the earth.

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Endnotes

112. ¹¹² See Isa. 28:15, "We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement."

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