Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Fayette, New York, January 2, 1831. The occasion was a conference of the Church.
1-6, Christ created all
things; 7-8, He is in the midst of His Saints, who will soon see Him; 9-12, All
flesh is corrupted before Him; 13-22, He has reserved a land of promise for is
Saints in time and in eternity; 23-27, The Saints are commanded to be one and
esteem each other as brethren; 28-29, Wars are predicted; 30-33, The Saints are
to be given power from on high and to go forth among all nations; 34-42, The
Church is commanded to car for the poor and needy and to seek the riches of
eternity.
1 Thus saith the Lord
your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the
seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;
2 The same which
knoweth all things, for all things are present before mine eyes;
3 I am the same which
spake, and the world was made, and all things came by me.
4 I am the same which
have taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom; and verily, I say, even as
many as have believed in my name, for I am Christ, and in mine own name, by the
virtue of the blood which I have spilt, have I pleaded before the Father for
them.
5 But behold, the residue
of the wicked have I kept in chains of darkness until the judgment of the great
day, which shall come at the end of the earth;
6 And even so will I cause
the wicked to be kept, that will not hear my voice but harden their hearts, and
wo, wo, wo, is their doom.
7 But behold, verily,
verily, I say unto you that mine eyes are upon you. I am in your midst and ye
cannot see me;
8 Buy the day soon cometh that ye shall see me, and know that I
am; for the veil of darkness shall soon be rent, and he that is not purified
shall not abide the day.
9 Wherefore, gird up
your loins and be prepared. Behold, the kingdom is yours, and the enemy shall
not overcome.
10 Verily I say unto
you, ye are clean, but not all; and there is none else with whom I am well
pleased.
11 For all flesh is
corrupted before me; and the powers of darkness prevail upon the earth, among
the children of men, in the presence of all the hosts of heaven—
12 Which causeth
silence to reign, and all eternity is pained, and the angels are down the
earth, to gather the tares that they may be burned; and, behold, the enemy is
combined.
13 And now I show unto
you a mystery, a thing which is had in secret chambers, to bring to pass even
your destruction in process of time, and ye knew it not;
14 But now I tell it
unto you, and ye are blessed, not because of your iniquity, neither your hearts
of unbelief; for verily some of you are guilty before me, but I will be
merciful unto your weakness.
15 Therefore, be ye
strong from henceforth; fear not, for the kingdom is yours.
16 And for your
salvation I give unto you a commandment, for I have heard your prayers, and the
poor have complained before me, and the rich have I made, and all flesh is
mine, and I am no respecter of persons.
17 And I have made the
earth rich, and behold it is my footstool, wherefore, again I will stand upon
it.
18 And I hold forth and
deign to give unto you greater riches, even a land of promise, a land flowing
with milk and honey, upon which there shall be no curse when the Lord cometh;
19 And I will give it
unto you for the land of your inheritance, if you seek it with all your hearts.
20 And this shall be my
covenant with you, ye shall have it for the land of your inheritance, and for
the inheritance of your children forever, while the earth shall stand, and ye
shall possess it again in eternity, no more to pass away.
21 But, verily I say
unto you that in time ye shall have no king nor ruler, for I will be your king
and watch over you.
22 Wherefore, hear my
voice and follow me, and you shall be a free people, and ye shall have no laws
but my laws when I come, for I am your lawgiver, and what can stay my hand?
23 But, verily I say
unto you, teach one another according to the office wherewith I have appointed
you;
24 And let every man
esteem his brother as himself, and practice virtue and holiness before me.
25 And again I say unto
you, let every man esteem his brother as himself.
26 For what man among
you having twelve sons, and is no respecter of them, and they serve him
obediently, and he saith unto the one: Be thou clothed in robes and sit thou
here; and to the other: Be thou clothed in rags and sit thou there—and looketh upon his sons and
saith I am just?
27 Behold, this I have
given unto you as a parable, and it is even as I am. I say unto you, be one;
and if ye are not one ye are not mine.
28 And again, I day
unto you that the enemy in the secret chambers seeketh your lives.
29 Ye hear of wars in
far countries, and you say that there will soon be great wars in far countries,
but ye know not the hearts of men in your own land.
30 I tell you these
things because of your prayers; wherefore, treasure up wisdom in your bosoms,
lest the wickedness of men reveal these things unto you by their wickedness, in
a manner which shall speak in your ears with a voice louder than that which shall
shake the earth; but if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.
31 And that ye might
escape the power of the enemy, and be gathered unto me a righteous people,
without spot and blameless—
32 Wherefore, for this
cause I gave unto you the commandment that ye should go to the Ohio; and there I
will give unto you my law; and there you shall be endowed with power form on
high;
33 And form thence,
whosoever I will shall go forth among all nations, and it shall be told them
what they shall do; for I have a great work laid up in store, for Israel shall
be saved, and I will lead them whithersoever I will, and no power shall stay my
hand.
34 And now, I give unto
the church in these parts a commandment, that certain men among them shall be
appointed, and they shall be appointed by the voice of the church;
35 And they shall look
to the poor and the needy, and administer to their relief that they shall not
suffer; and send them forth to the place which I have commanded them;
36 And this shall be
their work, to govern the affairs of the property of this church.
37 And they that have
farms that cannot be sold, let them be left or rented as seemeth them good.
38 See that all things
are preserved; and when men are endowed with power from on high and sent forth,
all these things shall be gathered unto the bosom of the church.
39 And if ye seek the
riches which it is the will of the Father to give unto you, ye shall be the
richest of all people, for ye shall have the riches of eternity; and it must
needs be that the riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride,
lest ye become as the Nephites of old.
40 And again, I say
unto you a commandment, that every man, both elder, priest, teacher, and also
member, go to with his might, with the labor of his hands, to prepare and
accomplish the things which I have commanded.
41 And let your preaching
be the warning voice, every man to his neighbor, in mildness and in meekness.
42 And go ye out from
among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the
Lord. Even so. Amen.
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