(December 1830)
Enoch teaches,
leads the people, and moves mountains—The city of Zion is
established—Enoch foresees the coming of the Son of Man, His
atoning sacrifice, and the resurrection of the Saints—He foresees
the Restoration, the Gathering, the Second Coming, and the return of
Zion.
1 And it came to
pass that Enoch continued his speech, saying: Behold, our father Adam
taught these things, and many have believed and become the sons of
God, and many have believed not, and have perished in their sins, and
are looking forth with fear, in torment, for the fiery indignation of
the wrath of God to be poured out upon them.
2 And from that
time forth Enoch beganto prophecy, saying unto the people, that: As I
was journeying, and stood upon the place Mahujah, and cried unto the
Lord, there came a voice out fo heaven, saying—Turn ye, and getye
upon the mount Simeon.
3 And it came to
pass that I turned and went up ont he mount; and as I stood upon the
mount, I beheld the heavesn open,and I was clothed upon with glory;
4 And I saw the
Lord; and he stood before my face, and he talked with me, even as a
man talketh one with another, face to face; and he said unto me:
Look, and I will show unto thee the world for the space of many
generations.
5 And it came to
pass that I beheld in the valley of Shu, and lo, a great people which
dwelt in tents, which were the people of Shum.
6 And again the
Lord said unto me: Look; and Ilooked towards the norm, and I beheld
the people of Canaan, which dwelt in tents.
7 And the Lord
said unto: Prophesy; and I prophesied, saying: Behold the people of
Canaan, which are numerous, shall go forth in battle array against
the people of Shum, and shall slay them that they shall utterly be
destroyed; and the people of Canaan shall divide themselves in the
land, and the land shall be bareen and unfruitful, and none other
people shall dewll there but the people of Canaan;
8 For behold, the
Lord shall curse the land with much heat, and the barrenness thereof
shall go forth forever; and there was a blackness came upon all the
children of Canaan, that they were despised among all people.
9 And it came to
pass that the Lord said unto me: Look; and I looked, and I beheld the
land of Sharon, and the land of Enoch, and the land of Omner, and the
land of Heni, and the land of Shem, and the land of Haner, and the
land of Hanannihah, and all the inhabitants thereof;
10 And the Lord
said unto me: Go to this people, and say unto them—Repent, lest I
come out and smite them with a curse, and they die.
11 And he gave
unto me a commandment that I should baptized in the same of the
Father, and of the Son, which is full of grace and trugh, and of the
Holy Ghost, which beareth record of the Father and the Son.
12 And it came to
pass that Enoch continued to call upon all the people, save it were
the people of Canaan, to repent;
13 And so great
was the faith of Enoch that heled the people of God, and their
enemies came to battle against them; and he spake the word of the
Lord, and the earth trembled, and the mountains fled, even according
to his command; and the rivers of watr were turned out of their
course; and the roar of the lions was heard out of the wilderness;
and all nations feared greatly, so pwoerful was the word of Enoch,
and so great was the pwoer of the language which God had given him.
14 There also
came up a land out of the depth of the sea, and so great was the fear
of the enemies of the depth of sea, and so great was the fear of the
enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and
went upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea.
15 And the giants
of the lands, also, stood afar off, and there went forth a curse upon
all people that fought against God;
16 And from that
time forth there were wars and bloodhsed among them; but the Lord
came and dwelt with his people, and they dwelt in righteousness.
17 The fear of
the Lord was upon all nations, so great was the glory of the Lord,
which was upon his people. And the Lord blessed the land, and they
were blessed upon the mountains, and upon the high places, and did
flourish.
18 And the Lord
called his people ZION, because they were of one heart and one mind,
and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.
19 And Enoch
continued his preaching in righteousness unto the people of god. And
it came to pass in his days, that he a city that was called the city
of Holiness, even ZION.
20 And it came to
pass that Enoch talked with the Lord; and he said unto the Lord:
Surely Zion shall dewll in safety forever. But the Lord said unto
Enoch: Zion have I blessed, but hte residue of the people have I
cursed.
21 And it came to
pass that the Lord showed unto Enoch all the inhabitants of the
earth; and he behold, and lo, Zion, in process of time, was taken up
into heaven. And the Lord said unto Enoch: Behold mine abode forever.
22 And Enoch also
beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and
they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of
Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them.
23 And after that
Zion was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations
of the earth were before him;
24 And there came
generation upon generation; and Enoch was high and lifted up, even in
the bosom of the Father, and of the Son of Man; and behold, the power
of Satan was upon all the face of the earth.
25 And he saw
angels descending out of heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying:
Wo, wo be untot he inhabitants of the earth.
26 And he beheld
Satan: and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole
face of the earth with darkness; and he looked up and laughed, and
his angels rejoiced.
27 And Enoch
beheld angels descending out of heaven, bearing testimoney of the
Father and the Son; and the Holy Ghost fell on many, and they were
cuaght up by the powers of heaven into Zion.
28 And it came to
pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people,
and he wept; and Enoch bore record of it, saying: How is it that the
heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the
mountains?
29 And Enoch said
unto the Lord: How is it that thou canstweep, seeing thou art holy,
and from all eternity to all eternity?
30 And were it
possible that man could number the particles of the earth, yea,
millions of earths like this, it would not be a beginning to the
number of thy creations; and thy curtains are stretched out still;
and yet thou art there, and thy bosom is there; and also thou art
just; thou art merciful and kind forever;
31 And thou hast
taken Zion to thine own bosom, from all thy creations, from all
eternity to all eternity to all eternity; and naught but peace,
justice, and truth is the habituation of they throne; and mercy shall
go before thy face and have no end; how is it thou canst weep?
32 The Lord said
unto Enoch: Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of
mine own hands, andI gave unto them their knowldege, in the day I
created them; and in the Garden of Edan, gave I unto man his agency;
33 And unto they
brethren have I said, and also given commanment, that they should
love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but
behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood;
34 And the fire
of mine indignation is kindled against them; and in my hot
dispeleasure will I send in the floods upon them, for my fierce anger
is kindled against them.
35 Behold, I am
God; Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Counsel is my name; and
Endless and Eternal is my name, also.
36 Wherefore, I
can stretch forth mine hands and hold all the creations which I have
made; and mine eye can pierce them also, and among all the
workmanship of mine hands there has not been so great wickedness as
among thy brethren.
37 But behold,
their sins shall be upon the heads of their fathers; Satan shall be
their father, and misery shall be their doom; and the whole heavens
shall weep over them, even al the workmanship of mine hands;
wherefore should not the heavens weep, seeing these shall suffer?
38 But behold,
these which thine eyes are upon shall perish in the floods; and
behold, I will shut them up; a prison have I prepared for them.
39 And that which
I have chosen hath pled before my face. Wherefore, he suffereth for
their sins; inasmuch as they will repent int he day that my Chosen
shall return unto me, and until that day they shall be in torment;
40 Wherefore, for
this shall the heavens weep, yea, and all the workmanship mine hands.
41 And it came to
pass that Lord spake unto Enoch, and told Enoch all the doings of the
children of men; wherefore Enoch knew, and looked upon their
wickedness, and their misery, and wept and stretched forth his arms,
and his heart swelled wide as eternity; and his bowels yearned; and
all eternity shook.
42 And Enoch also
saw Noah, and his family; that the posterity of all the sons of Noah
should be saved with a temporal salvation;
43 Wherefore
Enoch saw that Noah built an ark; and that Noah built an ark; and
that the Lord smiled upon it, and held it in his own hand; but upon
the residue of the wicked the floods came and swallowed them up.
44 And as Enoch
saw this, he had bitternes sof soul, and wept over his brethren, and
said unto the heavens: I will refuse to be comforted; but the Lord
said unto Enoch: Lift up your heart, and be glad; and look.
45 And it came to
pass that Enoch looked; and from Noah, he beheld all the families of
the earth; and he cried unto the Lord, saying: When shall theday of
the Lord come? When shall the day of the Lord come? When shall the
blood of the Righteous be shed, that all they that mourn may be
sanctified and have eternal life?
46 And the Lord
said: It shall be in the meridian of time, in the days of wickedness
and vengeance.
47 And behold,
Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh;
and his sould rejoiced, saying: The Righteous is lifted up, and the
Labm is slain from the foundation of the world; and through faith I
am in the bosom of the Father, and behold, Zion is with me.
48 And it came to
pass that Enoch looked upon the earth; and he heard a voice from the
bowels thereof, saying : Wo, wo is me, the mother of men; I am
pained, I am werary, because of the wickedness of my children. When
shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which is gone forht
out of me? When will my Creator sanctify me, that I may rest, and
righteousness for a season abide upon my face?
49 And when Enoch
heard the earht mourn, he wept, and cried unto the Lord, saying: O
Lord, wilt thou not have compassion upon the earth? Wilt thou not
bless the children of Noah?
50 And it came to
pass that Enoch continued his cry unto the Lord, saying: I ask thee,
O Lord, int he name of thine Only Begotten, even Jesus Christ, that
thou wilt have mercy upon Noah and hsi seed, that the earth might
never more be covered by the floods.
51 And the Lord
could not withhold; and he covenanted with Enoch, and sware unto him
with an oath, that he would stay the floods; that he would call upon
the children of Noah;
52 And he sent
forth an unalterable decree, that a remnant of his seed should always
be found among all nations, while the earth should stand;
53 And the Lord
said: Blessed is he through whose seed Messiah shall come; for he
saith—I am Messiah, the King of Zion, the Rock of Heaven, which is
broad as eternity; whoso cometh in at the gate and climbeth up by me
shall never fall; wherefore, blessed are they of whom I have spoken,
for they shall come forth with songs of everlasting joy.
54 And it came to
pass that Enoch cried unto the Lord, saying: When the Son of Man
cometh int he flesh, shall the earth rest? I pray thee, show me these
things.
55 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;
56 And he heard a
loud voice; and the heavens were veiled; and all the creations of God
mourned; and the earth groaned; and the rocks were rent; and the
saints arose, and were crowned at the right hand of the Son of Man,
with crowns of glory;
57 And as many of
the spirits as were in prison came forth, and stood on the right hand
of God; and the remainder were reserved in chains of darkness until
the judgment of the great day.
58 And again
Enoch wept and cried unto the Lord, saying: When shall the earth
rest?
59 And Enoch
beheld the Son of Man ascend up unto the Father; and he called unto
the Lord, saying: Wilt thou not come again upon the earth? Forasmuch
as thou art God, and I know thee, and thou hast sworn unto me, and
commanded me that I should ask in the name of thine Only Begotten;
thou ahs made me, and given unto me a right to thy throne, and not of
myself, but through thine own grace; wherefore, I ask thee if thou
wilt not come again on the earth.
60 And the Lord
said unto Enoch: As I live, even so will I come in the last days, in
the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have
made unto you concerning the children of Noah;
61 And the day
shall come that the earth shall rest, but before that day the heavens
shall be darkened, and a veil of darkness shall cover the earth; and
the heavens shall shake, and also the earth; and great tribulations
shall be among the children of men, but my people will I preserve;
62 And
righteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send
forth out of the earth, to bear testimony of mine Only Begotten; his
resurrection form the dead; yea, and also the resurrection of all
men; and righteousness and truth will I cause to sweep the earth as
with a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four quarters of the
earth, unto a place which I shall prepare, an Holy City, that my
people may gird up their loins, and be looking forth for the time of
my coming; for there shall be my tabernacle, and it shall be called
Zion, a New Jerusalem.
63 And the Lord
said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there,
and we ill receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we
will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and
we will kiss each other;
64 And there
shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out
of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a
thousand years the earth shall rest.
65 And it came to
pass that Enoch saw the day of the coming of the son of Man, in the
last days, to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a
thousand years.
66 But before
that day he saw great tribulations among the wicked; and he also saw
the sea, that it was troubled, and men's hearts failing them, lookign
forth with fear for the judgments of the Almighty God, which should
come upon the wicked.
67 And the Lord
showed Enoch all things, even unto the end of the world; and he saw
the day of the righteous, the hour of their redemption, and received
a fulness of joy;
68 And all the
days of Zion, in the days of Enoch, were three hundred and sixty-five
years.
69 And Enoch and
all his people walked with God, and he dwelt in the midst of Zion;
and it came to pass that Zion was not, for God received it up into
his own bosom; and from thence went forth the saying, ZION IS FLED.
