People in the book of mormon, ranked by common consent. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1992, 10728. The son of perdition opposes and exalts himself above all that is called god, 2 thes. Second, the book of mormon exposes the enemies of christ. In addition, he taught how the book of mormon provides lessons on. I have not read ayn rands books, nor anything written by her that i can recall, other than the snippets necessary to write this article. Book of mormon genealogy chart lehi a descendant of joseph through manasseh laban sariah ishmael a descendant of ephriam laman wife of ishmael eve devil lucifer, satan. President ezra taft benson has instructed that the book of mormon brings men to christ through two basic means. The book of mormon is often called the keystone of the mormon religion. There are three main antichrists mentioned in the book of mormon.
Jesus and satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, mormon doctrine, p. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. Volume i, and the moon shall turn to blood, volume ii, and the earth shall reel to a. Posts about antichrist written by thelogicalmormon. Book of mormon the book of mormon is more correct than the bible, history of the church, vol. An evil power seeks to overthrow the freedom of all nations and countries. This video presentation focuses mainly on the book of mormon, and evaluating the. The face may be strange, but the voice is familiar gerald n. Comparing sherem, nehor, and korihor book of mormon central. Due to the demand of readers in a growing digital marketplace, we are pleased to announce the release of the prophecy trilogy in ebook format. So i try to remember how colossally wrong the jews got the coming of christ wrong.
Could joseph smith have authored the book of mormon. Iannuzzi is a brilliant person who i met at a conference in 1997, and he recently was awarded his doctorate degree in rome. I was watching this dvd and pastor mike hoggard words very intensive. Now it came to pass even as babalon told me, for after receiving her book i fell away from magick, and put away her book and all pertaining thereto. I thought i had considered every angle, every possible interpretation. Latterday saints use the new testament scriptures, 1 john 2. I had read only thus spoke zarathustra, one of the first books of nietzsche, and the antichrist is in particular, he accuses the priests of having perverted the original message of christ, of constituting in ideal the negation of life. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. An antichrist in the book of mormonthe face may be. Michael wilcox, a visiting instructor from the salt lake institute of religion at the university of utah, taught that the modern equivalent of an antichrist is anyone who would trouble or shake a persons faith. How many antichrists are named in the book of mormon. Miller, who is an author, professor of philosophy at collin college, and director of the mormon theology seminar, and joseph m. In one instance, the name jesus christ is used two millennium before he is ever born. The validity of the churchs claim as the one true church, and joseph smith as the chosen prophet of god, hinges upon whether the book is really an ancient record translated by the power of god or not.
In his third and final byuhawaii joseph smith lecture series presentation on april 1 in the aloha center, s. Joseph smiths translation and publication of the book of mormon. Every spirit that confesseth that jesus christ is come in the flesh is of god. The answer is obvious, so you might even write a book on the mormon antichrist and make yourself some money before the muslim conjecture falls out of favor and others beat you to it. Just to be clear, according to mormon doctrine the antichrist is satan. Gadianton robbers organized criminals in the book of mormon fill the judgment seats in many nations. The papers collected in this volume offer theological readings of this book of mormon chapter that draw on jacob 7s structure and literary details to illuminate. Wed love to hear from you about your full immersionafter conversion baptism experience for possible inclusion in a future book on biblical water baptism. The book of mormon profiles many subtle and sophisticated aspects of antichrist characters, though the text explicitly refers to only one of them. For what its worth, moroni is not referred to in the book of mormon as captain moroni, he is only named as a chief captain. How i escaped the mormon temple christianity today. These antichrists pretended to be part of gods true. Mormon church clarifies revelation declaring donald trump.
An antichrist is anyone who actively teaches against christ in an attempt to deceive believers. Glenn beck kingdom theology, mormon temple of antichrist. Christ is used 186 times in the book of mormon during the old testament era. Antichrists in the book of mormon latter day light. First, it tells in a plain manner of christ and his gospel. Top 10 facts the mormon church doesnt want its members to. The knowledge, that the antichrist and false prophet are soon to come, should inspire us to be anxious and ready for jesus who will soon rapture his saints to heaven. My husband and i had joined the lds church at age 25 after mormon missionaries knocked on our front door. Antichrist the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. There were many antichrists in the days of the apostle john, the end of the first century ad. The great antichrist is lucifer, but he has many assistants, both spirit beings and mortals. The book of mormon profiles many subtle and sophisticated aspects of antichrist characters, though the text explicitly refers to only one of them as antichrist. Mormon uses the same terms captains and chief captains to refer to lamanite soldiers as well, but maybe they had a different system, who knows. Mormon prophecy decoding prophetic imagery and metaphor.
The bible also speaks of those who teach in the name of christ, whom the savior will disown, and five virgins who will be unprepared. He deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of miracles, rev. The book of the antichrist jack parsons hermetic library. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention. Comparing sherem, nehor, and korihor welch, john w comparing sherem, nehor, and korihor. Collectively, we know that the antichrist is here now, but he hasnt formally declared himself.
Anyone or anything that actively opposes jesus christ either openly or secretly is an antichrist lesson 20. Korihor, an antichrist preaching at the time when alma the younger was high priest over the land, convinced many nephites that they should not believe in jesus christ or his coming atonement. The term antichrist is found only in i and ii john. Visions of the future offered by john the beloved in the book of revelation, and other portrayals of the end days are frightening, it is true, but the lord has promised to protect those who wait upon him. It is disingenuous for any that hold to the book of mormon, and mormon doctrine in general, to claim that the jesus of the mormon religion and the jesus of the bible are one and the same. Whosoever confesseth that joseph smith was sent of god to reveal the holy gospel to the children of men, and lay the foundation for gathering israel, and building up the kingdom of god on the earth, that spirit is of god, and every spirit that does not confess that god has sent joseph. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Prior to starting this book, i had read the book of jacob at least 2530 times in parts or in entirety. We have the book of revelation to warn us about the wars of the last days. Sherem denies christ jacob 7 book of mormon youtube. Spencer, who is an author, professor of ancient scripture at brigham young university and associate director of the mormon theology seminar, christ and antichrist is divided into eight sections that. He is antichrist, that denieth the father and the son by tom m. The devil the devil was born as a spirit after jesus in the morning of preexistence, mormon doctrine, p.
Read about the origins of the book of mormon through depositions taken by a newspaperman from joseph smiths hometown, published 12years after he began the lds religion. Korihor is an antichrist described in alma 30 in the book of mormon. In section of the doctrine and covenants is recorded a revelation received by joseph smith in 1843. Just send me ten percent of your royalties when you use my creative conjectures in your book. An antichrist in the book of mormonthe face may be strange, but the voice is familiar. Lund, an antichrist in the book of mormonthe face may be strange, but the voice is familiar, in the book of mormon. Confessing spirit of smith is of god discourses of brigham young, pg. Anyone or anything that counterfeits the true gospel plan of salvation and that openly or secretly opposes christ.
The great antichrist is lucifer, but he has many assistants both as spirit beings and as mortals. Mormon church clarifies revelation declaring donald trump as antichrist apr 1, 2016 apr 1, 2016 john english less than 24 hours after a controversial revelation declaring donald trump as the antichrist was leaked to the media, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints aka the mormon church has clarified its position on the. A single chapter in the book of mormon closely read, scrutinized, analyzed, contextualized, and meditated upon is shown to be richer in meaning than i had ever imagined. The book of mormons jacob chapter 7 focuses on a dramatic showdown between sherem, a defender of the mosaic tradition, and jacob, a prophet who views the mosaic law as dead in light of what he calls the doctrine of christ. The greek preposition anti, roughly translated, means instead of. As john, after revealing much in the book of revelation about judgments and about the antichrist and false prophet, he concluded his book with. Its obvious to us that he fulfilled the prophets but the vast majority of the people of israel utterly missed his advent.
Sherem preaches to the people against the doctrine of christ found in the scriptures and contends with the prophet jacob. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. But the doctrine and covenants, being more contemporary, predicts war globally, beginning in america. The case for the muslimerrrri meanthe mormon antichrist. The book is concise and rightontarget whereas previous books on. Awesome anti mormons speak on book of mormon fictional origin. The phrase the mormon antichrist i interpreted to mean the person that the latterday saints might consider to be the antichrist mentioned in the epistles of john in the new testament and hinted at in revelation, some pauline epistles, the gospels, and daniel.
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