» University of Cdtiform • Berkeley Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/compendiumoffaitOOstebrich b b IS Paifeh and S©Gfei?iHe — OF THK- Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ. — IrOR THB- DSE OF THE MINISTRY AND OF SABBATH SCHOOIA COMPILED BY Elder H. A. STEBBINS and Sisteb M. WALKER, To which is added A HISTORICAL APPENDIX, AN EPITOME OF HISTORY, ETC., By H. A. Stebbins LAMONI, IOWA: PRINTED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLICATION, Upon Examination and Approval by the First Presidency, PREFACE. 2/1-1 Ig^ The reasons for the compilation of such a work as this will doubtless be apparent to all into whose hands it may come. Hence it only need be said that there has been an increasing demand, by the ministry, the membei-s, and the Sabbath Schools, throughout the Church, for something of this kind; and it is hoped that this book will satisfy this demand until some more exhaustive and expensive work may be desired, or be found necessary. The size of the book is such that the minis- try may carry it for as constant service as they taay find it available in their labors. It has also been arranged with the idea that Bible classes in the Church will be able to take up the subjects treated upon and examine them in consecutive lessons, and do so understandingly and to their profit. The cause of religious education has been gaining rapidly in these schools, under the foster- ing care of the Church, and some such work as this is needed by the young men and women who attend these schools, as also by the older members of the body of Christ. iv PEEPACB. A compilation that includes quotations from the Book of Mormon and Book of Covenants, as well as from the Bible, is thought to be an essen- tial thing in such a work of reference, so that the harmony between the three standard books of the Church may be readily seen. With this idea all of them have been searched upon every important point; and, while it was not designed to give any far-fetched and obscure proofs, yet it is hoped that the most of the really necessary ones have been quoted, while the secondary ones, those that would have greatly added to the bulk of the book, have been merely cited. A great deal of time has been required in this choosing between texts, as well as in their collec- tion, yet likely some will say that they would have cited where we have quoted and quoted where we have cited. To such we say that we have done according to our judgment, keeping in mind our wish that the book should not be too large. Probably but few will understand how much labor has been bestowed upon it; but, if it answers the purpose that its authors have earnestly and pray- erfully hoped that it would, then the labors will not be regretted, and we will then feel grateful in- deed to Him who gave us both the earnest desire and the help of His Spirit to accomplish that which is presented. PREFACE ▼ It might be well to say that no other compen- dium or synopsis has been copied or taken from in any degree whatever; also that all Bible quota- tions and citations are from the King James* trans- lation, as revised and corrected by the direction of the Holy Spirit through Joseph Smith, the Seer. To the body of the book is added a Historical Appendix, an Epitome of History, etc., all of which it is believed will add to its usefulness. For, in a condensed form, the facts are given concerning the ordinances of the early Church, the evidences of its apostasy, the dates of the ten persecutions it suffered between the years 64 and 303, the time when certain sects flourished, the decline of popery into darkness and an, and the rise of the Re* formation. , Marietta Walker, H. A. Stebbins. Lamoxi, Iowa, September, 1888. CONTENTS. Aaronlc Priesthood . Adoption, Spirit the witness of Adultery Forbidden Agency of Man . Angelic Ministration Antiquity of the Gospel Apostasy of the Christian Church . Apostles, More than Twelve • Appendix of History , • Atonement of Christ Authority, How Conferred . Over the Kingdom . To Minister and Prophesy Baptism of Water, Necessity of Object of Subjects for Mode of Baptism, History Concerning After Kepentance For the Dead . Of Infants Baptism of the Holy Spirit Bible, its Translations . Missing Books of Blessing of Children • Body, Subjection of • Book of Mormon . . Book of Life Build on True Foundation . Calling to the Ministry , Change of the Earth Charity . . • Children, Are Sinless Blessing of . Duties of Parents to In the Millenium 112-115 47 . 168 25 . 192 11 67, 206 , 173. 218 . 197 28 . 66 65 . 116 41 • 42 43 . 44 197-200 . 201 > 166, 216 . 202 45 . 242 243 , 56 154 78-83 190 . 164 112 . 93 150 . 165 56 156, 219 98 Vlll CONTENTS. Chriflt, Is the Son of God .... Is a Creator . . . . , A Personal Being Before His Incarnation Prophecies of His First Coming . , Foreknowledge of Him by the Prophets . Universal Confession of His Diyinity to be made His Atonement .... His Doctrine . . % • < His Words are Binding . . • Is the Author of the Gospel • Spirit Bears Witness of , . • Is a Righteous Judge . . • • Is the Head of the Church. • . His Church and Kingdom * • , His Reign on the Earth • . • As King of Israel . . • To Deliver the Captivea , . . Is the Head of the Comer » • « Only Name Saved by , , , Christian Duties and Graces . • • i Name . . . « • Chronology of the Latter Day Work , • Church of Christ . . • • . Its Apostasy . • • . Conduct of Saints . . • . • Conscience an Insufficient Guide » * Conversion, the True Method . • • Covenant, the New . . • . . Day of Judgment . . • • • Days Counted for Years * * • < Deeds of Men to Judge them • • . Definitions of Certain Words . • . . Destructions in Latter Days . • • Discernment, Gift of . • • Divorce, Christ's Law Concerning . • Doctrine of Christ, Its Unity and Necessity . Spirit Bears Witness of . Dress, Instruction upon .... Duties of Parents . . « . • Earth, the Inheritance . . • • < To be Filled with Knowledge . . Elijah in the Latter Days . . • T 8 • 8 9 * 11 14 . 28 80 , 83 83 . 46 63,85 . 64 63-66 T7, 85, 88 7T . 125 178 . 178 141-158 344 346 . 63 67, 206 152, 157 31 . 139 100 . 61 176 . 63 220 89-93 51 , 167 80 . 46 154 156, 219 88, 93, 96 . 101 101 14 CONTENTS, IX Epitome of History . . . . . . 221 Everlasting in a Limited Sense 17T Example, What it Should be , . . . 151 Eighth Century of the Church 234 Eleventh Century . . • . , . 236 Eighteenth Century .... 241 Faith, Necessity of . 83 Objects of— God . • 88 Christ . . . . . 84 The Gospel 84 WriUngs of the Propheto . 86 Promises of Qod . 85 Power of . • - • . 86 Justification by 86 Faith and Works Inseparable . 87 Faith as a Gift of the Spirit . 49 Faith Necessary to Receive the Gifta • 131 FaUofMan 27 False Prophets . . . . 98 Fasting ...... 144 First Resurrection . • • . • . 59 Forgiveness ..... 146 Foreordination .... 185-190 Forever Used in a Limited Sense . . 177 Foundation, the True One . . 164 Fulness of Times and Nations * • 176 First Century of the Christian Church • . 221 Fourth Century .... . . 229 Fifth Century .... . 231 Fourteenth Century .... 238 Fifteenth Century .... . 238 Gathering of the Saints , 86-88 Gentiles, Kingdom Committed to the . 66 Gentile Nations to be Taught in the Millenium 102 Gifts of God only Received by Faith . 131 Gifts of Holy Spirit .... 47-52, 205 Purpose of . . f3 How Long to Continue . 53 Only for Believers • . 129 Glories of the Redeemed . , . 126 God, His Character and Attributes * 1 A Self-Existent Being . 1 X CONTENTS. God, Is the Creator . , . . 1 His Foreknowledge and Power . • S Is Holy and Just . S Is Impartial . . • , 8 Is Merciful and Truthful 4 Is Great in Wisdom and Knowledge . 4 Is Unchangeable . 1 Is Willing to Reveal Himself in Every Ag< ) . . 4 Is a Personal Being 6 Is Omniprespent by His Spirit . 6 God and Christ Not One in Person . 15 Godhead, Unity of in Power, Purpose and Work U God's Goodness Leads Men to Repentance . 89 Good to be Returned for Evil . . • 148 Gospel, Antiquity of . . . , . 11 Its Purpose and Power . • 29 Its Unchangeability . 80 Principles of . , , • . 82-63 Faith in it is Necessary . 84 Apostasy From . . • 67 Restoration of • . • . 71 Governing the Tongue . • • 151 Hands, Laying on of • • . , 66-57 Harvest Time . • . • • 91 Healing, Gifts of ... . . 49,57,131 Hebrews, Their Origin and Call 16 Why Chosen . . . . . 17 Covenant Confirmed 17 Conditions Annexed • . 18 Preservation Promised 18 Memory of Deliverance Perpetuated . . 19 Canaanitish Nations SO Israel's Sojourn in Egypt . 20 Scattering and Division Threatened an d Accomplished 21 Captivity of Ten Tribes . 22 Babylonish Captivity 23 Final Captivity of Judah . 24 HeU, the Place of the Wicked . . 124-126 Historical Appendix * . • • 197-220 History, Epitome of • . 221-240 Holiness . 151 ' 15 V X U) CONTENTS. XI Holy Spirit, Baptism of • • 45 Promised , • • . 46 World can not Receive • , . 45 Mission to the Saints . , . 46 Bears Witness of Christ and His Doctrine 46 Bears Witness of Our Adoption . 47 Is the Sealing Power 47 Gifts of 4?-55, 206 Fruits of . . • 66 How Conferred . . 56 The Sin Against • 160 Infant Baptism . • • • . 203 Inheritance, Earnest of . • • 47 Of the Earth . T7. 85-88, 96 Interpretatioi4.of Tonguee , • 63 Israel's Division and Scattering • . Sl-24 Israel to be Restored . . • 78 To be Purified and Refined , • 86 A New Covenant to be Given Him 100 The Oracles and Priesthood of , 111 Jerusalem, Destruction of • 66 To be Rebuilt . 76.99 Jews, Kingdom Taken from • 66 Dispersion of . • . 66 To be Restored . • • 78 Jewish Money and Measures • • . 341 John the Baptist, His Mission 196 Judgment Day . . . • 61-68 Judge, Christ to be the . . 83,85 Judgments upon the Wicked in Latter Days . 69 Justification by Faith . 86 Kingdom of God .... 63-66 Taken from the Jews 66 Taken from the Earth . 87-69 To be Restored 71 Kingdom of Israel and Judah to be United . 76 Knowledge a Gift of the Spirit 49 Of God to Fill the Earth • 101 Land of Israel to be Fruitful . . 78 Latter Day Judgments . 98 Xll CONTENTS. Latter Day Revelations and Miraclei Latter Day Work, Chronology of Laying on of Hands . . Law of Moses . , Law and Transgression . . Levites, their Duties and Support Liberality to the Needy Lord's Day . Lord's Supper . Lost Books of the Bible fiOve, One of the Christian Qracet Man, Agency of . • Fallot His Probation • Marriage Covenant Meekness, One of the Graces Melchisedek Priesthood Mercy, One of the Gracei . Meridian of Time . , Messenger in the Latter Days Millennium , Miracles, Gift of Working . In Latter Days Missing Books of the Bible Nations, All to be Taught in Millennium Ninth Century of Christian Church Ordination of Ministers • Oracles of God to Israel Palestine to be Fruitful Again Paradise Parents and Children . Patience, One of the Graces Peace to Characterize the Saints Perfection to be Sought • Polygamy Condemned . Poor to be Cared for • Power of Faith . Prayer Enjoined • • Predestination . , Priesthood, The Aaronic The Melchisedek . CONTENTS. Zlll I^esthood, the Melchizedek, Antiquity ot Authority o£ Calling to it Prince of this World Principles of the Gospel c • • Prison House . • • • Probation, Time o£ • • • • Promises of God • • • Prophesy, Gift of . . • Prophets, Faith in their words . How to Enow True Ones from Fall* To Come in the Last Days . Purity of Heart Commanded • • Reconciliation, . . « • Redeemed, The Glories of the Reign on the Earth . , • Repentance, Necessity of . • God's Goodness Leads to Is More than Sorrow . Is Hatred of Sin . Followed by Restitution True Kind Exemplified . Restitution of the Earth Restoration of the Gospel Restoration of Israel and Judah . Resurrection of the Dead . • Revelations in Latter Days . , Rewards to be Given . . • Sabbath, The .... Sacrament of the Lord's Supper • Saints, God's People Called . , Saints' Weapons and Warfare . • Salvation Only Comes by Christ . Satan, His Power to Tempt and AIHict To be Overthrown . Second Coming of Christ Second Resurrection , , Secret Combinations , . , Self Denial Taught Signs Only Follow Believers . . Sign-seekers Reproved Sin Prevents Blessings and Gifts • n. . 106 108 109, 112 138 82-63 124 . 27 . 85, 142 . 51 85 . 98 99 . 152 147 126-129 85, 88, 93, 98 . 88 89 . 89 89 . 40 40 93-96 . 71,213 . 73 , 69-60 99-102 85 179-183, 213 . 158,219 . 191 140 . 178 134 . 138 . 83-93 . 60 184 . 154 129 . 54 131 XIV CONTENTS. Sin Against the Holy Ghost • • Sinners not Converted by Signs • Sorrow for Sin .... Spirit of Man, Pre-existence of The Heal Life of the Body Hay Exist Independently Is in the Form of the Body Its Consciousness Hereafter In Paradise . In the Prision . Spirita, Familiar Gift of Discerning them Spiritualism or Satanic Power • Sprinkling and Pouring • Standard to be set up • • Steadfastness Approved Strong Drink, Use of Condemned . Subjection of the Body . Support of the Ministry Second Century of Christian Church Sixth Century • • • Seventh Century • • Sixteenth Century . • • Seventeenth Century • • Temperance Commanded • Tithing Taught . Tongue, The Government of the • Tongues, Gift of Unknown Gift of Interpretation Transgression, None Except there is a Law Transgressors to be Dealt with Translations of the Bible Two or Three Witnesses Third Century of Christian Church Tenth Century Twelfth Century . • Thirteenth Century . • Voice from Heaven • . Warfare of the Saints • Washing of Feet • Water Baptism • • • 19 CONTENTS. XV Wicked, Judgments upon • . , . 89-98 Wisdom, the Gift of • . . . . 48 Wise shall Understand . . • 101 Witnesses, Two or Three .... . 163 Word o£ God, Shall be Judged by 62 Forbidden to add to . 164 Words of Christ, their Binding Natur* • 82 Works to go with Faith .... . 87 Zeal Commanded .... 164 Eion of the Last Days . • . • < 108 ;JJ /w o 2 SYNOPSIS OF THE FAITH AND DOCTRINE OF THB BBORGANIZED CHURCH OP JESUS CHRIST. god: his CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES. A SELF-EXISTENT BEING. Ex, 3 : 13, 14 Arid Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them. The God of your fathers hath sent me un- to you; and they shall say to me. What is his name? wmit shall I say unto them? And God said unto Mo- ses, I AM THAT I AM ; and he said. Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, i am hath sent me unto you. Jsa. 43: 10, 11 That ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord ; and beside me there is no savior. Fa. 83: 18. Jsa. 44: 6. Doc and Cov. 22:1 And God spake unto Moses, say- ing, Behold I am the Lord God Almighty, and end- less is my name ; for I am without beginning of days or end of years. IS THE creator. Jer. 32 : 17 Ah Lord God ! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched-out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee. Ads 17 : 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands. Heb. 1: 10 And, thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. Isa. 42 : 6. 2 SYNOPSIS OF 1 Nisphi 6 : 3 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called ; for I am He ; I am the first and I am also the last. Mine hand hath also laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens. 2 Nephi 1 : 1 For there is a God, and he hath created all things, both the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. Jacob 3:3. Doc. and Cov, 1*1:4 The framer of heaven and earth, and of all things which are in them. Doc. and Cov. 22: 1 And worlds without number have I created, and I also created them fyr mine own pur- pose, and by the Son I created them. HIS FORE-KNOWLEDGE AND POWEB. Im. 42 : 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare ; before they spring forth I tell you of them. Jsa. 44 : 6, 1 Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord of hosts ; I am the first, and I am the last ; and besides me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me^ since I appointed the ancient people ? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show unto them. Jsa. 46:9, 10 For I am God, and there is none else; I am God and there is none like me, declaring the end f.om the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure. Jsa. 48:3, 5. Ads 15: 18. 1 Nephi 3: 10 Hosanna to the Lord, the Moat High God, for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. Mosiah 2 : 2 Believe that he has all wisdom and all power, both in heaven and in earth. Believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord comprehends. IS HOLY AND JUST. Deut. 32: 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are judgment ; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. FAITH AND DOCTEINB. 8 Job 34: 10, 12 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding ; far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. Yea, surely God will not do wicked- ly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Psalms 89: 14 Justice and judgment are the hab- itation of thy throne; mergy and truth shall go before thy face. Heb. 1 : 9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity ; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. Pa. 11:7; 33:5; 99: 9; 119:137. Kom. 2: 2. 1 PeL 1:16. Mosiah 3 : 3 That you may have everlasting salvation and eternal life through the wisdom and power and justice and mercy of Him who created all things. IS UNCHANGEABLE. Num. 23: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent ; hath he said, and shall he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? Mai. 3 : 6 For I am the Lord, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. J as. 1: 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. £c6. 13:8 P5. 102:12, 27. Xam. 5: 19. Doc and Gov. 17:2 That God does inspire men and call them to his holj^ work in this age and generation as well as in generations of old, thereby showing that he is the same God yesterday, to-day and forever. Doc. and Gov. 1 7 : 4 By these things we know that there is a God in heaven who is infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting, the same unchangeable God. IS IMPARTIAL. ^cf«10:34, 35 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons ; but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 4 SYNOPSIS OP Rom. 2: 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 1 Peter 1:17 And if ye call on the Father, who with- out respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear. IS MERCIFUL AND TRUTHFUL. Ps. 89 : 2 For I have sdid, Mercy sha 1 be built up for ever; thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. Ps 89: 14 Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Ps. 1()0:5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is ever- lasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Ps. 1(>7: 1 Oh give thanks unto th*e Lord, for he is good ; for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 147 : 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bind- eth up their wounds. Deut. 4:31 For the Lord thy God is a merciful God; he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor for- get the covenant of thy fathers, which he sware unto them. IS GREAT IN WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. Jdbl2:\S With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. Ps. 94:9, 10 He that planteth the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? Ps. 147:4, 6 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. Acts 15: 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. IS WILLING TO REVEAL HIMSELF IN EVERY AGE TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIM. Isa. 45:11 Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come con- cerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. Jsa. 28: 10 For precept must be upon precept, pre- cept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. •.« ^ FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 5 Ban. 2 : 4*1 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. John 8:32, 47 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free He that is of God receiv- eth God's words ; ye therefore receieve them not, be- cause ye are not of God. FhU. 3: 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded ; and if in anything ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. Num. 1] : 29 And Moses said unto him, lEnviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them. Amos 3 : 1 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, until he revealeth the secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a fam- ine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. Micah 3 : 6, 7 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine ; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded ; yea, they shall cover their lipa; for their is no answer of God. Jy/irz 14:21; 15:26; 16:13. lCbr.l2:28; 14:6,26,39. Rev. 19; 10. 1 Kings IS: 24:. IS A PERSONAL BEING. Gen. 1 : 29 And I, God, created man in mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him ; male and female created I them. Ex. 19: 17, 20 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God ; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. . . . And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount; and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount ; and Moses went up. Ex 20: 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 6 SYNOPSIS OF Ex. 24: 10, 11 And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand ; also they saw God, and did eat and drink. Ex. 33: 11 And the T^ord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. Ex. 33: 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shall not be Been, as at other times ; for I am angry with my people Israel. . Deut 9:10 And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone, written with the finger of God. Isa. 6 : 1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw also the I,ord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Acts 7 : 55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, look- ed up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Phil 2 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. Eeb 1 : 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. Gen. 17:1,29; 32:24-30; 35:9 11, 13. JVwm. 11:26; 23:4, 16. 1 Kings \^:\\, 2 Chron. 6:18. Isa: 63:1. Eeb 3 : 3. John 1:19. 1 John 4 : 12. Rev 20 : 11. 1 Nephi 1 : 4 He saw God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in the attitude of singing and praising their God. OMNIPRESENT BY HIS SPIRIT. Gen. 1 : 5 And my Spirit moved upon the face of the water, for I am God. Job 26:13 By his Spirit he hath garnished the heav- ens ; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. Ps. 139 : 7, 8, 9, 1 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there ; if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the 25 26 ^J 7 FAITH AND DOCTEINE. 7 morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever. /5a.32:15. Jer. 23 : 23, 24. 1 Cor. 2:10: 6:16. Eph.^iQ. 1 Nephi 3:91 was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceeding high mountain. Acts 8 : 39 The Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more. Christ: his divinity. IS THE SON OP GOD. Isa. 9 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given ; and the government shall be upon his should- er ; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsel- lor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Beb. 1 : 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, God, is for ever and ever ; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. P5. 2 : 7, 12 I will declare the decree ; the Lord hafn eaid unto me. Thou art my Son ; this day have I be- gotten thee. . . . Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Matt. 3:46 And lo, he heard a voice from heaven, saying. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him. John 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God ? Matt. 1*1: A. Col2:d. i?(wi. 9:5. 17^771.3:16 I Chr. 2:8. Matt.22:^2. Fs.llOil. i?et;. 17: 14; 19: 16. Fs. 45: 6, 7. 1 Kephi 3:16 And the angel said unto me. Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the eternal Father. Jcuxb 3 : 2 They believed in Christ and worshipped 8 SYNOPSIS OP the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. Alma 3:61 know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea the Son, the only begotten of the Father, full of grace, mercy and truth. Doc and Cov 17:5 Wherefore the almighty God gave his only begotten Son, as it is written m those scrip- tures which have been given of him : he suffered temp- tations but gave no heed unto them ; he was crucified, died, and rose again the third day ; and ascended into heaven to sit down on the right hand of the Father, to reign with almighty power according to the will of the Father. IS A CREATOR. John 1 : 3 All things were made bv him ; and with- out him was not anything made which was made. Eph. 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fel- lowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. Col. 1 : 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invis- ible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or prin- cipalities, or powers ; all things were created by him, and for him. Beb. 1:2 Hath in these last davs spoken unto us by hij Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. Belaman 4 : 6 That ye might know of the coming of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the father of heaven and earth, the creator of all things. Mosiah 1: 14 And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Fon of God, the father of heaven and earth, the creator of all things. Nephi 1 : 8 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I created the heavens and the earth, and all thijigs that in them are. Doc. and Cov 22:7; 85:2; 90:1. A PERSONAL BEING BEFORE HIS INCARNATION. John 1 : 2 The same was in the beginning with God. John 7 : 29 But I know him ; for I am Irom him, and he hath sent me. M 8 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 9 John 8 : 42 I proceeded forth and came from God ; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. John 16:28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world ; again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. John 17: 5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. Dan. 3: 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Dan. 7:13 One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven. Gen. 1:27 And I, God, said unto mine Only Begot- ten, which was with me from the beginning, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and it was so. John 6 : 42. PROPHESIES OP HIS FIRST COMING. Deut. 18:18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth ; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. Gen 49 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah till Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Zech. 9:9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout daughter of Jerusalem ; behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Isa. 53: 2, 3 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isa. 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement 10 SYNOPSIS OP of our peace was upon him ; and with his stripes we are healed. Jsa. 53:*7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth ; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Jsa. 53: 12 He was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Ps. 22: 16 They pierced my hands and my feet. Ps. 22:18 They part my garments among them, &nd cast lots upon my vesture. Ps. 34: 20 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. * P5. 69 : 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Zech 11:12 So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. Ps. 16: 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corrup- tion. Dan. 9:25, 26 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah, the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and three-score and two weeks ; the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after three-score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself Mkah 5 : 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. John 19 : 24, 2 9, 36. MaM. 21 : 9. 1 NephiS:3 Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem, a prophet will the Lord God raise up amoiig the Jews, even a Messiah, or, in other words, the Savior of the world. 1 Nephi 3:17 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world And I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him. . . . And I beheld that he went forth mmistering unto the •i y ) FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 11 people in power and great glory. , . . And I also be- held twelve others following him. ANTIQUITY OF THE KNOWLEDGE OP CHRIST AND THE GOSPEL. Eeo 13:8 The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Gen. 22 i22 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Gai. 3:16-19 Now to Abraham and his seed were the Eromises made. He said not, And to seeds, as of many ; ut as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed be- fore of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, can not disannul that it should make the promise of none effect. For if the inherit- ance is of the law, then it is no more of promise ; but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then, the law was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made. Gal. 4: 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son. Gen. 3:21 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman ; between thy seed and her seed ; and he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 1 Jb/m 3 : 8 For this purpose the Son of God was man- ifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Heb. 2:14 That through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. Bev. 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old sei-pent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years. 2 Fd 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly. Rom. 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed through faith on his name ; as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Heb. 11:4 By faith Abel ofiered unto God si more ex- cellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained wit- ness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he being dead yet speaketh. Jude 1 : 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, 12 SYNOPSIS OP prophesied of these, saying, Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints. Gen. 7 : 54 And, behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh ; and his soul rejoiced, saying. The righteous is lifted up ; and the Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world. Gen. 4 : 6-8 And Adam was obedient unto the com- mandments of the Lord. And after man^ days, an angel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying. Why dost thou ofier sacrifices unto the Lord ? And Adam said unto him, I know not, save the Lord commanded me. And then the angel spake, saying, This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Qnly Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth; wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest, in the name of the Son. And thou shalt repent, and call upon God, in the name of the Son for evermore. Gen. 5: 1, 2 And the Lord God called upon men, by the Holy Ghost, everywhere, and commanded them that they should repent; and as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved. Gen. 5 : 44, 45 And thus the gospel began to be preached from the beginning, being declared by holy angels, sent forth from the presence of God ; and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost. And thus all things were confirmed unto Adam by an holy ordinance; and the gospel preached; and a decree sent forth that it should be in the world until the end thereof; and thus it was. Amen. Gal. 3:8, 29 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached be- fore the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. . . . And if ye'are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day ; and he saw it, and was glad. Gen 14:17, 18 And Melchisedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine; and he break bread and blest it ; and he blest the wine, he being the priest of the most high God ; and he gave to Abram, and he blessed him, and said. Blessed Abram, thou art a man of the most high God, possessor of heaven and of earth. Eth, 11: 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater bU FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 13 riches than the treasures in Egypt ; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. 1 Car. 10: 2-4 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink ; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that fol- lowed them ; and that Rock was Christ. Eeb 4 : 2 For unto us was the rest preached, as well as unto them ; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. John 1: 26 And they asked him, and said unto him; Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not the Christ, nor Elias who was to restore all things, neither that prophet? John 4: 21 The woman said unto him, I know that Messias cometh, who is called Christ; when he is come, he will tell us all things. John 7:41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 1 Pd. i : 1 1 Searching what time, and what manner of salvation the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory which should follow. Luke 24:45 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day. Ads 26: 22, 23 Saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come. That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. Gm 7 : 62 And the Lord said unto Enoch, Look; and he looked, and beheld the Son of Man lifted up on the cross, after the manner of men. .7o/iw 1:45; 4:44. Zw^^e 24:26. ^cfe 3: 18, 22-24; 7: 37 ; 18:28; 28:23. 1 Cor 15:4. ^ Moswih 1 : 14 And even after all this. they shall con- sider him a man and say that he hath a devil, and ehall scourge him and crucify him. And he shall rise the third day from the dead, and behold be standeth to judge the world. Jaco5 3 : 1 For this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, 14 SYNOPSIS OF and that we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming, and not only we ourselves . . . but also all the holy prophets which were before us. lNephiQ:A8. 2 Nephi n-.l-, 8:2; 11:4,5,6,7,9,12; 15:2. Mosiah 1:13, 15; 3:2; 8:2,6. Alma 3:6; 6:2; 18:3. Note. — In Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History the fol- lowing is written concerning Christ being fore-known : *'It is now the proper place to show that the very name of Jesus, as also that of Christ, was honored by the prophets of old. And first, Moses himself has in- timated how exceedingly august and illustrious the name of Christ is. . . . And the prophets who lived subsequently also plainly announced Christ by name." As quoted above, Christ said that it was written that he should sufier and should rise from the dead the third day ; and Paul said that it was written that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, therefore it must have been that they had more in the sacred Scriptures than has come down to us through the Mother Church. Consequently the passages from Genesis, as found in the Inspired Translation, and those from the Book of Mormon, all come in place, and they are in harmony with the texts given from King James' Translation and with Church History, aa here shown. A UNIVERSAL CONFESSION OF HIS DIVINITY TO BE MADE. Isa 45 : 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not re- turn, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. PM. 2 : 10, 1 1 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father, Rev. 5: 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying. Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 15 him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. Bom. 14:11. UNITY OF THE GODHEAD IN POWER, IN PURPOSE, AND IN WORK. John 5: 19 The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do ; for what things soever he doeth, those also doeth the Son likewise. John 5:20 For the Father loveth the Son, and show- eth him all things that himself doeth ; and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. John 5 : 23 That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father who hath sent him. John 5: 26, 27 For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of Man. John 10:30 I and my Father are one. John 14:10 Belie vest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in mer? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself; but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. JohnG'.U; 12:44,45; 11:21-23. 1 John 2:23, 24; 4:15; 5:7, 5:10. Nephi 4:8 1 was with the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father and the Father in me. GOD AND CHRIST NOT ONE IN PERSON, Matt 4: 1 Then Jesus was led up of the Spirit, into the wilderness, to be with God. John 3: 11 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world ; but that the world through him might be saved. John 7: 17, 29 Whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. . . . But I know him ; for I am from him, and he hath sent me. John 12:49, 5 » For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a command- ment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting ; 10 SYNOPSIS OP whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. Ads n : 55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, look- ed up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Fs. 110: 1 The Lordsaid unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot- stood. Jo/in5:26; 8:18,42; 16:28; 11:5,18-22. E^. I: 5,6. THE HEBREWS. ORIGIN AND CALU Gen. 12:1, 2 Now, the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee; and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing:* and I will bles^ them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee ; and in thee shall the famili s of the earth be blessed. Gen. 17: 13 And I will give unto thee and thy seed after thee, a land wherein thou art a stranger; all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Gen. 26: 3. 4 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will > erform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father. And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. (7ew. 28:3, 4 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou may- est be a multitude of people ; and give thee the bless- ing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. (?e». 13:13-15. ^>4 33 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. l7 WHY CHOSEN. Dent. 1 : 1, 8 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people; but because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bond men, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Deut. 10:15 Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. Dmt. 32:8, 9, 1 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. For the Lord's portion is his people ; Jacob is the lot of his inherit- ance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. COVENANT CONFIRMED. Ex. 6:4, 8 Yea, and I have also established my cov- enant with them, which I made with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they w^ere strangers. . . . And I will bring j'^ou in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to • give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will give it you for a heritage ; I the Lord will do it. Ex. 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. Lent 3 : 28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him ; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. Josh. 1 : 3, 4 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. Ex 33:1. Deut. 11: 3L 18 SYNOPSIS OP CONDITIONS ANNEXED. Detrf. 8:18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God ; for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. DevJt 26:16-19 This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments; thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and t© walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice ; and the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments. And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that thou mayest be a holy people unto the Lord thy God, as he hath spken. Deut. 28:9. 10 The Lord shall establish thee a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord ; and they shall be afraid of thee. Jer. 7 : 5-7 For if ye thoroug ly amend your ways and your doings; if \e thoroughly execute judgment , between a man and his neighbour; if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt; then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your Mhers, for ever and ever. I C^twi 28:8. 2Kings2\\^. PRESERVATION PROMISED. Gen. 15 : 17 And the Lord spake, and he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land which shall not be theirs, and shall serve strangers ; and they shall be afflicted, and serve them four himdred years ; and also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge ; and afterwards shall they come out with great substance. 35 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 19 Gen. 28: 15 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 75^1.45:17 But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation ; ye shall not be asham- ed nor confounded world without end. Ex 3:8, 17; 6:1. MEMORY OP DELIVERANCE TO BE PERPETUATED. Deut. 6: 20-23 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you ? Then thou shalt say un- to thy son, We were Pharaoh's bond men in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand ; and the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Eorypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes. And he brought ua out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give ua the land which he sware unto our fathers. Joshua 4:'. 2, 5, 6 7, 22-24 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man. . . . And Jos- hua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, ac- cording unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel ; that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, Baying, What mean ye by these stones? then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord ; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. . . . Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were pass- ed over, as the Lord your God did to the Bed Sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over; that all the people of the earth might know the Vi - o ■ 20 SYNOPSIS OP hand of the Lord, that it is mighty ; that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever. CHARACTER OF THE INHABITANTS OF CANAAN. Lev. 18: 24, 25, 27 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things ; for in all these the nations are denied which I cast out before you ; and the land is defiled ; therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. . . . For all these abominations have the jnen of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled. Deut. 12: 29, 30, 31 When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest m their land; take hee* I to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee ; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying. How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God ; for every abomination lo the Lord which he hateth have they done unto their gods ; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods, Deut. 18:14; 29:16, H. PURPOSE FOR WHICH A REMNANT WERE LEFT IN THE LAND. Judges 2: 20-23 And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel ; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant whi h I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice ; I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died ; that through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. Therefore the Lord left those nations, without driving them out hastily ; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Israel's sojourn in egypt foretold. Gen. 15 : 13 And the Lord said unto him, I, the Lord, brought thee out of Ur, of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. PAITH AND DOCTRINE. 21 Gen. 46 : 2-4 And God spake unto Israel in the vis- ions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father ; fear not to go down into Egypt ; for I will there mike of thee a great nation. 1 will go down with thee into Egypt ; and I wdll also surely bring thee up again ; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. Ads 7 : 6, 7. SCATTERING AND DIVISION THREATENED AND ACCOMPLISHED. Deut. 28:25 The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them; and ehalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 1 King 11:11, 31, 32. 35, 36, 39 Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. . . . And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces ; for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee ; (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel); . . . But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and I will give unto thee, ten tribes. And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. ... And for the transgression of David, and also for the people, I have rent the king- dom, and for this I will afflict the seed of David, but not fo'.ever. 1 Kings 12: 19, 20 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king overall Israel; there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. 22 SYNOPSIS OP CAPTIVITY OF THE TEN TRIBES. 2 Kings H: 6-8, 18-24 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of "Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. For so it was, that the children of Israel had Binned against the Lord their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other ?ods. . . . Therefore the Lord was very angry with srael, and removed them out of his sight; there was none left but the tribe of Judah konly. Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the > on of Nebat king ; and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them ein a great sin. For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did ; they departed not from them; until the Lord removed IsVael out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the proph- ets. So was Israel carried awav out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel ; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 2 Esdras 13: 39-50 And whereas thou sawest that he gathered another peaceable multitude unto him: Those are the ten tribes, which were carried away pris- oners out of their own land in the time of Osea the king, whom Salmanasar the king of Assyria led away captive, and he carried them over the waters, and so came they into another land. But they took this counsel among themselves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and go forth into a further country, where never mankind dwelt, that they might there keep their statutes, which they never kept in FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 23 their own land. And they entered into Euphrates by the narrow passages of the river. For the Most Hign then showed signs for them, and held still the flood, till they were passed over. For through that country there was a great way to go, namely, of a year and a half: and the same region is called Arsareth. Then dwelt they there until the latter time; and now when they shall begin to come, the Highest shall stay the springs of the stream again, that th ey may go through : therefore sawest thou the multitude with peace. But those that be left behind of thy people, are they that are found within my borders. Now when he destroy- eth the multitude of the nations that are gathered to- gether, he shall defend his people that remain. And then shall he shew them great wonders. 2^1171^18:9-12. CAPTIVITY OP JUDAH IN BABYLON. Jer. 25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Jer. 34: 4-6 Yet hear the word of the Lord, Zede- kiah king of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword ; but thou shalt die in peace ; and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee ; and they will lament thee, say- ing, Ah lord ! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord. Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem. Ezek. 12: 13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare ; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 2 Kings 25: 1-4. 5-7, 9, 12 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it ; and they built forts against it round about. And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the 24 SYNOPSIS OF land. And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night. . . . And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho ; and all his army were scattered from him. So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. And they slew the sons of Zedekiah be- fore his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. . . . And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. . . . But the captain of the guard left ^f the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. 2 Kings 24:10-14. Jer. 34:2, 3; 29:10. Isa. 44:28; 45 : 1-3. 2 Chron. 36 : 22. 23. Ezra 1:1,2. Note. — These texts show that the Lord called Cyrus by name one hundred and seventy-six years before he came, and that his work was assigned him in proph- ecy, which work he accomplished at the end of the Babylonish Captivity. FINAL CAPTIVITY OP JUDAH. Deut. 28: 37, 64, 65 And thou shalt become an aston- ishment, a proverb, and a by-word, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee. . . . And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest; but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind. Deut 29 : 24, 25 Even all nations shall say. Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what mean- eth the heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth ou of the land of Egypt. Jer. 24: 9, 10 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all 69 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 25 places whither I shall drive them. And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among thera, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. Amos 9 : 9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. Micah 3:12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be ploughed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. Luke 21 : 23 And they shall fall by the edge of the Bword, and shall be led away captive into all nations ; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the time of the Gentiles be fulfilled. •/"er. 13:19. Ezek22:\6. 5b5ea3:4; 4: 6. if«« 24:18. 1 Nephi 5 : 48 And as for those who are at Jerusalem, saith the prophet, they shall be scourged by all people, because they crucify the God of Israel. . . . And be- cause they turn their hearts aside, and have despised the Holy One of Israel, they shall wander in the flesh and perish, and shall become a hiss and a by- word and be hated among all nations. 1 Nephi 7 : 1 It appears that the house of Israel, soon- er or later, will be scattered upon all the face of the earth, among all nations ; and behold there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. 2 Nephi nil; 11:3. THE AGENCY OF MAN. Gen. 2:18-22 And I, the Lord God, took the man. and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. And I, the Lord God, commanded the man, saying. Of every tree of the garden thou may est freely eat ; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it ; nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee ; but remember that I forbid it; for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. ao SYNOPSIS OF Gen, 6:57, 58 And the Lord spake unto Adam, say- ing, Inasmuch as thy children are conceived in sin, even so, when they begin to grow up sin conceivcth in their hearts, and they taste the bitter, that they may know to prize the good. And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore, they are agents unto themselves. Gen. 7:39, 40 The Lord said unto Enoch, Behold, these thy brethren, they are the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their knowledge in the day that I created them. And in the garden of Eden gave I unto man his agency; and unto thy brethren have I said, and also gave commandment, that they should love one another; and that they should choose me their Father. 2 Nephi 1: 7 It must needs be that there was an op- position, even the forbidden fruit in opposition to the tree of life, the one being sweet and the other bitter; wherefore the Lord God gave unto man to act for him- self. Wherefore man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other. 2 Nephi 1 : 8 And because they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil, to act for themselves and not to be acted upon,' save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given. 2 Nephi 8 : 3 Remember that ye are free to act for yourselves, to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life. Alma 9:6 In the first place being left to choose good or evil ; therefore they, having choosen good and ex- ercising exceeding great faith are called with a holy calling. Doc. & Gov. 28:10 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. Doc. & Gov. 58:6 Verily I say that men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness ; for the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 27 Doc. & Gov. 90 : 5 All truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also. Behold here is the agency of man. Doc ik Cov. 98: 10 That every man may act in doc- trine and principle, pertaining to futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment. Duc.& Cbv. 28:9; 101:2. TUE FALL OF MAN AND HIS PROBATION. Gen 4:9 That as thou hast fallen thou may est be redeemed, and all mankind as many as will. Gen. 6 : 49 And by his fall came death, and we are made partakers of miserjr and woe. Gen. (S: 6 1 Therefore I give unto you a commandment to teach these things freely unto your children, saying that by reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death. Alma 19: 10 Now we see that man became as God, knowing good and evil, and, lest he should put forth his hand and take of the tree of life and eat and live forever, the Lord placed Cherubim and a flaming Bword. . . . And thus we see that there was a time granted unto man to repent, yea, a probationary time, a time to repent and serve God. For behold, if Adam had put forth his hand immediately and partook of the tree of life he would have lived forever . . . hav- ing no space for repentance. . . . Therefore as they were cut off from the tree of life they should be cut off from the face of the earth ; and man became lost forever, yea they became fallen man. Alnw, 19: 11 As the fall brought upon all mankind a epiritual death as well as a temporal, that is they were cut off from the presence of the Lord, it was expedient that mankind should be reclaimed from this spiritual death. . . . this probationary state . . . became a pre- mratory state. 2 I^'fiphiliB. 28 SYNOPSIS OF Doc. d: Cov 28 : 11 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 \till of the devil, because he yielded unto temptation ; wherefore I, the Lord God, caused that he should be cast out from the garden of Eden, from my presence, because of his transgression, wherein he became spiritually dead. Doc. & Cov. 28: 12 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. ' THE ATONEMENT AND EFFICACY OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. Acts 2:2^ Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain. Ueb. 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sina of many. Horn 5:8, 11 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. . . . And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Beb. 2:9, 10 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor ; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it be- came him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. J'o^inS: 14, 15; 12:34. Adsi'liS. lCor.l5:3. I Fet. 1:19, 20; 2:24. Gen. 3-2, 3. Alma 5:2 The Son of God suffereth, according to the flesh, that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions, ac- cording to the power of his deliverance. Jacob 3 : 3 i^e reconciled unto him through the atone- ment of Christ, his only begotten Son. 2 Nephi 6: 2 It must needs be an infinite atonement; 4U ^^1 4;^ 43 44 45 4ti FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 29 save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. 2 Nephi 1:6, 8; 6:9 Jacob 3:4. Mosiah 1:14; 2:2. Alma 19: 12. Doc. &O0V. 17:5 Wherefore the almighty God gave his only begotten Son, as it is written in those scrip- tures which have been given of him: he suffered temptations but gave no heed unto them; he was crucified, died, and rose again the third day. THE GOSPEL. DEFINED. The word Gospel is derived from the Anglo-Saxon language. The first syllable, Gos, from God, signifying good ; the second, pel, from spell, which signifies his- tory, story, tidings, and literally means good news, glad tidings, etc. — Webster. CHARACTEB OP THE GOSPEL. ITS PURPOSE AND POWER. Luke 2: 10, 13, 14 But the angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold, I bring yougood tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. ... And suddenly there was with the angel, a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying. Glory to God in the highest ; and on earth, peace ; good will to men. Kom. 1:16. 11 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed throuorh faith on his name; as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 1 Cor 15:1,2 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand ; by which also ye are saved, if ye ketp in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 80 SYNOPSIS OP 1 Car. 1 : 21, 24 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. . . . But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. TdVrS 2: 11, 12 For the grace of God which bringeth Falvation to all men, hath appeared ; teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. 1 Thess, 1 : 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance ; as > e kno\^^ what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 1 Cbr. 1 : 18-23. 2 Tim. 1 : 8-10. I ITS UNCnANGEABILITY. Gcd. 1 : 8, 9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach anv other gospel unto you than that which we nave preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we Baid before, so say I now again. If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 1 Pd. 1 : 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. /5a. 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Mait. 24:32. Rev. 14:6. Acts 4:12. 2 Nejki 1:6; Uobiah 2:2. DOCTRINE OF CHRIST; ITS UNITY AND NECESSITY. John^'A^, n Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 2 John 9, 1 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God-speed. Rmk. 6: n But God be thanked, that ye are not the 47 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 31 servants of sin, for ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 1 Jim. 4: 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them; for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 2 Tim 3: 14 Bu^ continue thou in the tilings which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. 2 Tim. 4: 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears. 1 Car 1:10. 1 Tim. 1:3; 4:6; 5: 17; 6:3. 2 Tim. 1: 13 ; 2:2. Titus 1 : 9. Isa. 28:9, 10 2 Nephi 13:6 And now behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. CONSaENCB AN INSUFFICIENT GUIDE. Ads 23: 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good con- science before God until this day. Ads 26: 9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many thin^ contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. ifeb 9: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself with- out spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God ? Beb. 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 1 Tim. 1: 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away, concerning Mth have made shipwreck. 1 Peter 3: 16, 21. Matt. 15:3, 6, 8, 13. Mark 1:1, 9. i2om. 9:1; 10:2. 18. (?aZ. 1 : 13, 23. PM. 3:6. i Tim. 1:13. ^055 22:3:4. Locke says: ''Conscience is our own judgment as to the moral rectitude of our own conduct." M ;. 82 SYNOPSIS OF THE BINDING NATURE OP THE WORDS OP CHRIST, Deut 18: 18, 19 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth ; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. Mark 8 : 41 Whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he Cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. ^ John 12:48-50 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him ; the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting ; what- soever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me 80 I SDcak irott. 1:34, 35. /o^ 6 : 24, 30 ; 14:10,21; 16:10. ' THE PRINCIPLES OP THE GOSPEIm WORD PRINCIPLE DEFINED. The word principle as applied to religion is thus de- fined : "A fundamental truth or trust ; a comprehen- sive law or doctrine from which others are derived, or on which they are founded. A guiding principle to be received and admitted. An evident and necessary truth. A truth to which assent may be challenged, or demanded, without argument." — Welster. SIX OP THE PRINCIPLES NAMED. Eeb, 6; 1, 2, 3 Therefore not leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection ; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, and of the resur^ FAITH AKD DOCTBINB. 88 rection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And wo will go on unto perfection if God permit. CHRIST THE AUTHOR OF THE GOSPEli, E^. 6:9 And being made perfect, he became tho author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him. John 1 : 1 1 For the law was given through MoflOfl, but life and truth came through Jesus Christ. Gal 1:11, 12. 2 Tim. 1:10. FIRST PRINCIPLE OF THE GOSPEL— FAITH, FAITH DEFINED. iTcft. 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. NECESSITY OF FAFTH. £fe5. 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to pleaiO him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. James 1 : 6, 7 But let him ask in feith, nothing wav- ering ; for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. Matt. 9:35 Then touched he their eyes, saying, Ac- cording to your faith, be it unto you. Eph. 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked - i?(wi. 14:23.* lPeM:9. IJdhnh:^ lNepM\\\9. OBJECTS OP FAITH. GOD, 2 Chron. ?0: 20 And they rose early in the momingi and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Be- lieve in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established ; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. J&r. n : 7, 8 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the I/jrd is. For he shall be «« 84 SYNOPSIS OP a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat Cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Mark II: 24: And Jesus spake and said unto him, Have faith in God. P5. 37 : 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. I Car. 1:9. John 5:24. Frov. 3:5, 6. Fs. 4:6; 62:8. 1 Tiwi. 4:10, 6:11. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish ; but have everlasting life. John 6 : 40 And this is the will of him that sent me^ that every one which seeth the >on, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life ; and I will raise him up in the resurrection of the just. ^ John 14: 1 Let not your hearts be troubled; ye be- lieve in God, believe also in me. •7'o7in6:29, 47; 8:24; 11:25: 12:46; 20:31. Ads U 12; 10:43. Heh 12:25 I John 2 -.23; 5:1.5,13. 2 Nephi 11:3 Until they shall be pursuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and in the atonement, which is infinite for all. Helaman 5 : 6 And it shall come to pass that whoso- ever shall believe on the Son of God, the same shall have everlasting life. 2 Nephi 13:5 Helaman 5 : 6. Ether 5 : 1. Doc. & Cov 17:6 And we know that all men must re- pent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ,, and worship the Father in his name, ... or they can not be saved in the kingdom of God. Doc. d: Cov. 2:6; 5:10; 10:5. THE GOSPEL. Mark 1 : 12, 13 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God ; and saying, the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand ; repent ye, and believe ♦the gospel. 49 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 35 Mark 16: 14-16 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe. 1 Cor. 15 : 1, 2 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand ; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 1 Thess. 2:13. Beb. 3:12, 18, 19; 4:2, 5, 6. Doc. & Cov. 2 : 6 And that they might believe the gos- pel and rely upon the merits of Jesus Christ. THE WRITINGS OF MOSES AND THE PROPHETS. Matt. 5:19, 20 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets ; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, heaven and earth must pass away, but one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, until all be fulfilled. John 5 : 40, 47 Search the scriptures ; for in them ye think ye have eternal life ; and they are they which testify of me. . . . For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. Ads 26:22 I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come. iw^fce 16:36; 24:26. 75a.8:20. lPe^.l:10,ll. Ada 13:27; 16:21; 26:27; 28:23. IN THE PROMISES OP GOD. Kum. 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent; hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Rom. 4:20, 21 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded, that what ne had promised, he was able also to perform. Hth. 6: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through ^ith ^nd patience inherit the promises. 86 SYNOPSIS OP -4cte26:6. 2 Cor. 1:20. ffeb. ll:U. l^am. 15:29. 2 Cor. 1 : 20. I Nephi 2 : 6 And if it so be that we are laithful to Him we shall obtain the land of promise. Doc. & Cov. 2 : 6 That the promises of the Lord which he made to his people might be fulfilled. THE POWER OF FAITH. ffeh 11:4, 6, 33 By faith Abel ofiered nnto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he ob- tained witness that he was righteous. ... By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death. • . . Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions. Luke 17:6 And the Lord said, If you had faith Sisa. ^^. grain of mustard seed, you might say unto this syca- ^Y* niore tree, Be thou plucked up by the roots, and J)e tl^ou planted in the sea ; and it should obey you. Acts 3:16 And tliis man, through faith in ms name, hath been made strong, whom ye see and know ; yea, the faith which is in him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all James ft: Ih And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, thev shall be forgiven him. J"ame5 5: 16-18. Heb 11:26-36. Matt 11:20', 21:19, 20; ifarA; 11: 25. Eph. 6:16. 1 Pet. 1:9. 1 John 5:4. 2 Kings 5:14. Mormon 4 : 7 Behold I say unto you that whoso be- lieveth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Fa the'', in the name of (Christ, it shall be granted him ; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth. Doc. S Cov 28 : 2 AVhatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive. JUSTIFICATION BY FATTH. Rom. 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal 3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster until Christ, that we might be justified by faith. :iU 51 52 53 54 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 87 Bom 3: 28 Therefore we conclude that man is jus- tified by faith alone without the deeds of the law. Eph.2:S. Titus 3:1. FAITH AND WORKS INSEPARABLE. James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a for- getful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 2: -[4:, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25 What profit is it, my brethren, for a man to say he hath faith, and hath not works? Can faith save him? . . , Even so faith, if it have not works is dead, being alone. Therefore wilt thou know, vain man, that faith without works is dead and can not save you ? Thou believest there is one God; thou doest well ; the devils also believe, and tremble; thou hast made thvself like unto them, not being justified. . . . Seest thou how works wrought with his faith, and by works was faith made perfect? ... Ye see then that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. . . . For, as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. Luke 6 : 46 And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do him, and will manifest myself to him. Deut. 6: 25 And it shall' be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. Deut.lQiU 13; 12:28: 32:46.47. Josh. 1:8. Ezek. 18:20-28; 30:12-19. Micah QiS. Maft:1:2], 34, 35. Luke 8:21; 11:29. Jhn 15:14. i?om 4:16; 10:10. Titus 2: 14; 3:8. Jiev. 14:22. NECESSITY OF CONTINUING IN THE FAITH. John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. Bom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and sever- ity of God; on them which fell, severity ; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness; oth- erwise thou also shalt be cut off. 88 SYNOPSIS OF Cot. 1 : 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard. Jvde 3 Exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once de ivered unto the Saints. PhU. 1:27. 2 Tim. 1:13. Eeb. 6:12. SECOND PRINCIPLE — REPENTANCE. NECESSITY OP. Mail. 4:16 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say. Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Mark 1:13 The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand ; repent ye, and believe the gospel. Luke 13:31 tell you, nay ; but except you repent, you shall all likewise perish. Lake 24:'. 4:^ And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Gen. 5:1,2 And the Lord God called upon men, by the Holy Ghost, everywhere, and commanded them that they should repent ; and as many as believed in the Son, and repented of their sins, should be saved. And as many as believed not, and repented not, should be damned. MaU 3:28; 9:14. i4cte2:38; 11:30; 20:21. Gen. 6: 21-30, 59; 7:12; 8:8. 2 NepH 1:8 He gave commandment that all men must repent, for he showed unto all men that they were lost because of the transgression of their parents. Almxi 7: 1 He commandeth you to repent; and ex- cept ye repent ye can in no wise inherit the kingdom of God. 1 NepM 3:45 2 NepU 6:9; 13:2. Mosidh 8:9; 9:9; 11:16 Almab'.Z; 13:8. Eelaman 5:6. NejpU 4::^\ 5:9; 12:4. Doc. & Gov. 43 : 5 Call upon the nations to repent, both old and young, both bond and free, saying. Pre- pare yourselves for the great day of the Lord. Doo. & Gov. 64: 2 He that repenteth not of his sins 55 56 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 39 and confesseth them not, then ye shall bring him bo- fore the church. Doc. db Cov. 5:4; 10:4; 17:7; 18:4; 32:2; 39:2; 53:2. god's goodness leads to. Eom. 2 : 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his good- ness and forbearance and long suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance ? 2 Fd. 3:9 Tne Lord is . . . long suffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. IS MORE THAN SORROW FOR SIN. FzeJc. 20 : 43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 2 Cor. 7:9. 10 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance ; for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might re- ceive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world worketh death. ^cfe 1 1 : 2 1 And the hand of the Lord was with them ; and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. Doc. & Cov. 9:16 Whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me the same is my church. IS HATRED and FORSAKING OF SIN. Isa. 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the uniighteous man his thoughts ; and let him return un- to the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Jos. 4: 8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners ; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. Jer. 26:13 Therefore now, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and repent, and the Lord will turn away the evil that he hath pronounced against you. Ezek 18:21 But if the wicked will turn from all his Bins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, 40 SYNOPSIS OP and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Isa. 1 : 1 6, 17, 25 Wash ye, make you clean ; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes ; cease to do evil; learn to do well; teeek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. , . . And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge awav thy dross, and take away all thy tin. Isa. 1: 18. Jer. 1:3. Ez£k. 18:21, 28; 33:14^16; 36: 31. Dan. 4:1 2n. Alma 2 : 8 Ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God. Abna 19: 2 Now my son I would tjiat ye should re- pent and forsake your sins. FOLLOWED BY RESTITUTION. Lev. 6: 1-5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, sayinff, If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbor in that which was deliver- ed him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbor ; or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely ; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein ; then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it apper- taineth, in the day of his trespass ofiering. Matt. 3:35 Repent, therefore, and bring forth fruitfl meet for repentance. Acts 2Q: 20. Rev.l^ft, TRUE REPENTANCE EXEMPLIFIED. Jonah 3:10 And God saw their works that they turned from their evil way and repented; and God turned away the evil that he had said he would bring upon them. Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord. FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 41 THIRD PEINCIPLE — BAPTISMS. NECESSITY OF WATER BAPTISM. Matt 3:41-45 And then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan, unto John, to be baptized of hhn ; but John refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and why comest thou to me? And Jesus, answering, said unto him, Suffer me to be baptized of thee, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And John went down into the water and baptized him. And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water. Malt. 28: 18 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Luke 1 : 29, 30 And all the people who heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees, and lawyers, rejected the counsel of God against themselves, not being baptized of him. Acts 10 : 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Gen. 6:54, 61, 62, 63 And our father Adam spake unto the Lord, and said, Why is it that men must re- pent, and be baptized in water? . . . By reason of transgression cometh the fall, which fall bringeth death ; and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by water and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became of dust a livinoj soul ; even so ye must be born again, into ihe kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten. . . . For, by the water ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are justified ; and by the blood ye are sanctified. Gen 8:11 And it came to pass, that Noah continued his preaching unto the people, saying, Hearken and give heed unto my words, believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Acts 10:5. 6; 11:13, 14. Gen 6:53, 67; 7:13. 2 Ntphi 6: 9 And he cominandeth all men that they must repent and be baptized in his name, having per- 42 SYNOPSIS OP feet faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they can not be saved in the kingdom of God. 2 KerU 13: 2 Now if the Lamb of God, beinpr holy, should have need to be baptized by water to fulfill all righteousness, how much more need have we, being unholv, to be baptized. 1 Nephi 3:17 2 Nephi 6:9; 13:4. Mosiah 11:11. Alma 6 : 3. //eleman 2:17. Nephi 5 : 8. Mormon 3 : 4. Doc. & Cov. 16:4 As many as repent and are baptized in my name, which is Jesus Christ, and endure to the end, the same shall be saved. Doc. oc. 42:18; 46:4 ; 76:2. "to another the word op 'knowledge' by thb same spirit." 1 Cor 1 : 5-7 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge ; even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you ; so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor 12: 3 And that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 1 Car, 1:7; 2:12; 8:7. 2 Nephi 14: 1 If ye will enter in by the way and re- ceive the Holy Ghost it will show unto you all things that ye should know. Doc & Cov, 10:7. "to ANOTHER 'fAITH* BY THB SAME SPIRIT.** Fph. 2 : 8 For by grace are ye saved through feith ; and that not of yourselves ; but i is the gift of God. Jleb 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. Ads 3:16 And this man, through faith'in his name, hath been made strong, whom ye see and know ; yea, the faith which is in him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 2 Cor. 4:13. Eph. 1:16. Ueb. 11:13. "to another 'gifts of HEALING* BY THE SAME SPIRIT.'* Luke 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. Mark 6: 14 And they cast out many devils, and an- 50 SYNOPSIS OF ointed with oil many that were sick, and they were healed. Mark 16: 19 They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. James 5 : 14, 16 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church ; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up ; and if he have committed Bins, they shall be forgiven him. ^cte6:15, 16; ^c^5 3:16. ^ Nephi 3 : 9 And as many ... as were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities did truly manifest un- to the people that they had been wroiJght upon by the Spirit of God and had. been healed. 1 iVcp/itS: 18. Doc. a7i. 9:26. JBTosea 3:4; 4: 6. JficoA 3*6 12 'lNepMh:^%\ 1:1; 2Kephi*l:l\ 11:3. APOSTASY OP THE CHURCH AFTER THE DAYS OF CHRIST. Ads 20 : 29-30 For I know this, that after my depart- ing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Rom. 11 : 20-22 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high- minded, but fear; for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Be- hold therefore the goodness and severity of God; on them which fell, severity ; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness ; otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 68 SYNOPSIS OF Matt. 11: 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 2 Thess. 2:3,7 Let no man deceive you by any means; for there shall come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition. . . , For the mystery of iniquity doth already work, and he it is who now worketh, and Christ sufiereth him to work, until the time is fulfilled that he shall be taken out of the way. 2 Tim. 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ; but after their own lusta shall they heap to themselves teachers, leaving itching ears. John 12 : 35 Then Jesus said unto them. Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walk- eth in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 1 John 4: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God ; and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now it is already in the world. Rev. 12:1-5, 14 And there appeared a great sign in heaven, in the likeness of things on the earth; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. And the woman being with child, cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron ; and her child was caught up unto God and his throne. And there appeared another sign in heaven ; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood be- fore the woman which was delivered, ready to devour her child after it was born. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand and two hundred and threescore years. . . . Therefore, to the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might flee into the wilderness, into her place, FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 69 where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Rev. 13: 1 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. Isa. 24: 5, 6 The earth also is defiled under the in- habitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate ; there- fore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 2 Pe#. 2 : 1-3 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in abominable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways ; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make mer- chandise of you ; whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not. Dan, 7:21,25 I Beheld, and the same horn made war with the Saints, and prevailed against them. . . . And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall w^ear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws ; and they shall be given in- to his hand until a time and times and the dividing of times. 2*^am. 3:1-5. Note on the Reformation. — We believe that it was under the providence of God, and by the influence and aid of his Spirit, (in a measure), and as the first dawn of morning light, that the Relormation of the sixteenth century was brought about. After man had perverted the right way of the Lord, after the great apostasy that had been so clearly foretold by the prophets, after the fagot and the rack had brought terror and death to the innocent and the just, then men awakened to a sense of the wickedness that was being committed in the name of religion, and to a feeling of horror at the corruption exist. ng under its guise. And the Lord 70 SYNOPSIS OF wrought upon the hearts of noble and valiant men to rise up and denounce the sinful and shameful prac- tices that prevailed under the dominion of priestcraft. So the "dark ages" v;ere slowly emerged from, and through Luther and Malancthoii of Germany, Zuingle of Switzerland, Lefevre, Farel and Chatelain of France, Wickliflfe, Tyn(iall, Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer of England, and Knox of Scotland, the Lord caused lib- erty to be sought for, and the love of it to grow in the hearts of the people, unto the lessening of bigotry, intolerance and superstition. We honor those men who so bravely, so fearlessly, Btood for the freedom of the word of God, that it should no longer be chained but might be read by all the peo]3le as well as by the priests. Those men counted it joy to lose their lives for the truth and for Christ. And, through the spiritual liberty thus reached, it became possible for civil liberty to come in. In fact that was the next step towards the divine manhood Eurposed of God for the race. But it could not have een attained without first freeing men from much of the religious bondage and superstition by which they were enthralled. During the same age lived the men who brought America to the knowledge of the nations. The due time of the Lord was drawing near, the time when he would cause the gospel in word and in authority to be restored to the world. He had of old prepared the land upon which freemen were to lift the standard of peace. And he, himself, had first consecrated it to liberty, and declared that no kings should here bear rule or oppress the people. Then he moved upon men to sail out to the western shore, especially upon Columbus, through whose labors and sufferings the greatest work was accomplished. Columbus himself elieved that the hand of the Lord was with him, and his Spirit leading him in his search. So America entered in among the nations and be- gan to fulfill the grand destiny that God had designed for her, namely to become the abiding place of civil and religious liberty forever, the place for the king- dom of God to have room and final greatness. The prophet (Ezek. 17 : 23) had said that the fowl of every FAITH AND DOlTKINE. 71 win^, the people of every land, should here gather and find shelter. It was the Lord's doings, and by all these things he made ready for the great restitution that had been foretold by the prophets. And, when the time came for that work to be brought to pass, it was done through the ministration of angels and by the revelation of God's Spirit, to those whom he raised up to carry it forth, as we shall see in the following subject. RESTORATION OP THE KINGDOM IN THE LAST DAYS AND THE SETTING UP OP THE ENSIGN. Apostasy to last 1260 years. — Rev. 13 : 5, 7. After which a restoration by angelic ministration. — Rev. 14 : 6, 7. A voice from heaven in the time of God^s judg- ments. — Rev. 18 : 4. The gospel as a witness of the end. — Matt. 24:32. Call to the Marriage Supper.— Rev. 19 ; 9. Matt. 22 : 8, 9. Laborers in the eleventh hour. — Matt. 20: 6-9. A dispensation called the Fulness of Times. — Eph. 1:10. An ensign before the Harvest. — Isa. 18 : 3. Isa. 11 : 12. Christ's Kingdom to be set up after Rome is divided. —Dan 2 : 44. Rev. 13:5, *? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. . . . And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them ; and power was given him over all kin^lreds, and tongues, and nations. Rev. 14:6, *l And J saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice. Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come; and wor- ship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 12 SYNOPSIS OP Rev. 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, Baying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Matt 24:32 And again, this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the de- struction of the wicked. Eev. 19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. Malt 22 : 8, 9 Then said he to his servants. The wed- ding is ready; but they who were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Matt. 20:6-9 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They said unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He said unto them. Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right ye shall receive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard said unto h\s stew- ard. Call the laborers and give them their hire, begin- ning from the last unto the first. Eph. 1: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth ; even in him. Isa. 18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwell- ers on the earth, see ye, when he lifted up aii ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. Isa. 11 : 12 And he shall set up an ensign for the na- tions, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Ban. 2 : 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. /«x. 5:26; 49:22; 66:19; 2:2-4. Micah4::l-3. 86 87 FAITH AXD DOCTRINE. 73 lNep7ii3:4:\ Blessed are they who shall seek to brino: forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost. 2 Nephi4::S Then shall the fulness of the gospel of the Messiah come unto the Gentiles, and from the Gentiles unto the remnant of our seed. Nephi 1:4 In the latter-day shall the truth come nnto the Gentiles, that the "^ fulness of these things ehall be made known unto them. iNephi^iS; 6:9; 1:1. 2Nephib:3; 12:6. Nephid:9. RESTOEATION OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH IN THE LATTER DAYS. THE SECOND EFFORT. Isa. 11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people. 2 Nephi 11:3 And the Lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state. 2Nephil2:Q But behold, there shall be many at that day, when I shall proceed to do a marvellous work among them, that I may remember my cove- nants which I have made unto the children of men, that I may set my hand again the second time to re- cover my 'people Israel. 2 Nephi 5:5. FROM THE NORTH. Jer. 3:12, 18 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you ; for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. . . . They shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. Jer. 23:8 But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. 74 SYNOPSIS OF Jer. 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north 'country, and gathe^ them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together ; a great company shall return thither. Jtr. 15:16. FROM THE EAST AND WEST. Ztdi. 8:7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will gather my people from the east country, and from the west country. 1 Nepki 6: 7 Behold these shall come from afar; and lo, these from the north and west. FROM ALL NATIONS. * Jsa. 11:12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isa. 49:22. 23 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people; and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fath- ers, and their queens thy nursing mothers. Jer. 30: 3 For, lo; the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. J&r. 31: 10, 28 Hear the word of the Lord, ye na- tions, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth»,his flock. . . . And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict ; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord. Jer. 33 : 7-9. 24-26 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them as at the first. And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have FAITH AND DOCTKINE. 75 transgressed against me. And it shall be to me ^ name of joy, a praise and an honor before all the na- tions of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them ; and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. . . . Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the Lord hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my pe ^ple, that they should be no more a nation before them. Thus saith the Lord ; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth ; then will I cast away the seed of Jacob. Ezek. 20:41,42 I will accept you with your sweet Bavor, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. Rom 11:25-28 For I would not, brethren, that ve should be ignoi ant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And then all Israel shall be saved ; as it is written. There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob ; for this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes; but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. /sa. 60:9-15; 65:18,19; 66:20. t7e» 16: 14-16; 30: 11,12; 31:31-37; 32:37-41. ^^eA;. 20: 33, 34; 34:12 2 Nephi 12:10 And it shall come to pass that my people which are of the house of Israel shall be gath- ered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word, and against my people who are of the house of Israel, that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham that I would remember his seed forever. Nephi 2:12 As surely as the Lord liveth will he 76 SYNOPSIS OP gather in from the four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of Jacob. . . . And then shall they know their Redeemer, who is Jesus Christ the Son of God. 1 JVepAt3:7; 4:4; 5:48; 6:9; T:2. 2Nephi2:2; 1:2. KephiniS; 9:8; 10:1. EmerQil. Doc. & Gov. 39:3 Thou shalt preach the fulness of my gospel which I have sent forth in these last days, the covenant which I have sent forth to recover my people which are of the house of Israel. Doc. db Gov. 45:2: 49:5 THEY SHALL NO MORE BE TWO KINGDOMS OR PEOPLES. Jer. 3: n, 18 At that time thev shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusa- lem; neither shall they walk any more after the im- agination of their evil heart. In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel. Ezek 37: 21, 22 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel ; and one king shall be king to them all ; and they shall be no more two nations,* neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all. 1 Nephi 4: 4 And after they were restored they should no more be confounded, neither should they be scat- tered again. JERUSALEM TO BE REBUILT. 75a. 60: 10, 1 If 13 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee ; for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually ; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brouojht. . . . The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. FAITH AND DOCTEINB. 77 Isa. 61 : 4 And they shall build the old wastes, they Bhall raise up the former desolations, and they shall rev)air the waste cities, the desolations of many gener- ations. Jer. 30 : 18 Thus saith the Lord : Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling-places ; and the city shall be builded UDon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. Zech. 1:17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts: My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad ; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. J^ocZ3:16, 11 The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jesusalem ; and the heavens &nd the earth shall shake; but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain; then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. isa. 62 : 1, 4, 7. Jer. 3 : 17 ; 33 : 12-14. CHRIST SHALL BE THEIR KING. ifarA" 15: 3. 4 And Pilate asked him. Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus answering, said unto him, I am, even as thou sayest. Isa. 9 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there is no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judg- ment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. Dan. 7: 13, 14 I saw in the night visions, and, be- hold, one like the Son of Man came wi«th the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all Seople, nations, and lan^ruages, should serve him ; his ominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroved. i/«i;^.'27:ll, 12. John \%.Zn. Jbe^3:17. Zech 14:9. Ezdc 34:24. ^8 SYNOPSIS OF THE LAND TO BE FRUITFUL AGAIN. Ps. 85:12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ; and onr land shall yield her increase. Jsa. 29 : 29 But behold, saith the Lord of hosts, I will show unto the children of men, that it is not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field; and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest. Isa 32: 15 Until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. Isa. 61:5 And strai gTs shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons ot the alien shaft be your plough- men and your vine-dressers. Jer. 32 : 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast. Ezek. 36 : 35 And they shall say. This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden ; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. Amos 9:13, 14 Behold, thie days come, saith the Lord, that the ploughman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth s; ed ; and the moun- tains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. And I will brmg again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and in- habit them ; and thc^y shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. i22cik. 34:26, 27; 36:30,34. THE BOOK OF MORMON. rP IS THE STICK OF JOSEPH IN THE HANDS OF EPHRAIM, AND IS TO BE JOINED WITH THE BIBLE, THE STICK OF JUDAH, AT THE TIME OF THE KESTORATION OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH. Ezek. 37 : 16-21 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions ; then take another stick, and write upon it. For Joseph, the stick of Eph- FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 79 raim, and for all the house of Israel his companions ; and join them me to another into one stick ; and they shall become one in thine hand. And when the chil- dren of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not snow us what thou meanest by these? Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his iellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, aud they shall be one in mine hand. And the sticks whereon th; u writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the chil- dren of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land. Gen. 49:22-26 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well ; whose branches run over the wall; the archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him, but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob ; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel); even bv the God of thy fether, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb; the blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost b mnd of the everlasting hills; they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. Gtn. 48: 5, 9, 20-26 And now, of thy two sons, Eph- raim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt, before I came unto thee into Egypt ; behold, they are mine, and the God of my fathers shall bless them ; even as Reuben and Simeon they shall be blessed, for they are mine; wherefore they shall be called after my name. (Therefore they were called Israel). . . . Wherefore the God of thy fathers shall bless thee, and the fruit of thy loins, that they shall be blessed above thy brethren and thy father's house. , . . And Israel ritretcLel ou: his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and 80 SYNOPSIS OF his left hand upon Manasseh's head, gniiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fath- ers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this daj^, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a mul- titude in the midst of the earth. And when Joseph eaw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. And Joseph sai(J unto his father, Not so, mv father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head. And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it ; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be ^reat ; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and hia seed shall become a multitude of nations. And be blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and aa Manasseh ; and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 1 Chron. 6:1, 2 Now the sons of Reuben the first- born of Israel, (for he was the first-born; but, foras- much as he defiled his father's bed, his birth-right was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birth- right. For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birth-right waa Joseph's). Deut. 33 : 13-17 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and lor the deep that coucheth beneath, and for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, and for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, and for the prec- ious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush ; let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from hia brethren. His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns; with 94 93 94 95 96 97 y« 9y il;U 101 102 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 81 them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth ; and they are the ten thousands of Eph- raim, and thev are the thousands of Manasseh. Ps. 80:1, 2, 8-11, 14. 15, 17 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock ; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy Btrength, and come and save us. . . . Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. . . . Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts ; look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; and the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. . . . Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest etrong for thyself. Ezek 17: 22". 23 Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will Bet it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and v/ill plant it upon a high mountain and eminent; in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar; and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the ehadow of the branches thereof shall th'ey dwell. P5. 85:10, 11 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Jsa. 29: 4, 11, 12, 14, 30, 32 And she shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and her speech shall be low out of the dust; and her voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and her speech shall whisper out of the dust. . . . And it shall come to pass, that the Lord God shall bring forth unto you the words of a book; and they shall be the words of them which have slum- bered. And behold, the buok shall be sealed; and in 82 SYNOPSIS OF the book shall be a revelation from God, from the be- ginning of the world to the ending thereof. . . . But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are tl;e words of those who have slumbered in the dust. . . . And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book ; and theeyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness; and the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lord ; and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. . . . There- fore, thus saith the Lord who redeemed Abraham con- cerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ajshamed, neither shall his face now wax pale; but when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. Bosea 8:121 have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. John 10: 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Matt. 15:23 He answered, I am not seijt but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Zech. 2: 3, 4 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein. Hah. 2:3, 14. Dan. 12:4. 1 Hephi 3 : 43 And the angel spake unto me, saying, These last records which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them ; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world. 103 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 83 2 Nephi 12: *l, 8, 9 Wherefore murmur ye, because that ye shall receive more of my word ? Know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a w tness unto you that I am God, that I remember one nation like unto another? Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And when the two nations shall run together, the testimony of the two nations shall run together also. And I do this that I may prove unto many, that I am the same yes- terday, to-day, and forever. . . . For out of the books which shall be written, I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written. For beho'd, I shall speak unto the Jews, and they shall write it : and I shall also speak unto the Nepliites, and they shall write it ; and I shall also speak unto the other tribes of the house of Israel, which I have led away, and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto all nations of the earth, and they shall write it. And it shall come to pa^a that the Jews shall have the words of the Nephites, and the Ne- phites shall liave the words of the Jews: and the Nephites and the Jews shall have the worvis of the lost tribes of Israel : and the lost tribes of Israel shall have the words of the Nephites and the Jews. 2 Nephi2:2; !l:n-19. Doc. & Gov. 2 : 6 Nevertheless, my work shall go forth, for, inasmuch as the knowledge of a Savior has come unto the world, through the testimony of the Jews, even so shall the knowledge of a Savior come unto my people, . . . and for this very purpose are these plates preserved which contain these record^, that the prom- ises of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he made to his people ; and that the I.amanites might come to the knowledge of their fathers. Doc. db Cau 11:2. SECOND COMING OP CHRIST. John 14: 3 And when I go, I will prepare a place for you, and come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, ye may be also. Malt. 16 : 30 For the Son of Man shall come in tho 84 SYNOPSIS OF glory of his Father, with his angels ; and then he shall reward evey man according to his works. ^ Mail 24: 37 And as I said before, after the tribula- tion of those days, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven ; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. Luke 21 : 28 And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. Hev. 1 : 7 For behold, he cometh in the clouds with ten thousands of his saints in the kingdom, clothed with the glory of his Father. And every eye shall see him ; an t they who pierced him, and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. 1 Thess. 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God ; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Tittis2:l3 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ. Beb. 9 : 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sina of many ; and he shall appear the second time, with- out sin unto salvation unto them that look for him. Job. 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer livt th, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. Fs. 60 : 2, 3 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. Fs. 102: IQ When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. Zech. 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east. Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 2 Fet. 3:3-12. Nephi\3:3 Even until all things shall be fulfilled, 104 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 85 according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory with the powers of heaven. Doc. & Cov. 34 . 4 And they shall be looking forth for the time of my coming, for it is nigh at hand. Doc. & Cov. 68 : 1 Unto you it shall be given to know the signs of the coming of the Son of Man. Doc. <& Gov 34:1 4:; 45:2-9: 49:4,6; 61:6; 56:6; 63:13; 65:1. AS A KINO. Matt 25 : 32 When the Son of Man shall come in hia glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he shall sit upon the throne of his glory. John 18 : 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born. Luke I: 32, 33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest ; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his king- dom there shall be no end. Eev. 11:1b And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying. The kings doms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. Zech 14: 9 Dan. 1 : 13, 14. laa. 9:1. Mult. 21 ; 11, 13, Muik 15:3,4 AS A JUDGE AND KEWARDER. 2Iatt. 16: 30 For the Son of Man shall come in th^ glory of his Father, with his angels ; and then he sh^lj reward every man according to his works. Matt. 25:33 And before him shall be gathered alj nations ; and he shall separate them one from anoths er, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats j the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left, Mai. 3: 5 And I will come near to you to judgment] and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, an(J against the adulterers, and against faLe swearers, an^ against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, tli§ widow, and the fatherletic, and that turn aside tli§ stranger from his right, and ftar not me, ^idtk &§ Lord of hosts. 86 SYNOPSIS OF Isa. 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth ; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. P5. 9: 8 And he shall judge.the world in righteous- ness, he shall minister judgment to the people in up- rightness. P5. 9G : 1 3 For he cometh to judge the earth ; he shall jud^re the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. P«. 72:12-14. Adsin.^X. AS A PURIFIER AND REFINER OP ISRAEL. Mai 3 : 2-4 But who may abide the day of his com- ing? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap; and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may ofier unto the Lord an ofier- ing in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. isa. 1 : 25, 26 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin ; and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning; afterward thou Shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. Matt. 23 : 39, 40 For I say unto you, that you shall not see me henceforth, and know that I am he of vhom it is written by the prophets, until ye shall say, Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord. TO BRING THE SAINTS WITH HIM AND GATHER HIS PEOPLE. 1 Thess 4:14, 15 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that they who are alive at the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them who remain unto the coming of the Lord, who are asleep. Jude 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, 105 FAITH AND DOCTRINE. Bl prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints. Bev ] : 7 For behold, he cometh in the clouds with ten thousands of his saints in the kingdom, clothed with the glory of his Father. Gen. 49: 10 The sceptre shall not d part from Judah, nor a law-giver from between his feet, until Shiloh come ; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 3fatt. 23:37 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You who will kill the prophets, and will stone them who are sent unto you ; how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not. Ps. 50 : 3-5 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my saints together un- to me ; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. Fph. 1 : 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him. Bev. 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying Come out of her, my people, that ye be not par- takers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Mark 13: 31 44 So likewise, shall mine elect be gath- ered from the four quarters of the earth. . . . For the Son of Man shall come ; and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Luke 17 : 37, 38 And he said unto them. Wheresoever the body is gathered ; or, in other words, whitherso- ever the saints are gathered, thither will the eagles be gathered together ; or, thither will the remainder be gathered together. This he spake, signifying the gath- ering of his saints ; and of angels descending and gath- ering the remainder unto them ; the one from the bed, 88 SYNOPSIS OP the other from the grinding, and the other from the field, whithersoever he listeth. Malt. 24 : 40. Lak^ 13 : 29. Col 3:4. 1 Thess. 3:13. 3 Tli-ss. 1:7, 10; 2: 1. , Doc & Gov. 26: 3 Unto whom I have committed the keys of my kingdom ; and for the fulness of times, in the which I will gather together in one all things, both which are in heaven and on earth. Doc, db Cov 45 : 14 And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from all nations, and shall come to Zion singing, with songs of everlasting joy. Doc. & Cov. 98 : 4 Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her children are scattered, they that remain, and are pure in heart, shall return and come to their inheritances. ... And all these things that the prophets might be fulfilled. And, behold, there is none other place appointed, neither shall there be any other place appointed, than that which I have appointed for the work of the gathering of my saints. Doc. & Cov. 98:9 Let not your gathering be in haste nor by flight, but let all things be prepared before you ; and in order that all th ngs be prepared before you, observe the commandments which I have given you concerning thes ^ things. Doc.& Ci^y. 9:16; 28:1: 32:2; 36:12; 45:13; 83:1,2; 98:4,9 HIS PERSONAL EEIGN UPON EARTH WITH HIS PEOPLE. Num, 14 : 2 1 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Ps. 2 : 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for they possession. Ps. 67:4; Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy ; for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Ps. 72:7, 8 In his days shall the righteous flourish ; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. Zech. 9:10 And his dominon shall be from sea even FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 89 to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. Zech. 14: 9 And the Lord shall be King over all the earth ; in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. Dan. *\ : 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. Luke 22 : 29 And I appointed unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me. Jiev. 5: 10 And has^ made us unto our God kings and priests ; and we shall reign on the earth. /5a 49:6,7. Ps. 72:17, 19. i?ev 1:6; 20:4 . ^ 1 Nephi 7 : 4 And the time cometh speedily that the righteous must be led up as calves of the stall, and the Holy One of Israel must reign in dominion, and might, and power and great glory. JUDGMENTS UPON THE WICKED PRIOR TO AND AT THE TIME OP Christ's second coming. Deut 30 : 7 And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. .Z>ew^. 28:22, 38, 40, 42 The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an in- flammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. . . . Thou ehalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in ; for the locust shall consume it. . . Thou shalt h-^ve olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil. All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust con- Bume. J'oeZ 1:4, 10-12. 15,17-20 That which the palmer- worm hath left hath the locust eaten ; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten ; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the cater- piller eaten. . . . The field is wasted, the land mourn- eth ; for the corn is wasted ; the new wine is dried up, 90 SY^'orsis OP the oil languish eth. B ^ ye ashameri, ye hushand- men ; howl, ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley ; because the harvest of the field is perished. The vine*^is dried up, and the fig tree lan^^uisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered; be- cause joy is withered away from the sons of men. . . , Alas for the day ! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it c;»me. , . . The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down ; for the corn is withered. How do the beasts groan ! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they kave no pasture ; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. Lord, to thee will I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pas- tures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. The beasts of the field cry also unto thee ; for the rivers of water are dried up, and , the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. Jod 3: 1, 2, 9, 12-14 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehosha- phat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. . . . Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles ; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. . . . Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there Will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe ; come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow ; for their wick- edness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision ; for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. /5a.' 29: 6 For they shall be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of de- vouring fire. 75a. 3' >: 30 And the Lod shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with 107 FAITH AXD DOCTRINE. 91 the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. Buggai 2: 22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoTiS, and I will destroy the strength of the king- doms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the char- iots, and those that ride in them ; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. Jer. 30:11, 16. Isa. 8:9; 13:4. 6 Ezek 38:1-23. Zeph. 1 : 14-1 8 ; 3 : 8 MaL 4:1. /sa. 66 : 1 6 Gen. 7 : 67-70. Doc. & Cov. 2o ; 2 And be prepared in all things against the day when tribulation and desolation are sent forth upon the wicked. For the hour is nigh and the day Boon at hand when the earth is ripe. Doc. & Cov. 85:25 And after your testimony, cometh wrath and indignation upon the people; for after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground, and shall not be able to stand. And also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea, heaving themselves beyond their bounds. And all things shall be in commotion; and surely men's hearts shall fail them ; for fear shall come upon all people. Doc. & Cov. 94:5 Vengeance cometh speedily upon the ungodly, as the whirlwind, and who shall escape it. The Lord's scourge shall pass over by night and by day, and the report thereof shall vex all people ; yet it shall not be staid till the Lord come. For the indignation of the Lord is kindled against their abom- inations, and all their wicked works. Doc. & Cov. 45:4; 61:3. CALLED THE HARVEST TIME. Matt. 13 : 39 The harvest is the end of the world, or the destruction of the wicked. Rev 14: 15 And another angel came out of the tem- ple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud. Thrust in thy sickle, and reap ; for the time ia come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth ia ripe. 92 SYNOPSIS OP Joel 3:13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe ; come, fjet you down ; for the press is full, the fats over- flow; for their wickedness is great. Isa, 18:6; 24: 1-6, 13, 17; 63:3, 4, 6. Rev. 19:15. CALLED THE LATTER DAYS. Jer 23: 19, 20 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind ; it si all fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have ex- ecuted, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart; in the latter davs ye shall consider it perfectly. Jer. 30:23. 24 Behold, the whirl wifid of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind ; it shall mil with pain upon the head of the wdcked. The fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart; in the latter days ye shall consider it. 2 Tim. 3: 1 This know also, that in the last days per- ilous times shall come. Mait. 24: 4, 44, fj6 And what is the 'sign of thy com- ing; and of the end of the world? (or the destruction of the wicked, which is the end of the world). . . . But as it was in the days of Noah, so it shall be also at the coming of the Son of Man. . . . And thus cometh the end of the wicked according to the prophecy of Moses, saying, They shall be cut off from among the people. Lulie 21:25, 26 And he answered them, and said, In the generation in which the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled, there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, like the sea and the waves roaring. The earth also shall be troubled, and the waters of the great deep ; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth. For the powers of heaven shall be shaken. Isa 13: 10. 11 For the stars of heaven and the con- stellations thereof shall not give their light ; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 93 iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the ter- rible. 2 Pet. 3:3. Marh 13: 50. Isa. 2:2. Micah 4: 1. Isa. 26: 21; 28:21, 22. Jer. 25:31-33. INepM'W'A^ But behold, in the last days all the nations of the Gentiles, and also the Jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, will be drunken with iniquity and with all manner of abominations. And when that day shall come they shall be visited of the Lord of hosts, with thunder and with earthquake and with a prreat noise, and with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire; and all the nations that fight against Zion, and that distress her, shall be as the dream of a night vision. 2 KtjM 5:5. Kufhi 9:12. Mormon 4 : 3. Doc dc Cov. 36:14; 39:3; 83:24; 84:2. THE CHANGE OF THE EA.BTH. Isa 11:6-9 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together ; and a little child shaU lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down to- gether ; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cock- atrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be fall of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Isa. 35: 1, 2, 5-10 The wilderness and the solitary place sha'l be glad for them ; and the desert shall re- joice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abund- antly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon ; they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God. . . . Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lam^ man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing; for 94 SYNOPSIS OP in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parch d gr und shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water; in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, Fhall be grass with reeds and rushes. And a hi.LrhwaV shall be there; for a way shall be cast up, and it shall be called the way of holiness. The unclean sliall not pass over up- on it; but it shall be cast up for those who are clean, and the wayfaring men, tlioue glory ; who washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, his Father. Rev. 5 : 9, 1<> And they sung a new song, saying. Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation ; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on tlie earth. AUTHORITY OF THE PRIESTHOOD. Matt. 16: 20 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall t e bound in heaven ; and whatso- ever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in hea- ven. 1/0 < FAITH AND DOCTRINE. 109 Mitt. 18:18 Verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye Bhall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. John 20: 23 Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are re- mitted unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained. Arts \0:3S How God anointed Jesus of, Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil ; for God was with him. Luke 9: 1, 2 And he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. Xw^l0:9, 20 And heal the sick who are therein, and say. The kingdom of G d is come nigh unto you. . . . Behold, I will give unto you power over serpents and scorpions, an i over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 1 Cor. 5 : 4, 5 And have the Spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver such a one unto Sa- tan for the destruction of the flesh. 1 Tim. 1: 20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. 1 Thess. 1:5. 1 Kings 18:30. Doc. & Cov. 83:6 All they who receive this pries<^- h'ood receive me, saith the Lord ; for he that receiveth mv servants receiveth me. 'Doc. & Cov. 1:2. J MUST BE CALLED OP GOD. Eeb 5:4. 5, 10 And no man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten tiiee. . . . Called of God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec. John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain; that 110 SYNOPSIS OP whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you. Acts 1 : 23, 24 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and said. Thou, Lord, which know- est the liearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen. Acts 13:2, 4 As they ministered to th*^ Lord, and fasted, tlie Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. . . . So they being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Selucia ; and from thence they gailed to Cyprus. Rom. 1 : 1 Paul, an apostle, a servant of God, called of Jesus Christ, and separated to preach the <]:ospeL Rom. 13 : 1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powei-s. For there is no powt r in the church but of God; the pow rs that be are ordained of God. /?om. 10: 14, 15. 1 Cor. 3:6, 9; 1: 29; 9: 16. Qal\:\, 11,12. 2 7Vm. 1:9. ORDINATION BY THE LAYING ON OF HANDS. Num. 21: 18, 20, 22, 23 And the Lord said unto Mo- Bes, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thine band upon him; . . . and thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. ... And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord. commanded by the hand of Moses. Deut. 34 : 9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom ; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the Lord commanded Moses. AcU 13: 3 And when they had fasted and praj^ed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. Acts 6 : 6 AVhom they set before the apostles ; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 1 Tim. 5 : 22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins; keep th self pure. ^a; 28:41. iev. 8:12. iVttm. 8: 10. Mark^il'i. John 15: 16. 1 Tim. 2: 7; 4: 14. FAITH AND DOCTRINE. Ill Alma 4:1 1 He ordained Priests and Elders by laying on his hands, according to the order of God, to preside and watch over the Church. Nephi 8: 10 When Jesus had n^ade an end of these sayings he touched with his hand the disciples wliom he had chosen, one by one, even until he had touched them all. . . . The disciples be ir record that he gave them power to give the Holy Ghost. M(»