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The following discovery is now posted
at
(the links work there)
Sterling
Page 666
of the Book of Mormon is Page 122 of the Doctrine and Covenants
(Section 65)
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BofM
Page 666; D&C Page 122
Kingdom of God
vs. Enemies; Nations
Shall Tremble
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| DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS 64:43-65:6 |
122
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unto her out of every nation
under heaven.
43 And the day shall come when the nations of the earth shall |
tremble
because of her, and shall
fear because of her terrible ones.
The Lord hath spoken it. Amen. |
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SECTION 65
Revelation given through Joseph Smith the
prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, October 1831. HC 1:218.
The Prophet designates this revelation as a prayer
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| 1-2, Keys of the
kingdom of God are committed to man on earth, and
the gospel cause shall triumph; 3-6, The
millennial kingdom of heaven shall come and join
the kingdom of God on earth.
HEARKEN, and lo, a voice as of
one sent down from on high, who is mighty and
powerful, whose going forth is unto the ends of
the earth, yea, whose voice is unto men--Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
2 The keys of the kingdom of God are
committed unto man on the earth, and from thence
shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the
earth, as the stone
which is cut out of the mountain without hands
shall roll forth, until is has filled the whole
earth.
3 Yea, a voice crying--Prepare
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ye the way of the Lord,
prepare ye the supper of the Lamb, make ready for the
Bridegroom.
4 Pray unto the Lord, call upon his holy
name, make known his wonderful works among the
people.
5 Call upon the Lord, that
this kingdom may go forth upon the
earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive
it, and be prepared for the days to come, in the
which the Son of Man
shall come down in heaven, clothed
in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is
set up on the earth.
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Wherefore, may the
kingdom of God go forth, that the kingdom of
heaven may come, that thou, O God,
mayest be glorified in heaven so on earth, that thine enemies may be
subdued; for thine is the honor,
power and glory, forever and ever. Amen. |
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SECTION 66
Revelation given through Joseph Smith the
prophet, at Orange, Ohio, October 25, 1831. HC
1:219-221. This was the first day of an
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| 42b |
1 Kgs. 8:41; Isa. 60:9. |
| 43a |
Isa. 60:14; D&C 45: 67;
97: 19 (19-20). |
| 65 |
1a Isa. 40:3; Matt. 3: 3; John
1: 23. TG
Millennium, Preparing a People
for. |
| 2a |
Matt. 16: 19; D&C 42: 69. TG
Priesthood, Melchizedek;
Restoration of the Gospel. |
| b |
Micah 4: 7; Luke 17: 21
(20-21); D&C 90: 3 (1-5). |
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| c |
TG Mission
of Latter-day Saints. |
| d |
Dan.
2:45 (34-45); 8: 25. |
| e |
Num. 14: 21; Ps. 72: 19. TG
Last Days. |
| 3a |
Matt. 3: 3; D&C 88: 66. |
| b |
Matt. 22:2 (1-14); Rev. 19: 9;
D&C 58: 11 |
| c |
Mark 2:19(19-20). |
| 4a |
Gen. 4:26; 1 Chr. 16: 8; Ps.
116: 17 |
| b |
1 Chr. 16:24. TG
God, Works of. |
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| 5a |
Matt. 16: 27; 24: 30. |
| b |
Ps. 93:1. |
| c |
TG Glory. |
| d |
Dan.
2: 44. |
| 6a |
TG Kingdom
of God, in Heaven; Kingdom of
God, on Earth. |
| b |
Rev. 11: 15. |
| c |
John 17: 4. |
| d |
1 Chr. 17: 10; Ps. 89: 10;
Micah 4: 10. TG Enemies. |
| e |
1 Chr. 29: 11; Matt. 6: 13; Rev. 11:
15. |
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"And
the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the
kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign
for ever and ever."
-- Revelation
11:15
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Observations and Comments
 | Notice that the last verse on the page is "6" followed
by the heading for section "66." Hence 6,66. |
| Compare this phrase from section 65:5 "the Son of Man shall come down in heaven"
with definition 2015 of the New Testament Lexicon (Zodhiates)
"An appearing, appearance; spoken of the first advent of the
Lord Jesus; used only by Paul for the
second and future appearance of the Lord."
Zodhiates lists one antonym for this word: "Ant.: apousia
(666), absence." |
| Section 66 comes at the center of the D&C if you count
section 1, the "Preface," as the beginning, and section
133, the "Appendix," as the end. Section 66 was
given a week prior to section 1. Section 133 came two days
after that. See Alphabetics word-number study: 66 and the Word. |
| Section 65, which takes up the bulk of the page, is a direct
exposition of Daniel's vision of the stone cut out of the mountain
without hands. This prophecy is not to be separated from
Daniel's prophecy of the beast (same beast spoken of by John in
Revelations 13) which treads down all the earth and makes war with
the saints, prevailing against them, prior to the saints
overcoming and the kingdom being given to them with Christ as
their head. In other words, the sequence is that
before the saints are triumphant in seeing the fulfillment of
D&C 65, the beast first makes war with them and prevails for a
time (one year), times (two years) and the dividing of time (half
a year), or forty two months according to John. This is
because they have not built their foundation on Jesus Christ as
they ought to have done. Hence the beast, 666, prevails
first. |
| Ironically, it is probably this section of the D&C, more
than any other, that is the cause of so much blindness on the part
of the Mormons, as they gloat in thinking that the church
established by Joseph Smith will roll forward triumphant without a
hitch until it fills the whole earth. Hence they are off
their guard against the enemies of God and his work, and end up
being deceived and overcome for this time before being delivered. |
| I can't think of a more perfectly paradoxical page to fall on
666 than this one. It fits perfectly the discoveries I have
made elsewhere about the Saints actually playing into the work of
Satan and being a part of his work because they fail to be
vigilant as the scriptures admonish them to be. Yet out of
that body will emerge a remnant who will awake and put on strength
and redeem Zion. |
See also:
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