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PREFACE. V
Jews of old, to irretrievable delusion, and bring upon themselves swift de-
struction without a remedy.
14. Let any candid pcojjie, endowud with a common share of discernment,
seriously examine the signs of the times, and view the many wonderful
events and extraordinary changes that are constantly taking place in the mor-
al, religious and political world, as well as in the natural elements, through
the operations of Providence, and they cannot but consider the present age
as commencing the most extraordinary and momentous era that ever took
place on earth.
15. These remarkable events evidently forebode a most important revolu-
tion ; — a revolution which, in its progress, will overturn and break in pieces
all the systems of man's invention, which are founded in the corrupt and ty-
rannical principles of heatlien and antichristian darkness, though never so
highly sanctioned by age and the authority of great and splendid names.
16. Perhaps this will be granted by many, who will yet cling to certain
theological tenets, which have been established for many ages, as the funda-
mental principles of the christian religion, by nearly all its professors. But
we would ask. What evidence have they that these principles did not origi-
nate in antichristian or heathen darkness .-" And have they any assurance of
safety in the revolution which divine Providence has begun in the world ?
Or that it will not finally break in pieces and scatter all such religious plnn-
ciples to the winds, so that no place can be found for them .'' (See Dan. ii. 35.)
17. Many things contained in this book, will doubtless appear new and
strange, and at variance with the general opinions of mankind. But is that
any proof that they are not important and unchangeable truths.'' Can any
reasonable man believe that God has already revealed Himself in his full-
ness.'' Dare any mortal beings attempt to limit the holy One, and declare
that He never will and never can make any further revelation of his mind
and will to his rational creatures than what is contained in the Bible.'' Who
can be so presumptuous .''
18. Whence arises the opinion that there is no further revelation from God
ever to be looked for .'' Surely not from the sacred scriptures, nor from sound
reason : for these declare that the works of the Great First Cause are con-
tinually increasing. Do not all the elements of nature, with all their pow-
ers, and the physical and intellectual powers and faculties of man, continue
to be more and more developed and brought to light.' And shall the spirit-
ual powers and light of divine truth alone remain stationary, and no further
increase of knowledge be given on these subjects, in comparison of which
all natural and earthly things sink into insignificance .' Who cannot see the
absurdity of such an idea.'
19. The scriptures declare that. In the last days, God will pour out his spir-
it upon all flesh ; and great signs and wonders and increasing light shall fol-
low. (See Joel ii. 28 to 32, and Acts ii. 17.) Although this prophecy was
applied, by the apostle Peter, to the events which took place at the day of
Pentecost; yet it was evidently but in part fulfilled ; for it was declared, ev-
en in the days of Christ's first appearing, that they knew but in part, and
prophesied in part; and that there would be a more perfect work in his sec-
VI PREFACE.
Olid coming. Also that the earth should be "full of the knowledge of the
Lord as the waters cover the sea." And of Christ, the Prince"of Peace it is
said, "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,
to order and establish it with judgment and justice." (Isa. ix. 7.)
20. How can these scriptures be fulfilled, unless a further revelation of
divine power, wisdom and light be manifested to tlie human race .'' Surely
these prophecies must take place on earth, and divine judgment must and
will bring them to pass, and divine justice be' established throughout the
world.
21. Let no one imagine that the matters contained in the following pages,
are cunningly devised fables, or the inventions of man or woman. We have
not only been eye and ear witnesses, but even feeling witnesses of the spirit
of these divine communications, and well know that neither the inspired
writer of the Book, nor the inspired writers of the witnesses thereof, were
capable of framing or devising these things of themselves, and that nothing
short of the spiritual anointing of heavenly power and wisdom could enable
them to bring forth these sacred writings now to be revealed to the world.
22. Therefore they will, most^surely, yet be found by all the'race of man,
to be weighty and solemn realities, of eternal importance to all souls; and
well will it be for all such as make a wise use thereof.
23. That all, into whose hands this sacred Book may come, may^be induced
to read without prejudice, judge with candor, and conscientiously decido
in such a manner as they can answer to the Eternal Judge of all, and as will
be for their own best good here, and their immortal welfare through an end-
less eternity, is the sincere desire and fervent prayer of the true friends and
well wishers to all mankind.
Seth Y. Wells. ") p ,.
Calvin Green. )
CONTENTS.
Page.
Introdiirtory Address by the holy Angel of God .... xvii
A Roll from the Eternal Two in One . .... xviii
PART I.
The Call of God to the inspired writer. He instructeth his chosen peo-
ple in their duty toward the children of men, &c. . . . . 1
Continuation of the word of God. He declareth his judgments upon
the inhabitants of the earth, and showeth that they are for a merci-
ful purpose. He warneth his people against the spirit of enmity 5
The judgments of God declared upon Arabia and other parts of the
earth. He showeth the justice and equality of his ways . . 8
Judgments denounced upon the ships ot the sea, and upon those engag-
ed in unrighteous traffic. The blood shed by warring nations recom-
pensed upon themselves. The humble and penitent shall find blessing
and mercy ........... 1.5
Declaration and confirmation of the holy Angel of prophetic Light, to
the subject of the preceding chapter respecting war ... 20
The great day of the Lord foretold. He reproveth infidelity, and the
hypocrisy of carnal professors, and declareth his judgments against
them. Christ hath come in his glory, as a refiner, to sit in judgment
and purify his people ......... 23
Proclamation of the salvation of God by the holy Archangel. He de-
clareth the overthrow of the antichristian power. The Son of God
declareth the manner of his second coming. He reproveth the sloth-
fulness and darkness of the professors of Christianity. God will judge
the great whore of Babylon, &,c. ....... 30
Vain are the labors of man to comprehend the mysteries of God by nat-
ural wisdom. God will reveal his hidden mysteries to none but the
simple and innocent babes of Zion : He reproves the many sins and
secret abominations of the world. A promise of mercy to the humble
and penitent ........... 34
The inhabitants of the earth reb-uked for their sins and abominations.
The judgment seat of Christ proclaimed, where all souls shall be
judged ............ 38
Man, in a state of nature, is like wild uncultivated land, whidh must
be subdued before it is fit to receive good seed : so must the heart
of man be subdu(!d by confession and repentance, before the seed
of the gospel can be planted and profitably cultivated in it ., .. 41
VIII CONTENTS.
The standing word of God for present and future generations. The
standard of obedience, according to divine appointment, the only
means of access to God. Tlie full of Lucifer (now called Satan) was
by his disobedience .......... 45
The prophet Isaiah's address. The law of God shall go forth from Zi-
on to all nations, and all shall be judged thereby. The Lord will de-
stroy the wickedness of man from oft' the earth, and cause the right-
eous to flourish .......... 50
God will reward the workers of iniquity according to their deeds. Sal-
vation can only be obtained through Christ, in the order of his second
coming in his glory. The only door of entrance into Christ's kingdoin
made manifest ........... 54
The true doctrines of the gospel cannot be mistaken : All must be for-
saken and given up for Christ; the carnal life of sin, &c. The man-
ner of Christ's coming ; He cannot be seen by the world of mankind 60
All the works of God are progressive. The New Creation shall be
beautiful and glorious; and as the old creation was brought to maturi-
ty- by progressive degrees; so with the new; it shall be gradually
peopled from spiritual Parents . . . . . . . .66
A solemn warning from the Almighty to his people, to treasure up stores
of spiritual gifts, to support themselves and others in time of famine 70
God reproveth the murmurings of his people respecting the dispensa-
tion of his gifts. He hath given them in wisdom and justice, and re-
quireth a faithful improvement thereof, and each one shall be rewarded
according to his works ......... 73
The natural man, by his own wisdom, is unable to judge the work of
God. Reproof of the haughty and self-exalted for their oppression of
their fellow men, and the poor, and those whom they consider as their
inferiors. Equal justice shall be measured to all souls . . .75
A declaration of God's wrath and judgments against the inhabitants of
the earth for their wickedness. His warning to the children of Zion
to come out from the world and look not back, lest they fall under
judgment ............ 81
The words of Solomon the son of David. The true meaning of the
work he was called to do, declared. All will be spiritually fulfilled
in the kingdom of Christ, established in the present dispensation . 84
Solomon declares the uprightness of his youth, and tlie manifestations
of Wisdom to him : That the peace and glory of his kingdom were
typical of the beauty, honor and glory of the everlasting kingdom of
righteousness and peace, revealed by Christ, the Son of God, in this
latter day 88
* Famines predicted. Election and reprobation explained. Of regene-
ation 94
PAIIT II.
The Lord reproves his people for unbelief and unfaithfulness, their dis-
obedience and disorderly conduct : He warns them to repent and be
examples to the world, of love and union, peace and harmony . 99
The earth shall be renewed, the deserts and waste places shall be re-
plenished and made fruitful. Judgments declared against o(ipression
and slavery. The state of the oppr(;ssor and oppressed shall be re-
versed hereafter ....... 105
A chapter inspired by the holy Angel of prophetic Light, in confirma-
tion of the preceding one ...... 110
♦ This chapter should have been the iiintli instead of the twenty second. Eds.
CONTENTS. IX
A severe reproof of tlir, oppressors of God's people, and of tlie ricli and
haughty, vvlio oppress tlie poor and needy. The pride and haugtiness
of man shall be brought low, and the meek exalted . . 113
The judgments of God declared against the abominations of the wicked.
Mankind called to fee! tiieir dependence on God for all their enjoy-
ments. God will destroy the inventions of man from the earth, and
bring the cliildreii of men to righteousness and purity, and to a one-
ness of feeling in all things ........ 118
The high and exalted ideas of the Jews concerning the first appearing
of Christ, was the cause of their unbelief and opposition ; so in his
second coming, will the expectations of mankind be disappointed, and
great will be their opposition ....... 122
God's love for all souls. His mercy to the repenting prodigal, while the
self-righteous find no favor. All are invited to seek the favor of God,
to be stript of the filthy garments of sin, and be clothed with right-
eousness .-.•.•.•.•. 129
Tlie word of God will stand forever. His way is plainly marked out
for all who walk in it. Wo to those who reject it. Judgments against
opposers .•.-.•.•.■. 135
Declaration of the work of God to his people. Why no man can see
the face of God and live. They who die to sin, shall see the face of
God and hear his voice. God is one, and the head and members of
his body are one. All souls must become one with his body, or never
find redemption from all sin. ........ 137
The natural body a figure of the spiritual. The members of the one
body of Christ must be mutually useful to each other ; like as tiie mem-
bers of the natural body mutually assist and support each other . 142
An exhortation to gather up and save every word and gift of God, to feed
andnourish hungry souls. The natural and spiritual elements of man.
The final state of all souls must be decided in this dispensation . 145
The children of men, in this day, being more wicked than those de-
stroyed by the deluge, cannot escape the judgments of God, who will
destroy the old earth by the divine fire which is already kindled, and
people the new earth in his own likeness ..... 150
The mysteries of God revealed to babes. The natural creation of male
and female, a figure of the spiritual. The spiritual Parentage reveal-
ed in its true order .......... 153
The miracles of Christ's first appearing, typical of those to be wrought
in his second advent, in healing all manner of spiritual infirmities,
giving spiritual life, &c. ........ 156
The gospel shall be published to all nations; the time hath come and
the work hath commenced. The mysteries of God cannot be known
till the appointed times, and blessed are the wise who wail God's
time, for they only shall understand ...... 158
The old creation a figure or shadow of the new and spiritual creation 161
As the natural earth is improved and beautified by cultivation; so shall
the new earth be brought to perfection by the cultivator. God re-
quires all to earn their food, both natural and spiritual. None but the
willing and obedient shall inherit the blessing of God . . . 163
The selfish nature of man debars him from the union of the body of
Christ. The whole family of Christ is one. All must be given up to
become of his family ......... 168
The nature of man shall be beaten in pieces by the judgments of God,
until there remains no power of resistance against his will. The hy-
pocrisy of professing to own Christ as their king; yet serving his en-
CONTENTS.
einy. God will have but one kingdom and one king to rule over the
earth, &c. ........... 171
Concerning the true nature of the Lord's supper .... 174
Concerning washing feet. The hire of the laborer, and the beast of
Antichrist 176
PART III.
Preliminarj' note by the Editors . . . , . . . 181
Introduction by the luily Angel ....... 182
Interpretation of the vision of the souls of them that were slain for the
word of God «fcc. None are true martyrs of Christ who are not slain,
as to the life of fallen nature and the spirit of the world &c. . 183
A communication from the holy Angel of prophetic Light, giving further
illustration of the wonder seen in heaven by Saint John, concerning
the woman clothed with the sun, and of her offspring, «&c. . . 188
Address of the holy Angel, and of the apostle John to the inspired writ-
er. The voice of God to the inhabitants of the earth. The time of
his judgments near. The true sign of the coming of Christ in his
glory, and the two witnesses explained ...... 196
Address to the worldly minded, who boast of their pleasures; yet trust
in the merits of Clirist for salvation. God by his judgments, will sub-
due all these things and bring in everlasting righteousness . . 203
The Lord hath no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Those who will
not be reformed by judgments, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
His judgments on Babylon. Man must overcome the world in himself,
or he cannot be accepted of God ....... 209
Binding of the dragon explained. False doctrines of Satan among the
followers of Christ cast out by the manifestation of divine light,
whereby Satan hath been bound ; but will again be loosed by the spir-
it of apostacy, &c. .......... 212
Souls must be cut off from the carnal life of nature, before they can be
prepared for the living building of God. The order and glory of the
New Jerusalem. The true work of judgment declared, which God
is able and will accomplish ........ 218
The figurative import of the twelve tribes of Israel explained. The
spiritual meaning of (urcumcision. The true work of judgment in the
witnesses of God ; here all souls must be judged in righteousness . 222
Some explanation of John's vision of the bottomless pit, locusts, scorpi-
ons, »fcc. ............ 226
Explanation of the mystery of the little book which the Angel gave to
the beloved apostle to eat, and concerning the mystery of godliness 230
The mystery of the holy City, New Jerusalem explained. Man nmst
come out of his fallen nature and be purified before he can dwell there-
in, &c. ............ 237
Explanation of the work of the four Angels of judgment, «fcc. . . 243
Some explanations of the seven vials of the wrath of God, «fcc. . 251
The apostle's address to the writer, with instructions, and some further
explanations of the subject of the preceding chapter, «fcc. . . 258
Supplement to the preceding chapter by tlie editors .... 265
CONTENTS. XI
No power is able to rob God of his glory- He created man for his own
honor and glory, and will accomplish his purpose. The manifesta-
tion of the love of God to his creatures ..... 267
Man must abase himself to glurify God : The great mistake of souls who
think to honor God by exalting themselves. Concluding address of
the apostle John ....... 271
PAET IV.
Introduction by the hcly Angel . . . ■ • 275
God declareth his creative power and its order : The creation of man,
male and female, in the image of God, a figure of the spiritual Parents
of the new creation .....-• 277
The figurative import of the types and offerings under the law, must be
fulfilled in the gospel, by the confession of sin, and bv a pure and ho-
ly life ■ . . 234
The day is hastening when God will dispense his righteous judgments
to all souls, according to their works. A full sacrifice is required to
find God's acceptance. He will reject those who flinch at a full cross.
All must have a free choice . . . ■ ■ 289
The sacred book of the Ancient of days revealed. The Angel en-
courages and instructs the inspired writer. The creation and order of
the new heavens and earth, &;c. ..... 297
The judgments of Gud declared, w-hich in all ages have followed those
who slight ills solemn warnings, and especially upon persecutors.
Witness the days ol Noah, and of Pharaoh king of Egypt . 303
Great signs and wonders are not designed to compel souls to obedience ;
for all must be tried and found faithful ere they can enter the promis-
ed rest. God's work was never intended to exalt the lofty and aspir-
ing sense of man ........ 309
The first work of souls in the gospel, is honestly to confess their sins;
&c. The types in the figurative dispensation prefigure the various
stages of the work of this latter day and final dispensation of God to
fallen man ........ 316
An illustration of the true order of confessing sin, which is declared in
the preceding chapter to be the first w'ork of the soul in the gospel,
supported by scripture and figurative representation . . 321
The wilderness of America was discovered by the Providence of God,
to be the field for the manifestation of Christ in the female, &c. 330
A solemn warning not to be found fighting against God, whose work is
out of sight of human wisdom. A reproof of unclean souls who seek
God in hypocrisy. He will reward all souls with a just recompense 33.5
The reasonableness and importance of the office of the Mother, in the
spiritual regeneration declared. The effects of the testimony con-
cerning the Parentage of the new creation . . . 338
Remarks of the inspired writer, introductory to the following spiritual
communication ....... 344
The word of the holy Angel ..... 345
Words of the holy Angel concerning the necessity of the following
communication ....... 346
The creation of God designed for his own honor and the happiness of
his creatures. The formation and progressive operations of natural
and divine light. Christ the divine light and sun of eternal bright-
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ness. i\Ian fell from his first rectitude by violating tlie law of obedi-
ence ........ 347
The integrity and obedience of Jesus Christ in temptations. The work
of regeneration established oy the obedience of the second Adam and
Eve. The true liglit of day is now manifested . . . 353
Additional exphuiiition of the vision of St. John, recorded in his reve-
lations ; referred to in the preceding chapter of tJiis book . . 360
The way of God is plain and easy, but unalterable, and cannot be scan-
ned by the high and lofty. The state of souls not altered by leaving
the body. The way of God is fair and equal . . . 364
Closing of the present address of the God of heaven to the nations of
the earth. God declareth his great mercy in revealing this his word,
and the solemn responsibility of souls who hear it, &c. . . 370
PART V.
Introduction ........ 377
The Savior declareth himself to be one with the Father, and the only-
way to God. He showetli tlie impossibility of being his followers, and
at the same time, following the corrupt principles of the world, and
bringing forth the fruits of sin . . . .... 377
The Savior declareth that the time is come for the mysteries of godliness
to be clearly revealed. All must become like little ciiildren. The
heavenly Parentage clearly revealed. The true character and work of
their children described ...... 383
As the order of the old creation was not completed until the woman was
brought forth and set in her order; so also the new creation was not
completed until the female spirit was brought forth and placed in her
order, in Christ, as the second Eve ..... 38ri
Tlie work of the Savior is to purify souls. His compassionate prayer for
a lost world. He exhorteth all to repentance. He warns them against
idohiiry ........ 394
All souls, after hearing the gospel, are left to their own free choice.
The nature of the resurrection declared. The harvest of the world.
Souls coming to the Savior, must be purified from all iniquity . 398
The kingdom of heaven cometh not by observation. Those who wil-
lingly embrace the cross, shall be kings and priests unto God. A sol-
emn warning to all to beware how they treat the simple work of God 404
An Angel of heaven is now flying through the earth, with the everlast-
ing gospel, to be preached to all nations. Those who disbelieve in
this day, will be far more guilty than the Jews who rejected Christ in
his first appearing .......... 410
Introduction by the Angel. The apostle P(;ter's address. He showetli
the attainments and deficicnces in the dispensation of Christ's first
appearance, and the superior attainments of his second appearance 418
The apostle's warning to hasten and fulfill the requirements of God. The
strong enemy of souls is not conquered by great and mighty displays,
but by simple obedience. His fervent exhortation. Witness of the
Angei 424
The word and testimony of the beloved apostle James. Introduction by
the Angel. The apostle shows the nature and certainty of t lie work of
God, in this great day of divine light and power, and warns all to be-
ware how they treat it ........ . 427
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Testimony of the beloved tipostle Pan!. The apostle declares his expe-
rience and attainments on earth, in tlie dispensation of the first ap-
pearing of Christ tiie Savior ........ 431
TJie apostle siiows his state and experience in the spiritual world, and
aivcs his testiinonv of the manner and work of the coming of Christ
in and with the Bride 434
A witness from the Anjiel of prophetic Light respecting the apostles . 44(1
The testimony of Simon called Zelotes. A witness of the work of God
in the first and second appearing of Christ. His solemn warning and
exhortation to works of faith and humility ..... 441
Testimony of the beloved apostle Jiide. The apostle declares that a sure
foundation is laid in the spiritual Parentage, for all souls to build upon,
and that the work of this dispensation shall never be overthrown. The
blessed effects of the work of God in this day, &c. .... 446
Testimony of the apostle James surnamed the Just. The apostle's faith
and confidence in the present work of God. The liberty of the soul
is freedom from the bondage of sin. Importance of order and obedi-
ence. Natural and earthly accomplishments do not fit souls for the
kingdom of heaven ......... .4.51
Concerning the profitable use and great abuse of letter learning. Pa-
rents responsible for the moral cultivation of their offspring . . 456
The gospel of Christ's second coming, according to St. Matthew. His
testimony of the work of the first and second appearing of Christ . 462
The testimony of St. Mark. He declares that the present work of Christ's
second appearing is the only way whereby souls can find acceptance
with God. He exhorts souls to embrace the cross in humility and
childlike simplicity, &c. ........ .467
Testimony of St. Luke the Evangelist : Luke solemnly warns all against
denying the Deity. He declares their awful slate in eternity, and ex-
horts them to repentance ........ .471
Testimony of St. Bartholomew the apostle. The apostle warns all souls
not to be like the rebellious Jews, and reject the work of God in this
day, to their destruction. All will be judged according to their works 473
Testimony of the apostle Philip. The apostle decl.-ires his full confi-
dence in the perfect work of Christ's second appearing, and boldly ex-
horts all immediately to set about the work of subduing the man of
sin . . . ' 478
Testimony of the apostle Andrew. Tlie apostle expresses his own hu-
mility, and shows that the work of Christ's first appearing was humil-
iating to the lofty sense of man ; and that none need expect it to be
any less so in his second appearing ...... 481
Testimony of the apostle Thomas. All are invited to come and prove
the truth of Christ's doctrine for themselves. The great stumbling
block and rock of offence to the unbelieving world is Mother . . 483
Testimony of the apostle Matthias. No other foundation will ever be
laid for salvation than that which is already laid, through Christ's first
and second appearing ......... 486
Testimony of Nicodemus. Acknowledgement of his error. He de-
clares his faith. Warns all against erring in like manner as he did 487
A communication from the Virgin Mary. Her character, though pure
and spotless, was greatly slandered by the wicked. She testifies her
faith, and in a special manner, acknowledges the Bride, the Mother of
the new creation .......... 489
A communication concerning Ananias and Sapphira. The death of
Ananias and Sapphira by the judgment of God, was designed for a
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solemn vvnrniiig to all who pretend to give up all ; yet deceitriilly keep
back a part ........... 4J)3
Witness of Ananias ...... ... 49.5
Witness of Sapphira .-......,, 497
PART VI.
Holy Mother Wisdom declares herself to be, in nature and essence,
One with Eternal Power. She shows the origin of her distinct order,
and her union with the great first Cause, and warns all to beware how
they treat these sacred things 501
The work of the regeneration is to be the means by which the .seed of
the woman will bruise the serpent's head, through the children of the
second Eve. The words of Solomon respecting Wisdom, applied to
the Eternal Mother 508
Holy Wisdom declares the law and order of nature given of God in the
beginning, and sliows it to be the only means by which man could ev-
er obtain the blessing and protection of God, in the natural state . 512
The subject continued, with particular instructions to females . . 516
Reasons for the indulgences permitted under the law of Moses, which
were not consistent witii the original law of nature, and which are
wholly inadmissible at the present day, &c 519
Unnatural lust and licentious debauchery were the primary causes of the
destruction of the old world, and the overthrow of Sodom and Go-
morrah, and the cutting off of the ancient inhabitants of the laud of
Canaan by the hand of Israel ....... 524
Christ, the perfect pattern of righteousness, hath opened the way of sal-
vation for all souls that will leceive it. What it is to eat the flesh and
drink the blood of the Son of man, according to Christ's saying. The
character of the followers of the Lamb ...... 532
The existence of Deity both in the order of male and female, is shown
by the general instinct of adoration in man. Mankind must be redeem-
ed by the manifestation of Christ, in the line of both male and female 537
Additional illustration of the moral law, and the order of nature and the
law of grace, declared by Holy Wisdom in the preceding chapters;
showing their true place and order. Inspired by the holy Angel of
prophetic Light. Origin of the moral law of nature. The operation
of witnesses thereof until Christ's first appearing .... 543
Christ establishes the law of grace for his followers; but arraigns man-
kind to judgment by the laws of nature which God first gave to man 548
The Church established in the perfect gospel, which admits of none who
do not travel in regeneration. But the world of mankind are arraign-
ed and calhid to judgment by the declaration of the moral law and or-
der of nature 552
The word of Motlicr Ann to the lost inhaliitants of the earth. Mother
declares her experience from her childhood, until she united with
James and Jane Wardley. The heavenly gifts she received, and in
what manner she was led to discover tiie fallen state of niankind
through the lust of the flesh .....-•• 556
Mother Ann's experience and travel in the preparatory work, until she
found bur redemption from a fallen nature. Her sulVerings in England 563.
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The perilous voj'age of Mother Ann across tlie ocean to America. Her
labors, toils and sufferings, with her little band, until the gospel was
established in this land ......... 570
The great labor and trying scenes, opposition and bitter persecution
which attended the establishment of the gospel. The untiring zeal
and undaunted perseverance of M(Hlier and her companions . . 576
Mother's revelations of the future work of God, and of the order and
laws of Zion. Her faithful instructions to all ; with special warnings
to persecutors ........... 579
Testimony of Father Josepli Meacham. Introductory words of the holy
Angel to the inspired writer. Father Joseph declares his experience
from liis childhood, iiis convictions of sin, and the divine light which
he received ; also the preparatory work which opened the way for the
second appearing of Christ ........ 587
Father Joseph testifies that the establishment of the Church, and the or-
ders, laws and regulations for the government and protection thereof,
were not the inventions of man, but wore revealed by Divine Wisdom ;
He ends svith a solemn warning ....... 593
Testimony of Mother Lucy Wright. She declares her experience in
the work of God, and bears witness to the book of Holy and Eternal
Wisdom 596
PART VII.
Testimony of the first man Adam. He declares the primitive state of
the first earthly parents, and the cause, manner and effects of their fall 601
Adam shows the manner in which he found justification in the natural
state, and wherein the sin of natural man consists. He exhorts all
men to obey the laws of God, as revealed to them, according to their
state ............ 605
The work of the second Adam could not be perfected without the sec-
ond Eve. Adam declares the work of the regeneration, and warns all
souls to obey the laws of God, as far as they are and may be revealed
to them 610
Testimony of the first woman Eve. Eve declares the nature of the fall
of man, through the influence of the first woman ; and the final resto-
ration of the fallen race through the second Eve .... 615
Eve declares her fervent desire for the salvation of all souls. The like
temptations will befall souls in the work of the gospel, as befell the
first natural parents ; and they must be saved by obedience to the re-
vealed will of God 619
Word of the holy Archangel in the name of the Lord. Concerning the
apostles and patriarchs. Encouragement to the inspired v/riter . 622
Testimony of the Patriarch Noah ....... 623
Testimony of Abraham, father of the faithful 625
Testimony of the Patriarch Isaac ....... 628
Testimony of the Patriarch Jacob ....... 632
Testimony of Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob. Introduced by the
Angel 635
Testimony of the Patriarch Simeon ....... 636
Testimony of the Patriarch Levi ......... 638
Testimony of the Patriarch Judah ....... 639
Testimonies of the Patriarchs Dan, Naphiali, Gad and Asher . . 640
XVI CONTENTS.
Testimonies of Issachar, Zebuiun, Joseph and Benjamin . . . 641
Remarks of tlie Holy Angel, together with a communication in the name
of the holy Angel of everlasting love ..... 643
Testimony of David, the ancient king of Israel. David's Introduction;
his wars against his outward enemies typified the spiritual warfare,
through Ciirist, against the enemies of the souls of men. . . 645
Souls can never come into the resurrection of eternal life, without fol-
lowing the example of Jesus Christ, in very deed, and subduing all
the vile passions of a corrupt nature, which are tiie inbred enemies of
the soul. David's explanation of Divine Worship . . . 649
David urges the importance of being duly prepared to worship God in
simplicity. ........... 653
Testimony of the inspired writer of this Book . . . 655
APPENDIX.
The several testimonies of heavenly witnesses in confirmation of the
divine word contained in the sacred pages of this Book were receiv-
ed at Holy Mount. Introduction of the inspired writer 659
The words of Holy Wisdom contained in the Roll . 661
The word of Holy and Eternal Wisdom to the mortal writer of the fol-
lowing pages, containing the words of the seven Witnesses of the
eternal truth of the savings of Divine Wisdom to the many nations of
the earth . ' . . . .663
Witness and seal of the holy and divine Savior Jesus Christ . 664
Witness and seal of blessed Mother Ann Lee . . . 666
Witness and seal of the faithful Father William Lee . . 670
Witness and seal of the beloved Father James Whittaker . . 673
Witness and seal of king Solomon, the son of David . . 675
Witness and seal of the holy Archangel of Love, who had been present
at the writing of the words of the five preceding witnesses . 679
The last and decisive word of Holy and Divine Wisdom, the Eternal
Mother, sealed by the Almighty Power, concerning their most holy
and divine word, which they, unitedly, have declared to be sent forth
to the nations of the earth ...... 680
Testimony of Rebecca Landon ..... 681
Testimony of Maria Stewart ..... 684
A Roll of Holy Wisdom's Word, illustrating the order of Deity . 636
Testimony of the Elders of the Second Family, Wisdom's Valley 691
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS BY THE HOLY ANGEL. XVII
Introductory Address of the holy Angel of God. He declares his order and
office : His call and instruction to the inspired writer, with her reply to his
question.
1. I am a holy Angel, clothed with might and power ; and thus have I de-
scended from the throne of Almighty God, as one of the proclaiming Angels,
to proclaim the word of God, and make known his mind and will unto man.
2. And thus saith the holy proclaiming Angel of God to the writer; How
long art thou willing to lengthen out the days of thy tribulation to do the
will of thy Heavenly Father, and sound his word in his most holy name?
3. Thus replies the writer; So long, O Heavenly Father, as thou hast any
pleasure in me, or seest aught in me that is worthy of such a notice as to
sound forth thy word in thy most holy name, or as long as I am worthy to be
intrusted with the durable riches which flow from thy Almighty hand; so
long, O my God, am I willing to lengthen out the days of my tribulation,
only as I can know that I do thy will, and err not in the communications
which I make unto this people in thy most holy name.
4. Arise then, O daughter of Zion, and hearken to the word of thy God.
Have I not chosen thee, saith the Lord, to be a prophetess unto Me, to sound
forth and to write my holy and eternal words unto man, in this great day of
my mighty power to mortals ?
5. O thou child, how little didst thou know of the dealings of thy God,
with thee ! Hardly didst thou know, many times, that the Lord thy God had
knowledge of thee, or was in any wise mindful of thee. But know thou, O
thou little one, in whom I am well pleased, thy ways have been continually
before my eyes.
6. Yea, I the Lord thy God, have caused thee to walk in desolate paths
and in solitary windings, drinking the waters of affliction, until thy cup, many
times, seemed full to running over; yet was the hand of the Lord thy Gcd
in this, to prove the integrity of thy heart, that thou mightest know in whom
thou didst believe, and whom thou hadst the greatest desire to serve.
7. And now, O thou chosen of the Most High, hear my words, and fear
not to believe them to be the words of the Holy God of Israel, sounded unto
thee by my holy proclaiming Angel.
8. I, the Holy and Eternal One, the Beginning and the Ending, do with my
own voice, utter forth and declare that the words which this my chosen in-
strument shall receive and write in my most holy name, are the words of a
Holy and Eternal God, sent forth from his holy and Eternal Throne, through
his Eternal Brightness, to be handed down to mortals, that they may know
that I the Lord, have descended in my mighty power and wisdom, to reveal
ray hidden mysteries, and to bring about my acts, my strange acts, that no
flesh may be able to stand before Me, or glory in their own strength.
XVIIl PRELIMINARY INTRODUCTION.
0. And now, saith the holy Angel to the writer, fear not to write the word
of God, thou chosen one, and whenever I, tlie holy Angel, do call thee to
arise and come forth to meet me and hear the word of God, fear not to come
foith; for I will never fail to meet thee according to the notice whicii I shall
give thee, and scruple not to write what shall be given thee.
10. And, saith the Angel, I will be like a wall of protection around thee,
that thou canst not err so long as thou wilt walk in perfect obedience : for no
dissembler can enter between me and thee, so long as thou art called to write
the word of God, and dost walk in perfect obedience and keep thy mind
stayed on Him and on his divine power for tliy support. And this I speak
unto thee, that thou sufter no unnecessary butfelings or scruples concerning
that which thou art called to write.
11. On the following morning the holy proclaiming Angel called upon the
writer saying, Arise, O thou instrument of the Most High, and come forth
and meet me in the holy place,* and there will I sound my words to thee,
from the rising of the sun to the setting thereof. And fear thou not, for lo, I
am with thee, and with my trumpet in my hand, will 1 safely convey unto
thee the truths of an Almighty God.
12. And now therefore, O thou instrument, I say, bow down thine ear and
listen, and give thy heart unto understanding, that thou mayest understand
the things of God aright. Arise therefore, O thou'worm of the dust, and fall
upon thy knees, and bow six times with thy face to the floor, and say within
thy heart, O Lord, what am I, that thou art mindful of me, that thou shouldst
convey unto me thy holy and eternal word .'' And when this thou hast done,
bow three times more, repeating these words :
13. Unto thee, O my God, henceforth will I bow my soul and my body, with
all my faculties, to serve thee and do thy most holy will, according as it is
made known unto me.
A Roll from the Eternal Two iu One.
Given at Jfu^dom's Valley, May 26, 1845.
After the divine communications contained in the folloicing pages were given,
the inspired writer received the following from the holy Archangel of ever-
lasting Love, which was directed to be placed as a preliminary introduction
to the book, to show the real nature and design of this sacred work.
1. Thus saith the holy Archangel ; Bow low thy soul, O thou instiunicnt
of mortal clay! and hear thou again, the words that I have to speak unto
thee, and write the same in low humiliation, and it shall be well with tliee.
The word that I have .to deliver to thee, at this time, is no other than a Roll,
received from the Jiand of the Almighty, and to be given in the name of
The Etkrnal Two in One. (See G.en. i. 2G.) [Creative Power and If'is-
dom : the source of all goodness mid truth.]
2. Thus saith the Almighty, the Beginning and llu' I'.ndiiig : Hear O caitli !
* A place set apart by direction ef tlie holy Angel, for her to retire to, and write tliese di-
vine coiuinunicatiuns. Eds.
PKFJilMINARY INTRODUCTION. XIX
and give ear all ye her inhabitants I for I your God, do speak unto you, and
my voice is to all the childron of men. Blessed are they who hearken
thereunto, and give ear by yielding obedience to my requirements ; but curs-
ed are they who reject tlie same, by turning a deaf ear to the requirements
of their God.
3. Ye who believe there is a God who made heaven and earth, the sea
and the dry land, and by his Almighty Power, created man, and the souls of
men intelligent and responsible beings, having the laws of their Creator for
the standard of their justification : I say, ye that believe this, and more than
this, that the same Almighty Being, although He waiteth long, and is full of
mercy and tender compassion towards the workmanship of his own hands,
will in due time, bring every son and daughter of Adam's posterity to strict
justice and judgment. Reflect for a moment and consider !
4. Know ye and understand, that according to the divine statements in
the book of prophecies of my ancient prophets, the time is fast hastening
and already come, for the work of the latter day to commence, and accord-
ing to scripture prophecy, it is a work which will not be believed by natural
men (in their own wisdom,) although declared unto them. (See Acts xiii.)
And now, if ye will once more hear the voice of your God, and harden not
your hearts, I will once more stretch forth my hand in mercy, and declare
unto you the latter day.
5. Beliold the day hath come ! the judgment day ! And the judges have I
seated upon thrones of judgment ; and "wJiosesoever sins they remit, they are
remitted, and whosesoever sins they retain, they are retained." (Jno. xx. 21,
22, 23, also I. Cor. vi. 3.) For the tabernacle of my mercy and justice have
I placed among men, and my Anointed do hold the keys of the kingdom, and
none can come to the Father but by them : as saith my holy Son ; " He that
receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me re-
ceiveth Him that sent me." (Jno. xiii. 20.)
6. Ye read of the day of judgment^ and many, at times, fear and tremble
in dread thereof But how little do ye understand the nature and power of
the judgment ! Ye apprehend it to be a day like unto one of your natural
days, when souls will be gathered from the four quarters of the earth and
heavens, and receive tlieir final destiny.
7. But I, your God, will make it known to you, in language plain to be
understood. Day of judgment signifies dispensation of judgvie.nt, — the har-
vest dispensation, — latter dispensation, or day of glory, which day has truly
come, and many souls have risen from the dead, and have been judged of
the deeds done in the body, and acquitted of the same, by honest confession
and true repentance. Such are harvested from the eartli, and do give glory
to the God of their salvation. Therefore it is a day of judgment, in which
souls are judged of the deeds done in the body, and will finally be rewarded
according to their works.
8. It is the day of harvest, spoken of in the vision of my servant John,
concerning the harvest of the earth ; in which the good seed shall be gather-
ed and saved, and the tares shall be burned. (See Rev. xiv. 15, 16. also Matt.
xiii. 30.) Yea, it is the latter day of glory, in which souls do give glory, and
are glorified of their Creator. It is the latter ; for there will never beanoth-
XX PRELIMINARY INTRODUCTION.
er day or dispensation given to man, wherein he may make his peace with
his Creator, if he will.
9. The views of man are dark, and the things of God enveloped in mys-
tery to mortal sight, and ever will be, until the veil is taken off, then the
things of the spirit will no longer remain a mystery; but all souls will see
eye to eye, and there will be but one faith, one Lord and one baptism, among
those who are called in the name of their God.
10. Again, saith the Lord, I would speak to those who look for the work
of the latter day to be performed in a sudden display of power and great ter-
ror. Look ye and consider if this be the vi'ay of the working of your God,
in the dispensations that are past. Was not the work of your God a pro-
gressive work, of small beginning.^ Why then do ye look for such great
outward displays of power and might in the commencement of the latter
day, seeing it is to be an inward work, performed upon the souls of men.'
11. Was not the work of the Bridegroom brought forth from a small begin-
ning, in such obscurity that none but those who were of the poor and des-
pised among men, durst believe in it.' (Jno. iii. 29.) Why then look ye for
his second coming, the day of final separation, to be performed in such splen-
dor, according to your natural views and understanding, seeing that the nat-
ural man coniprehendeth not the things of God; for they are foolishness unto
him .''
12. Previous to the first coming of the Messiah, and about that time, false
christs and false prophets arose and deceived many, as ye may see by the
counsel of Gamaliel, wherein he counseled the men of Israel concerning
their dealings with the apostles of the Lamb. (See Acts v. 34 to 40.)
13. Although there have been, and may continue to be false christs and false
prophets rising up in this, the latter day ; yet this only tends to prove the
truth and reality of the coming of the true Messiah : for truth is always met
by falsehood ; and wherever God works, his opposite is sure to work ; yet
many times under the transfiguration of an Angel of Light. So it was and
is, and will continue to be sufl^ered, until Satan has done his permitted work.
14. These things considered, it becomes necessary for souls to beware and
take heed to themselves what they intend to do concerning such things : for
if the work be of man, it will, in process of time, come to nought; "but if
it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found fighting against
God."
15. But tiie honest and sincere seekers after righteousness, whose desires
are after God and the things of God, and are willing to make any sacrifice to
obtain his favor, the same will be remembered, and their desires granted.
For the eye of a merciful God is ever upon such; and they will, in process
of time, be led into the way of truth : for there is, in all dispensations, a way
for the sincere seekers after good, to become acceptable in the sight of their
God, by living up to the best light of that dispensation.
16. And so it is now, in the present time, even while darkness covers the
earth, and gross darkness the people ; they whose desires are after good, and
who arc willing to forsake all to obtain it, they will, in process of time, sure-
ly find that City whose light will yet enlighten all nations.
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17. And now, let each and every soul who may be favored with tlie hear-
ing of this our lioiy and eternal word, out of whose mouth goeth the sword
of the testimony, examine futhfuUy its contents, and consider its principles.
And then, if ye be so minded as to seek after God, in bis holy and eternal
way, give neither peace nor rest to yoXir souls, until ye have found that
people who walk in low humiliation of soul, denying themselves of every
worldly lust, living soberly, righteously and godly in this present state of
existence.
18. Yea, a people who are each one seeking the good of his neighbor, and
not exclusively his own, who are living as members of one family, and as
the offspring of one Parentage J having all things common; possessing all
things, yet claiming nothing. A people who "neither marry nor are given
in marriage," who neither defile each other in body nor soul; but each seek-
ing to support that union which is pure and undefiled, even as the Angels do
in heaven : such are my people.
19. I say, rest not, all ye seekers after righteousness, until ye have found
this my holy people : for I declare unto you, and it is none other than the
voice of your merciful God, that there is such a people, whom I have plant-
ed with the strong hand of my power; a holy seed which shall never be
erased. And in these and through these, shall all the nations of the earth
be blessed ; yea, they shall be blessed with our holy word, and holy law,
and from thence shall they learn righteousness.
20. And this is my word, which I declare unto all nations, kindreds, tongues
and people ; and although in simple language, easy to be understood, it is no
less my holy and eternal icord: for I have declared it through the mouths of
my prophets, that I would reason with my creatures, as one man reasoneth
with another ; and that I would bring my way to the understanding of the
weakest capacity, that the way-faring man, though a fool, need not (igno-
rantly) err therein.
21. And for this reason have we chosen the unlearned, through whom to
convey this our holy and durable word to mortals, that they might write the
same in their own simple language, unembellished with a style above the
capacity of common readers, that the meaning might easily be comprehend-
ed by all classes of people. And this is wisdom, saith your God: even so
let it be. Amen.
22. Thus saith the holy Angel ; I the holy Angel, do witness this word, in
the name of the Eternal Two in One, to be faithfully written and brought to
mortal view ; to which I feel a mind to add a few words in my own name.
23. Mankind, through the reign of antichristian darkness, have sought to
serve their God in worldly splendor, that they might become honorable
among men, and be every where spoken well of; but this, )'ou must remem-
ber, is in direct opposition to the operation of the spirit of the true Christ;
therefore it is antichrist ; and under this reign have souls, for many centuries,
sought to worship God. But you will remember that the works of the true
Christ are made manifest through great simplicity, and none but the simple
and child-like, who are willing to become fools for Christ's sake and the
gospel, (See I. Cor. iv. 10.) can ever worship God in an acceptable manner
in his sight.
XXII PRELIMINARY INTRODUCTION.
24. And j'ou that are looking for the works of the latter day, if ye ever ex-
pect to be benefited thereby, you must bring your haughty spirits to be will-
ing to receive "the kingdom of heaven as a little child:" for in no other
spirit can ye receive it. For as easily might men and women come forth
and be born into this world in full stature, as that souls could be born of the
Spirit and the Bride, except they first become as little children, for the king-
dom of heaven's sake.
25. If ye were told by your fellows, or in any other way, that there had
been a book given to mortals, by divine inspiration, in the name of the Lord
of hosts, if ye believed it, ye would immediately be led to look for some
great and wonderful display of power and might. But 1 tell you not so ;
although the word of God is powerful and mighty to every soul that receives
and obeys it, to the pulling down of the strong holds of Satan; yet it will
appear foolishness to the wise and exalted of this world. (See I. Cor. ii. 14.)
26. Sincerely desiring the prosperity and eternal welfare of all the human
fomily, in}' word and witness are thus euded. (Compare the Father's wit-
ness. Jno. v. 37, <fe viii. 18.)
VOLUME I.
COMPRISING PARTS I, II, III & IV, OF
THE WORD OF GOD EEVEALED,
OUT OF WHOSE MOUTH GOETH A SHARP SWORD.
WRITTEN BY INSPIRATION
At Wisdom's Valley, (Watervliet,) Commenced Dec. 3, A. D. 1841.
IPAIES^ Ho
CONTAINING MANY PUOPHECIE3 CONCERNING THE WORK OF
GOD, AND HIS JUDGMENTS AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH,
REPROOF, INSTRUCTIONS &rC.
CHAPTER I.
The call of God to the inspired Writer. He instructeth his chosen
people in their duty towards the children of men, and exhorteth
to mercy and chanty.
1. Arise O daugliter of Zion, and hear the word of the Lord,
and sound it forth at this time, in his holy name. Fear not O thou
Si-lo-lan'-se-len', [Celestial Messenger,] to write the words of the
Holy One.
2. O sound ye, sound ye, saith the holy Angel, my se-lone' [Celes-
tial serene] trumpet of love, in the name of the Holy and Eternal
One. Yea, sound ye this trumpet of love and free salvation, with-
out money and without price, and let it echo abroad ; yea, let it
echo and re-echo unto the most remote corner of the inhabited
earth, that the deserts may smile and the waste places be glad; that
the fir tree and the myrtle tree may spring up and rejoice together,
in the salvation of the God of all the earth; for, " The God of the
whole earth shall Hebe called." (Isa. liv. 5.)
3. Hearken and understand the word of the Lord ; for as the
Lord spake unto his chosen prophets, in the days of his ficrurative
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2 THE CALL OF GOD [PART I.
work; so doth He speak unto thee. Therefore bow low, O thou
child, called to be a prophetess unto the Most High, and sound forth
his word, in his most holy name, in this day of his mighty power.
4. Bow low, O thou child, and draw near and hear the word of
God; for lo ! the day draweth near and is at hand, when desolation
will sweep the land, and sore affliction will be upon the inhabitants
of the earth; therefore, O ye chosen people ! hear the word of the
Lord, and understand his mmd and will unto you.
5. Thus saith the Holy and Eternal God of mercy, I am the
Holy and Eternal One, who showeth forth mercy unto all. And
although I stretch forth my hand in wrath and judgment ; yet mer-
cy is my standard. And in mercy will I plead with the nations of
the earth; like as a natural parent designing to subdue a wilful,
stubborn and rebellious child whom he loved. Would he not first
try mild and persuasive means, hoping the child might be subdued
therewith? Truly he would.
6. But if the child still remained obstinate and unsubdued, and
daily increased in the same, would it be mercy and' charity in that
parent to withhold the rod of correction, until the child became
subdued and humbled in his presence? Reason and mercy answer,
Nay.
7. Neither would it be mercy in Me, the Almighty Father of all,
to withhold the rod of correction from the inhabitants of the earth,
who are wandering farther and farther from Me, and daily increas-
ing in wickedness and rebellion.
8. And now, saith the Holy and Eternal One, Lord of heaven
and earth, the Righteous Judge of all, who holdeth all in equal esti-
mation, as it relates to the salvation of their precious souls; Hear
ye, O my people, while I speak unto you concerning your duty in
relation to your fellow creatures, who have souls as precious in my
sight as ye have, and who belong to the human family the same as
ye do.
9. Therefore, saith the Lord, I will ask you one question ; Wheth-
er, in a natural family of brethren and sisters, some being more
fortunate than others, it would be a just and righteous spirit in them
to cast off those who are not so fortunate as they, and reject and
despise them in their hearts, because the hand of Providence had
not bestowed equally upon all?
10. Neither would this be a righteous spirit in you, O my chil-
CHAP. I.] TO THE INSPIRED WRITER. 3
dren, who have been so noticed by your Heavenly Father, as to be
called and gathered into his fold, to be the first ripe fruits unto Me,
and to become the first heirs of my covenant to man.
11. O my people, saith the Lord, I would that ye could hear and
understand, and know the mind and will of your Heavenly Father,
respecting the feelings ye should have towards the wicked inhabi-
tants of the earth, who are about to receive the rod of chastise-
ment from the hand of a benevolent Father, who knoweth nought
but mercy and forgiveness to the penitent.
12. O that my chosen people would be persuaded to love with
that love with which I love, and to hate with that hatred with which
I the Lord do hate! Then, O my people, would ye love the souls
of the children of men, who have not^as yet, been so fortunate as ye
have been. Yea, I say, ye would love their immortal souls with the
love with which I your Heavenly Father do love. And ye would
hate and despise nothing but that which is evil in them, still hold-
ing in remembrance the preciousness of that soul which came from
the source of all good.
13. O my people ! my people! saith the Lord, how ought ye to
gain that true parental spirit which would cause- you to feel the
worth of souls; which would cause you to feel for the lost children
of men as your heavenly Parents have felt for you. Then would
ye pray for the inhabitants of the earth, that their souls might be
awakened, and be made able to receive the word of God, and be
healed thereby.
14. Yea, I say, when ye kneel down to pray for your own souls,
ye would also raise your desires and supplications for those of your
brethren and sisters who yet remain in darkness and poverty, for
souls deprived of the necessary comforts of the gospel of salvation
which ye have in possession ; and in so doing, would ye begin to
show forth the likeness and image of your heavenly Parents.
15. Like as natural children will show forth the likeness of their
natural parents, so ought ye, in all things, to bear tjje image of
your spiritual Parents, who were perfect examples of righteousness
and true humility in all things; bearing all things in quietness; en-
during all things for the sake of the increase of the gospel, that
souls might be saved thereby.
16. When reviled, they reviled not again ; neither returned railing
for railing, nor envy for envy ; but quietly and cheerfully endured
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all things, holding in remembrance the preciousness of souls. Nei-
ther did they flinch from their duty which they owed unto man.
Although beaten and wounded and sorely oppressed on every side;
yet did they stand, like the Rock of ages, which no raging billows
could overthrow.
17. And now unto you, O my people, one and all that have come
to years of understanding, examine yourselves, and see how much
of this spirit of forbearance ye have in possession, and how much
ye would be willing to endure for the good of souls, and to do good
in the hands of your Heavenly Father. And I say unto you, as
much as ye possess of this spirit of love and forbearance, and ten-
derness towards the children of men, and towards each other, so
far do ye bear the likeness of your heavenly Parents, of the New
Creation.
18. O my people, saith the Lord, let these my words unto you
sink deep in your hearts. And know ye, the day of my judgments
is near, even at the door, when the children of men will receive
correction at my hand, and become humbled before Me, and be
willing to receive my word through my holy and chosen witnesses.
19. Therefore, O my people! I warn you to be prepared by being
armed with a Christ-like spirit: for lo ! T say unto you, the enemy
will also arise, and great will be the affliction of my people.
20. And again do I warn you to be armed with a righteous spirit ;
and if ye use the sword, let it be the sword of truth, which will de-
fend your souls from every unrighteous spirit, which would cause
you to go forth with a spirit of revenge, as did the disciple who
drew the sword and smote the servant of the high priest.
21. For he that taketh the sword of revenge, and goeth forth there-
with, shall perish thereby ; for this spirit belongeth not among the
children of the heavenly King and Queen, but belongeth under the
banner of the wicked one.
22. Therefore, O my people, reject this spirit, and let it not have
Note. The doctrine contained in tlie preceding chapter, perfectly accords
with the doctrine tauglit by our blessed Lord and Savior, in his first appear-
ing, as will appear by the following passages of scripture.
Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. If ye forgive men
their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will forgive you; but if ye forgive
not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath.
Sec Mat v. 7. vi. 14, 15. and Rom. xii. 19. Eds.
CHAP. II.] god's judgments, ETC. 5
a restincr place within the walls of Mount Zion. And tiiis is my
word unto ynu at this time, O my people ! my people !
23. Thus saith the holy Angel; I, the holy proclaiming Angel of
the word of God, do witness this word to be truly written, agreeable
to the word and will of Him who sent me to sound his word unto
this chosen Instrument.
CHAPTER II.
Continuation of the word of God. He deelarcth his Judgments
iipon the inhabitants of the earth, and showcth that they are for
a merciful purpose. He wcrrneth his people against the spirit of
enmity.
1. Thus uttereth the voice of Him " who was, and is, and is to
come ;" My hand sh;dl cover you, my holy chosen people, when
the storms of my wrath shall roll, and the earth shall be filled with
violence, wliich shall never cease until vengeance is repaid upon the
earth, for the abominations which rest thereon.
2. Yet, saith the Lord, in the midst of wrath will I remember
mercy ; for my wrath is not as the wrath of man, which knoweth
neither mercy nor justice until abated. For, saith the Lord, my
ways are not as man's ways, neither are my thoughts as man's
thoughts; else would man have been destroyed from off the face of
the earth ere this day, and their souls be wading in the sink of their
own transgressions.
3. But I the Lord, in mercy decl with man according to my most
holy wisdom, and according to that divine nature which knoweth
no error, neither that bitterness of spirit which seeketh revenge for
revenge's sake.
4. But when I do take vengeance into my own hands, because of
the wickedness of the children of men, my soul is melted with ten-
derness and compassion. Yea, and my holy Angels, who surround
my throne of mercy, do bury their faces beneath their wings and
mourn with Me, their Heavenly Father; because of the iniquities
of the children of men, which cause my righteous judgments to
roll, and my rod of correction to be stretched out.
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6 god's judgments [part I.
5. And, saith the Holy and Eternal One, the merciful Father, the
Creator of all the souls of the children of men, hear my words. Ye
that are called to be my chosen people, I would that ye possessed a
greater portion of the spirit of your heavenly Father, and could
feel for the souls of the children of men, with a measure of that
Divine Spirit: forlo! saith the Almighty, the time is even near,
when the sword of my vengeance will be sent forth.
6. Yea, and it is already beginning to go forth, and will never
return unto Me until it hath done its work. And desolation shall
be upon desolation, famine upon famine, pestilence upon pestilence,
earthquakes upon earthquakes, nation rising against nation &nd
kingdom against kingdom.
7. Yea, terror shall prevail, both by sea and land ; and those that
retire to their slumbers at night, will know nought of the desolation
which may befall them ere the rising sun. JMany will be those who
retire to rest in safety, and ere the morning dawn, will find their
souls in eternity, and their bodies beneath the ruins of desolation.
8. And this I speak unto you with my own voice, and in my own
name, that ye may know and be prepared with a righteous spirit,
and be armed with the helmet of peace and quietness, love and
tender mercy, feeling a spirit of mourning and sorrow for your fel-
low beings, who are as good and as acceptable in my sight, in the
state of nature as ye were.
9. Yea, saith the Lord of Heaven, I warn my people in this way:
for lo ! the time is near ; and these days must needs come before
the trumpet of salvation can be sounded in their ears; for mankind,
in their present state, would rather risk their souls' salvation than
yield to the impulse of reason and conviction.
10. Therefore, in the greatest love and mercy, have I designed
such desolation as will subdue the haughtiness of their natures, and
cause them to melt beneath my mighty power, and be willing to re-
ceive mercy on any terms, or in any form in which it may be pre-
sented to them.
11. And this is ray design, saith the Lord, in chastening and afflict-
ing the nations of the earth, that they may become willing to learn
righteousness ; not for revenge's sake, to gratify a spirit of envy
because they have profaned my holy name, and mocked my mercies
towards them, daily committing trespasses against Me, defying my
holy power: Nay, saith the Lord, my bosom harbors no such spirit.
12. And know ye, O my people, so much as ye harbor of this
CHAP. II.] FOR A MERCIFUL PURPOSE. 7
spirit of malice aud grudging against jour enemies, so much do ye
harbor of the spirit of the enemy, and :?o far ye will be liable to fall
under the weight of my wrath.
13. Therefore I warn you, my chosen people, that ye hasten to
subdue and cast from you every spirit which breatheth forth enmity
in any wise; and that ye labor, with all the faculties of your souls,
to become the meek and quiet, lamb-like children of Zion.
14. And when ye see the desolation upon the earth, fear and trem-
ble, and let your souls bow in thankfulness and gratitude to that
God who has seen fit to call you from them ; and let your hearts
melt in tender compassion towards the afflicted inhabitants of the
earth ; and not say within your hearts, if ye utter it not forth : They
are receiving the just reward of their doings, and I am glad of it;
for they have done so and so, and now they are suffering for it.
15. But, saith the Holy One, Let none of the children of my Zion
utter forth such speeches, neither harbor such a spirit in their hearts.
And let those who have not come to years of discretion to receive
an impression by these my words, be suitably instructed in this mat-
ter. Let it be the labor of their care-takers to instill this spirit of
mercy and tenderness into their hearts, that my Zion may not be
defiled with the spirit of enmity, and cause my disapprobation to
roll among them.
16. And I do require my people, saith the Lord of hosts, to labor
to plant the spirit of mercy and kindness in the minds of the young,
that as they advance in years, and their age brings them upon the
stage of action, they may come forward with a right spirit, that my
Zion, henceforth, may be adorned with that same harmless and
lamblike innocence which I caused to rest upon my well beloved
Son and Daughter, your heavenly Parents in the New Creation ;
17. That ye may be their emblems unto man, that your very visage
and deportment may be sufficient to convict and convert the hearts
of men from a state of fury to a state of love and admiration, which
will cause all nations to fear and tremble before you, when they be-
hold the likeness of the Lamb of God and his image engraven upon
your countenance and shining forth in all your conduct.
18. Then will they be able to exclaim, "I have seen the Lord in
his glory, in his anointed and chosen people ; and these are they on
whom the ends of the world have come ; for they bear no likeness
of earthly and carnal things ; for they are as the Angels of God in
Heaven. Therefore have I seen the Lord, face to face, in his peo-
8 god's judgments declared. [part 1.
pie: and henceforth shall this pecple be my people, and their God
shall be my God."
19. And, saith the Lord, Great shall be the mgathering of souls
into my Zion, when my people have become righteous, and are able
to show forth a righteousness, an exceeding righteousness, which
will f;ir surpass all other righteousness which was ever made mani-
fest in the children of men,
20. And now, O my people, receive ye my word unto you, at this
time, and let it sink deep in your hearts; and as ye regard Me,
your Heavenly Father, so regard ye my word, and hasten your trav-
el, that my work may be accomplished and my design fulfilled.
2J. Thus saith the holy Angel, I the holy proclaiming Angel of
the living God, do witness this to be his word, sounded forth by me,
through his chosen instrument, to the children of his Zion upon
earth, that they may know what manner of spirit is pleasing in his
sight, respecting the children of men ; to be received and put on
record as the word of God, written upon the Table of Fire, sealed
with the seal of the Almighty, never to be blotted out through time
nor eternity.
CHAPTER III.
The judgments of God declared upon Arabia and other pai'ts of
the earth. He showeth the Justice and Equality of his tcays.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel, hearken thou to my word and
fear not, although it is hidden from thee : for as an infant knoweth
not the mind and will of its parent, any faster than the parent re-
veals it; so thou knowest not the words which thou art about to
write, until they are revealed to thee. Therefore arise, O thou in-
fant, come forth and write the word of thy God.
2. Thus saith the Lord, Howl, O ye deserts of Arabia, and let
the southern islands mourn because of the abominations which rest
thereon ; for lo ! the day of your desolation draweth near, and the
time of your recompense is at hand. And your hand, O ye chil-
dren of Ishmael, which hath been against every man from the be-
CHAP. III.] HIS JUSTICE AND EQUALITT. 9
ginning, shall now be turned within your own borders, and never
cease until it hath done its work.
3. This work is to bring vengeance one upon another, until ye
have paid the utmost farthing, and until the ferocity of your wild
nature hath become tamed by the wrath and light of an Almighty
God, whose power is sufficient to tame the spirit of the s:ivacre, and
lay low the ferocity of his nature, and cause him to yield to the im-
pulse of reason and humanity.
4. And thus saith the Almighty God, T the Hdly and Eternal Foun-
tain of all good, have created the souls of all the children of rnen,
and they are all precious in my sight. Yea, saith the Lord, That
Divine Spirit which went from Me, created the soul of man, and
this soul will I, with mv mightv hand, stretch forth to save. Unto
the uttermost parts of the inhabited earth, v.ill I cause my mighty
power to roll, sufficient to subdue the ferocity of that nature of
war and rebellion, which was sown in the beginning, by the fall of
man.*
5. And now unto you, O ye people, hear and understand my word,
while I speak to you concerning my manner of dealing with the
works of my hands; that ye may know that I the Lord am just and
equal in all my goings forth. And with Me there is no unright-
eousness ; for with an equal hand will I measure unto each and ev-
ery soul ; and all shall yet be satisfied with my goodness, whoever
shall obtain the victory over the nature of enmity which rests in
man.
6. And, saith the Holy and Eternal One, Where would be the
equality of a natural parent, who designed a part of his natural off-
spring to honor, and the remainder to dishonor? "Where, I say,
would be the equality or justice in such a case? How much more
unjust would it be in Me, the Creator of all good, to reserve a cer-
tain portion of the work of my hands unto honor, and the remain-
der to dishonor ! This is not of Me.
7. Where then is the propriety of my saying, "Jacob have I lov-
ed ; but Esau have I hated?" (Malachi i. 2, 3.) Had they not both
of them living souls, created by one God ? Did not one natural
father beget them both? Did not one natural mother conceive and
* Cain was begotten through the lust of the opposite spirit; "he was of
that wicked one and slew his brother.'" I. John, iii. 12.
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bring them forth ? Truly they did. Where then is the cause of
this distinction ? Was not the hand of the Lord in this ? Truly it
was ; for this was a type, to show forth what was to come.
8. I the Lord, designed, from the beginning, to bring forth natu-
ral things for a shadow, to resemble the inward and spiritual work,
which I designed, in the latter day, to accomplish the final work of
redemption.
9. As man, by the fall, had become in possession of twoopposite
spirits, the one good and the other evil ; so it seems good in my
sight to prefigure both spirits, and show the opposition in out-
ward things : and thus was it accomplished.
10. And so it was, that I caused "the elder to serve the younger,"
and by Esau the hunter, the wild man of the forest, did I prefigure
the wild vine, brought forth by the seed of the serpent, which he
had sown in the hearts of the first parents, in opposition to the true
and rightful spirit which I phiced in man, to be his lord and head,
to rule and govern him in all his goings forth.
11. But this good spirit became captive to the spirit of evil, and
was trodden under foot by the spirit of the wild vine, which was an
evil spirit; insomuch that evil did bear rule, and became man's dic-
tator. (Isa. V. 1 to 6, and Jer. ii. 21.) Therefore, as I the Lord de-
signed Esau, the first-born of Isaac, to represent the natural and
outward figure of the man of sin, who had become lord and ruler
in the hearts of the children of men ;
12. So in like manner did I cause Jacob, the second son of Isaac,
the tame man, who delighted to dwell at home, in tents, to prefigure
the mild and peaceable spirit, which I designed should break loose
the yoke of bondage, and rise and reign as lord over that wild and
furious spirit, which had taken the dominion, and usurped the pow-
er over the rights and liberties of the soul.
13. And for this reason, did I cause a distinction to be made in the
posterity of the seed of Abraham, wherein I designed to bring forth
the seed of promise, which should inherit the blessing, and become
rightful heirs of the covenant which I made with him, by casting
out the seed of the bond woman, who had no part in the promised
blessing, and who sought to usurp authority over the true and right-
ful heir, the son of promise.
14. And now, saith the Holy and Eternal One, Was not Ishmael,
Abraham's son also? Was not Abraham the natural father of them
both? Why then was one driven out from his presence, to wander in a
CHAP. III.] HIS JUSTICE AND EQUALITY. II
Strange land, while the other was nourished and cherished at home?
Was not the hand of the Lord in this? "What saith the scripture?
Cast out the bond woman and her son : for the son of the bond wo-
man shall not be heir with the son of the free woman." (Gal. iv. 30.)
15. And why was it that Ishmael, the son of Abraham, with his
posterity, should have their hands against every man, and every
man's hand against them ? Why so, if not to show forth and pre-
figure that nature of war and enmity which rested in the heart of
man, and warred against every thing that was of God?
16. Yet, saith the Lord, will I visit the seed of Ishmael, and I will
turn their weapons wherewith they have warred against every man ;
yea, I will turn their enmity within their own borders, and they shall
war, one with another, until they have beaten each other in pieces,
and have become humbled in my presence, by the mighty power of
my wrath, which I will cause to fall upon them, that they may know
there is an overruling hand who ruleth in judgment, and knoweth
all the works of the children of men.
17. Yea, and I will cause them to know that I the Lord am
mighty in subduing the strong holds of their passions, for I will
cause them to melt beneath my mighty power ; and it shall no more
be said, their hands are against every man, and every man's hand
against them; for the time is at an end that I the Lord will make
use of types and shadows of this kind. Know ye, these effected
neither the salvation nor damnation of any soul.
18. For the time hath now commenced in which it shall be fully
known, that the souls of the children of men are all equal in my
sight; and I will never cease my work on earth, until all souls have
heard the sound of the gospel of free salvation, without money and
without price, "and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation
of their God." (Isa. Hi. 10.)
19. In that day will all souls be held in remembrance, by Him
who knoweth no injustice, in his dealings towards the children of
men; although much hath been written and spoken to prove the
Lord Almighty to be a hard master, reaping where He did not sow,
and gathering where He hath not strewed. Yea, volumes have been
written to show forth the partiality of a holy and righteous God,
who knoweth no fraud.
20. O ye children of men ! How have ye abused and defamed
the name of the Almighty, and set Him forth to be as a man, only
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far more barbarous and inhuman ! When, O when will ye repent of
your slanders and know the Lord aright?
21. For lo I say unto you, Ye have set light for darkness, and
darkness for light; and ye have taken the shadow for the substance,
and the substance for the shadow ; because ye were carnally minded,
and saw not the things of God aright. Ye have verily twisted and
shapen the record of my holy word, to suit your own natural and
carnal desires, until according to your expositions, there remaineth
neither form nor comeliness therein.
2iJ. Therefore, I the Lord, for my holy name's sake, and because
of the crooks and windings of Satan, who hath sought to turn the
word of God upside down, and shape it to the natural and perverse
ways of man, have stretched forth my mighty power, and with my
own hand, have I written and caused the truth to be conveyed to
mortal hands, by my mighty Angels, that man might again have
knowledge of the things of God aright.
23. And unto you, O ye people I who hold the truth in unright-
eousness, and have labored to span my holy way, and set bounds to
my never ending mercy and charity; and to say, "As the tree fall-
eth, so it must lie; and as death haves us, so judgment must find us."
My word is, O wicked and perverse generation, ye that have per-
verted the scriptures, and handed forth such doctrines as these, in
my name, limiting my holy power as though it could not reach be-
yond the grave!
24. O vile and abominable doctrine ! Who hath been the author
of this seed of heresy ? What would have been the end of man,
had my power been limited to this? Where would have been the
room for all souls to obtain an equal chance for salvation, so long
as a large portion of mankind never know the name of the true
and living God, nor of his Christ, while here in tiir.e.
25. O ye people ! how have ye erred for the want of a true knowl-
edge of the work of God, and of his divine nature ! How have ye
defamed my most holy name among the heathen, and caused them
to rail against that God of whom ye taught them, because of your
abominable practices ! O man ! how art thou fallen in the pit of er-
ror, and thy own evil devices, how have they swallowed thee up !
26. Ye who profess to live in the full blaze of gospel light, and to
feel for the interest of the heathen, that they might come to the
knowledge of God and be saved while here in time ; that their souls
might not be forever and eternally miserable, in consequence of
CHAP. III.] HIS JUSTICE AND EQUALITY. 13
their not being favored with the call of the gospel, while tliov re-
mained in tenements of mortal clay. I say unto you, ye blind lead-
ers of the blind, ye are far more detestalde in my sight than they.
27. O ye wretched and abominable teachers, who dare teach er-
rors and mock God in this way! I say, far more tolerable will it be
for the heathen, who know not God, than for you. Ye hypocrites!
going forth in my name, and in the name of my beloved Son, to
convert the heathen !
28. Ye wolves in sheep's clothing, who go for hire; but have not
the souls of the heathen uppermost in all your thoughts ; for ye
practice abominations among them, which will weigh far more with
Me, an holy and just God, than the most heinous crimes which are
practiced bv them, for they profess nought but to act according to
the dictates of their own nutural incrmati<ji!s.
29. But vengeance is mine, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will
repay it upon these abominable deceivers, who go forth in my name,
and in the name of my beloved Son, and say, " Lo here is Christ,
and lo there," "Follow me and ye shall be saved."
30. O ye vile deceivers! hear ye my word, and know it to be the
word of Almighty God. T will cause those whom ye go ftrth to
save in my name, to become kings and priests unto you, in my
kingdom of peace. Truly ye have sought to build yourselves upon
that rotten foundation, which supports the anti-christian creeds and
doctrines, forged by secret devices of men, planned according to
their own natural wisdom, and shaped to their own vile cravings
and appetites.
31. But know ye, O inhabitants of earth! that when the floods of
my wrath shall roll, which shall sweep the earth from all the false
inventions of man, this refuge of lies will also crumble into dust.
And those who have built thereon, will suffer great loss, and find
themselves in a more deplorable state than those who have built up-
on no such foundation ; but have openly walked according to the
dictates of their own natural propensities, and have not called upon
the name of God to sanctify their secret and abominable works of
darkness.
32. But to these great professors of Christianity, I say, their case
is far more wretched, because they trust in a cloke which will be
rent asunder, and their nakedness will appear in the eyes of those
whom they have sought to deceive, by carrying a face of sanctity,
an outward form of holiness, which hath never, in the least, weak-
/I
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•ened the force of their evil nature, or caused the branches thereof
to wither.
33. But in my judgments, I will distinguish between the honest
and the dishonest soul : for many there are under the clouds of aiiti-
■christian darkness; yet acting, in these things, with sincerity and
honesty of heart. Ail such souls I will notice ; and in the day of
my wrath, I will cover them with my power, from the judgments
that shall overwhelm the deceitful hypocrite.
34. And now hearken to my word, O ye people! Look and be-
hold your foundation, and see whereon ye stand. For I will ask,
where is the ax which ye have laid at the root of the tree, which
hath caused its branches to wither? Will the branches of a tree
when hewn from the body, or will the body of a tree when severed
from the root and from the earth, remain green and flourishing?
Will they not gradually wither and die? Surely they will, and fi-
nally perish from the earth.
35. Why then do you, who pretend to be sanctified ministers of
the gospel, and of the word of God, bring forth no fruits as evi-
dence of your high calling? In all your great professions of being
the ambassadors of Christ, I behold in you no evidence of your
having subdued the natural man, the man of sin, the inbred propen-
sities of your own carnal natures, which is enmity against God, and
not subject to his law. (Rom. viii. 7.)
3C. Is there no power in the coming of the Son of man, to save
souls? Or have ye mistaken the power, and instead of following
Christ in the regeneration, subduing all worldly lusts, do ye not un-
der a cloke of anti-christian darkness, follow the first man in the
work of generation, fulfilling the lusts thereof? Examine, O ye peo-
ple! and see if this be not the case. And if so, wherein have ye
been made partakers of the saving power of my beloved Son?
37. Christ came not only to destroy death, but also " him that had
the power of death, that is, the Devil ;" that opposite spirit in man
whom I sent my Son to subdue, that he should no longer have do-
minion and usurp power over the souls of the children of men, that
the yoke of bondage might be broken, and souls act at liberty, and
become heirs of the covenant of life, by casting off the seed of the
bond woman, the man of sin, with his deeds.
38. O ye people ! saith the voice of God, how have ye become so
depraved and darkened as to hope for salvation and acceptance with
CHAP. IV.] JUDGMENTS UPON UNRIGHTEOUS TRAFFIC, ETC. 15
Me, through my beloved Son, while ye are halting between the spir-
it of good and the spirit of evil, the one warring against the other !
O man! how art thou deceived, and how hast thou become blinded,
because of thy iniquities!
39. O ye depraved children of men ! ye have chosen darkness rath-
er than light, knowing your deeds were not calculated to bear the
searching light of an Almighty God, who will yet strip the deceit-
ful covering from heaven-daring hypocrites, and their nakedness
shall appear. Yea, and their deeds of hypocrisy will I proclaim up-
on the house top ; for no soul shall be able to hide in the day of my
vengeance, wherein I will take vengeance upon that nature against
which I have set my face to destroy.
40. According to the declaration of Christ the Son of God ; "Tliere
is nothing covered that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shrill
not be known." (Luke xii. 2.)
CHAPTER IV.
Judgmeirts denounced upon the ships of the sea, and upon those en-
gaged in unrighteous traffic. The blood shed by warring na-
tions recompensed upon themselves. The humble and penitent
shall find blessing and mercy.
1. Howl, O ye ships of Tarshish! (Isa. xxiii. 1-14.) and weep,
because destruction is near at hand, when the thunders and tem-
pests of the wrath of God shall roll and sweep over the mighty wa-
ters, and cause their dashing waves and foaming tides to roll, till
the arm of the Almighty is stayed, and his fury abated: "For ven-
geance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord." (Rom. xii. 19.)
2. O ye seas and ye waters, Will I not make you desolate? How
shall I recompense you, O ye ships of the sea, because of the abom-
inations which rest in you ; yea, because of your fraud and decep-
tion, working hypocrisy and deceit, with lying tongues, uttering
forth railings, mocking the name of the Holy and Eternal One, who
is able in a moment's time to dash you in the midst of the foaming
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billows, and cause your souls to sink in the lake of fire, prepared
for Satan and his servants.
;}. O ye base corrupters of the sea ! How will ye escape the sea
of my wrath and displeasure ? Ye who have sold yourselves to work
iniquity upon these waters, wliich I the Lord, in mercy, did cause
to roll for the good of man, and for a blessing to him ; but how
have ye turned them into a curse ! O ye wicked and abominable
ones, who have sold yourselves into the service of Satan, his ser-
vants to be !
4. Therefore I now say, wo, wo, wo to the shipmasters and those
who tratEc upon the seas; because of the desolation which is near,
when the ships and shipping-craft which go out of their harbors,
shall never more return to them : for I the Lor-1 will cause my vials
of wrath to be poured out upon the waters, which will cause them
to become as blood; and the fish that are therein shall perish be-
cause of my wrath which I will pour upon the waters.
5. For great have been the abominations which have been com-
mitted thereon, and great shall be the wrath which I will pour upon
them. For as the children of men have warred, one against anoth-
er, and have shed much blood upon these waters, to gratify a spirit
of revenge, which never came from Me, neither was it ever sanc-
tioned by Me ; so 1 the Lord will recompense it upon them ; for
vengeance belongeth to Me, and to Me only. Therefore will I rec-
ompense all who have taken vengeance into their own hands, and
have executed it one upon another.
. 6. And unto the nation which hath risen against nation, — (with-
out the special command of God through his Prophets,) and have
shed man's blood, to gratify a spirit of revenge, or to obtain unjust
dominion, know ye for this I the Lord will recompense it, upon
them.
7. Yea, all nations which have done this, will I reward, and their
recompense shall be this: According to the law which I gave to my
servant Noah; and again renewed and established with my own
right hand, in my law to my servant Moses, to be an abiding stat-
ute for generations to come; that, "Whoso sheddeth man's blood,
by man shall his blood be shed." (Gen. ix. G. and Ex. xx. 13.)
8. And this shall be the recompense to those nations who have
w-arred one against another, both by sea and by land, who have
caused the earth to be drenched with man's blood , and the sea also,
CHAP. IV.] AND UPON WARRING NATIONS. 17
have I beheld reddened with the blood of the slain of the children
of men.
9. O ye murderers! How shall ye escape my righteous laws, and
also my righteous judgments? Ye that have gone forth with the
spirit of murder in your hearts, and have slain each other, as though
ye were nought but beasts that perish ! How shall I recompense
thee, O man, for thy murders, and cause the earth to cease her
mourning, wherein she crieth unto Me, day and night, for the blood
which resteth thereon, which hath not, as yet, been avenged.
10. And wherein the seas do utter forth their lamentations because
of the slain in them, whose blood hath not, as yet, been avenged.
Ye that have gone forth to war, and have made use of my holy
name for a cloke to your carnal and murderous spirit, know that I
will meet you in wrath ; for ye went forth in a spirit which never
came from Me, neither can it ever return to Me, nor the soul that
possesses it, until washed and cleansed therefrom : for the offspring
of Satan it is, and to Satan it shall go ; for I the Lord, will own no
such spirit in man.
11. And ye that presume to say that war and bloodshed was sanc-
tioned by God in Heaven, and was according to his most holy will,
producing as evidence, my commands to the children of Israel to
go forth and slay their enemies, that inhabited the land of promise,
which was but a type to prefigure the work of subduing the ene-
mies of the soul, which was to take place in due time. But this is
no excuse for warring nations under the gospel dispensation, who
go forth in their pride and ambition, without regard to any com-
mand of God.
12. But how did the Israelites go forth to war? Was it to gratify a
spirit of revenge? If so, did I ever fail to punish them, by causing
my blessing to depart from them? Did they prosper when they went
forth in their own strength, without my special command or appro-
bation, through my holy prophets? Surely, saith the Lord, they
never failed to lose my blessing, and often fell before their enemies
and suffered great loss.
13. Again I ask, in what manner did they go forth? Did they go
forth with a spirit to seize upon the spoil, to enrich themselves there-
with, and also to expand their borders and obtain unjust dominion,
beyond what I the Lord had marked for them to possess ? If they
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18 JUDGMENTS UPON UNRIGHTEOUS TRAFFIC, [PART I.
did this, they thereby brought a curse upon themselves, instead of
a blessing.
14. Did I not cause my wrath to fall upon the tribes of Israel be-
cause of the sin of Achan, who reserved of the spoil of the enemy
to gratify a selfish spirit, in disobedience to my holy commands?
And what was the penalty of his crime? Did I not cause him, with
all his kindred to be stoned to death, and then burnt, with all his
goods? Truly I did. And why was it that I was so severe with
him ? Was it because I knew no mercy nor forgiveness ? Was this
the case ?
15. Nay, in no wise; else would I have destroyed my figurative
Israel, long before the time was accomplished for the fulfillment of
the figurative work, which I the Lord had called tliem to perform.
Why then was it done ? Truly it was to manifest my mighty power
and vengeance against the spirit of disobedience, which I the Lord
had set my face to destroy, in my own time and in my own way;
and I had already called a people to bear the shadow of the sub-
stance by the keeping of the outward law.
10. But under the law there could be no mercy nor forgiveness
that could accomplish the final taking away of sins : " for the law
made nothing perfect;" (Heb. vii. 19.) but as the sin of witch-
craft, so was the sin of rebellion; and death to the natural part, un-
der the law, was the penalty for such crimes. So shall it be spirit-
ually under the law of Christ, wherein is both mercy and forgive-
ness, by confession and repentance.
17. The soul that is wilfully disobedient under the law of Christ,
and seeks to reserve that which has been forbidden by the laws of
Mount Zion, is destined to be hewn down by the gospel sword,
and consumed by the gospel fire. Know ye, as the sin of Achan
was punished with the death and destruction of the natural body;
so shall the disobedient and wilfully rebellious under the gospel law,
be punishable with the death and destruction of the divine life in
that soul.
18. And now unto you, O ye children of men ! let none among you
dare presume to sanction the spirit of war uuder a cloke of divine
approbation, because of n)y commands to the children of Israel :
ye'too, who profess faith in my beloved Son, who came to do away
all war and contention, and to establish a spirit of peace and quiet-
ness upon the earth.
CHAP. IV.] AND rPON AVARRING NATIONS. 19
19. O ye warring nations, when will ye learn war no more? When
will ye be constrained to beat your swords into ploughshares and
your spears into pruning hooks? I the Lord will answer: When the
time of my vengeance is accomplished, and I recompense the na-
tions of the earth with the recompense of their own doings, which
will humble their pride, and lay low their haughtiness, and cause
their iniquities to be their accusers.
20. Then will they know that 1 the Lord am God, and besides Me
there is none who can deliver them. Then will they be able to cry
unto Me with an acceptable cry, when death and hell shall compass
them about, and no arm stretched forth for their deliverance. Then
will they cry unto IMe, and I will deliver them, saith the Lord, and
I will heal them of their stripes.
21. Then will they be willing to learn v>ar no more; and their
weapons of warfare will serve them no longer, as iniplements of
death, but will be converted into implements of life, for tilling the
ground, that man may obtain a just livelihood by the sweat of his
face, instead of spending his precious time in learning to kill and
slay his fellow beings, and grinding the faces of the poor to support "
and build up the arts and the science of war and bloodshed.
22. Then will they learn to "use the things of this world as not
abusing them," when the high and the low shall be brought upon a
level, and he that possesses much shall be as though he possessed
nought, and he that hath nought shall find no lack. Then will they
be willing to turn the we;ipons of their warfare within, and slay
their own worst enemy, by using the sword of self-denial and a dai-
ly cross against that vile nature of enmity within.
23. Then will man find his worst enemies to be these of his own
household ; and these will be the enemies he will most desire to con-
quer. Then will man begin to see eye to eye : and the deserts
shall smile and begin to bud forth and blossom; and the seed of the
true vine shall flourish and spring up.
24. Then shall the nations of the earth begin to learn righteous-
ness and seek to become the nations of the Lord, and the kingdoms
of his Christ, by entering in at the door of salvation, and seeking
mercy in the lowly valley of humiliation and repentance, in tears of
sorrow, bathing in the flowing stream of the waters of life, and eat-
ing of the fruit of the trees of life, that their souls may become
healed and cleansed from all their iniquities and transgressions.
20 CONFIRMATION OF THE HOLY ANGEL
CHAPTER V.
A declaration and confrmation of the holy Angel of prophetic light,
to the subject of the preceding chapter respecting War. Given at
the Holy Mount, March 23, 1844.
1. Thus saith the prophesying Angel of God ; The time hath
commenced when the vail of the covering, which hath been spread
over the face of all nations, shall be taken off. For under this vail
they have claimed their justification to shed the blood of their fel-
low men, and fill the earth with violence, rapine and destruction.
But it shall be removed in the Holy Mount of God, and be destroy-
ed by the law that goeth forth from Zion, and by the divine light
and mighty power of God which will attend it, and shine forth to
the ends of the earth.
2. O ye warring nations ! ye profess to receive a sanction for wars,
(waged according to your own wills,) from the commands of the
Almighty, given to his typical Israel, to make war. But is this any
justification to you, O ye deceived people? Does it sanction your
wars to gratify malice and revenge, to feed your ambition and pride,
and feast your insatiable avarice and vain glory?
3. Know ye not that the Israelites were the chosen executors of
divine judgments, to cut off from the earth those wicked people
who were ripe for destruction ; that they might not corrupt the
whole earth, so that it must again spew out all its inhabitants, belbre
the time of the end should come, like as it did in the deluge? Yea,
saith the Angel, This was truly the case. And tliese wars were typi-
cal of the destruction of the old world of wickedness, by the spir-
itual wars of the true Israel of God, in the last days.
4. And were not the Israelites, in their first war, wherein they
took the spoil of their enemies, required of God to offer firstly, a
tribute thereof unto the Lord, to acknowledge that they were sent
of God, and protected by his power? (Num. xxxi. 28 to 30.). Yea,
they voluntarily made an offering for their souls, to acknowledge
his protecting hand.
5. Also in their first conquest in the land of Canaan, were they
not commanded to destroy every living creature in Jericho, and all
things therein? "But all the silver and gold, and vessds of brass
CHAP, v.] AGAINST WAR AND OPPRESSTON. 21
and iron," were to be consecrated and broucrht into the treasury of
the Lord. (Josh. vi. 19.) And a heavy curse followed disobedience
to this command.
6. These thincrs were to prove them,, and to make known that
they had no right to make war nor take spoil without divine direc-
tion. And the curse wliich followed the disobedience thereof, was
to show them to all generations, that whenever they made war and
took spoil in their own wills, to gratify an avaricious thirst for gain,
a like cur«e would follow.
7. And I testify, saith the Angel, who know all their goings
forth, that they never failed to reap the full measure of this curse,
in divine judgments, according to their motives and deeds, whenev-
er they went forth in this manner, whether it appeared visible at the
time or not; yet they, in the end, received an overflowing measure
of the curse for all their wars of revenue, ambition and avarice,
until by their own bloody principles, as their just reward, they were
overthrown and scattered to the four winds of heaven.
8. But know all ye inhabitants of the earth, that had Israel nev-
er made war, except by divine direction, thev would have remained
as a nation to this day, saith that Almighty Power that holdeth the
destiny of all nations in his hands: For it was the same inimical
spirit that excited their unrighteous wars, which finally led them to
crucify the Lord of glory, and thereby consummate their own ruin.
9. Therefore be warned, O ye warring nations of the earth, by
the fate of warring Israel ; and know that " all they that take the
sword, shall perish with the sword," as the Son of God declared;
(Matt. xxvi. 5*2.) and that not one drop of blood was ever shed in
unjust wars, but it shall, in due time, he required in righteous judg-
ments, and be visited upon those who caused it to be shed. For
have ye received such divine commands to make war as Israel did?
And do ye acknowledge and obey God therein as they were re-
quired to do? Dare ye declare this before the searcher of hearts?
10. Therefore, O ye blood-thirsty nations, see ye not that the com-
mand of God to his ancient people to make war, so far from justi-
fying your wars of ambition and avarice, — stand directly to condemn
you, and cut you off from all justification.
11. And all ye nations, who profess the name of the merciful Son
of God, consider this ; did he ever lead you forth, either by precept
or example, to slay your enemies, and enrich yourselves with their
spoil? He who prayed for forgiveness towards his most bitter ene-
22 CON'FIRMATION OF THE HOLY AVGEL, ETC. [pART I-
mies, who had nought of the things of this world, nor even where
to lay his head, gave no such precepts, nor set any such example.
12. Nay in no wise; ye know that all his precepts and examples
breathed peace on earth and good will to man; agreeablv to the
song sung by the Angels at his birth. So he taught and so he con-
ducted through time, until he who had the power to strike all his
enemies dead with his word, disarmed those who would have fought
for him, and gave up his life in the hands of his cruel persecutors.
13. Therefore hear and understand, saith the wisdom of God, that,
from that day, when the Angels sung the song of peace, no divine
comuiand to make war and shed blood, hath ever been given to any
people on earth, even to this day, and never will be to the end of
time. For the spiritual warfare then began, and Christ is known
in no other. And I the holy Angel, testify that no soul, while pos-
sessing the spirit of Christ, can engage in war and bloodshed.
14. Although God hath suffered wars to take place, in which the
wicked might punish the wicked, and each, in the end, receive the
just reward of their doings: And he hath also, in the order of his
providence, overruled them, to bring about his purposes, which, in
the corrupt state of the world, could not be otherwise accomplish-
ed ; Yet all who have acted therein, will be called to a just account
of their motives and of their deeds in these wars.
15. For the actual existence of war cannot take away the guilt of
murder. God looketh at the heart ; and millions of souls, espe-
cially under the christian name, have ascended from fields of bat-
tle, reeking with murder in their hearts; and must answer for mur-
der at the bar of divine justice, as really as roq-iired of any class of
murderers that ever existed.
16. The precepts and example of the Son of God plainly declared
him to be the Prince of Peace, and not of var, and clearly proved
that the principles of peace formed the law of his kingdom, agree-
able to the word of God by the holy prophet Isaiah. (Isa. ix. 6, 7.
Jno. xiv. 27.)
17. For this calise, all the warring nations who profess the chris-
tian name, and have the sacred scriptures before them, must answer
in judgment for all the blood they have ever shed under this name,
in a seven-fold greater degree than those nations who have never had
any knowledge of Christ and his doctrines.
18. Therefore beware, O ye professors of the christian name! for
the day cometh that all such people as persist in the practice of war
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and bloodshed, shall be utterly destroyed, and their names shall be
blotted out from under heaven.
19. Tills communication is inserted by the will of the Most High,
for a confirmation of what hath been before written, and that all
people may see the false and rotten foundation upon which they at-
tempt to support their deeds of war and bloodshed, saith the holy
Angel of prophetic light, Salvator Regia. *
CHAPTER YI.
The great day of the Lord foretold. He reproveth Infidelity, and
the hypocrisy of carnal professors, and declarelh his judgments
against them. Christ hath come in his glory, as a refiner, to sit
in Judgment and purify his people.
1. Thus saith the Lord, Let all the mighty trees of the forest, yea,
and the tall cedars of Lebanon bow low before Me ; for the great
and notable day of the Lord is near, when He will stretch forth his
hand, and the earth shall be shaken in his grasp, and reel from her
foundation; for the hand of the Lord is mighty and terrible, and in
wrath will He plead with the nations of the earth, until they shall
know that the Most High ruleth in the heavens above, and in the
earth beneath.
2. Yea, saith the Holy One, will T vex them ; yea, I will lift up
sword and spear against them, and consume them in the day of my
coming; for they say in their hearts, " There is no God; for all
things came into existence by chance, and there is nought to be fear-
ed." Therefore do they glory in their shame, and in their own
nakedness, and say in their hearts;
3. " Who is there in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, who
seeth us, or knoweth our secret inventions ? For man is as the beasts
that perish; his breath is in his nostrils, and wdien it goeth out he
is no more. So let us eat, drink and be merry ; for tomorrow shall
be like as to day, only more abundant. Let us rejoice in the works
of our hands, and in the inventions of our own hearts; for man is
lord of the earth, and who is there to be feared besides him?
24 GOD REPROVES INFIDEMTY AND HYPOCRISY. [PART I.
4. As for the God of lieaven. we know Him not, neither do we
believe in his report; for ncitural reasoning shall be our guide, and
by this will we be dictated in all our goings forth : for man came
forth with that capacity which will enable him to be his own dicta-
tor." (See Psa..xiv. 1.)
5. But hear ye, O inhabitants of the earth! hear ye the word of
God. Howl, howl, O ye sons and daughters of iniquity ! Weep ye, for
your desolation draweth near; for 1, the Lord of hosts, will deal with
you according to your doings. Yea, with wrath and with the sword
will I humble the gentiles, until they shall know that the Lord, the
Holy and Terrible One ruleth in the earth, to break down and to
crush and to bring to nought all the foundations and inventions of
men, wherein they have invented and laid foundations on which to
Luild and frame their evil designs, to supplant the work of a holy
and just God.
6. Yea, they have hewn out cisterns, broken cisterns, which hold
no water, except the waters of sensual pleasure and vain delight.
And they say, "Come, let us drink at these celestial fountains; for
the waters thereof are good and pleasant to the taste, and that which
was designed from the beginning for man to partake."
7. O ye carnal ones, that dare take the name of the Almighty in
feigned lips, and with an outward sanctity, call upon the n .me of
his blessed Son, professing to be clothed with his merits ; yea, with
your polluted hands and eyes of deceit extended towards heaven,
breathing out feigned sanctity, with a visage of feigned sorrow and
repentance ; while your hearts are a cage of all manner of unclean-
ness, base and foul in my sight.
8. Yea, like ravenous wolves in sheep's clothing, feigning to
minister the gospel o^ free sal ration for hire! making merchandise
of the pretended merits of my beloved Son ! saying unto the flock ;
"Be ye clothed with the merits of Christ your Redeemer; for he ■
hath redeemed you on the cross, and by his sufferings ye shall be
justified ; for he came not to save the righteous, but that sinners,
through his suiTerings, might be justified! Cast your cares on hiinj
" For as sin abounds, grace shall much more abound." "There-
fore be ye reconciled by the merits of Christ, the blessed Son of
God."
9. O ye blind leaders of the blind ! How shall ye escape the
wrath of an angry God? Who hath called you to be ministers of
the gospel of my blessed Son? Can a man give that which lie doth
C HAP. VI.] GOD REPROVES INFIDELITY AND HYPOCRISY. 25
not possess? Can ye minister the power of salvation from sin, when
ye daily live in known disobedience to my holy law, made known to
man by my servant Moses? Are ye not daily p -lluting yourselves
with that which is forbidden therein ?
10. And wliv say ye, that Christ, the Son of God, came to do
away the law, tli vt souls by his merits might be saved, and not by
keeping the law ? — that salvation came by free grace, and not by
merit? — that it is not of him that willeth or of him that runneth;
but of God that showeth mercy, through his beloved Son for his
elect's sake? *
11. O ye wicked inventers of damnable heresies! How long will
ye, with foul mouths, utter forth perverse things? Ye whited sep-
nlchers, carrying sanctity without, and witliin are full of all manner
of uncleanness and dead men's bones! (See Matt, xxiii. 27.) For
ye eat up my people, in that ye preach for hire and exact wages,
and grind the fices of the poor and needy, and him that fainteth for
the want of bread.
12. But the poor and needy of this world have I chosen, and I
will hear them when they cry to Me, under oppression, and I will
defer. d their cause.
13. O ye blind guides, leaders of the blind! how will ye escape
the pit of desolation and the wrath of God? Your iniquities have
come up before Me like clouds of bhickness, and the cries of the
needy and oppressed have I heard.
14. Howl, O ye workers of iniquity; for your covering shall be
taken off, and your nakedness shall appear in the eyes of those be-
* These words, taken from the Apostle's doctrine, (See Rom. chaps, v.
and ix.) were not intended to prove that God had arbitrarily decreed the fl-
nal salvation or damnation of any soul, witliout a special refi'rence to their
obcdien<;e or disobedience. But the lovers of carnal pleasure have perverted
this doctrine, to cover and justify tlie abominations of their own corrupt and
deceitful hearts.
But the object of the Apostle was to shov,- the advocates of the ceremonial
law, the only means appointed ol God, whereby salvation could be found;
that this was to be obtained, not by the works of the law of types and shad-
ows, but by the righteousness of God, proceeding from the law of grace,
through faith in Christ, the only true Savior, who is the author of eternal sal-
vation t-> all that believe and obey, and to no otliers. (See Rom. iii. 20 to 22.
and Heb. v. 9.) Eds.
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26 GOD REPROVES INFIDELITY AND HYPOCRISY. [PART I.
fore whom ye have walked in hypocrisy, speaking forth great swell-
ing words of feigned godliness.
15. Hear, O ye vile, saith the Holy One, Did I send forth my well
beloved and first begotten Son into this world to set at nought and
destroy the works of my right hand's planting ; to set at nought my
holy law, given by the Holy and Eternal One in Mount Sinai, writ-
ten by his immortal hand, on tables of stone, to signify the firmness
with which they were to be retained and kept ;
16. Yea, to signify the solidness of their foundation, as being the
outward figure of the Rock of full and final salvation, which should
be laid in Zion, in the latter day, wherein the law of righteousness
should be revealed, through the second heir of the new and spirit-
ual Kingdom;
17. Yea, that law which will subdue all sin, and bring in an ever-
lasting righteousness, of which the law given on Mount Sinai bore
the outward resemblance, by the cutting off and subduing, in a
measure, the natural and base inclinations of fallen man, fallen by
transgression, below the beasts of the field?
18. Hear, O ye mistaken souls, that dream of hope in the Son of
God, and by his merits alone, expect to find acceptance with Me,
in my holy Kingdom of righteousness and peace, where nought can
enter save that which is holy : for as I the Lord am holy ; so shall
all be holy that ever reign with Me in my Kingdom.
19. Hear, O ye inhabitants of the earth, the words of my beloved
Son : Thus saith the Son of God ; I came not to do my own will,
but to do the will of my Heavenly Father who sent me. Neither
came I to undo or set at nought that which was established and
planted by his right hand ; nay, in no wise.
20. I came not to throw off the yoke of restraint upon the base
and carnal passions of man, which are, of themselves subject to no
law, neither indeed can be. But the law being weak of itself, could
not bring salvation, but was designed for the outward figure of the
ushering in of the law of righteousness, which should effect the fi-
nal subduing of the man of sin, root and branch, wherein the ax
should be laid at the root of the tree, to strike a death blow to the
very foundation of evil, the base and carnal lusts of man, introduc-
ed to the first parents by the serpent of sin.
21. O ye base and uncircumcised in heart, and ye that sound forth
in my name, as being born of me, and called of me to preach the
CHAP. VI.] GOD RKPROVES INFIDELITY AND HYPOCRISY. 27
gospel of peace and salvation, revealed by the Son of God to fallen
man, hear my words, saith the Savior.
22. O ye hypocrites ! compare your lives with tliat of the Savior.
Did I preach for hire? Did I array myself in splendid attire? Did
I follow the fashions of this vain and wicked world, and seek the
favor and applause of the ^reat ones of the earth ? Did I seek to
gather an earthly substance, where moths could corrupt and thieves
break through and steal ? (See Matt. vi. 19.)
23. Did I seek, in any manner, to please or gratify that selfish and
fallen nature which I took upon me to subdue, which was not of
the nature of Angels, but of the seed of Abraham, (See Heb. ii.
10 to 18.) that I might be tempted in all points like unto those
whom I came to redeem, and thus bear their infirmities, and know
the depth of their loss from God?
24. O ye mistaken ones ! look at this; do ye think that I bore the
sins of the whole world, that they through my merits, and not by
their own works might be justified ? Ye mistaken souls, that dream
of hope in me, while following the first man Adam, being led by
the man of sin, and thus rejecting the works of the second Adam,
the Lord from heaven a quickening spirit : (See I. Cor. xv. 45.)
yea, reject them, I say, for ye do them not.
25. Ye follow the works of the first Adam, and trust in the mer-
its of Christ, the second Adam, for salvation. But I say unto you,
"the hope of the hypocrite shall perish" and vanish like a shadow.
Where, O where, saith the Son of God, is the foundation of your
hope? for ye keep not the law, neither in figure nor in substance.
Therefore ye stand as monuments in likeness and imitation of the
first natural and sinful parents, on whom the saving power of God
had no effect.
2o. For ye have put out the 1 ght of the coming of the Son of
God. Like unto the sun, which riseth clear in the horizon, and
soon goeth under a cloud ; so is the first appearing of the Son of
man: for with a cloud of antichristian darkness hath the light of
my coming been covered for many ages.
27. Yea, like the first tables of the testimony, given on Mount Si-
nai, because of the wickedness and transgressions of the people,
and for their idolatry, were they broken and trampled under foot;
so hath the law of the covenant of life, revealed by the Son of God,
been broken and trampled under foot.
28 GOD REPROVES INFIDELITY AND HYPOCRISY. [pART I.
28. For ye have fapliioiied and made unto yourselves rfods to go
before you, which are no gods, but the gods of this world, the lusts
of man ; and these be your gods, and in them do ye walk, and in
them do ye trust.
29. Yea, like the heathen nations which were driven out before
the figurative Israel ; so are ye, trusting in gods of your own inven-
tion, of which the Lord of hosts did strictly forbid his figurative
people to do; but commanded them to spare not the gods of the
heathen, but to hew them down, and leave them not for a tempta-
tion to his people.
30. Yet how prone, saith the Savior, were they to seek the gods
of the heathen, and to worship them, polluting themselves with idol-
atry; which caused the wrath of God to be kindled against them,
and in his fury did he scatter them.
31. Know ye not, O ye children of men, that ye are idolaters in
the sight of God ; for ye adore the works of your own hands, and
the fruits of your own bnsc and carnal lusts, unrestrained even by
the law of God given to Moses in the Mount.
32. O ye wicked and perverse generation ! ve seed of vipers ! trust-
ing in the merits of the Son of God, while living in the vile pollu-
tions of the heathen, who know n.ot God, neither believe in his holy
name; yet they stand far more justified in his sight than ye do.
33. Hear, O ye inhabitants of the earth, hearken and understand
the word of God, in the name of his blessed Son, revealed through
an Instrument of human clay, by the holy Angel of everlasting
LOVE; One of the Seven, an holy Archangel of God, who stand-
eth before Him to make known his will to mortals, in this last and
final dispensation of his power and mercy.
34. Hearken O ye people, ye that are laden with sin and wearv
thereof; hear ye this voice, and know ye that it is no other than the
voice of the holy Son of God, sounded fi)rth through an Instrument
who knoweth not of the words whereof she speaketh ; unlearned and
illiterate, — base in the eyes of the wise of this world. She who is
nought of herself, that no flesh may glory in the presence of God,
or say this is the work of man.
35. For by the mouth of babes and sucklings will the Lord sound
forth his word to man, in this day, wherein He hath in substance,
renewed the tables of stone, and revealed the second heir of the
covenant of life, by revealing the Christ, the Holy Anointing Pow-
«r, the secoud time, without sin unto salvation, through a female,
CHAP. VI.] GOD REPROVES INTIDELITY AND HYPOCl'.ISY. 29
prepared by God himself, to be the adorned Bride, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean; fitted and prepared through sufferings, to
receive the second heirship of the new covenant of life everlasting.
36. Yea, that covenant of life which will stand through the end-
less ages of eternity, which altereth not from generation to genera-
tion, and which is as firm as the foundations of heaven, which can-
not be shaken ; for it is founded upon the Rock of ages, which
remaineth immcwable henceforth and forever.
37. Therefore, O ye people, nations, kindreds and tongues, hear
ye the voice of the Son of God, and know ye that I have come, and
in my glory have I descended upon the earth, with ten thousands of
the saints and Angels of God, (See Jude, verse 14.) to reign upon
the earth, until I have subdued all things under my feet.
3S. Yea, I have come in tlie mighty })Ower of God, my Heavenly
Father, to sit as a refiner of silver, purifying the sons of Levi. Yea,
my judgment seat is already set, and the books are opened, "some
men's sins going beforehand to judgment, and some following after
to condemnation." " But blessed and holy is he that hath part in
the first resurrection, on whom the second death hath no power."
(See Rev. xx. 6.)
39. Write, Holy is the Lamb who standeth on Mount Zion, with
his company, singing a new song before the throne of God; a song
which no one can learn but those who are marked in their fore-
heads with the mark of the Neio Covenant of life ; those who are
redeemed from the earth, from among men, being the fir-^^t ripe
fruits unto God and unto the Lamb ; those who have become vir-
gins for the Kingdom of heaven's sake, in whose mouths there is
found no guile, being without fault before the throne of God. (See
Rev. xiv. 1 to 5.)
40. Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; henceforth
shall they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.
Yea, saith the Son of God, blessed are thev who die unto sin, and
live unto righteousness; for their works shall follow them, not unto
condemnation, but to life everlasting in the kingdom of my God;
henceforth they shall rest with me, in my kingdom of peace. (See
Rev. xiv. 13.)
41. Holy is the word of God, saith the holy Archangel, wherein
he sounds forth the name of his beloved Son, and holy shall it be,
from generation to generation. Yea, saith the holy Angel, holy was
30 THE SALVATU!N OF GOD PROCLAIMED, [pART 1.
this word ushered forth from the throne of God, and holy and un-
dcfiicd hath it been conveyed to mortal hands.
4"2. Let no one add nor diminish the substance and true meaning
of these words, wherein is contained the mind and will of God, de-
signed by Him to be revealed to mortals ; and holy so let them be.
Yea, saith the Holy Savior, receive ye these words, and know that
it is I.
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CHAPTER YII.
Proclamation of the salvation of God by the holy Archangel. Ha
declarcth the ovcrthroio of the antichristian jjowcr. The Son of
God declareth the manner of his second coining. He rcprovcth
the slothfulness and darlcness of the p7-ofcssors cf Christianity.
God will judge the great whore of Babylon, S^c.
1. Arise, O thou worm of the dust, arise and sound the words of
the Eternal God ; for his word shall not cease until his designs are
accomplished: for holy is the word of God, which is given in this
day, and holy shall it be through time — henceforth and evermore.
2. Hear, O ye Islands, and give ear ye solitary places; for the
word of the Lord is made known unto you : let all the ends of the
earth hear the salvation of God.
8. Thus saith the holy Archangel of everlasting Love, who stand-
cth before the throne of God; yea, and for ages and ages hath stood
before his thr<aie of everlasting Love, Truth and Mercy. I'.ven
before time was, I am. Holy, tioly is tlie Lord God of heaven and
earth ; and holy and eternal is his word.
4. Sound, O sound the trumpet of salvation, and let it cchothrouLrh
the gloomy wilds of sin ; for the great and notable day of the Lord
is near, even at the door, when tlie vials of his wratii shall be jiour-
ed out, and every fice shall gather blackness, when they see their
desolation is come, and tlieir foundaticMi on wliich they stand, is
turned upside down.
5. Yea, soon will the Lord Almighty shake, with a terrible hand,
the vile inventions of man; and He will soon crumble into dust
their antichristian creeds and false doctrines, and overthrow their
CHAP. VII.] AND SLOTHFULNESS REPROVED. 31
mighty towers wliich the.y have built, wl'.ereoii to cliiiib to henveri
some other wav than that which was hiid out by Christ the Son of
God, the Lord's Anointed, to lay the foundation for salvation, f(.r
all souls to build thereon.
6. Yea, and to open the door of hope, the door of self-deni.d and
a daily cross against all evil, whereby souls may hope for salvation,
and in no other way; saying, I am the way, the truth and the life,
and no soul cometh to the Father but by me. He that seeketh to
climb up some other way, is a thief and a robber. (See Jno. x. I.
and xiv. 6.)
7. Write, saith the Archangel of Love, wTite, Holy is the Lamb
of God who taketh away the sin of the world; holy is his name,
and holy shall it be, henceforth and forever.
8. Hear, O ye inhabitants of the earth and all ye children of
men, hear ye the word of God, in the name of his beloved Son.
Thus saith the holy Son of God ; Lo! I have come and my reward
is with me, to give unto every man according as his works shall I.e.
9. Hearken, O ye children of wrath, and ye generation of vipers !
Hearken and hear my words; for lo, 1 say unto you, I have come;
yea, I have come like a thief in the night, and ye know it not. Tru-
ly I have come in the night of antichristian darkness; and who
have I f )und waiting for the coming of the Son of man ?
10. Who have I fecund waiting, lest your houses be broken open,
and ye be robbed of your goods? Yea, who have I found waiting
in hope, in prayer and supplication, watching the day and the hour
of the coming of the Bridegroom, with your lamps trimmed and
burning, and oil in your vessels?
11. O ye slothful generation, and ye that settle down in ease and
carnal security, and say in your hearts, " The Lord ddayeth his
coming, and all things will remain as they were; thert'fore ivill we
retire to rest, for nought shall disturb us."
12. Because of this, saith the Son of God, I will come upon you
like a thief; yea, I will enter your castles, and your goods I will
spoil; for I found you not waiting with your lamps trimmed and
burning, ready to come forth to meet me, that I might come in
and sup with you, and you with me. But because 1 found you
asleep, with your houses unguarded, and unprepared to receive me,
will I break in like a thief and spoil your goods. (See Rev. xvi. 15.)
13. Again I say unto you, I have come; and whereunto shall I
liken the day of my coming? It is like unto the days of Noah. For
32 THE SALVATION OF COD PROCLAIMED, [PART I.
lo, I say unto you, the Ark is preparing; the warning voice of God
hath already gone forth ; and his covenant people are gathering in-
to the gospel Ark of safety, and ye know it not ; for ye eat and
drink, marry and are given in marriage, and know not that I have
come, neither will ye believe, although my witnesses declare it un-
to you.
14. Therefore shall ye perish in the floods of the wrath of God,
which is shortly to be pouied upon the earth, wherein no flesh shall
be able to stand, save those who have safely embarked in the gospel
Ark, by casting from them all that is unprofitable. These, and
these only, shall be wafted over the billows of wrath and indigna-
tion, and find a quiet resting place, when the storms of anguish
shall cease to roll and her waters abate.
15. Sound, O sound, saith the holy-sArchangel of Love, sound my
scloiie trumpet, a.nd ]et it echo and re-echo to the utmost parts of
the inhabited earth. Yea, let this truth which is here written, be
wafted from generation to generation ; let the gentiles hear thereof
and be glad, and give honor unto him who sitteth upon the throne
of his righteousness.
16. Write, Holy, holy is the Lnmb that was slain from the foun-
dation of the New Creation, to receive honor and glory and domin-
ion and power, henceforth and forevermore.
17. Yea, give glory and honor to him that is counted worthy to
loose the seals of the book of indignation and wrath of a righteous
God, and to cause his just and righteous judgments to roll and con-
quer the lofty inventions of man ; and even to crumble into dust,
to break down and trample under foot their lofty imaginations.
18. Hear, O ye people, ye children of Zion, who are accounted
worthy to stand before the throne of his righteousness; ye who
have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, and have become
kings and priests, to stand before him, to reign with him on earth,
to be workers together with him, in the conquering of tlie evils in
man, the seed of the serpent of iniquity.
19. O ye redeemed of Mount Zion ! give honor, praise and thanks-
giving unto your Redeemer ; for he is worthy to receive honor and
praise henceforth and forevermore. Bow low, all ye inhabitants of
Zion, bow low, and let the crown of your rejoicing be at the feet
of your Redeemer.
20. For lo, I say unto you, peace hath and shall be taken from
the earth, and the sword, pestilence, fire, earthquakes and famines
CHAP. VII.] AND SLOTHVaLNKSS REPROVKD. •'?•]
shall be in the place thereof; for the cup of the wrath of God shall
be poured out, hesiped up and running over.
21. Holy is the Lamb who is counted worthy to judge the world
in righteousness; and his rigiiteous judgments will cause the inhab-
itants of the earth of all grades, to tremble in his presence. The
high, the low, the rich, the poor, the bond, the free, sliall tremble
beneath his wrath, and call for the rocks and mountains to fall upon
them, and hide them from the face of Him that sitleth upon the
throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. (See Rev. vi. 15, Ki.)
22. Hear O Zion and rejoice; hear O earth and be glad ; for the
day of the judgments of the Lord God Almighty is come. Give
praise and honor unto Him who is able to judgj the whore of anti-
christian Babel, the Mother of harlots: for she is playing the har-
lot with the inhabitants of the earth, and all nations have drank of
the wine of her fornication, and have become corrupted by her base
and vile pollutions.
23. And from this corrupt source, saith the holy Archangel, pro-
ceed all the wars, and rumors of wars, ail shedding of blood, perse-
cution, strife, envyings, railings, revelings, vile affections, and all
the evils which were entailed upon man by the fall. Do they not
proceed from this source of abotninations, the root of all evil, the
vile lusts of men warring in their members?
24. And for this cause shall the wine-press of the wrath of God
be trodden; yea, without the city shall it be trodden, without the
walls of Mount Zion, the City of the living God, shall the wine-
press of his wrath be trodden. For lo, the inhabitants of Zion
have come out from thence ; neither do they touch, taste nor han-
dle any more the unclean things ; but do rejoice before the throne
of God and the Ljimb, that they are redeemed from the earth, and
from all these earthly pollutions.
25. Holy is this word, and holy shall it be henceforth and forev-
ermore.
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34 THE MYSTERIES OF GOD, [pART I.
CHAPTER YIII.
Vain arc the labors of man to comprehend the mysteries of God hij
natural wisdom. God will reveal his hidden mysteries to none hut
the simple and innocent babes of Zion. He reproves the many
sins and secret abominations of the world. A promise of mercy
to the humble and penitent.
1. Arise, O daughter of Zion, thou Instrument in the hands of
the Most High, to reveal his word, and to make known his myste-
ries to man ; for in this generation shall be revealed the mystery of
godliness, which hath been hid for ages and ages, from the wise
and prudent, who have labored and strove with zeal to unravel the
word of God, and bring it to the natural, selfish and carnal feelings
of fallen man.
2. Thus saith the Holy One, They have labored in vain to com-
prehend my holy word, and to set bounds upon my holy work ;
they have labored and travailed and brought forth wind. Vain is
the natural comprehension of man, without the help of the Al-
mighty.
3. Therefore, saith the Holy and Eternal One, I have hid these
things from the wise of this world, and my hand hath not been with
them : for the wisdom of man can never con)prehend the things of
God : for I the Lord see not as man seeth.
4. For this cause have I chosen the weak things, and things
which are nought of themselves ; those who know not their right
hand from the left, in relation to the things whereof they utter forth;
that no soul may take the honor thereof, or say it is the invention
of man.
5. Yea, saith the Holy One, through the babes of my Zion, and
those who stand in innocence before Me, will I reveal my hidden
mysteries, and make known my word : for in this generation shall
be plainly declared the revelation of my holy will to man; and in
this generation will I leave on record, that which shall stand when
ages cease to roll. Thus and thus have I spoken, saith the Holy
One.
6. "Write, Holy, holy and eternal is the Lord, the Holy One of
Israel, who hath meted out heaven with a span ; who measureth tiie
CHAP. Vni.] NOT UNDERSTOOD BY NATURAL WISDOM. 35
deep in the hollow of his hand, and all things are as nought before
Him.
7. O man, who art thou, that the Lord is mindful of thee? Hear,
O ye children of Zion, and all ye sons of men, give ear to the voice
of the Holy and Eternal One.
8. How long, how long, O ye children of Zion, and ye sons of
men, shall I wait for you? For the armies of heaven are ready to
go forth to battle ; and the cluster of tlie vine is all ready to be trod-
den in the wine-press of the wrath of the Almighty.
9. My holy Angels are also ready to sound their trumpets, and
to pour out the vials of my wrath and indignation upon the earth,
for their abominations in my sight, for their whoredoms, and their
vile pollutions.
10. For in these things they have corrupted themselves and each
other, with that which is strictly forbidden in my holy law, given to
my servant Moses, to restrain the vile passions of man, until the ful-
filment of the law, by the ushering in of the law of righteousness,
through my Anointed.
J 1. O ye foul and base in my siglit ! Your abominations have come
up before Me, saith the Lord, like clouds of smoke, and mountains
of wrath, have they ascended unto heaven, and the heavens are
darkened thereby.
12. Hear ye, and hearken unto the voice of an Holy and Right-
eous God. Hear, O ye filthy and abominable of the earth ; and ye
that make it your meat and your drink to violate the laws of God
and man; and also to violate tlie law of nature. Ye brutish ones!
ye man corrupters ! how do ye expect to escape the wrath of an an-
gry God ? Yea, a pure and holy Being who created man upright, in
his own likeness and image.
13. O ye base and corrupt! Hear my word, ye that practice that
which, according to my lioly law, would cost you your natural lives,
and cause your names to be cut off from my people.
14. O ye seed of asps I ye fornicators of your own bodies! Ye
that seek to cover under a cloke of sanctity and outward upright-
ness, the most base and vile transactions, that which would cause
the righteous soul to shudder and shrink at the idea of committing.
Deeds which you would tremble at the thought of being made known
to your fellows. How much more then will ye tremble beneath the
wrath of an angry God, who knoweth the secrets of your hearts,
wherein nothing is hid from his all-seeing eye.
36 I'HE MYSTERIES OF COD, [pART I.
15. Wo, WO, WO, be to the inhabitants of the earth; because of
their dnily offences and shanieftil abominations in my sight, saith
the Holy and Eternal One.
16. Again 1 say, Wo! wo! wo! be to the inhabitants of the earth;
because of the vials of the wrath of ray indignation, which will
shortly be poured out upon them. Then will every face gather
blackness, and every heart sicken and fjiint, when they feel the scor-
pions of iny wrath, and the fire of my indignation.
17. Fire and brimstone, hail and smoke will I pour upon them,
and they sludl !)e tormented in my sight ; which will cause them to
seek death, and the shadow of death, because of their torment; but
death shall flee froiii them: for " tlieir worm dieth not, neither is
their fire quenched." (See Mark ix. 44, 40, 4S.)
18. Lo, saith the Holy One, for the hardness of their hearts, they
repent not of the evils which they have done in my si^ht; but -con-
tinue to blaspheme my holy name, and utter forth railings, because
of the wrath which is upon them.
19. Therefore will I vex them, and they shall eat the fruits of their
doings until they shall know that I the L(;rd, rule upon the earth
in judgment: until tliey shall know that I the Lord, do rule in the
heavens and in the earth, and besides Me there is no God; until
they shall repent of their wlioredoms and their thefts, their mur-
ders and their idolatries which they have committed in my sight,
(See Rom, i. 18 to the end.)
20. Then, O then, saith the Lord of hosts, will I cause the light
of my countenance to shine upon them, and their stripes will T heal ;
for in the midst of wrath will I show mercy; for my wrath endvir-
eth not forever. Yea, I will gather those whom I have scattered
and made desolate, and they shall return; And the kingdoms which
I have smitten in wrath, shall return, and become kingd(>nis of the
Lord of hosts, and the kingdoms of his Christ.
2L Write, Holy, holy is the Lord God omnipotent, v.ho reigneth
in the heavens and in the earth, and nought can s;tay his mighty
hand. Holy and just are his dealings with the works of his hands.
Holy and equal are thy ways, O thou Lord of lords and King of
kings. Who slsall not tremble before thee, O thou great and terri-
ble One! Mighty in wrath, boundless in love and charity, whose
mercy etidureth forever and ever.
22. Yea, in thy wrath, O God thou dost remember mercy. If it
were not so, O hvrd, who would be able to stand, or who would be
CHAP. VIil.] NOT UNDERSTOOD BY NaTURAI- WISDOM. 37
able to abide the day of thy coming? But because thou art long
suffering and merciful, thou with-holdesl the severity of thy judg-
ments, which man justly deserveth and thereby allowe^t him space
for repentance.
23. Hearken, O ye people, and ye that have been beaten with
many stripes; ye that have been wounded for your own transgress-
ions, and bruised for your own iniquities, hear the word of the
Lord, and know that I the Lord, am your God, and ye shall be mine
in the dny of my power.
24. For ye shall return and bow low at the feet of my Anointed,
at the feet of those who have made their robes white in the blood
of the Lamb; those who serve in his holy temple day and nifjht,
and are kin^s and priests unto Me, through mv Anointed; witness-
es between Me a:id a lost world ; those whom 1 have anointed to
sit upon the seat rf judgment.
25. Fi^r unto them have I given judgment, to judge the inhabi-
tants of the earth. Yea, before Me shall ye bow, and in the pres-
ence of these my witnesses shall ve muke confession unto Me, and
tell my witnesses what ye have done, and hide nothing from them.
(See Jo>h. vii. 10.) For I the Lord, know even the secrets of your
hearts, and the depth of your loss.
26. Hide ye nothing from my witnesses, let vour deeds be never
so foul in my sight ; for this is the fountain which I have opened in
this day, for the cleansing and purifying of the children of men ;
the only door of hope which is or ever will be opened to man. For
in this river of the waters of life, which proceed forth from the
throne of God and the Lamb, may ye all wash and be clean in my
sight.
27. And I will wipe away all tears from your eyes; and ye shall
weep and sorrow no more, for I the Lord, will be your God, and
ye shall be my people, saith the Lord of hosts ; and ye shall receive
palms of victory in vour hands, and the mark of the nnc covenant
in your foreheads. (See Rev. xiv. L)
28. Blessed and holy is he that keepeth these sayings; for such
shall go in and out before Me, and have a right to the tree of life.
(See Rev. xxii. 14.)
29. Yea, saith the holy Archangel of Love, true and faithful are
these sayings, and holy are they that keep them ; for they shall re-
turn and sing in the height of Zion, and make a joyful noise to the
Rock of their salvation. (See Psa. 7cv. L)
33 A SEVERE RRPROOF AGAINST MANIFOLD SINS, [p.\RT I.
CHAPTER IX.
The inhabitants of the earth rebuked for their sins and abumina-
tions. The judgment seat of Christ proclaimed, where all souls
shall be judged.
1. Thus saitli the lioly proclaiming Angel of eternal Truth ;
Hear, O ye inhabitants of the earth, and mourn and lament because
of your !d)oniinatioiis ! yea, because of ycnir whoredoms and your
murders, vvliich ye have committed in the sight of a pure and lioly
God.
2. Know ye, the day of my recompense is near, in wliich I will
recompense you according to your doings; yea, for your fraud and
deceit, your hypocrisy and lies, wherein ye have borne false witness
one against another, calling upon my holy name to witness there-
unto, with your hand of iniquity stretched forth upon the record of
my holy and eternal word.
!>. O man, saith the Almighty, how great are thy abominations
in my sight! How art thou covered with deceit and fraud, from the
crown of thy head, to the soles of thy feet! How have ye, O un-
righteous people, sold yourselves in the services of sin! And what
shall be your reward? Surely saith the Lord Almighty, the wages
of sin is death ; and ye that have sold yourselves to work iniquity,
in the service of your father the devil, his servants ye are, and ye
have become dead in trespasses and sins.
4. Thus saith the Lord Almighty ; As the vail of the figurative
temple was rent asunder, when my beloved Son had conquered the
nature of sin in his own soul, and upon a cross made of wood, had
laid down his natural life, and rose trium|)hant in spirit, ai)ove all
earthly things: so shall it be perfected in tliis day of his second
coming, the vail of iniquity shall be rent from the temple of man,
and many that sleep in the dust shall arise and come forth from their
graves of iniquity, bound hand and foot in trespasses and sins.
5. Yea, many shall hear the loud trumpet, which shall rend the
foundation of iniquity, and the graves shall be opened, and souls
shall come forth to the judgment seat, which I the Lord have plac-
ed with the right hand of my power, in my anointed ones, called
the Judgment Seat of Christ. And such it truly is; for it is no
CHAP. IX.] A SRVERE BFPROOF AGAINST MANIFOLD SINS. 39
Other thnn the Judgment Seat of Almiglity Gi)d, through his Anoint-
ed, wherein Christ is found the power of full and final salvation
from sin.
G. This is my Judgment Seat, sp.ith the Lord Alniigluy, and
through an Instrument, weak in capacity to construe these darlc
hidden things, have I spoken these words, which shall stand by the
right hand of my power, through the endless ages of eternity.
7. And no other judgment save this, ever was or ever shall he
established, in the order of grace either in heaven or on earth.*
And by the power which I have placed thereon, the power of the
Anointing, the Christ in his glory, which is his second coming, in
which is displayed the full likeness of the Eternal Deity, shall all
souls be tried, both in heaven and on earth; "for the Father judg-
eth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Sou :" (Jno.
V. 22.)
y. And this I do proclaim, and with my voice, I the Holy and
Eternal One, do declare, is the eternal Judgment Seat of Christ,
the Anointed of God, whose power shall subdue all things under
him ; for verily this power shall reign, both in heaven and on earth,
until all souls have had sufficient trial to prove their election by
their obedience.
9. When the last trumpet shall sound, the graves shall be open-
ed, and the dead shall arise and come forth, and the books shall be
opened, and souls shall be judged out of those books. And what
are those books? Are they not the deeds done in the body? Truly
they are; and each soul shall receive according to the deeds done
in the body. (See Jno. v. 28, 29.)
10. And he that confesseth and repenteth, the same shall find mer-
cy, whether he be clothed in a tenement of mortal clay, or whether
he be stripped of his earthly tabernacle, and appear in his immor-
tality, the same mercy is extended by confession and repentance,
and by becoming baptized with the fire of the gospel, which is a
consuming fire.
11. But why so? Doth it consume the souls of the children of
men? Nay, in no wise; but it is a consuming fire to every soul
that receiveth it, and it will continue to consume until every thing
* The liglit dispensed in nature judges .souls in that state. See Rom. ii.
14, 15. But when souls are called into the order of grace, they must be
judged by Christ's word in his own order, in the last day which is his second
appearing. See Jno. xii. 48. Eds.
40 A SEVER2 RCPROOF AGAINST MANIFOLD SINS. [pART I-
of a drossy nature which pertaineth to the fall, is consamad, root
and branch.
12. And thus have I, the Lord God, placed the refiner and the pu-
rifier of silver, (Sec Mai. iii. 3.) which shall purify the children of
men, until nought shall remain which beareth the likeness and im-
age of the beast of iniquity, and the seed of rebellion.
13. Thus saith the Lord Almighty; This is the work which I
have begun, and it shall never cease until I have accomplished iny
design, which is to purify the sons of men, and make them far more
precious in my sight than gold well refined from dross. (See Isa.
xiii. 12.) And many there be who shall be tried and purified and
made white: "but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the
wicked sh:ill understand; but the righteous shall understand." (See
Dan. xii. 19.)
14. And here shall ye see the fulfilment of the prophecy of him
who was greatly beloved, because of the integrity of his heart, and
because of his zeal for the law of his God, when he prophesied of
the latter day, in which the camp of the saints should be compassed
about with the armies of the wicked, who would seek to do wick-
edly, and understand not the day wherein they live, neither the
work whereunto they have turned their hand to persecute. Such
therefore shall not obtain my mercy until the day of my fury is ac-
complished; then, if they are sufficiently humbled, I will have mer-
cy upon them.
15. " But for the elect's sake shall those days be shortened."
(Matt. xxiv. 22.) Yea, for the sake of those who shall become
awakened by my mighty judgments, and seek my mercy in the or-
der of my Anointing, and are willing to flock to the judgment
seat; to these will I shorten the days of their tribulation, and 1 will
disperse the bands of the wicked.
16. And I will open unto them the gates of the New Jerusalem,
and say unto them, enter ye into the joys of your Lord, and there
wash, and there bathe in the fountain which I the Lord have open-
ed, and become clean in my sight, and sorrow no more; for I will
wipe away all tears from your eyes, and I will blot out your iniqui-
ties and transgressions from the book of my remembrance, and 1
will remember them no more against you, saith the Lord of hosts.
17. And I, the Lord of hosts, do, with my own voice, witness this
to be a true statement of the order of the Judgment Seat, by which
all souls shall be tried, both in time and eternity. And no other
CHAP. X.] man's wild nature MUST BE SUBDUED. 41
order or name shall be given for the salvation and redemption of
fallen man, which gives all an equal opportunity for salvation. And
this is my word, which shall stand forever and ever, and which I
have caused to he written upon a table of fire, that ye may know it
to be my word.
18. Thus salth the holy proclaiming Angel of Eternal Truth, In
union with my Heavenly Father do I witness this to be his holy
word, which shall stand henceforth through time, and through the
endless ages of eternity. And as it was written by a mighty An-
gel of God, upon the tabic of Jirc; so have I revealed it to the
writer. And thus do I witness it to be faithfully written by an In-
strument with mortal hand bowed down with sorrow and tribulation,
knowing not what she was called to write, from one sentence to
another, and many times, from one word to the next, was it hidden
from her eyes.
CHAPTER X.
Man in a state of nature is like wild uncultivated land, ichich must
be subdued before it is ft to receive good seed: so must the heart
of man be subdued by confession and repentance, before the seed
of the gospel can be planted and prof t ably cultivated in it.
1. Hear the word of the Lord, saith the holy proclaiming Angel ;
Thus saith the Almighty Father ; The seasons have rolled around,
and the times are accomplished for the fulfillment of the prophesies
which were given under the type ; and for many which were given
in the days of the revelation in my prim. live work, in my Anointed
and first-born.
2. And now, saith the Lord, will I speak as follows, and will
communicate my mind and will, in short, not only to the children
of my Zion, but also to the ciiildren of men, who, as yet, remain
uncircumcised in heart, fulfilling the desires of the flesh, the crav-
ings of the carnal mind, which is enmity against Me, a pure and
holy God.
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42 man's wild nature must be subdued. [part 1.
3. And they never can be made subject in any other way, or by
any other means, than by the order and means which I the Lord,
in my wisdom, have appointed and made sure, with a decree which
cannot be altered; nor will the gates of hell ever be able to prevail
against it; for it is firmly laid in wisdom, even that wisdom which
Cometh out of sight, and is, in no wise, according to the wisdom of
fallen man.
4. But according to the wisdom of that God who is able to com-
prehend the works of his hands, and bring about his purposes,
whereby He hath purposed to subdue the earth from its natural and
wild growth, into a state of cultivation prepared to receive the good
seed, that it may no longer lie waste and overgrown with that which
is wild, unnatural and unprofitable to the husbandman, bringing
forth no fruit but that which is wild and useless.
5. Now, saith the Holy and Eternal One, How doth the husband-
man go forth into the forest, to subdue and bring into culliv;ition
the wild land, bearing nothing but wild fruit? Will he sow the good
seed, that which he designeth for his own use and profit, among the
wild seed, amidst the thickets of the wilderness, shaded from the
sun by the wild trees of the forest 1
6. Nay, saith the good husbandman, that would be very poor
economy; for the good seed would be wasted and overgrown, and
yield no profit to the husbandman. Neither, saith the Lord, the
great Husbandman of all, would it be wisdom and economy in Me,
to sow the seed of the gospel in the hearts of the children of men,
while they remain in a natural and unsubdued state, and at the
same time retaining the seeds of the wilderness of nature.
7. And so it is with those who, in a natural state seek to become
the children of God, and by prayer and supplication, feeling their
loss and depravity, earnestly seek to receive something that will be
a benefit and a gain to them.
8. But, saith the Lord, how oft have I, through the fervent pray-
ers and supplication of souls, who were awakened to sense the state
of their danger, as being enclosed in the wilderness of sin, where
nought but wild beasts did prowl for their prey ; how oft, indeed,
have I caused my holy Angels to descend and place a measure of
my spirit within their hearts, to support them andiightcn their steps,
and cause them to straighten their paths.
9. And what would be the consequence of this good seed plant-
ed in their hearts? Would they not feel as though they would, hence-
CHAP. X.] man's wild NATURE MUST BE SUBDUED. 43
forth, lead a better life, and walk in obedience to that light which
I caused to be placed in their hearts, which wonid discover to them
the darkness of their former ways, and cause sin to become exceed-
ing sinful to them ? Truly it would.
10. But because of their wilderness state, in which their hearts
retained the wild seed, and had not become cultivated and prepar-
ed, by an honest confession of all known sin, which is laying the
ax at the root of the tree of iniquity, and exposing the man of sin,
and with this ax of truth, cutting off the branches and casting them
forth to be burnt; as a man would clear the ground and prepare it
to receive the good and profitable seed; many such were liable to
fall back into a worse state.
11. Hence in this day, is man required to prepare the heart, by an
honest confession and repentance of all known sin, laying their
weapons at tlie very root, which is the filthy and abominable lusts
of man, introduced by the sin of disobedience. And from this vile
root proceed all the branches of an evil nature, which bring forth
all manner of unclean and unprofitable fruit.
1*2. This is the requirement of the Lord Almighty, in this day,
wherein He has designed to subdue the earth in righteousness. Thus
saith the Lord, Unto every soul that receives a talent of faith, suffi-
cient to bring them to the order of my appointing for salvation.
Let your first work be to clear your hearts from every vile and of-
fensive v^eed, by an honest and faithful confession. This will open
a door for divine light and power, which will form a weapon in ev-
ery soul that does this in sincerity and truth, sufficient to conquer
the nature of evil in themselves.
13. Thus, when all known sin is removed from the soul, by hon-
est confession and repentance, then is the heart prepared to receive
the true seed. Like as a piece of wild land is prepared to receive
the good seed, when the farmer removeth the trees and the most
lumbersome part of the timber, although it remaineth quite unsub-
dued, and very stony and rough; yet it is capable of receiving the
good seed.
14. But is the frrmer's work ended here? Nay, in no wise; but
just begun. For th? good tiller of the ground will never cease un-
til he hath subdued his land, and rooted out and destroyed all un-
profitable weeds, and gathered out t'le stones, and carefully secured
his crop from every invader, by m.aking fast the wall of protection.
44 man's wild nature mist be subdued. [part I.
15. Neither will the honest hearted believer, who means to subdue
the nature of evil, and remove from his soul every thing which is
contrary to that divine nature which first breathed life into man,
and constituted him a living soul, ever cease the work until he is
subdued unto righteousness, and there remaineth nought but that
which is pure and holy, safely enclosed by the wall of protection.
16. This wall is composed of the laws and orders of Mount Zion,
which, if carefully observed, will prove like a solid wall around the
soul, to secure it from all invaders. But if broken, it will prove
like breaking through an outward wall, which will, if not immedi-
ately closed, be liable to expose the crops, and ruin and destroy the
fruits of the laborer.
17. So it will be to the soul that regards not the wall of his pro-
tection, by strictly obeying its requirements; for thereby he leaves
a gap for the enemy, which, if not immediately repaired by confess-
ion and repentance, will prove a loss, by letting in the enemies of
his soul, which will be likely to destroy and rob him of the fruits
of his labor.
18. This therefore, is the manner in which I have purposed to
speak unto you at this time; and by this parable may all see the
manner in which I tlie Lord have purposed to subdue the earth in
righteousness, and make the wilderness and solitary places be glad,
and blossom as the rose ; yea, by these means the whole earth may
bud and blossom, and bring forth the fruits of righteousness, peace,
quietness and assurance forever. (See Isa. xxxv. 1.)
19. Thus do I close this comnninication, designed to give all an
understanding of the necessary requirements of a Just and Holy
God, who requireth notliing but that which is unavoidably neces-
sary, to accomplish the work which He, in his wisdom, hath pur-
posed to perform, which will in his own time prove, in obedience,
the final destruction of the nature of evil in mnn.
XI.] THE STANDING WORD OF GOD. 45
CHAPTER XL
The standing Word of God for present and future generations.
The standard of obedience, according to Divine oppointment, the
only means of access to God: The fall of Lucifer, (now called
Satan,) ivas by his disobedience.
1. Thus saith the holy proclaiming Angel to the Writer ; I the
holy proclaiming Angel of God, am sent of Him to reveal his mind
and will, and make known his hidden mysteries; therefore bow
thy heart and incline thine car to the word of God, and give thy
heart to understanding.
2. Great hath been the labor of the Almighty and Just One, to
establish in the hearts of the children of his Zion a right and cor-
rect idea of his holy and divine nature, and of the righteousness of
his dealings towards the childreji of men. Yea, great hath been
the labor of Him who created the world in righteousness, and all his
creatures therein, for a purpose which hath never, as yet, been fully
revealed unto man.
3. This purpose will, in his own time, be made manifest by
means of his own choosing, and will end in his own glory, and
accomplish the happiness of every son and daughter of the fallen
race of Adam, who desire salvation, and are willing to sacrifice and
give up all they have to obtain it.
4. And now, unto you, O ye people, saith the holy Angel, hear
the voice of that God who hath set his face towards the children of
men, for their redemption, to restore them to a state of innocence
and rectitude, that they may be able to fulfil the design of their
creation.
5. Holy, holy is the word which proceedeth out of my mouth,
in this day of my mighty power; and holy and eternal is the word
which is written by my Almighty hand, to be revealed to mortals,
and safely recorded as the standing and sure word of God, not only
for this present generation, but for generations to come. Yea, saith
the Lord Almighty, the word which I reveal or cause to be reveal-
ed in my own name, or in the name of my holy Anointed ones, to
this present generation, shall be the standing word whereby to jus-
tify or condemn all the souls of the children of men.
46 THE STANDING WORD OF GOD. [pART 1.
G. For by the revelations which have been given among my holv
and chosen people, my standing witness unto man, in tliis day of
my power, my mind and will is clearly displayed, and the means
whereby souls may become justified and acceptable in my sight;
for herein are contained the eternal principles of godliness.
7. Yea, saith the Lord, I have marked the way so plain, the
wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein for want of
an understanding ; and this I have done in my wisdom, and accord-
ing to my never ending mercy. Yet, saith the Almighty, so it is,
find so it shall be, man must perform his part tov.ards his redemp-
tion. I the Lord have and will continue to perform my part, which
is to open the way and mark out the path, plain and easy to be un-
derstood.
8. Then is mr.n loft to perform his part, which is nothing more
nor less than to yield perfect and strict obedience. And such as
'.viil w.'.lk in true obedience to my word, which will lead the::! into
real subjection, to my Anointed, my Watchmen over my peoj)le.
Shepherds over my flock; this is true faithfulness which I v/ill own
and bless, and I will bring such souls into the straight path. For
my true Shepherds shall ever be clothed with my divine spirit, to
guide and direct.
9. And he that walketh in obedience, walketh in the straight
path of my own marking out, through my beloved Son : for he saith,
"Verily, verily, I say unto yon. He that receiveth whomsoever I
send, receiveth me, and he that receiveth me, receiveth Ilim that
sent me." (Jno. xiii. 29.)
10. In this way no soul can err; for it is a sure and safe way, a
high-way for the ransomed of the Lord to pass over; and all souls
who ever become redeemed from the nature of loss, must pass
through the wilderness upon this high-way.
H. Yea, saith the Lord, 1 have cast up the high-way and gathered
out the stones, and raised the standard for the people. (See Isa.
Ixii. 10.) And this is my standard, yea, verily the standard of obe-
dience is my standard, and this have I raised for the people, and by
it shall all souls walk, and unto it shall all souls bow, both in time
and eternity, until their redemption is complete. Then will it be-
come their delight and pleasure to walk the path of obedience ;
and this will constitute their happiness.
12. For the path of obedience is heaven to the soul that i.-^ divest-
ed of the nature of the fall, and is stript of its enmity against the
CHAP. XI.] THE STANDING WORD OF GOD. 47
spirit of <xood. For this enmity is of itself, neither subject to law
nor requirement, hut is restless as the troubled sea, casting up dis-
cord and confusion, disorder and rebellion. In this it doth delight,
and this is the heaven it craves.
13. Therefore, saith the Lord, this Jiave I spoken, that ye may
clearly see the opposition of the two spirits, and know which one
ye are actuated by. If ye are led by the true spirit, ye will delight
to walk in the lowly valley of obedience, quietness and submission,
patiently running the race which is set before you, marked out by
the finger of God.
14. But if ye become restless, and your delight is to walk in diso-
bedience and rebellion, strife and confusion, marked with irregu-
larity and disorder, then ye may know ye are walking in the path
marked out by the finger of Satan, and the end thereof is death;
for it is a high-way of his own making, and his standard is disobe-
dience unto death.
15. Many there are who choose this road, because it is broad and
admits of the fallen nature of man, and holds forth a standard
which is pleasing to that nature, and on this standard it is written,
"This is the road by which all souls may get to heaven : for it is
broad enough to admit of all; therefore it is a conunodious road :
for this straight path, whose standard is obedience, is so narrow,
very few will ever be able to walk in it."
16. " Therefore," »aitli the deceiver, " walk ye in this broad path,
and ye shall have life and be saved at last; for how is the whole
world ever going to be saved, if all must walk this straight and nar-
row path, which admits of nothing but that which is pure and holy,
and according to the nature of God, which pronounceth death upon
the disobedience of man, and brings all souls into childlike obedi-
ence who walk therein. This can never be attained to by mortals;
therefore it is an unprofitable way."
17. "Come ye and walk this broad path, and whosoever will, may
come; for there is room enough for all souls to walk therein, and
enjoy your rights and faculties, and walk ye, each one according to
the light which ye have received, according to your own sense ; and
in obedience to that shall ye find justification at last. And this is
the obedience which God requires of man; to walk according to
that measure of light which every soul has received in his creation,
without being controlled by others, who would deprive you of your
natural rights, this is to be the standard of his movements through
48 THE STANDING WORD OF GOD. [pART I.
time, and form the line of his justification or condemnation when
he enters the spiritual world."
18. "This, (saith the fallen nature of man,) seems to be a reason-
able and consistent doctrine, which accords with the nature of God,
who requires no inconsistencias of man. Therefore walk ye every
man according to the dictates of your own consciences, and ye
shall not die, but be as gods, capable of being your own judges
and dictators, knowing good and evil for yourselves, walking every
man in his own uprightness and in his own integrity, regardless of
any compulsory laws to bind him, or to cumber his feet to this
straight and narrow path, as they call it."*
19. Thus and thus, saith the Almighty Father of all righteous-
ness, doth Satan, the source of all unrighteousness in the fallen
world plead and hold forth his perverse insinuations to man, and
thus did he, in the beginning, create and bring forth his abominable
heresy in the hearts of the first parents; and thus Lucifer became
Satanf in the fallen world.
20. This he effected by telling them that the day they yielded to
disobedience and chose a way of their own, a pleasing way, that
would admit of much pleasure and self-gratification, they would be-
come as gods, knowing good and evil for themselves, and be able
to walk according to their own inclinations, regardless of laws
which required strict obedience, notwithstanding death was the pen-
alty of disobedience.
21. And thus hath he poisoned the whole human race, and minis-
tered this seed of heresy, which hath become the abiding standard
of man, both professor and profane. And by this standard of Sa-
tan, planned according to the devices of that opposite nature, which,
through the influence of the spirit of eternal darkness, he himself
had become partaker, by disobedience and rebellion to his Maker:
for being once an Angel of light and of might; but because of his
* By this plan souls wholly set aside the cross of self-denial, taught by
Christ, and rebel against the divine government, hence they have no part in
his kingdom, any more than Lucifer, the first rebel, has. The same picas
have been adopted by the rebels against the divine order in all ages. Wit-
ness, Adam, Korah, Dathan and Abiram, &c. See Num. Chap. .\xv. also
Luke, xix. 14.
f So called because he had become idcnliticd with the the groat Adver-
sary of all good. The word Salan, means ^Idvcrsary.
CHAP. XI.] THE STANDING WORD OF GOD. ^^
disobedience to thnt God who requires obedience even of his most
holy Angels, he was sufTered to fall, and great was his fall.
22. For as he was one of the most holy Angels, possessing great
light and power, and according to his light and power, so was the
depth of his fall ; and as he was a mighty Angel in the service of
God, while under the power of obedience, having great light and
understanding; so was the proportion of his power, when that light
in him became darkness great was his darkness, which caused him
to become a mighty prince of darkness.
23. Yea, a mighty prince hath he been, and great hath been the
darkness which hath proceeded through this source from the foun-
tain of darkness, by which he hath stamped the whole human race
with his own stamp and likeness, which is the stamp of disobedi-
ence and rebellion, disorder and confusion, which constitutes the
power of darkness, and causes mankind to choose the path of dis-
obedience, and walk under the power of darkness rather than under
the power of light; because of that nature which was instilled into
them by the prince of darkness.
24. This spirit causes man to yield to an inferior nature, designed
by the Creator for his brutal creation, to be governed by natural in-
stinct, and not for man to be governed by his lawless passions; but
possessing a living and rational soul, by which he ought to be gov-
erned ; yet by the unreasonable indulgence of his inferior nature,
he evidently shows that he chooses darkness rather than light, be-
cause his deeds are beastly and unclean, requiring the shades of
darkness to conceal them from mortal sight.
25. This inferior, fallen nature is the life of which the holy Son
of God said, "Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and who-
soever will lose his life for my sake shall find it." (Matt. xvi. 25.)
Except souls deny and crucify this carnal life, they never can rise
into the resurrection of eternal life, neither in this world nor that
which is to come.
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50 THE PROPHET ISAIAh's ADDRESS. [PART 1,
CHAPTER XII.
The prophet Isaiah's Address — The laic of God shall go forth
from Zion to all nations, and all shall he judged thereby — The
Lord u'ill destroy the wickedness of man from of the earth, and
cause the righteous to flourish.
1. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah ; With pleasure do I be-
hold the word of God revealed unto man, that the inhabitants of
the earth may, henceforth, be clothed with a right understanding
concerning the mind and will of the Holy and Eternal God of Isra-
el. Yea, saith the prophet, with joy and gladness do I behold tiie
hand of the Lord stretched out towards the earth, to fulfill his prom-
ises and bring about his purposes.
2. Verily I give glory to the God of Israel, that He hath hasten-
ed his time to perform and accomplish his work upon earth. Yea.
with joy and gladness do I behold the foundation laid in Zion, and
the walls of the New Jerusalem established upon the earth, and her
city builded and her waste places repaired. Yea, with pleasure do
I behold all this ; for my God hath permitted me, the prophet Isa-
iah, to descend to the earth, that I might behold the fulfillment of
the prophecies that I did prophesy of his work, his glorious work,
which He would accomplish upon the earth in the latter day of his
glory.
3. For while under the days of the shadow, which prefigured the
substance, did I foresee the latter day of the glory of God. And
now I say. Glory, honor and dominion be unto him, henceforth
AND FOREVERMORE. And let all the ends of the earth give glory
unto Him who is able to accomplish and bring about his purposes
to the uttermost; Amen.
4. Thus saith the holy Archangel to the writer; Bow down thy
soul even with the dust, and there receive the word of God, as I,
the holy Angel do read unto thee, the words taken from a bo.K of
treasures, brought and delivered by the holy prophet Isaiah. And
thus do I commence to read, the holy prophet standing by my side
to witness thereunto.
5. Holy and eternal is the word of God unto man, in this day of
his mighty power ; for thus saith the Lord Almighty ; In Zion have
CHAP. XII.] THE PROPHET ISAIAH's ADDRESS. 51
I placed my name, and there have I placed the ensign of my roy-
alty; an ensign to the travelers on the high-way, that they may be-
hold and know that I the Lord, do dwell therein, and that I the
Lord, am the light thereof, and the lawgiver to her.
G. And out of thee, O thou Zion of my likeness upon earth,
shall go forth my law to all nations, kindreds and tongues; and the
ends of the earth shall flock to Zion to receive the law of their
God; even the law which I did give in my Zion in this day of my
mighty power, wherein I have poured out my Spirit upon her inhab-
itants, which hath caused her infants to speak with unknown tongues,
and to utter forth and prophesy in my holy and eternal name.
7. Yea, saith the Lord of hosts, that which I have given and
caused to be revealed in my Zion, and recorded as the standing
word of a just and holy God, is as the apple of my eye ; and by
this word shall all the nations of the earth be justified or condemn-
ed in my sight; for no other name nor law shall ever be given than
that which is already given.
8. And my holy habitation will I uphold with the right arm of
my power, and nought shall ever be able to overthrow or lay waste
my heritage, or scatter the power of my holy people henceforth;
for I have built and established them, and no one shall undermine
that which I the Lord have built in this latter day, wherein I have
made my last and final display of mercy, which will accomplish my
work upon the earth, and bring in an everlasting righteousness.
9. Again I say, In my Zion will I be in the midst, and be the
light thereof, that she needeth not the sun by day, neither the moon
by night, to give light unto her; for I the Lord will be her light.
(See Rev. xxi. 23.) And thus will I be her light, which will com-
pose her brightness. With the light of my countenance will I search
her inhabitants, and I will compass them about with the pure rays
of my brightness.
10. I will search them and purify them as silver and as gold well
refined ; so shall man be unto Me saith the Lord; and I will shine
forth into the most remote corner of the benighted hearts of the
children of men; yea, I will place the candle of my searching light
within their hearts, and it shall shine until all darkness is dispelled;
until the whole soul becomes illuminated with the divine light of
my countenance.
IL Thus will I continue to shine until light shall comprehend
darkness, and darkness shall flee away, and the shadow of night
52 THE PROPHET ISAUh's -IDDRESS. [PART 1.
sijall no more return, but as the bloom of morning, so shall be the
light of the new day, which shall be an eternal brightness, shining
brighter and brighter unto the perfect day, the meridian of the light
of the gospel of the second coming of my beloved Son in his glory.
12. But O mistaken man ! How hast thou formed a plan to re-
deem souls from their fallen st;ite, without a full and final cross
against a carnal nature! Ye read of my beloved Son in whom ye
profess to believe, and soar away with some wild scheme to fix a
plan of salvation whereon to rest your hopes of future happiness.
Ye read of a day that is coming, when Christ shall come to set up
his kingdom and reign on earth. Then will a separating line be
drawn, to make an end of sin and shame in all who believe and
obey.
13. But how this work is to be effected, and the separation made,
remains a matter of confusion and doubt among all the professors
of the christian name, excepting in my Zion. For this is a mys-
tery which hath never been revealed by the wisdom of the world;
but by divine revelation it hath been fully made known in Zion,
how Christ would separate between the precious and the vile, make
an end of sin, and bring in everlasting righteousness; whose fan is
in his hand, and he will thoroughly purg^e his floor. (See Matt,
iii. 12.)
14. "Behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all
the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be as stubble; and
the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts,
that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto them
that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing
in his wings; and they shall grow as calves of the stall." (Mai. iv.)
15. Yea, saith the Lord Almighty, this is my word, and I will ac-
complish it in my time. Lo ! the day hath already come, and the
fire is already kindled, and many have become purified by the fire
which I, tiie Lord of hosts have kindled in this latter day, wherein
I have determined a destruction, a consummation by fire, of every
thing which is offensive in my sight ; to make a separation between
the precious and the vile ; between him that serveth God, and him
that serveth Ilim not.
16. Therefore unto those who hear these my words, and obey my
voice, shall the Sun of righteousness arise in them, the new begot-
ten son, the son of promise, the riglitful heir to my KingduJii. "And
they shall grow up as calves of the stall. And they shall tread
CHAP. XII.] THE PKOFHET ISAIAH's ADDRESS. 53
down the wicked, who shall be as ashes under the soles of their
feet."
J 7. This is the way I have purposed to accomplish my work, and
cause the wickedness of man to become as stubble, to be consum-
ed, root and branch. Yea, thus have I purposed to consume the
man of sin, with his deeds, which constitutes the root and branch.
18. And thus shall it be accomplished : Unto every soul that fears
my holy name, and is willing to undergo the separation, the puri-
fying work of the fire of the spirit of truth, which shall be as a re-
fining fire unto the soul, to sever and consume therefrom every
thing which pertains to the man of sin, the son of iniquity. And
thus shall the righteous tread down the wicked.
J9. The Sun of rigliteousness, which hath arisen in them that fear
my name, shall cause them to grow up as calves of the stall, and
they shall be able to subdue and trample under foot the son of in-
iquity, until he be consumed and become as ashes under the soles
of their feet: and thus shall the unrighteous man be brought low,
and the righteous shall flourish.
20. Behold, I say, and with my voice do I declare that the day of
my judgments hath come, when I will pour out my fury upon the
children of men, and they shall know that T the Lord am God, and
beside Me there is none. And I will lay low their haughtiness, and
they shall no more glory in their own shame, and shall no more roll
iniquity as a sweet morsel under their tongues.
21. But they shall seek to know my will; and this will I make
known to them. I will bring them to a knowledge of my will to
man by ways and means of my own choosing. And they shall fear
my holy name, and I will place the seed of faith in their hearts,
and by this seed ( f faith shall they become enlightened, and by this
light shall they be searched.
22. And by this searching light which proceedeth from the Spirit
of Christ shall this seed of faith live, and every soul that receiveth
and yieldeth obedience thereto, will come into possession of that
light which will comprehend all darkness, and will shine brighter
and brighter, until every thing remaining under the power of dark-
ness shall be subdued, and the whole soul shall be illuminated by
the brilliant light of my countenance, and by the brightness of my
coming.
23. And thus vvill I be the light of my Zion ; and thus shall dark-
ness and the shadow of night flee away. By this ye may see the
54 THE TRUE ORDER OF SALVATION. [PART I.
manner in wliich I have purposed to be the light and glory of my
Zion. A word to the wise is sufficient, and ye that have under-
standing, may understand these my sayings, and be able to teach
those who have not wisdom to discern the things of God aright.
•24. And tliis is my word at this time, and thus have I spoken ; and
he that is wise is wise for himself, and by his wisdom shall he es-
cape the snares of death. But the foolish who hate understandino-,
and will not hearken to the voice of Wisdom, shall fall into the pit
of error and be swallowed up therein.
25. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, I the holy prophet do wit-
ness this to be the word of God, faithfully written by mortal hand;
and by this word is clearly shown the manner in which the Lord wilj
consume the wickedness of man, and cause the righteousness of
man to flourish in the earth, and bear rule: and I the holv prophet,
the man of God, pronounce it holy.
CHAPTER XIII.
iHod loill rncarcl the trorJcu's of ini(juitij accordivg to their deeds.
Sahuition ean only be obtained through Christ, in the order of his
Second Coming in his glory. The only door of entrance into
Christ's Kingdom made vianifcst.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel, Howl, Dearth! because of thy
desolation, and because of the wrath which is upon thee, and be-
cause of the stubble where thou hast heaped up fuel for the tire of»,
the wrath of God, which is kindled as a devouring flame against the
unrighteousness of man.
2. Wo! wo! be unto them who have treasured up wrath against
the day of wrath, and have heaped up fuel for the consiuning fire;
for as their works shall be, so shall judgments be measured unto
them ; and each shall receive according to tlie deeds done in the
body, whether they be good or whether they be evil : for a book of
record is kept, and out of those books shall they receive the just
reward of their doings.
CHAP. XIII.] THE TRUE ORDER OF SALVATION. 55
3. According as they have treasured up iniquity; so in propor-
tion have they treasured up my wrath, which will be as a consum-
ing fire and a devouring flame ; and who shall be able to escape ?
And where is the man that is able to stand in justification before
Me? For do ye not read, "Our God is a consuming fire?" (Heb.
xii. -29.)
4. How think ye to approach the Most High, except ye become
purified (See Matt. v. 8.) by passing through the refining fire of
Christ ? Think ye to climb up some other way and approach Me, ex-
cept by that which 1 the Lord have laid out? that by which all souls
may approach Me in safety?
5. Think ye to walk through time, fulfilling the lists of your
own depraved natures, deceitfully calling upon the name of my be-
loved Son to sanctify you in your iniquity ? Or praying that through
his merits, the Holy and Eternal One may become reconciled to
you, while ye are daily wading in sin and transgression, fulfilling
the desires of your own evil and corrupt natures ? wandering still
farther and farther from Me, by rebellion to my known will to you,
bearing no likeness nor image of my beloved Son, unwilling, in
any wise, to take his yoke upon you.
6. O man, how art thou mistaken! And ail ye that dream of
hope and acceptance with Me, through the righteousness and mercy
of my beloved Son, wholly depending upon his merits for justifica-
tion and acceptance with Me! But know, O ye people, that dare
dream of salvation in this way, ye are under a delusion, and by it
ye shall perish ; for ye are not in Christ, neither has his saving pow-
er had any place in your hearts: therefore ye are not in him, nei-
ther is he in you.
7. And how think ye to meet Me, the Eternal Fire ! Ye never
can approach Me, but through my Anointed, my Christ, whom I
have placed as a refiner, to purify the souls of the children of men.
And by this medium, through the medium of my Christ, the Anoint-
ing, the Saving Power, may ye become cleansed and purified from
that nature in which souls can never approach Me, saith the Lord.
8. And vain is the hope of man, who shall dream of any other
plan save this which I have laid out, eternally to stand. And one
side of this order, which I the Lord have established in my wis-
dom, and in my discretion, will I meet no fallen being, except in
wrath, and by the fire of my jealousy, which will consume and ban-
ish them from my presence.
56 THE TRUE OBDER OF SALVATION. [pART I.
9. But in Christ may souls find a hiding-place, a shelter from the
storm and ;i covert from the tempest. (See Isa. xxxii. 2.) And bless-
ed and holy are they who seek this door, and enter this one only
door into my sheep-fold. For men in their great wisdom, have
sought out many ways whereby to obtain acceptance with Me, and
have opened many doors of entrance for my Kingdom; but I the
Lord have laid out but one way, neither have I opened but one
door, by which any soul may enter into the narrow way, which lead-
eth into my Kingdom.
10. And this one door have I opened unto all; the high, the low,
the rich, the poor, have all an equal right; and no other door will I
ever open to man than this: "He that believeth and is baptized,
shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark,
xvi. 16.)
11. Again I would ask. What is man required to believe? Is a
mere belief in the Son of God, that there is, or ever was, such a
being, and an outward ceremony of the sprinkling of water, and
laying on of the hands sufficient to ensure salvation, or even the
immersion of the whole body, is this sufficient to ensure salvation?
12. How, saith the Lord, are souls to be brought to a point, in re-
lation to their belief in Christ, and in the baptism, seeing that by
their believing and being baptized they merit salvation? For man
hath many beliefs concerning Christ, and concerning the baptism.
Some believe in immersion, some believe in sprinkling and laying
on of hands, and some believe in neither, and hold it all an outward
form, each denomination (so called) contending for their own belief,
and the righteousness of their own creed and doctrine.
13. And how is the matter to be decided, so long as the children
of men have in possession so many different beliefs? Christ is not
divided, neither did lie teach division in his little flock. From
whence then proceedeth these divisions and diversities of opinions?
14. Thus saith the Lord God, the Beginning and the Ending; Ye
have become your own accusers, and by your works ye are known;
for ye are all blind leaders of the blind. Ye are divided and your
building cannot stand; for it hath no foundation. Ye have not
built upon the rock, and ye have not believed unto confession and
been baptized unto repentance ; ye have not confessed and brought
your deeds to light, and repented of the same ; therefore ye have
not obtained mercy and forgiveness. (See I. Jno. i. 9.)
CHAP. XIII.] THE TRUE ORDEU OF SALVATION. 57
15. And ye have sought out many ways and inventions of your
own, to climb up to heaven, some easier way than that one way
which I the Lord liave laid out for all souls ; and in this ye have
greatly deceived yourselves. In pursuing this course, ye never caij
find the kingdom of heaven.
IG. My one and only way is this ; He that believeth with his whole
heart, that Christ is the Son of God, and that he came into the
world to save sinners from their sins, (not in their sins,) and is
awakened by the power of the coming of the Son of man in his
glory, to a sense of his loss and his need of salvation, is in a fair
way to receive it by complying with its terms.
17. Yea, in this state, if he is willing to come to the order which
I have appointed, and to the witnesses whom I have anointed, and
there make confession of every known sin, and seek the baptism of
true repentance, and bathe in its flowing stream ; in complying with
these terms, in humiliation and repentance, he shall receive that
saving power which will enable him to cease from sin, so that the
wicked one touch him not.
18. Therefore, by this belief and this baptism, is he saved; and
by so doing he hath entered in at the door, the one only door, and
thus hath he placed his feet into the narrow- path, the one only path;
And by strict obedience and a daily cross and self-denial, he shall
travel, day after day, step by step, until the victory he gains.
19. And this is the only way which T, the Lord, have marked out
for the restoration of man. For by the path of self-denial and a
daily cross, did my beloved Son obtain the victory over an evil na-
ture in himself, and triumphed over the fallen nature of man. (See
Heb. ii. 17.) And he has left the same way for all that would be-
come heirs with him, in ray Kingdom of peace and righteousness.
"20. Thus it is decreed, and thus it shall stand, that man shall work
out his redemption "with fear and trembling;" and by a gradual
growth, shall he grow up, and become of perfect stature in the new
man. And no soul need to harbor the vain imagination of sud-
denly becoming regenerated and renewed unto righteousness, and
instantly becoming the heir of the promise.
21. For the old man cannot be converted into the new man, and
become sanctified; but the new man must arise by the new birth,
and gradually grow up, " as calves of the stall," trampling under
foot the man of sin, with his deeds, until he becomes consumed.
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58 THE TRUE ORDER OK SALVATION. [PART I.
And this must be a gradual work : for he cannot be slain at a blow,
else where would be the warfare and daily conflict.
22. Many have been the inventions to save the life of the old man,
the man of sin, and cloke him up with many tine schemes, thinking
to find admittance into my Kingdom of peace. But vain are all
the inventions of men to save the life of the man of sin!
23. Cursed be the fallen race of man, who strive to shelter them-
selves under a cloke of grace; who seek to hide beneath the wings
of faith, and say the victory is gained by faith alone. " Have faith
in Christ and all will be safe; by works nothing is gained ; by faith
alone ye shall be saved ; by Christ the debt was paid. All that is
required of man, is to believe that Christ is able in might and pow-
er, to save all who receive faith in him."
24. In their hypocritical prayers they daily acknowledge that they
are sinners; that they daily commit sin enough to damn their souls
to hell, and all they can do is to acknowledge their inability to live
without sin, and to plead the merits of Christ and rely upon his
mercy for salvation, and this their daily confession is the ground
work of their dependence, their hope and their trust.
25. Yea, saith the Lord, man had much rather crook and wind
and plead thus, and confess his own nothingness, than to come forth
and plainly show his deeds in open light, and have them fairly seen
by his fellow mortals.
26. But, saith the man of sin, "It never was decrccdthat man should
stoop so low as to confess his toicked deeds with his own tongue.
This sitrehj must be a plan of man^s onm invention, to expose the
fcdlen raee to shame. Surely the wisdom of God could never decree
a work so base, so humiliating, so far beneath all human skill, and
so grindins,'' to the nature of man. Who can ever believe that suck
doctrines as these ever came from God? Or that thetj are not the inven-
tions of man, designed to expose his fellow creatures to disgrace?"*
27. But saith the Lord, the Mighty One of Israel, Man in his fall-
en state, never would have invented a plan of this kind, to crucify
the carnal life of fallen man. But God in his infinite wisdom, hath
devised and decreed this way, though out of the siglit of mortal
man.
This i:j tlic prevailing opinion of those professing the protcstant religion.
Eds.
CHAP. XIII.] THE TRUE ORDER OF SALVATION. 59
28. And this is the way which I the Lord have chosen to "stain
the pride of all flesh, and bring the haughtiness of man low." And
who among the great and lofly of this world, could frame a more
sure way to humble the pride of the lost children of men, and cause
them to feel their own uu worthiness and nothingness, and to bow
in spirit to those whom they, in nature, considered as their inferiors?
29. And there, in the presence of those my witnesses, honestly
confess to Me, and truly expose every filthy word and work which
they have ever committed since their remembrance; yea, expose
their whole lives, and hide nothing, not even the smallest crime
which they could imagine, and in truth lay naked and bare, before
my witnesses, all the crooked windings of a filthy and beastly na-
ture, and expose it in every act and in every word and way.
30. Where is there a fallen being that would have framed such a
way ? Nay, saith the Lord Almighty, man hath never been the au-
thor of this ; and all the ends of the earth shall yet know that 1
the Lord have framed this way, and in wisdom it is firmly establish-
ed, unalterable and immovable as the heavens are immovable.
3L And through this door, this only door, all must enter to be-
come true heirs of heaven. And in this order which I have estab-
lished in my name, the order of my anointing, which composes my
witnesses, shall all souls be divested of sin by honest confession, ere
they can enter the narrow path, which admitteth neither of sin nor
sinners.
32. And ye that wish to find acceptance with Me, through my be-
loved Son, enter ye in at the door, and cast off the old man with
his deeds, and become ye as innocent children in Christ, and be
willing to lose your natural life, the life of sin, to obtain that life in
Christ which hath no end.
33. What would not a man be willing to give, to obtain eternal
life? Would he not be willing to give up all in his possession, yea,
and his own life also? Truly, saith the Lord, all this do I require
of every soul, in this day, that would become the true and rightful
heirs of my Kingdom, through my beloved Son.
60 ALL TO UE FOftSVKKN FOR CHRIST. [PART 1.
CHAPTER XIV.
The true doctrinr^ of the gofpil cannot he mistaken: All must be
forsaken and given up for Christ; the carnal life of sin, S^^c.
iThe manner of Christ's coming; He cannot be seen hi/ the world
of mankind.
1. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, With my own voice do 1 utter
forth my mind and will to man, in this day, that henceforth no one
need to err for the want of an understanding. Yea, I will mark the
way so phiin, that a fool need not err therein. For lo, the time is
at an end in which I, the Lord, have spoken in parables and dark
sayings and hidden mysteries.
2. Henceforth will I communicate unto man in plain language,
easy to be understood, that the diversity of opinions may be done
away, that no one hereafter, without perversion, can pick my word
which I give in this day, and find therein, a foundation whereon to
establish innumerable creeds and systems, each receiving and fram-
ing their belief and opinion from my holy word, and from the words
of my beloved Son.
3. Verily, saith the Lord of hosts, with my mighty hand and out-
stretched arm, will I rend the foundation of man's inventions, which
they devised and shaped to save the life, the carnal life of man, and
have twisted and shaped the word of a just and holy God thereunto,
to suit their own imaginations.
4. Their divisions and subdivisions into various sects and denom-
inations, shall have an end. In vain do they claim the word of
God for their standard, each contending party arguing the right-
eousness of their own belief, even to the shedding of blood. Thus
hath man sought out many inventions to save the life of sin, wiiich
is more precious in his sight, and more dear to him than his animal
life.
5. And what availeth the laying down of the natural life, so long
as they retain and nourish the life of sin? Great hath been the ac-
count of those who have been put to death for their belief and opin-
ions, which have wciiihed nothinii in mv sio-ht ; nor doth the lavinjT
down of the animal life recommend souls to Me; although it may
serve as a figure of the death of the nian of sin ; }et it can bring
HO salvation, so long as the life of iniquity remaineth unsubdued.
CHAP. KIV.] A[.L TO BE FORSAKEN FOR CHRIST. 6 1
6. And tliu:-, saith the Lord of hosts, have I spoken, and thus do
T declare, throurrh those of my Zion below, who know nought of
these thinffs, hut by the revelation of my divine will; and thus have
I purposed from the beginning of man's fall, wherein the man of
sin, through disobedience, was introduced, that by obedience should
he be slain.
7. And this is my decree, that by obedience shall man slay the
enemv within; and the first step of obedience which man can per-
form acceptable in my sight is this : After receiving a knowledge of
tlie wav of life, and becoming convicted of his lost state, he is then
required to confess unto Me, in the presence of my appointed wit-
nesses, every known sin and transgression which he has ever com-
mitted in his life.
8. These witnesses, in whose presence the confession is to be
made, are called, appointed and anointed by my holy Anointed
Ones, tliose whom I have anointed to stand as my agents unto man,
as the mediators in likeness of my beloved Son and Daughter, who
are invisible to the natural eye, and ever will remain thus invisible
toman, while clothed in tenements of clay; yet they perform their
work upon the earth, througii their appointed agents, who will ever
be the fountain and source whereunto all souls may look for Christ
upon earth.
9. Again, saith the Lord of hosts, these are the appointed agents
in Christ, the emiblems of the Anointing, the Christ in his first and
second appearance, first in the male, and second in the female,
which rendereth the power of salvation complete, and which bring-
eth both male and female upon an equal fooling for salvation.
10. And this is my word concerning this matter, which leaves no
room for caviling, or for the framing of a diversity of opinions con-
cerning the Christ and concerning his requirements of man, in this
day of his second aijpcarance, in which he has come the second time
without sin unto salvation, (See Heb. ix. 28.) to make an end of
sin and bring in an everlasting righteousness.
\\. Yea, he hath come to harvest the earth from a state of natu-
ral growth, and regenerate the inhabitants thereof from a state of
nature, into a state of grace, by the neto birth. And as natural
children are born of natural parents, and nourished and sustained
by them ; so by spiritual parents are children born of the spirit, and
are nourished and sustained by them.
12. Although the haughtiness of man has ever spurned at this or-
62 ALL TO BE FORSAKEN FOR CHRIST. [PART I.
der, unci ever will; for it is in direct opposition to the Utiture of the
fall. And so it is, and so it was designed, that the haughtiness of
man should be brought low; and the day hath now come for the
hauglitiness of man to be humbled. And he that would be exalted
must become abased, and he that would be great must become ex-
ceeding small, saith the voice of eternal truth.
13. Man's exaltation must fall. If any become exalted, it must
be in Me, or they cannot stand; for I alone will be exalted in this
day, and nought shall stand of man's exaltation of himself; for he
that !-eeketh to build himself up and to become exalted, him will I
abase.
14. But he that humbleth himself in submission to that order
which I, the Lord, with my right hand, have established, and is
willing to abase himself in spirit, bv stripping and expcsing the na-
kedness of that selfish and crooked nature, in all its windings, which
will lay low the haughtiness of his ])ro(ul nature, and bring into
contempt all his natural and human wisdom, and cause him to feel
his own nothingness of himself, him will the Lord God exalt.
15. Thus will man begin to learn true wisdom, that wisdom which
cometh from the source of all wisdom. Then will he begin to fear
the Lord and call upon his holy name, and seek to know his mind
and will, and make it his meat and drink to obey every requirement.
16. He will thereby learn true obedience, that obedience, which
will conquer the nature of evil, and slay the natural life of fallen
man: for saith my beloved Son, "Except a man give up all that he
hath for my sake and the gospel's, yea, and his own life also, he
cannot be my disciple."
17. Some have the vain imagination that the animal life is requir-
ed. Some say it means giving up the life of pleasure, which con-
sists in a life of matrimony, the pleasures of a married life, as they
call it, giving up the wife, the husband, the children, and all their
temporal stores and bodily services, to build up and support a joint
interest, and live in conunon with their brethren and sisters in the
gospel.
18. And thus, saith the Lord, so far as they have gone, they are
correct; for in this have they given up all ; but their own life also,
they have not, as yet, taken into the account. Therefore thus saith
the Lord, hear ye my word and understand, while I speak concern-
ing giving up the natural life; for the animal life is not required in
this day in which the substance is revealed.
CHAP. XIV.] ALL TO BE FORSAKEN FOR CHRIST. 63
19. But the life of fallen nature which consists in man's own sel-
fish and independent will, regardless of tiie will of God, is re({uired
of all, who wish to lay down their lives for Christ's sake and the
gospel's, that they niay find that life which hath no end; that life
which can be gained oidy by a daily cross and self-denial, walking
in strict obedience to my revenled will to them, through my Anoint-
ed ones, the agents of my will unto man.
2U. Thus by giving up their own selrisli ways and wills, they con-
tinually crucify that carnal nature, which is of itself subject to no
law nor order, nor can it be, so long as it liveth and hath dominion.
But when brought into captivity by the laws of Christ, revealed in
Mount Zion, then is the spirit of evil in the natural life of man,
imprisoned under the banner of Christ, and can no longer have do-
minion over the soul. For in Mount Zion, shall be deliverance, as
the Lord hath said. (See Joel ii. 32.)
21. And thus shall man give up all, and his own life also. And
he that is not willing and thankful to do this, and like an innocent
child of God, seek to know and do the will of his heavenly Parents,
is not worthy of the privilege, and shall never obtain that endless
life, which is the reward of the faithful and obedient soul. Such,
and such only, can or ever shall obtain that life which shall be
crowned with everlasting joy.
22. And this is my word upon this subject, giving all a knowledge,
who may desire to know the mind and will of Him who ruleth in
judgment, and reigneth in mercy : and this have I given in my wis-
dom. And this is my own way and my own order, for all souls who
shall ever meet Me in peace, from the king even to the beggar, all
must, in this way, lose their lives for Christ's sake and the gospel's,
to find an inheritance in my eternal Kingdom.
23. And let none who intend to escape my wrath, venture to judge
this my word, and say, "This cannot be the word of God: for
God, in his wisdom, would not descend, in this way, to mortal ca-
pacity, and teach after the manner here stated ; for it is not accord-
ing to his manner of dealing with mortals." Let none presume in
this way to utter their feelings; for this is my holy and Eteriial
Word, and it shall stand forever and ever the san;e.
24. And ye that scruple and halt in the manner before mentioned,
go to the book of my law, ray figurative law, and see if I, the Lord,
did not descend to the capacity of man, to instruct them in all things
64 ALL TO BE FORSAKEN FOR CHRIST. [PART I.
pt-rtriining to the line of their duty, and showing them wherein they
might find jusiilication and acceptance in my sight.
25. Yea, and through ways and means of my own choosing, did
I convey my mind and will to the se my people, whom I called to
bear the outward figure of these my holy and chosen people, heirs
of tlie promise of eternal life. And shall I, the Lord, in my great
wisdom, forbear to descend unto these my holy, chosen people, my
witness to man, and in ways and means of my own choosinw, con-
vey my word unto them.
26. Where is the inconsistency of this, have not I a right to be-
stow on whomsoever I will? Truly I have, and thus and thus have
I caused to be revealed and written ; and with my mighty power
will I protect the same. And thus do I close this subject.
27. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, I the holy prophet, the
man of God, called to be his prophet in the days of his figurative
work, do, with my voice declare, and witness to this word, as being
the word of Almighty God, revealed by his holy Archangel to an
Instrument of human clay, and by her faithfully written. And with
pleasure do I behold the word of God, written by mortal hand, and
brought to mortal view. And with pleasure do I behold the day of
the Lord hastening on, to bring about the fulfillment of the propli-
ecies, given in the days of his figurative work.
28. Again saith the holy Angel to the writer. Hear the word of
the Savior; thus saith the Savior; Yet a little while I am with you;
then I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; and wliither I go,
ye know, and the way ye know. I go to prepare a place for you,
and I will come again and receive you; that where I am, there ye
may be also: For in my Father's house are many mansions; if it
were not so, I would have told you. And this I speak that ye may
be comforted. (See Jno. xiv.)
29. Thus saith the Lord, What meaneth this saying of my belov-
ed Son ; I go to prepare a place for you, and I will return again to
you? Did he ever return to them, except in spirit? And did he ev-
er manifest himself outwardly to them, that all could behold him
with their natural eyes ?
30. Nay, saith the Lord, neither will mankind ever behold him
with their natural eyes, save in his people only. And ye that think
to see the Son of man coming in any other way than this, will find
yourselves under a false belief.
CHAP. XIV.] ALL TO BE FORSAKEN FOR CHRIST. 65
31. And ye thiit wait to see his second coming in some great dis-
play that ye have formed in your imaginations, will find yourselves
greatly mistaken. You will look in vain to see Christ the Son of
God descending in the clouds of heaven, surrounded with hosts of
saints and Ancrels, to judge the inhabitants of the earth, nor will
your natural eyes ever see him, nor will the resurrection of the nat-
ural body ever take place ; nor the natural graves ever open and
give up their dead, and every limb, as ye suppose, come to its joint.
32. Ye that wait to see such and such natural and outward dis-
plays of power and terror, will be like the ancient Jews, who still
wait for the coming of the Messiah, who they expect will come
and reign as a natural king upon the throne of David, and rule the
nations of the earth as an earthly king. Yea, I say, ye will belike
them, waiting in hope; but your hope will perish; for ye will never
see those things which ye have expected to see with your natural
eyes.
33. Yet greater works shall ye see than these which have been
formed in your imaginations; for ye shall see the haughtiness of
man brought low; but not in the manner which ye have expected:
for man's ways are not as my ways, neither are his thoughts as my
thoughts; because he hath not spiritual discernment to see the things
of God aright.
34. But natural man, with his natural wisdom doth seek to com-
prehend the things of the spirit ; but he seeketh in vain; for he
cannot comprehend spiritual things, for they are foolishness to him,
neither can he have any pleasure in them; because they are spirit-
ual and spiritually discerned.
35. And ye that seek to see the coming of the Son of man in his
glory, surrounded with the heavenly hosts, ye must see him by the
eye of faith, as he spake unto his disciples; " He that hath seen me,
hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou, Show us the Father?
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me,
and I in you." (Jno. xiv. 9, & 20.)
36. Therefore saith the Lord, Why sayest thou. Show us the Son,
and it sufficeth? Ye can never behold my beloved Son only in his
people f for he dwelleth in them and they in him; and they that see
his people do verily see Christ, and no other Christ will they ever
behold while they remain upon the earth : and these people are
known by the fruits of Christ which they bring forth.
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66 THE WORKS OF GOD ARE PROGRESSIVE. [pART I.
37. And ye that desire to have a part in his second coming, by
the first resurrection from the dead, ye must find him in his people,
as they dwell in him, and he in Me ; therefore seek ye to become
one with them, that ye may dwell in them as they dwell in Christ
and Christ in Me ; so may ye be rightly joined to the fountain of
all good.
'38. Vain are the imaginations of mankind who seek to find Christ
in any other way than this which I have clearly shown ; for truly
Christ hath come in his mighty power, to do his work upon the
earth; to sit as a refiner and purifier; to make the separation; to
raise the dead and call them forth to judgment.
39. All this hath he come to do, and he will perform it in his time;
and not one word of all which hath been spoken concerning the
second coming of Christ in his glory, and concerning the resurrec-
tion and the judgment, and also of the judgments which should take
place upon the earth previous to his appearing ; I say, of all which
hath been written of these things, there shall not one word of it
fall to the ground.
40. But so far out of sight, to those who look with natural eyes,
and imagine with natural and vain imaginations, that many will be
left to "wonder and perish" (See Acts xiii. 41.) at the strange
work, whicli I the Lord will work in this latter day, to bring about
my purposes; for a way hidden from all the natural inventions of
man have I chosen, to confound the wise, that no flesh may glory
in my presence. (See I. Cor. i. '29.) And thus closes my word on
this subject.
CHAPTER XV.
All the works of God ore jjrogressive. The Nao Creation shall be
beautiful and glorious : find as the old ereation was brought to
maturity by progressive degrees, so ivith the Niw ; it sh(dl be
gradually peopled from spiritual Parents. .
I. Thus saith the holy Angel to the writer; Bow down and listen
for a little space while I speak unto thee. Was the earth formed
in a moment? Did the seasons roll in a moment? Did the earth bring
forth her vegetation all at once? Did ijot every herb and plant yield.
CHAP. XV.] THE WORKS OF GOD ARK PROGRESSIVE, G7
in its proper time and season, according as the Lord hath designed
it? Did He not establish the time for tilling the ground, and for
sowing the seed? And doth it not come forth by a gradual growth?
2. Truly, saith the Lord, and even so shall it be when I the
Mighty One of Israel, do stretch forth my hands to create the New
Heavens and the New Earth, \\\\exe\n shall dwell righteousness;
and the fruits thereof shall be the fruits of righteousness and peace.
And as the natural earth was not created in a moment, but in a suc-
cession of times, neither was it suddenly inhabited ; so in like man-
ner shall the creation of the new earth be gradual ; yet shall it be
accomplished in my time.
3. And I the Lord will look down and behold the works of my
hands, and pronounce it good ; for the new earth which I will cre-
ate in my time, and according to my wisdom, shall be beautiful and
comely in my sight, and shall blossom as the rose of Sharon, and it
shall be as a delightful garden, yielding an abundance of the beau-
tiful fruits and flowers of Paradise, the spiritual Paradise, w'hose
fruits sl)all be the fruits of the spirit, and whose flowers shall be the
beautiful ornaments of the gospel graces, the beautiful forms and
regulations of my people, wherewith I will people my new earth in
my own time.
4. Yea, the new earth shall be a delightful valley to Me, saith the
Lord, and I will take pleasure in the works of my hands; and I
will be at one with my people, and their offerings will I accept, and
they shall be pleasant in my sight, and as a sweet odor shall they
ascend unto Me, saith the Lord.
•5. And now unto you, O ye people, give ear and hearken to my
voice, while I speak unto you. Lo ! the time hath fully come, when
I the Lord, will bring about the work of the latter day ; yea, and I
have already begun, and who shall hinder ?
6. Have 1 not created the first spiritual man, the second Adam,
Lord and head of the new earth, to have dominion over it and sub-
due it? And according to my own will and pleasure, of the same
spirit of which T created the first man of the new earth, did I not
create the first spiritual woman ?
7. Did T not cause a measure of that anointing power which rest-
ed on my beloved Son, the first man of the new earth, to descend
and rest upon the first woman of the new earth, that they twain
might be one spirit? (See Eph. ii. 15.) The woman in subjection
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to the man, as her head and Lord; yet a co-worker with him in sub-
duing the new earth, that all things should be subject to them.
8. Truly, saith the Lord, this have I done. And as the first nat-
ural man and woman, through disobedience, did people the natural
earth with a natural and rebellious oflfcpring, in their own likeness;
so shall these, the Lords and heads of the new earth, in obedience
and righteousness people the new earth with a righteous seed, in
their own likeness.
9. But can this be performed all at once? was the first earth peo-
pled all at once? In no wise; but by and from these two, the first
natural mnn and woman, came all the nations of the earth, even
unto the present day. So in like manner, of these two, the first
spiritual man and woman, shall the new earth be peopled and re-
plenished. And by these two shall the nations of the earth be re-
deemed to righteousness, and become the inhabitants of the new
earth, even the righteous seed of the woman, which shall bruise the
serpent's head. (See Gen. iii. 15.)
10. The natural man and woman had dominion over the earth,
and all that dwelt thereon, and the beasts and every living thing
which breathed the breath of life were to be in subjection to them,
and they had authority to rule and have dominion over 'them.
11. So in like manner have I placed the spiritual twain as the lead-
ing rulers, to have dominion and power over every living and beast-
ly propensity which dwelleth in man, by reason of the fall, which
brought man into possession of a beastly and inferior nature, and
rendered him subject to that earthly and perishable nature belong-
to the first earth.
12. But that vital spark which I breathed into man, must and ever
shall remain, in which shall be planted the seed of the new man.
And as like begets like; so shall this seed of mine take root and
bloom forth in the likeness of the Eternal Two in One.
13. And thus shall the earth be peopled in my likeness, when I
shall cause the soul, which I breathed pure into the first natural pa-
rents, to be regenerated in newness of life : that soul which is from an
everlasting source and can never die; which, though corrupted,
hath descended to all their posterity.
14. Yea, when I cause that soul, by the second birth, to come forth
in its purity, as an infant of the spiritual birth, slript of all the in-
ventions of the life of sin, naked and innocent, knowing neither sin
nor shame, willing and obedient, easily governed, clothed with love,
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pence and long suffering, gentleness and quietness, breathing tbrth
nothing but peace and good will to all, even to persecutors, humble
and submissive to the law of Christ, who shall delight in diffusing
peace and harmony to all around, then am I delighted in that soul.
15. Verily, saith the Lord, when I cause the offspring of the new
birth to come forth in my likeness, bearing these kinds of fruit, will
not the earth be a pleasant valley unto Me, when I look down and
behold my likeness and image in the inhabitants of the new erarth?
Will I not then rejoice in the works of my hands? and will I not
rejnice in the offspring of my likeness?
16. Truly I will, and thus shall man become precious in my sight,
and my delight shall be with the children of men ; and I will make
them far more precious in my sight than gold well refined, when
they shall grow up and become of full stature in the likeness of
those whom I have called to be supreme Rulers of the new earth,
and spiritual Parents of its inhabitants. And as fast as this new
creation shall increase, the old, with all its imperfections shall be
done auav.
17. vVnd now, saith the Holy and Eternal One, I have spoken in
my own name, that all may hear and understand, and know in what
manner I will create the new heavens and the new earth, wherein
shall dwell righteousness; Lnd in what manner I will cause the old
heavens and the o'd earth to vanish away; that no one may, hence-
forth, harbor the vain imagination that this is the work of a mo-
ment, or is to be performed by some outward and mighty display of
power and terror.
18. And he that heareth these sayings and obeyeth them, blessed
is he, and I will measure his portion with those of the new birth;
and I will phce the seal of my majesty in his forehead, and he shall
be numbered with the royal seed of the King's Son, whose marriage
hath already come, and the Bride hath made herself ready, clothed
in linen, clean and white, the pure and spotless Bride of the King's
Son.
19. And what I, the Lord Almighty, have joined together, no
power on eirth nor in heaven shall ever be able to put asunder.
And tlius closes my word on this subject.
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CHAPTER XYI.
^4 yolrmn icarniug from the Almighty to bis people, to treasure up
stores of nil spiritual gifts, to siipport thnnselvis and others, in
the time of famine.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel to tlie writer, Fear not, O thou lit-
tle one, to write the words wliich I the holy Angel will read unto
thee from a Roll written by the hand of the Almighty, purposed by
Him to be revealed unto mortals for the good of mankind, when the
doors and windows of communication shall be closed to mortals, for
this time and season, and they no more hear from the invisible world
by direct revelation, as they now do. And thus do I commence.
'Z. Hear ye, O my people! Hearken and understand! Delay not
to treasure up ail which I give to you, from my bountiful store and
never ending fountain. For I the Lord, have not measured unto you
with a sparing hand ; but with a hand loaded with the blessings of
my kingdom, have I measured unto you.
3. Therefore I say again, receive and treasure up all which I give
unto you, lest ye reflect and say. Much was given which we receiv-
ed not; because we knew not the worth of these things as we now
do. This I speak that ye may be wise and lav up a good store in
time of plenty; for lo! the fiinine is at hand, when one word of God
will seem more precious to you than mountains of gold; when hun-
gry souls, who are ready to famish, will flock to you and say. Give
us of your bountiful stores; for the earth is overspread with sore
famine, and to you we have fled, that our souls may live and not die.
4. Thus, saith the Lord, will the hungry souls i,f the children of
men flock unto you, when they find ye have laid uj) stores for the
famine, and are in possession of that food which will satisfy the
hungry soul, and cause it to live and not die.
5. Now therefore, hear ye this my word : As I warned my ser-
vant, in whom I delighted, of the seven years of famine, which
would follow the seven years of plenty, and caused him to lay up
an abundance in store, that he might have wherewith to feed the
hungry, when the whole staff of bread should fail, except what was
gathered and preserved by him ; so, in like manner, have I warned
the children of my Zion of the Himine which will follow the years
of plenty.
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6. And how liath it been ? Have ye, like my faithful servant Jo-
seph, gathered and lieaped up stores in abundance ? Or have ye
doubted my word, wherein ye have been told that ye would see the
time when ye would be thankful for every crumb, to feed the hun-
gry souls who would yet flock to you, to receive the bread of life
and be nourished at your hands?
7. How think ye it would have been, had my servant Joseph been
slothful and negligent in gathering a bountiful supply, if he had
given way to selfishness and said in his heart, I have gathered suffi-
cient for me and for my own household, and why should I trouble
myself to lay up for others?
8. What, I ask, would have been the state of things had my ser-
vant done thus? What would have been the state of his father's fam-
ily, his brethren and sisters? Would they not have perished for the
want of sustenance? Truly they would, saith the Lord. And for
this cause did I suffer this my chosen one to be set at nought, and
sold by his brethren, that he might be an instrument in my hands
to bring about my purposes, which was to save the life of those
who were precious in my sight.
9. Although enmity and hatred had marked their way towards
my cliosen one, whom I had chosen to preserve for them the bread
of life; yet, saith the Lord, did I have mercy upon them, and dealt
with them according to my loving kindness.
10. By this means did I bring about another purpose, which was,
that these his brethren, who had dealt treacherously with my chos-
en, and with envy in their hearts, had designed and purposed to de-
stroy him from off the face of the earth, should bow down to him
in low humiliation, as their Lord and Savior, seeking mercy at his
hand.
11. So in like manner will I deal with the inhabitants of the earth,
who are precious in my sight; although they have designed the de-
struction of my holy way, and have set at nought my holy chosen
people, and with envy in their hearts, have mocked and said ; " Think,
O ye inferior ones, think ye to boast of yourselves in this way, and
say to us, that All nations shall bote and pay obeisance to you, as
their Lord and Head? Think ye to lift up yourselves in this icay?"
12. "Will we not destroy you from off the face of the earth, that
ye see not the end of your lofty imaginations, concerning your ex-
cellency in the sight of your God, wherein ye boast yourselves of
being his holy chosen people, and his agents unto man, through
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whom to convey his never eudin;r mercies to a lost world? Think
ye to receive this homage that all souls shall bow to you, as unto
God, and by you receive at his hand ?"
13. And thus saith the Lord, As the brethren of Joseph did pur-
pose to destroy him, because of the enmity which they bore against
him, on account of the sayings which he had made to them, cnn-
cerning their paying liomnge to him; so shall those of your breth-
ren seek to destroy you, on account of the sayings which ye shall
make in my name, wliich will cause many to be offended in you,
and to seek your lives; because of your testimony (which they call
boasting) against them.
14. But, saith the Lord, as I, with my mighty power, did stretch
forth my hand and save this my chosen one, as au instrument in my
hand to do good to his brethren, by rendering good for evil, love
for malice, life for death; so will I, in like manner, with my mighty
power, protect and save my chosen people, as instruments in my
hands, to do good to the lost children of men, who are precious in
my sight.
15. Yea, and they will yet be willing to receive good at the hands
of those whom they, in their haughtiness, have sought to destroy,
when I the Lord will cause finnine to overspread the earth; a fam-
ine of all earthly enjoyments, when souls shall be left to famish for
the want of sustenance; when sore distress shall be upon the earth,
not only for that bread which is the staff of animal life; but for
that bread which is the life of the soul, and without which it must
wither and die.
16. Thus, when they are ready to famish, will they hear of Zion,
and the fullness thereof. Then will they say, Let us arise and go
and buy of this bread, that we perish not. Then, saith the Lord,
will they come to you, my holy chosen people, ye whom I have
caused to know my will, and lay up a store in time of plenty, that
ye might have wherewith to supply yourselves, and to feed the hun-
gry souls which will yet flock to you for sustenance.
17. And as Joseph received his brethren, so receive ye them, and
freely administer to their wants; for as the brethren of Joseph did
bow and receive good at his hand, regardless of their former enmi-
ty ; so shall the nations of the earth bow to thee, O my Zion I and
from thee shall they receive the bread of life, at thy hand, regard-
less of their former enmity, which ever caused them to persecute
my holy way, and afflict my chosen people.
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18. And thus, saith the Lord, have I spoken to you, my chosen
people, that ye might know the mind and will of your Heavenly
Father, concerning these things, as ye are now called to lay up
stores in time of plenty, that ye may have wherewith to do good to
your brethren, when they shall be sufficiently humbled to receive at
your hands, with thankful hearts.
19. Therefore I speak of this, at this time, that ye may be dili-
gent, henceforth, to save all which I give you : for of all which I
have given, or shall continue to give, will ye find need, ere the win-
dows of heaven shall again be opened unto man. And this is my
word to you at this time; and thus have I spoken, saith the Lord.
20. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, I the holy prophet do wit-
ness this to be the word of God, faithfully written by an Instrument
of mortal clay. — And thus saith the holy Archangel to the writer;
Be thou comforted concerning this word; for thou didst come at
my call, and hast written as I have read to thee.
CHAPTER XVII.
God reproveth the murmurings of his people respecting the dispensw-
tion of his gifts. Me hath given them in wisdom and justice,
and requireth a faithful improvement thereof, and each one shall
be rewarded according to his works.
1. Thus saith the Lord, I have purposed to speak unto you, O
my people, at this time, and they that are wise, let them be wise for
themselves, and they that will be foolish, they alone must bear it.
But wo be to them that hide their talents in the earth, and become
unprofitable to Me, and excuse themselves and say, "I have not re-
ceived at thy hand like unto such and such ones ; therefore I have
no courage."
2. Have ye not received at my hand? Who is there among you,
that can rise up and say, / have not received at the hand of the
Lord? Who hath called thee to be a judge in my house, concern-
ing the gifts which I have bestowed, or caused to be bestowed upon
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my children? Do ye all expect to receive equal and make yourselves
judges of the matter, and say, " Why is it thus and thus?"
3. "And why should it be so and so, that some should have more
and some less? Is not God a God of justice? Why then is it thus,
that some should receive as much again as others, and some receive
but very little? Surely there must be a lack in the instruments, as
God is just, and in Him there is no wavering or variation. Surely
there must be a failure in his messengers."
4. Thus saith the Lord, Have I not a right to do whatsoever I
will with my own ? So long as I give to all, from the oldest to the
youngest, and ye have all received talents at my hand, how shall ye
rise up and judge Me? Who is there among my children that would
be like the unprofitable servant, who hid bis Lord's money in the
earth, and said, "I knew thee to be a hard master, reaping where
thou hadst not sown, and gathering where thou hadst not strewed,
therefore have I hid that which thou gavest me."
5. And who among my children are willing to do thus, and re-
ceive their portion according to their doings? Will I not cast them
into outer darkness, and appoint their portion among hypocrites and
unbelievers, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth,
even all that dare to judge my holy name in this way, because ye
receive not all equal as ye call it?
6. Did not the Lord of the vineyard, when going into a far coun-
try, call his servants and measure to them according to his discre-
tion, giving some ten talents to improve upon, some five, some two
and some one, requiring them all to improve upon that which He
had given them ?
7. And on his return, were they not all equally accepted by Him,
excepting the one who hid liis talent and added nothing thereto?
(See Matt. xxv. 14 to 2:^.) Had he added thereto, as did the rest,
would not his Lord have said to him, W^ell done good and faithful
servant, enter thou nito tiie joys of thy Lord? Truly He would.
8. Was not the one who received the five talents, and added five
more hereto, made equal to the one who received the ten talents, and
added ten more thereunto? Truly saith the Lord, all who doubled
their talents, were received by their Lord as good and faithful ser-
vants, and entered into the joys which He had provided for them.
9. And so shall it be with you, O my children, for I the Lord
have visited you, individually, from the oldest even to the youngest;
and words of truth have I spoken to you all ; and ye have received
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at my hand a bountiful store, and ye are all made partakers of it,
according to your measure, and ye are all placed in circumstances
to add thereunto, accordinnr to your faithfulness.
10. And now, saith the Lord, I go into a far country, where ye
see and hear of Me no more, as ye have done, but ye will be left to
prove your faithfulness by your obedience to my word; and accord-
ing to your faithful obedience, so in proportion will ye add to that
which I have given you.
11. And know ye, I the Lord will meet each and every one of you;
and according to your works, so will I measure unto you. And ye
that hear this my word, know for certainty, that ye who are wise,
are wise for yourselves, and not for another.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The natural man, hy his oum wisdom, is unable to judge the ioorh of
God. Reproof of the haughty and self -exalted, for their oppress-
ion of their felloio men, and the poor, and those whom they con-
sider as their inferiors. Equal justice shall be measured to all
souls.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel: Holy is the word of an Almighty
God, who hath purposed to perform his work, his strange work, his
hidden work, and his mysteries, his hidden mysteries, in ways and
by means of his own choosing, and according to his own wisdom,
which is not according to the wisdom of man; therefore have I call-
ed it a strange work, hidden from mortal sight.
2. And none by natural wisdom shall understand: for he that
judgeth of the work of God by that wisdom which is of himself,
and accordmgto his natural understai:ding, will never see the things
of God aright; but will be left to wonder and perish by his own
wisdom; for he will never see the things which, in his wisdom, he
hath purposed to see, saith the Almighty.
3. But to the wise, whose wisdom is of Me, who know nought
of themselves, to them will I reveal my hidden mysteries, and they
shall be the wise of the earth, and the honorable ones, whom I the
76 god's EquAL justice to all souls. [part I.
Lord, will delight to honor: for I have purposed to bring into con-
tempt the wisdom of man, and lay low the honorable of the earth,
and destroy that pride by which mankind have sought to exalt them-
selves, by their own wisdom and haughtiness, one above another.
4. Yea, verily, I will lay low the haughtiness of man. And their
honor, in which they have boasted of themselves, will I turn into
shame and confusion of face: for they have built themselves up in
pride and wickedness, and have exalted themselves even to the
heavens.
5. In their pride they have said, What is man, or the son of man,
more than the beasts, except they are rich, and have been instruct-
ed in the arts and sciences of literature, and have become popular
in the eyes of the great ones of the earth, and can boast them-
selves above their fellows, and with scornful eyes, behold the chil-
dren of men with such contempt as ye would not behold the very
beasts of the field.
6. O ye fallen race! How shall I recompense you for your haugh-
tiness, in which ye have boasted yourselves one above another, and
considered not that I the Lord was the original Author and Father
of all the souls of the children of men, and have power to humble
and exalt whomsoever I will ? How shall I measure unto you, ye
that have usurped power one above another?
7. Will a kind and tender father, who knows no partiality in his
feelings towards his children, suffer those who seem to be more
blessed with natural capacity and abilities, to trample upon those
who are considered inferior?
8. Will not the parent's tenderness be aroused, and will he not
place those who have become the sport of their brethren, and the
objects of their disgust, because of their inferiority, as they call it;
I say, will he not place these nearest his heart? and will not his
bowels of mercy and tender compassion be moved towards them ?
Truly, saith the Lord.
9. And how think ye, O ye inhabitants of the earth, and ye chil-
dren of men, how think ye that I the holy and just One, the Father,
the gracious Parent of all, can behold the rich, whom I have bless-
ed with much, grinding the faces of the poor, and turning them
naked and hungry from your doors? Think ye 1 the Lord behold
them not?
10. And wherein ye utter forth rash words to them, driving them
from your doors, as though they were nought but swine, filthy and
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coiitemplable in your sight, and unfit to come into your presence.
How long, saith the Lord Ahnighty, shall 1 behold these things and
hold my peace ?
11. How long shall I see the oppression of my people, and cease
from my roarings? How long shall I behold the mighty ones of the
earth walking in their haughtiness and self-exaltedness, lording it
over their fellow beings, who are equally precious in my sight?
12. How long shall I forbear to measure unto them according to
their doings? Yea, and how shall I measure to them according to
their doings ? for all have sinned and come short, and are no more
acceptable in my sight, from the king to the beggar. Yet, saith the
Lord, I will measure unto them according to their doings.
13. For I will cause the first to become last, and the last shall be-
come first; and they that have walked in their haughtiness through
time, fulfilling the desires of their lusts, wreaking their vengeance
upon their fellow beings, as though they were nought but beasts,
considering not the immortal part which came from my breath of
life (See Gen, ii. 7.) and is precious in my sight, they shall have
their due reward.
14. Yea, and those who have fared sumptuously thronsh time, they
shall lift up their eyes in torment, and behold those wliom tley have
trampled under foot, clad in garments of righteouness, and made
rich with the blessings of my kingdom; while they themselves are
clothed with shame and disgrace, and have nought to support them
from day to day.
15. As the rich man in the parable, who lifted up his eyes in tor-
ment, and saw Lazarus afar off, and called to him for a drop of
water to cool his parched tongue, being tormented in the flames of
hell, the recompense of his own doings ;
16. So in like manner will the rich ones of the earth, who have
ground the faces of the poor, and have turned the needy from their
doors, and have exalted themselves even to the heavens, as though
nought was above them, and they alone were lords to be worshiped
by man. I say unto these, they shall receive the recompense of
their own doings : for they shall lift up their eyes in torment, when
the flames of a guilty conscience will compass them about:
17. Then shall they behold those to whom they would have refus-
ed to speak, otherwise than they would speak to a beast, while walk-
ing in their haughtiness: these, saith the Lord, shall they behold
afar off, and a gulf between ; so that they cannot pass thither to
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them without descending into the gulf of self-abasement, into which
every soul in a state of nature must descend, according as their
works have made it, more or less deep.
18. And those who have received their good things, and have been
feastpd with the pleasures and gratifications of this life, the life of
sin, and have soared in their imaginations above their fellow beings,
and have walked on the mountains of self-pleasing gratifications;
these shall receive the due reward of their deeds.
19. And in proportion must they descend into the gulf of self-
abasement ere they can rise and ascend the opposite bank, where
they can receive good at the hands of those who are receiving their
good things, an:l who have been made ricli by the hand of Him who
holdeth all souls in remembrance, and rewardeth them according to
their doings.
20. Remember the words of my beloved Son, that easier would it
be for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. Why so? saith the Lord,
Are not all to pass through one gate, and enter in at one door?
Why then should it be so hard for the rich? Is not the same mercy
extended to all ?
21. Truly, saith the Lord; but so it is, and so it must be; many
that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first; for all those
are of my household who belong to the fallen race of Adam; and
they are precious in my sight, because of that soul which f claim.
22. Therefore, those who have not received of the good things of
this life, to set their hearts thereon, nor become exalted and great
in their own conceits, and rich in their own imaginations; and have
not liad wherewith to make a god of the things of this world, but
feel poor in spirit;
23. These I say, when called to forsake all for the kingdom of
heaven's sake, to receive the riches and honors of that kingdom
which shall never pass away, will they not be more willing to give
up all, than those that are cumbered with the things of this world,
and who have placed their hearts upon the things of time, and have
made a god of the riches of this world, which perish and are no
more ?
24. How then shall these, bcinir thus cumbered, enter in at the
straight gate, and be willing to walk the narrow path of self-de-
nial and self-abasement? Truly spake my Son when he said thus,
" It is easier for a camel to go through the eve of a needle than for
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a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." For thus saith the
Lord, No soul can enter my kingdom until stripped of all earthly
riches, and become poor and needy in my sight ; therefore it is im-
possible for a rich man to enter my kingdom.
2-5. And as man doth glory in riches and honor, that honor and
riches which this world aifords, how can he enter in at the straight
gate, which admits of nothing but self-denial and self-abasement?
And thus, saith the Lord, will the rich and honorable of this world
who glory in the same, be rejected from the marriage supper of the
Lamb.
26. And those of the poor and needy, the lame, the halt and the
blind, shall be gathered in from the high-ways and from the hedges,
that my house may be filled with guests, with those who will thank-
fully receive the marriage supper of the King's Son, and be cloth-
ed with the wedding garment, pure and clean, in likeness of the
heavenly King and Queen.
27. Yea, all who will follow the holy Bridegroom and Bride, of the
New Creation, whom I the Lord, the great King of all the earth,
have established to be the spiritual King and Queen of Zion, the
Father and Mother of all who shall ever be begotton, and born out
of the world of sin and misery, into the kingdom of purity and
peace, all such shall be the guests at the feast of the King and
Queen of heaven.
28. And shall 1 not cause their first begotton ones, those who are
willing to come when bidden, to reign as princes upon the earth,
being of the first-born of the King and Queen of glory? Shall they
not be kings and priests to Me, being as the first born of my belov-
ed Son, whose marriage is come, and the supper is prepared, and
these being the guests?
29. Truly, saith the Lord, I will call those who are despised by
the children of men, who walk not haughtily in my presence; yea,
with an outstretched arm, loaded with tenderness and love, will I
gather those of the oppressed, who have been trodden under foot of
the proud and lofty, and stamped into the dust by the feet of the
oppressor.
30. These I will gather, and they shall become sons and daughters
unto Me, through my beloved Ones, the Father and Mother of the
new kingdom of life and peace; and they shall reign as princes up-
on the earth, and be kings and priests unto Me, saith the Lord I
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and I will exalt them above the rich and the proud, whom they shall
behold afar off.
31. For the rich and exalted ones of tlie earth have exalted them-
selves far above the poor and needy, who have sought of them where-
with to satisfy the cravings of hunger, and also wherewith to clothe
their naked bodies and relieve their distresses when they have cried
to them for relief
32. But these, through covetousness, have turned a deaf ear, and
have not brought their wants near to them ; but have viewed them
afar off, and have not ministered to their wants from their bountiful
stores of earthly riches.
33. Therefore will I cause these poor and afflicted ones to become
rich with the riches of my new kingdom, and they shall be the hon-
orable ones of my new earth. And unto these, whom I will make
kings and princes unto Me, will I cause the honorable of the old
earth to bow in humiliation.
31. And as the rich man lifted up his eyes in torment, and saw
Lazarus afar off, and begged for water to cool his tongue ; so shall
the haughty of this earth look unto these, and behold them afar off,
and will beg of them for something to feed and clothe their naked
and hungry souls. And thus will I cause the first to be last, and
the last first.
35. For not many rich and honorable ones of the old earth will I
call to be kings and priests unto Me, in my new earth; for I have
chosen the weak and illiterate to confound the selfwise, the learned
and the mighty ; and I have chosen the base, and things that are
nought of themselves, to confound the honorable and selfwise of this
M'orld.
36. For I, the Lord, am wearied with the wisdom of man ; for it is
foolishness unto Me, and I have no pleasure in it, and I have reject-
ed it as useless and unprofitable in my kingdom : for henceforth I
will own no wisdom save that which comelh from Me, unmingled
with the vain wisdom of man.
37. And thus do I close my word at this time; and all who hear
these my words, may clearly see the way in which I the Lord, have
designed to humble the pride of all flesh, and bring the haughtiness
of man low, and how I the Lord, will exalt the valleys and humble
the lofty mountains, and wherein I will break down and build ac-
cording to my pleasure, and no one can hinder.
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38. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah ; With pleasure do I behold
the word of God brought to view and faithfully written by a mortal
hand, to continue for a light to the children of men, while time re^
mains. And I the holy prophet, will seal it as the word of God, never
to be blotted out, nor trampled under foot by man ; but carefully
j)reserved as choice and durable riches, given by the hand of the
Almighty.
CHAPTER XIX.
A declaration of God's wrath and judgments against the inhabi-
tants of the earth for their leickedness. His warning to the chil-
dren of Zion to come out from the world and look not back, lest
thty fall under judgment.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel, Write, Holy is the word of God,
and holy shall it remain forevermore. And thus uttereth the voice
of the Holy and Eternal One.
2. Hear, O Earth ! and give ear O Zion! For lo the day of my
wrath is near, when I w ill withhold the gentle showers, which cause
the earth to yield, and bring forth fruit unto the needs and wants of
man and beast. And in place thereof will I shower down my fury^
my wrath and my desolation.
3. For hath not the whole earth become as Sodom and Gomorrah
unto Me? Where will ye find the righteous man? Have I not sent
my Angels to view the inhabitants of the earth to see if there be any
that do good, who make it their pleasure to do righteously in my
sight? Truly, saith the Lord, have I done this, and lo! I find the
wickedness of man hath become great, insomuch that the earth groan-
eth beneath it.
4. Therefore, as I rained down my judgments, by fire and brim-
stone, upon the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, so in like manner
have I purposed to rain down my judgments upon the inhabitants
of the earth, who daily blaspheme my holy name, and work pollu-
tion in every way, word and thought.
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5. And as I, the Lord, did send forth my holy Angels to warn the
righteous family who feared Me, and did hasten them to come forth
from the land which I had designed to destroy; so in like manner
have I sent my holy Angels and messengers, to warn and to hasten
the steps of the children of my Zion, that they come out from thence,
and not even so much as look behind them, towards that which they
have set out to forsake, lest they become like a pillar of salt, and I
make them a monument of wrath for generations to come.
6. O my people, saith the Lord, ye that I have led forth by the
arm of love, and have hastened your steps to come out, and escape
the wrath which I have designed against the wickedness of the in-
habitants of the earth. If ye do that which caused my righteous
judgments to fall upon the wife of my servant Lot, how think ye
to escape, ye that linger and look back and hanker after that which
ye have set out to forsake?
7. Shall I not recompense you for this? Shall I not cause you
to become monuments of my wrath ? Did I not suffer this one who
halted by the way, to be smitten and remain as a monument for gen-
erations to come, that they might know that I the Lord did abhor
the soul that drew back, and turned her face towards the abomina-
tions of the Sodomites?
8. Therefore, O my people! hear ye my word ; far more tolerable
will it be for this woman, the object of my displeasure, than for you;
yea, and for any souls that have been warned of my wrath against
sin, and are called out from thence, if they return and look back in
their feelings, after that which they have set out to forsake.
9. For he that putteth his hand to the plough and looketh back,
is an abomination in my sight, and I have no pleasure in him, saith
the Lord. And for this cause did I suffer that woman to be the vic-
tim of my wrath, to show my displeasure against lingering souls,
who are ever ready to halt by the way, looking and feeling back
after that which they are called to forsake, that which they know to
be an abomination in my sight.
10. Therefore I suffered her to remain an inunovable monument,
that it might be recorded, that whosoever should read the records
of my holy Book, might see this, and know that I the Lord had done
it; not that she had merited this severity more than thousands who
receive not the immediate reward of their doings.
11. Yet so did I cause it to be, for a terror in that dispensation,
and a type of my displeasure to the souls who look back, and delay
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to hasten their escape from the poHutions of this world, which I tlie
Lord liave set my face to destroy, as by fire and brimstone, until all
iniquity shall be consumed out of my sight.
12. And now, O my people, one and all, hear ye and hearken to
this my word, and know ye, that I the Lord have sent my holy
Angels to warn you to make your escape from the snares of death.
13. Yea, saith the Lord, they have taken you by the hand, to hasten
your steps, that ye be not overtaken by the flames of my wrath,
which is kindled against all the filthy abominations of man. And
think ye to escape if ye linger? Nay, saith the Lord, in no wise.
14. Those who linger in this day, and neglect to purify their souls
from the stains of iniquity, and make their escape from every thing
which is offensive in my sight, who do not, by a daily cross and
self-denial, pursue their journey, day after day, in the straight path;
those who do not do this, in the sincerity of their souls, are loath-
some in my sight, and my soul hath no pleasure in them, and I will
appoint their portion with those who are the objects of my dis-
pleasure.
15. And this I leave upon record, that all souls who hear this my
word, may know wherein they tempt the Lord to stretch forth his
hand and smite them in his wrath. And let this my word be a ter-
ror to the people of this dispensation, that they tempt not the Lord
their God in this way.
IG. For I require of my people a swift travel, in this day, and in
the day which is to come : for T will cut my work short in right-
eousness, with the children of men ; and T will hasten on the day
when the whole world shall have a perfect knowledge of the Lord
their God, and of his holy way.
17. And he that faileth of salvation, he alone must abide the con-
sequences ; for all souls shall have a perfect knowledge of the way
of life, and be taught the way wherein they can escape the snares
of death; and then shall the end come. (See Matt. xxiv. 14.) Let
him that heareth understand.
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CHAPTER XX.
Tiie words of Solomon, the son of David.
The true meaning of the work he was called to do, declared. All
will be spiritually fulfilled in the kingdom of Christ, established
in the present dispensation.
1. Write, O thou Instrument, saith the Holy and Eternal One,
write the words which shall be sounded forth unto thee at this time,
in the name of my son Solomon, he whom I did call in the days of
mj' figurative work, to build Me a house wherein I might place my
holy name.
2. Yea, a house in which to place the Ark of my figurative Cov-
enant with man ; the Ark for which I gave directions to my servant
Moses, that he should make in my name, within which to place my
Covenant, which I promised to make with the seed of Abraham,
as a type of the everlasting Covenant of mercy, which should have
no end.
3. Yea, that Ark which I caused to be adorned with mortal hands,
as a figure of the adorning of the new and spiritual Ark of the
Covenant of life everlasting.
4. But know ye, O ye people, from the days of my servant Mo-
ses, until the days of my son Solomon, my figurative son, there was
not a resting place found on the earth to establish this Ark of the
Testimony ; but it remained movable, to be conveyed from place to
place, as it seemed good in my sight.
5. This served as a sacred oracle, to go before the children of
Israel, of which none were permitted to touch with their fingers,
except those of the order of my anointing, those in the line of the
holy priesthood, who had sanctified themselves and become clean
in my sight, according to the order of the figure which I gave in
that day; That none should stretch forth polluted hands to steady
this Ark of my Covenant: for death it was to the one that ventur-
ed to do so. (See II. Sam. vi. C, 7.)
6. So, saith the Eternal One, shall it be death to the soul that
ventures to stretch forth with polluted hands, and an uncircumcised
heart, to steady my spiritual Ark, in this day wherein I have renew-
CHAP. XX.] THE WORDS OF SOLOM05. 85
ed the tables of my spiritual Covenant with man, in this latter day
of my glory, and the last dispensation of my mercy.
7. To you who are not of the order of my anointing, who have
not become sanctified unto Me, who are not clad in the garments
of the holy and spiritual priesthood ; unto you, I say, that venture
to stretch a hand to steady, or to interfere in any wise with the Ark
of my spiritual Covenant, which 1 have established with man, in
the keeping of my holy Anointed, I will smite you, and ye shall
wither and die, and your name will be cast out of the book of ray
remembrance.
8. For unto natural man it is not given to comprehend the things
of God; for natural man seeth not as God seeth; neither is the wis-
dom of man like unto the wisdom of God; therefore, saith the
Holy and Eternal One, have I designed that the wisdom of man
should have nought to do with my holy work : for the wisdom of
man is foolishness in my sight: and for this cause have I rejected
it. (See I. Cor. iii. 19.) For I will confound the wisdom of this
world, and set at nought their lofty inventions; for they glory in
that wisdom which is not of Me; therefore shall they perish thereby.
9. Hear, O ye people, saith the Holy and Eternal One, hear the
words of my son Solomon, whose iniquities I have pardoned, whose
transgressions I have blotted out of the book of my remembrance,
that they are remembered no more against him in the heavens.
Yea, I have washed him, and in purity and holiness doth he stand
before Me, saith the Lord.
10. And with the seal of the New Covenant of life everlasting
have I marked him, and he goeth in and out before Me, and his
ways are pleasing in my sight. Therefore, O ye people, hear him,
and know that the words which he speaketh to you, are of the wi.s-
dom of God, and not of man.
11. Hear, O ye people, the word of God, in the name of Solomon,
son of David, king of figurative Israel. Know O ye people, that
it was in the heart of my father David to build a house to the Lord
of hosts, that He might have a dwelling place upon the earth ; a
house wherein to place his name and his holy oracles to man. For,
saith the Lord, since I brought my people out of the land of Egypt,
I have not had a place to dwell, nor wherein to place my holy name.
(See n. Sam. vii. 6.)
12. Therefore did my father design to build the house of God in
Jerusalem. But the Lord said unto him. Thou shalt not build Me
86 THE WORDS OF SOLOMON. [PART 1.
a house; for as thou hast shed much blood, airJ thy kingdom hath
not been a kingdom of peace in thy reign; therefore thou shalt not
build Me a house; but make thou preparations tlierefor.
];]. Behold a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest;
lie shall build a house for my name. And I will give him rest from
all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Stilomon; and I
will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his day. (See 1. Chron.
xxii. 9, 10.)
14. Hearken, all ye people, saith the son of David, hear and under-
stand : Was it because I was more righteous in the sight of God
than my father David, that He should choose me to build Him a
house? Nay, in no wise ; for my father David was a man after God's
own heart; and although he transgressed in many ways; yet did he
humble his soul before God, and in his heart became right in his
sight, accordijig to that dispensation.
15. Again I ask, Why should he be debarred, from building the
house of God, .seeing he was owned of God and stood justified?
Was it because he had slain his enemies, those who were enemies
to God, and were not subject to his law? Was it because of this,
saith Solomon, that my father was debarred from building the house?
16. Was not the hand of the Lord with him, in subduing his ene-
mies? Did he not seek to know, by the holy prophets of God, his
mind and will concerning the wars which he made with his ene-
mies? Surely he did.
17. And the Lord's hand was with him in this, that he should sub-
due the enemies of the land, and drive them from before him, that
they should not cumber the land of promise, which the Lord had
covenanted to give to his people; a land flowing with milk and
honey, and enriched with the natural and temporal blessings of God.
18. Therefore I say, it was not for unrighteousness, that my father
was debarred from building the house of God ; but because it was
the will of God from the foundation of the world, to bring forth
natural and outward things to typify and rescml)le, as a shadow, the
inward and spiritual work of his hands. For, from the fall of man,
did the Father in love to the works of his hands, design to redeem
the world again to righteousness.
H). For, as by the fall came war, hatred and strife, which ruled
in the kingdoms of this world, for many ages, until the times were
accomplished ; so it seemed good in the sight of God, to bring forth
CHAP. XX.] THE WORDS OF SOLOMON. 87
the shadow whic^h sIkuiUI prefiixure tlie kingdom of peace and right-
eousness.
20. This was designed to be a spiritual kingdom, whose king
should be a spiritual king, and reign in righteousness and peace,
restoring tlie children of men to that righteousness and peace for
which they were created. Therefore was I, the son of David, call-
ed to reign on the throne of my father, to rule as an earthly king,
bearing the figure of the reign of Christ, in his peaceable kingdom.
21. And for this cause was peace given in my reign, in my king-
dom, as a shadow of the peace that should reign in the kingdom of
Christ, wherein the enmity of man should be slain and subdued,
and brought into subjection to the peaceable reign of the King of
Righteousness.
22. Hear, O ye people, and give ear unto my word, while I sound
forth unto you, in the name of the Holy and Eternal One. Thus
saith the Holy and Eternal One, who ruleth from generation to gen-
eration, who remaineth the same yesterday, to-day and forevermore.
23. Holy, holy is my word unto man, in this day, wherein is the
fulfillment of the law and the prophets, and in which will be accom-
plished in full, all the types cind shadows which have been given in
ages past, and which have remained, in a great measure, enveloped
in mystery, from the wise and prudent of this world, unto the pres-
ent day.
24. Neither do they, as yet, understand the manner and order of
my dealings with the children of men ; for it is hid from their eyes.
With all their natural wisdom, saith the Lord, whereby they have
strove to comprehend my holy work, and to set bounds to the order
of my dealings with man; yet do they remain ignorant: for in many
things, they take the shadow for the substance, and the substance
for the shadow.
25. Yea, they put darkness for light, and light for darkness; and
the darkness have they chosen; because their deeds are evil. (See
Jno. iii. 19.) Truly, saith the Lord, the types and shadows of the
old world do they take for the substance ; and by them do they jus-
tify their works of inicjuity, in this bright and glorious day of the
coming of the Son of man, in which the substance is revealed in its
order and beauty.
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CHAPTER XXI.
Solomon declares the uprightness of his youth, and the manifesta-
tions of Wisdorn to him : That the peace and glory of his king-
dom tcere typical of the beauty, honor and glory of the everlast-
ing kingdom of righteousness and peace, revealed by Christ, the
Son of God, in this latter day.
1. Hear, O thou mortal Instrument, saith the son of David, who
was an ancient type of the Holy Son of God ; hearken to my words,
while I again sound unto you, not in the wisdom of man, but in
the mighty wisdom of God. Give ear, all ye people, while I speak
to you of my childhood and youth.
2. Thus saith Solomon, I was chosen of God, to be an outward
type of his beloved Son, the Lord from heaven, a quickening Spirit,
whom He designed to reveal in the latter day. To you I testify
that in my youth I was innocent; and in innocence did I stand be-
fore my God, and my ways were pleasing in his sight.
3. Therefore did He manifest Himself unto me, and face to face,
in a cloud, He spake unto me and said; My Son, seeing thy ways
are pleasing in my sight, ask thou what thou desirest in thy heart,
and I will give it unto thee.
4. Then I, the son of David, being constrained by an invisible
inspiration, said, O Lord, I ask not for wealth, neither honor nor
fame ; but give me, O Lord, that wisdom which cometh from thee,
that I may rule over thy people in wisdom. This is my request,
and it is all my soul desireth.
5. Therefore was the Lord pleased with my petition, and my re-
quest was according to his mind and will ; and He said. Because
thou hast not asked for riches, honor and fame; but hast chosen
wisdom, I will give thee wisdom, riches, honor and fame, such as
was never bestowed upon any mortal since the world was created ;
for the glory of thy kingdom shall far surpass the earthly glory of
any kingdom which ever was or ever shall be.
0. Hear, O ye people, give ear and understand my words. Was
it for any good in me, that 1 was so blessed? Nay in no wise ; but
that the mind and will of God might be fulfilled in me, by whom He
designed to typify the wisdom of his only begotten Son; and to
CHAP. XXI.] OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 89
show forth the spiritual riches, glory, beauty and honor, which was
to be revealed in due time, in his kingdom of righteousness and
peace.
7. And as tlie kings, princes and nobles of the earth, did bow
and pay tribute to me; so shall all nations, kings and princes of the
earth, come and bow their hearts to the King of Zion, and bring
their gifts and offerings, and lay them low at the feet of the Lord,
and at the feet of his Anointed.
8. And they will admire and adore the wonderful works and the
mighty wisdom of the King of Zion, and the glory of his kingdom
will no mortal tongue be able to describe; neither hath it entered
into the heart of man to conceive the riches, honor and glory that
shall be revealed in Zion, when she shall have arisen to her full
glory. (See I. Cor. ii. 9.)
9. But be it known to you, O ye people, that the shadow bring-
eth not forth the substance ; for as the shadow is but a faint resem-
blance of the substance; so was the temple, kingdom and glory of
Solomon a faint shadow of the substance, without the power of sal-
vation; but merely a type thereof, by being saved from the power
of their outward enemies. For until Christ the Son of God was re-
vealed from heaven, there was no door of salvation opened to lost
man.
10. For the rightful heir of the kingdom had not as yet been re-
vealed ; therefore did all things remain in suspense, to wait in hope
for the coming of the Son of man, the holy Anointed of God, who
would be able to open the prison doors of darkness, which no man
was ever able to open, to set at liberty the captive souls;
11. Yea, to call forth those who had long waited in hope, and in
prayer and fervent desire, for the dawn of the light of the gospel to
appear, whereby the bands of iniquity should be burst asunder, and
the gates of hell be set open, and the prisoners called forth from
their prison houses, to come into the liberty of the sons of God;
a call which before was never heard by mortals nor immortals.
12. For no soul that ever dwelt in human clay, had ever ascended
to the Father, until the holy begotten Son was revealed on earth, in
a tenement of mortal clay, to open the door of salvation to fallen
man, and to rise triumphant above the power of evil in his human
nature by a daily cross and self-denial, until all was slain which be-
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longed to the first man, the man of sin, and brought into subjection
to the new man, " The Lord from heaven a quickening Spirit."
13. Then in the hands of sinners he laid down the natural part,
the tenement of clay, and ascended to his Father, as the perfect
and spotless Savior of man, a perfect and true example of righteous-
ness to all the fallen race.
14. And thus, saith the Almighty Father, (through Solomon son of
David,) was the commencement of the new and spiritual kingdom
of righteousness and peace, established on earth and in heaven.
And thus was the chief corner stone of the new and spiritual temple
laid in Zion, the new and spiritual Jerusalem.
15. Hear and understand, O ye people, while I speak concerning
the figurative temple; for holy was the figure; but far more holy is
the substance; this temple, which was built by mortal hands, and
framed by the cunning and artful workmanship of man, whose tim-
bers were taken from the forests of the surrounding nations, and
brought, hewed, squared and jointed, before they were brought to the
sacred spot, where the temple was to be erected;
16. Yea, of the forest trees, the cedars of Lebanon and all the
trees of the wilderness, timbers were gathered, some of more and
some of less value. But all timber was useful, if properly prepar-
ed by the workmen ; all that would undergo the hewing, squaring
and jointing, was profitable in this sncred building.
17. But if the timber failed in the hands of the workmen, and
would not undergo the necessary preparation, it was rejected and
thrown among the rubbish, to be consumed for fuel ; for nothing
but that which was perfect was permitted to be brought on the
ground to be framed into this holy temple.
18. For such was the word of God unto us ; that nothing should
be framed into this holy building, but that which had undergone
the hewing and squaring, fitting and jointing. This was the accept-
able timber, whether it was cedar or pine, or by whatever name it
was called, if it bore the preparatory work of the workmen, it was
considered valuable and useful in its place, and was brought and
framed into this holy building.
19. For all sorts of timber which grew in tiic wilderness, were
brought for the building of the temple of the Lord ; and nothing
was rejected but that which failed in the hands of the workmen;
for thus and thus was it to be, for a figure of what was to come.
AnH whf^n all tlio prnpiirnfion was |irrformod, and the materials
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CHAP. XXI.] OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 91
were prepared, then were they brought upon the holy consecrated
ground.
20. And in the solemn fear of God was this memorable building
erected; for thus was tlie word of God to us, through his holy proph-
ets; that a general calm and stillness should prevail; that there
should be no confusion nor unnecessary noise ; but that all should
move along in quietness, and in perfect subordination to the over-
seers of the work. For thus it seemed good in the sight of the
Lord, and was thus fulfilled.
21. In this manner was this holy monument erected and adorned
by mortal hands, as figurative emblems of the adorning of the holy
and spiritual temple, which was to be revealed in the latter day of
the glory of God, when the types and shadows of the old dispensa-
tion had passed away, and the substance thereof should be revealed.
22. This period would effect the final display of the mercy and
glory of God, which He designed from the beginning of the fall of
man, when He should, the second time, renew the power of salva-
tion, through his Anointed; like as He renewed his figurative cove-
nant with the children of Israel, after they had transgressed the laws
of God, and brought upon themselves his fierce judgments.
23. By those judgments He caused them to be led away into cap-
tivity, and the sacred temple to fall into the hands of the uncircum-
cised, who robbed her of her glory, and carried away into the pol-
luted city of Babylon, the holy and consecrated vessels of the tem-
ple of God, and there polluted them in their heathenish temples.
24. For as that dispensation bore the figure of the revelation of
the Son of God, and his glory ; so hath it borne the figure of the
falling away, by which the power of the holy people was scattered
and trodden under foot of the gentiles; and the abomination, which
worketh desolation, was set up, and the mystery of iniquity bore
rule for a season, until the times were accomplished for the cleans-
ing of the sanctuary.
25. For the word of God unto the children of the captivity, was to
return and sanctify themselves from the abominations of the heath-
en ; and again rebuild the temple at Jerusalem, and set in order the
holy vessels which had been carried away into Babylon; yea, and
to rebuild her walls, that Jerusalem might again be rebuilt and
adorned in her glory, as the last and final display of the figurative
work of God, which should typify the New and Spiritual Jerusalem,
that He designed to establish on the earth, which Saint John saw in
92 Solomon's kingdom was typical [part i.
vision, descending froin God out of heaven, adorned as a Bride for
her husband. (See Rev. x.xi. 2.)
26. And now saith Solomon, son of David, Hear, O ye people, the
words of Almighty God, revealed by me, his figurative son, to an
Instrument of mortal clay. Hear, O earth, and be glad, and rejoice
in the work of thy God. Rejoice O ye heavens, and let the earth
leap for joy; for salvation hath come into thy borders. The Bride
hath made herself ready, and the marriage of the Lamb hath taken
place: and behold now are all things ready. (See Rev. xix. 7.)
27. The order of the new and spiritual kingdom of righteousness
and peace is established on earth, in which Christ shall rule and
reign till all things are subdued to him in righteousness; until the
kingdoms of the earth have become the kingdoms of the Lord and
of his Christ ; wherein all souls will gather into a oneness of heart,
and see eye to eye.
28. For holy is the Lord God of heaven and earth, and holy is his
word unto man, in this day of his mighty power, wherein He hath
brought to nought the lofty inventions of man, and laid low their
false imaginations concerning his holy work. Yea, saith the Lord
Almighty, I have chosen the weak things to bring to nought, and to
confound the wise of this world ; that none may glory in any wis-
dom, save that which cometh from Me.
29. For I the Lord have set up my kingdom upon earth, a king-
dom which shall have no end. And no wisdom shall have any place
or part in this kingdom, except that which cometh from the throne
of God, and is established by the right hand of his power. For by
the wisdom of the powers above, was this kingdom established;
and not according to the wisdom of man.
30. Therefore beware all ye people, beware, saith the Almighty
God, beware, O ye children of men, that ye stretch not forth with
polluted hands, polluted with the natural and carnal reasonings of
fallen man, to interfere with this work of mine: for this heritage
of mine will I protect; yea, I will surround it with a wall of fire;
and with my wrath will I smite the invaders thereof
3L For I the Lord God have decreed, in my most holy wisdom,
that man, fallen man, shall never have dominion and power over
this work, wherein I have made my last and final revelation to man,
in which I will accomplish the full and final salvation of all the fall-
en race that shall ever find salvation.
CHAP. XXI.] OF THE KINGDOM OF CHKIST. 93
32. Although Satan may rage and throw in his darts, and brinjj
forward the natural wisdom of tliis world; yet, saith the Lord God,
I will defend my sanctuary, and the Ark of the spiritual covenant
of everlasting life will I guard. And the soul that ventures to come
forth with the natural wisdom of man, to interfere in any wise,
with this Ark of the Covenant, which is established by my Almighty
Power and Eternal Wisdom, that soul will I smite in my wrath and
cut down in my hot displeasure.
33. For with the sword of fire and wrath, will I defend this altar
of mine, where souls shall sacrifice before Me, on this altar of self-
denial, all that is base and carnal in my sight, and become fitted and
j)repared in the hands of the workmen, to be jointed into the new
and spiritual temple, of which all souls have an equal right.
34. For as no timber was rejected in the building of the figura-
tive temple, that was sound enough to endure and go through the
preparatory work; so shall no soul be rejected that will endure the
purifying work of the preparation. For no soul, whose natural abil-
ities may be ever so great, shall have any part in this holy temple
of mine, without passing through the hands of the workman, and
being hewed, squared and jointed in spirit, which gives every soul
an equal chance.
35. The king upon his throne is made equal with the beggar in
his poverty; for the valleys shall be exalted, and the hills shall be
brought low; for I the Lord am equal, and my judgments are just,
and all souls are equally precious in my sight; therefore have I
made equal provisions for the salvation of all. (See Ezek. xviii. 4.)
3G. And this is my word, which T give unto you at this time, re-
vealed to the writer by my beloved son Solomon, in whom I delight.
Sealed by the finger of the Almighty, and by the finger of his holy,
holy Wisdom.
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CHAPTER XXII.
Famines predicted. Election and reprobation explained. Of re-
generation.
1. Thus saith the Lord, Awake O earth, and hear the voice of
thy God, and howl because of thy abominations ; yea, let thy roar-
ings be like the roaring of a mighty lion robbed of his prey. For
lo! I the Lord God will rob the inhabitants of their prey, and T will
break the staff of bread, and cause their cisterns of water to fail,
and their flocks shall wither for want of sustenance, and both man
and beast shall fall victims to the ravages of famine.
2. And the roaring of man shall be great, and the howling of
wild beasts shall be mighty; for the whole staff of support shall fail,
and great and sore will be the affliction of the children of men; yea,
heaps of the slain of the famine will there be in their great cities,
and no arm stretched out to save.
3. And then will man e.Kclaim, O, that I never lived to see these
days, wherein our iniquities have swallowed us up, and none are
able to stand! Some will say within their hearts, "Are not these the
beginning of the days of sorrow spoken of, both in the Old and
New Testament? Are not these the beginning of the signs of the
coming of the Son of man? Are not the days, the figurative days
accomplished to usher in the signs of the coming of the Son of
man in his glory?"
4. "Did he not say, while upon earth, previous to his coming,
there would be great distress upon the earth? and do we not behold
it? Have there not been famines, earthquakes, fires, pestilences,
and the like, without ceasing? and whither shall I flee? If I flee
unto the priests, they themselves are like unto the people; death
hath taken hold of them also."
5. Thus and thus will man exclaim, and reason with himself con-
cerning the days of terror, in which all faces will gather paleness ;
because of the judgments which will overspread the earth. And
then, saith the Lord, will I begin to call in my elect from the four
quarters of the earth.
0. And who are my elect? saith the Lord; are they a chosen
few, whom I have decreed and elected from tlio foundaticni of the
CHAP. XXII.] OF ELECTION AND REGENERATION. 95
world, to be s.ived, wlietlier tlieir deeds be good or evil? Nay, in
no wise, saith an holy and impartial God, I have made no .such elec-
tion nor reprobation as this; neither have I decreed the salvation or
reprohati<Mi of any soul otherwise than in the following manner :
7. Behold all souls are mine; (See Ezek. xviii. 4.) therefore
shall all be called by the sound of the trumpet of salvation. And
they that hear and obey my voice, the same have I chosen, and if
they prove faithful, they are my elect. And they that hear my voice
and obey it not, the same have I reprobated; therefore they are
none of mine.
8. This therefore, is my word concerning election and reproba-
tion ; and the order of my predestination is this : Every soul is pre-
destined by my wisdom, to a certain order or place in my creation,
and no souls can receive the order to which they are predestinated,
until they hear my voice, and know it to be my voice; but their
inheritance of the order of their predestination depends upon their
obedience to my call to them.
9. And henceforth, let no soul, after hearing this my word, de-
fame my holy name with such like abominable doctrines concerning
my decrees to man, as to charge Me with injustice and inequality
in my ways. For 1, the holy and just One, do decree and declare
to all souls, that every son and daughter of Adam shall have a fair
trial of their integrity, and prove their own election or reprobation
by their obedience or disobedience. Therefore let this end the
matter concerning my decrees, and my elect and nonelect.
10. Then in my own time, saith the Holy and Eternal One, will I
gather my elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the
other; (See Matt. x.\iv. 31.) and thus will I call my elect. Those
who see the sign of the coming of the Son of man, and their hearts
become awakened thereby, to cry to Me for deliverance, and call
not for the rocks to cover them from my All-seeing eye, by seeking
to hide from Me, and from him who cometh to take vengeance up-
on the earth, for its abominations ; these are my elect, saith the
Lord.
11. But those who, when they hear my voice, through my mighty
judgments, which I shall cause to roll, proclaiming against their
abominations in my sight, seek to hide from Me, and continue to
cover themselves beneath the weight of iniquity, and the load of
their transgressions, until their day of mercy is fulfilled; such I
will leave to suffer until the days of my wrath are accomplished.
96 OF ELECTION AND REGENERATION. [PART I.
12. Then, if ihey will hear my voice, and harden not their hearts,
and come at my call, I will heal them of their stripes, and will be
a Father to them ; and by their obedience shall they become my
elect.
13. And again I say, I will call my elect from the four quarters of
the earth ; and they shall be those who, in the beginning of the day
of trouble, wherein they behold the sign of the coming of the Son
of man,* do bow their souls before Me, and cry unto Me to show
them some way of deliverance, and are willing to sacrifice all earthly
enjoyments for the sake of a knowledge of the way whereby they
may be saved, and escape my wrath against sin.
14. Yea, such as will exclaim in the bitterness of their souls, "O
Lord, what shall I do to be saved? Where shall I find the Rock of
salvation, that I may gather thereon and be saved from sin, and be
able to escape thy righteous judgments?
15. Verily, saith the Lord Almighty, will I hear the prayers of all
such as are willing to fall upon the rock of salvation and be broken,
and there willingly and freely grind to powder the nature of evil in
themselves, by obedience to my word, made known to them in the
order of my anointing, in the Zion of my glory.
16. These are my elect, whom I will call from the four quarters
of the earth by the trumpet of salvation, and will gather them into
my Zion, my holy temple upon earth, there to reign over every vile
passion and propensity of the nature of evil, by the power of the
anointing revealed through my beloved Son ; and thus shall they
reign with Christ on earth.
17. "But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give
suck in those days!" (Mark xiii. 17.) Yea, wo, wo, wo be to them
that still cleave to the works of generation, in the day wherein man
hath been called to arise and come forth into the resurrection of
life ; that resurrection in which man is called to be as the Angels
of God in heaven, neither marrying nor being given in marriage:
but walking in the straight path of the regeneration, marked out by
him who is a perfect pattern for all. (See Luke xx. 35, 36.)
18. And thus shall it be when my trumpet shall echo through the
earth to gather my elect: "Two shall be grinding together; the
one shall be taken and the other left." (Luke xvii. 35.) Those who
* The coming of the Son of man must always be future to tliosn who have
not yet received tiiiii, nor lieanl his voice, livcii lo l]\v itui ol" time. Eds.
CHAP. XXII.] OF ELECTION AND REGENERATION. 97
will hear my voice and come forth at my call, shall be taken and
gathered into my fold in Zion.
19. But such as harden their hearts, and still seek to serve sin,
and walk in bondage to that vile nature of the fall, wo, wo be unto
them; for they shall be left to suffer, and their flight shall be in the
day wherehi I the Lord, the true husbandman, will neither sow nor
plant in my vineyard.
20. Therefore such shall be left to wander in the forest of sin and
desolation, until the days of my wrath are accomplished, and the
day returneth in which I will again return to my vineyard, and en-
large the borders thereof, to make room to gather and plant, until
all souls that desire to be regenerated from a state of sin and sorrow,
into a state of life and peace, by being planted in the gospel soil in
the vineyard of the Lord can have that privilege.
2L And this is the work of the regeneration of the souls of the
children of men ; that they be taken in mercy from the state of the
wild forest of sin, and transplanted into the gospel soil; there to
take root and grow into newness of life, leaving behind the life of
sin, and daily increasing in the life of righteousness.
22. This is the regeneration of the soul from a state of nature,
into a state of grace; from a state of sin and wickedness, to a state
of righteousness and justification ; from a state of disobedience and
rebellion against the commands of a pure and holy God, to a state
of quietness and obedience to the laws and requirements of Mount
Zion, the City of the living God, the New Jerusalem, established
upon the earth.
23. I the holy proclaiming Angel, do witness these to be the words
of Him who revealeth his hidden mysteries to the babes of his Zi-
on, to the weak and illiterate, unable, of themselves, to comprehend
the hidden mysteries of godliness.
THE ¥OED OF GOD REVEALED,
OUT OF WHOSE MOUTH GOETII A SHARP SWORD.
WRITTEX BY INSPIRATION
At Wisdom's Valley, (Watervliet,) Commenced March 12, A. D. 1842.
A ROLL FROM THE ETERNAL FATHER.
CHAPTER I.
TTie Lord reproves his people for unbelief and unfaithfulness, their
disobedience and disorderly conduct ; He warns them to repent,
and be examples to ike world, of love and union, peace and har-
mony.
1. Thus saith the holy Archangel to the writer, Bow down thy
soul and write the words which I, the holy Angel shall sound forth
unto thee, in the name of my Holy and Eternal Father ; for thus
and thus spake He unto me ; Go thou unto this people whom I
have chosen to be mine, and speak my words unto them. And now,
saith the holy Angel, O ye people, hearken and hear the words which
I shall sound forth to you, from a Roll written by the Lord's own
hand.
2. Thus saith the Lord, Him that I love, I will chasten, and he
that knoweth my will and doeth it not, him will I chasten with many
stripes. And who is there among this people that can arise and say,
I would that I knew the will of the Lord, that I might do it.
3. Do ye not all know the will of the Lord, from the least even
unto the greatest? Hath not the time come with you, O my people,
that ye have no need to say one to another, Know ye the Lord ?
Have I not caused you all to know Me, from the least, even unto
the greatest? (See Jer. xxxi. 34.)
4. Truly I have, saith the Lord, and think ye to escape the rod
of correction, ye that dare transgress, daily, my known will unto
100 A SEVERE BEPRUOF OF UNFAITHFULNESS. [pART II.
you? Think ye to escape iny rod, which hath ah-eady budded and
blossomed against you?
5. O my people! my people! To whom shall I liken you? Are
ye not like unto my figurative people Israel ? Do ye not, when I
sound forth my word to you, through my holy Angels, made known
to you through instruments of human clay, say in your hearts.
Wherein, O Lord, have we come short of doing thy will ? and
wherein have we failed of fulfilling thy commands to us?
6. And now, O ye people, whom I have chosen, hear ye my words,
and know that it is no other than the voice of the Holy One of Is-
rael. As I did, through my holy prophets, threaten the destruction
of my figurative people Israel, for their disobedience and rebellion
in my sight ; so have I threatened you whom 1 have called to be my
holy chosen people.
7. But like rebellious Israel, because I do not immediately exe-
cute my judgments, ye venture to transgress and trample upon my
holy word, and put far away the evil day, and say, "The Lord is
not as man; therefore I will venture, and no evil shall come upon me."
8. But, saith the Lord, did I not fulfill my word upon the ancient
people of my choice? Did I leave one syllable of all which I had
spoken, unaccomplished? Nay, verily. Neither will I leave unac-
complished one word of ;dl which I have spoken unto you.
9. Yet I will not scatter my chosen people, nor suffer them to be
overthrown, although their remnant should be small and diminutive
in numbers ; yet for my holy name's sake will I fulfill my promises
unto the righteous, and I will uphold them in the day of my ven-
geance, and it shall be well with them.
10. But wo unto them that do wickedly ; for it shall be ill with
them ; for I the Lord will fulfill my word unto them. And although
my judgments delay; yet will I bring about my purpose, which is
to have a pure and holy people.
11. And ye that hearken not unto my voice, to obey in every word
wherein I have clearly made known my will to you, know ye, I will
scatter you, and ye shall be scattered; for I the Lord am a God of
truth, and in Me there is no deceit nor wavering. I speak not with
a lying tongue, threatening without meaning; but according as I
have threatened, so will T perform. And not one word of ail which
I have spoken, shall fall to the ground.
VZ. And ye that seek ease and pleasure in your own natural ways
and wills, regardless of my word to you, taking i)lcasure in disobe-
CHAP. I.] A SEVERE REPROOF OF UNFAITHFULNESS. 101
dience, and yet say, "Wherein have we disobeyed thee, O Lord?
and wherein have we grieved the Holy One of Lsrael?"
13. Thus saitli the Lord, As I made known to my ancient chosen
people, whom I afterwards scattered to the four winds, wherein they
grieved Me, and wherefore I had no pleasure in them; so will I
make known unto you wherefore I have no pleasure in you, and
wherein ye have grieved Me, the Holy One.
14. What more could I have done for you, O ye people, than what
I have already done ? Have I not taught you from my holy and eternal
throne, in my own name, and in the name of my Holy and Eternal
Wisdom, from your rising in the morning, until your retiring to
rest in the evening?
15. But how have many of you regarded it? Some of you have
treated it as though it was of man's invention, and would come to
nought as such : for ye have regarded it not. But ye say, "Where-
in have we disregarded it ?"
16. But, saith the Lord, are not your mouths an open sepulchre,
uttering forth perverse things ? Do ye go forth in your daily employ
in my solemn fear ? And ye that are given to much conversation,
do ve bridle well your tongues, uttering forth nothing of a vain
chaffy nature?
17. Have ye peace one with another? Doth your love flow one to
another ? And is it your delight to build up and beautify my holy
Zion upon the earth? If so, how is it that T behold jars and discords
among you? And why is it that I behold your hearts hardened one
against another, holding grudges therein ? Secret animosities, saith
the Lord, do I behold in the hearts of some of those whom I have
called my chosen people.
18. But know ye, saith the Lord, ye that dwell in bitterness of
spirit one towards another, henceforth ye are none of mine, and
your offerings I will not accept; for your offerings are not of the
best of the flock; but they are of the lame and the maimed ; there-
fore will I not accept them : for they are a stench in my nostrils,
and I have no pleasure in them, saith the Lord of hosts.
19. But some of you say, " Wherein do we offer such and such
offerings as these?" Thus saith the Lord, Ye that harbor hard feel-
ings and envyings in your hearts, one towards another, and do not
become reconciled, but bring your offerings to offer in my holy sanc-
tuary, I say, in this do ye not pollute my altar, and defile my holy
sanctuary?
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A SEVERE REPROOF OF UNFAITHFULNESS.
[part II.
20. Did not my beloved Son, in his first appearance, say. If ye
have an offering to make unto the Lord, and have ought against
your brother, leave there your otlering, and go and be reconciled to
your brother, and then return and make your offering ? (See Matt. v.
23, '^4.)
21. But ye regard not this saying of my beloved Son, although it
hath been repeatedly enjoined in his second appearance, and hath
become one of the written and positive laws of Mount Zion. Yet
ye presumptuously assemble to offer unto Me that which I, in my
holy law, have forbidden you to offer. And think ye that I the Lord
will be mocked in this way, and not recompense you?
22. Ye that presumptuously transgress, and assemble before Me, to
offer that which is a pollution in my sight, instead of making atone-
ment by a sin offering, before my holy Anointed Ones, that ye
become reconciled to my order, before ye attempt to go forth to wor-
ship Me.
23. O my people, saith the Lord, how long will ye provoke Me to
anger by your trespasses? day after day, uttering forth words with
an unruly tongue, one against another, and say, I have done no
harm! But, saith the Lord, where is the love which covereth a mul-
titude of sins ?
24. Do ye call it covering sins to conceal the short comings of your
brethren and sisters from my holy Anointed Ones, and with an un-
bridled tongue, proclaim the same upon the house-top? Do ye call
this love, that love which covereth the sin of your brother or sister?
25. Is this according to my holy and eternal law, given in my
Zion, which, in spirit and substance, altereth not from generation
to generation, so long as time or eternity remaineth. Think ye, O
my people, to trample upon my laws in this way?
26. How shall I be reconciled unto you, O my people, except ye
repent of your trespasses, and humble yourselves before Me, in the
order which I have appointed? For your offerings are no more pleas-
ant unto Me, because of your transgressions.
27. And, O my people, hear ye my word, and know ye, that I the
Lord, am a God of love, and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in
Me; and he that dwelleth not in love dwelleth not in Me, neither
liath my spirit any part in him, and he is none of mine; for I own
him not;
28. And ye that delight to scatter the faults of your brethren and
sisters, and say, "I have done no harm, so long as I revealed it not
CHAP. I.] A SEVERE REPROOF OF UNFAITHFULNESS. 103
to make it manifest to that light which will cause their deeds to be
reproved; for in this would 1 do them an injury, but so long as I
do not this, how can I do them an injury?"
29. "Such and such things' are not worth my attention, neither
would I degrade myself in this manner to expose such things to the
light; therefore there can be no harm in conversing freely concern-
ing these things ; and if there be any sin in this which they have
done, they alone must be responsible."
30. But, saith the holy and just One, Say ye not, " They alone
must be responsible:" fori the Lord, with my own voice, do say
that ye become responsible with a weighty responsibility, whenever
ye reveal the faults of your brother or sister, let them be never so
small, except in the order of my anointing, to that light which I
have established, which is able to comprehend and subdue all dark-
ness which Cometh to it.
31. For I the Lord'will reject your offerings, as impure and loath-
some in my sight, until ye return and repent, and become washed
from your transgressions. For instead of that love, which cover-
eth the sin of your brother or your sister, with that charity which
will cause you to reveal it no where, except in that order wherein
it can be removed, ye eagerly eat up the sins of my people, and
vomit them out, whithersoever ye go, to defile the holy and conse-
crated Zion of my likeness.
32. And how shall I recompense you for this, except ye suddenly
humble yourselves before Me, and wash away these abominable pol-
lutions, from within the walls of my holy Zion upon earth.
33. O my people ! saith the Lord, how long will ye seek to be bas-
tards in my house? How long will ye seek to be the inhabitants of
my new earth, while practicing the abominations of the inhabitants
of the old earth? How long shall I bear with mongrels in my king-
dom, a mixture of the seed of malice with the seed of love?
34. Think ye that I the Lord will accept such like fruit as this ?
the seed of the bond woman mingled with the seed of promise?
How long will ye tempt Me in this way? saith the Lord. Have I
not called you to arise and subdue the seed of iniquity, that my
Zion may no more be defiled with mongrels, and with a mixture of
the old and new creation ?
35. What did I the Lord do with those of my figurative people
who mingled with the heathen, and took wives of other nations, to
beget and bring forth mongrels? Did I harbor them among ray cho-
104 A SEVERE REPROOF OF UNFAITHFULNESS. [PART II.
sen people? Did I not cause them to arise and separate themselves
from their strange wives, and from their strange offspring, and purify
themselves before Me, ere I would accept them in anywise? (See
Ezrax. 10 to 14.)
3H. And think ye I will accept you, unless ye purify yourselves?
Ye that are called to be, in substance, my holy and chosen people,
to be the inhabitants of my new and spiritual Jerusalem, wherein
should dwell nothing which will offend in all my holy Mountain;
wherein should dwell nothing but love, peace and purit) ;
87. Wherein all jarring should cease, and the rough sound of con-
tention should no more be heard ; but that all should dwell in qui-
etness, moving in harmony one with another, strewing peace instead
of discord, love instead of hatred and malice, quietness instead of
confusion ; all striving to excel in the beautifying of the Zion of
my likeness below.
38. And this is my word unto you, at this time, and thus and thus
have I spoken ; and he that is wise to treasure up these my words,
is wise for himself, and I will number and measure his portion with
the wise. But they that are foolish and regard not the fear of the
Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom, them will 1 reject, and I
will appoint their portion with those in whom my soul hath no
pleasure.
39. And thus do I close my word at this time, forever to stand as
the words of an Almighty God, revealed to an instrument of mortal
clay, by my holy Archangel of everlasting love. Remember the
words of my beloved Son; '"'As many as I love, I rebuke and chast-
en : be zealous therefore, and repent."
40. " Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my
voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with
him, and he with me. To him that overcometh, will I grant to sit
with me in my throne, even as I overcame, and am set down with
my Father in his throne." (Rev. iii. 19, 20,21.)
41. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, I do witness this to be the
word of God, and furthermore do I witness it to be faithfully writ-
ten by mortal hand. And with pleasure do I behold this word of
God brought to mortal view ; for my pleasure is in the increase and
purity of the work of God, that work which conquers and subdues
all things to itself
CHAP. II.] THE EARTH SHALL BE RENEWED, ETC. 105
CHAPTER II.
The earth shall he reneived ; the deserts and waste places shall be
replenished and made fruitful. Judgments declared agcdnst op-
pression and slavery. The state of the oppressor and the oppress-
ed shall be reversed hereafter.
1. Thus saith the Holy Alphamine, [The creator as Male and
Female,] the beginning and the ending, the Most High and Holy
One of Israel, My voice is to the deserts and to the uninhabited
places, to the mountains, the groves and the waste places, yea, and
to the clefts of the rocky mountains, and to the caverns, and whith-
ersoever my curse hath been, there will I cause my blessing to go
and remain.
2. And the earth sliall again be renewed and replenished in my
sight; for I will smile upon the deserts and they shall become fruit-
ful; and I will howl in my fury against the habitations of dragons,
the screech owl and the cockatrice, and the haunts of devils. (See
Isa. xxxiv. 13.)
3. For lo! the time is near at hand when the earth shall be re-
deemed from her waste and desolate places, and be renewed, and
become a fruitful garden : for the hand of the Lord is stretched out
for the deliverance of all flesh, and whosoever will, may be set at
liberty; and he that remaineth under bondage, he it is that seeketh
death rather than life, and chooseth bondage rather than to be set
at liberty.
4. For I will break the yoke of bondage and slay the cruel op-
pressor, and set at liberty the captive, and the servant shall be even
as his lord. And he shall not escape that hath lorded over his fel-
low creatures, and with a hand loaded with tyranny, hath heaped
afflictions and measured out wrath, and hath taken vengeance, un-
just vengeance into his own hands, and hath, with the ferocity of a
tiger, wreaked it upon his fellow beings, regardless of humanity,
regardless of the laws of God or man.
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5. How think ye to be treated, ye that have done thus and thus,
when stripped of your mortality, and called to appear in the world
of spirits, with no other recommendation than your works? And ye
that arc loaded with such crimes as these, where will ye appear?
Where will your works recommend you '?
6. But ye say, " Have I not a right to do whatsoever I will with
my own ? Have I not a right to beat an unruly ox or any other dumb
animal, for which I liave paid my own money to purchase?"
7. "And have I not the same right to beat my servant, procured
by my own money, who is in my sight, no more nor less than a
beast purchased by money, to undergo the toils and hardships which
the brutal creation are incapable of performing?"
8. "How shall I be accountable for this, seeing the laws of the
land do uphold me in it? For what more is a servant than a beast,
although he be in human form? And in a special manner those of
the colored race, what are they but beasts?"
9. "And those of the natives of the soil, what are they more or
less than wild savages? What are they but wild beasts of the wilder-
ness? Where can be the harm of keeping them in their place, that
they cumber not the fertile soil ?"
10. "Is not the wilderness, the place for the beasts of prey ? Will
they not, when the wilderness shall be cleared and cultivated, retreat
still further into the wilderness? and is it not their nature so to do?
Is it according to their creation to dwell on cultivated soil ? Did the
Lord so form them ?"
11. "Surely not: Neither is it the nature of the wild savages to
dwell on cultivated soil, although it be of their own cultivation.
Surely it never was designed of the Almighty for it so to be, that
the savage race should cumber the pleasant soil of America."
12. "But as the wild beasts are driven by the husbandman who
cultivateth the ground and inhabiteth the soil, and causeth them to
retreat still farther into the wilderness; so in like manner shall these
wild inhabitants be driven by civilized man, into remote and dis-
tant regions, that they cumber not the pleasant and fertile soil, de-
signed for the more noble part of God's creation."
13. But, saith the Lord God, who arc the more noble part of my
creation? Am I as man, that I should have respect to persons? Am
CHAP. H.] AND EQ,UAL JUSTICE DISPENSED. 107
I as man that I should have respect to colors? Have I not created all,
and placed upon them the color which seemed good in my sight?
14. Have I not placed a distinction between the nations of the
earth, and given each nation their language, and placed some mark
of distinction, either in their visage or color? And why so? Was it
because I regarded some more and some less? Did I design in this
to give toleration for one nation to hold dominion over another ? Did
I design in this that one color should lord it over another color ?
15. Where do ye find authority for this? Do ye find it written in
the sacred volume of the law, given by the Almighty to his servant
Moses? In no wise. Do ye find it written in the law of Christ, in
the word or the example of his beloved Son, who came not to de-
stroy the law of Moses, but to fulfill and strengthen it by works of
love and charity?
10. And how, saith the Lord Almighty, shall I recompense the
abominations of the children of men, because of their tyranny and
oppression? and because of the grievous burdens which they have
caused the poor and needy to carry, which they themselves were not
willing so much as to touch with their fingers ?
17. O wretched and abominable man ! When will the earth cease
her groanings and her lamentations, because of the abominations
which rest thereon? Her cries have come up before Me, because
of the fraud and deception, the bribery and the traffic of human
bodies, making merchandise of the liberties and rights of man; for
it was never designed by the Creator that man's feet should be con-
fined in a bushel, and bound with a chain of tyranny.
18. As I have decreed that man should arise and answer the end
of his calling, and come forth in that beauty which was designed
by the Creator in the beginning; as I live, saith the Lord God, so
shall it be accomplished.
19. And I will rend the yoke of tyranny : I will break the arm of
oppression, and scatter the power of the oppressor, and lay low the
haughtiness of man, who seeketh to be exalted above his fellows,
and hold dominion over the rights of man, and bring him into bond-
age where I the Lord never decreed bondage, but left him to the
freedom of his own will from the beginning.
20. Wo! wo! wo! be to the slave-holders, and to the slave traf-
fickers, who plunder for captives, and with an arm loaded with cru-
elty, grasp their victims and rend them from their native soil, re-
gardless of favor or humanity, and place their feet in iron fetters.
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and limit tlie use of their faculties, lest, through the multitude of
their afflictions, they should become the destroyers of themselves or
of their oppressors.
21. Indeed their cruel captors and oppressors might expect that
they would attempt to deliver themselves from oppression, and would
rather fall into the hands of an unknown God, than to risk their
fate with those who sought to destroy their rights and liberties, and
bring them under such cruel and severe tyranny.
22. Yea, wo! wo! be to those who hold traffic in this line; for
with an arm loaded with severe judgments will I, the Lord, measure
unto them according to their doings, and not one soul of those who
have been traffickers and dealers in oppression, in this manner, as
before mentioned, shall escape my wrath. Whether they be clothed
in tenements of clay, or whether they be stripped of their earthly
tabernacles, the same hand of justice shall meet them whithersoever
they flee.
23. For as they have shown no mercy nor regarded any petitions,
though very heart rending, except to a heart of stone; so will I the
Lord, measure unto them; and they shall be sold under the hand
of the oppressor, and they shall become servants under the domin-
ion of Satan and his angels, and by them shall they be tormented,
day and night, without ceasing until they shall have paid the utmost
farthing.
24. And they shall never come into my presence, except it be by
the prayers and intercessions of those abused slaves, who have found
the mercy and charity of that God, who knoweth no injustice in
his dealings with the works of his hands. Nay, saith the Lord,
not until mercy shall be obtained for them by the prayers of those
whom they have trampled under foot, as it were, by their cruel
abuses, shall they ever come into the presence of that God who
holdeth all souls in equal estimation.
25. For I will cause these afflicted ones to be gathered by the
arm of love, and they shall be under bondage to no man nor woman.
And they shall become heirs of the promise, children of the free
parentage, feeling no bondage; for they shall be freed from that
which Cometh by sin.
26. And when they have gained that measure of the spirit of
Christ, that they can, in the sincerity of their souls, forgive their
enemies and oppressors, and pray to Me with the prayer of my be-
loved Son, and say, " Father, forgive them, for tlioy knew not what
CHAP. 11.] AND EQUAL JUSTICE DISPENSED. 1.09
they did;" Yea, when they can pray thus, for their enemies and
oppressors, in the sincerity of their souls, 1 will Iiear them.
27. And when ye who have been tiieir oppressors, become suffi-
ciently humbled and broken in spirit, tliat ye can forgive yourselves,
and in the acrony of your souls, can implore the forgiveness of those
whom ye have injured, ye may beo-in to tind mercy. And if ye are
willing to receive food and nourishment at their hands, and ac-
knowledge them as your lords, and with the simplicity of a little
child, who had been sorely afflicted, because of his willful disobedi-
ence, willing to receive mercy upon any terms, never so degrading;
28. Then, saith the Lord, there may be a door opened for you;
but until then shall my wrath be upon you, and my sore displeasure
will I cause to rest upon you.
29. But thus saith the Lord, How many will there be who will
spurn in their hearts and say, "Where will be the heaven for me, if
I must come upon a level, and even stoop beneath those whom I
have considered as mere domestics, and as dogs in ray sight, and
have regarded them as beneath the human creation? How shall I
ever be made happy with those of my inferiors?"
30. " Do we not read, 'In my Father's house are many mansions?'
And even if these have souls as precious in his sight as mine, why
cannot they be in a mansion by themselves, and enjoy the society of
their own equals, and not mix the honorable and the base together ?"
31. " Surely the Lord, in his wisdom, hath never decreed it so,
that the rich and the poor, the bond and the free, the white and the
black should be upon a level. How can I bear the thoughts of this?
Would I not rather live in a dungeon and enjoy the society of my
equals, than to dwell in a splendid palace and mingle with the baser
sort, and hold communion with the vile and illiterate of the earth?"
32. "Truly I would," saith the haughty and unregenerate soul,
who hath soared upon the lofty mountains of pride and self-exalted-
ness, and hath held in contempt and lorded it over the souls of the
children of men, as being unworthy to come into his presence, ex-
cept on the bended knees of homage and self-abasement.
33. And now, saith the Lord, truly hast thou said, " Rather would
I dwell in a dungeon with my equals, than dwell in a splendid pal-
ace with such." So it is, and so it shall be ; for thou shah dwell in
the dungeon, and thou shalt have a mansion which I have prepared
for thee.
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34: And tliou shall have those of thy equals to dwell with thee;
for thou art not worthy to dwell with these whom thou hast so cru-
elly abused and trodden under foot ; for as thou hast soared above
all that is of Me; so in proportion must thou descend, ere thou
canst find acceptance, and be willing to comply with the terms which
I the Lord have laid down for all souls.
CHAPTER III.
This chapter teas inspired by the holy Angel of Prophetic Light,
and given as an explanation and confirmation of the subject of
the preceding chapter. Given at the Holy Mount, April 13,
1S44.
\. Thus saith the holy Angel who knoweth what is; Say ye, O
ye unjust slave-holders and oppressors of mankind ! " We do find
authority in the law of Moses for so doing. Were not the Israel-
ites directed to buy bond men and bond maids of the heathen, and
strangers in the land, and leave them to their own children for a
perpetual possession? And were they not commanded to drive out
and destroy the inhabitants of the land of Canaan?''
2. ''This is our foundation and our authority for making slaves
of the people of color, who are heathen; and also for driving out the
lieathen natives of this land, and taking their places. And Christ
came not to destroy the law, but to fulfill it."
3. But, saith the Angel, is this any foundation for you to support
the unjust tyranny and cruel slavery which ye maintain? O ye un-
righteous oppressors ! Were not the Israelites the covenant people
of God? And were they not taught by the ministration of Angels,
the knowledge and worship of the true God, and his holy laws for
their guidance? And were they not required by these laws, to
teach their bond servants the knowledge of the true God, and to
make them partakers of the benefits of his laws?
4. Yea, truly : for the law saith, " Ye shall have one law, both for
him that is home born, and for the stranger that is within thy gates.
The heathen were destitute of the knowledge of the true God. They
CHAP, lll.j AGAINST SLAVERY AND OPPRESSION. Ill
were idolaters, and were greatly oppressed by their rulers among
themselves. Therefore it was a great benefit to them, to be pur-
chased by the Israelites, according to the manner in which the law
required them to be treated.
5. For did not the law require that they should l)e treated with
lenity and kindness? Did it not command that, "If a man smite
the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish ; he shall
let him go free for his eye's sake '? Or if he smite out his man-ser-
vant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth; he shall let him go free
for his tooth's sake?" (See Ex. xxi. 26, 27.)
G. Moreover it is commanded, "Thou shalt not deliver unto his
master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he
shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best : thou
shalt not oppress him." (Deut. xxiii. lo, 16.) These were the be-
nevolent provisions of the law of Moses respecting servants : and
could unjust cruelty and oppression exist under these provisions?
7. O ye unjust slave-holders ! do ye obey these laws ? Do ye teach
these heathen, as ye call them, the knowledge of the true God?
Do ye teach them the principles of Christianity, even as ye under-
stand them? Do ye not, generally, keep them as ignorant as possible,
of all divine and sacred things, and render them as much like beasts
as is in your power ?
8. With what confidence can ye appeal to the law of Moses, to
support you in this unrighteous oppression? For these pointedly
condemn you, and cut you off from all such claim. Let the right-
eous and merciful provisions of these laws be enforced upon you,
and how long would slavery exist in your land?
9. Therefore your specious foundation is false, base and rotten,
and caimot support you: for it was brought forth by the deceitful
influence of the powers of darkness, to uphold you in your base
and wicked works of pride, lust, luxury and cruelty. And on no
better foundation doth your excuse stand for your abuse of the poor
ignorant natives of the land.
10. The Israelites were commanded to drive out the original in-
habitants of the land of Canaan, because of their wickedness. For
by their idolatry and every species of abomination, they had corrupt-
ed the earth, and become a curse to the race of man. Therefore
their destruction was just, and was designed even for their own good :
for they were growing worse [and worse. It was also designed for
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a warning to the workers of the like abominations, in al! ages of
the world.
11. But the Israelites were commanded to dwell in their places,
and maintain the worship of the true God and his holy laws, for an
example to all other nations. Have ye received any such divine
command to drive out the natives of the land? Nay, in no wise.
12. But guided by your own ambition and covetousness, ye have
done it through treachery, and the basest fraud and violence ; be-
cause, by your knowledge, you have by superior means in your pow-
er, dispossessed the poor ignorant natives of their inheritance, and
filled their places with those who were more unjust, unrighteous
and wicked in the sight of God than they. And know ye, that I
will certainly require their blood, tears and sufferings at your hands,
saith the just and merciful Father of all.
13. And they shall find a place and a name in my kingdom, and
shall drink the cup of joy; while your names shall be cast out as
evil, and ye shall drink the cup of sorrow and sufferings, until ye
are humbled and have atoned for your injustice; and ye shall never
find a place in my kingdom, until ye find the forgiveness of those
whom ye have wrongfully despoiled and oppressed.
14. And think ye to find a foundation on which to build your
pride and oppression, because Christ the Son of God came not to
destroy the law of Moses, but to fulfill it? Do ye find it written in
the law of Christ, or in the example of the beloved Son of God ?
J 5. In what respect did he come not to destroy the law, but to ful-
fill it? Was it not because he did not destroy the holy, just and mer-
ciful principles thereof? Surely it was: for he fulfilled them in their
true spirit and substance, and established them in their fullness and
perfection, as the everlasting law of righteousness, benevolence,
mercy and truth, which admits of no tyranny nor bondage of soul
nor body; "For whosoever the Son mnketh free, is free indeed."
16. Therefore, O ye unjust hypocrites! ye have no foundation,
neither in the law of Moses nor in the law of Christ; but they both
cut you off from all justification.
17. Hence your foundation fi)r the support of these things is false,
and cometli from the wicked one, like the foundation of all your
corrupt abominations, by which ye have filled the earth with vio-
lence, fraud and oppression; and it shall be swept away with the
refuge of lies, by the righteous judgments of a just God, saith the
holy Angel of prophetic light.
CHAP. IV.] GOD SEVERELY REPROVES OPPRESSORS. 113
18. I desire, saith the Angel, in union with the Holy Alphamine,
that this explanation may be inserted in the work, to take away the
false foundation upon which is built the fabric of slavery and op-
pression in the world, Salv.vtor Regia.
CHAPTER IV.
A severe reproof of the oppressors of God's people, and of the rich
and haughty, who oppress the poor and needy. The pride and
haughtiness of man shall be brought low, and the meek and lowly
shall be exalted.
1. Again saith the Holy and Eternal God of Israel, Wo! wol wo
be to the oppressors of my people, and to those who walk haughtily
in my presence, and despise the poor and needy, and turn a deaf ear
to their entreaties, and view them not as the rational creation of
God, but as mere beasts of burden, for the use and benefit of man.
Thus ye despise that which I the Lord despise not : for ye despise
them not for the wickedness of their ways, nor for the multitude of
their transgressions ; but because they cannot soar so high in earth-
ly pleasure.
2. But remember, O ye proud and lofty ones ! remember saith
the Lord of hosts, I see not as man seeth, neither do I regard the
estate of man, whether it be high or low. For have I not power to
exalt whomsoever I will ? And ye who dare boast yourselves against
Me, because of your lofty state, and set at nought the works of my
hands, and despise and oppress those who are precious in my sight,
and far more acceptable to Me than ye are, ye shall be laid low saith
the Lord.
3. How shall I recompense the arrogancy of man, and humble
the loftiness of his nature, and cause him to feel the worth of souls,
and boast himself in nothing save in a meek and quiet spirit, loving
his neighbor as himself? For will I not abase him that exalteth him-
self? And him that is abased, will I not exalt ?
4. And those who have fared sumptuously every day, and lived
in ease and pleasure, and walked according to their own natural
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cravings, trampling under foot the needy, those who labor hard, and
undergo much toil and hardship, and privation for the comforts of
this life, such labor and privation as ye know not of, how shall I
make you equal with them?
5. But ye say, " 1 live on my own interest, and who can say ought
against it, or why do ye so? Have I not a right to do whatsoever I
please with my own? And shall I be held accountable for this?"
6. Thus saith the Lord, How came it thine? Did I not place it
in thy hands to prove thee? Have 1 not dealt with the cliildrcn of
men, and bestowed upon whomsoever I would, and with-held from
whomsoever I would, that all might be tried and proved in my sight,
in relation to the unrighteous mammon?
7. And ye that have been unjust and unmindful in relation to the
giver of all good, and have not made that righteous use of the bless-
ings of a temporal nature, and have abused, and with a lavish hand
wasted and destroyed that which your fellow beings were suffering
for the want of, merely to gratify a proud and selfish nature ; think
ye to escape my wrath for deeds like this?
8. Will I not with-hold the true riches from those who have prov-
ed themselves unfaithful in the unrighteous mammon, lording it over
the poor and needy, unwilling to divide the portion of that which
you possess with them? (See Luke xvi.)
9. Lo ! lo ! saith the Almighty; the time is near when the foun-
dation of the lofty shall be rent asunder, and they that exalt them-
selves in my presence shall be abased, and the glory of man shall
be turned into shame and utter confusion of face: for I the Lord,
will level the earth, and the loftiness of man shall be brought low,
and the oppressed will I uphold.
10. Yea, saith the Lord, I will exalt the valleys and waste places,
and I will level the haughtiness of man even with the dust. For I
have beheld the oppression of the children of men, and my wrath
is kindled into a flame, because of their unrighteousness.
11. And I will stretch forth and lay low, with a terrible hand, the
pride ajul arrogancy of man ; for their haughtiness is an abomina-
tion in my sight, and their loftiness is a stench in my nostrils, and
their boastings will I crumble into dust, and their exaltcdness will I
al)ase, even to the dung-hill.
12. And ye that have walked niincingly and delicately, as though
yc were framed and fashioned by a superior hand, more th;in those
of your fellows; know ye that the same Almighty power which in
CHAP. IV.] GOD SEVERELY REPROVES OPPRESSORS. 115
the order of providence formed the king, also formed the beggar,
and placed in them both a living soul, equally precious in my sight.
And the same Almighty hand is able to humble the lofty and exalt
the humble ; and this is my design, saith the Lord of hosts.
Hi. And I will never cease my work with the nations of the earth
until I have accomplished my design, which is to establish right-
eousness upon the earth, that my will may be done on earth, as it
is done in heaven ; that every man may walk in his own upright-
ness, each one seeking not only for his own best good, but the good
of his neighbor, void of selfishness.
14. For lo! the selfishness of man hath waxed exceedingly great,
and for this cause is my wrath kindled. For lo ! I behold the poor
and needy wasting and pining for the want of daily sustenance,
while the rich are loaded with abundant stores, insomuch that they
seek to pull down and extend the borders of their store houses,
while the poor are hungering for the want of the crumbs which fall
from their tables.
15. And how am I, the Just One, to be reconciled to this? Have I
not caused an abundance to grow from the earth, to supply the
wants of all the inhabitants that dwell thereon ? And how is it that
I behold this injustice ? Shall T not recompense the covetous dealer ?
Shall I not smite the heart of adamant and break it in pieces?
16. And will I not cause those who have walked delicately and
mincingly in my sight, making a god of the things of this world,
abusing those blessings, for the want of which the poor and needy
are perishing, to drink deep of the cup of humiliation for the same ?
17. Will I not humble their pride, as I did the pride of Nebuchad-
nezzar, when he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen,
till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds'
claws, until, like him, they shall know that I am the Lord, the holy
and just One of Israel, and in Me there is no unrighteousness in
my dealings towards the children of men?
18. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I will never cease my work with
the nations of the earth, until all flesh that liveth, from the king
down to the humble beggar, shall fulfill the requirement which I
gave to Adam after his fall; which was this: " By the sweat of thy
face shak thou eat bread all the days of thy life."
19. And he that is not willing to labor to obtain the bread which
supports his natural and animal life, how is he ever to become will-
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ing to labor and toil for that bread which supports the soul, and with-
out which he must wither and die?
20. And this is my decree from the beginning, that man should
labor for that which he hath. And thus have I decreed, and thus
shall it Stand; and vain is the hope of man to think of obtaining
acceptance in my sight, while subsisting upon the earnings of oth-
ers : for this can never be.
21. For he that is not willing to stretch forth his natural hands
and labor for the support of his natural body, will he ever be will-
ing to labor in spirit, in deep tribulation and mortification, for the
support of the immortal body ?
22. For man is first proved by that which is natural and outward,
and he that is faithful in the natural and outward requirements,
then there is hope of faithfulness in that which is spiritual and du-
rable. But the indolent shall never inherit the blessings of the king-
dom of peace, and they who think to find heaven in idleness, either
in soul or body, will see their mistake ere the Lord will slack his
hand.
23. For this have I designed from the beginning, to bring all souls
upon a level, and give all an equal chance; and they who desire
to be great, must become least of all ; and he that is least, the same
shall be greatest. And he that seeketh to be great in any other way
than this, let him be accursed.
24. And if any desire to become a master and a ruler, let him
become a servant and least of all. And no other servants than these
will I harbor in my house; and no other lords and rulers, save these
who are servants and least of all, will I harbor or suffer to rule in
my house : for a little child shall be the leader of my people : (See
Isa. xi. 6.) A childlike spirit shall be the standard of greatness,
henceforth, in those who are counted to be numbered with the chil-
dren of my Zion.
25. For lo! the time is near, even at the door, when the lofty
looks of man shall be humbled, and they shall seek no high prefer-
ment, but they will seek to do the will of that God who is able to
humble the lofty imaginations of man. And their pleasure will be
in putting their hands to work, and giving their hearts in spiritual
labors, to obtain wherewith to satisfy their needy souls with that
bread which perisheth not.
26. And in this way shall the earth smile and blossom as the rose;
for by the hand of man shall the waste places be renewed, and the
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desolate places shall receive cultivation and flourish. And I will
bless that which I have cursed, and I will smile upon that which I
have laid waste by the hand of sore judgment.
27. And with pleasure will I look down and behold the husband-
man tilling the ground, bringing the earth into cultivation ; the sower
sowing the seed, and the reaper reaping the harvest: when every
hand shall be employed in gaining a just livelihood by the sweat of
his brow.
28. The servant shall be equal with his lord; all as the heart of
one man, seeking to build up that which is right and righteous in
the sight of a pure and holy God, as fast as it is revealed to them :
daily subduing that which is unjust and unrighteous, wherever they
discover it.
29. And thus will I continue to do my work, my strange work,
and bring about my acts, my strange acts; and strange will I be to
the carnal and lofty mind. And so it is, and so it shall be, saith the
Lord of hosts: for I never have designed that which will not end
in my glory, and constitute the happiness of man; therefore will I
accomplish my design, and nothing shall hinder.
30. And I will go forth in my wrath, to the uttermost parts of the
earth, to break down and subdue the loftiness of man, to prepare the
way for the ushering in of that peaceable reign of the King of Zion,
which is near at hand, when the whole earth shall know righteous-
ness, having kowledge of the way of life, from the greatest even to
the least.
31. And let him that heareth understand: for the time is come;
and the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. And wo to them that
seek to evade the just requirements of a pure and holy God, by
cleaving to their broken cisterns which hold no water; and by re-
newing their rotten foundations of iniquity, which have been brok-
en up by my mighty wrath.
32. For as man builds, so will I the Lord break down, until man's
inventions become as dust in a mighty whirlwind, blown to the four
quarters of the earth, never more to be collected: for I will sweep
the earth as with a broom, until all is swept therefrom, which is of
man's righteousness and man's invention.
33. And I will establish that righteousness which is of Me; and I
w^ill have no inventions, except those which are framed in righteous-
ness, and according to the wisdom of a just God. And this is ray
word, and this will I accomplish in my time, which is near at hand.
118 MAN CALLED TO FEEL HIS DEPENDENCE ON GOD [PART II.
34. Thus saith the holy propliet Isaiah; I, the holy prophet, do
witness this to be the word of Almighty God, revealed to a simple
child of Zion, by the holy Angel of Love, to be recorded for gene-
rations to come; that they may behold the records of the word of
God, and know his mind and will, in relation to his purposes towards
the children of men, wherein He hath purposed to deal justly and
mercifully with all souls.
35. These things plainly show the manner in which souls may be-
come exalted in the sight of God ; and in no other way will He
suffer man to glory in his presence. This I have given as my word
and my witness, saith the holy prophet Isaiah.
CHAPTER V.
The judgments of God declared against the abominations of the
wicked. Manhind called to feel their dependence on God for all
their enjoyments. God will destroy the inventions of man from
the earthy and bring the children of men to righteousness and pu-
rity, and to a oneness of feeling in cdl things.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel to the writer, Again bow down thy
heart, and incline thy ear to hear the word of the Lord. And thus
saith the Lord, the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth.
2. Howl, O ye inhabitants of the earth ! and mourn because of the
wickedness, and because of the abominations in my sight, wherein
ye have transgressed against Me, saith the Lord of hosts.
3. For I will be a consuming fire in the midst of you, and like
unto an Island, will I enclose you around with the flames and waters
of my wrath and displeasure; so that he that seeketh to flee from
the flames of my wrath, will be overwhelmed in the waters of my
displeasure.
4. And no sonl shall escape my fury, excepting those who are
willing to endure the consumption of their evil natures, by the wrath
of tlie Almighty against all sin, and against all that is not according
to that rational nature which, in the beginning, I placed in man, in
jny own likeness, pure and innocent, free from guile.
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CHAP, v.] FOR ALL HIS ENJOYMENTS. 119
5. And he that seeketh to flee from this fire, shall phinge himself
into the sea of my displeasure, and be swallowed up in his own de-
vices and perish therein: for my word hath gone forth, and my de-
cree hath already passed, never to be recalled. For lo! the time is
at an end wherein man can take pleasure in the things of time: for
death have I stamped upon all earthly enjoyments.
6. And he that seeketh to enjoy the things of this world, must
enjoy them in the manner which I the Lord have laid out, which is,
to use the things of this world as not abusing them; to make a just
and righteous use of every comfort and blessing, which the Lord
Jn)iis mercy hath bestowed upon you. (See 1. Cor. vii. 31.)
7. And of all which ye receive, give thanks to the giver of all
good; and glory not in your own strength, and say I have obtained it
by my own toil and economy; but ever be willing to give God the
glory; and if ye glory in any thing, let it be in your obedience and
dependence which hath obtained the blessing.
8. And let no soul presume to glory in any thing, save in the cross
and true obedience. And in this way, all souls may glory, as fast
as they are culled and become partakers of the cross, which brings
true obedience unto death, and true obedience unto life; for life to
the soul is death to sin, and by the death of sin, is the soul set at
liberty, and becomes quickened unto righteousness.
9. Hearken, O earth, and give ear, O Zion, unto my words,
while I speak unto you of my manifold dealings towards the chil-
dren of men. For since the beginning of the desolation of man, by
sin and transgression, a desolation of the inheritance, and of every
ornament and adorning which was of Me, or of which I designed
man to possess, he hath walked naked and destitute before Me.
10. But I designed, in my own way, and in my own time, to re-
build the desolation of man, and re-establi.sh just and righteous prin-
ciples, and create in him a new heart, a heart after nny own heart,
and a will after my own will, that whatsoever is my will, the same
shall be the will of my people.
11. And thus, that one voice uttered forth from the throne of Eter-
nal Greatness shall be sufficient to reach the uttermost bounds of
the inhabited earth, unto souls that are created anew in my likeness.
And that one voice have 1 uttered forth at the Mount where I have
placed my name, and where I have given my law, to endure from
ifeneration to generation, to be recorded upon the Rock of Ages,
firm and immovable.
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12. And it shall never be trampled under foot by man, nor fall in-
to the hands of the uncircumcised and polluted children of men,
who have not been created anew in my Spirit, and established in
my image.
13. And in this Mountain of my Holiness, have I been revealed,
and my law have I given, and the form of my sacrifices and obla-
tions, and the order of the priesthood have T given in plain and easy
communications, sufficiently simple to reach the capacity of a gos-
pel child.
14. Yea, in this Mountain of my Holiness, have I caused to be
written sufficient to confound the wise of this world, and to bring in-
to contempt the lofty imaginations of mankind, who sought to see
my work accomplished in some great and powerful display of might,
changing the hearts of the children of men in the twinkling of an
eye, from their state of sunken corruption, into a state of purity and
holiness, in my form and image.
15. Foul and mistaken idea, which must crumble with the rest of
the rubbish, and be consumed with the rotten timber which shall
float down the floods of my wrath and displeasure, when I the Lord
will lay waste and destroy the false foundations of man's inventions.
I will sweep the earth of all its vain imaginations, and of all the high
towers which have been built to climb to heaven soi le other way
than by the mortifying way of the cross, which bringeth a daily
destruction to the nature of sin.
16. Yea, I the Lord, will sweep the earth with the deluge of my
wrath, as the natural earth is swept by a deluge of water which
rendeth the rotten foundations of buildings, and carrieth the timbers
thereof down her tides, sweeping all before it which is movable;
one wreck crashing against another, until all is swept, and the
earth is cleared of its rubbish, and the timbers remain in heaps to
be consumed by fire.
17. So, in like manner will I sweep the earth of her false buildinors
and castles, her erroneous creeds and systems of man's planning;
one fabric crashing against another, until all be rent from the foun-
dation, and float down the tides of desolation, carrying all before it
which is not firmly fixed upon the rock which cannot be shaken.
18. And thus, saith the Lord, I will bring to nougiit and under-
mine every building which is not of my planning, and every inven-
tion wliich is not of my framing, until I clear the earth of her rot-
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ten lumber, which serveth for stumbling blocks in the way, for men
to fall over.
19. And I will cause the lumber thereof to be consumed by the
fire of my jealousy ; for I am a jealous God, and they who build,
except by my permission and by my planning, their building cannot
stand; for I will undermine it, saith the Lord of hosts; 1 will lay
snares against it, until it be taken and consumed : for I have formed
that which no human power can crush or overthrow.
20. I have builded Me a city which shall never be undermined so
long as time remains. And this is my city, even Mount Zion, and
in this tabernacle (See Rev. xxi. 3.) of my Holiness, I have placed
my name ; and here have I deposited my laws and my statutes.
2i. And if any man will hear my voice, my one voice, which is
uttered in the Mountain of my Holiness, and will come up to my
house, there he may be taught of Me, and be instructed in my
ways, and learn my judgments and my statutes unto man.
22. For out of Zion goeth forth the law- unto all nations, kindreds
and tongues; that law which will conquer and subdue all things
unto it ; which will fill the earth with justice, and govern the world
in righteousness.
23. And the sound of many voices shall not be heard in the earth,
among all who are owned of God. But the still small voice which
is uttered forth out of Zion, in the Mountain of my Holiness, shall
sway the sceptre, and be the one word of God, for every soul that
ever finds acceptance and becomes established in my true likeness.
24. And by obedience to this one voice, which I the Lord have
proclaimed in mercy, to call the lost children of men from a state
of sin and shame, into a state of righteousness and purity, shall all
souls in my new creation become one. For as I am not divided,
and I am the fountain and source of all good ; so must all become
one, ere they can center or return to Me, the fountain from whence
all good proceedeth.
25. And thus shall all become as the heart of one man; for by one
law shall all be governed ; all shall move by one word of command ;
all hearts shall center to one point, which is the point of obedience
to one voice, which proceedeth out of Zion, in the Mountain of my
Holiness ; which is no other than the voice of Almighty God, which
roareth out of Zion, against every sort of abomination and pollu-
tion wrought by the children of men.
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26. But this voice proclaiineth peace and quietness within the holy
City, and within the walls of the New Jerusalem, and within the
gates of pearl, where nothing shall be heard to give offence in all
my Holy Mountain, saith the Lord ; for my people shall dwell in a
peaceable habitation, and in quiet resting places, (See Isa. xxxii.
18.) and nought but the still small voice shall be heard in all ray
holy habitations, saith the Lord.
27. And this is my word which I have caused to be written, and
thus will I accomplish my design.
CHAPTER VI.
The high and exalted ideas of the Jews concerning the first appear-
ing of Christ, was the cause of their unbelief and opposition; so
in his second coming, will the expectations of jnanTcind be disap^
pointed, arid great will be their opposition.
1. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Bewail, O ye children of men,
and sorrow, because your imaginations have soared to something
high and exalted, and have neglected to watch and be ready for the
coming of the Christ of God ; that when he should come as a thief,
in the darkness and gloominess of the reign of antichristian night,
ye might be ready to receive him.
2. For why should you be found fighting against him, as did they
in his first appearance, who then daily looked for the promised Mes-
siah, knowing the times were accomplished fi)r the fulfillment of
the prophecies, which had been given concerning his coming.
3. Yea, saith the Lord, daily did they wait in hope of his coming,
with their eyes extended to heaven, dreaming of some great display,
in which some great monarch should appear, and reign as a natural
prince, over the whole house of Israel.
4. They were truly anxious for the day to come, for the mighty
display, in which they expected to see a child born and raised up,
which would be able to sit upon the throne of David, and reign as
a mighty prince, who would be the glory of the whole earth, and
the earth would be filled with his irreatness.
CHAP. VI.] SHALL ALL BE DISAPPOINTED. 123
5. And thus did they frame their imaginations and vain expecta-
tions, for the lack of a knowledge of that which was truly great.
And when the simple, the mean babe in the manger, was born,
wrapped in mean apparel, Who was willing to believe this to be
the mighty monarch so much prayed for ?
6. Yet for fear, did the haughty Herod cause the infants of Ju-
dea to be slain, lest this might be the mighty One, who should rob
him and his posterity of the throne of his earthly greatness. And
what was the effect of all this? Was I not able to accomplish my
work which I had undertaken? Did I not save my chosen One?
7. Yet did I perform my design beneath all human invention, and
hidden from all human sight. And because of this were they offend-
ed, and went about to slay and destroy the holy and just One, whom
I the Lord had chosen to confound the great, and bring to nought
the wisdom of this world.
8. And thus have mankind ever looked above their Creator, and
in their loftiness, have soared above every thing which was of Me,
seeking to bring my ways to their ways, and my thoughts to their
thoughts. But, saith the Lord, my ways are not as man's ways,
neither are my thoughts as man's thoughts. (See Lsa. Iv. 8.)
9. For man's ways are in being great of himself, glorying in
that which exalteth itself against every thing which is of Me, which
is according to the nature of godliness, glorying in the shadow and
not in the substance.
10. And thus did the Jews seek to establish the kingdom of Christ
upon earth, after the order of the shadow, which was great. They
indeed made an outward show of greatness and prosperity, in out-
ward thincrs.
1 1. But, saith the Lord, this was never the design of the Creator,
to send the Redeemer into the world, and with an arm of flesh, save
man in his loftiness: for man of himself was lofty; therefore he did
not stand in need of any such Savior as this.
12. But the design of the Creator was, to humble the loftiness of
self-exalted man; therefore did I send my beloved Son in the form
of a servant, to undermine the high^ looks of man, who sought to
see something great. But his humble appearance was offensive to
their lofty sense, and they would in no wise consent that he should
rule over them ; for they despised him in their hearts, and said,
" Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
124 man's EXALTED IDEAS OF CHRIST [PART II.
13. And thus they reasoned among themselves, and finally rejected
him as an impostor, and as a pestilent fellow, stirring up the weak
ones of the earth, the poor, the lame and illiterate, to arise and rule
over those of high renown, and set at nought the fashions and cus-
toms of the honorable. And thus they viewed his humble follow-
ers as vile intruders upon the name of Christ, the Son of God.
14. Neither would they believe in him, although many wonderful
works were done by him, and by his disciples ; yet because his wis-
dom did undermine the wisdom of man, and lay low the haughtiness
of their corrupt natures, they hardened their hearts, and closed their
eyes, and stopped their ears, lest they should be convicted of the
truth of his testimony, and believe to the salvation of their souls,
and to the loss of every thing else, even all their worldly riches,
honor and fame.
15. And this was more than they were willing to endure, after in-
dulging the hope of sucli an extraordinary deliverance from bon-
dage, as they supposed would free them from the yoke of the out-
ward oppressor.
16. But, said they, if we believe on this man, where will be the
deliverance; for we shall be plunged into deeper afflictions than we
were before: for the enemies of our nation will arise and take away
our name and sanctuary, and we shall no more be a people under
the heavens ; and where will be our great name, and our wonderful
deliverance.
1 7. Thus saith the Lord, Ye may see their views of greatness ;
and thus did they reject the true Messiah, through their loftiness
and their thirst for vain glory, and caused him to be put to death,
and sought to destroy every thing which breathed forth in his like-
ness, and which bore the image of a daily cross against that nature
by which they sought to exalt themselves.
18. Neither would they believe, although it was declared unto
them by word and by deed, sufficient to have convinced them beyond
a doubt, had not their vain imaginations soared above every thing
which was great in my sight.
19. And thus they missed of salvation and deliverance from the
bondage of sin; nor did they escape the power of their outward
oppressors; for they soon became slaves in deed and in truth; for
they were not only slaves to their lusts and carnal desires, but they
became slaves in a land which was not their own, whither they were
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drivcMi l)v tlicir oppressors; and their temple in which they trusted,
was burnt to ashes, and no arm to save.
20. For in their loftiness they had rejected the means, which I the
Lord, in my wisdom, had bestowed upon them, whereby they might
have escaped the bondage of sin, according to the day in which
thev lived, and become justified in my sight, by obedience to the
word which I gave unto them, which was to come out and be sepa-
rate from the world ; to remain no longer in bondage to sin and
death, but to come into the liberty of the Sons of God, and no long-
er be servants to the god of this world.
21. Therefore they became the servants of sin, and of their ene-
mies. Through the darkness of their ideas, and the depravity of
their hearts, they mistook the freedom which I the Lord designed
for them, which was the freedom of the soul from sin and death, by
a daily cross and self-denial, mortifying the deeds of the body, that
the soul might live, and not be under bondage to any oppressor.
22. And now, saith the holy and just One, These things were not
done in a corner, neither have they been hidden from the eyes of
the children of this world, even unto the present day ; yet do they
remain ignorant concerning the Messiah, and concerning his divine
mission into the world, which is to save souls from the bondage of
sin and death, and break the yoke of oppression from off their necks,
that they may be free indeed.
23. And as the first appearing of my beloved Son did not accom-
plish the full and final design of Me the Creator, which was to bring
in an everlasting righteousness, that should have no end; and that
all souls might have knowledge of the Savior, and obtain a correct
idea of his mission into this world, the Messiah was again promised
to descend upon the earth, to accomplish the work which he had
undertaken, and thereby to redeem man from the fall.
24. But as the ideas of man, respecting his first appearing, were
high and e.xalted; so in like manner are their ideas high and exalted
concerning his second coming, who think to see him appear in a
mighty splendid manner, which their natural eyes can behold.
25. But, saith the Lord, the natural and carnal eyes of man can
never behold the glory of the coming of my beloved Son; for, to
the natural eyes of man, and to their carnal understanding, his sec-
ond appearing is like unto the first, below their comprehension.
26. Neither will they believe, while in that state, although it be de-
clared unto them; for as they caviled in his first appearance, so in
126 man's exalted ideas of CHRIST [part II.
like manner will they cavil in his second appearance, and say, Can
any good thing come from this source? And they will despise, wonder
and perish; because they see not the Messiah according to their nat-
ural and carnal views.
27. And thus the Jews, tlie appointed heirs of the promise, who
professed to be the chosen and elect people of God, were the first
to reject the coming of the Savior, and by their false traditions, blind
their own eyes; because his testimony bore witness against their
hidden works, and against their outward works of sanctity and form
of godliness without the power of salvation.
28. Therefore in this they were offended, and refused the great
blessings offered them. But if he had come according to their ex-
pectations, in great splendor, and they had been the chosen ones to
be glorified by his coming, even in their works of iniquity, having
an outward form of godliness, as were their expectations, would they
not have believed on him ?
29. Truly, saith the Lord; because in this they would have been
met on their own ground, and they would have received him on their
own terms; and they would not only have believed on him them-
selves; but in their zeal and fury, they would have compelled all to
become his followers at the laying down of their natural lives.
30. But because he came not in a manner to justify and exalt them
in their pride, and to promote them in their lofty expectations, they
proved to be his bitterest enemies and persecutors ; whereas they
might have been the first to receive the joyful tidings, and been
made partakers of the promised blessings of the coming Messiah.
31. So in like manner, will it be with those who view themselves
rightful heirs of his second coming, by an outward profession and
form of godliness, without the power of salvation from sin.
32. And thus are they gazing, with their eyes extended towards
heaven, to see the mighty display of the coming of the great and
just One, who shall do wonderful works, and they expect to be the
objects of his pleasure, and the elect whom he will gather from the
four corners of the earth, to come and reign with him in splendor,
upon the earth.
33. And thus have they framed plans in their imagijiations, to be
promoted at his coming, wherein they seek to be met upon their
own ground, and obtain salvation in their own way, as did the priests
and scribes and pharisees, in the first coming of the Messiah.
CHAP. VI.] SHAI-L ALL BE DISAPPOINTED. 127
34. Their high-minded imaginations, and self-righteous conduct,
caused my beloved Son to exclaim, Ye hypocrites! Ye wolves in
sheep's clothing! Ye who love greetings in the market places, and
for a pretence make long prayers; who seek the highest seats, grind
the faces of the poor, and the like.
35. Yea, like unto those who were compared to whited sepulchres;
so have I likened those who profess to be the rightful heirs, and par-
takers of the blessings of the second coming of the Messiah ; who
vainly hope to meet him in peace, and be exalted by Him who exalt-
eth none, save those who abase themselves, as the Messiah did.
36. And how great will be their disappointment, when they behold
the foundation on which they stand is rejected by him, as false, and
liable to be swept away by the floods of desolation! and especially
when they learn, that in order to become partakers of the blessings
of his coming, they must come off from the rotten foundation on
which they have built their hopes, and come down into the lowly
valley of obedience, and be stript of their false covering, in the
presence of the meek and humble witnesses, whom he hath appoint-
ed to stand in his image, being one with him, and he with them.
37. Will they not be more liable to reject the offers of mercy, on
these degrading terms, than those who are without hope, and make
no profession of godliness? Truly they will. And those who have
not this false covering, will be called in and chosen and elected ;
while they who vainly hope to be the rightful heirs, will be offended,
38. Yea, and they would take any course, rather than yield to the
degrading terms of throwing away their false coverings, and having
their filthy lives exposed to the searching light, and their corrup-
tions brought forth with their own tongues, and confess wherein
they have sought, with smooth words, to show an outward sanctity,
playing the hypocrite, while within they were filled with that which
is abominable and corrupt in my sight.
39. Truly, saith the Lord, rather than yield to this, they will seek
to be re-built on their own rotten foundation, and labor to strength-
en their hope in being saved in their sins, by the coming of the
great and dreadful Messiah ; rather than believe in the Messiah,
who hath already come to make an end of sin, by saving people
from their sins.
40. And in this way will many, very many be found fighting against
their best good, and become bitter enemies to the way of life, and
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be the foremost in persecuting and opposing that work which will
stand forever and ever, and which cannot be shaken.
41. And thus do I compare the professors of Christianity, who
look for the second coming of Christ in this day, to those of the
haughty and self-righteous Jews, who looked for his first comino-.
But far more tolerable is their state of justification in my siorjit, than
will be those who shall be found fighting against Me, in this day of
my power, in this last dispensation of my grace to man.
42. For light and understanding were given, concerning the nature
and depth of man's loss in the first coming of the Savior, and the
way of salvation and deliverance was plainly marked out by him,
sufliciently clear to the understanding of all who behold his words
written, and the words of his immediate followers, who were one
with him, to condemn the most righteous who dwell upon the earth,
who seek to be saved by the power of his first coming, by his grace
alone, and to be sanctified in their sins by the power of his second
coming.
43. And in this will be their condemnation, "that light hath come
into the world, and men choose darkness rather than light." But
in this will the persecutors of Christ, in his first appearance, be
found far more tolerable in my sight, than those who shall be found
persecuting and fighting against the power of the second coming
of my beloved Son, whom T declare with my own voice, hath appear-
ed the second time without sin unto salvation, and is equally as
much hidden from the sight of all natural comprehension as was
his first appearing.
44. And this is my word, which I leave upon record, in my own
name. And he that heareth and believeth that the Son of God is
revealed in the flesh, to save souls from their sins, and becometh bap-
tized in his Spirit, which is a consuming fire to the nature of sin,
the same believeth to the salvation of his soul.
45. But he that believeth not that Christ hath appeared in the flesh,
to save souls who are in the flesh, from their sins, by a daily cross
and self-denial, the same believeth not to the salvation of his soul :
therefore doth he remain under the condemnation of his sins, until
he believeth with his whole heart, in the coming of Christ, and be-
cometh freed from the bondage of sin and death, by the power of his
coming.
46. Thus and thus, saith the Lord Almighty, I have written and
caused to be revealed, by my holy i)roclainiiiig Angel of Truth, to
CHAP. Vll.] god's LOVE FOR ALL SOULS. 129
a simple, weak and illiterate child, unable of herself, to design or
frame the like in my name.
47. And wo! wo! be to them who willfully judge the words, which
I the Lord have written, and caused to be revealed, in this day of
my mighty power, whereby I have chosen the weak things, to con-
found the mighty, and the base things that are nought of themselves,
to set at nouy-ht the thinos which are exalted, and those who boast
themselves of their greatness, and seek to become great in that which
is not of Me, saith the Lord.
48. Thus have I given you my word, wherein I have testified of
the coming of my beloved Son. And with the voice of a tender
Father, who careth for all souls, do I warn all to beware that ye be
not despisers and mockers of my mercy, and be left to wonder and
perish, and sink beneath your own greatness and exaltedness of
yourselves, which is foolishness in my sight.
49. And thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, With pleasure do I be-
hold the word of God faithfully written by a mortal hand, and brought
fairly to mortal view, for the benefit of all who hear, believe and
obey. And this is my word and my witness, and I will cause it to
be sealed with the seal of the Almighty, to be placed on the book
of his eternal record, for the instruction of his people in all ages.
CHAPTER VII.
God's love for all souls. His mercy to the repenting prodigal, while
the self-righteous Jind no favor. All are invited to seek the favor
of God, to be stript of the filthy garments of sin, and he clothed
with righteousness.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel; Hear, O ye children of men, and
hearken to my voice, saith the mighty One of Israel, while I plead
with you, as a kind and tender father pleadeth with those whom he
hath been instrumental in bringing into existence, and for whom he
feeleth the responsibility of a parent's duty and obligation.
2. Thus saith the Holy and Eternal Father; for all the souls of
the children of men do I feel ; and all whom I have created are
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130 god's love for all souls. [part II.
precious in my sight, and my love and tenderness are towards all ;
although by sin and transgression they have been marred and bruised
in my sight, until there remaineth no form nor comeliness in them.
3. Yet will I seek after my own, and my arm of mercy and for-
giveness will I extend unto all, even to the uttermost, that will re-
turn unto my house, and be stript of their beggarly garments, and
be washed from their filthiness, and be arrayed in new garments,
clean and white.
4. Yea, unto them I will extend mercy and forgiveness, and with
the arm of a tender Father, will I receive them in my bosom, and
they shall sorrow no more ; and I will heal them of their bruises,
and cause them to rejoice and be comforted.
5. And wherein they have subsisted upon that which satisfied
nothing, but the cravings of that beastly and vile nature, which is
cursed in my sight, and have become servants thereunto; they have
thereby been brought to feel their poverty and wretchedness in that
state whither they have roamed in a strange land.
6. In that strange land, have they wasted that portion of light and
understanding, which every soul hath received at my hand, sufficient
to guide their steps and cause them to walk safely in my presence,
according to their faithfulness and obedience to that portion of light
which I gave them, in their day. Yet if they repent they shall be
fed with the bread of life, and be clothed with the garments of
righteousness.
7. For mankind have become aliens and prodigals to Me, saith
the Lord, and are no more worthy to claim my parental care ; yet,
saith the merciful Father of all, they who will say, in the bitterness
of their souls, I will arise and return to my Father's house, and
implore his mercy, and will come, as did the prodigal son, and bow
before Me and say ;
8. O Father! I have sinned and transgressed thy holy laws and
requirements, and have wasted that which thou gavest me, and have
trampled under foot thy mercies towards me, and have wandered
far from thee, until I am no more worthy to be called thy son ; but
make me as thy servant, that my soul may live and not die; Then
will I show mercy to them, saith the Lord.
9. For in this manner, do I require the prodigal race of man,
who have strayed far from their Father's house, to return unto Me.
And when they come in this penitent feeling, suppose ye that I will
CHAP. VII.] god's love FOR ALL SOULS. 131
suffer them to tarry in my house, and in my presence arrayed in
their filthy garments?
10. Nay, saith the Lord ; hut I will cause them to be stript, wash-
ed and clothed in the best robe, not in the form or habit of a ser-
vant ; but in the habit of the sons of my household, clad in the
royal robe of righteousness.
11. And I will greatly rejoice over those ^vho w-ere dead in tres-
passes and sins, who will return and become alive unto righteous-
ness ; and my house shall be filled with joy and gladness, at the
return of my sons and daughters, who were lost and are found, were
dead and have become alive.
12. And there shall be music and dancing, and the sound of those
who make merry in my house, shall be heard, and my house shall
be a house of joy and gladness, and not of gloom and sadness.
13. And who shall be offended because of this? Who shall stand
out and say, The like of this hath never been done to any, in past
dispensations of the grace of God? Even to those who have been
never so faithful and true, thou hast never been thus joyful over
them, as to cause thy house to be joyful, even with music and danc-
ing, feasting and making merry with those who have wasted thy
substance, and are no more worthy to come into thy presence. (See
Luke XV.)
14. Again I ask, Who shall be offended at this? Will it not be the
self-righteous, who desire promotion above all others, those who say,
"Stand thou by thyself; for 1 am more holy than thou;" seeking
to remain in my house, clothed in the garments of self-righteous-
ness, unwilling to be cleansed and receive mercy, like the prodigal,
who feels no right of himself, but merely depends on the mercy of
the Father, who hath a right to with-hold or bestow on whomsoever
He will.
15. And in this way, saith the Lord, will many become offended
and stand out, refusing to come into my house, upon the degrading
terms of the prodigal, and refuse to enter and become partakers of
my rich blessings, and rejoice in the dances of them that make
merry.
16. And thus will they be rejected and lose their birth-right; be-
cause they rejoice not in that wherein I rejoice ; and they condemn
not that which I condemn, saith tlie Lord. For my joy is not their
joy, neither is my delight their delight, nor my wisdom their wisdom.
132 god's love for all souls. [part II.
17. But through their own natural wisdom, they judge and con-
demn according to their own selfish reasonings, unwilling to come
upon the same conditions with those whom they, according to their
own self-righteousness, consider not so worthy as themselves.
18. But thus saith the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, I
am the Father, the benevolent and merciful Father of all souls, and
my love is even unto all ; and I will gather my sons from afar, and
my daughters from the ends of the earth ; and they shall come and
know that I am the Lord, and besides Me there is no other.
19. And I will gather them, and whosoever will, may come in, and
become sons and daughters to Me, by leaving behind the garments
of servitude to that beastly nature of the flesh, and be clad in gar-
ments of joy and rejoicing; rejecting that food which is beastly and
serpentine, and gladly and thankfully receiving the rich blessings
which I do provide for my household.
20. Yea, for those who have come in, and are made partakers of
that food which is even delicious to the Angels, that never strayed
from Me by disobedience, but have always obeyed my voice and
hearkened to my call, rejoicing with Me their Heavenly Father, at
the return of the poor and needy children of men, destitute of the
comforts of life by disobedience.
21. Verily, saith the Father, there is joy in heaven over one soul
that repenteth of the error of his ways, and becomes renewed to
righteousness, more than over many who went not astray and need-
ed no repentance.
■22. And who are they that need no repentance ? Can it be those
who belong to the prodigal race of man? Truly not: for all men
have sinned, and come short of that righteousness which will be a
savor of life unto them, and remain dependent upon the mercy of
the only wise and merciful One, who inhabiteth eternity, the Author
and Finisher of all good unto man.
23. Again I ask. Who are they that are, in very deed, ever with
Me, and have never strayed and become transgressors in my sight,
who need no repentance, excepting those who never inhabited the
earth by the fall? Those who have surrounded my throne for ages,
walking in strict obedience to my will, ever with Me as dutiful
children, rejoicing as I rejoice, and mourning as I mourn.
24. Yea, and feeling for the lost children of men as I feel ; pos-
sessing that spirit which I possess ; harboring no envyings, although
I return and meet the prodigal race afar off, and embrace them in
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the arms of love and tender compassion, and weep for joy; because
of the lost which are found, and because of the dead which have
become alive.
25. And they who rejoice with Me, are ever with Me, and all that
I have, do they possess, and they are ever blessed in my sight; yet,
if they partake not with Me, of my joy, how can they be of Me,
although they may inherit all things?
26. But they who rejoice with Me, the holy and just Parent, and
are willing to go forth with Me, and meet the fallen race, and be
workers together with Me, in gathering home the lost and afflicted
children, who have strayed far from Me, who are willing to return
and become as nothing in my sight; such are truly mine.
27. Yea, saith the holy and just One, all who w ill abide in my
house, must be partakers of my joy and my sorrow. And all who
will come in, may rejoice with Me, and be partakers of all the bless-
ings which my house affords, and nothing shall ever separate them
from Me.
28. Great is my joy over the lost that are found, and I will rejoice
over them, evermore, saith the Lord. And I will meet my children
who are yet afar off, and embrace them in the arms of my never
ending love and tender compassion.
29. And I will cause my holy Angels, who are ever with Me, to
go forth and meet them, constrain them to come in, and be stript of
their beastly garments of sin and transgression, and be clothed in
the best garments, which are the garments of righteousness.
80. These garments are obtained by the new birth, by casting off
the filthy rags of the flesh, and becoming new creatures in my like-
ness, through my beloved Son and Daughter, the mediators and
spiritual parents of all whom I ever receive, and who become pre-
cious in my sight.
31. All who are sunk in the pit of self-gratification, and have wast-
ed all that they have received of Me, the giver of all good; when
they become awakened to their poverty, and return, and are willing
to be nothing, holding no claim, save that mercy which floweth from
a tender parent; yet feeling themselves unworthy to receive even
that ; such receive ye in my name, O my faithful servants.
32. Yea, receive them, and cause them to be stript and washed,
and bring ye the best garment, that they may be clothed with the
royal garments of the resurrection of life : for as they were clad in
trespasses and sins, in likeness of their natural parents ; so shall
134 GOn's LOVE FOR ALL SOULS. [PART II.
they become alive unto righteousness, in likeness of the new and
spiritual parents, by the new birth, and they shall reign evermore,
as sons and daughters of the Prince and Princess of peace and orjad
tidings.
33. But they who seek to come in and be partakers in my house,
clothed with their garments of prodigality, unwilling to forsake all,
still claiming a right in my house; shall 1 not cause them to be cast
out, as not having on the wedding garment?
34. Truly, saith the Lord, I will have none in my house, clothed
in beastly garments, belonging to those who walk after the flesh, and
not after the spirit. But I will cast them out, into outer darkness,
and there shall they weep and wail with their kindred who yet re-
main in darkness, and under the bondage of sin and death.
35. For in my house shall be joy and gladness, rejoicing over the
power and dominion of sin and transgression, and my sanctuary
shall be filled with those who rejoice in the dance. And ye who be-
come offended, and refuse to come in as humble prodigals, know ye,
that never shall ye taste of the blessings which I have prepared, until
ye become humble, and are willing to receive at my hand, having no
right only by the mercy of that God whose mercy endureth forever.
36. And this is my word, which I have caused to be written, and
all souls shall yet see that I the Lord, will fulfill my promises, and
not one word of all which I have spoken, shall fall to the ground
unaccomplished.
37. But they who spurn at my way, and reject my offers of mercy
to them, I say they have no promise; for one way have I opened for
all souls. For as all have strayed by Adam, and have become lost
in sin and transgression, and have laid waste and squandered that por-
tion of light which I gave them, they have plunged themselves into
shame and disgrace by mingling with the beasts, in the services of
their father the Devil, filling their bellies with husks, like unto the
herds of swine, as the prodigal did.
38. So in like manner as he did, shall they all return; and I will
meet them as such, and in no other way shall they ever come into
my presence, saith the Lord. Witnessed by the holy prophet Isaiah,
to be the word of God, clearly revealed and written, and brought to
mortal view, and with pleasure do I behold it.
CHAP. VIII.] THE WORD OF GOD WILL STAND FOIIEVER. 135
CHAPTER VIII.
The word of God will stand forever. His way is lilainly marked out
for all who iralk in it : — Wo to those icho reject it : — Judgment
against opposcrs.
1. Thus saitli the Iioly prochiiining Angel to the writer; Bow
down thy soul even with the dust, and fear not to write the words
which I shall read unto thee, from a Roll written by the hand of
the Lord of hosts, to be revealed by me, the holy Angel, to be re-
corded for generations to come.
2. Holy is my word, from generation to generation, saith the Lord.
And thus hath it seemed good in my sight, to reveal, in this portion
of my Zion upon the earth, that word which will stand forever, and
the gates of hell shall never be able to prevail against it.
3. And so clearly have I marked out the way, and so plainly have
I placed the way-marks, that all who hear with understanding hearts,
will be left without excuse. But he that shutteth his eyes, that he
cannot see, and closeth his ears, that he cannot hear, and harden-
eth his heart, that he cannot understand, how is he to receive and
be healed thereby ? If the prize be set before such, and they refuse
it, who will be the loser?
4. But wo! wo! be to them who hear and refuse to obey! For
lo the time is come, when I the Lord, will hasten my work, and cut
it short in righteousness. And all the ends of the earth shall know
that I the Lord will work, and none can hinder. And I will has-
ten my work, which I have begun with the inhabitants of the earth;
and they who become willing in the day of my power, them will I
heal.
5. But they who refuse and reject the offers of my grace, them
will I reserve in chains of darkness, to be punished at the last day.
And I will sorely vex the inhabitants of the earth, and I will send
my judgments, and my fierce wrath, until they are willing to let go
the captive, whom they hold under the Egyptian bondage of sin.
6. Yea, I will vex the inhabitants of the earth, until they let my
people go, and set at liberty that which is mine, the soul which hath
long groaned under bondage, in servitude to the uncircumcised and
polluted oppressors of the rights and liberties of my people.
136 THE WORD OF GOD WILL STAND FOREVER. [pART II.
7. Thus saith the Ahiiighty, I will call my sons and my daughters
out of Egypt ; and as my servant Moses was preserved from the de-
struction of the king of Egypt, (who sought to suhdue my people,
and still retain them under the yoke of bondage and servitude,) to
be an instrument in my hand, to lead my people from beneath their
oppression, that I might call forth my figurative Israel ;
8. So in like manner did I preserve my beloved Son, (whom I
sent to break the yoke of oppression,) from the destruction of the
haughty monarch, who sought to slay the infants, lest one miglit
arise who would undermine the power of Satan, and let go my cap-
tives, and set my people at liberty.
9. And as my beloved Son came not in the form of an Angel, but
took upon him the bondage of the seed of Abraham ; so in like
manner did I cause him to go into Egypt; and out of Egypt did I
call my Son.
10. And this is my first-born and first begotten Son, the first whom
I ever called out from under the yoke of spiritual bondage, who
broke the band of strong iron, and burst asunder the partition wall,
that the captive soul might arise and conquer the son of perdition,
the tyrant of the soul ; and thus did I call my Son out of Egypt.
11. And thus will I call my sons and daughters out of the spiritual
Egypt: for I will call forth that soul which I breathed pure into
Adam, which became captive under the bondage of sin; yea, I will
call forth that soul, and I will vex the oppressor, until he shall let
my captive go.
12. And I will call my sons and my daughters from afar, and bring
them near unto Me, saith the Lord. Yea, with a mighty hand and
an out-stretched arm, will I deliver n)y own; and they who will,
may become conquerors, as did my first-born whom T called out.
13. He obeyed my voice and hearkened to my call, and came out
from thence, and became purified from the nature of bondage, which
he took upon him to conquer, root and branch, slaying the enmity
thereof, until he was enabled to return unto Me and say, I have
finished the work which thou gavest me to do; I have conquered
the strong enemy, and slain the cruel oppressor.
14. And thus did I behold my beloved Son, in whom my soul was
well pleased ; My first-born and only begotten Son, who was the
first that conquered and subdued all evil in himself, and became a
free and rightful heir to my kingdom of peace and righteousness.
CFfAP. IX.] GOD DECLARES HIS TRUE WORK, ETC. 137
15. Thus and thus must every soul conquer, who ever becomes
heir with him, in my kingdom of peace. And this is my beloved
Son, tlie Prince of Peace, the Prince of my kingdom of righteous-
ness and peace, which hath no end.
CHAPTER IX.
Declaration of the work of God to his people. Why no man can
see the face of God and live. They loho die to sin, shall see the
fare of God and hear his voice. God is one, and the head and
members of his body are one. All souls must become one with his
body, or never find redemption from all sin.
I. Hear ye, O ray people, hearken and understand, for I have
words of truth to speak unto you, saith the Holy and Eternal God
of Israel; for lo! my work is hastening on, and the foundation
thereof is firm and strong; and no arm can stay that work which
I, the Mighty One, have set my face to perform.
2. Holy, holy is this day, saith the Almighty One, wherein I the
Lord am making up my jewels, and adorning my kingdom with that
brightness and glory, which never entered the heart of man to con-
ceive, or even form an idea of. And I will never cease until I
have accomplished my work, which is to make an end of sin, and
bring in everlasting righteousness and purge out all offences, and
create in man a new heart and a right spirit, and form all things
anew, after my image.
3. And who hath ever seen the Lord, to know his image and his
stature, his form or likeness, his fashion or resemblance? For no
man can see my face and live. And he that seeth my face, my
form and my visage, dieth daily ; and he that seeth Me not, dieth
not. For again I say, no man ever saw the Lord, face to face, and
continued to live in sin.
4. Although Moses saw my back parts, in the order of my prov-
idence; yet did he never see my face, saith the Lord, in the order
of my grace; for my face is a consuming fire ; and they who meet
Me face to face, must have the nature of evil consumed, root and
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13H GOD DECLAKES HIS TRUE AVORK, ETC. [PART II.
branch, until they no longer live in sin, but die they must, to the
nature of evil. And thus shall no man see my face and live.
5. This word that I spake to my servant Moses, was in both a
literal and a figurative sense ; but its true meaning is spiritual. For
Moses saw not my glory in the order of grace, nor the brightness
of my countenance, neither was it given him to see : for the day
had not come for man to die by the coming of the Lord ; nor for
the man of sin to be consumed in him, by the brightness of his
countenance.
6. For as no man was suffered to come near the Mount, whereon
I stood, to make known my laws, my statutes and my judgments,
for that day and figurative dispensation of my grace, excepting
those whom I permitted, giving strict charge to my servant to suffer
none to approach, lest they be smitten by my mighty wrath, and be-
come dead men ;
7. So in this day, wherein I have, in substance, turned my face
towards the children of men, and manifested myself in my bright-
ness, in which all souls can approach Me upon the Mount, where
I have placed my name and my brightness. All who are called may
come.
8. Here souls can see my face, and hear my words, and learn my
statutes, safely drawing near to Me ; but death it is to the natural
and fallen part of man; but life eternal to the soul who is of Me,
which can never die.
9. And this is my word, concerning those who approach Me in
this day, wherein I have revealed the substance instead of the shad-
ow. This doctrine is agreeable to the words of Christ; "Blessed
are the pure in heart ; for they shall see God." (Matt. v. 3.) None
but the pure in heart can ever truly see God in the spirit. This
could not take place, until the ushering in of a spiritual dispensa-
tion, which could not commence till Christ appeared; nor could be
manifested in its fullness, until his second appearing.
10. And now, O my people! ye whom I have called to come into
my presence, and meet Me, face to face, think ye to approach Mo,
except ye become dead to sin? Shall I not destroy that natural part
which is not of Me, which cannot see my face and live?
11. For 1 suffered not the animal part of man nor beast, to come
near where I had placed my name, to reveal my laws and my stat-
utes, excepting those who were sanctified to Me as priests and min-
CHAP. IX.] GOD DECLARES HIS TRUE WORK, ETC. 139
isters of my word to tlie congregation. And this was my decree, that
those who ventured beyond the space appointed, were to suffer death.
12. And thus have I decreed in this day. Those who venture be-
yond this space, and come into the place which I the Lord have
appointed and consecrated holy, must suffer death to the beastly
and carnal nature of man. For the natural and animal body is not
required as a sacrifice in this day; but the carnal life is required of
all who approach Me in this day, and henceforth forever.
I'S. And let no one presumptuously rush into my presence, seek-
ing to prolong that life which I have set my face to destroy ; for
those who defile my holy consecrated ground, with that nature which
is beastly and unclean, in defiance of my decree. That no man shall
see my face and live any longer in sin, but die daily thereunto: How
think ye to escape my judgments?
14. Think ye to approach Me and live as a natural man, possess-
ing a beastly nature, upon my holy consecrated ground? This can
never be henceforth ; for they that would become alive in Me, must
die to every part, save that which cometh from Me, \vhich is pure
and holy.
15. And let all the ends of the earth hear this my word, and know
that I the Lord, have turned my face in mercy and loving compas-
sion towards the children of men. For behold the day is come, and
all who seek Me shall find Me; for I will be found of them who
diligently seek Me, and they shall see my face and hear my voice,
and know my stature and my furm, and walk in the light of my
countenance, from day to day.
16. This will cause the nature of evil gradually to waste away,
and the elements thereof to melt and be dissolved; for the form,
visage and fashion of this world passeth away, and the lusts thereof.
But my form, fashion and visage pass not away, but remain forever
and ever.
17. For though the old heavens and the old earth pass away; yet my
word endureth forever. And my word shall fill the whole earth, and
this word shall create the new heavens and the new earth, wherein
shall dwell righteousness, peace and assurance forevermore.
18. And the earth shall be filled with the glory and majesty of the
God of Israel; and the God of Israel shall fill the earth, and his
stature shall reach from pole to pole. And as the sun lighteth the
earth in a clear day; so shall my countenance lighten this new earth,
which I will create, in my time, and people it in my own way.
140 GOD DECLARES HIS TRUE WORK, ETC. [PART II.
19. And again I say, I am the God of heaven, and the God of the
whole earth, and besides Me there is none; for the god of this
world passeth away, and no space shall be given unto him ; for I the
Lord will fill the whole earth, and T will measure unto him no space
in my new creation; for I will fill immensity of space with my
power. And I will be all in all ; for 1 the Lord created the heavens
and the earth, for my own purposes, and for my own glory.
20. And this is my glory, that all that is of Me, shall return and
be glorified in Me, and of Me, and they shall dwell in Me, and I in
them; as a never-failing stream, which cannot be separated, is issu-
ing from one Almighty and Eternal Fountain Head, which is God
Himself
21. And as a drop from the bucket goeth into the fountain, and
becometh one with the stream; so are the souls of the children of
roeu as a drop from the bucket, when redeemed from all which is
not of Me, they are spirit, and return unto the fountain, and become
one with the fountain, inseparably the same; though their person-
ality remains the same as before.
22. And thus will I fill the heavens and the earth; for I the Lord,
am the fountain and source of all righteousness, from whence pro-
ceedeth all good, and all good is from Me, the fountain of good;
and all evil is from the fountain of evil, which floweth not with the
fountain of good, neither mingleth with the waters that are pure.
23. For the fountain of evil shall be dried up, and consumed from
my ncic creation; for one fountain shall there be, and this fountain
shall extend over the whole earth, and all souls that will, shall flow
unto it, and become one with it. And no one will need to say, Lo
here, or lo there is the way; for one way will there be for all, and
one fountain and one head.
24. For I the Lord, am as the similitude of a man, having a head
and a body: for one head and one body is there in heaven. And
where is my body upon the earth, and my fountain? Is it all over
the earth? Nay, one head and one central fountain, one body which
reacheth to the uttermost parts of the earth.
25. But my head is where I have placed my law and my commands,
which govern the whole body. My body is made up of all the souls
of the children of men, who ever become purified and come into
my Spirit, which is my body, the spirit of love, which floweth to-
gether, as a drop from the bucket, which cannot be separated.
2(5. And as the head of the natural man governeth the body, and
CHAP. IX.] GOD DECLARES HIS TRUE WORK, ETC. 141
goetli wliithersoever tlie mind carrieth him; so shall my head govern
the body; and my body shall go whithersoever my head designeth it
to move.
27. And where would be the propriety of a man's body and limbs
rising up and oondemning the head, because it led them thus and
so; and undertaking to be their own lead and guide, without the di-
rection of the head? With equal propriety and justice might my
body, which is my people, rise up and condemn my head, and say,
I will be my own leader and guide, and my head shall not rule Me.
28. How would my body appear without a head ? and how would
it be led? Would not one member rise up against another, with
equally as much propriety as did the body rise against the head?
Truly, saith the Lord; and thus would the body become dissolved
and divided against itself, and fall.
29. But know ye, O my people! and all the ends of the earth, that
I the Lord am one; my body is one; my head is one; and my head
shall lead my body; and my body shall be in subjection to my head,
in all things; and every limb and faculty of my body shall move in
union with my head, my one head, where I have placed my name,
my laws and my statutes.
30. These shall govern, guide and direct, to the uttermost parts of
the earth, the whole body, faculties and limbs, each moving in un-
ion and communion with the head. And the members of my body
which offend, them will I sever from my body, and from any part in
my new creation: for my body shall be perfect in its stature, form
and visage, which shall no more be marred: for I will appear in my
beauty, and my glory shall confound the whole earth, and fill all the
heavens.
31. And this is my word, which I have caused to be written and
left upon record, that all may know that 1 am the Lord, and besides
Me there is none ; one Lord and one baptism. And he that preach-
eth lo here, or lo there, let him be accursed, and severed from my
body: for they who follow not my head, which is my lead, they are
not of my body, and they have not become one with the fountain, as
a drop from the bucket, which cannot be severed.
32. Words of the holy Angel to the Writer. Fear not little
one ; for lo, I am with thee, and I will be with thee, henceforth ; and
this is my word and my witness, that what thou hast written, thou
hast faithfully written; and I the holy Angel, will pronounce it holy,
and with the seal of the Almighty will I seal it.
142 ood's people are one spiritual body. [part II.
CHAPTER X.
Tkc natural body a figure of the spiritual. The members of the
one body of Christ must be mutually useful to each other; like as
the mctnbcrs of the natural body mutually assist and support each
other.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel to the writer, Write, Wo! wo! be
to those who seek not to become one with my body, saith the Lord,
and return as a drop into the ocean of all good; for I the Lord will
work and who can hinder?
2. Yea, my body shall work, and my limbs shall be in active em-
ploy; for my vineyard must be tilled and brought into cultivation, as
a fruitful vine to flourish. And they that are mine, who compose
my body, will work in my vineyard, under the direction of my lead,
and whithersoever directed, there will they work, as being of one
body, inseparably the same.
3. They will seek no preferment, saying, Why was I not created
to move as the head? Truly my faculties are better calculated for
that. But, saith the Lord, is not every limb of the natural body con-
tented in its creation, and useful in its place? And can the body be
complete without the use of every ficulty ? Is not every member cre-
ated to act in perfect unii n t<wether?
4. Truly the thing was never known for the foot to rise in rebell-
ion against the hand, nnr the left hand to reproach and become en-
vious towards the right hand, because it possessed more strength.
5. Nay, saith the Lord, I created man in my image and form, one
member yielding obedience and servitude to another; but all acting
as one body, governed by one head, and possessing one interest.
When one member is afflicted, the other members assist and become
serviceable and helpful, harboring no envyings, saying, Let each fac-
ulty support its own infirmities.
6. Neither complain ye, nor murmur that ye were not created for
a different and more important purpose. But whatsoever the head
directs for any member, let that member do it, as belonging to tlie
body, whether it be called to act the part of the head, hand or foot,
so let it be done.
7. For what is the head separate from the limbs, or the limbs
from the body? Do they not all belong together? And one cannot
CHAP. X.] god's people ARE ONE SPIRITUAL BODY. 143
be honorable without the whole. Truly this is the case; and hence-
forth let not those who are called to compose my body be divided.
But as the natural body of man is combined from the crown of his
head even to the sole of his foot, and every member and faculty
moves in union as one; so in like manner let the members of my
spiritual body move, befriending each other.
8. And ye who are wont to repine and murmur that it is thus with
you, and become unreconciled, because ye are not what ye think
ye were created for, look at the inconsistency of your feelings.
And ye that are wont to be unfriendly, harboring envyings against
your companions, consider the friendship which exists between the
members and faculties of your natural body.
9. If the head is sick, the whole body is afflicted, and every mem-
ber is willing to perform its part towards the restoration of the afflict-
ed head. And so in like manner, if the right hand is under infir-
mity, the left hand supplies the deficiency as far as is in its power.
But where would be the friendship existing between the members
of the natural body, if one member should refuse to yield its ser-
vices to another ?
10. And as I the Lord, created the natural body as a figure, to
represent the spiritual body, which is one, composed of the souls of
the children of men, combined together in one body ; so let it re-
main a figure; and consider ye your dependence one upon another.
11. And ye who are not as willing to render services to each oth-
er, according to your calling, as the members of your natural body
are ever ready to perform their duty, which they owe to each other,
being dependent one upon another, know ye, that ye answer not the
design of your calling, neither do ye perform the part which ye
were created to perform.
12. And ye are not of my body, saith the Lord; for if one mem-
ber of my body is afflicted, the whole body is in pain, and becomes
sufferer with it until relieved. And thus ye may see by this figure,
the necessity of a communion in the body at large. And they who
are not willing to come into this union, know ye, they are not mem-
bers of my body.
13. I speak in this manner, saith the Lord, to bring my way and
my will to the understanding of all, that all may comprehend their
duty to Me, and also to each other as being one. And when ye
view the faculties of your body, combined with the faculties of your
144 cod's people are one spiritual body. [part II.
soul, then let your mind soar to the Creator, and consider the ob-
ject of Him who created you thus and thus.
14. And let your hearts bow in gratitude, that ye are counted wor-
thy to become as members of his spiritual body, which he created
the natural body to liken and imitate. And when ye behold your
hands, consider the object of the Lord in creating you with hands,
and also your feet, your tongue, and your voice.
15. Consider ye the design of the Lord, and labor to put them to
that use which will answer the gloricjus design of the Creator, and
fulfill the end of your calling ; for man was never made to serve
himself alone, to act exclusively for himself, but to become workers
together with that body which will fill the new heavens and new
earth ; although separate being?, yet all of one spirit, combined in
one body.
16. Therefore this one body, though composed of all redeemed
souls, is the habitation of the holy anointing power of salvation.
" For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the mem-
bers of that one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ."
(L Cor. xii. 12.)
17. "That in the dispensation of the fullness of times, He (the
Lord) might gather together in one, all things in Christ, both which
are in heaven and which are on earth; even in him." (Eph. i. 10.)
18. How beautiful is my way, saith the Lord, to those who walk
in it! How beautiful is the strait path to all who find it, and walk
in it! Behold the day cometh, and is even at hand, when the great
and the high will seek to become one with the body !
19. And O that man would know and understand ! O that he
would hearken and believe, and be persuaded to become nothing
but as a drop from the bucket, that he might flow together and be-
come one with the fountain, inseparably the same ; that all souls
might flow together as one, never more to become separated and
divided in spirit.
20. And thus is my word unto you at this time, saith the Lord ;
and thus closes this communication, which I have caused to be writ-
ten, that all might have an understanding of the true nature of god-
liness, and of the true order of his appointing, and of the true Lead
of his anointing.
21. And let him that heareth understand, and re-echo the same,
from generation to generation, that I the Lord am one, one body and
one head. And again I say, he that seeketh to be led in any other
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manner, or by any other means, except by the head, let him be ac-
cursed evenjiore.
22. Thus saith the holy prophet Tsaiah, Fear not, little one; for I
the holy prophet do pronounce this word holy, and with the seal of
my Heavenly Father will I seal it.
CHAPTER XL
An t'xiiortation to gather up and save ever?/ word and gift of God,
to feed and nourish Imngry souls. The natural and spiritual ele-
ments of man. The final state of all souls must be decided in
this dispensation.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel of God to the Writer, I am an holy
Angel of the Most High, sent of Him to communicate and make
known his mind and will unto thee, as an instrument chosen of Him,
to sound forth the truth in his most holy name.
2. And now unto thee I say, bow down thy soul and be willing
to suffer tribulation to receive that word which will serve to feed the
hungry multitude; that word which wasteth not, neither diminish-
eth by using; but as the loaves which Christ brake and gave to the
multitude, so shall this word be.
3. For it shall never be diminished from generation to generation,
but thousands of thousands and tens of thousands shall be filled with
the miraculous word of God, and be nourished at the hand of those
who will break and give to them, as kind parents, who delight to feed
their hungry offspring.
4. Therefore I say unto all; be careful and gather up all, let
nothing be lost; gather up the little fragments, and the little crumbs,
that ye may have confidence towards God, and say, Father, of all
that thou hast so mercifully bestowed upon us, we have wasted noth-
ino- ; but have gathered the whole into garners, safe and secure from
thieves and invaders.
5. Yea, saith the holy Angel, let not so much as one word spoken,
either for iastruction, reproof or counsel, fall to the ground, unpre-
served, for if ye do, ye cannot look to God with confidence, when
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the harvest is ended, and ye no more receive his word by verbal
communication; but the bitter remorse of mis-spent tirue will hang
heavy upon you, if ye make not the best use of the time given you
to work and lay up a store, while the day lasts and the harvest is
lengthened out.
6. And this is my word unto you, saith the holy Angel of the Most
High: Holy, holy is my word in this day of my mighty power, saith
the Mighty One of Israel; a day which hath long been looked for,
by the anticipations of the wise and the unwise, the learned and the
unlearned, the rich and the poor, the high and the low, the honora-
ble and the base, the black and the white, the Jew and the Gentile.
7. For they have all centered their anticipations towards some
future event, which was expected to decide the point with every son
and daughter of Adam's race, that ever was born into the world, by
a natural birth, according to the will of the flesh.
8. And thus saith the Holy and Eternal God of Israel, The ages
have rolled round which have brought forth the day, according to
my decree, in which the case is to be decided with all souls who
possess an immortal existence, which must eternally endure, having
been created by that Eternal Being of Almighty power and endless
existence.
9. But man being formed of two general elements, the earthly
and the heavenly, the natural and the spiritual, was brought into
possession of two bodies, one earthly and perishable, the other spir-
itual and eternal. Like the beasts of the field, he was formed of
the dust of the earth, except that breath of endless life which must
endure forever.
10. For the beasts possess an animal life, which I the Lord gave
them, which gives living powers to the animal and earthly body,
formed of earthly elements, four in number, namely, earth, air, fire
and water. These combined, compose the earthly substance which
constitutes the natural and earthly part of man.
IL But that element of life which I the Lord breathed into man,
formed in him a spiritual body, composed of spiritual elements, four
in number, represented by the four natural elements. These, when
formed in the heavenly principles of love, charity, mercy and peace,
and combined in their proper order, compose the heavenly body,
which can never moulder nor vanish away, but will eternally endure.*
* The primary importance of tlipse lieavciily principles may be proved
from the scriptiirotJ. 1. Lovk. God is lore; and lie that dwelletli in love
CHAP. XI.] TO BE GATHERED UP AND SAVED. 147
12. And from these four spiritual elements which compose the
heavenly body, proceed all other heavenly graces and qualifications;
but these are the standing elements which compose the spiritual
body, that can never decay. And as it is said, that man was fash-
ioned of the dust of the earth, it is truly so, the natural body of
man was formed of dust, and returns to dust again.
13. But the heavenly body which is formed of the spiritual part of
man, when purified by the uciv birth, and fashioned into the nature
of God, who is love, returneth to God.
14. For as the earth, with the natural elements, bringeth forth
fruit of all kinds, profitable and useful to the natural life ; so in like
manner doth love afid the heavenly elements, bring forth fruit of
all kinds, profitable and useful to the spiritual life of that body
which is composed of love.
15. God is love, the fountain of love, and the source of all good
to man, and he that dwelleth in God, dwelleth in love. Love is a
consuming fire ; love is a never failing stream ; love composes the
atmosphere of the heavenly body, which is formed in love, and cen-
ters in love, that sublime element which giveth life to the spiritual
body, the soul undefiled, created in my likeness, of which the natu-
ral body is the emblem or earthly resemblance.
16. And had man kept his rectitude by obedience, and yielded to
no inferior nature, then might the natural earth have been peopled
dwelleth in God, and God in liim. I. Jno. iv. 16. 2. Charity. " Charity
never faileth." I. Cor. xiii. 8. 3. Mercy. "Blessed are the nieicifiil; for
they shall obtain mercy." -Matt. v. 7. 4. Peace. The Savior's hist legacy
to his disciples, was peace. " Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto
you." Jno. xiv. "27.
In order to produce a heavenly state, all principles must begin in lore, be
adorned with charity and mercy, and center in peace.
According to the scriptures, there are four spiritual elements, represented by
the four natural elements. " Behold I create new heavens and a new earth."
Isa. Ixv. 17 & Rev. xxi. 1. A spiritual earth. " We siiall be caugiit up to
meet the Lord in the air," [or spirit.] I. Thess. iv. 17. Spiritual air, certain-
ly. John declared of Christ, saying, "He shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost and fire." Matt. iii. 11. Again : The fire shall try every man's work."
This alludes to spiritual fire. See I. Cor. iii. 13. Concerning spiritual water,
sec Christ's words to the woman of Samaria : " Whosoever drinketh of the
water that I shall give him, shall never thirst." Jno. iv. 14. Again : " And
he showed me a pure river of water of life." Rev. xxii. 1.
All these passages and many others, plainly point out four spiritual elements,
represented by the four natural elements, earth, air, fire and water. Eds.
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in the likeness in which I created man, walking in the pure element
of love, breathing its pure atmosphere, according to the order of his
creation, and this would have been his element.
17. But as he became the subject of an inferior nature, which
worked hatred, envy, malice and i^trife, which constitutes the body
of sin, instead of love, charity, mercy and peace; tliis brouglit an
opposition of spirits, one warring against the other.
18. Therefore, with this species of beings was the earth peopled,
possessing an animal body of earthly elements, and a spiritual body
composed of spiritual elements, which became captive to the body
of sin, composed of the elements of darkness, which work in di-
rect opposition to the fountain of all good.
19. And thus ye may see the state of man, which bringeth forth
the fruits of both spirits, a mixture of good and evil ; evil having
the greatest influence, which l)ringeth the spirit of good into captiv-
ity to the spirit of evil ; and the death of the animal body, compos-
ed of earthly elements, diminisheth not the power of the body of
sin ; therefore is man left in possession of the two opposite spirits,
one warring against the other.
20. But the day and time hath arrived for the great harvest to take
place, (of which there hath been much written and spo»ken by
man,) which must make the separation between the precious and
the vile, between the good seed and the evil seed, which have grown
together until the harvest, which is now begun. (See Matt. xiii. 30.)
21. But it still remaineth a mystery to the greater bulk of man-
kind, how and in what manner the Lord will accomplish his pur-
poses ; the object of which is to destroy and consume all that is
not of his own planting, and gather that which is precious into his
garners.
22. Yet, saith the Lord, this will I do, and this work have I al-
ready begun, in which I will harvest the earth of its inhabitants,
and lay low the power of the sower of the evil seed. And I will
destroy with fire unquenchable, not only that nature which worketh
death and bondage to the soid, but the author thereof will I destroy,
and consume from my new creation.
23. For I will call forth the soul of man, by that spirit which is a
consuming fire, that spirit which forms the heavenly body in the
new birth, which worketh l)y love, and ])urifieth the heart from all
the evil influences of Satan ; that spirit which is an unquenchable
fire against every thing that worketh in opposition to the nature of love.
CHAP. XI.] TO BE GATHERED UP AND SAVKD. 149
24. And tlius will t consume Satan and his power from the soul,
and his elements shall melt with fervent heat, and his dross shall be
consumed so as by fire. And this is the way I the Lord will call
forth my sons and my daughters from beneath the power of the
oppressor.
25. I will call forth his soul by that spirit of love which will con-
sume the body of sin and death, until it becomes as ashes under
the soles of their feet. And thus shall be fulfilled the prophetic
words of the Apostle ; "And tlien shall that wicked be revealed,
whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall
destroy with the brightness of his coming." (IL Thess. ii. 8.)
26. And thus will f accomplish my harvest, and the separation and
the consummation by fire, so much spoken of in the words of the
book called the Bible, which hath given rise to a multitude of opin-
ions, and a diversity of ideas, which weigh nothing in my sight, ex-
cept as fuel reserved for the fire.
27. For in the days of darkness, I uttered forth my word in dark
and hidden mysteries, that in hearing they should not understand,
and in seeing, perceive not. (See Isa. vi. 9. ) But the day of light hath
come; therefore do I no more speak in dark sayings, hard to com-
prehend ; but I will declare my word in sayings easy to be under-
stood, easily comprehended, that they who hear, may not fail to
receive a correct understanding of the nature of my requirements
to them.
28. Yea, saith the Lord, the Author and Father of love, who is a
consuming fire, I will leave upon record, sufficient to stop every
mouth, which openeth to declare words in defense of that nature,
which is destined to the unquenchable fire ; yea, I will stop every
caviler of Satan, who openeth the mouth to confute the work which
I the Lord, have begun, which will never end unaccomplished.
29. And thus shall man be harvested from a state of sin and death,
and be regenerated into a state of life and peace; and become re-
fined from the dross of an evil and corrupt nature, by the refining
fire o( love, and the washing of regeneration, which is like unto full-
er's soap, which cleanseth with water.
30. And thus shall man return unto Me, and become one with Me,
the Father, being redeemed from the elements of sin, which shall
be consumed by the sun of righteousness, which ariseth with heal-
ing in his wings. (See. Mai. iv. 2.)
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ClIAPTEll XII.
The cliildren of men in this day, being more wicked than those de-
stroyed by the deluge, cannot escape the just judgments of God,
loho icill destroy the old earth by the divine fire which is already
kindled, and peojile the new earth in his own likeness.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel to the writer, Write, Holy, holy
is the word of God unto man, in this day of his mighty power! And
who among the sons of men will be able to abide the coming of
the holy and just One? Him who spared not the old world, because
of their wickedness, and because of their transgressions, and their
innumerable abominations in his sight.
2. How think ye to escape my fury, ye who daily provoke Me to
anger, whose trespasses are far more heinous in my sight than those
of the old world, which I swept and deluged by the overflowing ele-
ment of water, which destroyed the animal life of every living thing
that breathed upon the earth, save those only whom I the Lord pre-
served in the ark of safety, that a remnant of the seed of man and
beast might be preserved. For the final end of all flesh had not, as
yet, come before Me, saith the Lord.
3. But this was my decree, that the earth should never again be
deluged by the destroying element of water; and thus I placed my
bow in the cloud, for a token of a covenant between Me and the
earth, and a witness of my unalterable decree.
4. But did I ever decree that I would never destroy the earth by
fire? Truly, saith the Lord, I never did: and this is my decree, un-
alterable; the earth and the inhabitants thereof shall be consumed
by fire; because of the wickedness of man. And I will consume
all that is of the earth, an^ no fle^h shall stand before Me: for the
end of all flesh hath come before Me, saith the Holy and Eternal
One. And I will kindle the fire of my wrath, and it shall never be
quenclied until the old earth is consumed, root and branch.
5. And know, O ye ends of the earth! I the Lord have already
kindled that fire, vvliich will prove the conflagration of the whole
world, beginning at the Zion of my righteousness; a fire which can-
not be assuaged by water; but a fire from the Lord of hosts, which
will never cease its ravages, until the earth shall be swept of all that
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is rubbish in my sii:^bt, and nnuglit shall remain but that which is of
the nature of tire, of a consuming spirit.
6. And thus will man become like the fountain, and one with it.
For as I the Lord am a consuming fire; so are the}' who are count-
ed worthy to become the inhabitants of the new earth, wherein shall
dwell righteousness : for the old earth, with all its elements, have I
destined to the fire, to be consumed root and branch. Yea, every
branch of that earthly and fallen nature of man, will I cause to be-
come as ashes, by the consuming element of fire, which worketh
by love and purifieth the heart, and cleanseth it from all dross.
7. And thus shall the new earth be peopled in my likeness, saith
the Lord. And this is the manner in which I, the Lord, have pur-
posed to destroy the old earth by fire, and create a new earth, where-
in shall dwell righteousness. (See L Jno. ii. 17.)
8. And let him that heareth understand, and re-echo the same,
that the world may know that I, the Lord, have set my face to des-
troy her, root and branch, and that I have already kindled the fire,
and many have become purified and made white, cleansed by the ele-
ment of fire, and remain as a consuming fire in my likeness, and as
bright and shining lights in the earth, my new earth.
9. And where is the man so dull, that he cannot understand these
my sayings, that are herein brought to the capacity of a child in
the gospel ; yet they are hid from the learned and wise of this world,
and will ever remain hid from that natural and earthly part of man,
which seeks to glory in his own wisdom, which is foolishness in my
sight. But in the wisdom of God, these things are revealed unto
babes. (See Matt. xi. 25 & Luke x. 21.)
10. Thus saith the Lord, Weep O earth, because of thy calami-
ties, and mourn because of the hardness of your hearts, O ye in-
habitants! For as the old world repented not at the warning voice
of my servant, wherein he foretold of the deluge of water, but de-
rided and mocked him whom I the Lord had sent;
11. So in like manner will ye, O inhabitants of earth, mock and
deride those whom I send to warn you of the destruction by fire;
neither will ye believe, although a man declare it unto you, until ye
see the element of fire which shall sweep the earth, and ye become
enveloped in that flame which ye cannot escape.
12. Then will ye know of a truth, as did the inhabitants of the
old world, that I the Lord have spoken by the mouth of truth; and
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ye will then seek the Ark of safety, when ye shall be driven to des-
pair, and know not where else to flee.
13. And they who are willing to endure the fire, to the consump-
tion of all that is not of Me, blessed and holy are they, and they
shall become purified and made white ; and they shall become sons
and daughters unto Me, saith the Lord : For I the Lord, will say
unto them who come into, and abide the work of this purifying fire,
ye are mine, this day have I begotten you by my spirit ; and thus
ye are of my spirit, as was my first-begotten Son, in whom I was
well pleased.
14. And in like manner, saith the Lord, will I be well pleased
with all who will return unto Me, and become one with Me, as did
my beloved Son, who slew every thing in himself which was not of
Me, the Father, and by the spirit of love consumed it, root and
branch. For in love he gave up his life, a ransom not only for him-
self, but that the whole world, by that spirit of love manifested
through him, might be saved.
15. For I the Father, so loved the souls of the children of men,
that I gave my only begotten Son, that they through him might be
saved, by becoming purified as he was. And thus said he, when
lie had conquered all that was not of Me; Satan, the prince of this
world Cometh, and findeth nothing in me. (See J no. xiv. 30.)
16. And thus shall all say, when all that is evil in them shall be
consumed, and they are purified to my acceptance. For I the Lord,
will no more have a mixture of the seed of good and evil; for lo!
both have grown together until the harvest, and I will make the sep-
aration once for all.
17. Thus is my decree unalterable; for I will finish my work and
cut it short in righteousness; and I will consume the earth by fire;
and thus cometh the end, and this is the end of the world, brought
to an end by the consuming element of fire.
18. For all those who will not come into ray holy fire and be pu-
rified thereby, so as to become fit subjects of my holy kingdom,
shall be destroyed by the fire of my judgments; and thus shall the
world of the ungodly be destroyed, and the end shall come; as the
beloved Son of God declared, saying, " And this gospel of the king-
dom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all na-
tions: and then shall the end come." (Matt. xxiv. 14.)
19. This is my word, which altereth not from generation to gen-
eration ; and he thatjthrough ignorance, preachelh any other end of
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the world but this which I the Lord have decreed, which is by the
fire of my spirit, is blind, and knoweth nothing of the things of God
aright. But he that preacheth any other doctrine in willful rebell-
ion to my word, let him know that he shall meet the fire of my
judgments.
20. Thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, With pleasure do I behold
the word of God faithfully written by a mortal hand, and brought
to mortal view; and I, the holy prophet, pronounce it holy, and
with the seal of my Heavenly Father, will I seal it.
CHAPTER XIII.
The mysteries of God revealed to babes. The natural creation of
male and female, a figure of the spiritual. The spiritual pa-
rentage revealed in its true order.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel, write. Holy, holy is the word of
God forevermore, wherein He revealeth his hidden mysteries, and
bringeth them to the capacity of the infants of the new birth, that
out of the mouth of babes and sucklings his praise may be perfected.
2. Thus saith the Lord, Blessed are the babes and sucklings of
Zion, who perfect praise unto Me. And who are they? Will the
infant receive nourishment at the breast of a tender father ? Nay, saith
the Lord; for never was it so designed of Me, the Creator of all
earthly things, when I created the natural as a figure and outward
resemblance, to bring to the capacity of man, by the things which
they could see and comprehend with their natural understanding,
the things of the spirit, which natural man comprehendeth not.
8. And thus I created natural man, who brought forth natural off-
spring, begotten by the father, and brought forth and nourished by
the mother. And thus stands the figure of the spiritual Parentage.
4. And equally consistent would it be, to argue the uselessness of
the mother in the natural birth, and rearing of the natural family, as
it would be to argue the uselessness of the spiritual mother in the
family of Christ: for the necessity of both are equally evident.
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5. And thus saith the Lord, have I designed from the foundation,
when I created man as an emblem. For the natural creation was
a beautiful figure of the spiritual, until corrupted by the fall. But,
saith the Lord, it still remains a figure. And as the earth is peo-
pled by natural parentage, begotten by the father, and brought forth
and sustained by the mother; so shall my new earth be replenished.
And out of the mouths of babes and sucklings will I receive praise.
6. And this is my glory, that the Bride hath come, and is able to
conceive and bring forth, and nourish spiritual sons and daughters
to Me, who will lisp forth eternal praises to the Most High, that they
are accounted worthy to become of the seed of the Prince of life,
and be nourished and sustained by the Princess, the Heiress of eter-
nal life.
7. This is a stumbling-block and rock of offence to the children
of this world, who like Nicodemus, marveled at the second birth,
and was not enlightened to his understanding; for the time had not
fully come; for the Bride had not then been revealed, whereby souls
might be born of the spirit, and become a spiritual offspring.
8. And this I speak, saith the Lord of hosts, and leave it on rec-
ord, ds my holy and eternal word, which aitereth not henceforth and
forever. And let all the ends of the earth know, that the Bride hath
made "herself ready," and hath already nourished and reared many
sons and daughters unto Me, in the name and spirit of my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased.
9. And hear ye this my word, O ye haughty and uncircumcised
in spirit! and spurn not in your hearts at that in which I the Lord
do glory : for if the natural earth could have been peopled in my like-
ness, by the man Adam alone, would I have created the woman to
be his glory ?
10. Equally as inconsistent would it be, to argue coiiCerning the
new birth, and of replenishing the family of Christ without the
helper meet. And ye who think to be born and reared by the exer-
tions of my beloved Son, exclusive of the aid of my beloved Daugh-
ter, the Bride, the Lamb's wife, know ye, your hope is vain ; for
this can never be. (See Rev. xix. 7.)
11. And although ye may spurn and cavil at this; yet it shall be
the glory of every son and daughter of the first man and woman,
that ever find acceptance with Me, the Father, that they are counted
worthy to become the sons and daughters of the second man and of
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the second woman, who is the glory of the man in the substance,
as really as in the shadow.
12. For in the first coming of my beloved Son, had there been
sufficient power manifested to have created and brought forth chil-
dren of the new birth, why was he again to appear in his glory, to
redeem the earth and bring in an everlasting righteousness, and to
appear without sin unto salvation? (See Heb. ix. 28.)
13. And again ; Where would be the propriety of his again appear-
ing in the form of the Son ? Can two sons beget and bring forth
better than one? Equally as consistent would it have been, when
I the Lord looked down and saw that the natural figure of the pa-
rentage remained incomplete, had I stretched forth my hand and
created another man instead of a woman.
14. For as Adam brought forth nothing in his image, until Eve
was created and revealed ; so my beloved Son brought forth nothing
in his image, until his glory was revealed. Although he was Lord
and head of the netc creation ; yet did he lack the true helper meet,
which is now supplied. And blessed shall be the fruits of their in-
crease; and they shall multiply and replenish the earth in their like-
ness and form, and it shall be beautiful in my sight.
15. And all the ends of the earth shall see the beauty and glory
of the new earth, and the inhabitants thereof; and they will bless the
God of heaven, who is able to bring about his purposes, wherein
He purposed to people the earth in his likeness and form.
16. And who will become offended because of this? and reject
the offers of mercy and free grace, which is free for all ? I the Lord,
will answer ; They who are too great and self-exalted to become
nothing of themselves, and to be again born as an infant of the
spiritual Mother, united with the spirit of the Father.
17. And thus may ye see in what manner I the Lord, have pur-
posed to bring about my work : for 1 did create natural things, to
show forth and bring to the capacity of the understanding of man,
my hidden work which hath remained a mystery to mortals, until
revealed through the babes of my Zion, and brought to the under-
standing of all who will receive it, that they may hear and under-
stand, and be converted and healed.
18. Again, saith the holy prophet Isaiah, Holy, holy is this word,
and with pleasure do I witness it to be the word of God, written
and brought to view by a mortal instrument. And all that I behold
recorded in the sacred volumes of the word of God, I will seal with
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pleasure and delight ; for tliis is my pleasure and delight ; That the
word of God is revealed on earth as in heaven ; that word which is
calculated to confound the wise of this world, and bring into con-
tempt all their vain and foolish imaginations concerning the work
of God, and concerning his Christ. And this is my word and my
witness.
CHAPTER XIV.
The miracles of Christ's first appeariiig, typical of those, to be
wrought in his second advent, in healing all 7no7incr of spiritual
infirmities, giving spiritual life, S^c.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel, Write, Holy holy is the Lord God,
and holy is his word unto man ; and this is his word at this time.
2. Hear, O earth! and again hearken all ye people, to the voice
of your God, and weep and howl because of your rebellion, and
because of the hardness of your hearts, and because of the blind-
ness of your minds, wherein ye have become blinded, liaving eyes
and see not, ears but hear not, hearts but understand not, that ye
may become converted and healed of your infirmities.
3. For as my beloved Son in his first appearance, did heal the
sick, even all who had faith to call upon him ; yea, and the dead
also, he had power to raise; So in like manner is there power in
his second coming, to heal and cleanse the soul of ail its infirmi-
ties, and to call forth dead souls, and to raise them from their graves
of sin ; (See Jno. v. 2S, 29.) and cast out all manner of evil spir-
its : for dominion is given him, that even the devils do tremble at
his word and render him obedience.
4. And they who come to his order in faith, although possessing
many foul and unclean spirits; yet if they have faith in his word,
and in his order, and yield obedience thereunto, they shall be heal-
ed and made every whit whole. And although their sins be as
scarlet ; yet they shall become white as snow : for the mouth of the
Lord hath spoken it. (See Isa. i. 18.)
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5. For all power have I given him on earth and in heaven ; and
no spirit is so foul in man, but it is subject to him, and obedient to
his word, by the faith of the possessor thereof. And whosoever
cometh to him, and iiath faith to believe that in his order, is suffi-
cient power to bind and to cast out the spirit of evil, according to
his faith, so shall it be unto him, and by his faith shall he be saved.
6. For without faith it is impossible to please God, (See Heb.
xi. 6.) the giver of faith. But faith without works, is dead, being
alone, (James ii. 17.) and they that receive faith in the coming of
my beloved Son in his glory, and believe that in him is sufficient
power given to bind and cast out all that is in opposition to the pure
spirit of God, and they go to work in faith, they may remove moun-
tains in his name.
7. Yea, they may say to the mountain of the man of sin, with his
deeds, " Be thou removed and cast into the depths of the sea of
the wrath of God," and it shall be accomplished according to their
faith. But faith alone will never do it, unless works are combined
therewith ; for faith is the gift of God ; but by the mouth is confess-
ion made to salvation. (See Rom. x. 10.)
8. And thus shall man be saved by faith, that faith which will re-
move tliai from the soul by confession, which (if not removed) will
be like mountains of lead to sink it from my presence.
9. And thus shall faith remove mountains, and thus shall the soul
be set at liberty, and healed by the coming of the Son of God in
his glory, wherein all power is given to bind every spirit, and sub-
due it by faith which worketh by love, and causeth the heart to be-
come pure.
10. And what more shall I say unto you, O ye inhabitants of the
earth ! that ye may understand, and know the mind and will of him
who hath come to do away all offences, and again breathe forth into
man that spirit of love which will kindle the flame, and renew the
vital spark of never ending life.
11. O man! how long wilt thou stand out and halt, and refuse to
come in and rejoice with those who make merry, who were dead
and are alive, who were lost and are found! (See Luke xv. 32.)
12. How long shall I plead with you, O ye children of men, and
ye refuse to hearken to my call, and come into my house, that ye
may share the rich blessings of my kingdom, and partake of the
supper which I the Lord have prepared for you ?
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13. But know ye, saith the Lord, you who continue to make ex-
cuses and stand out after repeated calls, I will reject, and ye shall
never taste of my supper until I have gathered in the lame, the halt
and the blind, out of the hedges and high-ways, that my house may
be filled with guests. (See Matt. xxii. ID.)
14. And they who were first bidden, shall be last to partake of my
supper; for in that they have chosen the pleasures of sin for a sea-
son, and have refused to hearken; therefore will I leave them to
suffer to the end of the days of their tribulation.
15. Then if they will seek in low humiliation the crumbs that fall
from my table, and gladly and thankfiilly receive the same, there
may be a way opened for them. But the publicans and harlots shall
go in before them. And thus shall the first become last, and the
last first; for my house shall be filled, saith the Lord.
CHAPTER XV.
The gospel shall be published to all nations ; the time hath coine atid
the tooric hath commenced. The mysteries of God cannot be knotcrn
till the appointed times, and blessed are the wise icho wait God's
time, for they only shall iindtrstajid.
I. Again, saith the holy Angel, Write Holy, holy is the word of
God unto his people, and holy shall it be through all generations, even
to the end of all things. For this word shall be preached to all na-
tions, and this gospel shall be published to the uttermost parts of the
earth; and every soul in the possession of an earthly fallen nature,
shall hear this blessed gospel of free salvation, without mojiey and
without price.
2. Yea, saith the Lord Almighty, this gospel of my beloved Son,
in his first and second appearance, shall bepre;ched unto all nations,
kindreds and tongues; and then the end cometh and the world is no
more : for the tin)es shall be accomplished, ;:nd the end shall come,
as was spoken of in the prophecies, when the mighty Angel of God
lifted up his right hand towards heaven, and sware by Him that liv-
eth forever and ever, that time should be no longer. (See Rev.
X. 5, 6.)
CHAP. XV.] PUBMSHKD TO AH, PEOPLE. 159
8. And now, in this latter da\' of my glory, do I, the Lord of hosts,
ulter forth in my own name, and declare unto all nations, that the
day which bringeth the end hath already come, and the work hath
already commenced, that will bring an end of all flesh before Me;
and this is my word, which altereth not, and my decree unmova-
ble henceforth and evermore.
4. And they who vainly think this natural earth is suddenly to be
consumed by the natural element of fire, with every living thing that
breatheth the breath of life, they will yet see the folly of their be-
lief, and they will see that I the Lord spake not as man speaketh ;
neither is natural man able to comprehend the Almighty, nor to set
bounds to his work.
5. But man, according to his natural understanding, hath sought
to comprehend my way, and reveal my hidden mysteries, those mys-
teries, which I suffered not my holy Angels who surround my throne,
to understand, until the times were accomplished for them to know;
(See Matt. xxiv. 30.) but by their natural wisdom have mankind
filled the world with damnable heresies, and false ideas concerning
the Deity, and concerning the mind and will of the Most High.
6. And thus have thousands spent their days on earth, prying into
hidden mysteries, such as were designed to remain mvsteries to man,
until the times were accomplished, in which I the Lord shall come
forth in my mighty power, and through the weak and illiterate ones
of the earth, (in the eyes of the mighty and learned,) shall con-
found the wisdom of this world, and through them reveal my hidden
mysteries unto man.
7. Yea, saith the Lord, man hath indulged that nature, which
sought to know and be as gods before the time, instead of quietly
seeking to know the mind and will of God concerning their daily
walk, in that present dispensation wherein they lived. For in no
age, since the foundation of the world to the present time, were
they left destitute of a knowledge of their present duty, which they
owed to Me their Creator, to themselves and to each other. (See
Rom. ii. 14, 15, 16.)
8. But vain man chose rather to pry into that which was not for
him to know, until I the Lord saw fit to reveal it in my own way
and time, than quietly to walk in the path of his duty, as I had
made it known to him, according to the day and dispensation in
which he lived; and had he done his duty by living up to the best
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light given him, then would he have been able to meet every increas-
ing manifestation of light which should thereafter be given.
9. In so doing, would the children of men have been justified in
my sight, according to the day in which they lived ; but not so with
mankind in this day; for lo, I find them behind the days of the old
world, which I destroyed with water. And why so? Ts it because
the light of that age was greater than the light of this present age?
Truly ye will all say, Nay.
10. Why then is man so dark and benighted in this day of light
and understanding, wherein knowledge hath increased, and man
hath become exceeding wise and subtle? Do ye not read in the
prophecy of my servant Daniel, that "Knowledore shall increase;
but the wicked shall do wickedly ; and none of the wicked shall
understand; but the wise shall understand?"
11. And who are the wise that understand? and what do they un-
derstand? Is it the cunning and artful devices of man, wherein he
hath become wise and subtle in earthly inventions? Truly those
who are really wise will all say. Nay; for the natural, cunning and
artful man coniprehendeth not the wisdom of God, for it is fool-
ishness unto him; but the wise shall understand, and be able to com-
prehend the mystery of godliness, hidden from the wise of this
world.
12. "And they that be wise, shall shine as the brightness of the
firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars
forever and ever." (Dan. xii.3.) Blessed and holy is he that waiteth
and Cometh to the end, in which the words that were sealed up shall
be revealed.
13. And thus do I declare in my own name, saith the Lord of
hosts, the end hath come, and the words which contain the mystery
of godliness, so much spoken of by the wise of this world, my hid-
den mysteries, which were sealed up unto the end, have 1 revealed
unto the wise, who are able to understand; they who have become
purified and made white, who have waited unto the end.
i4. And blessed and holy are they in my sight, saith the Lord;
for they are of the camp of the saints of the Most High, which was
to be compassed about by the armies of the wicked, who under-
stood not of the end of the world, nor of the hidden mysteries of
the Most High. And thus will the wicked continue to do wickedly,
and none of the wicked shall understand. (Dan. xii. 10.)
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15. But they who are counted worthy to understand, and wait with
patience until the end cometh in them, blessed and holy shall they
be in my sight, evermore ; and as dazzling stars of brilliancy, shall
they surround my throne of eternal beauty and brightness forever
and ever.
IG. And thus and thus shall the end come, so as by fire, which
shall bring an end in every soul that receives and obeys the gospel
of Christ, the refiner, whose gospel will prove a refining fire, un-
quenchable to the nature of evil. And they who hear and are wise
and obey, shall be wise unto life everlasting; and they shall escape
the snares of death, having their names written in the book of life.
CHAPTER XVI.
The old creation a figure or shadow of the new and spiritual creation.
1. Thus saith the Angel, Holy, holy is the Lord God, the Crea-
tor of the heavens and the earth. He who is able to'create the shad-
ow and renew the substance, to destroy the old heavens and the old
earth by fire, and create a new heaven and a new earth in place
thereof, and thus will He accomplish it.
2. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Did I create the shadow of the
substance in vain, without a meaning? Will 1 not accomplish every
tittle of the work, concerning which I have represented the likeness
by the things which are perceivable? Truly I will, and all flesh shall
see it : for nothing have I created in vain ; but I saw all which I
created was good, very good, and complete in the figure by which
I the Lord, designed to represent the substance.
3. How oft hath man viewed and gazed with astonishment and
admiration, at the natural and outward works of my Almighty pow-
er, wherein my mighty hand was stretched forth to bring forward
the shadow and resemblance of a more excellent glory, the shadow
of the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen by the nat-
ural eye. (See Heb. xi. 1.)
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4. And as the substance is greater than the shadow; so shall my
new creation be greater and more glorious than the old creation ; the
new heavens and the new earth shall be greater and more glorious
than the old heavens and the old earth, which shall vanish away, and
their elements melt with fervent heat.
5. And as the natural element of fire, when consuming natural
and earthly substances, sendeth forth smoke as burning pitch, when
consuming the fuel ; so shall the fire which I the Lord have kindled,
send forth smoke and vapor of smoke, so long as fuel remaineth
for the unquenchable fire.
fi. And thus shall the smoke of the torment of that beastly and car-
nal nature of the fall ascend forever and ever, so long as it remaineth.
And let no one be astonished and disheartened when they view the
hail, fire and smoke : for the old earth and heavens shall pass away
with a great noise ; and great shall be the terror of the wicked ; be-
cause they understand not. But those who are counted worthy to
understand, let them not be terrified.
7. I speak this, that ye be not disheartened and terrified in the
day of my mighty power; for it must needs be a day of terror; and
to see the old earth and heavens in flames, must be a shocking sight,
and especially to those who understand not the thing as it is.
8. This I speak and leave it upon the record, lest some become
oflfended and terrified, when they behold the smoke as the smoke of
pitch ascending from the furnace : for so it is, and so it must be.
The old earth and heavens cannot pass away without terror, which
will cause the hearts of many to fail, even of those who profess to
be wise and to understand.
9. These things will be effected by the purifying work of the gos-
pel, and by the power and mighty judgments of God, which shall
roll through the earth, both in the providential and spiritual orders,
until the end is accomplished. But not according to the natural
ideas of man, which he receives by the figures used to represent those
events.
10. For great will be the conflict, while the old corrupt elements
of the world are consuming like chaff", and the new and living ele-
ments of righteousness appear in place thereof, creating a war be-
tween the elements. Thu.s exclaimed my beloved Son, " I came not
to bring peace upon the earth, but rather division." (See Luke xii.51.)
11. But, saith the Lord, in the end is peace; but first cometh the
tempest, the hail, fire and smoke; but the end of the world in every
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creature that is saved, is peace. For the redeemed soul returneth
to love, and peace is the pure offspring of love; and of the peace
and purity of the kingdom of my beloved Son, there shall be no end,
saith the Lord Almighty.
12. And this is my word at this time, upon this subject, for the un-
derstanding of all who have ears to hear and hearts to receive.
13. And thus saith the holy prophet Isaiah, Again do I witness,
with pleasure, to the truth of the writing of the word of God, and
thus do I pronounce it faithfully written by a mortal hand, and with
pleasure do I seal it as the holy and eternal word of God, to stand
forever.
CHAPTER XVII.
As the natural earth is improved and beautified hy cultivation ; so
shall the new earth he brought to perfection by the cultivator.
God requires all to earn their food, both natural and spiritual.
None but the willing and obedient shall inherit the blessing of God.
1. Hearken, saith the holy Angel, to the word of the Lord, and
write. Holy and eternal is the word of God unto man in this day,
in which the end hath come.
2. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, How have I clothed the earth
with beauty ! How have I caused the natural earth, by cultivation,
to become beautiful and comely, yielding fruits and flowers of vari-
ous kinds, according to the care and attention of the cultivator; so
in proportion is the earth beautiful in my sight.
8. For as the natural earth was designed to be brought into the
perfection of beauty, by the hand of the cultivator, each one culti-
vating his own soil, under his own dominion ; so in like manner
have I designed to have my new earth brought into perfection of
beauty by the daily exertions of the cultivator.
4. For after the fire passeth over the earth to consume the rub-
bish, then springeth up the good seed, and by the care of the culti-
vator, is the earth redeemed and brought into perfect cultivation,
and adorned with beauty, in proportion to the labor bestowed upon
it, which requireth a daily watchfulness and care, and the daily la-
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bor and toil of the tiller, the true husbandman, each one tilling his
own land whereon he hath dominion.
5. And thus shall the whole earth, which I the Lord will create,
become beautiful in my sight : for I will cause the fallow ground of
the hearts of the children of men to be broken up, and become pre-
pared to receive the good seed of faith ; and it shall spring up and
yield fruit, some fifty and some a hundred fold, in proportion to the
labor of the cultivator of the soil.
6. And thus shall man be subdued from the old element of sin,
and be renewed into the element which is of the new earth, where-
in dwelleth righteousness and peace, the fruits proceeding from love,
the primary standing element of the new earth : for the fruits which
proceed from this source, are beautiful.
7. But beware that ye pluck up and burn every thing that bear-
eth the fruit opposite to love, which is hatred and malice ; for this
is the seed of the old earthly and fallen nature, which must be con-
sumed and rooted out by daily labor and toil.
8. As the natural man cultivateth the natural earth by the sweat
of his brow; so shall the new man cultivate the new earth by the
sweat of his brow, until he shall subdue it, and bring it into perfect
cultivation to the good seed which groweth out of love, the pure
element of heaven. And thus the soil of the new earth becomes
subdued and brought into cultivation by a daily labor.
9. And thus do I the Lord, require of every fallen being, that they
eat the bread of life by the sweat of the brow, until they come in-
to that spirit of perfect love in which they are created anew, and
thus will their warfare be accomplished, and their victory won. And
thus shall they reign as lords over my heritage, as did my first-born
and begotten ones, subduing all things that breathed in opposition to
the pure spirit of love.
10. And again, saith the Lord, Who are mine in the day of my
vengeance? Whom shall I make willing in the day of my power?
Am I, the Lord, going to compel any one to become willing to be
a tiller of the ground, that he may reap the good of the soil which
I have given to him?
IL Where would be the consistency of a landlord's saying to a
poor cottage man, Come thou with me, and I will give thee suffi-
cient land that with care and attention, and suitable cultivation, thou
mayest reap a plenty through life, to make thee comfortable and
happy, having a plenty of the good things of this life, if thou wilt
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only bestow sufficient labor thereon to subdue it, and bring it into
proper cultivation ; and then to compel the man to become the gain-
er contrary to his inclinations?
12. Would it be his wisdom to use forcible means to bring him to
a willingness to till the ground, that it may yield him a comfortable
sustenance and blessing? Nay, in no wise. But he would rather
call those who would be thankful to receive the offers of the merci-
ful man, who designed to bestow favor on the poor and destitute chil-
dren of men.
13. For, siiith the Lord, they who will not work cannot reap, in a
natural point of view. Neither can any soul reap of the blessings
of the new earth, until he becomes willing in the day of my power,
and voluntarily chooses to put his hands to work, that he may have
wherewith to become fed and clothed from day to day.
14. But the slothful shall suffer hunger ; for they who will not work,
neither shall they eat, saith the Lord. Thus stands my decree for-
ever and ever ; and although they may beg their bread from door to
door, and live upon the earnings of others for a season ; yet by their
indolence and slothfulness shall they perish.
15. For I the Lord am just, I measure unto all, in due season, a
portion of my spirit, which, by nurture and cultivation, will yield suffi-
cient of the fruits of righteousness to cause the soul to become fat
therewith, and to be enriched therefrom. And thus shall the willing
and obedient eat the good of the land; but the idle soul shall suffer
hunger. (See Prov. xix. 1.5.)
16. This is my word at this time, for the understanding of all who
hear, that they may see, if they will, the necessity of being willing
and obedient in the day of my power, and of putting their hands to
work, to cultivate the spirit of truth, which will bring forth the
fruits of righteousness and peace in every soul, by subduing every
thing that sprouts forth in opposition thereunto.
17. " Behold I come quickly ; and my reward is with me, to give
every man according as his work shall be." (Rev. xxii. 12.) Yea,
saith the Lord, I am come, and my reward is with Me, and I will
give unto every one in proportion to his labor : and they who labor
much, shall receive much ; and they who labor little, shall receive
little; yet all shall receive their penny, from the last even to the first.
18. But they who labor in the form of a servant, for hire, shall
never receive more than their penny, although they labor all the
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days of their lives ; if they labor in the spirit of a hireling, they shall
receive neither more nor less than the wages of the hireling.
19. And thus will I say unto them, Take that which is yours and
go your way ; for I will render unto every one according as his
works shall be. For the hireling is worthy of his hire, and he tak-
eth that which is his and goeth his way ; and the wages of the hire-
ling shall perish with the hireling.
20. For they whom 1 the Lord do call into my vineyard and say,
Work ye in my vineyard, and at evening I will recompense you ; if
they go forth as the laborer for his hire, having no respect to his
Lord's heritage, only to receive the recompense of a hireling, let
their labor be long or short, they shall never gain an inheritance
thereby ; but they shall go their way with their penny which they
have earned.
21. But they who put their hands to work, and whatsoever they
find to do, do it with their might, having no respect to person or
selfish gain, as doth the hireling ; but as the true and rightful heir,
who endureth forever in the presence of his Lord, knowing that in
the end he shall inherit all things, such and such only, will I own.
For it is not the length of labor that entitles the soul to the reward;
but it is the spirit in which they labor.
22. And this is my word, which I leave upon the record, knowing
that many wdl be called, but few chosen; for 1 will choose none
except those who work in the spirit of the true and faithful heir,
who careth for nothing but to build up, beautify and enrich his
Father's heritage, taking no theuglu for himself, in a selfish man-
ner, only to know that he walks in perfect obedience to the will of
his parents in all things.
23. These, and these only will I own, saith the Lord, and these
are mine, and n(jthing shall sever them from Me; for I will hold
them in the hollow of my hand, and they shall dwell with Me forev-
er and ever: For in that they have given up all, soul and body, fac-
ulties and strength, for the good of my heritage, and have demand-
ed no personal claim, nor become envious; but have considered it
their privilege so to do ; and the more good their hands found to
do, the better pleased they were; Such are mine and ever shall be
mine.
24. And thus shall ye receive the reward of the true and rightful
heir; while those who work for hire, shall receive the reward of the
hireling, and be sent away therewith, until they are willing to cast
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off the spirit of the hireling, and come in, in the true spirit of tlie
rightful heir.
25. And this is my word upon this subject; and this word have T
not spoken iu vain, nor have I caused it to be written in vain: for
with a meaning have I done it, and let it be recorded, that not only
this generation, but the generations to come may know the mind and
will of the Most High, concerning those who work as hirelings in
my house, seeking a daily recompense of reward, murmuring and
the like; counting their wages and reckoning their expenses, and
the like abominations, which are a stink in my nostrils, sailh the Holy
arid Eternal Jehovah.
A FLRTHER EXPLANATION FROM THE AnGEL OF PrOPHETIC LiGHT.
26. Here is manifested the different states of those who, when they
are called and receive faith in the gospel, from a principle of love,
freely give up all their own interest, all their time and talents, and
devote their faculties of soul and body willingly, without reserve,
to build up and support the work of God and the cause of his peo-
ple, without reserving any thing for selfish purposes, and trust in
God for the recompense of reward, according to his own mind and
will, having full faith in his promises, that no good thing will be
withheld from them thjt love Him and keep his commandments;
and their faith will be realized.
27. But very different is the state of those who, having received
the like faith, keep back a part for selfish purposes, and strive to
carry along as much of the world, and of their own ways and wills,
as possible, yielding a small portion of obedience through fear, lest
they should be wholly cut off from all relation to the work of God;
yet often murmuring at the greatness of the cross, and complaining
how much harder their lot is than that of those who have freely de-
voted their all. Thus they measure to themselves the reward they
think they ought to receive, instead of trusting in the Giver of all
good.
28. Souls in such a state, shall receive all the good they have earn-
ed ; but they can never be the true heirs of God, nor find an inher-
itance in his eternal kingdom, while in that state : Nay, though they
hold on in that state through life, they will find when they come in-
to the world of spirits, that they are not in the kingdom of God,
and are not numbered with his true saints.
29. Yet, if they do not deny their faith, but yield a measure of
obedience, they will not be wholly cut off; but will have just that
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relation to the work of God, and that gain in goodness that their
obedience has obtained. But they will be left to wander without
the kingdom, until they suffer the loss of all things and are willing
to give up all for the least place in the camp of the saints, then will
they be gathered in as those who have no claim, but are wholly de-
pendent upon the mercy of God.
30. But those who willingly give up all in this life, and without
laying out for self, depend entirely upon the justice and goodness of
their Heavenly Father, are the true heirs of all that the Father hath ;
for they are truly laboring in his vineyard on earth; and when they
have done his appointed labor, they will be received into the ever-
lasting kingdom of God to go no more out.
31. Such will be made pillars in the temple of God, according to
the order for which their Eternal Parents have created and prepared
them. And their glory and reward shall be great, far, far beyond
that which can enter into the heart of man, while in a mortal state.
And in such souls only, is fulfilled the promise; "Eye hath not
seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for them that love Him." (I. Cor.
ii. 9.)
32. Therefore, let all souls, who are called to labor in the work
of God, choose between these two states ; and as they choose, so
the reward will be sure, and no power can hinder it : so saith the
holy Angel. Salvator Regia.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Tlie selfish nature of man debars him from the union of the body oj
Christ. The whole family of Christ is one. All must be given
u]) to become of his family.
\. Now, saith the holy Angel, Write, Thus saith the Lord, What
is man, or the son of man, that I the Lord am mindful of him, or
take pleasure in him, in any wise, seeing his race have no pleasure
in my way, neither take pleasure in doing my will, and in serving
Me they take no delight; but make it their delight to serve that
CHAP. XVllI.] SELFISHNESS DEBARS FROM, ECT. 169
selfish nature which sprang from the opposite spirit of all good; yet
seek to become benefited by the saving power of the Most High.
2. How vain are the hopes of those who seek to be benefited by
the order of my coming, while cleaving to that which is selfish, fa-
voring self, having self-gratification uppermost in all their goings
forth. They who yield services to selfishness, must receive the re-
ward of selfishness, which is not of Me, saith the Lord ; They who
serve the nature of selfishness, must look to the author of selfishness
for their future reward.
3. But they who serve Me, willingly and cheerfully, in opposition
to that nature of selfishness which came by the fall, which causes
man to seek his own interest more than that of his neighbor, in
them I have pleasure.
4. But wo! wo! be to man, and to the sons of men, because of
that nature of selfishness, which will ever be a bar against them so
long as it remaineth unsubdued: for whithersoever they go, they
meet it, and whithersoever they turn, they dash against it.
5. O fatal and cruel bar ! how many hast thou beaten in pieces,
who have fallen victims to thee, O thou bar of selfishness! Where
will man find so great a tyrant as this! so calculated to debar the
soul from becoming one, jointly one with the body of the Most High,
which is composed of many members, all of one body.
6. How can the selfish nature of man have any part in the body
of Christ, which is one spirit? Christ is not divided, neither is his
family divided; and why is it that divisions creep in, which cause
selfishness to arise and claim a right in the body, holding selfish do-
minion? Where is the right of any to hold selfish dominion in *he
family of Christ? saying;
7. "Lo! here is mine, and lo! there is mine. And thus I have a
right to do so and so : for I am somebody who has a right. I have
served many years; and more than this, I have been the author of
temporal substance, and had I remained in the service of the world,
I might have been some great person of consequence."
8. "But since I have seen proper, because of my faith, to come in-
to this way of God, and have bowed my neck to the yoke, in obedi-
ence to my faith, ought I not to receive greater reward?"
9. Nay, saith the Lord. Show me the rich man, or one that hold-
eth dominion, that hath ever become fitted and rightly jointed into
the temple of the Most High ; and I will show thee one that hath
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170 SELFISHNESS DEBARS FROM, ETC. [PART II.
given up all, and become poor in spirit, holding no claim, save that
which is common with the body.
10. For 1 the Lord, with my ovvn voice, do declare it to be impos-
sible for the rich man to enter in at the strait gate ; or for any one
that maketh an account of earthly substance, to cause him to seek
liberties and take advantage thereby.
11. They who are not willing to lay all down at the feet of my
Anointed, to be disposed of according to the will of God, hencefor-
ward, holding no claim, only what is given them by my true witness-
es, know ye, they reserve a weapon whereby they will be slain, and
lose the life of good, if they repent not ; for where the treasure is,
there will be the heart also. {See Matt. vi. 21.)
12. Beware, O ye that seek to be the children of Zion, and to have
an interest and a place in the temple of tiie Most High, that ye de-
file it not with your idols, and your vain sacrifices, wherein ye seek
to sacrifice in part, reserving a part to sacrifice to the god of this
world.
13. And this I speak with a meaning, knowing the time is near
when souls will flock to Zion, the rich and the poor together, who
will seek to bring in divisions, and class themselves according to
their earthly circumstances, which shall never be owned in my house,
saith the Lord.
14. For I will never have but one people, and they who seek di-
vision by their divided spirit, shall be cast out. And they who are
not willing to become as timber in the hands of the workmen, can
never be jointed into my new and living Temple, which must be-
come beautiful in my sight, composed of living souls, made perfect
in the hands of the workmen.
CHAP. XlX.l GOD WILL HAVE BUT ONE KINGDOM. 171
CHAPTER XIX.
The nature of man shall be beaten in pieces by the judgments of
God, until there remains no power of resistance against his will.
The hypocrisy of professing to own Christ as their King, yet
serving his enemy. God icill have but one kingdom and one King
to rule over the earth, S^c.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel to the writer; O thou writer, fear
not ; for I am with thee evermore, so long as thou art called to write
the word of God. And now I say unto thee again, bow down thy
soul and give thy heart to understanding, while I again read his
word for thee to write.
2. Holy, holy and eternal is my word, saith the Almighty. Hear
O earth, and hearken O ye children of men! and learn my statutes
and my judgments. For lo ! my arm is stretched out towards the
East, and towards the West, yea, and towards the North and South,
have I stretched my arm in wrath, and the sword of my truth shall
slay them, and the rod of my anger shall break them and shiver
them to pieces. (See Rev. ii. 27.)
3. And wo! wo! be to the East, West, North and South; be-
cause I the Lord am against them, and I will fight against them un-
til they become beaten in pieces as upon that rock which is sure to
break whatsoever falleth thereon.
4. And they who are willing to be beaten, and become broken,
until they have in themselves no strength to resist the wrath of the
Almighty, and they lay down the weapons of their warfare, their
carnal weapons, wherewith they shield and defend themselves, and
whereby they fortify and secure their carnal lives from every invader;
5. Yea, saith the Lord, when man shall be willing to give up all
self-defense, and say, " Here I am, O Lord, weapons and all, I lay
at thy feet; take me and them, and do whatsoever seemeth good in
thy sight; only grant that my soul may live, and not suffer death;"
Here, and here only, will I be reconciled and cease my war with .
the children of men.
6. For I, the Lord of hosts, have set my face to subdue the whole
earth, and make of many kingdoms and nations, but one kingdom
and but one nation, but one holding dominion, and but one king.
The King who ruleth in Zion, the same is the King who should sit
172 GOD WILL HAVE BUT ONE KINGDOM. [pART II.
upon the throne of David, having dominion even to the uttermost
parts of the earth.
7. And thus will I subdue all things, and break down all powers
which shall resist the power of the Mighty One of Israel ; for I will
go forth to battle, and I will ride through the land with my armies
to battle, which is the great day of vengeance of the Lord of hosts.
And I will sweep and lay low all who shall lift up sword or spear,
and I will make an utter destruction of all who shall resist and bid
defiance to the armies of Israel.
8. But they who resist not, but join hand in hand in battle, tak-
ing up arms with Me, saith the Lord, shall become conquerors, yea,
more than conquerors, by following the example of my beloved Son;
for they who conquer shall become heirs with him who conquered
all things, and when he shall reign in his glory, they shall also reign
with him. And they shall be kings and princes to him, giying him
all honor and glory who first conquered and subdued all things, and
triumphed over every enemy within.
9. How long, O ye children of men, will ye call upon the name
of the King of Zion, the son of David, and say, "Be thou my
King," while ye are not willing to go forth with him to battle against
the strong enemy ?
10. Where would be the propriety of the subjects of any royal
name paying great homage to their king with their lips, and bowing
their bodies never so low before him, so long as they were not will-
ing to go forth with him to battle ; but secretly conspired with the
enemy, against whom their lord had set his face like a flint, to rid
his kingdom?
11. I say, where would be the propriety of this? And where w'ould
be the loyalty of such subjects, who cared not for the prosperity of
the kingdom of their lord, but were secretly undermining it by
harboring the enemy, taking part with them, and supporting them
from their lord's treasury?
12. Hear ye this, O ye children of men, and ye who profess to be
the servants of my beloved Son, saying, Be thou our King; for we
want no other to rule over us, saying, Go thou before us, and fight
our battles, and we will be thy faithful servants, and render unto
thee our services and our strength; meaning, at the same time, to
support the enemy within and take part with him, in battle against
their king whom they have sworn to obey.
CHAP. XIX.] GOD WILL HAVE BUT ONE KlxVGDOM. 173
13. O ye children of men! How long will ye seek to support, two
spirits? How long will ye be double minded? having a mind to
serve two masters, deceptiously calling upon the name of the King
of Zion to be your king, while ye pay tithes to the king of Sodom.
14. O ye deceivers! full of vain imaginations! How will ye escape
tlie wrath of Him who hath come as a revvarder of the works, and
a tryer of the hearts of the children of men! Wo be to them who
say and do not, who make fair pretences, and perform not, who
draw near with their lips, while their hearts are afar off; neither
choose they to draw near only with their lips, lest they be consumed
by the wrath of the Lamb, who is revealed in wrath against the en-
emies of his people.
15. How long, how long will the children of men make a mystery
of the kingdom of heaven, and remain blind concerning the all im-
portant battle which is to be fought, which will decide the point
with every soul, and make a settlement between the two armies?
16. For to whomsoever ye yield yourselves servants to obey, where-
in the mighty conflict is to take place, in which Michael and his
Angels go forth to battle, in the name of the Lord of hosts, to de-
stroy the devil and his angels; I say, to whomsoever ye yield your-
selves servants to obey, his servants ye are. (See Rom. vi. Ifi.)
17. And if ye take part with the mighty Prince, who standeth up
for the children of his people, and are armed by him, and are true
and valiant in his service, ye shall be honored by him, and become
conquerors with him.
18. But if ye side with Satan, and commune with his angels, will
ye not prove traitors to your Prince? And will ye not receive the
reward of the traitor, which is death? Truly ye shall.
19. Therefore beware, O ye children of Zion, and ye sons of men,
beware that ye take no part with Satan nor his Angels, in this great
and decisive battle of the Lord of hosts, in which his mighty
Prince goeth forth in his name, conquering and to conquer.
20. For if ye do, ye will surely be numbered among the slain of
the Lord of hosts, and shall full among the wounded of the enemy ;
and ye shall not be numbered among the conquerors, who take no
part with the enemy, but are ever true and faithful to the Prince un-
der whose banner they have enlisted to fight the good fight of faith,
21. And this is the day of the great battle of the Lord of hosts,
which hath already begun, and Michael doth already stand up with
his armies to battle. And he is a mighty Prince, and all nations
174 OF THE lord's supper. [part II.
and tongues shall know that the mighty Prince hath arisen, with his
armies to make war and accomplish the work of the latter day, and
fight in the name of the Lord of hosts.
22. Yea, to fight and subdue the power of the strong enemy, and
lay low tlie strong holds of Satan, that his power may be limited,
and a mark set upon him, that he should deceive the nations no
more, but that all may know and see the mark of the beast in his
forehead, and shun the grasp of him who hath deceived with his
lies, being the father of all manner of deception and lies.
23. And he hath caused all nations to worship the beast of iniquity,
and to become drunken with the wine of fornication and beastly in-
dulgence. And he shall no more go about as a deceiver among the
nations: for I will strip the beast and the whore, and men shall no
more glory in their shame : but their glory shall be in Me, saith the
Lord.
CHAPTER XX.
Concerning the true natvre of the Lord's Supper.
1. Again saith the holy Angel, Hearken, saith the voice of the
Lord, while I reason witli thee O man! while I make known to thee
my mind and will, and show thee concerning my righteousness and
my justice towards the children of men, and declare my tender
mercies towards the workmanship of my hands: for my love en-
dureth even unto the end, and my power is suflicient to save to the
utmost, all who will come to Me and seek Me in the order of my
appointment.
2. For the time is come for all who would find mercy, to seek it
where it is to be found, and knock at the door which hath been opened,
which no man is able to shut against the soul who knocketh, and
seeketh mercy and deliverance from sin, and the wages thereof For
one door is opened, one faith and testimony sounded forth, one
Lord, and him crucified, is set forth, and no soul can find Christ
the saving power, except in his people who constitute his body, and
who are separated from the root of iniquity and all its branches.
CHAP. XX.] OF THE LOUd's SUPPEK. 175
3. And altliough they may cry lo here! or lo there! or flee to the
desert of sin and wickedness, and look for him among those uho
yet remain in the service of sin; I say vain is their search, and use-
less is their hi>pe of finding the Savior among a diversity of opinions,
among tiiose wlio remain in the thicket, enclosed in the forest of sin.
4. Although Satan may transform himself into the appearance of
an Angel of light, and show forth many sign.s and wonders, to de-
ceive, if possible, the very elect; yet I say, believe him not. He
that crieth lo here! and lo there! holding forth any doctrine, save
Christ, and him crucified, daily, let him be accursed. For they who
receive Christ, must gather to his body ; for "Wheresoever the body
is, thither will the eagles be gathered together." (Luke. xvii. 37.)
5. And they who receive Christ, must receive him crucified, and
be baptized into his death, and drink of that cup of sufferings which
will crucify them daily unto the world, and the world unto them.
And by this will they be profited by eating and drinking of the Lord's
supper, which is to partake of the spirit and life of his body ; for the
time of the shadow, the resemblance of the substance, passeth away,
and the substance cometh.
6. And they who eat and drink worthily, by partaking of those suf-
ferings which bring a daily death to the nature of evil, and a daily
life to the spirit, which is of God, they become one with the body,
and are thereby crucified and slain to the body of sin.
7. But they who eat and drink unworthily, making the cross and
sufferings of Christ of no effect, through their disobedience and un-
belief, they partake of that which will prove the condemnation of
their souls; and in this they eat and drink damnation to themselves,
(See L Cor. xi. 29.) and are more accursed than they who know
not the way to become partakers of that saving power, which bring-
eth the death of all evil.
8. And thus closes this short sketch, declaring the word of the
Most High, concerning the eating and drinking of the Lord's body
and blood, which is neither more nor less than partaking of his suf-
ferings, to do the will of God, which becomes their meat and drink,
and brings life and peace to the soul; but death and destruction to
the nature of evil.
9. Thus have I written, and thus shall it stand forever and ever.
And all souls who ever become redeemed unto righteousuesa, will
It^ OF THK WASHING OF FKET. [pART II.
find the truth of this statement as it is here laid down. And in this
way, all souls may partake of the Lord's supper to profit, and not as
a vain form without the substance.
CHAPTER XXI.
Concerning washing feet : The hire of the laborer, and the beast of
Antichrist .
1. Thus saith the holy Angel; Again bow down and write con-
cerning the example of the Lord and Savior, wherein he abased him-
self, being their Lord and Master, by washing the feet of his servants,
of those who had become one with him by obeying his voice.
2. Thus saith the Spirit of the Lord God; How much greater do
those who claim to be the servants of the Son- of God, seek to be,
than he whom they claim for their Lord and Master! Who among
the sons of men, are found to perform this degrading ceremony of
washing each other's feet in remembrance of their Lord and Savior?
Is Christ's example too humiliating to their pride?
3. Why is not this equally as binding a duty upon those who pro-
fess to be the followers of Christ, as that of breaking bread and
drinking wine? Was not this one among the last of his sacred ordi-
nances among his followers? Why then has this been neglected, and
that of breaking bread held so sacred? Did not the Lord say, "If
I your Lord and Master do wash your feet, how much more ought
ye to wash one another's feet? And if 1 wash you not, ye have no
part in me?" (See Jno. xiii. 14, 15.)
4. Why is it that those who profess to be ministers in the name
of my beloved Son, they who in remembrance of him do break and
bless that bread which they hold as the resemblance of his body,
and hold forth the wine in resemblance of liis blood, which was
shed for a ransom for many, whv do they not call for a bowl of wa-
ter and a napkin, and commence the mortifying duty of washing
each other's feet in remembrance of their Lord?
5. But they say, this would be a very inconsistent and unreason-
able task, never designed of the Lord to be practiced in remem-
brance of him. But saith the Lord, Why so? If the ceremony of
CHAP. XXI.] THE HIKE OF THE LABORER. 177
breaking bread and pouriiio- forth the beat wine, be held so sacred,
why not the humiliating ceremony of washing feet?
6. I the Lord will give the answer, and the truth will I state.
The reason is this: Because it is not, as a ceremony, calculated to
fit the dark reign of Antichrist. But in the beginning it was not
so; the one was held equally sacred with the other, so long as the
spirit of Christ, which wrought humiliation in his followers, re-
mained in its ])urity.
7. But when the spirit of the true Christ was overshadowed and sti-
fled, by the spirit of the world, in the hearts of those who professed
to be his followers, they began by degrees to throw away all the cer-
emonies of their Lord, and set at nought all which served to abase
and lay low the loftiness of their natures, and reserved nothing but
that which would cherish that propensity which is directly opposed
to the nature of Christ.
8. In this way, and by these means, was the spirit of Christ, in its
purity, wholly driven from the hearts of the children of men, and
the reign of that kingdom set up, which glories in nought but that
which is great and exalted in the eyes of the wise of this world.
9. The ceremony of washing feet, was a simple humiliating ser-
vice, showing the humiliation of him who had become a simple child,
a Son well pleasing in the sight of that God who delighteth in nought
but that which cometh of a meek and lowly heart, denying all self-
exaltedness, all self-righteousness, which pufFeth up each one above
his fellow, and shunneth to perform humiliating acts of servitude to
his fellow beings, and in a special manner, to those of the house-
hold of faith.
10. Not that it remaiueth a binding ceremony, upon those who have
received the substance of that testimony, which terminates in the
death of every spirit that breathes forth any thing else but love,
meekness and true humility, any more than the ceremony of break-
ing bread ; but both are shadows of a spiritual work.
11. Again, saith the Lord, concerning the laborer's being worthy
of his hire; the same exalted sense, through which the professors
of Christianity have shunned every appearance of the cross of Christ,
hath caused them to err. How have those who wish to shun all
appearances of the humiliation of their Lord, taken this saying of
my beloved Son, to justify the erroneous doctrine of preaching for
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178 THE HIRE OF THE LABORER. [pART II.
hire, and living at ease by the hard earnings of others, pleading that
the laborer is worthy of his hire !
12. O, saith the voice of the Mighty One! abominations untold,
and crimes unseen by mortal eyes, must yet be loudly proclaimed
in the judgment, committed by those who boast themselves in this
way! who take this saying of my beloved Son, to prove and justify
the propriety of preaching for hire, and living at ease upon the earn-
ings of others, who are far better and more acceptable in my sight
than themselves.
13. Open your bibles, ye vain pretenders! and find this saying of
my beloved Son to his disciples, when he sent them forth to preach
the gospel of free salvation, without money and without price, and
see how far it agrees with your manner of preaching what you call
the gospel of Christ; but tome it is the delusion of Antichrist, the
beast with seven heads and ten horns. (Luke x. 5, 6, 7.)
14. And who are they among the sons of men who wander not
after the beast of Antichrist, whose deadly wound was healed? Who
among the sons of men have not received the mark of the beast,
excepting those whose names are found written in the Lamb's Book
of Life, slain from the foundation of the world ? And who is there
among the fallen race, that doth not give glory and honor to this
beast, saying. Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war
with him? (See Rev. xiii. 4.)
15. But lo I say unto you, ye inhabitants of the earth, ye who
wander after the beast, who receiveth his power from the prince of
darkness ; him who worketh miracles, and doth many wonders in
the sight of those who wander after him, by the power of him who
giveth him his power ; Know ye, that power hath begun to operate
on earth and in heaven, which shall roll through the earth, and no
place shall be found for the beast and for those who have received
his mark.
16. For he that hath made war with the saints, and overcome them,
and reigned triumphant for many centuries, the same is the beast of
Antichrist ; and the spirit is the same, let its name be what it may,
whether Catholic, or Protestant Reformers, or any other name.
17. Those who follow that spirit, which maketh war with the sim-
plicity of the gospel of free salvation, without money and without
price, preached and practiced by the Son of God and his immediate
followers, let their name and persuasion be held in never so high
CHAP. XXI.] THR HIRE OF THE LABORER. 179
reputation, by the wise and prudent of this world, they give honor
to the beast of Antichrist, and receive his mark.
18. And therefore, that spirit which killeth with the sword, shall
perish by the sword; and that spirit which leadeth into captivity,
shall be led captive. Hence the sword of truth is already sent forth,
which shall slay the spirit of Antichrist, and bring into captivity all
which worketh in the soul, in opposition to the true spirit of Christ,
and against the purity and innocence of the gospel.
19. And this is the word which I, the God of Heaven, have writ-
ten, and caused to be revealed to an instrument of mortality, that
all who hear this my word, may know the views of the Most High,
concerning those who profess Christ, and possess nought but the
spirit of Antichrist; that spirit which gathereth not with Christ,
but scattereth all which cometh forth in his likeness, and possessing
his spirit.
20. Thus saith the holy Angel, I, the holy Angel, do cheerfully
witness this to be the word of Almighty God, faithfully written by
a mortal hand, and brought to mortal view. And with pleasure do
I seal it with the seal of the Almighty, to remain a durable word,
never to be blotted out through time.
THE WOED OF GOD KEVEALED,
OUT or WHOSE MOUTH GOETH A SHARP SWORD.
WRITTEN BY INSPIRATION
At Wisdom's Valley, (Watervliet,) June 17, A. D. 1842.
Containing important Revelations of the sealed myste-
ries OF the visions of Saint John,
PRELIMINARY NOTE BY THE EDITORS.
1. The revelations of St. John have generally been considered, in a great
measure, a sealed Book. Yet many of the figurative representations used there-
in to point out future events, are so appropriate, that some men of deep pen-
etration have been able, by tiie light of their understanding, to discover, in a
good degree, and to show in the records of history, the events by which these
figurative revelations were evidently fulfilled in the providential order.
2. But the true spiritual meaning, which is far the most important, could
never be discovered by natural wisdom. Therefore, in order to prevent a
misunderstanding of the following interpretations and applications of those
symbolical figures, it will be necessary that the reader should bear in mind,
that all substances and principles, which God hath made in the visible crea-
tion, are figurative representations of spiritual things, in the spiritual creation :
" For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made." Rom. i. 20.
3. For this reason it appears evident that, where these visible things arc
used in the language of prophetic revelation, the interpretation must be two
fold; first outwardly, in visible things, which must be fulfilled in the order
of Providence, in events which take place in the world. The second is spir-
itual or internal, and must be interpreted and fulfilled in the order of the in-
ternal and spiritual work of God.
4. Therefore let it be understood, that the interpretation here given by
Divine Inspiration, is mostly opening or revealing the spiritual meaning of
some of those sublime figures, which have hitherto remained sealed up as
mysteries, and showing their application and operation, in the spiritual work
of regeneration, and the restoration of all things in the new creation of God.
5. But this subject will be ^more fully opened in the explanations of the
holy Angel of Prophetic Light, affixed to this work. " Let him that readeth
understand."
lATRODUCTION BY THE BOIY ANGEL.
1. Thus saitli the holy Angel to the inspired writer, Bow down
tliy soul, O thou mortal instrument, and fear not to write the word
of the only wise and just God; Him who created the heavens and
the earth, for a purpose as yet unknown to mortals; for a purpose
which will yet end in the honor and glory of the Creator, and term-
inate in the happiness of every soul w'ho will vield perfect obedience
to his known will unto them. Believest thou this?
2. Truly, replies the writer, I believe all this. Wherefore then
canst thou doubt and become fearful in his hands? Is not the prom-
ise of God sure? Will He ever forsake the obedient? Arise, O child,
and be comforted, and know thou hast never done violence to the
word of God, but hast handled it in his holy fear, in obedience to
his most holy word, made known unto thee, through his servants,
his holy anointed ones, Zion's Leaders, and also in obedience to his
daily watchmen whom he hath set as Shepherds of the flock, of
which thou art a little one.
3. And now I say unto thee, Fall down into the dust, and dis-
perse thy fears, and be able to receive the w^ord of God as it Com-
eth unto thee. Be willing to lengthen out the days of thy tribula-
tion and sorrow, and know that in the end, thou shalt receive that
peace and crown of glory, which will reward thee four-fold for all
thy toil and for all thy sorrow, wherein thou hast sorrowed for the
word of God's sake. This I speak to thee, that thou mayest renew
thy courage, and be willing to lengthen out the days of thy tribula-
tion, knowing the Lord hath pleasure in thy obedience.
CHAP. I.] WHO ARE TRUK MARTYRS OF CHRIST. 183
CHAPTER I.
Intcrprrtut'wn of the Vision of the souls of them that were slain for
the icord of God, t^r. Sec Rev. vi. 9. None are true martyrs of
Christ who are not slain, as to the life of fallen nature and the
spirit of the world, S^'c.
1. Thus saith the voice of the Lord God; Hear, O Israel, and
understand the voice of thy God ! Hearken, ye inhabitants of my
Zion upon earth! Hearken and know the voice of your God, and
understand and obey my Almighty word to you, that it may be well
with you.
2. For lo! the time draweth near, when the mighty word of God,
and the power of that testimony which bringeth the end, shall be
uttered forth and proclaimed to the utmost parts of the earth. And
the roaring of that trumpet which hath long been looked for, by the
anticipations of man, shall be heard throughout the world, which
shall rend the earth and the heavens, and bring a revolution and a
new manifestation of the grace of that Almighty God and his power,
who first created the heavens and the earth.
3. Yea, saith the voice of the Eternal God, the Beginning and
the Ending; that God who created the world, the heavens and the
earth, and began all things in wisdom ; He it is who is able to bring
the end, according to that never failing fountain of wisdom, which
floweth from the throne of Almighty Power.
4. And thus. He who was able, by his Almighty Power, to stretch
forth his hand and create and fashion the earth, and all that was
therein; He it is who is able, by the same Almighty Power, to ex-
tend his power, and bring the end of all things before Him.
5. For, saith the Lord, I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning
and the Ending; and before Me there was none, and after Me there
is none: for I am the first and the last. I am He who goeth before,
and it is I, even I the God of Israel, that bringeth up the rear.
6. And no power cometh after that Almighty Power which bring-
eth the end, whereby souls may look for another dispensation of the
grace of God; for that testimony hath gone forth, which shall slay
and bring the end of all natural things before Me.
7. And this word shall never cease until it hath done its work,
which is to bring the end, and slay all which proceedeth not from
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tlie throne of Eternal Wisdom, and sever from the soul, all which
debars it from returning to that fountain from whence it originated,
8. And they who love not their lives unto death, for the testimo-
ny's sake, and for that word which bringeth the end, they become
martyrs in spirit, and are slain for the testimony which they bear,
and to which they yield obedience. And by this sword, which is
the testimony of eternal truth, a flaming sword against all unright-
eousness, shall every fallen being be slain and wounded to the death
of that nature of evil which causes disobedience, before the soul
can ever return unto Him who is the author and finisher of all things.
9. And thus may ye see the spiritual fulfillment of the revelation
of St. John, wherein he looked and beheld under the altar, those
who were slain for their testimony's sake, who cried unto Me and
said; "How long, O Lord, just and true, dost thou not judge and
avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth? And white
robes were given them. "
10. "And it was said unto them that they should rest yet for a lit-
tle season, until their fellow servants also, and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. " And who w'ere
they who had been slain for the testimony of Jesus, in a natural
point of view? Could it have had reference to those of the prophets
who were slain in the days of my figurative work? Truly not.
11. Who then were these who had been slain for the testimony's
sake, who cried unto Me that their blood might be avenged? Were
they not the martyrs of Jesus, who were put to death by the perse-
cuting power of the dragon? But this would not have taken place,
had they not been first slain to the world, and the world to them.
r2. Therefore they cried unto a righteous and just God, that his
judgments might not only avenge their blood upon the wicked per-
secutors, but that the same sword which had slain them, might be
the weapon to slay and lay low that spirit of enmity in man, that
earthly and fallen nature which rested in man, and which is ever
at enmity and opposed to the way and requirement of a holy and
just God.
13. Although this was outwardly fulfilled in the martyrs, who were
slain during the days of the primitive Church, for the word of
God, and for the testimony which they held ; yet none could be
counted true martyrs of Jesus, nor receive the reward of martyrdom,
but those who were slain to the life of the world, according to the
work of the dav. Their beiu'r outwardly slain for their testimony,
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was but a figure of the death in spirit, to the fallen nature of man.
Hence tlie work, in the true meaning, must be spiritually fulfilled.
14. Therefore, I again ask, who were those, in a spiritual sense,
who were seen under the altar, slain for the testimony's sake? Were
they not those who were killed to the world, and slain by the testi-
mony of my beloved Son? He who was slain from the foundation of
the world, and was worthy to receive honor and glory, he who was
killed to the very foundation of that earthly nature, that he might
receive that honor and glory which is of that world which hath no
end. I say, were they not those who were slain by the testimony of
my beloved Son? Truly they were.
15. And this was their request when they entered the eternal world,
that the same power of self-destruction might continue, and ven-
geance be taken upon that nature of evil which constitutes the man
of sin, and wages war against every spirit which is of God, and
causes the wicked world to persecute every faithful follower of Christ.
16. For these followers of my beloved Son, knew. not, when they
entered the eternal world, but that the work of full and final redemp-
tion had taken place in a far greater degree than they then found
it ; nor did they know but that the same testimony had been reveal-
ed that was to be preached to all nations, which would bring the end
of the world as far as it had in them: although the Lord plainly
told them of the falling away, and of his second coming.
17. Yet they understood it not in its true nature; but hoped to
see the work of destruction going on, and to find a work accom-
plished in that dispensation, which was never designed to be accom-
plished until the second coming of my beloved Son.
18. And such was the word unto them, when they complained be-
cause the work which had already begun, and the vengeance of
God against the persecuting world, did not continue, and bring about
the end. They received the reward of their faithfulness, and were
clothed in garments of peace and quietness, and bid to rest in hope,
until their brethren who dwelt upon the earth, should be killed as
they were, both by persecution and by the same testimony.
19. This testimony would be accomplished, in its fullness, by the
second coming of him who would be revealed in wrath, to take ven-
geance upon the inhabitants of the earth, and upon that enmity
which constitutes the old earth and heavens, which will vanish and
be consumed by the flaming sword of truth, which is the testimony
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of Christ, and by the fiery judgments of Him that sitteth on the
eternal throne.
20. This will cause the kings of the earth, and the great men, and
them who glory in that which is of the old earth and heavens, to
mourn and seek to hide from the face of Him who knoweth the se-
crets of their hearts, and is able to comprehend the depth of that
nature of enmity, which seeketh to hide beneath the rocks and
mountains, from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and
from the wrath of the Lamb, who is revealed in wrath against the
abominations of man. (See Rev. vi. 15 to 17.)
21. And thus saith the voice of the Almighty, the Beginning and
the Ending, May all see by this my word, the fulfillment, in the spirit-
ual sense, of this part of the vision of the beloved apostle. And
thus hath it been from the foundation.
22. They who were slain by the testimony revealed through my
beloved Son, slain to all carnal, earthly enjoyments, killed to the
world of pleasure, rested in hope, until the fullness should be reveal-
ed, and the Bride brought forth out of her closet, to meet the Bride-
groom, that they twain might be one living spirit, in the full like-
ness of the Eternal Two in One. And until then, there was never
a soul born and brought forth into the new creation, by the power
of the regeneration, the first-born Parents of the new creation
excepted.
23. But from the days of my beloved Son, until the Bride was re-
vealed, hath the work of generation been going on, multiplying and
replenishing the earth by natural generation, fulfilling the power of
propagation, which I had established in the creation of the old
world; yet regardless of the times and seasons, which plainly shows
for itself, that the law of propagation is not in all their thoughts.
But thus it is, and thus it hath been.
24. But the time hath come for the work oi the ivonder , which was
seen in heaven, to be progressively fulfilled in its completed order.
A woman clothed with the brightness of the sun, travailing in pain
to be delivered, and bring forth that testimony which was to rule the
nations with a rod of iron, breaking in pieces all which remaineth
in man, opposed to the spirit of a pure and holy God ;
25. Even that testimony which causeth Satan to rage, and cast
forth out of his mouth a multitude of slanders, and evil surmises,
and bitter railings and persecution ; because of that testimony which
is to rule and break in pieces and subdue all under it, which is of
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the loftiness of man; That testimony which will bring tiie end of
the reign of iniquity, and wholly undermine the power of the ad-
versary, and reduce his kingdom to the dust. This testimony or
word of God, was first revealed in the first-born Son, brought forth
by Eternal Wisdom.
26. And for this cause was Satan enraged, and sought to make war
with the remnant of the seed of the woman, those who stood firm
in that testimony which had begun to bruise the serpent's head, and
take vengeance upon him who first sowed the seed of rebellion in
the hearts of the first man and woman, which hath ever reigned in
their offspring, even unto the present day.
27. And thus was that testimony, when first revealed on earth, and
brought forth by the woman clothed with the brightness of the sun,
caught up unto the throne of God, from the persecuting dragon;
The same testimony which created the war in heaven, wherein Mi-
chael and his Angels fought against the dragon and his angels, and
cast them out by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony. And they loved not their lives unto death.
28. And thereby was the door opened in heaven, and the testimo-
ny revealed the second time, and brought forth by the Bride, which
is to slay the enmity of man, and give no room in the hearts of those
who walk in obedience thereunto, for Satan or any of his crew.
And thus were Satan and his angels cast out and overcome by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.
29. For those who had waited in hope, and rested in their integrity,
when they heard the trumpet of full and final salvation by the new
birth, and redemption, not only from sin, but from the very nature
of sin, great was their joy in heaven.
30. This caused souls to give honor and glory to that God who
was able to bring about his purposes, and hasten the day of final
salvation, when the old accuser was to be cast out, with his deeds,
which continually held the soul in oppression, and became its ac-
cuser before God, day and night.
3L And thus was deliverance wrought in heaven, and souls w-ere
awakened and called to judgment, and arraigned at the bar of jus-
tice, by faith in the testimony, which wrought death to the nature
of sin, and life eternal lo the soul.
32. And they who received it, loved not their lives unto death;
but were slain to every part of a fallen nature, and wholly subdued
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to that rod of iron which ruleth and reigneth over them, which seta
the soul at liberty to rejoice in its deliverance.
33. And this is my word, which I have written and caused to be
revealed to an instrument of mortal clay, for the good and instruc-
tion of those who dwell upon the earth. As my judgments are fast
hastening, and the time of the end draweth near, I leave this word,
that ye may know by what means cometh the end. And thus clos-
es this word from the Author and Finisher of all things.
34. Thus saith the holy Angel; Fear not little one, for lo! I am
with thee. And with pleasure do I behold this word faithfully
written and brought to mortal view. And I the holy Angel, will
seal it a holy word, never to be blotted out so long as time remains.
This is my word and my witness.
CHAPTER II.
A communication from the holy Angel of Prophetic Light, giving
a further illustration of the wonder seen in heaven hy St. John,
concerning the tooman clothed icith the sun, and of her offspring,
Sf'c. Given at the Holy Mount, October 26, 1844.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel, This vision hath never been clearly
explained, in its fullness, in any writing. It consists of two parts;
concerning the bringing forth into the world (See Heb. i. 6.) by
the Eternal Mother, the divine spirit of Christ, in its first and sec-
ond appearance ; though like many other figurative revelations, it
is given in short, and not clearly expressed in its fullness.
2. The Woman seen in the vision, represented the Eternal Mother
Wisdom, who first brought forth Christ in the male order. There-
fore saith her first-born Son, "Wisdom is justified of all her chil-
dren." (Luke vii. 35.) She was the Mother of that testimony of
everlasting truth in him which roused the enmity of the great dragon
of iniquity, who sought to devour this holy child as soon as he was
brought forth; but this he could not effect. (See Matt. ii. 16, and
Rev. xii. 4.)
3. But when the true spirit of Christ was caught up from the
earth, to God and to his throne, then the power of the bloody drag-
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on, who had sought to destroy this man child and his testimony,
that it might not supplant his kingdom, made war with the saints,
and overcame them.
4. Then the Church of that day, being destitute f)f the true spir-
it of Christ, fell to the earth. For this cause, the divine Mother
or Holy Spirit, emanating from Holy Wisdom, which had dwelt in
the primitive Church as the Spirit of promise, fled into the wilder-
ness state of the witnesses, from the face of the persecuting serpent
which had overcome the Holy City. (See Rev. xi. 2.)
5. These witnesses who abode in the field, (See Micah iv. 10.)
were clothed in sack-cloth and mourning : fur tiiey were driven
from the Holy City into the wilderness, bv the Gentiles, where this
Mother Spirit was fed by divine revelation, and kept alive by their
testimony, during the dark reign of Antichrist.
H. Had it not been for this, the holy spirit of Promise would
have died away from the earth. But here this holy spirit travailed
in pain to bring forth the second birth, until the time came for her
deliverance, and for the work of full redemption to be made mani-
fest, according to the ancient prophet Micah. (See iv. 10.)
7. During this period, the go.'^pel of Christ's first appearing was
preached in the spiritual world; and by the power of this testimony
of eternal truth, he received to himself a kingdom, which was ex-
tensively spread and established, according to the order of that day,
agreeable to his parable; "A certain nobleman went into a far
country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return." (Luke
xix. 12.) This alludes to the ascension and work of Christ in the
spiritual world, and to his second coming.
8. But when the power of the dragon, in the Gentiles, had pre-
vailed again-stthe saints of the Most High, and trodden under foot the
Holy City, and set up his kingdom upon its ruins, which is " The
abomination of desolation;" so that, through Antichrist, he reigned
triumphant on earth; then he sought, with all his hosts of angels
and powers of iniquity and darkness, to extend his kingdom in the
spiritual world, and to supplant the true order and power of the
kingdom of Christ, and to get the dominion there, as he had done
on earth.
9. Here was the heaven in which the war of Michael and the
dragon first took place. For Michael, the mighty Archangel, who
always stood for, and defended the perfect work" of God, was sent
forth by the Eternal Parents, with all the Angels and spirits of the
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righteous, who were moved by the perfect spirit of God; and they
fought against the dragon and his angels, and the mighty powers
of evil.
10. And the Dragon and his angels fought with all their power and
deceptive influence, and prevailed not so as to find any place in
heaven, that is, in the kingdom of Christ. For Michael and his
host made war upon them, in the name and spirit of Christ, by the
perfect testimony of eternal truth, against every spirit and principle
which was not like God and the pure life of the Lamb.
11. Therefore it is declared that, "they overcaine by the blood of
the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. And they loved not
their lives unto the death." (See Rev. xii. 11.) That is, they loved
nothiug in their lives which was contrary to the pure spirit of Christ;
but sacrificed every principle to the death by the cross, that was not
of God nor like God.
12. And thus the great Dragon of iniquity, and his angels and pow-
ers of darkness were overcome and cast out of heaven, from all the
regions of the spiritual world, where the kingdom of Christ had been
extended.
13. By this means the way was prepared in the heavens, for salva-
tion and strength, and the kingdom of our God and the power of
his Christ, to come* and be established, to rule and reign forever;
and for the full testimony of the everlasting gospel to be sent forth
on earth, to supplant the dominion and power of the dragon in the
kingdom of Antichrist, and to overthrow it to its foundations. (See
Rev. xii. 10 to 12.)
* How is the power of his Christ to come, and be manifested .' Can there be
a kingdom without subjects .' And can any be his subjects until tliey are born
of his seed? For to tiiat alone, the promise of blessing was given. See Gal.
iii. 16. As this is evidently the case, how can they be born without a Motlier
in Christ .' Dons not the greatest power of natural man consist in peopling the
kingdom of this world with his offspring.' Surely this cannot be denied.
And it is equally undeniable, that this, his greatest power, is r.:anifested through
the natural mother; and as the natural is figurative of that which is spiritual,
See Rom. v. 14. it follows conclusively, that the power of Christ, to people
his kingdom with spiritual offspring must be manifested by tiie Mother spirit,
bringing forth the true seed througli that chosen female, in whom the true
Bride was revealed. See Rev. xix. 7 to 9. This is the power of Christ thus
declared, in that chosen female in whom and her seed, the Eternal Mother
was persecuted by the dragon. Eds.
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14. But until this victory was gained in the heavens, tlie work
could never take place on earth. Thus in the issue of this war of
Michael and his Angels, aj^ainst the dragon and his angels, the pow-
er of the work of full redemption and eternal salvation was brought
forth.
15. For when the victory was sufficiently gained in the heavens,
and the way was prepared on earth, by the power of Michael, who
pursued the dragon, and cast him and his angels out of the Holy
City; then the Eternal Mother brought forth her true representative
on earth, Christ in the female order, even the holy Bride.
16. And she abode in and upon that woman, who was prepared by
deep sufferings and the baptism of the holy spirit and fire, as her
tabernacle on earth; and to her was given the tioo wings of a great
eagle, ihdX she might fly to her place in the wilderness of America,
from the power of the dragon, who persecuted the Mother Spirit in
her.
17. For the dragon now saw that he was cast out of the Holy
City, where he gained the support of his power, to spread his false
principles through the earth, under a garb of Christianity. Even
this his hiding place was now uncovered and exposed to open view,
by the providential work of Michael, whereby the rights of man and
liberty of conscience were brought to light.
18. Therefore this great dragon, even the Devil, was obliged to
flee into the world, among its dark inhabitants, to cover and shelter
himself. And thus he brought the great wo, foretold in the vision,
upon the inhabitants of the earth: for he came down in great wrath,
and overshadowed them with clouds of darkness, and stirred up en-
mity and opposition to the light of truth, and spread the raging
principles of confusion, blood and carnage through the world.
19. Then he sought in his wrath, with all his power, to destroy
the second birth of the divine spirit of Christ, in the female line,
as he had in vain sought to do, when that spirit was first brought
forth in the male line.
20. For he plainly saw that if he could not effect this, the united
and perfect testimony which would be brought forth by the divine
Twain, would supplant and utterly overthrow his dominion, both in
the natural and spiritual world, and establish the everlasting king-
dom of righteousness and truth in the saints of the Most High.
21. Therefore great was his persecuting rage against the woman
and her seed. But on the wings of liberty and independence, which
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God had provided for this very purpose, she flew to the place pre-
pared for her, vj'here she was nourished three years and a half, by
the divine spirit of Christ, and fed by the holy Angels. (See Rev.
xii. 14.)*
2'2. Thus was she protected in the wilderness, from the rage of
the persecuting serpent, until she brought forth the testimony of
the everlasting gospel of Christ's second appearing.
23. Then the dragon, in his wrath, sent forth a flood out of his
mouth, that he might cause the woman to be carried away thereby.
This flood, in a general sense, signifies the persecuting power of
Antichrist; but in this case it had special reference to the tyrannical
power and armies of the beast, which were sent forth by the dragon,
to prevent the establishment of the rights of man, and the effects
of the testimony of the everlasting gospel in this land of liberty;
though the actors therein were ignorant of the designs of the power
by which they were moved.
24. This flood also signifies the persecuting venom stirred up
against the woman, by his malicious slanders and base falsehoods.
"But the earth helped the woman, and opened her mouth and swal-
lowed up the flood." First, by stirring up the liberal spirit of earth-
ly men, to assist her and her children; and secondly, by establish-
ing a liberal constitution, which secures the rights of conscience,
and in a great measure, protects her children from persecution, and
* It is evident that the woman clothed with the sun, that fled into the wil-
derness, and the woman to whom were given tiie wings of a great eagle,
were two spiritual manifestations through the female order, at difTerent times
and in different characters; for the war of Michael and the dragon intervenes
between them. And fleeing into the wilderness, and being fed there 1260
days, shows a very different work and state from flying into the wilderness
into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time
from the face of the serpent : This is evidently the three years and a half of
waiting time, in the wilderness of America; in, or during which time, the
Daughter was protected and nourished by the ministration of Angels and
heavenly powers to prepare for the opening of the everlasting gospel. "The
dragon persecuted the woman, which brought forth the man child." See Rev.
xii. 13. But how did he persecute her.'' Truly, in the same manner, as that
spirit, through his agents in Christ's first appearing, hated and persecuted the
Father, i. e. in the Son, a7i(l liis followers, or seed; for they could not see,
nor hate, nor persecute the Father, in any other way. See Jno. xv. 24. In
like manner, the dragon, in his agents, hates and persecutes the Eternal
Mother, where she is revealed in the daughter and her seed, for he could
never do it in any other way. Eds.
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opens the way for the increase of light, and for the spreading of the
testimony of eternal truth through the world.
25. But this hath raised the wrath of the dragon to its highest
pitch. Tlierefore, when the woman had done her work on earth,
and was taken up to the heavens, from his persecuting power, he
was then exceedingly wroth, and commenced a war with the rem-
nant (or residue) of her seed, who keep the commandments of God,
and have the testimony of Jesus Chirst. (See Rev. xii. 17.)
26. This war will continue in various manners and degrees, and
will never cease until God hath effected his full work with the race
of man. And in every increasing degree of the work of God, the
dragon will cast out a flood of false principles and malicious, per-
secuting slanders, to overflow and destroy the seed of the woman,
and the seed of providential light from the world.
27. But he shall be defeated by the power and the renewed war of
the great prince, Michael and his Angels. And the earth will con-
tinue to open her mouth more and more, by divisions in the corrupt
institutions of the world, and swallow up this fiood, by v.hich means
the true seed shall be preserved; and being nourished by the genial
rays of the Sun of Righteousness, and the life-giving power of the
divine influences of heaven, this seed shall continue to grow and
extend its fruits until it spreads through the world, and produces the
everlasting kingdom of God in its perfect order and glory, saith the
Angel of God.
28. Again, hear the word of divine truth, saith the Angel, concern-
ing the degrees of progressive increase of the work of God, in this
final dispensation of the Two Anointed Ones. When the holy Bride
ascended into the heavens, then was the marriage of the Lamb ac-
complished in its fullness.
29. At this time, the trumpet of full and perfect salvation was
sounded through the regions of the heavens, and the faithful souls,
who had been waiting for this work, embraced the call with great
joy. And many of those who slept in Christ, were awakened by
the sound, and came forth to judgment, and entered into the per-
fect work, and were born into the eternal kingdom, by the seed of
the Parents of the New Creation.
30. Therefore the kingdom of Christ was established, in its perfect
order, in the heavens. Then the same power and perfect testimony
descended to the earth, and by divine revehiion, was established in
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the principles of the same perfect work and order, by the spirit of
the Two Anointed Ones. After this, the immediate presence of
these divine Parents was withdrawn to the Heavens, and went forth
to effect a further conquest over the powers of darkness, and to ex-
tend the kingdom of Christ in the spiritual world.
31. This caused a renewed war between Michael r.nd his Angels,
and ministers of the perfect work, against the dragon and his angels
and ministers of evil. And the dragon and his hosts were again
cast out from all the regions, where the kingdom of Christ had ev-
er extended, and from all the regions where the armies of Michael
came, and where the perfect testimony was sounded.
32. Therefore the dragon came down to the earth in great wrath,
and renewed a furious and malicious war with the seed of the woman,
and many of them he wounded to death. This caused clouds of
darkness to overshadow Zion, and many of her children who, for a
time, had shone as stars of light, were attracted by the tail of the
dragon and cast down to the earth. These things caused great
mourning among the faithful.
33. For this cause the doors of heaveji were opened, and Michael
'and his host of perfect spirits descended, and made war upon the
dragon and his ministers of evil, and overcame and drove them out
of Christ's kingdom upon earth.
34. Then Michael and his ministers followed the dragon into the
world, to effect a further conquest over the powers of darkness, in
the order of Providence, to prepare the way for the testimony of
eternal truth, which is the word of God that was seen in the visions
of Saint John, to go forth and extend the kingdom of God, in the
perfect order of Christ, throughout the world, both visible and
invisible.
35. After Michael and his Angels had cast the old accuser out of
the kingdom of heaven, then the heavenly Parents descended, and
re-established the Zion of God in its order and power. And ever
since this was effected, the war of Michael and his Angels has been
going on in the world, and continues to increase with greater and
greater power.
36. This causes the many wonderful operations, and extraordinary
events, both natural and spiritual, which have been rolling on, with
increasing rapidity, in the world, for several years past.
37. And now, saith the Angel, the time is fully come, yea, is al-
ready in operation, for that spirit which is Faithful and True,
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whose name is called the Word of (Jod, that sat upon the white horse,
to ffo forth into the world, in a greater degree than ever before, and
in righteousness to judge and make war against the powers of dark-
ness. (See Rev. xix. 2.)
38. This signifieth the eternal testimony of the gospel of truth,
which is the icord of God, brought forth by the Two Anointed Ones;
Christ in the perfect order of the heavenly Parentage, who were
first sent forth into the world in and upon purified human tabernacles.
39. This is represented by the white horse, and the armies that
followed on white horses, clothed in fine linen, clean and white,
made so by the blood of Christ, which is his life, signifying purified
souls, those in human tabernacles, who follow the Lamb whitherso-
ever he goeth.
40. The likeness seen upon the white horse, being clothed in a vest-
ure dipped in blood, signifieth that the pure testimony that is and
s-hall be sent forth into the world, must be brought forth by great
tribulation, which will take the life of the fallen nature of man.
41. The Sacred Roll sent forth by the command of the Almighty,
and the words of this divine Book, now commanded of Gud to be
written and sent forth, are declarations of this eternal testimony of
the word of God, which shall go forth to all the nations in the
world, and shall increase in greater and greater degrees of power
and light, until it accomplishes the whole designs of the Eternal
Parents.
42. But against this word of God, and the armies that go forth
with it, the beast and the false prophet, and kings of the earth and
tlieir armies of fallen beings, will be gathered together to make war.
But the hcast and false prophet have been, and shall be progress-
ively taken by the providential work of Michael, and cast alive into
a fire unquenchable. For though their spirits will yet live, their
power and dominion shall be taken away; thus they shall be bound
and tormented in darkness.
43. And the remnant, those who are stripped of the covering power
of the beast and false prophet, shall be slain by the swcrd of him
that sitteth upon the vvhite horse, even by that testimony of Etirnal
Truth, that proceedeth out of the mouth of the faithful and true
witnesses of Christ.
44. And all the fowls shall be filled with their flesh. For those
who cleave to the flesh, shall be tormented with, and devoured by
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the fowls of Satan, wliich live and fly in the air and elements of
darkness.
45. But those who cleave to the spirit, shall be caught up in the
air or spiritual elements of eternal life, and shall inherit the ever-
lasting kingdom of God; and thus shall they be ever with the Lord.
(See I. Thess. iv. 17.) Then shall the kingdom of God be establish-
ed in the saints of the Most High, to stand forever even forever-
more, Amen. Sai.vator Regia.
CHAPTER III.
Address of the holy Angel, and of the apostle John to the inspired
writer. The voice of God to the inhabitants of the earth. The
time of his judgments near. The true sign of the coming of
Christ in his glory, and the two joitnesses explained.
1. Thus saith the voice of the holy Angel to the writer; Bow
down, O thou child, hearken and understand, hear and believe!
For lo, I say unto thee, the time hath come for the word of God to
go forth, and the testimony of eternal truth to be sounded to all na-
tions, kindreds and tongues, that word of God which shall slay and
bring low, in man, all which is not according to his pure and holy
spirit.
2. And by this word of God, which is revealed in this day of the
second coming of the Son of man in his glory, all the inhabitants
of the earth who are alive to the nature of sin which bringeth death
to the soul, must die to that nature, or never be made alive to right-
eousness and peace. (See Rom. vi. 11.)
3. Again saith the holy Angel; Arise, O thou instrument of clay,
and fear not: for lo, I am with thee, and have heard thy groanings
of spirit, and have beheld thy tears which thou hast shed for the word
of God's sake. And now I say unto thee, be comforted and fear
not: for there are now four bright Angels standing by thee, to guard
the instrument chosen of the Most High, to sound forth the word in
his most holy and eternal name.
4. Know thou also, that at the present time, the beloved apostle
John is present, he who ate the little book that was in his mouth
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sweet as honey, and bitter in his belly, he who was to prophesy, be-
fore many peoples, kindreds and tongues. And knowest thou not,
that I the holy Angel, am present, who gave the little book to this
beloved one? I who stood with my right foot upon the sea, and my
left foot upon the earth. Surely 1 am present; therefore fear not,
but bow low and receive the word of the beloved apostle John.
5. Thus saith the beloved apostle ; Hear O thou little one ! heark-
en and understand the voice of him who hath suffered much, while
remaining in time, for the word of God's sake, and for the testimo-
ny of truth which I held in the name of the Son of God.
6. But my sufferings while here in time, were more outward suf-
ferings, through the persecution of the enemies of the cross, than
through severe tribulation of soul. For the time had not then come;
for the refiner of silver and purifier of gold, had not yet come with
his fan in his hand, to make the separation between the precious and
the vile, but merely to begin, as being the beginning of that work
which will accomplish the end of all unrighteousness.
7. And as that day afforded not the power of full and final salva-
tion, which cometh by the fire of the refiner; so in like manner
were our sufferings more outward than inward. But the time hath
now come for those who receive the word of God, the power of
revelation, to receive it through deep tribulation of soul ; that tribu-
lation which will be suflicient to bow their hearts before Him in ev-
ery word, thought and way.
8. And those who are not willing to bear this deep tribulation
and sorrow of soul, for the word of God's sake, that they may be
pure vessels unto Him, through whom to convey his mind and will
unto man, are not worthy to receive the word of God.
9. And the Lord Himself will reject them as unfit instruments,
'''Inwilling to be tried stones and purified vessels, to receive the du-
rable riches, which will serve to feed and clothe the nations with
righteousness, when their souls shall be awakened, to cry to God
for a right understanding of his mind and will to them.
10. Then will they be able to receive the word of Gcd, and it will
be to them food and clothing to obey it ; and it will bring death and
destruction to every branch of a fallen and corrupt nature, and re-
fine the soul from all dross, and bring it into the likeness and image
of the Refiner, who hath already come.
11. And now, O thou instrument! I John, say to thee, be thou
comforted, and know that without sufferings of soul, nothing is gain-
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ed to profit: therefore be cheerful in sufferings. For if thou art
called to till up the cup of thy sufferings in the service of God, as
an instrument in his hands, to bring about his purposes, wherein
canst thou be better employed? I say thy sufferings are not in vain;
for thou shalt reap, if thou faint not.
12. Now I will read to thee from the little book, which 1 received
from the hand of the mighty Angel, which will cause me to proph-
esy therefrom, in spirit, before many people, kindreds and tongues:
for in this book is sealed up the word of God, hidden from mortals
from the foundation of the world.
J3. Hearken, O earth, to the voice of thy God! and howl, O ye
inhabitants thereof! For lo, the time draweth near, when the vials
of his wrath will be accomplished to be poured out upon thee, O
earth, and the inhabitants thereof; for the Lord who is mighty in
judgment hath come.
14. And not one word or syllable, of all which is recorded in the
book of the prophecies, of the Revelations of John, the servant of
Jesus Christ, shall fail to be accomplished upon the earth, and the
inhabitants thereof For the anger of the Lord is great, and his fury
terrible against the earth, and the abominations committed in it, by
those who dwell thereon.
15. And the fury of the Almighty shall never be stayed, nor his
arm be slackened, until his warfare be accomplished with the inhab-
itants of the earth, and until his arm hath gotten the victory "over
the beast and over his image:'' that the nations of the earth may no
more be servants to Satan, by yielding idolatry to the beast, who re-
ceiveth his power from the prince of darkness, the son of perdition,
and goeth to perdition. (See Rev. xvii. IL)
16. Holy, holy are thy ways, O Lord God of heaven and earth
and just are thy judgments, O thou King of saints! ;>
17. Again hearken, O earth, and hear thy doom! For lo, the spir-
it of prophecy is upon me, to utter forth the decrees of the Almighty,
to a wicked and perverse generation, that seeketh signs and wonders
in the natural atmosphere, to teach them of the coming of the Son
of man in his glory ; as though he would come in the natural clouds
of the sky, surrounded by those who were visible to the natural and
carnal eyes of man.
18. O vain and foolish seekers of the things of God, through the
signs of the natural heavens! For I say unto you, as did Jesus while
upon earth ; "There shall no sign be given, but the sign of Jonah,
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who laid three days and tl)ree nijjhis in the bowels of the deep."
So say I unto you, O ye wicked and perver.-^e generation, who ^cek
a sign, a natural sign, to prove the coming of the Son of man in
his glory !
19. But no sign shall be given, but the sign of Jesus and him cru-
cified, whose witness and whose prophecies have lain as dead car-
casses, in the sight of those who dwell upon the earth ; even those
who have trampled upon the testimony of the Son of God, and glcj-
ried not in the death of that cross which torments that nature of
evil, which is, and ever was opposed to the testimony and the mor-
tifying cross of the Son of God.
20. And thus have they suffered the testimony of truth, which had
power to subdue all things unto it, (when the times were accom-
plished,) to be trodden under foot, in the sight of men. Neither
would they suffer the carcass without life, to be buried, but to re-
main as a stench, as from a dead carcass, having been lifeless many
days; having a name that they live and are dead. (See Rev. iii. 1.)
21. And by this may ye receive the sign of the coming of the Son
of man in his glory. For as the Two WUnnsses, which is the man-
ifestation of the spirit of the Eternal Two in One, hath been, as it
were, dead, killed and overcome in the bodies of the witnesses on
earth, by the beast of Antichrist, for many days, and nought hath
remained of the resemblance thereof, but the carcass, without the
power of life; which implies the former and present dead and form-
al state of the professors of the christian name;
22. So, in like manner, when ye see life spring up, and that which
was dead, and as a rotten carcass, come forth with life, then know
ye that the Son of man hath come in his glory. (See Matt. xxv. 31.)
23. And the spirit which bringeth life, shall enter and cause that
which is dead in trespasses and sins, to become alive; which will
cause great fear and terror to fall upon those who dwell upon the
earth, when they see the spirit of life enter into that which hath
long slept in death.
24. When they behold that testimony which giveth life, by the
death of every thing which is in opposition thereunto, how will they
mourn and be terrified, and seek to hide from the face of those
who were dead and are alive, and able to give life to all who are
willing to be slain as they were.
25. And then shall they behold the coming of the Son of man m
his glory, when they again hear that testimony of eternal truth, pro-
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claimed by those who were in sackcloth, that spirit of prophecy,
which coineth of the testimony of Jesus, which will torment and
afflict thnt part of man which seeketh Christ in the splendor of this
world; who look for him in the natural clouds of the atmosphere;
26. Yea, that spirit in man which seeketh to preach and prophesy,
clothed with the splendor and wisdom of this world, instead of that
meekness which was revealed in the Son of God, clothed in humil-
ity, and abased to the world in every form.
27. Yea, when ye see the witnesses of eternal truth, clothed in
the spirit of Christ, and in mourning for sin and the fallen state of
man, proclaiming that testimony which strikes a death blow to the
world, and to the enjoyments thereof; then know ye of a truth,
that the spirit of life from God, hath entered his two witnesses. And
no soul heareth the testimony of the Ttco Witnesses , clothed in sack-
cloth, as a witness against the fashions and forms of this world, but
must be terrified and tormented thereby.
28. But they who receive and obey the testimony of the Two
Witnesses, which are the golden candlesticks and lamps before the
God of the earth ; the spirit of God shining forth through the ever-
lasting Bridegroom and Bride, the spirit of life eternal to the soul;
they shall, in like manner, be caught up from the snares and devices
of the wicked One, and gradually ascend beyond the reach of their
inbred foes ;
29. In like manner as did the Tim Witnesses , who first ascended
to the throne of God, triumphant above their inbred enemies, by
the power of that testimony which giveth life to every soul, who
receiveth and obeyeth the same; which will cause them to arise and
ascend to the throne of God, as did their Lord and Mother.
30. And although this testimony hath long been dead to those who
inhabit the earth, and are in possession of that earthly nature which
Cometh by the fall, and hath been as a stench to those who desired
to walk after their own heart's lusts; yet shall it be revived and fill
the whole earth, and give knowledge and understanding to those
who dwell upon the earth, of the way of peace, and of life everlasting.
31. Therefore, they who seek for the coming of the Son of man
in his glory, by the signs of the natural heavens, they will seek in
vain, and find nothing but sorrow and confusion of face; a fearful
looking for of that which cometh not, until they be taken in the net
from whence they cannot escape. And thus is the word upon this
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subject revealed from the little book, by the spirit of prophecy, ia
the name of the beloved apostle John.
32. The four guardian Angels present, bear witness to the truth
of this word, revealed from the little book, to an instrument of clay.
And thus exclaimeth the mighty Angel, who stood with his right
foot upon the sea, and his left foot upon the earth;
33. I do witness and utter forth with a loud voice, this testimony,
which is revealed in this day of the second coming of the Son of
man in his glory, which hath been sealed up from the understand-
ing of man, from the foundation of the world, is that word of God,
which is a consuming fire to the element of sin.
34. And by this word of God, cometh the end of the world ; and
the end of the world hath already come unto those who have re-
ceived and obeyed this testimony, which is the word of God, and
time no longer remaineth with them, but they are redeemed from
the earth.
35. Yea, and they have become washed from the pollutions of the
works of generation, and no more yield to defile each other, by the
beastly indulgence of lust, which is the god of this world. But
they become virgins for the kingdom of heaven's sake, and follow
the Lamb and Bride whithersoever they go, which is in direct oppo-
sition to the fallen nature of man.
36. For as the first man and woman led into sin, which cometh
by lust, infused by the subtil serpent of sin, and the whole human
family have been led by them, and by that spirit of the serpent
which composeth the god of this sinful world ;
37. So in like manner, shall all who become followers of the
Lamb, whithersoever he goeth, be led directly in the opposite road ;
which will regenerate and bring man back, not only to that state of
innocence in which he was created before he became a slave to the
beastly passion of lust, but raise him to eternal life.
Supplement to the preceding, in confirmation and illustration thereof y
given by the Angel of Prophetic Light.
38. Although the spirit of the Eternal TWO prophesied in the
Witnesses of truth, called the two witnesses, being male and fen»ale,
during the dark reign of Antichrist, and who, when they had fin-
ished their testimony, were killed by the beast : (See Rev. xi. 3, 7.)
Yet these were but a figure of the only perfect and true witnesses,
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even the Two Anointed Ones, who are the likeness of the Eternal
Two.
39. These have risen in their true witnesses, from the dominion of
Antichrist, above the power of the beast, and have ascended up to
heaven. For they overcame the world, and by the cross, slew the
life of the beastly nature in themselves, and thereby received the
power of eternal life, and ascended pure and spotless up to the throne
of their Eternal Parents.
40. And thus have they "led captivity captive;" and in this dis-
pensation are able, and will dispense the same power and gifts of
eternal life to all men who are willing to receive them : (See Eph.
iv. 8.) by which they will be slain to the life of their own beastly
natures, and rise triumphant over him that giveth his power to the
Beast, and life to his image, which is a dead body, having the form
of godliness, but is destitute of the power of salvation. (See II. Tim.
iii. 5.)
41. For such are only an image of the beast, let them be called by
whatsoever name they will ; and their life is the life of Satan, given
in the beastly nature of fallen man. And know ye, saith the Angel,
in no such body will Christ ever be found. Therefore, in no other
manner will Christ ever come to the end of time, than in the spirit
of the Two Anointed Ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole
earth. (Zee. iv. 14.)
42. This spirit doth and will appear, in jiames of divine fire, to
consume the man of sin, destroy the power of Antichrist and
utterly overthrow the kingdom of the beast of fallen nature, in ev-
ery soul that will pass through the purifying work of this refining
fire. And in this way, "the wrath of God is revealed from heaven,
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the
truth in unrighteousness," as testified by the apostle to the Romans.
(Chap. i. 18. See also II. Thess. ii. 8.)
43. Then will the seed of righteousness spring up and grow in
them, and produce the kingdom of Christ in their souls.
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CHAPTER IV.
Address to the worldly minded, tcho boast of their pleasures; yet
trust in the merits of Christ for salvation. God, by his judg-
mcnts, tcill subdue all these things and bring in an everlasting
righteousness.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel, bow down thy soul in humility
and give thy heart to understanding, and receive the sayings of the
little book, as it is read unto tliee.
2. Hearken O earth, and listen to the voice of thy God ; and un-
derstand his judgments unto thee. Bow down O ye mighty; for in
an hour when ye ioik not for desolation, behold it corneth unto
you! For lo, tho woes of the Almighty are sent forth and cannot be
recalled; and his decrees are made sure by the word of i)rophecy,
which altereth not.
3. Hearken, O ye seas and ye islands ! Hearken, O ye ships, and
ye that hold commerce at sea! ye that have become enriched by the
traffic of those things which belong to spiritual Babylon, which must
sink and come to nought; and those who have become rich by the
multitude of her delicacies, and the traffic of those things which
belong to the kingdom of the beast, in which the whole earth hath
become drunken with her sorceries. Wo be to them ! for in an
hour when they look not for desolation, behold it cometh!
4. And the great City, the seat of iniquity, is brought into re-
membrance before God, who will visit her, and deal with her ac-
cording to her folly, and measure unto her double, for all her abom-
inations, wherein she hath defiled and worked pollution with all na-
tions of the earth, and bewitched them with her fornications. [Al-
luding to the great antichristian institutions of the world.]
5. O, Babylon! Babylon! thou mother of harlots ! thou who hast
boasted thyself and lived deliciously and said, "I sit as a queen, and
no evil befalleth me ; for I am a lady, and all nations of the earth
seek me, and where shall be the hand sufficient to overthrow so mighty
and so strong a one?"
6. "Therefore will I sit in quietness, and no harm shall come to
me ; for my lovers are many, and my foes are few. Therefore will
I take my ease and nought shall disturb me ; and it shall be well
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with me; for mighty is the arm which upholdeth me; for my king-
dom is sure and undivided, and nothing shall overthrow it."
7. And thus uttereth the voice of those who delight in the God
of this world, who have become bewitched by the pleasure of sin,
and intoxicated by the wine of beastly indulgence, and say, "Who
is like unto the lady who sitteth delicately and knoweth no sorrow ;
whose joy is in the good things of this life, which God hath provided
for all his creatures to enjoy with unrestrained freedom. For God
looketh not at the outward appearance of any, but at the heart."
8. "As God in his wisdom and understanding hath created all
things for the use and benefit of man, and given him a relish for the
same, why not enjoy them with freedom unmolested, and without
fear; for thus it seemeth good in our sight, and is popular. For all
classes of professors do the same, and there is no distinction, by out-
ward appearance, between the professor and profane, only as God
knows the heart."
9. "Therefore will I sit no widow, but will deck myself and en-
joy the pleasures which the Lord God hath given for his creatures
to enjoy, and who shall make me afraid in all this? for the kings
of the earth do the same, the rich and the poor, the bond man and
the free man, all receive their glory in this way, and where can be
the harm in so doing?"
10. "Therefore will I deck myself with the pleasures and fashions
of this world, and will glory in them, as the Lord hath given me a
heart so to do. And I will plead the merits of his beloved Son,
whom He hath so graciously condescended to send into the world,
with like passions and besetments, being tempted in all points like
unto us; yet without sin."
11. "And was finally nailed to the cross, and gave up his life a
ransom for all, who being willing in spirit, yet weak in the flesh, to
perform the will of God, made known through his beloved Son.
And all may plead his merits, while enjoying the good things of this
life, which God hath provided for his creatures; and finally become
acceptable at last, by the merits of the blessed Son of God, who
knoweth the perverseness of our frail natures, and requireih no more
of the creature than it is able to perform."
12. "Therefore why should I sit desolate and be as a widow, when
the Lord hath paid the utmost farthing? and all that is required of
his subjects is, to believe that he is able to do all things for them,
let their outward walk and appearance he what it may."
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13. And thus argueth the spirit of the vvho^e, the mother of har-
lots, who sitteth upon the beast with seven heads and ten horns,
who seeketh to fare sumptuously every day, and be decked with the
splendors and share the pleasures and luxuries of this life, in com-
mon with those who profess not the name of God, through his be-
loved Son: yet think to find happiness hereafter, by the desire of
the heart, which is not sufficient to cause them to come out from
thence, and touch, taste and handle nothing which is unWean or
polluted.
14. But wo! wo! wo be unto thee, O thou seat of iniquity! thou
source of abominations! For lo the time coineth when the Lord
Almighty will stretch forth his hand and consume and break in
pieces the stay and the staff, the bread of life and the fountain of
water, and the resources of those who have become rich with the
merchandise and the traffic of those forbidden indulgences which
have hitherto been multiplied to the children of this world.
15. For the time is come, when the Lord will war, in his wrath,
against the idols of time; and those who make merchandise thereof,
will mourn when they see the ax laid at the seat of all earthly indul-
gences, and the source and fountain of corruption laid low.
16. For that power w^hich is revealed from on high, is able and
will accomplish the design of the Almighty, and bring about his
purposes which He hath purposed from the foundation of the world.
His purposes are to subdue all things under Him, and reign all in
all, both in heaven and on earth; To subdue all opposition in all
the works of his hands, and bring in an everlasting righteousness,
and a reign of that spirit which floweth from the Almighty Fountain
of all good.
17. Thus saith the Almighty, the day hath come, and the dispen-
sation hath appeared for the accomplishment, and the fulfillment of
all the prophecies which have been given, from time to time, refer-
ring to the latter day of glory, which shall accomplish the downfall
and destruction of Satan's kingdom.
18. Yea, and to establish that kingdom of righteousness which shall
have no end; that kingdom which admits of no wars and fightings,
except the war which every soul must wage against his own selfish,
fallen nature, who ever comes into the possession of that peace and
righteousness, which cometh of that kingdom which hath no end.
19. But this cannot be accomplished in a soul unsubdued, without
the chastening rod of the all-wise Parents. For man is like a disobe-
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dient, rebellious and unsubdued child, unaccustomed to wholesome
discipline, which, although grievous to the unsubdued part; yet h
that which finally renders him a comfort to himself and a blessing
to all those around him.
20. So in like manner hath the Lord God purposed to subdue the
loftiness of man, and cause him to become a blessing not only to
himself, but a comfort and satisfaction to his great Creator, capable
of perf<frming and fulfilling the design of Him who created him for
a purpose as yet unknown to mortals.
21. For no sou becometh useful to the father, and capable of per-
forming the father's will to his mind, while unsubdued and turbu-
lent in spirit; for he seeketh not to do the will of the parent, who
is far wiser than himself, but remaineth a curse and a grief to his
father, while in this undisciplined state.
22. Although the tender parent may lengthen out the cord of for-
bearance, and withhold the red for a season; yet in process of time,
the respcnsibiiity of the father becomes aroused, and out of love to
the child, for his own best good, and for the comfort and consola-
lation of the parent, he applieth the rod in love.
2;5. But if the rod which is applied in tenderness and love, and
with mildness, only serves to enrage the head-strong child, what
then becometh the duty of the parent, whose love forbids him to
spare the rod, and see the destruction of the child of whom he is
the father? Will he not add more stripes? and with more severity
in his countenance, let the child see his determination to conquer
and not be conquered? Truly he will.
24. The parent, who seeketh nought but the best good of his off-
spring, will never cease to extend the most proper means of correc-
tion, after he once commences the task of subduing his child, until
he is conquered, and laid low in spirit, at the feet of him who hath
raised his hand in love, although with severity. Then will the child
be enabled to love the chastening which hath set him at liberty.
25. Until this is done, the pnrent hath no consolation in his child;
nor hath the child any true love for the parent, that love which
worketh cheerful obedience, and a delight to do his father's will.
Then doth the father have pleasure in the son, and the son in the
father, and they become one in spirit, and the joy of both father
and son is completed.
26. Thus saith the Lord Almighty, the eternal Parent of all the
souls of the children of men; in this manner have I purposed to
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deal with the huughty and rebellious nations of the earth, who have
sought their own ways until the responsibility of the all-wise Pa-
rent hath become aroused, and his decrees have gone forth unto
judgment.
27. For the children of men do not remain as a bles.sing, and a
consolation to Him who gave them breath; but their ways have be-
come exceeding perverse and loathsome in my sight, and I the Lord
have no pleasure in them, because of their rebellion against Me,
daily, wherein they provoke Me to anger, and hasten the day of fi-
nal reckoning.
28. Yet in love do I view them, and with tenderness will I meas-
ure unto them, and number the strokes which I lay upon them. Then
will I wait until I see the result of the rod laid on in love, tender-
ness and mercy.
29. And thus will I continue to deal with man, and measure to
him the rod of correction, until every heart shall bow before Me,
except the heart that is abandoned and beyond the reach of correc-
tion by the hand of the Almighty Father.
39. And I will never cease my work of judgment, in mercy and
in wrath, until I have accomplished my purpose, which is to break
down and subdue all rebellion in man, and bring the fallen race at
the feet of Him who hath conquered all things under Him, or the
rebel soul is forever cut off.
31. Yea, saith the Lord Almighty, I will sorely vex the haughti-
ness of the rebellious children of men, with the rod of my severe
judgments, until they are willing to come out from under that bon-
dage, which causes the rebellion against the just and righteous re-
quirements of the only wise God.
32. And the more stubborn and rebellious they are, the more will
I measure unto them of the rod of affliction, until they shall be'
willing to break off from the enjoyments of that stubborn and will-
ful nature, which craves the forbidden enjoyments of sin, and glories
in that which cometh of the wicked one, and leadeth to perdition.
33. And by this word, may all see the manner in which I the Lord
will reckon with the children of men ; yea, with all such as have
become deceived by the idea of finding their relation to Me, through
my beloved Son, while enjoying the fullness of the pleasures and
honors of Babylon, in direct opposition to the known will of their
God, revealed through their Lord juid Savior.
208 THE FALSE HOPt: OF THOSE WHO TRUST, ETC. [PART III,
34. Thus saitii the Almighty ; Before the work of final subduing^
is accomplished, and the fallen race of man is brought low enough
to receive that cross, which will cause them to kiss the rod that hath
liberated their souls from the bondage of sin, and caused them to
be broken off from the world of wickedness, so that they see no
pleasure therein ; will all be accomplished and fulfilled, spoken of
in the book of the Revelations of my servant John :
35. Although not according to the natural and outward represen-
tation by which man, according to his sense, hath formed an idea
of the last days, and the fulfillment of the vials of the wrath of the
Almighty: yet before the work is accomplished, by which I shall
lay low the haughtiness of man, and subdue the rebellion which
reigneth in his breast, against all that is of God, his Heavenly Fa-
ther, and shall be wholly subjected to his mind and will in full as it
is made known to him, through his appointed agents; he will then
know the truth.
36. I say, before man will come to this point of self-nothingness,
he will then be brouglit to cry in the humiliation of his soul, " O
Lord, it is enough! My soul shall bow to thee henceforth and for-
evermore ; for thy judgments are just and thy mercies sure."
37. And where is the benevolent father, who will not slack his
hand of correction, when the child is wholly subdued? especially
when by promise of future obedience to the mind and will of the
parent who delighteth to restore the child of aflliction, and place
him in circumstances to prove his obedience to his promise, the
child by willing obedience to the mind and will of his father, as it
is made known to him, can obtain his father's forgiveness.
3S. And if he will continue in obedience, he will be the delight
of his father, and will be of one spirit with the father, in all things
useful and profitable to him, because of his cheerful obedience to
his father, in all things. And thus shall man be profitable to Me,
saith the Lord, and be placed in circumstances to fulfill the design
of his creation.
39. But until beaten and broken asunder, from every thing which
ariseth in opposition to the holy requirements of God, their Heav-
enly Father, no souls can become serviceable to him, and fulfill the
design of their creation.
CHAP. V.l THE LORD HATH -NO PLEASL KE, ETC, Ji09
CHAPTER V.
The Lord hath no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Those who
will not be reformed by judgments shall not inherit the kingdom
of God. His judgments on Babylon. 31an must overcome the
world in himself, or he cannot be accepted of God.
1. Thus saith the Lord, Be it known to all nations, kindreds and
tongues, that the Almighty Creator of all, hath no pleasure in the
death of the wicked, but rather that all would turn and live, and
find acceptance with Him, while the rod of mercy is stretched out,
while the chastening of the Lord is upon them. (SeeEzek.xxxiii. IL)
2. But they who harden their hearts, and are unmoved by the rod,
unsubdued by the Father's stripes of correction, I will abandon,
and disinherit them from any portion in my kingdom of peace and
righteousness, and will leave them to measure out their days of an-
guish, until they shall pay the utmost farthing.
3. Then if they will repent, and cry unto Me out of the bowels
of hell, I will hear them and return to them, and heal them of their
stripes, and restore them by their faithful obedience to my righteous
commands.
4. And such is the fate of man, who now stands before Me, load-
ed with guilt, and weighed down with rebellion against Me, and
against all things of my planning. And nought but sore judgments,
one vial after another, of the fierceness of the wrath of the Almigh-
ty, will ever be able to bring his soul to a feeling, and subdue his
rebellious nature in my presence.
5. I will pour out my vengeance upon Babylon, and will sorely
vex her and make desolate all her stores, and the abundance of her
sorceries, and those things which she hath heaped up to corrupt the
nations of the earth, and cause them to glory in idols made with
hands, and take pleasure in the works and inventions of man;
6. Yea, upon those who make gods of perishable things, and fall
down and worship them, and say, " Who is like unto thee in all the
earth, so great and so mighty as this great city?" The seat of indul-
gence which supplieth all, from the king upon the throne even down
to the craftsmen, the shipmasters, the sailors and the merchants.
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7. Have not all these indulged, and become enriched by the
abundance of her sorceries, which she hath heaped up to deceive
and bewitch all nations to commit fornication and lust after her
beauty, which is of the god of this world, the lust of the flesh, the
lust of the eye and the pride of life, the three bewitching and sedu-
cing spirits which deceive the whole earth, and gather together in
battle against the Lord of hosts.
8. These three ruling besetments in man, are ever at war with the
true spirit of God, from whence proceedeth all other vile principles
and cravings, and must be overcome by the blood of the Lamb, and
by the power of the testimony of his faithful witnesses.
9. Even from the king upon the throne to the beggar who beg-
geth his bread, all will have to overcome these three ruling beset-
ments, which come of the god of this world, and are the elements
of the world of sin and wickedness, and which all men savor while
in the state of rebellion against God.
10. Yea, saith the Almighty, all who will ever be subdued to right-
eousness, must first overcome this world of pleasure in themselves,
by living the life of Christ, and "resisting unto blood," even to the
destruction of the life of fallen nature, by walking the path of self-
denial, in obedience to the will of God made known to them, which
is able to slay the carnal life of every fallen being.
H. By thus living and walking, will they be slain, as was Christ
their Lord, and become conquerors and overcomers by the blood,
that is, the life of him who first set the example and conquered
and subdued the world, by the death of that nature which he took
upon him, in common with the fallen race of man.
12. And thus shall all things which are in opposition to the nature
of God, be conquered and subdued by the blood of the Lamb, which
every soul must receive/or himself. But this he cannot receive with-
out taking the life of the beast of iniquity in himself, by a daily
cross and self-denial, walking in the footsteps of the first conqueror,
and by living the life of him who conquered all things by his own
blood.
13. And thus cometh the end of this word, declaring to all people
what God requires of them who seek the truth, and are willing to
lay hold of it, and by it become free from the bondage of sin and
its direful consequences.
14. And thus saith the mighty Angel, I the mighty Angel, do bear
witness to that which is here laid down, as the manner in which the
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mighty City, which giveth life, and supplieth all nations from her
stores, wherewith to support that carnal life, must come to an end,
and be brought low by the power of the testimony of this gospel, and
by that cross which will slay and make her desolate in every soul who
shall receive it.
15. As I the mighty Angel, did cast the stone into the deep with
violence; so in the like mighty manner, are souls called to be vio-
lent in the destruction of the nature of the beast, which hath been
nourished by the mother of harlots; that is, by the spirit of a false
profession of religion.
16. Yea, they that have come out from her, are required to meas-
ure double unto her, for all which she hath caused them to suffer by
the indulgence of her sorceries, wherewith she hath bewitched all
nations to commit fornication with her.
17. And thus shall she be made desolate and afflicted, by every
soul who receiveth the testimony which bringeth the end of the
world in them; for they will never cease to revenge upon that na-
ture which hath caused them all the sorrow and tribulation which
they ever suffered, until they have made a final end thereof by the
cross and self-denial.
IS. And thus shall every soul be avenged, and thus is vengeance
given to every soul who receiveth the testimony of Christ, whereby
they may repay and be avenged of their cruel adversary. And this
is the vengeance which cometh of God, and which will cause every
soul who receiveth it, to exclaim in the words of their Heavenly
Father; "Vengeance is mine and I will repay it, saith the Lord."
19. And thus will the Lord be avenged in his people, upon the ad-
versary: for He will call forth that spirit to operate in man, which
shall take vengeance in his name, and shall subdue all opposition to
his holy will.
20. And thus ends the word and the witness of the mighty Angel,
to which the remaining three exclaim Amen; even so let it be for-
evermore.
212 BINDING OF THK DRAGON EXPLAINED. [PART III.
CHAPTER VI.
Binding of the. dragon evplaincd. False doctrines of Satan among
the followers of Christ cast out hy the manifestation of divine
Light, whereby Satan hath been bound ; but will again be loosed
by the spirit of apostacy, 8^'c.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel, bow down, O thou writer of the
hidden things of God, and hear the words of the little book, which
I shall now read as follows. (See Rev. x. 2.)
2. And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven,
having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
And he laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent, the Devil, and
bound him, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and set a mark up-
on him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thou-
sand years were ended: then he should be loosed for a little season.
(See Rev. xx.)
3. Thus saith the beloved apostle to the writer; Why art thou of
a sorrowful countenance? Is not He who was able to reveal that
which is already brought to thy understanding, able and willing to
give thee the true interpretation of that which is to come? Truly
He is, saith the beloved apostle.
4. Therefore hearken, O thou child of sorrow! and listen while
I speak unto thee of these things. Hath not that power been reveal-
ed from on high, in this dispensation, which is sufficient to bind the
adversary, hand and foot, in every soul, by that chain which is
mighty in power?
5. Hath not the Angel of God descended with the chain of strength
and ministered that life and power among the children of Zion which
hath bound the spirit of the adversary, and cast it into the bottom-
less pit? That is, hath cast it out of Zion, into the world of endless
darkness.
6. That spirit which worketh deception, and sought to deceive
the elect and make them believe a lie, that they might be damned;
That spirit which sought to make souls believe there was an easier
way to heaven, than that mortifying way which was revealed by the
Lamb and Bride.
7. Hath not that spirit ranged among the followers of Christ,
which hath sought to bring ia new doctrines ? False and seducing
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spirits, to turn aside the wayward, and upsot the tbundatidn of the
righteous, and strew false prophecies among the ignorant, and turn
aside the teet of the foolish?
8. Hath not all this been among the elect of God ? Truly it hath.
And Satan hath ranged in this way, up and down the habitations of
the saints, to deceive and throw in his darts, and upset the way of
the righteous.
9. But God, in his everlasting mercy, hath provided a way and
opened a door in heaven, for that knowledge and understanding,
from his holy and eternal throne, through his holy Angels and
anointed ones, sufficient to bind the serpent in every soul, and set a
mark upon him, that he deceive the righteous nation no more, with
his false doctrines.
10. For by his deceptive arts, he would fain have persuaded them
to believe there was an easier way to get to heaven, than to make a
final sacrifice, and give the death blow to all carnal and worldly en-
joyments. But now hath the dragon become bound, and cast out of
every soul who hath been faithful in this present dispensation ; and
a mark is set upon him, that he shall deceive them no more with
his base and corrupt delusions.
11. And they who have been made partakers of this blessed man-
ifestation of divine light and understanding from on high, have been
made sufficiently wise to head the serpent in every form ; and are
able to teach the same doctrine of severe self-denial to the genera-
tions which are to come; that Satan may gain no advantage among
the saints of the Most High, while the light of this present mani-
festation shall continue to shine, which hath marked the dragon so
plain, that no one can be ignorantly deceived by him.
12. But if they err and become deceived, it must be by willful dis-
obedience, whereby they break the chain by which he is bound. This
chain, which is the true order of the gospel, is sufficiently strong to
bind Satan in every soul who obeyeth it.
13. And in this blessed manifestation of divine light, have Satan
and his crew become bound more than ever before, and so marked
that no soul need be deceived any more, unless by yielding willing
disobedience, which worketh deception in the soul.
14. For without obedience to the gospel, no power in heaven is
sufficient to bind Satan from deceiving any soul. But so far as
the light of this manifestation extends, he is bound, so that he can-
not deceive the saints of the Most High; and this is a blessing
214 BINDING OF THE DRAGON EXPLAINED. [PART III.
which no church, nor body of people ever enjoyed in any previous
dispensation.
15. Therefore, they who have become partakers of this blessed
light, and have not received the mark of the beast, nor of his image,
shall be of the first resurrection, on whom the second death hath no
power; for they have risen from the dead, and have become the first
fruits to God and to the Lamb. (See Rev. xiv. 4.)
16. For whether they are in the mortal body, or in the spiritual
world, they are the order and number of the first who have been
born of the Spirit and the Bride, by that life which raiseth souls
from the death of a fallen nature, and causeth them to become alive
to the eternal life of righteousness. And this order and number
will be accomplished in the fullness of this glorious manifestation.
And these shall reign upon the earth, as kings and priests unto God
and the Lamb forevermore.
17. Blessed and holy are they who are true partakers in this first
resurrection, and are made alive in eternal righteousness, while the
light of this blessed manifestation continues to shine, in which Sa-
tan hath been clearly marked to the view of every soul, and bound
from all who yield obedience to their most holy faith and under-
standing, until they gain the victory. For they shall never fall vic-
tims to the power of the second death.
18. But those who obey not the light of this manifestation, after
having been made partakers of its divine light and power; but by
disobedience again let Satan loose, how great will be their destruc-
tion! For how mighty will be the power of iiim, who having been
once bound by the strong chain of the mighty Angel, if again set
at liberty !
19. Will he not come forth in great fury and destroy all which lies
in his power? Surely he will destroy the souls that have set him at
liberty, and cause them to die unto eternal righteousness, which is
the second death.
20. During the period of this dispensation, which is numbered as
the thousand years* Satan is also more and more bound by the
great chain of the mighty Angel of Providence ; so that he cannot
* This period docs not apply to such an exact number of years, days, weeks
and months, but to a period of providential events, bringing forth tlie final
and triumphant establishment of the kingdom of God in a time called by the
spirit a thousand years, denoting an extensive work and series of times, but
which man, by natural wisdom cannot calculate. See II. Peter iii. 8. Eds.
CHAP. VI.] BINDING OF THE DKAGO.N EXPLAINtD. ^15
deceive the nations, and cause them to unite under the intiuence of
the ecclesiastical power of Antichrist and the false prophets, and
bind and fetter the consciences of souls; so tliat they cannot obey
the light of God revealed to them; by which means he hath, during
the reign of the beast, swe|)t the saints from the earth.
21. But all souls shall be progressively set at liberty, by the sounds
of the seventh trumpet; (by the first sound of which the binding of
the dragon commenced;) so that they can obey the light of God,
and be made partakers of the gospel of salvation, when they are
called by the trumpet of the Two Anointed Ones, if they choose so
to do.t
22. After the first order of the saints is accomplished by thisglori-
ous manifestation, then shall be called, in progressive degrees, those
who have not yet been raised to life by the trumpet of salvation.
Therefore, in the days wherein the dragon is bound, and liberty of
conscience is enjoyed, shall the glad tidings of the gospel of the king-
dom be preached to all nations, kindreds, tongues and people.
23. And souls shall be gathered by its blessed sound, as fast as they
are set at liberty from the bands of the false principles of Satan,
through the tyranny of ecclesiastical power, until they shall flock,
by hundreds and by thousands, to Zion, to learn the way of right-
eousness; and they shall be judged out of the books which shall be
opened by confession and repentance. And in this manner shall they
come forth to judgment, and put away all which belongs to the old
earth and heavens.
t The period called the thousand years, saith the prophetic Angel, com-
menced in its first degree, in the providential order, when the civil and eccle-
siastical powers were bound by liberal constitutions, eiiected by a great chain
of providential operations ; so that they could not coml>ine to oppress the
souls of men, and hinder the progress of light in the human mind; though
the work preparatory to that event, had long been progressing in the order
of providence.
And the spiritual binding, in the real substance, began at the same period
when the true Church was established on earth, in the power and order of
the neic creation of God. And this period will be finished when Satan ia
loosed and sufl^ered to go forth to gather the nations to battle, in the great day
of God Almighty, which will decide the fate of all souls, and bring forth
the eternal power and glory of the saints of the Most High. By the saints
reigning a thousand years does not mean that they cease to reign at that time
any more than Christ's reigning till all enemies are put under his feet means
that he then ceases to reign. Nay, this is the beginning of his reign in tri-
umphant glory. (See I. Cor. xv. 25.) Salvator RECtA.
216 BINDING OF THK DRAGON EXPLAINED. [PAKT HI.
24. Therefore, in the days of this dispensation, shall be accom-
plished tlie building and fwiishing of that work which was begun, and
the foundation thereof laid in the first coming of the Son of man,
of which he himself became the head of the corner. Though the
foundation was laid in his first coming, yet it remained unfinished
until the Bride was revealed and adorned, and become one with
the Bridegroom.
25. Behold the days come, snith the Angel of God, when Satan
will again be loosed in and by the spirit of apostacy, and be suffer-
ed to range as a deceiver, in the power of infidelity, and will, if pos-
sible, deceive the very elect, the righteous nation; and will deceive
the nations of the earth, and gather together the malice of the god
of this world.
26. And the camp of the saints will be compassed about, and beset
by the power and fury of the adversary, in all those in the four quar-
ters of the earth, who are enemies to the word of God, and to the
testimony of eternal truth, the everlasting gospel. (See Rev. xx. J.
to 10.) This will cause great tribulation and mourning in the belov-
ed City; and the faithful will cry unto the God of all power for
deliverance.
27. Then will the Lord again stretch forth his hand in mighty pow-
er, and with the fire of his wrath, which He will kindle in Zion,
will He consume and disperse that spirit which hath been set at lib-
erty, to try those who dwell upon the earth. Yea, that spirit of un-
belief and apostacy shall be consumed from Zion, by the fire of the
Almighty, together with those who, through the spirit of infidelity,
have turned servants to Satan, to persecute the saints of the Most
High.
28. This will renew the zeal of the saints, and the light of Zion
shall shine forth throughout the earth. Thus shall Satan again be
bound by the ministration of the mighty Angels of God, and be
cast into the lake of fire, and shall be sealed in the regions of eter-
nal darkness, with the false prophets, and all those who have fallen
victims to the second death.
29. Satan, who is the dragon, the adversary of the truth, will be in
a measure loosed in the spirit of apostacy, and will work through the
power of infidelity, at the close of every succeeding manifesta-
tion and opening of the everlasting gospel, through the days of this
dispensation.
Chap, vi.] binding ok the dragon explained. 211
30. But he will never be loosed IVom the chain of the nsighty An-
gel of Providence, in a general sense, so as to go forth through the
earth, to deceive and gather tlie nations, to combine in one general
struggle against the saints of the Most High, until the light and glory
of Zion shall extend throughout the earth, and branches of the true
Israel of God shall i)e established in all nations.
31. Then will the great and final struggle take place between the
powers of the natural and spiritual world. This will usher in the
last and final degree of the manifestation of the work of God to all
souls, in their probationary state. For Zion will obtain the victory,
through such manifestations of divine power and wonderful works
as were never before known.
32. And all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, shall hear the
voice of the Son of God; and the glory of God shall shine through-
out the world, to every creature, and all nations shall know and fear
his name. And those who refuse to obey his will, shall be cut off
by the fire of his wrath and the fury of his indignation, which shall
be poured out without mixture.
33. Then shall the end come, as was foretcid by the holy Son of
God. (See Matt. xxiv. 14.) "And death and hell shall be cast into
the lake of fire. This is the second death." (See Rev. xx. 14.)
This implies that all those dark and rebellious spirits which brought
spiritual death and hell into the creation of God, with all their pow-
ers of darkness, shall be cast out, into their own elements of eter-
nal darkness; and bounds will be set that they shall no more come
into the new creation of God.
34. But they shall be bound in the raging fire of their own nature,
under the wrath of Almighty God, which will be to them a fire un-
quenchable, where they shall be tormented day and night; forever
and ever. And thus shall " the last enemy, which is death, be de-
stroyed, and God shall become all and in all." (See I. Cor. xv. 26,
28.) So saith the holy Angel of prophetic light, in union with the
beloved apostle John, who have both set the seal of their witness
that this is the word of Eternal Truth.
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218 THE ORDER AND GLORT [PART III*
CHAPTER VII.
Souls must be cut off from the carnal life of nature, before tlicy can
be prepared fur the living building of God. The order and glo-
ry of the New Jerusalem. The true tcork of judgment declared,
which God is able and loill accomplish.
1. Tims saith the beloved apostle, Hearken, O ye people, and
understand the manner in which the Holy City, New Jerusalem, is
builded, and the way souls are prepared to dwell therein. When
the union between the heavenly Bridegroom and Bride was accom-
plished, then, by the operation of their united spirits, the power
and principles of the New Creation of God were brought to light,
2. These are the tried and precious stones, upon which the holy
and beloved City was and is founded. Then by this divine Parent-
age, living souls could be brought info the resurrection of eternal
life, by the power of their united testimony; and thus be prepared
and fitted to dwell in this holy tabernacle of God with men, and be-
come as tried and precious stones in this holy habitation.
3. And by this may all see the propriety of the temple of God
being likened to living souls, as lively stones, built up a spiritual
house for a habitation of God; or as timber prepared by the hands
of the workmen. But none can be fitted into this holy building,
until they become dead to all natural and earthly things: (Seel.
Peter ii. 4, 5, 6.)
4. For as trees are hewn from the tbrest in a state of natural
growth, having natural life, remain unfit to be placed in a natural
building, until they are prepared and seasoned, and all the natural
life of the timber is extinct; this seasoning causes it to shrink and
become ill shapen ; therefore it must be scored and hewed and joint-
ed, before it is fit for the building; so in like manner, is the spir-
itual timber required to be prepared, before it is fit to be jointed in-
to the new and living building, composed of living souls, dead to
every natural and earthly craving.
5. And thus shall that City, which I John saw, adorned as a
bride for her husband, be established and built up upon the earth:
for " the tabernacle of God is with men;" and that testimony is
given to mortals which will bring the end of the sensual enjoyments
of natural life which are found in the pleasures of this vain world.
CHAP. VII.] OF THE NEW JERUSALEM. 219
6. And this will implant in them, tliat life revealed by the Lamb
and Bride, which will cause the soul to live, and become fitted into
this most holy City and sacred Temple, of which Christ, in his first
coming, with his apostles, were the twelve foundations; for no oth-
er foundation is laid than this, which was laid in the first coming of
the Son of man.
7. But what is the foundation of the building, without the body
and the adorning, finishing and the garnishing? The same power
which is able to connnence the buildnig, is able to accomplish the
same, the cost having been counted before the first stroke was given,
to hew the first corner stone from the mountain.
8. And thus hath tlie Lord purposed to accomplish the work
which He hath begun; for He is the. Beginning and the Ending.
And He hath begun this living building, and He will never cease
his labor until it is acconiplished to his mind, and He beholds the
end of that work, which He in wisdom began, in the first coming
of his beloved Son, who became one with the Father.
9. For before Him who sitteth upon the white throne in judg-
ment, in his holy temple shall the old earth and heavens flee away,
and no place shall be found for them: for the new heavens and
earth shall appear, and by their appearance and influence, shall the
old be done away, before this dispensation shall be ended.
10. " And there shall be no more sea." That is, the depths of
that fallen nature, which is, figuratively the sea of waters, in which
the race of man is brought forth, shall be discovered and dispersed
from the creation of God. Then shall the glories of the new crea-
tion be made manifest. (See Rev. xxi. I. and xvii. 15.)
JL And 1 John saw twelve gates, and at the gates twelve Angels,
and the names of the twelve tribes of Israel written thereon. On
the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the south, three
gates; and on the west three gates. And thus is the door of en-
trance opened, through the heavenly virtues, into the New Jerusalem,
to all nations, kindreds and tongues.
12. These gates are not shut, day nor night, against any nation,
kindred or tongue, who are willing to forsake all that workcth abom-
ination in the heart, and to bring forth the fruits of righteousness:
for nothing shall enter that is unclean, that worketh abomination
within these sacred walls.
13. For the light thereof shall serve to enlighten the nations of
the earth, and the kings shall see her glory, and shall flock unto it
220 THE OKDER AND GLORY [PART III.
to be glorified thereby. And the nations of the earth shall flock
unto Zion, the city of the living God, and be willing to lay down
the glories of this world, to become glorified with that glory which
Cometh of God. And they will freely consecrate all their riches
and talents to honor and build up Zion.
14. And thus shall all nations bring of their riches and honors,
and lay them down at the feet of Him who giveth light, and is the
light thereof, and they shall seek to become clothed with the riches
of heaven and with that honor which cometh of God in his holy tem-
ple. And thus shall the temple of the Most High be built up with
the purified souls of the children of men, and become one with that
fountain of light, which lighteth the holy habitation of Zion.
15. And from this place, the New Jerusalem, shall judgment go
forth, and the tribes of the earth shall be judged by the law which
shall go forth from Zirn. And all nations shall seek the law from
thee, O thou most holy Zion! thou new and living City which com-
eth of God : and no weapon formed against thee, O thou most holy
City, shiU be able to prevail. (See Isa. liv. 17.)
l(y. But thou shalt prevail, and by the light which shineth in thee,
and before the face of Him that dwelleth in thee, through those
who have become one with the fountain of all light, siiall all dark-
ness flee away. And every tribe of Israel shall receive judgment by
the light of this temple, of which Christ and his apostles were the
found ition thereof, and shall be judged by those who sit upon the
throne of David, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
17. For no other judgment is given save this, wherein the witness-
es of God sit upon the judgment seat of his own appointment, and
become judges in his name, and in the name of his beloved Son,
clothed with that spirit and light from on high, sufficient to conquer
and subdue all darkness, in those who come to them to be judged.
Nay, no other judgment is, or ever shall be given, neither in time
nor in the endless ages of eternity, but this: God in and through his
witnesses, and his divine power dispensing through that order the
effects of justice to all souls. And hereby is the scripture fulfilled,
that the saints shall judge the world, yea and judge Angels. (See
I. Cor. vi. 2, 3.)
IH. And this is the word of truth, which I behold written by mor-
tal hand, including a view of the new and spiritual Jerusalem,
brought to the understanding of man by natural and outward
things. Yet it is a spiritual work, ujiseen by the natural eye, per-
CHAP. Vll.] OF THE ^E^V JEUISALIM. 221
ceivable only by the eye of faith. And none but tlie meek and these
who become pure in heart, can or eversliall see lier glory: for the
haughtiness of man seeth no glory in the things of God.*
19. But they who by obedience, have become one spirit with God
and his CIn-ist, can see with pleasure, the beauty and glcry of the
wisdom of God, in his dealings with his creatures; and will never
cease to give glory and honor to Him who hath called them to so
great a salvation as to be redeemed, net only from sin, but from the
nature thereof, leaving them without spot cr blemish before the throne
of God, and the Lamb forevermore.
2U. And they shall sorrow no more, for the Lord will comfort them
and wipe away all tears from their eyes; and they shall be clothed
with a garment of rejoicing, and be able to stand in the presence
of God, and sing the song of the redeemed through the endless ages
of eternity.
2L "Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither hath it entered the
heart of man to conceive" the honor and glory which is laid up
for those who love the way of God, and by it become redeemed from
the power and mark of the beast, by living the life of the Lamb,
and by the power of their testimony.
22. And thus shall the work be accomplished both in heaven and
on earth, and bring the end of all unrighteousnefs. and overthrow
the author thereof: and thus cometh the end. For He who is able
to begin the work, is able to accomplish and become the finisher of
the s me. For He that hath spoken these things, is true and faith-
ful, and saith I am Aljjha and Onuga, the Beginning and the
Ending.
23. Let him thit is unjust, be unjust still : and let him that is fil-
thy, be filthy still : and he that is righteous, let him be righteous
still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Behold, I come
quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according
as his works shall be. Blessed and hcly are they who keep the
sayings of this book; for they shall have a right to the tree of life,
and find entrance through the gates into the City. (See Rev. xxii.)
* Let it be understood that it is m t intended by tlie foregoing to signify
tbat tiiere is not a city wliicii will be real to tlie spiritual sense and sight, tor
the habitat on of redeemed souls, fi;r this is doubtless the case and this is a
representation of the united and compact order of souls in tlie New Creation^
See Heb. xii. 22. EJs.
222 EXPLANATION OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS, [PART 111.
24. Thus Cometh the end of this word, whereby is explained and
brought to tlie understanding of all who seek the truth in righteous-
ness, and are willing to he saved tliereby, the mysteries of the build-
ing and adorning cf the holy City.
25. For sufficient hath been revealed, in this blessed manifestation
of divine light, to enlighten every soul who heareth it, and cause
them to be left without excuse who obey it not ; and they shall be
speechless, bound hand and fotit, fit sul)jects to be cast out among
dogs and sorcerers, whoremongers and idolaters, and whosoever
joveth and maketh a lie.
CPIAPTER VIII.
The fgurative import of the tiocJve triha^ of Israel eyplainrd. The
spiritual meaning of circumcision. The true irork of judgment
in the witnesses of God ; here nil sotds tnust be judged in right-
eousness.
1. Thus saith the beloved apostle; As the figurative Israel was
represented by the twelve tribes of Israel, who had been circum-
cised by the outward sign, according to the word of God unto his
servant Abraham ; so in like manner is the spiritual Israel repre-
sented by the twelve tribes of Israel.
2. Not that the substance hath any reference to the natural seed
of Abraham, but to those who shall become the spiritu il seed of
the true Israel of God, by the ciicuincision of the heart, in obedi-
ence to his commands, which will sever from the soul the chuse
which produceth the effect of all warrings in the members of the
natural part of man, which debarreth the soul from a free union and
comnmnion to and with his blessed Creator.
3. And as the types were represented by the natural circumcis-
ion upon those who were the called and chosen people of God, in
the days of the shadow, ntider the law of Moses, called the twelve
tribes of Israel; so is the spiritual Israel represented in like manner.
4. But those who shall he redeemed from all nations, kindreds
and tongues, by that power which vvorketh the purification of the
soul, and redeemeth it unto God, by a daily cross and self-denial,
CHAP. VIll.] EXPLANATION OF VAIUOLS SUBJECTS. 2ii3
against all the works of natural generation, and subdueth the root
of the old tree, whicii bringeth forth the fruits of corruption, lliey
are the true Israel of God.
5. And upon these tribes of the spiritual Israel, which have thus
become the true Israel of God, shall the seal of tiie Most High be
set; yea upon tiie^e who worship not the beast nnr his image; these
who hn\e been cleansed from the corruptions of a ftllen nature, by
the washing of the regeneration, and by the power of the testimony
which worketh the purilisation of soul and body. And these are
they whom I John saw sealed of all the tribes of Israel, as the ser-
vants of the living God.
6. These have no particular reference to the natural offspring of
the sons of Jacob, who was afterwards called Israel, except as a fig-
ure, because of the call of God to him, wherein he wrestled and
prevailed, and obtained the blessing of God, and thereby became
the father of the typical Israel ; a type of the true Israel, who wres-
tle in spirit, and overcome and prevail, and obtain the blessing and
favor of God by an overcoming power over the man of sin, and be-
come of the number of the redeeiied of the true Israel of God.
7. These are tiiey whom I John saw, sealed of the Almighty
God, who were not partakers in the abominations of the earth, but
were redeemed therefrom, out of all nations, kindreds and tongues,
in the first dispensation of Christ, and were those who should not
be partakers of the wrath of God, which should be poured out upon
those who should still remain in rebellion to God, unsubdued by
the circumcision of the heart. (See Rev. vii. 53.)
8. And by this word, ye may see the meaning of the twelve gates
of the New Jerusalem, and the twelve Angels, having the names
of the twelve tribes of Israel. These signify the door of entrance
into the new and spiritual Jerusalem, which cometh down from
heaven, and is brought to light by the testimony of the woman
clothed with the brightness of the suu, having a crown of twelve
stars upon her head. (See Rev. xii.)
9. This vision was significant of the light of that testimony
which was brought forth by Holy Mother Wisdom, through her
first-born Son and Daughter, and which is revealed in this day,
through the joint Parentage of the Two Anointed Ones, which shall
yet rule the nations of the earth; which is the sun of righteousness.
10. This is the light which conquers all darkness, and opens the
door of salvation for the restoration of the fallen race ; that the
224 p:xplanatjon of various subjects. [part hi.
true Israel of God may be built up and restored by obedience, to
that rectitude which shall establish them upon that foundation which
is immovable, and be planted in that kingdom whose King shall
reign forever and ever, in the heights of Zion.
11. And thus shall Israel return with songs of everlasting jny, and
sing in the heights of Zion, and rest from her sorrows. And God
will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and cause them to rejoice
forevermore. And they shall be healed by the power of the Lamb
and Bride, by obedience to that testimony which bringeth life, the
fruits thereof yielding a sufficient and continual supply to the soul.
12. And thus may all see the meaning of the saying of the Son of
Gcd, when he spake with reference to his appearing in his glory;
when they also who had suffered with him, [alluding to his apostles,]
should appear in the glory of his sfcond coming, and should sit
upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (See Mat.
xix. 28.)
J 3. In this he alludes to the day of judgment, when judgment
should be given to the saints of the Most High, to judge the world
in righteousness and subdue it, not having special reference to the
twelve apostles, who suffered with Christ upon earth, [except as to
the first in the true order of the number,] separate from many others
who become awakened by the trumpet of the coming of the Son of
man, when he should appenr in his glory to take vengeance upon the
world of wickedness, and upon the abominations of the children of
men.
14. All who appear w^ith him, in his glory, by coming into the
light of his glory, to them is judgment given, and they sit upon
thrones of judgment, clothed in garments of righteousness, and with
the justice of God, to render judgment in his name, and in the nanie
of his beloved Son, who hath appeared in glory to subdue all things
under him.
15. And thus is judgment given to the saints of the Most High,\.o
sit upon thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel ; for so it was
called in that day, in order to bring it to the understanding of those
who look no further for the manifestation of the work of God, be-
yond the bounds of his figurative people, who were called the tribes
of Israel. (See Dan. vii. 22.)
16. The Lord alone knew, in that day, the meaning of this saying,
concerning the judgment of the tribes of Israel; for his disciples
knew not, in its fullness, nor could they come into the work, until
CHAP. VIII.] EXPLANATION OK VARIOUS SLBJLCT9. 225
he appeared in his giory, in (he Bride adorned, and the power of
regeneration became establislied, and the door opened for souls to
be born of the Spirit and the. Brick. (See Rev. xxii. 17.)
17. Then all who are willing to come into this light, and appear
with their Lord in his glory, become purified and made fit temples
to receive the power of judgment, and become witnesses in the name
of him who hath a[)peared in his giory, to render judgment unto the
world in righteousness.
18. And thus have I John, seen the fulfillment of these sayings of
the Son of man in this respect, and with great joy have I beheld
the work of judgment going on, both in time and in eternity.
And many thousands of thousands, have already been judged ac-
cording to the deeds done in the body.
19. And these are now rejoicing in justification before the throne
of God in his holy temple, for their redemption and deliverance
from the bondage of sin and death, and their deliverance from the
beast and from the mark of his image; having received the seal of
the Most High, by the blood of the Lamb, and by the power of their
testimony, having palms of victory in their hands.
20. And when I John saw this work, the fulfillment of the proph-
ecies of the latter day of glory, T uttered fi)rth with a loud voice,
and gave glory and honor, praise and thanksgiving to Him who
reigneth forever and ever.
21. Yea, I John bowed and gave glory and honor and thanksgiv-
ing unto that God, who had hastened the day to fulfill his purposes,
and to bring about that work which was begun in the days of the
first coming of the Son of man; and to accomplish the fulfillment
of that work which I John saw, while dwelling in a tenement of
mortality. But I understood it not; neither did I understand it un-
til I saw the fulfillment thereof.
22. And I then gave glory to God, in the highest strains of joy and
rejoicing; insomuch that the heavens did ring with the loud accla-
mations which I John uttered, when I saw the work fulfilling in sub-
stance, which I had only viewed by the eye of faith and hope, for
many centuries.
23. And this is my word, wherein I have declared in the power of
God, and testified concerning the manner of the judgment which
has been revealed to me, to show to the understanding of every
rational capacity; Yea, the fulfillment of that judgment which is
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226 OF THE I>OCLSTS, SCORPIONS, ETC. [pART III.
laid down in the Book of Revelations, which I John saw and wrote,
while banished by the enmity of man, to the Island called Patmos.
24. And thus cometh the end of this word, which I do witness,
and declare to be faithfully and truly written, for the understanding
of every sincere and well disposed soul who shall hear it, from this
time henceforth and forever. And thus reply the four mighty An-
gels, Amen; even so let it be forevermore, the truth of the Al-
mighty God.
CHAPTER IX.
Some cyplanatlon of John's Vision of the bottomless pit, the locusts,
scorpions, Sec
1. Thus saith the holy and beloved apostle John; And I saw
another mighty Angel descending from heaven, having the key of
the bottomless pit, and he opened it, and there arose a smoke as of
a burning pit, and there came out locusts, having power to hurt men
five months, excepting those who were sealed with the seal of the
Almighty in their foreheads.
2. And what are these locusts, and what meaneth the smoking"
pit which filled the heavens therewith from her burning? Can any
of the wise of this world, with all their learning and understanding
of divine things, and of the purposes of God, make known the spir-
itual meaning of this part of the vision ? For who hath ever seen
the like? Or who will ever see the like fulfilled in a literal point
of view ?
3. I John answer, none will ever see this fulfilled to their natural
understanding; for no natural being ever hath understood, or ever
will be able lo comprehend this, in its spiritual meaning, without
that inspiration which is of Gcd.
4. And now, O thou little one! bow down thy spirit, and receive
the true interpretation of this part of the vision, which relates to
the bottomless pit, and the contents thereof. The light which came
down from heaven, by the mighty Angel, having power to open the
CHAP. IX.] OF THE LOCL'STS, SCORPIONS, KTC. 227
bottomless pit, is no other than the searching power of God, which
hath been sent and shall continue to be sent upon the earth.
5. This will open and bring to mortal view, by various means,
the abominations which lie concealed in the hearts of the children
of men ; that sink of iniquity and uncleanness which hath neither
bottom nor bounds, wherein all souls are sunken, some more and
some less.
6. It is called the bottomless pit, because there is no bottom to
the depth of human depravity, in which the soul is daily sinking
while following the corrupt cravings of the carnal mind. And thus
all who have not received the mark of the Most High in their fore-
heads, are daily sinking deeper and deeper into the bottomless pit ;
7. And the searching light of God halh opened the bottomless
pit, and caused light to shine into the hearts of the children of
men, sufficient to discover to them the depth of their fallen state in
the bottomless pit. And this searching light of God hath opened
the door of their hearts, and by the fire of conviction caused the
soul to send forth, through an honest confession, those abominations
which come forth like smoke from a burning pit.
8. And haih not that fire which is kindled in the heart, by the
searching power of God, which is a consuming fire, been able to
reach the stubble in the hearts of many, and caused a mighty con-
flagration, and a sending forth of smoke, as from a pit which har-
boreth all manner of filth and putrefaction?
9. Truly this is the case ; and many have been tried as in the
furnace, and have been purified and made white; so that nothing is
left which is in opposition to the true spirit of God, which is like a
consuming fire. And thus have they been sealed, and bear in their
foreheads the image of the Most High, having had their evil natures
consumed by the fire of his spirit, until nought remains in the soul
which is not of his spirit, and beareth not his im;ige.
10. And thus shall the scorpions of the wrath of God be sent forth
and arise out of the heart wherein the fire hath been kindled, which
shall have power to afflict men, and cause their carnal lives to be-
come a burden to them, and they shall seek to die thereunto, one
side of the cross; but find not the power which will enable ihem to
cease from sin, and die to the nature thereof.
11. And thus shall they be tormented with the arrows of a guilty
conscience, caused by the fire from the Almighty, which hath open-
ed the door of the bottomless pit, and they begin to see the depth
228 OF THE LOCUSTS. SCORPIONS, ETC. [PART 111.
of their abominations, and seek to refrain therefrom; but find no
rest, because the fire hath not caused them to send forth by confess-
ion and a daily cross, the contents of the bottomless pit.
12. Therefore they seek death and find it not; because they seek
it not where it may be obtained. And thus are they tormented with
the scorpions of a guilty conscience, aroused by the searching pow-
er and light of God.
13. And thus shall men be tormented day and night, until they
seek death in the order of God's appointment, and there voluntarily
have their carnal lives slain by confession and repentance, and a
daily cross and self-denial; which will continue to burn upon that
nature of evil, until all is consumed which is not of the true and ho-
ly Spirit of God.
14. And thus shall they become purified so as by fire, and receive
the image of the Most High, and become of the sealed number.
But those who, on first receiving the searching power of God, which
causes the bottomless pit to be opened to them, and who voluntarily
become objects of the fire, and send forth by confession as from a
smoking pit, and by this holy fire become purified unto God, and re-
ceive his image and likeness : On such, the scorpions of the wrath
of God, which is the sting and the darts of a guilty conscience, have
no efiect.
15. But on those who remain in rebellion, and refuse to have their
evil natures consumed by the purifying fire, and seek death in some
other way than by the cross, they become objects of the torments of
a guilty conscience, and remain the same, until sufficiently humbled
to be willing to seek death in and by the cross.
16. And this is my word upon this subject, giving all an under-
standing who seek the truth in righteousness. And no other fulfill-
ment of this part of the vision, except that which is here laid down,
will any fallen being ever see in the work of salvation. But in this
way shall all souls see the fulfillment thereof, who shall ever become
redeemed unto righteousness by virtue of the cross.
17. And those who stand out, after receiving the light of convic-
tion, which discovers to them the d-epth of their loss, are the ones
whom the scorpions have power to hurt. But they who immedi-
ately volunteer, are those who receive not the scorpions, but volun-
tarily become purified by the consuming fire.
18. These are they "who loved not their lives unto the death."
These are of the first resurrection from the dead ; who have receiv-
CHAP. IX.] OF THK LOCUSTS, SCORPIONS, F.TC. 229
ed the mark of God in tlieir foreheads, on whom the darts of a
tormented conscience have no effect; for tliey are faultless before
the throne of God, and are of one spirit with Him. And thus in
my word accomplished on this subject.
Additional explanation by the prophetic Angel.
19. As the preceding may not be comprehended liy many, saith
the holy Angel of prophetic light, by the desire of the beloved Apos-
tle I have given the following explanation, to remove doubts from
the minds of those who may not otherwise understand the interpre-
tation of the vision.
20. This vision hath a two-fold meaning. The star that was seen
io fall from Heaven, (See Rev. ix. 1.) was first in the providen-
tial order; for an agent brought down a light from the order of the
former revelation, in the Jewish and christian dispensations, to the
earthly and fallen nature of man, and used it as a key to open that
fallen nature, which is as the bottomless pit.
21. For that nature is indeed bottomless, as to its loss, being joined
to the eternal powers of darkness; and thus it brought forth all its
dark elements to operate and rule upon earth, and was so ordered by
Divine Providence as to be a scourge to those who had the mark of
the beast, the pagan and antichristian idolatry.*
22. But the spiritual fulfillment is in the work of regeneration, in
the present dispensation, in which the niighty Angel of judgment
hath descended to the earth. For the light which he hath brought
down from heaven, operates in natural man, to effect the work of the
righteous judgment of God.
23. Therefore by this key is the bottomless pit of fallen nature
opened; and the man of sin that dwells in this nature, is revealed
and brought forth to judgment, with all his corrupt and dark ele-
ments, to be consumed by the fire of the wrath of God, which is
the furnace in Zion.
24. And thus the smoke thereof arises and darkens the air, or the
element of the life of all the fallen children of men. And this
work of judgment brings forth the tormenting stings of a guilty
conscience, which are like the stings of locusts and scorpions.
25. Neither is there any smoke of darkness, that ever came forth
from the bottomless pit, equal to that which conieth forth out of the
* This alludes to the Mahometan power, which rapidly spread, like de-
vouring locusts over the earth. Eds.
230 THE LITTLE BOOK EXPLAINED. [PART ill.
hearts and mouths of those who, after being convicted by the light
of the gospel, reject it, and do "despite to the spirit of grace,"
thereby revealed unto them.
26. Such send forth the smoke of eternal darkness, which darkens
the whole air, that is, the internal element of the life of man, out
of which came the serpents and scorpions of the powers of evil,
which bite and sting, hurt, wound and torment, with persecuting
venom, all souls in their power. And truly their king is the destroy-
ing angel of the bottomless pit. Salvator Regia.
CHAPTER X.
Explanation of the mystery of the little Booh which the Angel gave
to the bi loved Apostle to eat, and concerning the mystery of god-
liness, 6fc.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel to the writer; Again bo w^ down thy
spirit, and understand the word of God, as it is made known to thee
by the beloved apostle John; and thus saith the beloved apostle:
Again, O thou little one, wilt thou condescend to write the word
which I have purposed to read to thee from the little book, (See
Rev. X. 2.) in union with my God, according to his most holy will
and pleasure?
2. Yea, that book which was in my mouth sweet as honey, and
bitter in my belly; and why was it so? Why was it sweet in my
mouth and bitter in my belly? I will tell thee. Sweet is the word
of revelation to any soul who is resigned to the will of God ; but it
often causes bitter tribulation and sufferings to bring it forth.
3. But specially sweet is the sound of the gospel of salvation to
the poor hungry souls, and they receive it with gladness, and it is
as a sweet morsel to those who are brought to a sense of their pov-
erty and wretchedness in the sight of God, and their souls are
awakened to cry to Him for something to satisfy the cravings of
that immortal part which is from God, and can subsist upon nothing
save that which is of his divine nature.
4. Souls after being awakened to a sense of their own nothing-
ne.ss of themselves, and feel that hunger and thirst which craves the
CHAP. X.] TilE LITTLE BOOK. KXPLAINKD. 231
things of God, instead of the beggarly elements of sin ; such souls
when favored with the sound of the gospel of salvation and deliver-
ance, it is sweet to their taste, and they receive it gladly, being hun-
gry for the things of God.
5. But when it entereth into the inmost parts of the soul, and is
fairly digested, to work purification therein, it then worketh bitter-
ness, and that which was sweet in the mouth, after it entereth the
bowels to purge ail meats, becometh bil.er, and commenceth a quar-
rel with the rubbish of a carnal nature ; and thus that v/hich is
sweet in the mouth, becometh bitter in the belly.
6. And thus it was concerning the little book, which contained
the mysteries of God, sealed up from the understanding of man, un-
til the last trumpet should be sounded, in which time the mysteries
of God siiould be finished; yea, the mystery of subduing the man
of sin by a daily and mortifying cross, and raising the soul to a life
of righteousness, and holding dominion over the man of sin, until
he is subdued and slain.
7. This is the main point to accomplish, and this is the great
mystery which is to be revealed in the last trumpet of the power of
God, to make known the mystery of iniquity, and how and in what
manner to obtain deliverance therefrom, which is the greatest and
most hidden mystery to the natural man that ever was or ever will
be revealed; and when this is fairly revealed and brought to the un-
derstanding of natural and fallen man, the mystery of God will be
finished.
8. Although the great and wise of this world have spent unwea-
ried labor to pry into the mysteries of godliness, how and in what
manner God will manage his great work of salvation, to save and
glorify souls in their sins, and bring in an everlasting righteousness,,
by the merits of his Son;
9. Yet have they never reached the point; for it was hidden from
their eyes: they looked above God and all that was of God; there-
fore was the true mystery of God hidden from their eyes, and reveal-
ed unto simple babes, who know nothing of themselves, but rely
wholly upon that which they are taught by their parents.
10. And through the weak, illiterate and humble souls, shall all
the wise of this world be confounded; for God hath chosen them to
fulfill his work in the latter day, and through them, reveal his hid-
den mysteries to a lost world. And all flesh shall know that God
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reigneth in Zion, and hath revealed his hidden mysteries to her
children.
11. And this revelation shall finish and make an end of the world
of iniquity, in every soul who obeyeth the revelation of God, as
it is revealed in Zion in the days of the last trumpets, which shall
finish his mysteries unto fallen man ; the great and wonderful mys-
tery of conquering an evil nature, which was never before fully re-
vealed to man. •
12. And in this shall many become offended, when they see in
what manner God hath purposed to destroy death, and him that had
the power of death, and will say, "If this be the way that the mighty
warfare and destruction of the man of sin is to be accomplished;
to die daily, and be nailed to the cross, until no life remaineth of
the nature of evil, until the soul can say. It is finished, I have over-
come death, in my own soul, and him that had the power of death,
and no longer remain a servant, but a conqueror over all evil;"
i;?. "If this must be done, and in the way of God's appointment,
as He hath revealed, how are all souls ever to be saved? If the
creature must suffer unto death, and each one die for himself, after
all we have heard about the Savior's dying once for all souls, then
is it a new doctrine, and a hard saying, and who will be able to
receive it?"
14. And thus will they become offended, when death stares them
in the face, and seek to flee and escape it as long as they can. But
let no one be deceived, and think they can ever become members of
the Lord's body, fitted and jointed into the holy temple, built with-
out hands, composed of living souls, while they remain alive to the
nature of evil.
15. This cannot be, the life of nature must be slain, before the soul
can become jointed into the new and living building, the temple of
the Lord's body; for in the New Jerusalem, the City of the living
God, I saw no temple ; for the Lord Almighty and the Lamb were the
temple thereof; signifying, that God is all in all therein. And there
shall nothing enter the gates of the holy City (which are opened for
all nations, kindreds and tongues) which defileth or worketh abomi-
nation, or maketh a lie.
16. But souls must be called as they are, with all their abomina-
tions. Yet it is no abomination to confess and repent of sin; but
this work must be done without the City in the suburbs thereof; for
in so doing, they lay down the glory of this world, which is the lusts
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thereof, to receive that honor and glory which comelh of God, and
is the light of the City.
17. And thus shall, both high and low, rich and poor, bring their
riches and honors, which are of this world, and lay them low at the
feet of the witnesses of God, which is the light of God, tiirough his
appointed agents, before they can become in-dwellers of the holy
City. This is no shame nor abomination, but the just requirement
of a pure and holy God, who requireth the works of darkness, which
were done while under the reign of the prince of darkness, the god
of this world, to be revealed.
18. These must all be brought to the light of God, which is the
light of the City, and exposed and laid low in the dust, that the soul
may, by the light of God, be enabled to discover and overcome all
darkness, and enter into that warfare with the prince of this world,
which, if faithfully continued, will prove the death of the same, in
every soul that wageth war with him, in the order and manner of
God's appointing.
19. And when the victory is completely won, and the nature of
evil wholly subdued, when the natural life of the timber is entirely
extinct, then it is prepared to be fitted into the new and living tem-
ple, in the perfect likeness of God and the Lamb, which constitute
the temple of the City.
20. And thus shall souls be fitted into the temple, and nothing can
fit into this holy temple, but that which is tried and made clean and
white, in the perfect likeness of God. Many may be lighted by the
light of the City, and be in the work of preparation by a daily death
of the man of sin ; yet so long as the life of sin remaineth, it is
unsafe timber to be fitted into the temple of the Most High, where
God is all in all.
21. And by this may all see the fulfillment of the vision of the Ci-
ty, wherein entereth nothing which worketh abomination. But the
gates of the City are continually open, to receive all such as are
willing to leave their abominations, and come in at the strait gate,
which openeth to all the tribes of the earth, to every nation, kin-
dred, tongue and color, bond and free, to return and come in at the
gate which leadeth into the City.
22. And thus shall souls return and become one with God, by
coming into the order of regeneration, which God hath appointed
for all souls who ever draw near unto Him, and become one with
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his body, jointly one in spirit, separated from all which is of the
fall, and redeemed therefrom by the power of the regeneration.
23. Ye read, "Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it : and broad is the
way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in there-
at." This is even so; because man in nature, always looks for
the things of God, in a way calculated to meet his lofty imagina-
tions ; therefore he faileth to find the strait gate, which leadeth to
life ; because the loftiness of God is not according to the loftines.s
of man, which is foolishness in his sight.
24. The description of the New Jerusalem, as it was shown to me
while in vision, on the Lord's day, was shown according to the wis-
dom of God, which was wonderful in my eyes, and in the eyes of
all who beheld it in their imaginations, as described in the book of
Revelations. I John was filled with the spirit of God, and saw
according to the wisdom of God, and not according to the wisdom
which is in man.
25. Had I seen all with the eye of nature, filled with myself, what
would have been the sight? I answer. Nothing comely nor desira-
ble. But as I beheld as with the eye of God, being filled with his
spirit, scenes sublime, divinely bright and heavenly appeared tome,
too glorious to be described on paper.
26. Nay, never could be told to mortals, to their understanding,
the magnificence of the New Jerusalem, as I John saw it, descend-
ing from God out of heaven, to be established upon the earth, that
the tabernacle of the grace of God might rest upon the earth and
dwell with the children of men.
27. And now I John ask, Who among the sons of men seeth this
wonderful City, so adorned and divinely bright and glorious? Yet
do I declare to all nations, kindreds and tongues, that she hath de-
scended and resteth upon the earth, and is found among the chil-
dren of men, adorned with the glory of God and his brightness.
And who seeth it?
28. I answer ; the meek and humble cross-bearer seeth the glory
of God in his temple; and none but the meek, they who are clothed
with the light of God, can ever see any thing divine and glorious
in the way of God; for God's glory is not according to man's glory;
neither is God's wisdom according to man's wisdom. For the wis-
dom of God is foolishness to the natural wisdom of this world; and
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the natural wisdom and understanding of man is foolishness unto
God. (See I. Cor. i. 20.)
29. Therefore is the wisdom of God in direct oj)position to the
wisdom of man; and for this reason is the way of God hidden from
the wise of this world ; because they see not the wisdom of God
therein, it being foolishness to them. And for this cause, few there
be who find the strait gate, which leadeth to the most holy City^
which is framed and fashioned according to the wisdom of God,
which undermineth all that is of the wisdom of this world.
30. Man, in his exalted state, thinks to see something great in the
latter day, when the mysteries of God shall be finished. And in
this are they right ; for they that are truly wise, shall see something
great, and will greatly rejoice therein.
31. They will see the ax laid at the root of all evil, the source of all
human depravity. And they will see a daily subduing and wasting
away of that evil nature which debars the soul from becoming one
with the Author of all good; and in this they will greatly rejoice.
32. And their joy will become unspeakable and full of glory, when
they see their steps bent towards the fountain of all good, and they
become lighted by the glory of God which lighteth the City, and
they see eye to eye with God. Then, and not until then, can they
see the wisdom of God in his holy and eternal way.
33. But to the natural man, who vieweth the way of God with his
natural and carnal understanding, what could be framed more base
and ill shapen? more mean and unsavory to his natural inclinations,
and so little calculated to give relish to that carnal nature in man,
who seeth no beauty nor comeliness in the way of God.
34. Was the New Jerusalem and the glory thereof visible to the
natural and fallen man, as it was shown unto me in the vision, on
the Lord's day, while I saw the things of God aright, who would
hesitate to seek a privilege therein, and count it their greatest gain
so to do?
35. But what then must be the sacrifice before they can enter?
Here would be the trouble, seeing nothing can enter which worketh
abomination or maketh a lie: natural and fallen man being filled
with that which is an abomination in the sight of God, which
wholly debars him from a right within the walls of the City.
36. They who view the things of God, and calculate them accord-
ing to their own natural wisdom and understanding, imagine that,
when the New Jerusalem becomes established upon the earth, all
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nations will gather to her, and the kings and great ones of the earth
will bring their riches, glory and honor to her, that she may be glo-
rified thereby.
37. But this is not rightly understood. They must bring all that
is ot* the glory, honor and riches of this world, in themselves,
which is enmity against God, and an abomination in his sight, and
lay them low at the entrance of the City, which is nothing more
nor less than to seek the door, the strait gate, which is the light of
God in his witnesses.
38. And there, in the presence of God, they must honestly and
faithfully confess, and bring to the light all that is of the glory of
this world, and the kingdoms thereof, which are divided into three
parts; the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life,
which are not of the Father, but of the devil, whose kingdom
must fall.
39. Yea, his kingdom must fall in every soul who seeketh an en-
trance into that City, wherein dwelleth nothing that worketh abomi-
nation in the sight of God. And when all this is brought and laid
low at the feet of Christ in his anointed ones, then is the soul pre-
pared to become an in-dweller of the City; and thus will they give
up all, body and soul to glorify God.
40. And as they advance in their travel, from that nature which
findeth an element in the things of this world, and the honors there-
of; so far do they become clothed with a right understanding, and
can view the things of God aright, and be able to glorify Him in
his holy temple, which is the light of the City. And they shall
walk in the light of the City, as being the children of the light,
wherein dwelleth no darkness.
41. And thus shall the nations of the earth "which are saved,"
come and walk in the light of the City, and become glorified there-
by; and in no other way than this, will any fallen being ever find
the strait gate, which is the pearl of great price, and enter through
the gates, into the City.
42. Yea, it is the pearl of great price, for it costs all which he
hath, whoever enters and becomes glorified, and is made able to
walk the golden streets of truth and righteousness, in every word,
thought and way. These shall find it to be a pearl of great price,
costing all which belongs to the kingdom of Babylon and the glory
of her City; yet the time is hastening on, when the great and learn-
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ed of the earth, shall honor Zion for the beauty and excellency of
her order and institution.
4J}. And thus have I written, for the understanding of every ration-
al being, how and in what manner souls may find acceptance through
the gates into the City. And in no other way than this, will any
soul ever find acceptance with God, and be made able to return and
become one with Ilim in spirit.
44. And this I do proclaim, and with aloud voice utter forth, even
to the ends of the earth, that all may hear and understand the true
interpretation of the vision concerning the order of the New Jeru-
salem which I John saw, on the Lord's day, while banished to the
isle called Patmos.
45. This may seem like foolishness to the wise of this world; but it
is that truth which will stand forever, being framed in the wisdom
of God. And all, both in heaven and on earth shall, sooner or lat-
er, know of a truth, these my statements. Unto which the four
mighty Angels reply. Amen, even so let it be, forevermore.
CHAPTER XI.
The mystery of the Holy City, Neio Jerusalem explained. Man
must come out of his fallen nature and be pm-ifed, before he can
dwell therein, Sfc.
1. Thus saith the Angel, Again bow down thy soul, and write,
Holy is the word of God, and hidden are his mysteries to the wise
of this world ; but to those who become wise by the wisdom which
Cometh from God, how easy do they receive and comprehend his
most hidden mysteries.
2. And one of the seven Angels which had the seven vials of the
wrath of God, said, "Come hither and I will show thee the Bride
the Lamb's wife." And he took me to an exceeding high moun-
tain, and there he showed me the holy City, New Jerusalem descend-
ing from God out of heaven, adorned as a Bride for her husband.
(See Rev. xxi.)
3. Who among the wise and learned of this world, knoweth the
true interpretation of this part of the vision? or how to apply it to
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their present views of the coming of the Messiah, and of the estab-
lishing of that City wherein dwelleth nothing tliat worl^eth abomina-
tion in the sight of God ?
4. Hear, O earth! and understand tlie things of God aright; and
put away your false inventions and creeds, and your deluded notions,
wherein no two think alike, each one varying according to the wis-
dom and understanding by which he is actuated, which is all natu-
ral and fallen, and belongeth to that wisdom which is foolishness in
the sight of God.
5. Had mankind chosen to live according to the light of God,
which was revealed in the coming of his beloved Son, and had they
walked according to his precepts, and followed the example so clear-
ly shown by him, who was called to be an example to all men, or
even walked according to the law of nature, how much more accept-
able would their works be found in the sight of a pure and holy God !
6. But instead of this, they have left the strait path of self-denial,
and are seeking to comprehend and pry into the hidden mysteries of
God, which were decreed by Him to remain mysteries, until the last
trumpet should be sounded, in which time the mysteries of God
were to be finished; and therefore they have profited nothing by
their labors.
7. But as it hath seemed good to the children of men to seek out
inventions of their own, and as the world hath become filled with their
false imaginations; so much the more have they heaped up fuel for
the, consumer, and made work for repentance.
8. For all the rubbish of man's invention to save the life of sin,
and remain crooked and perverse in the sight of God, must be con-
sumed by the brightness of the coming of the Son of God, to take
vengeance thereon. For lo he cometh with clouds ! surrounded with
the angelic order, to take vengeance upon that nature which pierc-
ed him, which is in common with all mankind.
9. And when they behold him through the medium of that nature,
which is the elementary life of every fallen being, how will they be
alarmed and terrified, and mourn and weep at the brightness of his
coming! And thus, and thus only, will they see the coming of the
Son of God in his glory, which is in his witnesses, the light of the
world, a City which cannot be hid : for he suddenly cometh to his
temple.
10. And what is his temple? Ye read in the vision, "The Lord
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God AluiiglUy aiui the Lamb" are tiie teiiii)le of the City. And the
City was pre])ared "as a Bride adorned tor her husband."*
11. And as it hath been revealed heretofore, that no one can l)e fit-
ted into the temple, until the life of sin is wholly subdued m the soul ;
so in like manner, did the Lord hasten to purify a soul in the female
order, and bring her into the likeness of his holy and Eternal Wis-
dom, in whom the spirit and anointing of his beloved Son might
dwell, that they twain might become one in spirit, in likeness of the
Eternal God Almighty, two in one.
12. And thus did the spirit of God descend from his Almighty
throne, and fashion and form the first female that ever became renew-
ed into life and shaped in the image of true godliness, adorned with
* The Angel said to St. John, " Come hither, and I will show thee the
Bride, the Lamb's wife." And he saw the holy City, "New Jerusalem, de-
scending out of heaven from God." From this revelation, the professors of
Christianity generally suppose that this City was the Bride, the Lamb's wife.
But the vision signifies no such thing; but says that the City was "prepared
as a bride adorned for her husband." Not that it was the Bride. St. John
saw the holy City, and described it. And near the close of the vision, accord-
ing to the promise of the Angel, the Bride was shown to him, in union with
the Spirit, dispensing the waters of life.
"And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that heareth,
say, Come. And let him that is athirst, Come. And whosoever will, let
liim take the water of life freely." Here tlie true Bride is plainly declared,
as being one with the Spirit; that is, with Christ. And the call goes forth
from the United Twain. Hence we might with equal propriety call the City
the Spirit, as to call it the Bride. But who are tliey that hear, and call others
to come .' Who are they that hear the call and come ? Are these the City .''
Are these the Bride? If so, by whom are tiiey called.'
Upon this supposition, wiio are the gieat multitude that gave thanks and
rejoiced because the marriage of the Lamb hath come, and his wife hath made
herself ready .' And who are they that were blessed, because they were called
to the marriage supper of the Lamb .'' Reason and truth must answer, that
these are they that were called by the Spirit and the Bride, and have obeyed
the call. Therefore they are blessed; for they have become the children and
true followers of the heavenly Bridegroom and Bride. For until this mar-
riage was accomplished, there could be no real spiritual offspring.
Therefore these are tliey of whom it is written, "Instead of thy fathers,
shall be thy children, whom thou niayest make princes in all the earth."
Psalm xlv. 16. This work could not be fulfilled until the dispensation of
the Bride ; therefore the City was prepared like the Bride, when she was
adorned for her husband. And with the same heavenly graces must every
child of the New Creation be adorned, before they can ever dwell in this ho-
ly City. Eds.
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that purity and righteousness which prepared her to meet the Bride-
groom and become one with him in spirit, having been separated from
the nature of sin by excruciating sufferings.
13. And thus she became a temple for the spirit of Christ to dwell
in, and they twain became one spirit, in likeness of the Lord God
Almighty and his holy and Eternal Wisdom, male and female, be-
coming jointly one in spirit. And thus did the Lord suddenly come
to his temple ; for the redemption of the first female was suddenly
wrought that the Lord might hasten to prepare a helper meet for his
beloved Son.
14. And while the power and faculties of Christ did sleep and
slumber, in his body, (the Church,) and became inactive as to dis-
pensing the power of salvation ; then did the Lord, in the height of
this slumber, stretch forth his hand, and from the sleeping body, in
his name, sever a member, and breathe into her nostrils the breath
of spiritual life ; and she became a living soul, a helper meet for
the spiritual man: for she forsook all and cleaved to the Bride-
groom. Then was fulfilled the vision of the marriage of the Lamb,
whose Bride had made herself ready.
15. And by the work of these divine Parents of the new creation,
the holy City, New Jerusalem was built, which I now behold estab-
lished upon the earth. And her inhabitants are those who hear the
call of the Spirit and the Bride, and come to the marriage supper
of the Lamb, whereby that light is now revealed and set on high,
which can never be blotted out. And be it known unto all people,
kindreds and tongues, that the City is builded and the temple is
erected; for the Lord God and his Christ, who are one, are the
temple.
16. And this is the foundation of the temple, which lieth four
square, and is equal in length, breadth and height; for God is equal;
and thus stands the foundation pillars of the new heavens and the
new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness : The Eternal Father
and Mother, Son and Daughter, four distinct Beings united in one
spirit. (See Eph. iv. 4.)
17. Even as the blessed Son spake while on earth, after he had
conquered the nature of enmity in himself; "I and my Father are
one, and he that seeth me, seeth the Father;" So is it respecting
the beloved Daughter ; they who see the Daughter, see the Mother
of all, being in her perfect likeness, and one in spirit with her.
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And thus stands the order of the Deity, manifested in four, unitedly
in one spirit. (See Col. ii. 9.)
18. The Father was revealed in and by the Son, and the Mother
in and by the Daucrluer; Thus the Son and Daughter proceeded
and came forth from God, (See Jno. vi. 42 &, viii. 42.) and were
the true offspring and representatives of the Eternal Parents, and
stand with them in the same spirit, not in equal dignity and power,
but as their first-born, and heirs of the new creation. Hence through
this medium only is the true order of divinity made manifest. " My
Father is greater than I." (See Jno. xiv. 28.) "Whom He hath ap-
pointed heir of all things." (See Heb. i. 1,2, 3.)
19. And for this cause, four is the number which God hath chosen
to set forth his likeness to a lost world, in all orders of the spiritual
priesthood in his Church. Such are they who execute judgment
and mercy, in the name of the Most High, and who are called to meet
the souls of the children of men, and gather them to the kingdom
of his glory, from the four quarters of the old earth and heavens.
20. In each family or order where God hath placed his name for
salvation, the number called to bear his likeness is four; and these
four are called to be of one spirit, even as the Father and Son,
Mother and Daughter are one. Therefore the City lieth four square,
and is equal; the City of the living God, to whom all nations, kin-
dreds and tongues shall gather for salvation, and bow to this order
of God's appointment, to his likeness in his witnesses, and make
confession of all known sin, unto salvation, and find deliverance.
21. And thus may all nations and kindreds find God, and have free
access to Him wherever He hath established his order and placed
his name for salvation. And they who find this order, find the City
of the living God; and if they enter through the gates into the City,
they must enter according to God's appointment, which is equal in
length, breadth and height; for no one can escape this order of
God.
22. And all who submit to this order, become squared thereby, and
prepared in the hands of the workmen to be fitted into the temple,
in the perfect likeness of God. But all such as rebel against this
order, will be cut off therefrom. And thus stands the order of the
new earth and heavens ; and the four foundation pillars whereon they
rest are hereby manifested.
23. And by this all souls may find God, and the City of God, where-
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ever they find his order, let it be founded on whatever portion of the
earth it may ; the location altereth nothing, so long as God hath es-
tablished his order, in his likeness, according to the purity of the
gospel. There, and there only, can his City be found.
24. And where is the caviler that can say ought against this? And
. where is the capacity so weak that it cannot understand and be able
to comprehend God in his order? For in this manner hath God stoop-
ed to the capacity of all, that all might be reached by his mercy, hav-
ing an understanding of the mysteries of godliness.
25. And thus hath God revealed Himself in so clear a light, that
his order no longer remaineth a mystery, but is known of those who
diligently seek Him in purity of heart, and is found only in his or-
der ; and there and there only, can souls find access to Him. And
there is He ever found, at all times in a manner whereby souls can
' draw near to Him, and be taught even as by his own mouth; and
thereby hath the condescension of the Almighty become exceeding
great, and of his goodness and mercy there is no end.
26. And they who desire salvation, cannot fail to understand the
mystery which is so clearly revealed, that souls may' obtain it by
conquering and slaying that beastly nature, which is in opposition
to the nature of God, and to his holy order, in all dispensations of
his work. These are four in number, this present one being the
fourth and last of the dispensations, in which God hath wrought,
to fulfill his purposes, since the foundation of the world.
27. In this present dispensation, yea, and in this present genera-
tion, shall be fulfilled that which hath ever remained a mystery to
the wise of this world; that order and building which is four square;
that power of full and final salvation which is vested in the four
square lot of beings, in the name and power of the Most High.
28. These are they to whom He hath given power to hurt the
earth and destroy it, standing upon the four corners of it, signify-
ing their ascension above the powers thereof, holding dominion over
that nature which is of the earth, in themselves, whereby they have
power to become of that angelic order of beings who, although pos-
sessed of earthly tabernacles, can arise and stand as witnesses of
the living God in his name.
29. These can also hold dominion over the earth, to judge and
condemn it, not only in themselves, but they can cause that no wind
nor element shall come, whereby that fallen nature, which is of the
earth, may flourish in any soul : but that it may wither like the
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green grass, beneath the scorching rays of divine light, which is
spiritually revealed in and through those who have power to hurt
the earth and the sea, and hold the winds and elements thereof.
30. And this is the fulfillment, in a spiritual sense, of that part of
the vision wherein I saw the four Angels standing upon the four
corners of the earth, holding dominion over the elements thereof;
having power to hurt the earth, in the order of providence; but
their destructive power was with-held, until the servants of God,
and they who are the first ripe fruits, should be sealed unto life
eternal.
31. This vision, saith the prophetic Angel, was fulfilled, both prov-
identially and spiritually, in the dispensation of Christ's first appear-
ing, according to the work and order of that day ; but the fulfill-
ment thereof in the perfect order, could not take place until the
dispensation of Christ's second appearing with the holy Bride.
CHAPTER XII.
Explanation of the work of the four Angels of Judgment, S^c.
1. The four Angels of Judgment, that hold the power over the
Elements of Destruction, both providentially and spiritually, are, as
yet, bound in the great river Euphrates, in a spiritual sense, as it
respects the work of the present dispensation, in which all old things
are to be destroyed, and all things created anew, in the order of the
new and spiritual creation of God. And it is through their agency
that the way must be prepared for this work to be accomplished.
2. But their work is now limited to the bounds of the regular
flowing of the waters of this spiritual river, until those in the order
of the first ripe fruits of this dispensation are sealed unto life eter-
nal, in the perfect likeness of the divine Parentage of the new cre-
ation, as patterns and guides to all after generations.
3. Then at the sound of the sixth trumpet of this dispensation,
these Angels will be loosed, and will be prepared to sound the trum-
pets of judgment and destruction to the wicked inhabitants of the
earth, to all nations, kindreds and tongues. And they shall go forth
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in the power of destruction, against the earthly fallen nature of man,
and pour forth plagues thereon, in great multitudes of people through-
out the earth.
4. This they will continue to do, until a third part of the inhab-
itants, possessing this fallen, earthly nature, are destroyed by the
fire of judgments, or until that nature is consumed in them by the
fire of the everlasting gospel, which all souls will yet know can be
found only in Zion, from whence it is sent forth to the world.
5. And those who were not slain by the power which dwelleth in
the four destroying Angels, wiio sacrifice upon the four horns of the
golden altar that standeth before God, represented in his Witnesses,
repented not of their deeds, but remain alive unto sin, blaspheming
God because of their plagues.
6. And this is the true spiritual meaning of the Angels wliom I
saw loosed, who lay bound in the great river Euphrates, and who had
power to hurt, wound and destroy that which is not of God. This
testimony which cometh out of their mouths in the spiritual work
of this dispensation, is like fire, smoke and brimstone to every part
of an evil nature, which is in opposition to the true spirit of God,
being composed of the three elements of this fallen world, that war
in opposition to the spirit and true order of God.
7. But these shall be overcome by the power which is loosed from
under the vail in the great spiritual river Euphrates, and which will
dry up the waters of the natural river of fleshly lust, and destroy all
the branches thereof, in every soul that cometh into the spiritual riv-
er, through the order of God's appointment, to take vengeance upon
the wickedness of man, and consume in him all that is not of the
Father, but of the world.
y. And the judgments and destructions which shall roll through
the earth, in the days of the work of these Angels, will proceed
from spiritual fire, smoke and brimstone, by which " the slain of the
Lord shall be many." (See Isa. Ixvi. 10.)
9. And thus are the great mysteries revealed, and brought to
the understanding of the wise, yet foolish in the eyes of the world,
that the foolishness of God may confound the wise, and undermine
all that is of the loftiness of man.
10. The revelation of the wonderful displays of the four Angels,
which stood upon the four corners of the earth, and also the four
Angels bound in the great spiritual river, signifies the flowings of
this great and last dispensation, which bringeth death to the man of
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sin, being the dispensation of the second Eve, whereby a spiritual
offspring is brought forth.
11. The four beasts* [or more properly living creatures] which
surround the throne of God, having wings, represent the united
spirits of the four dispensations, manifested in divine and angelic be-
ings, having arisen and triumphed over the povtcr of the beast, and
become as the Angels of God in heaven; Such as are accounted
worthy to execute judgment, as kings and priests unto God, in his
likeness, having eyes before and behind, that rest not day nor night,
crying Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, and holy is his eternal way
of truth and righteousness. (See Rev. iv. 8.)
12. These, say 1 John, as with the mouth of the Almighty, have
reference to no other than the spirits of the four dispensations, which
are united together, in the present and last, which is the dispensa-
tion of death to the nature of evil, in and through those of God's
appointment, who are his witnesses; the four chosen number in each
family or order of Believers, where God hath placed his name for sal-
vation, and destruction to the man of sin.
13. These are they who stand upon the four corners of the earth,
in this dispensation, holding dominion; they who are called to stand
upon the walls as watchmen in the name of the Deity, whose all-see-
ing eye is ever upon the objects beneath his charge. And thus may
all understand, who are able to understand the things of God aright,
which are foolishness to the wise of this world, who think to com-
prehend the things of God, and see them according to that under-
standing which is of man, and not of God.
14. God, through his prophets, declared in ancient days, that He
would mark the way so plain, that, "The way-faring man though a
fool should not err therein." That is, in the day when He should reveal
his hidden mysteries, and bring to the understanding of infants in
Christ, that which the wise of this world have soared, in their imag-
inations, above God and all that was of God, to comprehend.
15. But in the still small voice doth He declare in wisdom, and
make known his hidden mysteries, through those who, of them-
selves, are unable to frame or devise how to speak the things of God,
except by a divine gift, inspired by his holy spirit, to speak of the
things of God aright according to that wisdom which is of God and
not of man.
*This is wrongly translated beasts, it should be rendered living creaturts.
Eds.
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16. But O the depths of Satan's subtilities to overthrow the sim-
plicity of God's holy and eternal way! That simplicity of his order,
which is square and equal, is so exceeding simple, that none but sim-
ple and humble souls will be able to understand the wonderful myste-
ry of godliness, so hidden from the wise and prudent, which was de-
signed to remain a mystery, until the days of the voice of the Angel
of the seventh trumpet, when he should begin to sound, when the
mystery of God should be finished. (See Rev. x. 7.)
17. And where is the true and faithful cross-bearer in this day,
wherein God hath manifested Himself in his true order, that still re-
maineth ignorant of his mysteries? Yet the wise of this world see
not, neither can they see, until their eyes are opened to see the things
of God aright: then will they see clearly and understand; but not
while under the vail of the flesh.
18. But when the vail is taken away, and the nakedness of man's
nature shall appear, then will he seek to flee therefrom, being fright-
ened at his own likeness, which hath been vailed from his sight.
And until mankind become awakened to flee from themselves, in
the order of God's appointment, they will never be able to discover
the things of God in their true light, and see the beauty and excel-
lency of his way.
19. The great and learned may cavil at the things of God; be-
cause they were pointed out in so marvellous a manner, seeming to
show forth such wonderful displays of power, when nothing cometh
therefrom in the work of salvation, but that which is so exceeding
simple and easy to be comprehended by a mere child.
20. Thus say 1 John, I know of no other reason why these things
respecting the spiritual work of God, were shown to me in such a
marvellous manner, only that they might be placed beyond the reach
of all who would pry into the mysteries of God, that they should not
touch that which God decreed to remain enveloped in mystery, un-
til the day when He should stretch forth his power and confound
the world through the weak, and lay low their loftiness through that
wisdom which is foolishness in their sight.
21. And they who mock and scoff at the wisdom of God, which is
foolishness in their eyes, and say, "This cannot be the foundation
of God's work in the latter day, in which it was promised that his
kingdom should be set up, and his order for the justification of souls
established. Good sense and reason forbid that God should be so
limited in his wonderful display ; of which so much hath been spoken
CHAP. XII.] OF THK TOUR ANGELS OF JUDGMENT, ETC. 247
and written in the law and the prophets, concerning the latter day
of glory; and what doth it all amount to? And where is the glory?"
22. Let them return and reflect for a moment, and consider that,
whatever displays the glory of God, worketh self-abasement to the
natural and carnal man; for God's glory is not according to man's
glory. Therefore man, who seeketh that glory in the way and order
of God's appointment, without mortification and sore vexation to the
loftiness of his nature, which is enmity against God, will meet with
great disappointment.
23. And if he thoroughly examines into the cause why it is so, he
will at once see that he is striving to glorify himself, instead of qIc-
rifyingGod, according to his appointment, in which is abasement in
the extreme to the loftiness of man; to such a degree th;;t no s( ul
can honor and glorify God, in his revealed order, without becoming
a fool sufficiently to undermine and lay very low the loftiness of his
nature, which hath, ever since the beginning, strove and warred
against God, in the true order of his work.
24. For no soul wageth war against God, as He stands, according
to the imaginations of most people, who know not God nor his ways,
far above the clouds, in the regions of divine light and brightness.
25. But let Him place his name "in earthen vessels," and cause
the tabernacle of his grace to dwell among the sons and daughters
of men, in his order, which lieth four square and is equal, and the
rebellion against God, in opposition to the order of his work, which
still remaineth in creatures, is clearly made manifest; for they will
rage in proportion to their enmity, and will never rest quiet until their
enmity is subdued.
26. And hereby hath God purposed to subdue the enmity of man,
by and through the medium of his order, where He hath placed his
name and the power of salvation; and thus, through this medium,
may souls prove their reconciliation to God. And if strictly obedi-
ent to God, through his appointed witnesses, ever bowing to the di-
vine Spirit in them, as unto God, they cannot fail to glorify God,
and be glorified by Him, who is glorified, and glorifieth souls in
no other way, except in his own order. (See Matt. x. 40.)
27. For they who seek to climb to heaven, unless by the way of
God's appointment, will find themselves thrust down as thieves and
robbers, who have no right nor claim to God, having missed the way
of God's appointment, whereby all souls may approach Him and
find salvation.
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28. Therefore refuse not to give glory and honor to God, in the
order of his appointment, and reverence his holy name, in those
whom He hath placed therein. And in so doing we please God,
and draw near to Him, by slaying the enmity which is ever at war
with Him in his revealed order.
29. Hence when the enmity in souls, which riseth in rebellion
against the appointed order of God, through his agents, in his name,
is completely conquered, and they can bow to God in his witnesses,
and honor Him through them, having no respect to persons, but re-
lying wholly upon the anointing power of God; then is Satan bound
in such souls, and their enmity becomes inactive.
30. And if they continue in this good work, which they have be-
gun, they will find it to be nothing less than the subduing work of
God, which works the purification of the heart; and they will know
of a truth, that God is the author and finisher of their salvation, and
is manifested in his true order, and is found for salvation no where
else.
31. And this flows through that order, which is revealed and set
up in the second coming of Christ in his glory, being the revela-
tion of the Bride, the Lamb's wife, the glory of the first new man.
Yea, that divine order which hath never been revealed, until the
Bride uttered her voice to the children of men, and madeknown,^by
the revelation of God, the root and fountain of all depravity.
32. And by the same power and gift of God, she showed how and
by what means souls might arise out of their depraved state, and find
redemption therefrom, by coming into the work and order which God
had revealed, in the last display of his grace, which is equal for all
souls, both male and female, rich and poor, bond and free, black and
white.
33. All souls have an equal right to bathe in the great fountain
of the waters of life, by coming into the order, and submitting to
that divine government, that is loosed from the mystery in which it
was bound in all ages, and is now set up of God, for the guidance of
all the children of men in the work of redemption.
34. This government is composed of sanctified souls, who live a di-
vine and angelic life, and is four square and equal, being both male
and female, who stand as emblems of the Deity, to show forth the
likeness of God to a lost and sinful world.
35. God created man in the beginning, after his own image. " In
the likeness of God made He him ; male and female created He
CHAP. XII.] OF THE FOUR ANGELS OF JUDGMENT, ETC. 249
them." But they transgressed and fell from their noble lot and siand-
ing, as the true emblems of God the Father and God the Mother.
Therefore, in process of time, have the eternal Parents created and
fashioned those who show forth their likeness, and they twain are
one spirit, even as God the Father, and his holy and Eternal Wisdom
are one.
3G. And this is the true order of God, v.'here He hath placed his
name for salvation; and to them who stand in this likeness, in the
likeness ofFather and Son, Mother and Daughter, Hath he given pow-
er to hurt the earth, and destroy the corrupt elements thereof. Yea
to them power is given to smite with the rod, all that is not of the
spirit of God. And those who rebel against this order, will be vexed
in spirit as with tiie sting of scorpions.
37. This sacred order was prefigured by the four dispensations of
divine Providence and grace, to bring about the salvation of a lost
world, and which will be brought to perfection in this fourth and last :
and also by the four rivers that flowed out of Eden, which spiritually
typify the four living fountains combined in one head, and flow from
the Father and Mother, the Son and Daughter.
38. The first natural son and daughter transgressed and forfeited
their noble relation, as the first who were fashioned in the likeness
and image of God, in that state. But in due time, hath the Lord
in his wisdom opened the way for the redemption of man from his
fallen state, by the obedience of the first spiritual Son and Daughter,
your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, your heavenly Father and Re-
deemer, in the New Creation, and your ever blessed Mother Ann.
39. For she was the first female that ever overcame the world, and
rose triumphant above the powers thereof, whereby she became joint-
ly heir in the head of the new creation, and the scrond Eve, the
Mother of all that should ever become alive unto righteousness.
Therefore is she the true and faithful, spiritual Mother of all living,
both now, henceforth and forevermore.
40. And thus stands man, in true rectitude, as when created in
the likeness and image of God; yet in a higher state, having been
tried and proved, and "made perfect through sufferings." And thus
is Eden, with all its beauty and glory, spiritually restored, and the
four fountains opened, which flow from the one holy and Eternal
Fountain, the Father of all, both in heaven and on earth, the Crea-
tor of all things, both animate and inanimate;
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41. This fountain being divided into four parts, represented by
four rivers flowing out of Eden. The fourth river represented by
Euphrates, is the fountain of the second Eve, the dispensation where-
in the true likeness of God is revealed : for God's lil^eness and im-
age was never brought forth, until both male and female were crea-
ted; and until then, no offspring could be brought forth.
42. Hence the true order of God, which showeth forth his likeness
to a lost, sinful world, was hidden and concealed in mystery, in all
ages, until the second Eve was brought forth. Then was the image
and likeness of God clearly shown; and that order which, spiritually,
lay bound in the great river Euphrates, which implies the power of
procreation, was loosed and brought to light, and prepared to sound
forth full redemption, in the name of God; and spiritual offspring
can now be brought forth.
43. This order is manifested in the four anointed ones, that bear
the ark of the testimony of the living God to a lost world, in the im-
age of the Father and Son, Mother and Daughter. Tn this ark sal-
vation is found.
44. And thus hath God placed his name "in earthen vessels," (See
II. Cor. iv. 7.) and caused the tabernacle of his grace and mercy to
rest among the children of men. And this is the foundation of God's
own framing, to show forth his likeness to a lost world, an order
which will ever be supported by his Almighty hand ; so firm and so
sure is it founded and established, that neither men nor devils will
ever be able to overthrow it.
45. This holy order is as permanent as the heavens, being framed
by the hand of the Almighty, and brought forth by his holy and eter-
nal Wisdom. And by no other medium will souls ever find God,
either in time or in eternity, only by the order where He has placed
his name, in those who bear the likeness and image of God, through
his beloved Son and Daughter.
Explanation b?/ the Prophetic Angel.
The visions explained in this chapter, and applied to the spiritual
work, have been, in a general sense, fulfilled, or are fulfilling in the
world, by the work of divine Providence. But the spiritual fulfill-
ment thereof could not be accomplished until the present perfect dis-
pensation, wherein all these visions and figurative representations will
finally be fulfilled in their various degrees, in a spiritual sense, through
the divine Parentage, in the work of redeeming the lost children of
men, saith the Prophetic Angel, Salvator Regia.
CHAP. XIll.] OF THE SEVEN VIALS, ETC. 251
CHAPTER XIII.
Some explanations of the seven vials of the ivroth of God, S^c.
1. "And one of the four living creatures gave unto the seven
Angels, seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for-
ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glo-
ry of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into
the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven Angels were fulfilled."
(See Rev. xv. 7, and 8.)
2. Where is the learned and wise who is able to comprehend, and
bring to the understanding of man the sealed meaning of this por-
tion of the hidden mysteries of the work of God ? I John do de-
clare, that no man, neither in heaven nor on earth, is able to loose
the seals, and make known the hidden mysteries which are sealed
up in the hand of Him that sitteth upon the throne, only by the pow-
er of "the Lion of the tribe of Judah," the Lamb that was slain,
who is worthy to receive honor and glory and dominion forever and
ever.
3. And by and through this medium, is the sealed book opened,
and the hidden things of God brought to the understanding of those
who are wise, with that wisdom which cometh from God. One of
the four living creatures gave to the seven Angels, the seven last
plagues, to pour out upon the inhabitants of the earth, upon those
who possess an earthly and corruptible nature and element.
4. The four living creatures of which ye read, have reference to
the four dispensations, represented by the Anointed Ones, who
stand in the order of God's appointment, to show forth his likeness,
as the true emblems of the order of Father and Son, Mother and
Daughter; those who are called to be watchmen, full of eyes, be-
fore and behind, ever upon the look out, to guard and protect, by
day and by night, who rest not in security, but ever feel an anxious
concern for the welfare and prosperity of the flock.
5. These, with the light emanating from the all-seeing eye of
God, which slumbereth not, discover the enemy and ere his poison-
ous darts enter the fold, to lay waste and destroy the quiet and in-
nocent flock, his design is discovered, and his intentions baffled by
this light of God, in his appointed witnesses, who slumber not, day
252 OF THE SEVEN VIALS, ETC. [pART III.
nor night ; but continually cry, Holiness to the Lord and to his holy
and eternal way.
6. As the four dispensations will finish the decrees of God, con-
cerning a lost, sinful world ; so in the fourth dispensation, which
hath reference to the fourth living creature, the pouring out of the
vials of the wrath of God, shall be accomplished in their full order
and spiritual meaning, upon the wicked world : for the wrath of God
is kindled against the wickedness of man.
7. Therefore this fire of his wrath shall never be quenched, un-
til it hath done its work, to scorch the nations of the earth and
sorely vex them, until they are willing to bow before the Lord, in
low humiliation, and give glory to Him, through his witnesses, and
make confession to God, and tell his Anointed what they have done
contrary to the law of God. (See Joshua, vii. 19.) This is the true
order for all souls, for the glory of God in Christ He giveth to them.
(See Jno. xvii. 22.)
8. Until souls are sufficiently humbled to acknowledge God, ac-
cording to his appointment, his wrath will never cease to be poured
upon them. For He will never be reconciled to the ungodliness of
man; but his wrath is kindled never more to be quenched; because
of the abominations which rest in the hearts of the children of men.
9. And so long as one soul remaineth under the power and influ-
ence of the prince of iniquity; so long will the anger of the Lord
continue. For the fire which is kindled from the Lord, will con-
tinue to burn against all the ungodliness of men, from this time
henceforth and forever.
10. For his anger will never abate tovvards the subjects of the fall,
who seek to remain in quietness, fulfilling the lusts of their father
the devil; for the dispensation of his wrath is come, and the minis-
ters of his judgments are abroad in the earth, preparing to fulfill the
decrees of God upon a lost, sinful and rebellious generation, whose
glory is in the works of their own hands, and in the devices of their
own wicked hearts.
11. Therefore shall they be smitten and wounded and sorely vexed,
until they shall see no pleasure in the things of time; and the fountain
which was once sweet to their taste, and satiated their thirst for the
unrighteous enjoyments thereof shall become bitter, insomuch that
many will die to carnal pleasure, because of the bitterness which
Cometh in consequence of the indulgence, arising from that corrupt
fountain.
CHAP. XIII.] OF THE SEVEN VIALS, ETC. 253
12. And thus shall the fountains and sources of all human and
vain pleasure become bitter, that men have no relish nor pleasure
therefrom; therefore death shall fall upon many, because of the
fountains which are made bitter, by the effects of the wrath of God,
which shall be poured upon them.
13. And they who die unto sin, and become alive unto righteous-
ness; because of the plagues which work bitterness of soul, in con-
sequence of the indulgence of that corrupt fountain of carnal
pleasure, which hath become as wormwood ; blessed and holy are
they.
14. But they who die not of the bitterness of the fountain, but
continue to blaspheme the name of God, because of their plagues,
and repent not of their idolatry, and of their whoredoms, and of
their thefts and murders, wherein they provoke the Lord to anger ;
upon such shall the wrath of God continue to be poured out in de-
struction.
15. Thus saith the beloved apostle, By the temple being filled with
smoke, from the glory of God and his power, so that no man was
able to enter therein ; is signified, in the general order of Provi-
dence, that the light and glory of God had become so obscured by
the mists of Antichrist, and the liberties of the children of men
were so bound, that the divine light had become as smoke and dark-
ness to all natural people; so that this light could not shine to them,
to show the way into the holy temple of God's habitation.
16. Therefore, no man by all his labors, and all the light he could
obtain, was able to find the way and enter into the temple, until by
the plagues and dissensions brought upon the inhabitants of the earth,
through the seven vials of wrath, the corrupt governments of the
world were so far disarmed of their power over the rights of man,
that liberty of conscience was allowed. This opened the way for
the operation of light in the preparatory order of divine Providence.
17. And thus the way was prepared for the shining forth of the
true light, from the holy temple in the heavens, to the lost world, by
the second appearing of Christ. Through this light, man was clear-
ly shown how he might find the way to enter the temple of holiness,
by losing his natural, fallen life, that he might gain life eternal.
Then was the temple of God opened in heaven, and there was seen
in it, the ark of his testimony, even the everlasting gospel of salva-
tion, which was thereby made accessible to man. (See Rev. xi. 19.)
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18. But in the order of the spiritual work of this dispensation, this
revelation signifieth, in the present degree, that by the present di-
vine manifestation, the glory of God is so clearly made known, and
his power and will so fully manifested in his body, which is his tem-
ple, and shines and flows forth, through all the habitations of Zion,
wherever her walls are built up; that Satan is bound in every faith-
ful soul, and the power of the enemy is cast out, and hath no rule
in the Zion of God's likeness.
19. But the glorious light of divine revelation and power, hath fill-
ed the temple of God, in every branch and department thereof And
this light and power is as smoke and darkness, to all men in their
natural life and sense. Therefore no man is able to enter therein,
until by the plagues of the seven vials of divine wrath, poured upon
the seven principles of his nature, he shall yield up his natural life
and all belonging to it, that he may find that life which is accepta-
ble to God.
20. Then man ceaseth to be a natural man, and becometh a new
creature in the spirit; then can he enter the holy temple, and find a
habitation therein, and not before. Therefore, during this divine
manifestation, the glory of God will fill his temple, and will blind
the eyes of the wise of this world, and bring into contempt all the
glory of man within the walls of Zion.
21. Hence man, as man, with all that is of the inventions and ru-
diments of this world, will be debarred from entering into the temple,
or having any ruling power in Zion, so long as the light of this glo-
rious work shall continue.
22. And so long as the vials of the wrath of God continue to be
poured out upon the earth, according to the present degree and or-
der of the providential work, which is to prepare the way for the in-
gathering of souls to Zion; so long will the glory and power of God
continue to fill his temple, to enlighten souls who are prepared, and
show them the way to enter therein.
23. But when the measure of this degree of the divine work is fill-
ed, then will the vials of the wrath of the Almighty cease to be pour-
ed out; that is, the vials which are to be meted out, in the degree
appointed for the present generation ; the work of God being accom-
plished, according to the present order, which is for a further exten-
sion of the power of salvation, and the in-gathering of souls to the
Israel of God.
CHAP. Xlll.] OF THE SEVEN VIALS, ETC. 255
24. Then the glory and power of divine revelation and heavenly
gifts will, for a j^eason, be in a (jreat measure withdrawn; and Zion
will be left, that her children may prove their birth-right, by their
integrity and faithfulness; and that it may be made manifest who
are not rightful heirs to the glorious inheritance.
25. During this period, Zion will be overshadowed with clouds of
darkness, by the influence of the powers of darkness, through the
gathering of the ej^raents and rudiments of this world, in her un-
faithful children, who will seek to blend these elements with the prin-
ciples of the gospel, rather than bear a full cross and suffer the loss
of all things. Therefore, in this sense, will men come in where the
temple of God stands, in his holy Anointed and faithful souls, and
will thus corrupt the pure stream of the waters of life.
2C. Nevertheless, many faithful souls shall remain, who will keep
the pure gospel, and maintain the true order of God's appointment.
And these shall be the plant of a great people, and the seeds of a
greater work of the power and glory of God, than hath ever, here-
tofore, been on earth. And glorious branches of Zion shall spread
far and wide, when she shall again be purged, and the stream of her
river of life shall be fully purified.
27. For then shall the sixth vial of the wrath of God, be poured
out upon the great river Euphrates, both providentially and spiritu-
ally, according to the existing degree of the work of God. Provi-
dentially, upon the great natural river of the world, prefigured by
the river Euphrates, and signifying the corrupt governments and
powers of this fallen world, which are founded in the waters of the
ambition, pride and lusts of the fallen nature of man.
28. These shall be gradually "dried up, that the way of the kings
of the East may be prepared;" that is, the messengers of divine
light, with the everlasting gospel. For as fast as these corrupt wa-
ters are dried up in the souls of the people, they will embrace the
testimony of eternal truth, and follow the divine, light revealed in
the ark of God's Testament, and thereby be led into the temple of
holiness.
29. At that time, shall this sixth vial of judgment be poured out in
spirit upon the spiritual Euphrates or river 'of Zion, according to
the degree of that order of the work of God, that the waters thereof
may be cleansed thereby, from all impurity. And thus shall the
corrupt streams, which have flowed therein, from the great river and
elements of this world, be cut off and dried up.
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30. For tlie waters of this holy fountain, which is the last river
created of God, must flow more pure and clean to the kings and
kincrdoms of the earth than ever before, to effect the purposes which
God hath designed, in that order of his work with the children of
men. Then cometh the fire from heaven, to destroy Satan and his
power from Zion, and to purify her from all uncleanness, and cut
off all unfaithful souls and deceitful workers.
31. And blessed and holy are they who shall abide the fire, and
stand faithful to the light and understanding that hath been given in
this holy manifestation, and shall be found watching, and shall keep
their holy garments, that their shame may not appear: for they shall
be gathered by the strong arm of him that cometh as a thief, and
be protected from all harm.
32. And all such shall be his witnesses to the kings and kingdoms
of the earth ; and through this medium shall the pure gospel of the
kingdom spread among all nations, kindreds, tongues and people,
in various degrees and times.
33. In the order of this vial, shall be manifested the three unclean
and ruling spirits of fallen nature, that rise in rebellion against the
true order of God, "which come out of the mouth of the beast, and
out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the false
prophet." For they are the spirits of devils, which will go forth to
gather the kings and the people of the earth to battle, to make war
against the word of God, in the saints of the Most High. (See Rev.
xvi. 14.)
34. Then shall the seventh vial of the wrath of God be "poured
out upon the air;" which signifieth the breath of the fallen life of
man. This, in its progress, will finish the work of judgment, and
strike the death blow upon the life and elements of this fallen world.
And the judgments of God will be meted out to every soul of man,
exactly according to the light and talents which He hath created
and given them.
35. Then shall come the commotion of wars and rumors of wars,
voices and thunderings, and an earthquake, such as was never
known, so mighty and so great! which shall split and subdivide the
powers of darkness. And the great city shall be divided into three
parts, and fall to the ground to rise no more.*
* TAJs ^reat cj'Zy is the combined Systems of nature, which bind all man-
kind togetlier in tiiese three elements and roots of the world, in which state
they are likened to a great or universal city, which includes all the institu-
CHAP. XIII.] OF THE St:Vf:N VIALS, ETC. 257
36. Yea, tliat building of corruption, which proceeds from the
elements of this worUl, "the lust of the tiesh, the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life," (I. Jno. ii. 16.) will crumble to dust, never
more to rise in defiance to the true spirit and order of God's ap-
pointment.
37. Then, and not until then, will the nations truly learn right-
eousness, and become the nations and kingdoms of God and of
his Christ. Then will the last loud and shrill trumpet be echoed
through the earth, from end to end; and the dead, both small and
lions of fallen man. The three parts or parties into which it is divided by
the mighty earthqual^e, signifying the shaking and breaking power which is
iinceasinglv operating in the world, are ; First, Forinalism ; that part or party
in the world who cleave to the established creeds and systems of their ances-
tors, and oppose any change wliich affects their foundation principles.
Second, That party who take the principles and reason of nature for their
guide, which systetri is properly called .Xafuralisrn ; its folhnvers oppose
Formulisvi, as binding the consciences and liberties of mankind, and as being
inconsistent with the reason or rational sense of man. From this party aris-
es, in a general sense, all the civil and political revolutions in favor of natu-
ral rights which take place in the world.
TJie third is Spiritualism ; tliat party or general division among men, wlio
maintain the necessity of present spiritual light and inspired revelations from
heaven, in religious concerns; and contend that these spiritual principles
ought not to be bound by either 7i«<2/rflZ or /orm^// principles. From the prin-
ciples of this party, arise all real religious revivals; and from thence will
spring up those spiritual operations of various kinds, which will progress-
ively take place in the world ; and open the way for the growth of the ever-
lasting kingdom of Christ, and prepare souls to enter therein.
It must evidently appear to the attentive observer, that the world, for at
least a century past, has been more and more divided into these three parts
or parties; and that their clashing principles have produced those wonderful
political, moral and religious convulsions and outbreaks, figuratively called a
"mighty earthquake," wliich has been and is, progressively shaking and
breaking to pieces all the natural, political and religious systems and institu-
tions, (properly likened to cities,) among all nations; which will filially
cause them all to be overtlirown, and to fall. And thereby, through the
fierceness of divine indignation, enkindled among men by the providence of
God, great Babylon, the combined religious power allied to the world, the
mother of all ecclesiastical tyranny, and great supporter of the corrupt powers
of the world, will be utterly overthrown to rise no more. And thus will this
mighty work in the times of the end, fulfill the prophecy of Daniel, the
prophet, concerning the great image, and the stone cut out that smote and
brake it in pieces, &c. See Dan. ii. 34, 35. Eds.
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258 THE APOSTLF/S ADDRESS, ETC. [PART III.
great, an innumerable company, which no man can number, be
gathered to the judgment seat of Christ in his witnesses, to be judg-
ed according to the deeds done in the body.
38. Then shall nations flock to Zion to learn righteousness, and
be taught of God's holy and eternal way, laying low the enmity of
their nature, and subduing the element thereof, by overcoming all
in themselves that glorieth in the elements of this world, which is
of the devil, and not of God. And this is the last order of the res-
urrection in Christ.
39. Blessed and holy are they who have part in the first resurrection,
on whom the second death hath no power. (See Rev. xx. 6.) For
they who are called to the first order of the resurrection ,t (See I.
Cor. XV. 23.) and shall rise unto life eternal; if they hold their
birthright, on them the second death hath no power. But if they
lose their holy birthright, and become heirs of the second death,
and their names are not found written in the book of life, is not
this the second death? For those who have once been partakers of
life, and have again returned to the elements of death, from whence
they came, surely this is nothing less than the second death.
40. " And death and hell shall be cast into the lake of fire, which
is the second death." Those whose names are not found written in
the book of life, must be found swallowed up in death and hell;
and when death and hell give up their dead, then will these come
forth to judgment; but not until the last of all.
41. Then if life be found in them, whereby they may become
awakened sufficient to struggle for that life which overcometh death,
then may they again be renewed into a measure of the life of the
gospel ; but if not, they must return to the lake of fire and brim-
stone, there to be tormented with the beast and false prophets, and
with their father the devil, forever and ever.
CHAPTER XIV.
TTie apostle's address to the writer, with Instructions, and some
further explanations of the subjects of the preceding chapttr, Sfc.
1. Again, bow down thy soul and write; and this is my word un-
to thee, O thou instrument of clay ! Why art thou sorrowful and of
t For tliey shall come into the resurrection Aic., every man in his ovvrt
order. Eds.
CHAP. XIV.] THE APOSTLk's ADDRKSS, ETC. 259
a fearful spirit, concerning the things which thou hast written? Sure-
ly the vials of the wrath of God are pouring out, and are abroad
in the earth. But of the times and seasons wherein they shall be
accomplished, knoweth no man.
2. The word of prophecy is given in such a manner, that the proph-
et often receives an impression that the same will be speedily ful-
filled; not considering that one day with the Lord is as a thousand
years, and a thousand years as one day. But these things will all
be revealed in the progressive order of the work of God.
3. For this reason it hath seemed good in the sight of the all-wise
Father, to limit the practice of stating times and seasons for the
fulfillment of his purposes. I John saw and understood, and as I
understood, so I wrote, and so do I now declare; that during the
fulfillment of the vials, which are to be poured out in this age, and
during this manifestation of the out-pouring of the spirit of God upon
a lost world, and the shining of the divine glory in Zion, no carnal
man, with the inventions and elements of fallen nature, shall be able
to enter in the temple of the Most High.
4. For this is the power of the first resurrection from the dead.
Therefore they who arise, and are born into life by the power of
this present divine manifestation, and by the operation of the spir-
it of God, through his judgments in the earth; such shall be num-
bered in the first resurrection, in the order of the perfect gospel.
And they shall reign with Christ upon the earth, as kings and priests
unto God, being the first fruits of his labor, and the first heirs of his
covenant of life everlasting, in the completed order thereof
5. These, whether in time or eternity, are the most blessed and
holy of all souls, being of the first ripe fruits unto God and the
Lamb; and these shall ever be as kings and ministers unto God,
through the endless ages of eternity, to execute his will and judg-
ment, not only upon those of this earth, but in the regions of the
worlds of spirits.
6. So blessed and holy and precious above ail souls, are those
who become purified unto God, and made acceptable in his sight,
during the light and power of the first order of the resurrection,'
for they are thereby fitted and prepared to do the will of God, be-
yond any souls that were ever created in his likeness, in this world.
7. These having been thoroughlv proved and tried in every point,
have become far more valuable in the sisht of God than fine gold in
the sight of the miser. And thus hath the Lord designed to fulfill
260 THE apostle's address, etc. [part 111.
his purposes, to make man more precious in his sight than fine gold,
even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir, (See Isa. xiii. 12.)
8. And from this righteous seed of the first resurrection, shall
Zion again take root and become a great nation; but judgment
must begin at the house of God, and Zion must be purified in every
renewed degree of his work, in each of "the days of the seventh
trumpet," that the way of the kingdoms of the earth may be pre-
pared. For can Zion be built up, and the nations of the earth
gather to her in safety, while she remaineth corrupted with man's
inventions, whereby they may glory, save in the cross of Christ, and
him crucified to the world? This cannot be.
9. But when she is thoroughly purified, then shall the remnant of
those who are able to stand the fire, which cometh down from heav-
en, to purify them from Satan and his power, become tried and made
white and clean, " and shall shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom
of their Father."
JO. But the wicked will continue to do wickedly, and none of the
wicked shall understand these things; but they who are wise shall
understand the true nature of the work of God. And all such as
rebel against the order of God's appointment, shall be cut off from
Zion.
11. Yea, the wise shall understand those things which shall take
place in that day, and know them to be the fulfillment of the proph-
ecies, given in this present out-pouring of the divine spirit, through
the manifestation of the light of the first resurrection from the
dead, in its fullness, in which Christ shall reign in his glory, accom-
panied with his elect from the four quarters of the earth, who have
gathered as eagles to the body.
12. For wheresoever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered
together. (See Luke xvii. 37.) Which signifies, wheresoever the
spirit of Christ is manifested in his body, there will souls gather for
spiritual sustenance. And except here, where He hath placed his
name in living witnesses, this can no where be found.
13. And thus hath Christ come to judge the earth, and "sit as a
refiner and purifier of silver. "And in tliis manner shall he reign as
a refiner and purifier of the souls of the children of men, in the or-
der of the first ripe fruits, which is the first perfect resurrection.
And this is the most glorious period that ever was, or ever will be,
for souls who are called and obey their call, and become purified by
the fire of the gospel, from all the dross of a corrupt nature.
CHAP. XIV.] THE apostlk's address, etc. 2G1
14. These shall be kings and priests unto God and the Lamb,
through the endless ages of eternity. Like as tlie first-born is con-
sidered the most noble, and is first heir to the estate of his father,
under the law; so in like manner do those of the first-born, being
of the first order of the resurrection, come into possession of the in-
heritance of their Eternal Father, as true, obedient and trtist worthy
children, to lead and instruct those who are younger.
15. For God, in all dispensations, wrought by and through his ap-
pointed servants. But the day of the servant and hireling is at an
end, and the true heirs have come forward to rule and govern the
heavenly estate, in the name and spirit of their Eternal Parents,
through their beloved and first-born Son and Daughter, the Prince
and Princess of life eternal.
1(). These were the first who rose from the dead, and burst the pris-
on door.s of darkness, and became heirs of all things, both in heaven
and on earth. Thus are they the first risen from the dead, through
whom the power of the resurrection is given. And all who will
walk in their footsteps, until they are born into their spirit, which is
life from the dead, they also become heirs and inheritersof all things.
17. Again listen and understand the things of God. The earth
may pass away, but not one tittle of my word shall fall to the ground
saith the Son of God. Nation shall rise against nation, and king-
dom against kingdom; and there shall be wars and rumors of wars
and commotions; but the end is not yet. For the gospel of the king-
dom must first be preached to all nations before the elect can be gath-
ered from the uttermost parts of the earth.
18. Yea, the gospel trumpet must first be sounded unto all nations,
and the elect be gathered from the four winds of heaven; from the ut-
termost parts of the earth, even to the uttermost parts of heaven,
must the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in his glory, be sounded;
but the end is not yet. For the elect of God must reign with Christ
in his kingdom ot peace and righteousness, a thousand years upon
the earth, in the kingdom of his glory, as kings and priests.
19. And what is the office of kings and priests? Are they not those
who hold dominion and exercise authority? The elect of God are
called to be kings and priests unto Him and unto the Lamb forever-
more. Then are they not called to hold dominion, and exercise au-
thority and execute judgment in the name of their God, and in the
name of his Christ?
262 THF. apostle's address, etc. [part III.
20. Why then is it a mystery, how and in what manner the king-
dom of Christ is to be governed, so long as the evidence is clear that
it is the children of the first order of tlie perfect resurrection, who
are to be the rulers and governors in the kingdom of Christ? And
for this purpose were they called and sanctified a holy nation, a roy-
al priesthood unto their God.
2J. And thus shall the Savior sit as a refiner, purifying the sons of
Levi, who are called to be of the priesthood, a royal nation to go
before, to fulfill the purposes of God, as governors and rulers in
his kingdom of peace and righteousness, which hath no end.
22. Therefore marvel not at the greatness of your calling, and re-
sponsibility : for if ye prove faithful, ye rise above all other beings
that were ever created in this world, whether visible or invisible.
But if ye prove unfaithful, ye fall below all other beings that were
ever created in the likeness of God, in this world.
23. When ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars and calamities, such
as were never known before, know ye the end is not yet ; for ail the
elect have not yet been called, and have not yet reigned in the king-
dom of Christ, as kings and priests upon the earth, a thousand years.
24. For this must needs be fulfilled ere the end shall come, and the
final resurrection of both quick and dead shall be accomplished,
that is to say, those who are alive, must yet suflfer to be quickened
in spirit. And those who have never been made alive unto right-
eousness, must suffer until they are quickened into life ; therefore
this resurrection hath reference to both quick and dead.
25. And the remnant of the seed of the first fruits of the resurrec-
tion, which shall be quickened to life, shall go forth in the power
and strength of their God, to fulfill his purposes, as the second heirs
of the covenant of life; for the seed royal shall never be blotted
out; and there shall never fail of the sons of Levi, and of the line-
age of David, in a spiritual sense, to sit upon the throne and execute
judgment, as kings and priests unto God.
26. Although Zion may return to her slumbering, and provoke the
Lord to anger, and many of her children may thereby be carried
away captive, through their own wills, under the power and influ-
ence of the prince of darkness; Yet, when the times are accom-
plished, when Zion shall seek the Lord in earnest prayer and suppli-
cation, for her deliverance from the yoke of oppression, the Lord
shall appear for her help.
CHAP. XIV.] THE apostle's ADDRESS, ETC. 263
27. For then shall the incense of her sincerity nscend unto the liord
of hosts; yea, the prayers of all saints, both in lieaven and on earth,
shall ascend unto the Most High, for the deliverance and redemption
of Zion.
28. And thus the spirit of the righteous seed, and those who are
alive and are zealous for the law of their God, who have suffered,
that they might be quickened to a further degree of his work, shall
come forth ; and the Lord their God will hear their supplications,
and his glory shall shine upon them, and cause them to be instru-
ments to accomplish his future and increasing work among the
children of men.
29. Therefore shall the City be again re-established, and her walls
set up to a far greater extent than before; and Jerusalem shall be-
come a praise in the earth, and all nations, kindreds and tongues,
shall flow unto it : for this is the last dispensation of the providence,
grace and mercy of God to a lost and rebellious world.
30. Therefore, even as the return of the children of the figurative Is-
rael, from under the yoke of the oppressor, was the last call of God to
them, while under the work of the shadow, and did not cease, until
the figurative work was completed; so shall this second or final resur-
rection, which is to come, be the last and final call of God to a lost
world; yet it is under the present dispensation, which shall never
cease, until God hath accomplished his redeeming work with man.
Hence, it is the last and fin;il order of the resurrection.
31. For no other foundation shall ever be laid than that which is
already laid; and no other doctrine shall ever be preached for the
salvation and redemption of souls, than that which is already preach-
ed, which is the doctrine of Christ crucified and risen from the
dead.
32. They who preach any other doctrine, except that of the death
and destruction of the man of sin, in and by the order of God's
appointment, which requires a full and total cross against every
branch of a fallen nature, and bringeth the death thereof, and the
resurrection of the immortal part into the nature of God ; I say,
they who preach any other doctrine than this, let them be accursed
from this time henceforth and forevermore.
33. For Zion shall never fall under the dominion of her enemies;
but though she will be sorely tried, in every succeeding day or trav-
el of the work of God; And though many may fall away from her
holy order; yet shall she be again cleansed from all the defilement
264 THE apostle's ADDUESS, etc. [part III.
of evil workers. For the Lord her God will arise for her help, and
his coiiiilenia,nce will shine upon her with exceeding great brightness.
34. And the law and ordinances of God, for the safe-going of his
people, will be renewed with ,great power. Thus will the likeness
of God again appear in Mount Zion, and shine forth, with increas-
ing glory, to the nations of the earth, in every renewed degree of
his work, until the whole earth shall be taught the way and order of
God, and his judgments and decrees to a lost world.
35. For the day of final reckoning with the subjects of the fall
hath come, and He will hasten his work and cut it short in right-
eousness, and make an end of all flesh before Him, and bring in an
everlasting righteousness to the sons of men. Then shall come
the final separation between the precious and the vile, between him
that serveih God, and him that serveth Him not.
36. In the progressive degrees of the work of God, many separa-
tions have been and shall continue to be made between the precious
and the vile, to purify the souls of the children of men, and to make
them acceptable in the sight of God. But this is the final and fin-
ishing day of the work.
37. For by the operations of this day, shall an everlasting separa-
tion be made between the precious and the vile; and all in man,
which will or can be redeemed unto righteousness, shall be purified
and made alive by the power of the last and final resurrection,
which is quick and powerful, whereby the work of redemption is
completed.
38. But the wicked go away "into everlasting fire, prepared for
the devil and his angels." (See Matt. xxv. 41.) For the spirit of
God shall not always strive with man; neither shall the righteous
and the unrighteous forever dwell together. For the final separa-
tion Cometh, and the end of all things drawethnigh, when man, that
was made to glorify God, must fulfill the design of his creation.
39. Thus God alone shall be glorified by the children of men, and
there shall be no space found in the new heavens and earth, for any
thing but that which is able to glorify God in the highest strains of
beauty, according to the respective orders of their creation : for
God created nothing but that which was calculated for, and will fi-
nally end in his honor and glory.
40. For God created no power sufficient to undermine and rob
Him of that glory, in which He purposed to be glorified by the
works of his hands. Although Satan, by the inferior power of evil,
(supplement,) concerning the resurrection. '265
hath designed to rob God of the glory due to his holy name, and
turn liiy glory into shame; yet that power which is above all powers,
will finally turn all things to his own honor and glory, and shall be
glorified by all the works of his hands.
41. And the glory of God shall be all and in all. And all that
savoreth not to his honor and glory, shall be destroyed from the
creation of God, with him who first sought to rob God of the glory
which He ordained before the foundation of the world, and for
which He created the worlds, visible and invisible.
A SUPPLEMENT TU THE PRECEDING CHAPTER, BY THE EDITORS.
As the subject of the resurrection has been treated in a manner different
from the general opinion of the professors of rehgion, the following illua-
tration may be interesting, and perhaps instructive, to such as desire further
information on that important subject.
1. The resurrection has been an object of the highest hopes and desires of
all the professors of religion from the earliest ages; but the real nature of it
has been but little understood. The true nature of the resurrection of the
saints, consists in their rising from the death of a fallen nature, into the divine
spirit and life of Christ, until they come into his perfect likeness. When this
is fully effected, they are then perfected in the resurrection of eternal life,
and are fashioned like his glorious body, according to their order. See
Phil. iii. 21.
2. The resurrection of the righteous in Christ is, in a general sense, the
first resurrection : and the resurrection of the wicked, into the life and dam-
nation of the wicked one, is the second resurrection : for there is no second
resurrection directly stated in scripture; yet both the first and second are ev-
idently declared in the words of Christ: "The hour is coming, in the which
all that are in the graves,* shall hoar his voice, and shall come forth ; they
that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done
evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John v. 28, 29.
3. He alluded to his second coming in his fullness. All souls shall hear his
voice, by the calls of the perfect gospel of full salvation, and shall come forth
from all the dwelling places wherein they have sinned. See Ezek. xxxvii. 23.
And those who obey the call, and give up all, and their own lives also, " that
they may win Christ,'" do truly lose their lives for his sake and the gospel's;
and will, according to his promise, find life eternal. Thus when they have
fully done this good work, they come forth into the fullness of the resurrec-
tion of everlasting life; and are then the perfect children of God.
* The word translated grava^, means in tlie original language, places of remembrance.
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4. But they tiiat reject the merciful calls, and continue to do evil, by doing
despite to the spirit of grace wiiich strives with them, when they have filled
up the measure of their evil doings, until the holy spirit ceases to strive with
them, they then rise in the spirit of the wicked one, and come forth into the
resurrection ofdamnation in the life of eternal evil. See Heb. x. 29.
5. But the resurrection, like all the works of God, is progressive, and is
brought forth in different orders, rising according to the work of the day and
time, into higher and higher degrees of power and life to eternal perfection.
This is evidently shown by the apostle to the Corinthians : " For as in Adam
all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order ;
Christ the first fruits ; afterward they that are Christ's, at liis coming. Then
Cometh the end, &c. See I. Cor. xv. 22, 23, 24.
6. The apostle here shows that there are, evidently, different orders and
times in the resurrection, and that when it is fully accomplished in all its or-
ders, tlie end sliall come, and Christ will give up the kingdom to the Father.
This is further illustrated in the same chapter, by the similitude of the differ-
ent glories of the sun, moon and stars ; and adds ; " So also is the resurrection
of the dead. " I. Cor. xv. 41, 42.
7. In every dispensation and degree of the work of God, there has been a
resurrection of the faithful in divine life, according to the order of the work.
Those who obeyed the law, lived by the law, in its order and degree. Ezek.
XX. 2. And the apostles testified that they had risen with Christ, and sat
with him in heavenly places in that day. See Eph. ii. 6. But the resurrec-
tion of that day could only be in part, not perfect : for the same apostle says;
" We know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is per-
fect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away." I. Cor. xiii.
9, 10.
8. Let it be remembered by all, that Christ himself did declare, saying, "I am
the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live : And whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never
die." John xi.25, 26. Therefore, if the words of the Savior have any definite
meaning, he has positively settled the matter to every candid mind, that it is
the soul only, and not the body, that is, or ever can be the subject of the res-
urrection ; for surely, a dead body can never hear, nor believe in him; and
all the bodies of the saints certainly die, as well as those of others.
9. Hence, if the words of Christ are truth, which cannot be denied, the
body does not partake of the resurrection ; but it is the soul that rises into
the life of Christ ; and therefore there never will, and never can be any other
resurrection to eternal life, through endless ages.
10. Yet, in every order of the work of God, as the faithful rose into the
power of life, the disobedient and rebellious always rose in the life of oppo-
sition, by the power of the wicked one. This is the resurrection of damna-
tion ; and this is second, and follows the resurrection unto life, in every order
of its progress, and ever will do so, until the last order of the resurrection is
perfected, and the everlasting separation is made between the precious and
the vile.
11. But as this is the finishing dispensation of the work of God to man, in
CHAP. XV.] MAN WAS CREATED FOR GOd's GLORY, ETC. 267
every order of the resurrection, tlicre doubtless will be those who will reject
the offers of the resurrection unto life. Sucli will fall under the power of
death ; and under its judgments they must remain, until all who will accept
the off'er, in that degree of the work, have risen.
12. Then there will be one more offer to such as have been punished with
death for their disobedience. And if they have not sinned unto eternal death,
and are humble enough to accept the least mercy, they will rise into a meas-
ure of life, and come in behind all the rest, and be saved " so as by fire," with
the loss of all their labors, and all the glory which they might have gained by
obedience. In this sense, this may be called a second resurrection in every
order of this last dispensation, until the whole i.s perfected and the end is
come.
CHAPTER XV.
No power is able to rob God of his glory. He created man for his
men honor and glory, and will accomplish his purpose. The man-
ifestation of the Love of God to his creatures.
1. As God's power is the greatest, and ever will remain the great-
est; so all other powers must finally fall before it. And there is noth-
ing which was ever invented and put into execution by the mighty
prince of darkness, through his agents, to rob God of his glory and
crush his Almighty power, but will in the end, terminate in the fur-
therance and increase of his honor and glory.
2. For as in the beginning. He created no power sufficient to un-
dermine and rob Him of the glory, wherein He purposed to be glo-
rified by the works of his hands, nor is there any power of evil able
to do it; therefore, as Satan's power rages to overthrow God's work ;
so God, in his own time will obtain the victory, and turn it to the fur-
therance and increase of that glory which He purposed before the
foundation of the world. So all things shall work together for good
to those who put their trust in God.
3. God created man to glorify Him above all the works of his
hands, which He had hitherto created in the natural world, visible
and invisible. And by this was the power of those who had not been
tried and proved in all points, and become subject, aroused to oper-
ation; and hence, through this medium, the opposite spirit was
brought into action in the world, which is the spirit of envy, not will-
268 MAN WAS CREATED FOR GOd's GLORY, ETC. [PART III.
ing to submit to God's will and become subject to his decrees; but
is opposed to all his works.
4. Hence this inferior power sought to overthrow and baffle God's
purposes, and rob Him of his glory, by destroying the power of obe-
dience, which God had established in the new subjects, which He
had fashioned to glorify Him thereby, above all other natural beings
that He had created.
5. This being accomplished, man became a slave to a power in-
ferior to that of his Creator, which he was formed to glorify. And
Satan gloried in the downfall of the purposes of God, in his new sub-
jects; nor did he consider that God's power was above all power, and
was able to turn all things to his honor and glory, and nothing could
hinder.
6. Although many centuries have passed, and Satan's power hath
raged as the destroyer; yet from the commencement of the fall of
man, God, in his never ending power and w'isdom, designed to turn
the downfall of man from his rectitude, by the inferior power of the
adversary, to the increase and furtherance of his own glory : and thus
it will and shall be accomplished.
7. For as He designed man to be a peculiar praise and honor to
Himself, hath He not power to accomplish the same ? Truly He hath,
to all who become willing and obedient to the offers of his mercy,
which are to rescue man from the pit of death, and from the cruel
grasp of his strong enemy.
8. And can there be greater love displayed among the children of
men, than were a poor mortal in a state of wretchedness, overwhelm-
ed with sorrow and misery, when nothing but death stares him in the
face on every side, and no way of escape appears, a friend steps forth,
and hazards his own life to rescue him from destruction?
9. Does not this act of benevolence bring such a friend nearer
than his own kindred? Yea, nearer than his own life! And where is
he who receiveth such mercy and charity, that would not rather lose
his own life than prove treacherous to his friend, who had risked his
own life to save liim from destruction?
10. God created nothing which would not terminate in his honor
and glory; for the lesser powers must always become subject to the
greater, or be driven out. Therefore, as the power of God is and
ever will be greater than all other powers; so in process of time,
must his Almighty power rule and reign all in all, both in heaven
and on earth.
CHAP. XV.] MAN WAS CREATED FOR GOd's GLORY, ETC. "269
II. And for that love which is manilosted in the power of God
unto salvation, shall souls hate and forsake all natural and selfish
kindred, yea, and their own lives also, to please, obey and glorify
that God, who hath so mercifully condescended to reach forth the
arm of love and tender compassion, and deliver them from the bonds
of iniquity, and rescue them from the pit of misery and endless
shame, when death and hell stared them in the face and pressed on
everv side.
V2. Thu.^ ill the pro^rres.'; of time, shall the glorv of God be made
manifest to all and in all ; and nothing shall bear rule in the new-
heavens and earth, only that which is able to glorify God, and ren-
der never ceasing thanksgiving to his holy and eternal name; for
this is the purpose of their existence, to honor and glorify God.
And all other powers which do not center to the glory of God,
must come to nought, and crumble beneath his Almighty power.
18. For the day of final reckoning is begun, and Satan's work near-
ly accomplished in relation to the subjects of the fall. He, together
with his power, and those who choose to serve him, must receive
their reward in the lake of fire and brimstone, which burneth for-
ever and ever, in the regions of everlasting darkness. For God
will be glorified of all nations, and honored in all his works.
14. And his glory is, comparatively, but just begun, which will
increase to the endless ages of eternity. And man who hath been
reached by the mercy of God, and saved through great tribulation,
shall ever be the glory of his kingdom and the brightness of his
majesty, the immediate object of his pleasure and delight, and shall
forever praise and honor Him for his undeserved mercy.
15. And thus hath God purposed to stain the pride of all flesh,
and be glorified of none who glory in their own righteousness, and
plead their own uprightness before Him, when their hearts are full
of impurity. But in this manner will He receive honor and glory,
when souls, in the purity of their hearts, can exclaim, " Who shall
not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy;
for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judg-
ments are made manifest." (See Rev. xv. 4.)
16. Yea, all nations of the redeemed shall come and worship be-
fore God, in this state of acknowledging his goodness and mercy,
and their own nothingness of themselves, in his sight. And in no
other way, can any become acceptable to God and glorify Him, but
through humiliation and self-abasement; pleading no righteousness
270 MAN WAS CREATED FOR GOd's GLORY, ETC. [PART III.
of themselves, but through the mercy and goodness of God, who
alone is good and merciful.
17. In this way, can man arise and fulfill the requirements of God,
and glorify his name, seeking to glory in nothing, save that which
is of God. But when all self-exaltation is destroyed, and man feels
himself as lost and nothing in himself, but misery and despair, ex-
cept that which is of God ; then will he be able to give God all the
glory, and say, "Thou only art holy, righteous and just."
18. This will be the height of the glory of man, to give God the
glory due to his name, to whom honor and glory are justly due.
This being accomplished, man becometh one with his Maker; and
to honor and glorify Him is the height of all his enjoyments; and
thus his bliss will become perfect, and God only is glorified.
19. And for this cause, hath God suffered man to be exposed in that
state wherein he was liable to plunge into death, that he might, by
the proof of his integrity, be thereby the more able to glorify Him;
and having become stained and abased to all which is of himself, he
findeth nought therein to glory ; but learneth thereby that God is the
author and finisher of all righteousness, and the eternal fountain from
whence floweth every good gift.
20. How little is the true nature of the glory of God considered by
the human family at large, even by those who profess to be most
humble! How greatly do they err, not knowing the power of God,
nor the glory due to his holy and eternal name! Much is spoken of
the glory of God, and of glorifying Him, by those who are wholly
ignorant of his divine nature, or in what manner He is glorified-
For that which serves in the least to exalt self, is in direct opposition
to the divine glory.
21. How then can man, who is full of selfishness, seek to glorify
God? The first step that mortals, who are possessed of a fallen na-
ture, can take to glorify God, is to abase themselves, by giving glo-
ry to God, and exposing in the presence of his witnesses, all the
works and crooked windings of an evil and corrupt nature: this be-
ing but the beginning of the work of glorifying their great and heav-
enly Creator.
22. And what is there in this beginning which is calculated to ex-
alt and glorify a selfish nature? If this be the beginning of giving
glory to God, what then must be the end? For God is to be glori-
fied by his creatures, through the endless ages of eternity.
23. All souls who come to the gospel, are called by their faith and
CHAF. XVI.] HOW MAN MUST GLOKIKV GOO. 271
conviction, to abu^e themselves and give glory to God, in the order
of his appointment, and make confession of all known sin. If this
is right!)' performed, it brings them under great self-abasement and
nothingness of themselves: this is a righteous feeling, and oucht
to be cherished in every soul.
24. But how often is it the case, at the very commencement of glori-
fying God and subduing the man of sin, by laying low all selfishness,
that souls influenced by the pleadings of a selfish nature that seeks
to live, become self-exalted! With this sense they strive to glorify God
in their own loftiness, by building up the selfish nature, which seeks
the glory and adoration of self, more than the glory of God; for this
worketh self-abasement in every word, thought and way.
CHAPTER XVI.
Man must abase himself to glorify God. The great mistake of souls
who think to honor God by exalting themselves. Concluding ad-
dress of the apostle John.
1. Let every soul who is called from a lost and sinful world, to
glorify God in his holy habitation, cease to glory in that which is sel-
fish and self-pleasing, that which is calculated to exalt rather than
abase the loftiness of their natures. For man is so formed that he
cannot serve two masters; and for this cause hath God called his
people out from under the service of Satan, to be a separate people,
wholly devoted to his service, to glorify Him in the beauty of holiness.
2. But where is the beauty and holiness of selfishness? Is it in
that which serves to build up and sustain whatever is self-pleasing?
or in throwing off that lowliness of mind and self-abasement, in
which God alone can be glorified? This I speak, that none may be
deceived, and think they are in the work of glorifying God, when they
are eager for promotion and self-applause, easily puffed up, but slow
to come into the humiliating requirements of God, in his own order.
3. But let every soul consider, that he who seeketh to exalt him-
self is abased in the sight of God ; and he that abaseth himself
giveth glory to God, and is glorified of Him who delighteth in a
meek and lowly heart. When this is rightly considered, where is
272 HOW MAN MUST GLORIFY GOD. [PAUT 111.
the room for sell-honor, self-promotion and applause? seeing God only
is to be glorified, and in no other way than by the humility of his
subjects.
4. Many who have spent a life of self-exaltedness while on earth,
their habits have become so formed, that they know nothing but self-
promotion. And when they came into the eternal world, and were
called by the gospel to self-abasement, the change was so great,
where a continual self-denial was required, that their sincerity led
them to seek a superscription to be placed upon their breasts, (that
they might have the impression at all times present with theni,) in
the following words :
5. Thou only art Jioly ! Thou alone art worthy to receive honor
and glory ! This saith the beloved apostle, am I permitted to leave
upon record, that all may know, that God only is worthy to receive
honor and glory, and for a warning to all who know the will of
God, that they seek not to walk haughtily in his presence; but con-
tinually bear in mind, in all they do, say and think: Thou only art
worthy to receive honor and glory !
6. This impression of the holiness of God must produce a sense
of fear and reverence, which forbids all haughtiness and self-exalted
feelings in his presence. Blessed and holy are they who become
wholly subdued to his will, while possessing power and faculties to
enjoy and glory in that which is pleasing to a selfish nature.
7. Such souls become accustomed to the will of God, and it is
their delight and pleasure to glorify Him; nor do they seek pleas-
ure in any other way. This is engraven upon their hearts, and
their very gestures bespeak glory to God ; their tongues lisp forth
in union and harmony with the other faculties of the body. Thus
they glorify God in all their words and ways.
8. Thus have T written and left upon record, in my own name,
saith the beloved apostle, hoping it may do good to some who may
hereafter hear this my word, and may cause them to honor and glo-
rify God, in an acceptable manner in his sight. But I desire that
none may miss the point through a lack of understanding, and
think they are glorifying God in his holy and eternal way, when
their real motives are to glorify self, and shun the cross of a life of
self-denial, and daily avoid glorifying God in self-abasement in his
presence.
9. Some may show great marks of humility and gratitude, for
the goodness of God, and for their great privilege in his blessed
CHAP. XVI.] HOW MAN MUST GLORIFY COD. 273
work of salvation, while nothing crosses their path that brings mor-
tification to a selfish nature. But let this cross be presented, they
immediately lose their feigned humility, and no longer breathe forth
praises to God, and glory to his holy name.
10. This kind of humility standeth no trial. But that humility
which is acceptable in the sight of God, suifereth long, and contin-
ueth to operate in souls, causing them to glory that they are count-
ed worthy to suflsr rebuke and affliction, that they may prove their
sincerity to God, and be able to glorify Him, while walking the
path of adversity and humiliation.
11. It is a great blessing to suffer in spirit, while in this state of
mortal existence, and a great notice of God, if a right use be made
of it. For by this trying gift, souls are proved before God; and
are thereby placed in that exalted state of happiness beyond the
grave, which cannot be granted to those who have sought ease and
indulgence, and have tasted lightly of the cup of affliction.
12. Therefore would I recommend to one and all, to labor for pa-
tience under sufferings, while here in time. That which cometh in
the line of your duty, consider it not an adversary, but as the chas-
tening of the Lord, that ye may draw near unto Him, and glorify
Him with a meek and godly deportment, under all circumstances;
that ye may be fully tried and proved in his sight, while walking in
this vale of tears. Then your joy will be perfect in the world to
come, and your glory be unfeigned.
13. And this is my word at this time, with my hearty wishes that
no one, being called to so great a salvation, would fail to glorify
God to the destruction of every vain imagination of the heart, which
seeketh any honor and glory, except that which is of God.
14. For if ye seek applause of each other, in order to become ex-
alted in your own eyes, and in the eyes of your fellows, ye surely
have your reward in this life; but find no treasure hereafter: for
God rewardeth the humble; but the lofty and self-exalted stand afar
off, having no confidence towards God.
15. Therefore, one and all, who desire to be glorified of God, and
gathered near into his bosom of protection, cause ye this weighty
superscription to be written upon your hearts, and engraven upon
your memories, that ye may ever have it present with you, in all the
changeable scenes of time ; Thou only art holy and worthy to receive
honor and glory.
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16. To all the faithful in Christ Jesus; Peace and blessing be with
you all, both now and forevermore. May the blessing and prosper-
ity of God attend this word, which He hath caused to be revealed
and written in this place, of which I, John, am called as an instru-
ment in his hand, to make known these things, which are and shall
be accomplished to every soul who shall ever find their relation to
God through the medium of his two Anointed Ones.
17. I have communicated all that was given me of my Heavenly
Father to reveal; and I return to Him; and if I come again to you,
it must be by a gift of God, unknown to me at this time.
18. Give my love to the Anointed Leaders,* and say to them,
Peace be unto you, in the name of the beloved Apostle John. Re-
turn to them my grateful thanks in my name, for their condescen-
sion in receiving this my word. Amen. My word I close : Farewell.
From the beloved
Apostle John.
19. And this is my word to thee, O thou instrument! Thou hast
run the race which was set before thee, with patience, and hast not
fainted. Although sorrow hath many times filled thy heart to over-
flowing; yet hast thou held fast and faithfully done the work thou
wast called to do.
20. Therefore art thou even more precious in my sight than fine
gold, and 1 will cause thy name to be recorded among the faithful
instruments and prophets, who have suffered much for the word of
God's sake, and have held out faithful to the end.
21. So receive my everlasting love and blessing while I pour it
freely upon thee; and whenever thou shalt think of the beloved
apostle John, know that his heart is full of blessing for thee; there-
fore receive my blessing which I give, to remain with thee through
the changeable and trying scenes of time: and thus is my word
finished. Farewell.
The Apostle John.
* In the scripture the term anointed is often applied to the Fatliers and lead-
ers of God's people. Seel. Sam. ii. 10. and xii. 3. also I. Chron. xvi. 22.
and other places. Eds.
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fHE AVORD OF GOD REVEALED,
OUT OF WHOSE MOU Til GOETH A SHARP SWORD.
WRITTEN BY INSPIRATION
At Wisdom's Valley, (Watervliet,) April 12, A. D. 1843.
Containing the word of God sent forth to .Zion and the
INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH, IN HIS OWN EtERNAL NaME,
AS THE Almighty Creator of hf.aven and earth.
INTRODUCTION BY THE flOLY ANGEL.
Tims saith the holy Angel; This morning have I descended from
the throne of God, with a written communication in my hand, in
form of a roll, in the name of the God of heaven. I the holy An-
gel have come, and upon my head is a crown of twelve stars, which
denotes the redemption of the true Israel, and the gathering of her
tribes from the four quarters of the inhabited earth.
Therefore I do require of thee, O thou instrument! to arise and
kneel thee with thy face towards the East, and bow three times;
then turn towards the West, and again bow three times; then turn
towards the North, and again bow three times; then turn towards
the South, and again bow three times; then turn again towards the
East, and bow thyself to the floor, and lick therefrom the dust where-
on thou standest. And this shall be a sign to all nations which
dwell in the four quarters of the earth.*
For the day of the visitation of the Lord draweth near, when He
will gather those whom He hath scattered because of their wicked-
ness; even as He gathered his figurative Israel, whom He scattered
to the four quarters of the earth. And they shall come and bow
themselves in that spirit of humility which will cause them to be
willing to lick the dust from the ground whereon they stand, when
their eyes are opened to see the order, beauty and excellency of
God's holy and eternal way. And thus do I commence to read to
thee from the Roll.
*Tliis requirement was evidently much less degrading than that required of
the prophet Ezekiel, as may be seen in chapters iv. and v. of his prophecies.
Eds.
CHAP. 1.] GOD DECLARES HIS CUEATIVE POWER, ETC. 27"
CHAPTERI.
God (hclareth his creative poioer and its order : The creation of
man, male and female, in the image of God, a fgure of the spir-
itual Parents of the neio creation, zohich endureth forever. The
nature of the fall, S^c.
1. Thus saith the Lord; I am the Almighty, even eternal Pow-
er and Wisdom ; the beginning and first cause of all created sub-
stance. Before Me there was none, and after Me there is none.
I formed the heights of heaven, and all the elements of the world.
I struck my compass from East to West, and from North to South.
I divided the earth into four parts, to fashion and imitate the regions
above. I saw and pronounced it good. And thus stands the order
of my new earth, which is divided into four parts.
2. I called the tribes of Israel, which sprang from the twelve sons
of Jacob, to liken and imitate the true spiritual order, which I design-
ed to establish for the return and cleansing of those who wish to
return, and become the true Israel, by the purifying of their souls,
and the circumcision of their hearts, which is an inward work,
whereby the outward becomes clean also.
3. I did also call them to prefigure the order, beauty and excel-
lency in which I designed, before I created man, that they should
stand before Me, their God, in the last day.
4. I created man in the beginning upright; but by disobedience
and transgression, they became fallen, basely fallen and corrupted
in my sight, from the crown of their heads, even unto the soles of
their feet.
5. When I, the Almighty power of heaven and earth, did first
create man in my own image, and in the image of my Holy and
Eternal Wisdom, did I not say unto her, Let us now make man in
our own image, male and female? Why then should this be a hard
saying among the children of men, that the Deity consists of both
male and female? The voice of God declareth the truth of this to
all men, whether they hear and believe, or whether they forbear.
Truth it is, and it shall stand for the justification or condemnation
of every fallen being.
6. As the woman, in the beginning, was the vessel through whom
the works of disobedience unto death were made manifest, which
278 GOO DECLARES HIS CREATIVE POWER, ETC. [PART IV.
brought forth the fruits of corruption, putrefaction and disease; so
ill like manner shall the woman, the second Eve, be the vessel
through whom to convey the means of salvation and the waters of
life, for the cleansing and purifying from the stains of sin, which
were introduced and brought forth by disobedience through the first
woman, Eve.
7. Therefore, as the first woman became a minister of the works
of death; so shall the second woman become the minister of life,
peace and salvation, unto all who shall ever become purified from
the corruptions of an evil nature, whose root is lust, although it
sprouts forth in many branches ; yet all from the one root of beastly
lust, which caused man to stoop from his exalted station, wherein he
was created, and mingle whh the beasts of the field, and corrupt
himself in a manner which placed him below my brutal creation.
8. Yet he was in possession of a living soul, which must exist as
long as that God who gave him breath, the object of eternal misery
and shame ; unless that God who first created him in his own like-
ness, shall again, by the same mighty power, establish him in up-
rightness, and in infinite mercy raise him from his fallen and lost
state.
9. And thus, saith the Lord God of heaven, have I done; I have
caused the second woman, a quickening spirit, in union with the
spiritual man, to bring forth that testimony which will utterly de-
stroy, and lay low in every soul whoreceiveth and obeyeth the same,
the works of the first man and woman, and again renew man in my
presence, in the exaltedness of his creation, in which I first formed
him, ere he became subject to vile and beastly indulgences, and
bring him into the superior order of my new creation.
10. Read ye, saith the Lord, and understand the first fruits of dis-
obedience partaken of by the first man and woman. Was it not
the forbidden gratification of vile and beastly lust? Truly it was so.
And Eve, by the influence of the serpent, was the propagator of
this foul and infamous deed, which was the commencement and
root of all evil in man.
n. And as the second woman hath appeared, and through her is
revealed that testimony which shall destroy the works of the first
woman, shall not the ax, the flaming sword, or testimony of truth,
first be laid at the root? Truly saith the Lord, whosoever receiveth
this sin-destroying testimony, brought forth by the second woman,
must first apply it to the very root of all evil, which is their own in-
CHAP. 1.] GOD DECLARES HIS CREATIVE POWER, ETC. 279
bred, beastly and vile cravings, which war in their members, and
produce all other evils.
12. This being the first effects of disobedience, to gratify and please
that carnal and beastly nature; so, saith the Lord, it shall be the
first step of obedience, in all who return unto Me, their God and
Creator, to lay their weapons first at this root, by honestly e.xposing
and bringing to the light, before my witnesses, every deed which hath
been wrought in them, while under the influence of this base root
of all evil. And in so doing, the ax is first laid at the root of the
evil tree, which is the most ready way to accomplish the final de-
struction of an evil nature.
13. Souls may forever be lopping and hewing upon the branches,
and as fast as they hew down, others will sprout forth in their place,
and nothing be accomplished to profit. But whoever may receive
faith in this sin-destroying testimony, brought forth by the tooinan,
the second Eve, and they see fit to use the sword thereof, against
their own inbred and evil nature, be not fearful and dismayed, say
I, the merciful God of heaven.
14. But boldly lay the ax, first at the seat of all carnal gratification,
and lay your filthy deeds naked in my presence, saith the Lord, ev-
en the root, the first cause of all evil, with all its workings and wind-
ings; and in so doing, instead of shame and confusion of face, and
a fearful foreboding of that which is to come, ye shall receive at my
hand, saith the Lord, honor for shame and confusion of face, and a
peaceable, quiet conscience, instead of a fearful looking for that
which is to come.
15. And according to your faithfulness, in the work of subduing
the evil root ; so in proportion, will the nature of evil gradually waste
away, root and branches; for no tree long abidelh where the root
receiveth continual blows from the sharp ax of the husbandman.
16. These things have I spoken in my own name, saith the God of
heaven, to guide the sense of all who may ever enlist in this sin-de-
stroying gospel, that ye, through the fear of man, spare not Agag;
but hew him down with the edge of the sword, and spare him not.
(SeeL Sara. xv. 32,33.)
17. Expose to my witnesses, saith the God of heaven, the foulest
deeds which have ever stained your souls; and in so doing, ye give
glory to your Maker, and put the devil to shame. For I declare,
saith the God of heaven, to all who will freely and voluntarily, after
being enlightened in my holy and eternal way, and receiving a meaa-
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ure of faith therein, if it be even as a grain of mustard seed, if they
will come forth in obedience thereunto, before my altar, my four
horned altar, I will accept them in their obedience.
18. This altar is manifest in my four appointed witnesses, whom
I the Lord have established in every order of my people, where I
have placed my name for salvation, who stand as priests before Me,
and through whom all souls may find reconciliation.
19. Yea, saith the Lord, unto all who willingly come forth to the
altar, and in the presence of one or more of my witnesses, or
priests of their own sex, slay, by the mouth of confession, and
make an offering thereof, of all their works of that beastly nature;
in so doing, will I the Lord be reconciled to them, and they shall
be clean in my sight, and their sins and trespasses shall be forgiven;
and although their sins be as crimson; yet shall they themselves be-
come as white as snow.
20. For I the Lord will lightly pass over the sins of those who
know not my holy and eternal way ; yea, in great mercy and loving
kindness, will I forgive and blot out of the book of my remembrance,
the sins of those who willingly come to Me, in the order of my
appointment, and make a sacrifice of their own beastly and corrupt
natures, in every shape and form. These, saith the Lord, will I
draw near to my bosom, whence floweth consolation to every peni-
tent soul.
21. And I will wipe from their eyes, by the soft hand of a tender
Mother, the tears of affliction, and they shall sorrow no more; for
I the Lord will turn their sorrow into joy, and their mourning into
rejoicing, and they shall be comforted in my presence, and I will be
a Father unto them, and they shall be as sons and daughters unto
Me, saith the Lord of hosts.
22. Come, O come unto Me, all ye ends of the earth, and be ye
saved ; for the marriage of the Lamb hath come, and his wife hath
made herself ready. Come, O come crieth the voice of Him who
is, and was, and is to come, the same unchangeable fountain and
source of all goodness and mercy towards the works of his hands.
come ye weary and heavy laden, sick and imprisoned, and I will
give you rest; for my wells of salvation are full and running over;
so come ye thirsty and famishing souls, freely drink thereof and
live forever. (See II. Esdras ii. 32.)
23. Come, O come ye, and partake of my marriage supper, which
1 have prepared. Excuse not yourselves with vain and trifling ex-
CHAP. 1.] GOD DECLARES HIS CREATIVE POWER, ETC. 281
cuses, which flow only from the root and source of all human de-
pravity, saying, " It is thus and thus with me ; therefore how can I,
being thus encumbered, attend to the word and command of the
Lord? Let others be called who are more at liberty than I am."
24. " For I have not, as yet, run my race in earthly joys and
achievements ; therefore I pray thee have me excused until a more
convenient season, until I have run my race, and come to a stop-
ping place in my worldly career ; then will be sufficient time for
me to forsake all for Christ and the gospel's sake."
25. But hearken to the word of the Lord, all ye who shall hear
the sound of my voice, through means and ways of my own choos-
ing, although far out of sight of all human inventions, inviting you
to come out from the world, and be separated, to touch not, taste
not, neither handle the unclean things thereof. Delay not, but come
and ye shall be fed at my table, which is loaded with plenty, and
be clothed with the beautiful garment of purity and holiness, which
is the wedding garment.
26. The most valuable of all garments which was ever bestowed
upon mortals, is a garment of purity and holiness, made clean by
the blood of the Lamb, and by the power of the testimony of his
true followers, which brings death to the nature of sin, and life in
Christ their Lord. Therefore do I the Lord, pronounce it the best
robe which 1 have caused to be brought forth, to clothe all who will
come unto Me, and seek the offers of my mercy upon my own terms.
27. To all such as are called by an inward conviction, after hear-
ing of the way and the means of salvation, I say. Come and partake
of the waters and bread of life. If they obey not, but seek to de-
stroy that seed of faith, which is the operation of my spirit in their
souls, to draw them to Christ; (for none come to him, except I the
Father draw them;) such shall not taste of my supper.
28. Verily unto such I say, as I live, they shall not be received in-
to my kingdom, until they have first become objects of my wrath and
displeasure, which is shortly to be poured out, without mixture, upon
the willful inhabitants of the earth, who, after being warned of my
judgments, still persist in hardening their hearts against my righteous
commands.
29. They shall pass from prison to prison, and from dungeon to
dungeon, in the black regions of eternity, for times, times and times
again, ere they shall again hear my voice of love and tender cora-
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282 GOD DECLARES HIS CREATIVE POWER, ETC. [PART IV.
passion whispering in their ears, with the gentle and soothing word
of, "Come ye unto my fountain, and although your sins be as crim-
son; yet ye shall be made white as wool." (See Isa. i. 18.)
30. Yea, saith the Lord, before ye will again hear this, ye who seek
to stifle the operation of my divine spirit, working in your hearts, to
lead you to Christ the living fountain, ye shall pass through all which
I the Lord have before mentioned. Then if ye will, out of the bow-
els of hell, cry unto Me, in the anguish of your souls, I will again
give unto you scantily, of that which, in the beginning, I offered un-
to youfi-ccli/.
21. So if these things which I have here stated, can be any encour-
agement to you to outstand your day and visitation, ye are left as
free agents, to choose or refuse for yourselves: for I will be guiltless,
and ye alone will have your iniquity to bear.
32. For I, saith the Lord, before I finish with the inhabitants of
the earth, will clear my garments from their blood, which shall be
upon their own heads; for I will warn them, and I will reason with
them, as a man reasoneth with his friend. I will call aloud, with
the voice of love and tender compassion, as a kind and loving father
calleth unto his own begotten children to draw near, who have long
wandered from him.
33. Yea, all this will I do, and more also; for I will plead with
them, in the gentle whispers of my spirit, in the dark watches of the
night, when all tumults are hushed, and nought to disturb them from
hearing my voice. I will plead with them, and offer gently to lead
them by the hand, through all opposition of spirit, both from within
and from without.
^4. All this will I do, saith the Lord, that ye may willingly and free-
ly follow Me of choice, and become willing and obedient subjects
in my kingdom of peace and righteousness; for such are and ever
shall be first, and stand foremost in the kingdom of my beloved Son.
Therefore I will call many, but I will choose none only those who
are willing and obedient in the day of my power.
35. I the Lord have purposed, in this latter day of my glory, to
have a willing people, they who are willing to sacrifice all when
called, let it be in the morning of their days, or at noon day, or at
even tide; the same, if they obey my call, and become willing sub-
jects in my kingdom of peace and righteousness, which I have es-
tablished upon the earth, which shall have no end, shall eat the
CHAP. I.] GOD DECLARES HIS CREATIVE POWER, ETC. 283
good of the land, and be set on high in my kingdom of rest, in the
world to come.
36. But of the youthful class, who shall hear my voice gently
whispering them, to come out and be separated from the sins and
defilements of the world, that they may render unto Me their God,
the first ripe fruits of their souls: Yea, all such as will take their
lives in their hands, and willingly break off from all carnal enjoy-
ments, and seek a home, an arbor of rest in my peaceable fold up-
on the earth, that they may consecrate unto Me their God, both
soul and body, in the days of their youthful strength, shall become
glorious in my Zion.
37. And I will gather them in the hollow of my hand, and shield
them when my tempestuous fury shall over-spread the earth, and all
flesh shall tremble and quake in my presence. And I will make
them kings anvl priests to Myself, who shall stand before Me in
white raiment; and they shall surround my throne as the dazzling
stars of the firmament forever and ever : for they shall be the flow-
ers of my kingdom, and the glory of my paradise, saith the Lord.
38. This is the sure promise which I the God of heaven, do make
unto all who will come unto Me their Creator, in the days of their
youthful strength, and be willing to sacrifice all in themselves which
is contrary to my pure and holy spirit, by a daily walk of true self-
denial, in every thought, word and deed, and run the race that they
may win the prize, and fight the good fight of faith, until they con-
quer the enemy within ; that is, their own inbred nature.
39. These, saith the great and eternal first Cause of all created
substances, will never have cause to reproach Me their Creator,
that they were ever brought into existence. For as is my glory,
so shall be their glory, when once the victory they gain; and they
shall delight to sing praises to their Creator and Redeemer, through
the endless ages of eternity; and of their peace and rejoicing there
shall be no end ; for I the Lord have spoken it.
40. Thus have I written and caused to be revealed in my Zion
upon the earth, for the children of men, that they may know of the
mercy and long suffering of that God whose judgments are staid,
to give to whomsoever will obey my voice, an offer to escape from
my wrath and indignation, which hangs heavy over the face of the
earth; because of the awful sins and abominations which are daily
committed thereon.
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CHAPTER II.
The figurative import of the types and offerings under the law,
must he fulfilled in the gosjiel, hy the confession of sin, and by a
pure and holy life.
1. Again saitb the holy Angel, bow down, O thou instrument,
and write. Thus saith the Lord, Again will I reason with the
works of my hands. Unto you that seek to pick and find whereof
to cavil concerning my holy and eternal work, I say. Why was it
that I the Lord did strive, in long sufferings, for many ages, with a
crooked and stiff-necked people, to bring them to my laws, ordinan-
ces and statutes, which were all natural and outward? Did I not
intend in the end, that something should follow which was inward
and spiritual?
2. And what hath ever followed among the children of men, that
could, with propriety, be likened as the real substance of the shad-
ow which I wrought among my ancient people Israel? Was the ful-
fillment thereof accomplished in the days of my beloved Son?
3. Did those who succeeded him and his first witnesses and fol-
lowers, practice that purity and holiness of life, by the purifying of
their souls, in such a manner as to shape or fit them to the work of
the outward figure, which I the Lord did establish by a firm law,
from the mountain of my holiness, by the mouth of my servant
Moses, to be kept throughout their generations? And whosoever
regarded them not, was either to suffer death, or be cut off from
my people.
4. Why, saith the Lord, did I concern Myself about such small
matters, as those I laid down in my figurative law, to be observed
with such strictness, which regarded the purifying of those who
should come into my presence, both priests and people, if I did not
intend, in the fulfillment of the substance, to bring equally as close
a work, as it respected the cleansing and purifying of the souls of
those who should come into my presence, and be clean in my sight?
5. What think ye, O ye learned and wise, could have been the
object of the only wise God, to devise such humiliating, such de-
basing means as the law of Moses required, if in the end, and under
the gospel law, I had designed to require nought but the merits of
my beloved Son, to cleanse and redeem souls in my sight?
CHAP. II.] FTLFILLED UNDER THE GOSPEI,. 285
6. Did not the figurative work require that each one for one,
should' "Undergo their own purifying, by ways and means well calcu-
lated to humble their proud and exalted nature? Although it was
all outward ; yet extremely degrading to their haughty spirits. And
was this all in vain? saith the Lord.
7. Nay; but I will bring forth the substance of that work which
I showed only in the shadow, which shall lay low the loftiness of
man. For behold my tabernacle is with men, and I will again take
up my residence among the children of men. I have established
mine altars for sacrifice, and consecrated and anointed to Myself
priests, who shall stand to minister before Me, in the priest's office,
whose hands are not defiled, and whose hearts are pure in my sight.
8. And I re([uire offerings, saith the Lord, of all who come unto
Me, which are not of the blood of bullocks, nor of the fat of rams;
but a free will offering do I require of all who seek my favor ; yea,
an offering and a sacrifice of every beastly and vile passion tliat liv-
eth and reigneth within the human breast.
9. And if any of my people, who are called by my name, do,
through the influence of that evil and corrupt nature, commit deeds
of wickedness, or are overtaken and violate, in the least, the sacred
laws and ordinances of the kingdom of my righteousness, saith the
Lord, I do require them, before they present themselves in the con-
gregation of the saints before Me, first to bring an offering;
10. Yea, to bring a free will offering, and lay it before my priests,
and there sacrifice in their presence, by confession, for an atonement
for their sin and transgression. And they shall bathe themselves in
the pure waters of repentance, and afterwards they shall be clean in
my sight.
11. And if there be any of my people who are called by my name,
who in thought, word or deed, knowingly commit that which serves
to defile my holy habitation, or willfully commit that which borders
in the least upon the indulgence of that beastly nature of lust, I
the Lord have decreed, that such defilements shall never stain the
golden streets of my new and spiritual Jerusalem, without immedi-
ately calling forth my wrath and indignation.
12. I say, for such crimes as these, I do require that they who be-
come guilty, in this respect, shall slay their offering of atonement
over "running water;" which signifies that they shall make confes-
sion in sorrow and tears of repentance, and bathe in the same until
they become clean; for I will never be reconciled with beastly indul-
286 THE TYPES UNDER THE LAW, [PART IV.
gences, neither in word, deed nor thought, among my holy chosen
people: bat will cause my anger speedily to fall thereon.
13. For I have set my face to destroy death, and him that hath the
power of death, which worketh uncleanness in his subjects. I will
have a clean people, saith the Lord, who shall walk in purity before
Me, let their remnant be never so small: for I have established my
laws and statutes in the Zion of my likeness, for the purification of
all uncleanness, to which the fallen race of man is subject.
14. The fountain of my grace which I have opened in Zion, for
the purification of souls, runs sufBciently deep and extensive, to
cleanse all manner of filthiness from the souls of the children of men,
who will comply with my terms. But those who have committed
capital crimes which come under the jurisdiction of the laws of the
land, must first be judged by those laws.
15. Yea, saith the Lord, I have opened a deep and wide fountain,
in this latter day of my glory, for the cleansing of all souls who
come into it; but the proud and self-exalted, in their own imagina-
tion, will never be willing to stoop to all the little, simple, self-de-
grading forms, which I the Lord have established in my wisdom, for
the purification and safe going of my chosen people, and which are
sufficiently simple and easy to be understood. Yea, they are so ex-
ceeding simple as to undermine all that is lofty and self-exalted.
16. And for this cause were my figurative people unwilling to walk
in my statutes; because they were binding to that nature, which
sought to be exalted above their Maker; and instead of glorifying
Him in the way which He had laid out, for their safety and protec-
tion, they chose rather to throw oflT the yoke of restraint, and be
more like the heathenish nations around them.
17. Yea, they determined each one to do whatsoever seemed good
in his own sight, regardless of forms and ceremonies, which, accord-
ing to their sense, only served to grind and mortify them, and there-
fore were ceremonies which in their view had become useless and
vain. For these things did I suffer my wrath to come upon them,
and scatter them, in my time, to the four quarters of the earth.
18. And in like manner, will I deal with those who become in-
habitants of my Zion, in this day of the fulfillment of my work,
who are called by my name, who, after following Me for a season,
by obeying my precepts and commands, shall seek to throw off the
yoke of restraint, and become more like the nations without, who
have never known my holy and righteous commands.
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19. Yea, I will spew them out of my presence, and scatter them
as dung, to the lour quarters of the earth; for I the Lord will have
a pure people, who will willingly serve Mo, day and night, and bring
forth the works of purity and holiness. And I will gather in my
mercy, and scatter in my fury, until I accomplish my work which I
have begun with the nations of the earth.
20. Verily, T will sift them as wheat, and I will purify them as in
the refiner's furnace, and they shall know that 1 am the Lord, who
have begun my strange work, which will terminate in the final sepa-
ration between the precious and the vile, respecting every soul that
was ever born into the world under the influence of a fallen nature.
2L For I will never cease my work, until every son and daughter
of Adam hath had a fair trial in the gospel furnace, either in time,
or in the world which is to come; for I am a just and holy God, who
knoweth no respect of persons, who regardeth not the high or low
estate of any : all flesh is alike before Me.
22. And although Satan may rage, and bring forward his forces to
withstand my holy and eternal way, which I have laid out in wis-
dom; yet, saith the Lord, my work shall never cease until all souls
have had a fair and unmolested trial, sufficient to prove whether
they will obey my righteous commands unto life, and a glorious
immortality beyond the grave, or whether they will disobey unto
death and endless guilt and remorse.
23. For I, the Lord of hosts, will settle in this day of my power,
my controversy with man, and will leave all without excuse, in the
end; for my judgments are fast hastening, and the end of all things
is nigh at hand.
24. For one day with Me, is as a thousand years, and a thousand
years as one day; and no man knoweth in what watch of the night
his Lord cometh, whether at eve, or at midnight, or at the cock's
crowing ; for it is a day of darkness and gloominess, and of thick
clouds; therefore watch; for ye know not the day nor the hour
when your visitation cometh.
25. Ye who are looking and gazing in your imaginations, for the
signs of the latter day to appear in natural and outward displays of
power, which worketh as compulsory means, suddenly to fit and
prepare souls to come into my presence, and become one with Me,
the Author and fountain of all purity and holiness; Vain and tran-
sient is your hope, which shall wither as the green grass beneath
the scorching rays of divine light, truth and understanding.
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26. For utterly impossible would it be for souls to become sancti-
fied and purified in my presence, and become fit subjects to dwell
together in unity, in the kingdom of peace and righteousness which
J have established upon the earth, in the name of my beloved Son,
while walking each one after his own heart's lusts, fulfilling the com-
mands of the old world; yet without restraint of the law of times
and seasons, daily wallowing in their uncleanness.
27. Yea, equally as impossible as it would be for them to under-
take to blot out the light of that sun which I the Lord did place
and establish by my mighty power, to expand its rays and give light
by day, to the inhabitants of the earth.
28. Where is the hand sufficiently strong to do this? saith the
Lord; to stretch forth and blot out the rays of that sun, which hath
ever moved at my command, since the first day I established it in
the heavens: No power was ever given to man to do this.
29. Neither was there ever power given to mortals, to extinguish
the light of that Sun of Righteousness, which hath arisen in this
the last dispensation of my glory to man; nor can they set darkness
for light and light for darkness, and change evil into good, and
good into evil ; nor can they change corruption and uncleanness
into purity and holiness, and cause it to become sanctified by the
light of the coming of my beloved Son.
30. For that which seemed foul and unclean in my sight, in the
days of my figurative people, and required a continual sacrificing
of living beasts and birds, to make atonement for their uncleanness,
can never become clean under the light of the Sun of Righteous-
ness. Even in that which I tolerated for the begetting and bring-
ing forth of their offspring, did I require suitable oblations at their
hands, ere they came into my presence, lest my wrath should utterly
consume them.
31. Therefore, saith the Lord God of heaven. How, or in what
way am I, the great and terrible One, who change not from genera-
tion to generation, to restrain my wrath against the wickedness of
man? I who ever stand as the same source and fountain of all pu-
rity and holiness, how can T be reconciled with the filthy and un-
clean abominations which are daily committed in my sight?
32. Or how can 1 accept the deeds of those who make long pray-
ers, who seek greetings in the market places, and love to be called
Rabbi (See Matt, xxiii. 7.) of the children of men, and who vainly
flatter themselves that their God is not the same, both yesterday,
CHAP, m.] 001) WILL DISPENSE HIS JUDGMENTS ETC. 289
to-day and forever ; but iniaoine that which was once unclean in
his sight, He hath reconciled by the blood and merits of his belov-
ed Son ?
33. O ye vain and foolish inventers of damnable heresies! seeking
to change darkness into light, and falsehood into truth! Ye never
can do this, saith the God of heaven : for I have caused that eter-
nal brightness to descend from my holy and eternal throne, which
shall lift every vail, and uncover every secret lurking place where
man hath resorted to commit trespasses, not only against the laws
of man, but also against the firm laws of his God and Creator.
CHAPTER III.
77te day is hastening when God will dispense his righteous judg-
ments to all souls, according to their icorks. A full sacrifice is
required to find God's acceptance; He will reject those who fiinch
at a full cross. All must have a free choice.
1. Thus saith the Lord, Howl, O ye children of men, and be-
wail! for the day of the Lord is fast hastening on, to mete out a
just recompense to those who have walked in hypocrisy, and with
mincing steps, with the poison of asps under their tongues, and
the blood of the innocent is found in their skirls.
2. O ye foul and abominable in my sight! I warn you to flee
from the wrath which is to come, and bring forth works meet for
repentance, and no longer trust in that covering of sanctificatiou
by the merits of my beloved Son, which is shortly to be rent in
twain; and the naked works of mankind, with all their secret mo-
tives and intentions, will appear openly to justify or condemn them
in my presence.
3. Turn ye, turn ye, your eyes within, saith the Lord, and be-
hold, by the light of my countenance, which is the searcher of
every heart, the substance therein contained ; and know ye of a
truth, that according to your works, so shall ye be judged in the
last day, which hath already commenced, both in heaven and up-
on earth.
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4. And as I live, saiih the Lord, the soul that sinneth shall die,
and every man shall die for his own sins ; for I have never designed,
by the death of one rigliteous man, to be reconciled to the sins of
the whole world. But "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth;"
even a just sacrifice, in spirit and in truth, do I require of all who
come under the order of my gospel law.
5. And in proportion as they have sinned against Me, so far shall
they suffer the death and condemnation of the same : for the blood
of beasts and birds can never cleanse man in my sight, from his
uncleanness, nor can the blood which floweth from human veins
do it.
6. But the life of every fallen being do I require at their hands,
in proportion to their sins, of all who come unto Me, in the order
of my new and spiritual kingdom, in which Christ, my first born,
reigns as Lord and Ruler thereof, who gave his life a ransom for all
who would come unto him and walk in his footsteps, daily crucify-
ing the world within and without, in every word, deed and thought:
for such did he give his life a ransom, and for no others.
7. And all those who seek to save the natural and carnal life; yet
think to find that life which is hid with Christ in God, will find
themselves awfully mistaken : for they only who lose their lives for
Christ's sake and the gospel's, shall ever find that life which hath
no end, in the kingdom of my glory, saith the Lord.
8. Therefore I do require all those who would become the sub-
jects of my new kingdom of peace and righteousness, established
upon the earth, my new and spiritual Jerusalem, whose King reign-
eth forever and ever, that they freely give up their own natural
lives, regardless of their struggles and pleadings to live a little
longer, but that each one and all give their lives, freely, as a ran-
som for their own souls.
9. For in doing this, they pay the utmost farthing required of
them, and redeem their own souls from under the curse and death
of their own evil nature, which is enmity against God, and is not
subject, neither indeed can be, even to one of the least of my com-
mands, but is as prone to wickedness as the sparks to fly upwards.
10. Therefore I, the holy and just One, have pronounced the sen-
tence of death upon it. This sentence is just, and this decree
altereth not to fit to the law or pleadings of man's invention, to
spare the life of the best of the flock, and also the king, which
CHAP. 111.] JUDGMENTS TO ALL SOULS. 291
signifies the root, that therewith they may sacrifice unto Me, saith
the Lord.
11. This is the same in my sight, as those who think in this day of
my divine light, to approach ray Altar, and to make sacrifices to Me,
and thereby become acceptable in ray sight, when in themselves
they spare not only the root, but also the branches of an evil nature,
which they seek to have sanctified by the merits and blood of the
Lamb. This evil feeling of nature must yet share the fate of the
wicked king Agag, who was hewed in pieces by my righteous ser-
vant, the prophet Samuel. (See I. Saml. xv. 33, 33.)
V2. And they who henceforth, after hearing this my firm decree,
which requireth the death of every particle of that nature which re-
belleth against Me, or which seeketh to afflict my chosen people, in
the midst of whom I dwell; their fate shall, in the end, be like the
fate of Saul, when for his disobedience to my righteous commands,
ray blessings had departed from him, and he was left to fall a prey to
liis enemies.
13. So in like manner shall be their fate, who, in disobedience
to my righteous command, which is to lift up the sword of the tes-
timony, and slay and spare not, neither great nor small, seek to pro-
long the life of the enemies of their souls, even their evil natures,
and yet think to become justified and sanctified in my presence,
which can never be, saith the Lord.
14. But as surely as they do this, they shall fall in the end, by the
force of the strong man armed, that they have sought to save alive,
which by this means hath become sufficiently strong to bind the soul
and again bring it under the captivity of death.
15. For this cause, when ye approach my Altar for the purpose of
slaying the corrupt life of nature, in the presence of my Anointed,
although your evil nature may be like the king who came delicate-
ly before Samuel, let the bitterness of death be passed upon it, even
though it would of itself seek life and be screened from the sword
of divine truth and justice; yet heed not the delicateness of your
evil nature, which loveth to glory in its shame; but give it up to the
death of the cross.
16. Mankind, in this day of gloominess, clouds and thick darkness,
have sought to blend the law of nature and the law of grace into
one common law, yielding obedience to neither, but as far as they
can select from either. The law given to uiy servant Moses from
Sinai's top, or the law of the gospel which I revealed through ray
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beloved Son; that which gave any latitude to their fallen natures,
they have ever been ready to adopt and practice.
17. But remember, Christ came to fulfill tlie law, and in addition
thereto, bring in a far greater and exceeding righteousness by good
works. Yet so far as man could find any thing, in either dispensa-
tion to give the least toleration to their base licentious habits and
cravings, they have been willing to grasp after it, with the eagerness
of raging beasts that hunt for flesh that hath long laid lifeless, and
hath become a stench in the nostrils of man, that their sordid ap-
petites might be satiated.
18. But hear ye the word of the Lord, ye sons and daughters who
call yourselves by my name, and plead the merits of my beloved Son
to sustain you in my sight; hearken and understand, and ever re-
member my word, that ye no more be deceived, and think ye have
become the subjects of grace, by fulfilling the law of Christ, when
ye walk according to the deeds of the first man Adam.
19. Your acts of filthiness have, indeed, sunk you far below the first
Adam in his fallen state. But I shall ere long declare my law, be-
ing my requirement from the beginning saith the Lord, to bind in
natural man his licentious passions, and restrain him to the strict or-
der of nature.
20. Remember, O ye benighted souls, who seek to be messengers
of light! that the law of nature and the law of grace, are two dis-
tinct laws; but how can they who keep neither, but violate both,
stand justified in my presence, having not one excuse to defend them-
selves in the day of my wrath? saith the Lord.
21. The kingdom of outward laws and shadows is one kingdom,
and the kingdom of Christ, which is the fulfilling, in substance,
these laws and shadows, is entirely a separate kingdom. And al-
though mankind may walk in true circumspection, according to the
law of Moses my servant, and so far become justified in my sight;
yet in so doing they have no claim to the merits of my beloved Son.
22. For he came to do away the figurative and ceremonial law and
the necessity thereof, by becoming the end of that law for righteous-
ness, to all who in spirit believe and obey. And thus he came not
to destroy, but to fulfill the law in every tittle, in the true substance
thereof, by bringing forth that law of grace which should supersede
all other laws, in his followers.
23. Therefore, saith the Lord, they who walk according to the law
of nature, must stand before Me as natural men and women in the
CHAP. III.] JUDGMENTS TO ALL SOULS. 293
flesh, wlio regard the law ot" times and seasons, and are perfect in
the law of generation, in begetting and bringing forth their otFspring.
24. These do I call perfect in their generations; and such in so
doing, shall receive blessings at my hands, according to that order,
until they have the evidence in their own breasts, that they have been
called by the voice of their God to come forth to his help, and fulfill
the law of Christ, which brings an end to the fulfillment of the law
of nature, by fulfilling the law of grace, through which all things
are brought to perfection.
25. But if such, when called, refuse to hearken, they shall no
more merit my protection, which hath caused them to walk in my
presence faultless in their generations; but their seed shall become
corrupt, and their offspring base in my sight; my blessing shall de-
part from their dwellings, and my peace from their doors.
26. Yea, saith the Lord, they shall be left a prey to every devour-
ing beast which chanceth to pass by ; for the wall of my protection
shall be taken from them, and they will wallow in their uncleanness
and seek pleasure therein, but find none; for I will turn their pleas-
ure into a devouring flame, which shall scorch them on every side.
27. When the days of anguish come upon you, as a whirlwind,
then turn ye and search out the cause of your calamity, and why
ye have been thus suddenly spoiled, and see if ye have not within
your bosoms the seed of faith, which if suffered to grow, would in
the end, bring forth the fruits of righteousness and peace, in the
kingdom of my beloved Son.
28. Yea, when these calamities come upon you, cast your eyes
within, and see if ye have not this seed of living faith; and if ye
find that to be the case, ye may as well undertake to stretch forth
your hand and extinguish the light of the sun at noon day, as to
extricate and blot out of your souls the seed of faith, which is of
my planting, and again prosper and flourish in fulfilling the order
of nature.
29. I leave this my solemn word upon the records of time, in my
own name, saith the God of heaven, in whose hands all power is,
not only for a warning, but also as a witness and testimony against
all who shall, in the least, seek to outstand the day of my visitation,
when they once feel my spirit striving with them, to call them from
the work of generation, from fulfilling the law of natural command-
ments, to come forth into the work of regeneration and fulfill the
law of Christ who is a quickening spirit.
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30. And all who serve him, or become one with him in his king-
dom, must be quickened by his spirit, into newness of life, to serve
him in spirit and in truth, and not according to the letter of the
Jaw, which killeth; but according to the spirit, which giveth life
and peace forevermore.
31. And by this, saith the Lord, may all see how far the laio of
natural conmiandments is made void by the coming of my beloved
Son ; it still remains good, and is made void to none save those
who come into the laiB of grace, which obviates the necessity of
the law of natural commandments.
32. Therefore search, O ye children of men! and examine closely,
and draw the line, and choose ye this day whom ye will serve,
whether the gods who ruled the disobedient sons of men before
the flood, or the law of natural commandments, which my almighty
hand was stretched forth to establish, through my servant Moses.
33. But if in this late period of the world, when the last dispen-
sation hath ushered in the day of full and final salvation from all
sin, ye choose to serve the gods who ruled in the days before the
flood, and make it manifest by a continuance of your base and sor-
did deeds, which caused my Avrath, when my times were accom-
plished, to fall upon the inhabitants of the old world, and to sweep
by a deluge the race of man and beast from my presence, except a
righteous and obedient few, ye must abide the consequences.
34. Yea, saith the God of heaven, if this be your choice, to serve
the gods of this world, even the lusts of man, stand ye still in this,
and I will sweep you from the face of the earth, when the days of
my forbearance are accomplished, and mete your portion far below
those whom I destroyed by the flood, or by the fire and brimstone
which I suffered to rain do^\Ti upon the wicked inhabitants of Sod-
om and Gomorrah.
35. But if ye choose to refrain from serving these gods of this world,
and are willing to come to the law of nature given to man in the
beginning, and keep the moral law of natural commandments, given
by the God of Israel, the only true God, while under the dispensa-
tion or kingdom of types and shadows, if this be your choice, from
henceforth stand ye firm therein, until I call you therefrom, to serve
Me in my new and living kingdom.
36. And as I preserved the righteous family, and all that appertained
thereunto, from the destroying element of water ; so will I the Lord
uphold you, in whom I find the law of obedience to my natural
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commandments fulfilled, in the day when my tempestuous fury shall
overspread the fiice of the whole earth.
37. But ye who choose to serve Me with full purpose of heart,
fulfilling the laws of my Zion, in the kingdom of my beloved Son,
by a full and final cross against all evil, daily crucifying the world
in yourselves, with its affections and lusts, laying the ax at the root
of all human depravity; I say, ye who choose this, with full purpose
of heart, stand ye firm in it, and I your God will cause you to ride
on chariots of fire, before every tempestuous wind and tide, until
the days of my wrath are accomplished.
38. For I will have a peculiar respect unto my Zion, and to her
inhabitants who walk humbly in my presence. And although wick-
ed man, moved to sedition by the father of all mischief, should
encamp, with furious hosts against my ransomed, my holy and cho-
sen people, whom I have chosen out of the world that they might
serve Me, the living and true God, in spirit and in truth, unmingled
with the service of other gods;
39. I say, although Satan with all his hosts, combine to make war
with the woman and the remnant of her seed, who have the faith of
Jesus, and keep my commandments; yet, saith the Lord God of
heaven, I will open the earth to receive the multitude of their slan-
' ders, and the violence of their rage, that they of my ransomed may
stand unmoved. (See Rev. xii. 15, 16, 17.)
40. Thus saith the Lord, This day have I set light and darkness
before the children of men, that they may choose or refuse for them-
selves, and abide, henceforth, the consequence of their own choice.
For I am not as man, who speaketh vain things, but as God who
speaketh the word of truth and righteousness and err not.
41. Although the time hath been long since I, the high and holy
One, who inhabit eternity, have descended from my throne of truth
and righteousness, and condescended to speak unto man dwelling
in earthly tabernacles; Yet, be it known to all nations, kindreds and
tongues, that I the Lord of hosts have, in this day, descended in my
cloud, which rests upon my holy Zion, within whose walls my tab-
ernacle doth stand.
42. For behold my tabernacle is with man, and in the keeping
of the sons of men. And the cloud of my brightness often covers
the mercy seat, and the glory of the Lord fills the house of the Lord ;
and I speak through the cloudy pillar, through mine Anointed, and
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my little ones hear my voice, and I place my word in their hearts,
and their tongues utter forth understanding.
43. Be it known, for a truth to all nations, that the Lord spe.iketh
to man through earthen vessels; but uttereth not his law, save only
in the mountain of his holiness, where He hath placed his name,
and the center of his everlasting kingdom upon the earth, whence
goeth forth his lav/ to the utmost bounds of the inhabited earth, un-
to all who call upon the name of the Lord, who seek to know his
precepts and to walk in his paths.
44. And who hath aught against this? Hath not my right hand
established it? Then who among the sons of men, although they put
hand to hand, and shoulder to shoulder, will ever be able to over-
throw it? For will I not cause one whom I have made strong in the
power of my might, to chase a thousand, and a thousand to put ten
thousand to flight? (See Deut. xxxii. 30.) For I will be with them
and uphold them, saith the Lord, and no weapon formed against my
Anointed shall stand : for I the Lord have spoken it.
45. Therefore ye that would call upon the name of the Lord, come
ye up to my holy mountain, and learn ye of my statutes; for my
spiritual Judah hath become my law giver to all people, nations and
kindreds, who call upon the name of the Lord, and seek to know
his paths.
46. Li my Jerusalem, upon the throne of David, have I placed an
ensign of royalty, to rule my people Israel; even from the root of
Jesse hath sprung a Governor to rule my people, whose kingdom is
established by an everlasting covenant to him, and to his seed for-
ever and ever. (See Micah. v. 2.)
47. And my law and my scepter shall never depart from Judah,
whose king reigneth in Jerusalem, in the mountain of my holiness;
for my City is builded and her walls are made secure, and I have
found a resting place among the sons of men, whose temples have
been cleansed, and made fit to receive Me saith the Lord.
48. And I will take up my residence in every soul that will first
cleanse the iimer courts of their hearts, in the order of my appoint-
ment, that they may become fit temples for my holy spirit to dwell
in. For out of spiritual Judah shall go forth my law, to judgment
to the ends of the earth.
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CHAPTER IV.
Tlie sacred book of the ancient of days revealed. The Angel en-
courages and instructs the inspired writer. The creation and
order of the neic heavens and earth, Sfc.
1. i'Ngain, saith the voice of the holy Angel : Arise O thou in-
strument and stand before me. What seest thou, O child ? Make it
known unto nie. Thus replied the insjjircd instrument ; I see, as it
iccre, the ancient of days, whose lucks arc as ichite as tvool, holding
in his hands a hook of immense size.
2. Truly hast thou spoken, saith the Angel ; for althougli I came
to thee with the word of God, in the form of a Roll; yet from this
sacred book was it taken, which contains the records of all the
events which have ever transpired between man and his Creator,
since the foundation of the world; and it also contains all the com-
munications which were ever handed down from the throne of the
Almighty, either written or verbal, since the Lord first spake to
man, in the garden of Eden, even down to the present day.
3. As frequent communications are made to the children of Zion,
in this day of the mighty power of God; so doth his holy recording
Angels minute the same, in plain letters of gold, upon this holy
and sacred book. So fear not, little one, concerning that which
thou art called to write ; for it hath already been recorded in this
holy and sacred book, as a swift w'itness, either in favor or against
every soul that heareth the same, w'ith an understanding heart.
4. I the holy Angel, have brought to thy view this book, that
thou mayest be strong in the Lord thy God, in whose cause thou
hast suffered much; but as an infant, thou hast but just begun. So
receive tlie strength, love and blessing of thy God, and be strong in
the work which He hath called thee to perform.
5. But remember at all times, that thou art nothing more nor less
than as clay in the hands of the potter, to become shapen to his
will ; that thou, of thyself, aside from yielding perfect submission
to the voice or influence of the spirit of God, can in no wise de-
clare any thing, e.xcept in mere words, which are as empty sounds
of brass when broken asunder.
6. But if thou shalt continue truly joined to the fountain of all
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good, and not be broken off by acts of disobedience, let them be
never so small, thou mayest be used as a sounding bell, or as a
roaring trumpet, to echo God's holy word from pole to pole. These
things have I spoken to thee, as an instrument in the name of the
Most High God, and by his special command.
7. And now, O thou little one, saith the Angel, I will place the
word of God in thy heart, and thy tongue shall utter forth under-
standing, and thou shalt write the things of which thou knowest
not. So eat this roll; I give it to thee, and it shall be a fountain
in thy inner parts, which shall overflow to water the parched deserts
and the barren islands that have never received the gentle dews
from heaven, nor opened their mouths to receive seed to bring forth
herbage.
8. Thus saith the Lord God of heaven; My time having fully
come, I spake, and it was accomplished. I formed the new earth
and the new heavens by my almighty word. I said, Let there be
light, and there was light. I separated the night from the day, and
placed the firmament to separate the heavens above from the earth
beneath ; and I saw and pronounced it good.
9. And in my own time, I created man in my own likeness, and
placed him thereon, to till the ground of my new earth and subdue
it. But as yet there was not a helper meet found for the man, in
the image of true Wisdom and holiness; therefore did the whole
creation groan, because there was not a helper meet for the man
whom I had created, in the true image of holiness: for the man is
not without the woman in the Lord, neither is the woman without
the man. (See I. Cor. xi. IL)
10. Therefore, nothing could be brought forth to perfection, so
long as man remained without a helper meet; for the woman was
created to be the glory of the man. This I the God of heaven de-
creed when T stretched forth with my almighty hand, and brought
forth the lesser power, the bright and adorned Wisdom, who is as
one brought up at my side, the glory of the greater power, yet
subject in all things. How then is the Son of man to appear in his
glory, except he appear in and with the woman, whom I created to
be the bright glory of man, yet subject in all things?
H. Hear ye, saith the Lord, ye who are quick to understand the
natural signs, and the workings of the natural creation, which I the
Lord first created, as a shadow to prefigure the things which are
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durable and eternal ; yet slow to understand and peceive the things
which must endure forever.
12. Ye who vainly expect, with your natural eyes, to see the earth
whereon ye dwell, suddenly vanish like a scroll rolled together, and
then be no more, and a new earth succeed it; and then, (as ye
have framed in your imaginations,) to look and behold the Lord ia
his glory, surrounded by myriads of Angels, yet alone as to any
helper meet; How or in what manner, saith the Lord, will this ap-
ply to my natural creation?
13. Ye say, and are willing to acknowledge that the first man
Adam, was of the earth, earthy, and the second Adam was the
Lord from heaven, a quickening Spirit. (See L Cor. xv. 47.) But
what do ye call the first woman? Did I not create her with a living
soul, for an important purpose? Not merely for a servant to man;
but for a helper meet, to stand on an equal footing with man, but
subject as a lesser power. How think ye then to blot out the name
of her whom I created to be the glory of the man, through the end-
less ages of eternity?
14. And as Adam, the first man, was of the earth, and returned to
earth again; (except that living soul formed by the breath of never
ending life, which I breathed into his nostrils;) so was the first wo-
man of the earth, and returned to earth again, and the soul to God
who gave it, to be consigned to the place which I had prepared for
them, until I should call them forth to the bar of divine Justice, to
give an account of the deeds done in the body, in common with the
rest of their posterity.
15. And as the second man Adam was the Lord from heaven, a
quickening spirit; solis also the second woman Eve, the second heir
of the new covenant of life, made perfect through the coming of her
Lord, quickened by his spirit; the Bride adorned for her husband,
the glory of the first new man, the quickening spirit.
16. And a glory and a praise shall she be throughout the earth,
and throughout the heavens; for I have created her for a glory, and
my purposes shall not fail. For all nations shall yet rise up and call
her blessed; for I the Lord have spoken it, and I lie not.
17. And the tongues which dare henceforth, after hearing these
my solemn declarations, scorn and make light of the means which I
have decreed to meet the fallen race of man, and set up my kingdom
of glory upon the earth; yea, the tongues of those that dare move
in derision, to scorn the5e things, which are even too sacred to take
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into vain and polluted lips; such, unless they immediately repent,
will see the day when they will cry in vain for a drop of water to
cool their tongues, being compassed about with the flames of hell.
18. These things have I spoken, saith the merciful God, to warn
all people; for I have no pleasure in the wickedness of man, but
rather that all would turn unto Me and live. But sure as I have
spoken these things; so surely I will accomplish them, upon those
who lightly regard my solemn words, and laugh them to scorn.
19. Therefore, saith the God of heaven, it remains for you, O ye
hearers of my word, if not doers of my work, that ye make such
use of these sayings of your God, by handling them in my most ho-
ly fear, that ye can answer to Me in justification, in the day when
ye have nothing but your naked works to recommend you in my
sight.
20. If ye have only this one thing in your favor, that ye have nev-
er rashly condemned or set at nought that which ye did not under-
stand : but feared lest ye should be found fighting against your God;
Truly, if ye have only this to recommend you to my mercy, saith
the Lord, ye will find it to be that which will weigh as particles of
lead, to balance in your favor, in my sight.
21. For I the Lord will bless the soul, according to his measure,
who lifteth the weight of his finger, to forward my holy and eternal
work which I have established upon the earth, either as it respects
the work of his own spiritual welfare, present and future, or the
work of supporting and befriending, in any way or manner, of my
chosen people, even of those who yet stand without the courts of my
holiness; he shall in no wise lose his reward.
22. But as to those that will openly and willfully wage war with
my peo*ple, and use all the influence which their father the devil,
who still thirsteth for revenge, giveth them ; as I live, saith the Lord,
they that do this, and are found fighting against my holy and eternal
work, in my people, unless they suddenly repent, and make restitu-
tion for the same, ere long I will smite them from off" the face of the
earth, in sudden and untimely deaths, too awful here to relate.
23. And not one soul, who persisteth in the practice of malicious-
ly afi^icting my people, for the purpose of suppressing the testimony
which they bear, or for the purpose of revenging upon them or any
one of them, as individuals, although the then present circumstances
of such ones in life may be never so flourishing, the moment they
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sell tliemsclves to persecute my people, I will nip their substance as
with the east wind.
24. And their herbage shall become as ashes, and their fields grad-
ually turn to desolation, and nought shall remain for the beholder
or passer by to see, but the ruins of that which once was, but is now
no more than a plain monument of God's wrath upon those who sell
themselves to fight against Him, in the day of his power.
25. And they themselves shall not go down in peace to the grave,
although they may apparently die by natural disease: yet in their
last days I will forsake them, and they shall find themselves the com-
panions, and in the keeping of those whose arrows are as the arrows
of death to pierce their troubled breasts;
26. Yea, in the keeping of those who, w-hile on earth, their feet
were swift to shed blood, and to draw the sword of persecution
against my Anointed, who have never found rest nor forgiveness in
my sight to this day. These, saith the Lord, as ravens, shall hover
over their dying frames, to waft the soul, as soon as it quits its wretch-
ed house of clay, down to the regions of black despair.
27. These things I, your God, speak in love and mercy, to warn
all to beware that they sell not their precious faculties, to work oppo-
sition to the Father and Friend of their immortal souls, who is has-
tening his work, to give all souls an offer of his mercy who will re-
ceive it at my hand, let their crimes be never so great in my sight.
28. For I have never seen the time, saith the Lord, since the day
man first turned his heel against Me by disobedience, that I had any
pleasure in the death and destruction of the wicked; but as a kind
Father have I watched over them, from day to day, and from year
to year, pleading, with my holy influence, for them to turn from the
evil of their ways, and save themselves from the power of him who
hunteth for prey, even as a roaring lion.
29. But as I have once created man a free agent, to choose or re-
fuse for himself; and this I sanctioned by an unalterable decree; how
can I again confine his feet? Heaven forbids, and my eternal justice
and divine attributes forbid, that man should lose his free agency, in
any wise : for this alone, vvould destroy the foundation of heaven, and
upset the foundation of hell, and cause all things to be performed by
compulsory means, which would leave souls as mere machines, act-
ing from involuntary influence.
30. Nay, saith the Lord of hosts, this was never the design of the
Creator, in bringing forth the noblest of all my natural creation, the
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creature man. I created him with powers and faculties to honor and
glorify -Me his Creator, above all the works of my hands in the natu-
ral world ; nor will I rest or be still until my purposes are accom-
plished.
31. But so long as I send peace and plenty in the land, mankind
will never seek aright after Me, their God and Creator; Because of
this, and also because my soul longeth to behold my prodigal son,
and his numerous offspring, returning unto Me, in tears of suppli-
cation seeking mercy and blessings at my hand, I have hastened my
time to cast a drouth over the tace of the earth.
32. And thus I will let my vengeance be upon her, until the works
of my hands, whom I created as objects of my peculiar pleasure,
may learn by what they suffer, and willingly return unto Me, their
Creator and Father, and seek for the crumbs that fall from my table
of plenty.
33. So ye may see and understand, if ye will, the love which I the
Father have for the souls of my creation. And those whom I can-
not gather unto Me, by the mild influence of love, accompanied with
mercy, I the Lord must visit them in love, accompanied with judg-
ment, and many stripes.
34. But such as will not be moved by all which I shall do, before
I close with my chastening rod, and my scourge upon the inhabitants
of the earth; such souls I will reject as reprobates, whose hearts
are abandoned to wickedness, and leave them under the power and
dominion of their father the devil, into whose hands they have sold
themselves for nought.
35. But O that all would return to the living fountain, and drink
at my flowing stream! O that all, even unto the ends of the earth,
might hear my voice of love, calling them to return and retrace
their steps, that I might heal them of their sorrows! For I am not
as man, who seeketh revenge upon liis enemies; but as God who
knoweth no revenge; but am as one continual fountain of love with-
out end, who delight not in the affliction of any, let their enmity
against Me be never so great.
36. But mercy without justice is dead, being alone. A continual
ministration of mercy upon the unrelenting and impenitent soul, is
of no profit ; for it only serves to harden and confirm them in the
ways of vice ; so mercy and justice go together, and are bound hand
in hand, and one is not without the other.
37. I first extend to man the offers of mercy, on mild and gentle
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terms; and if he will comply with my terms and accept the offers, and
willingly suffer justice to have its perfect work upon him, such shall
be received by JVIe in mercy. But if they stand out when the offers
of mercy are given to them, and willfidly reject the same, slinl! I
not, as a loving Parent, stretch forth the hand of justice? Truly I
shall, saith the Lord.
38. And if this will not answer, I will send forth judgment and
wrath, until 1 shall prove them, and know whether they will obey
my voice on any terms, or whether they will cleave to their father
the devil, and his works continue to do, that I may sweep them
from my presence, as clay which remains insusceptible of any prof-
itable shape in the hands of the potter.
39. But I will reason with the children of my creation and hold
them, as it were, by the skirts of their garments, and plead with them
in the silent hours of the night, when their bodies are wrapt in slum-
ber, and their eyes closed in deep sleep. (See Job. xxxiii. 14 to 17.)
All this will I do, saith the Lord, for the sake of those whom I love.
CHAPTERV.
The judgments of God declared, loliich in all ages have followed those
who slight his solemn ivarnings, and especially upon persecutors.
Witness the days of Noah, and of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
1. Again, saith the holy Angel, Write; and thus is the word of
the Lord unto thee. Thus saith the holy and just One; Bow down
all ye inhabitants of the earth, and hear and understand my doings;
for I am a God of love, mercy and long forbearance with the chil-
dren of my creation.
2. But in no wise do I fail, in the end, to reward and recompense
the guilty, after being warned of my will to them, in ways and by
means of my own choosing, even if it accord not with their own lofty
imaginations, as to the propriety of my manner of dealing with man-
kind.
3. But, saith the Lord, Wo be to that soul who, being warned of
my judgments, suffereth his heart to become hardened unto bitter-
ness of spirit, and shall lift sword or spear, or even his tongue, to
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slander or suppress my work, my strange work, which I have fram-
ed in understanding, and brought forth in wisdom, that wisdom
which is foolishness in the sight of man, and even extreme vvildness
in his view\
4. The soul that doth this, I will number his transgressions, and
weigh his iniquities, in the same balance wherein I have weighed the
iniquities of those in former ages, who thirsted for blood, that they
might wash their polluted hands in tlie blood of those whom I had
sent to perform my will, and do my strange work.
5. Yea, saith the Lord, more will I add thereunto; for in propor-
tion as light and understanding have increased, and shall continue
to increase among men; so far in proportion, will I add to their
condemnation, more than unto those who sold themselves to fight
against Me, in former ages and dispensations.
6. Ye may say, and reason among yourselves, to your own ruin,
when ye hear of my doings among my people, whom I have chosen
out of the world a little handful, to purify to Myself, through whom
to declare my word to the ends of the earth; those who have be-
come the first ripe fruits unto Me, of the second coming of my
beloved Son in his glory ;
7. Yea, saith the Lord, when ye hear of these things, and of my
strange doings, ye will be apt to reason within your own breasts,
and commune one with another in this wise; "Surely there can be
no risk in using all our influence to suppress such folly, yea more
than folly, madness and enthusiasm in the very extreme, and high
handed blasphemy against God, and against the religion of our
fathers."
8. "Therefore there cannot be the least possible risk of being
found fighting against God, or the work of God, even if we should
burn their houses over their heads, and destroy their flocks and
herds, and lay violent hands upon their pos.sessions, in every form,
and commit their persons to prison, punish them with stripes and
banishment, or in whatever way is best calculated to crush and de-
stroy from the very foundation, the nature of such a work so calcu-
lated to produce heresy, wildness and witchcraft in its subjects."
9. " For this reason, it can be doing neither more nor less than
God's service, as a duty incumbent on us, who are clothed in our
right minds, to use our influence in ridding the land of such gross
offences in the name of the Deity; such foul abuse upon the name
of that God, who hath done so much to enlighten his creatures,
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that they might not bluspherne his holy name with such numerous
heresies and wild fanaticisms : for if we should let them go on in
this way, the whole world would be turned upside down."
10. Thus and thus, saith the Lord, will man commune with himself
and with his neighbor, to join hand in hand against my Anointed.
But stop, stand ye still ; move not so much as a finger until your
rashness hath passed by ; then, while ye are still clothed with your
right reason, unexcited hy the ferocity of a persecuting spirit,
which proceeds from the father of all opposition, against my holy
and righteous will: in this calm state, sincerely consider and labor
for a right understanding of the nature of the work of a pure and
holy God.
11. Let your reason guide; consider and reflect how and in what
manner, I the Lord have ever manifested Myself to the children of
men, for salvation, since my holy Son appeared on earth. Hath it
not ever been a pride-staining, humbling and self-abasing work, to
all the exalted and lofty views of man's haughty, selfish nature?
Search your bibles, which ye hold so sacred, and see if ye can find
any instance in which this has not been the case, in its final result,
through the whole of the works of Christ and his faithful followers.
12. Thus saith the only wise and just God, From the beginning of
man's fall by transgression, I the Most High and holy God, have
purposed a pride-staining, a heart-searching and a rein-trying work,
well calculated to abase man in his own eyes, and in the eyes of
his fellows, which will be accomplished upon every son and daugh-
ter of the fall, before ihey can arise and become exalted in ray sight.
13. And ye may search the sacred scriptures, in which ye think
ye have eternal life, and ye will find it recorded, when rightly view-
ed, that in all the types, shadows and resemblances, which I the
Lord brought forth to prefigure my work, which I designed to ac-
complish in the end, all things were framed upon the plan of self-
abasement, and executed at the hazard of life, name, fame and
wealth, in all who were called to become its subjects.
14. Ye may look back to the days of my servant Noah, and see
how it went with him, in consequence of his obeying my word and
command to him, in warning the wicked inhabitants of my approach-
ing judgments, in case they did not break off from their wickedness,
and seek the favor of their God.
15. I will tell you, saith He who knoweth all things. A bitter
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spirit of persecution entered their hearts, and instead of obeying
my righteous commands, through my servant Noah, by turning
from the evil of their doings, they sought to take the life of him,
whom I the Lord had raised up to warn them to flee from the wrath
to come, and save themselves from the destruction which was before
them, if they persisted in their wickedness.
16. Yea, saith the Lord, had it not been for a band of mighty
Angels, whom I sent to the earth to defend my chosen, they would,
with murderous hands, have slain the only righteous person and
family, who then dwelt upon the earth.
17. Then did I the Lord decree to destroy man from off the face
of the earth, save a remnant only, to preserve seed, in whose hearts
I had found sincerity. And then did J cause my servant Noah to
proclaim this in their ears, and make preparation for building the
Ark, that all might be warned and escape if they would.
18. But who believed his report? and what was the result of this?
Many believed in their hearts, but durst not risk their lives, name nor
fame; therefore they strove to stifle their conviction, and banish from
their hearts the fear of my Almighty hand, which was soon to be
stretched over them in wrath.
19. And what was the result of this? Did they not receive a far
more wicked spirit, than those who had not been convicted of the
truth of my solemn warnings? Truly they did, saith the Lord, and
they were found foremost in fighting against my servant Noah, and
in seeking to suppress and hinder the work which I had command-
ed him to perform.
20. And although the floods were staid, and the day of my visita-
tion prolonged, to give all an offer to repent, having no pleasure in
the death of the wicked, but rather that they would turn and live;
Yea, although my mercy prolonged their days, yet sure were my
judgments, when the days of my forbearance were at an end.
21. And they were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in
marriage, until the day Noah and his family entered the Ark, even
as they are in this day. (See Luke xvii. 27.) Neither did they be-
lieve, although the righteous Noah declared it to them; but they
scorned him as one of the vilest impostors that was ever suffered to
breathe the vital air, and would have thought it doing God's service
to destroy him from off the face of the earth, had 1 suffered it, saith
the Lord. So ye may see how it went with Noah, and how it went
with the wicked inhabitants that surrounded him.
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22. Again I will reason with thee, O man! Was it not in my pow-
er, saith the Almighty, to have wrought mightily in their presence,
insomuch as to force them to believe in my word, and my solemn
predictions? Truly saith the Lord. But this would have been meet-
ing them in their own lofty high-mindedness, and compelling them
by my Almighty power, to believe that which they chose rather to
disbelieve; and in so doing, I should have infringed upon my un-
alterable decree, and thereby have controlled the free agency of
man.
23. Man must believe and obey Me, through whom I send, and by
ways and means of my own appointment, which will always carry
sutficient evidence to the candid seeker after righteousness, to con-
vince and confirm him beyond a doubt, if he will hearken to the
voice of reason, and let it be his guide. But man in his ungoverned
nature, is prone to rashness and violence as the sparks are to ascend
upwards; thus are they swift to do the things which reason and
sound understanding forbid.
24. Therefore I warn you, saith He who hath no pleasure in the
rashness of man, that ye let your moderation be known to all men,
and thereby escape the reward of him who is swift to shed blood,
and stain his hands in deeds of persecution, envy and strife.
25. I the Lord, will compel none to believe in my work, but those
only, who willingly and candidly give themselves up to be led, gov-
erned and directed, unbiased by prejudice; these will I draw by
an impelling power to believe that which in obedience to the same,
will work in the end, the utter destruction of their enmity against
Me their God and Creator.
26. In this manner, I will cause them to see the glory, beauty and
excellency of my sin-destroying gospel, which I have, in great
mercy revealed in its beauty and glory, although hidden from the
eyes of the wise and exalted of this world; such will I, the Lord,
draw unto Me by the cord that is strong and mighty.
27. But no other compulsion except this, will ever avail any thing,
only to harden the heart and darken the understanding, as was done
in the case of Pharaoh king of Egypt, when I forced him, by great
«igns and wonders, to let go my captives, that they might come
from beneath the yoke of oppression and serve Me their God, in
the liberty and freedom of which I had designed to be served, by
these my figurative people.
28. And what was the result of this forcing and using compulsory
308 god's judgments upon persecutors, [part IV.
means to bring about my purposes? The moment my compelling
power was withdrawn, which softened his heart and caused him to
give consent for my captives to go and serve Me, did he not harden
his heart, and become more and more hardened, and refuse to let
my people go? Although while my compelling power was upon him,
he had sworn with an oath, that he would let thein go.
29. It is stated, saith the Lord, and believed by the children of
men, that I the Lord did harden Pharaoh's heart, and then after-
wards punished him for the same. But so far, be it known unto all
men, did I the Lord harden the heart of Pharaoh; I sent my ser-
vants, Moses and Aaron, with a demand from Me their God, for him
to let my people go, who daily groaned beneath the weight of op-
pression which was heaped upon them, and whom I had designed to
set at liberty, knowing, at the same time, the wickedness of his
heart, that he would not let them go.
30. Therefore did I the Lord, make use of compulsory means to
soften his adamantine heart. And while under this compulsive
power, he would promise to let my people go; but the moment my
hand of compulsion was withdrawn from him, and he was left to
feel his own state, his heart would again become more and more
hardened, as he refused to yield voluntary obedience to my com-
mands, and to his own promise, which he made while my compel-
ling influence was upon him.
31. And thus his heart became harder and harder, as my compel-
ling power increased; for where much light and understanding are
given, if not obeyed, it only serves to harden; so it was in this case.
All these things did I the Lord suffer to come upon Pharaoh, to
give him a fair opportunity to comply, willingly, with my require-
ment to let my people go, which was all I then required of him.
32. This I did, and as a merciful God, prolonged the days of my
forbearance, that he might repent, and save himself and his people
from the utter destruction which was before them ; for the same God
ruled then, that ruled in the days of Noah, who had no pleasure
in the death or destruction of the wicked, but rather that they
would repent and live.
33. So ye see how it went with Pharaoh and his wicked host, who
would not be entreated but by compulsion ; and when left to act by
the power of free agency, willfully violated his oath, and walked in
disobedience to that compelling power which caused him, while
under its influence, to know of a truth, the requirements of the
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God of all power. Such is the fate of all who mert^ly move by a
compelling power. Bat this was then necessary to effect the deliv-
erance of Israel.
3!. Therefore ye may all see the effects of making use of com-
pulsive means, to force creatures to do that which, from the hardness
of their hearts, they are unwilling to do. Let there be never so
great signs and wonders displayed before their eyes; unless they
exert their strength, and willingly press their way through, though
the opposition of their natures may be never so great, and thus obey
their own faith and conscience, they cannot be profited thereby.
35. All that such ones have ever had, to confirm their faith by
compulsory power, and teach them to yield a willing obedience, will
only serve to harden them, and cause them to become seven fold
more the children of wrath, than those who remain in ignorance of
the requirements of their God.
36. These things I leave upon record, saith the God of mercy,
for a solemn warning to all who stand out against my holy work;
because they are not compelled to believe, contrary to their own
inward struggles, and the opposition of their own hearts, by great
signs and miraculous wonders, the meaning of which no one can
account.
CHAPTER YI.
Great signs and wonders are not designed to compel souls to obedi-
ence ; for all must be tried and found faithful ere they can enter
the promised rest. God's work ivas never intended to exalt the
lofty and aspiring setise of man.
1. Thus saith the Lord, Although great signs and wonders shall
follow, and previously foretell of my coming, in every successive
manifestation and degree thereof; yet I have never designed to show
forth signs and wonders for the purpose of compelling souls to do
that work, which will end in their everlasting happiness and glory,
contrary to their own inclinations; for this cannot be.
2. How, or with what confidence could any soul, possessing the
smallest degree of justice, appear in my presence, who had been fore-
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ed or compelled, from day to day, to do the work necessary for the
purification of his own soul that he might become heir to an inherit-
ance in the mansions of eternal bliss, in the presence of his God
and the holy Angels, who surround his throne? Would he not feel
like a thief and a robber, seeking to possess that which he had never
willingly suffered to gain?
3. Truly, saith the Lord, it would be no heaven for him ; although
the glory and beauty of the upper regions were combined, to form
an abode of happiness and bliss; yet it would be no heaven to the
soul that had not gained an inheritance therein, by faith and true
obedience, by self-denial and the cross.
4. For none but the obedient shall ever eat the good of that land
of peace and rest, which I, the Lord, have prepared for those who
love Me, and are willing to keep my commandments, and rather
than disobey in the least, (for the purpose of favoring or giving ease
to that nature which seeketh ease and quietness, rather than toil and
hardship,) would sooner suffer persecution or stripes, and even death,
and have their names cast out as evil, and be hated and despised of
all men, for my name's sake.
5. Such, and such only, saith the Lord, shall ever find an inherit-
ance in my kingdom of peace and righteousness. And ere they en-
ter the fullness of this land of rest, they shall be sufficiently tried
and proved in all points, that no bastard nor hireling may enter and
possess that which I, the Lord, have reserved only for the true and
faithful heir, who is willing to suffer all things to reign in the king-
dom of his blessed Lord, who cheerfully gave up his life in suffer-
ings, to do the will of his Heavenly Father who had sent him.
6. These things I speak, and leave upon record, in my name, as
a swift witness against those who seek to climb up some other way,
than by deep scenes of mortification, tribulation and sorrow. But
all who cheerfully bear their cross, giving thanks to God that they
are counted worthy to suffer reproach in this life, that they may find
that rest which is laid up for all who are willing to fight the good
fight that they may reign triumphant, as did their Lord : such shall
gain the prize.
7. Yea, all such souls shall gain the same conquest, that the Sav-
ior had gained when he said, "Be of good cheer; for I have over-
come the world ;" having reference to the world within, the three
ruling principles which constitute the f dlen nature of man, and stim-
glate his actions; the lust of the flesh, which is the root, from
CHAP. VI.] TO ENTER THK PROMISED REST. 31 I
whence proceed all other vile cravings; the lust of the eye, and the
pride of life. In these consists the world of pleasure with its branch-
es, which are not of the Father, hut of the world. (See 1. Jno.
ii. 10.)
8. This world did Christ, the bles.sed Son, destroy, in every word,
thought and deed, and trample it under his feet ; which caused great
joy and rejoicing in the heavens, that a Savior had arisen, with pow-
er sufficient to conquer the world of evil in himself, and wholly sub-
due it, both root and branch ;
9. While the wicked children of men were despising him in their
hearts, and seeking to destroy him from the earth, as a seditious and
pestilent fellow, who was not xoortliy to live; because he stirred up
the people, and daily committed such blasphemies in the name of his
God.
10. This stands as another evidence in the sacred volumes, to prove
that I the Lord, have never manifested Myself unto man for salvation,
either by type or in substance, in a manner calculated to meet his
lofty imaginations or vain expectations, but to the reverse of this in
the extreme; and ye may search the scriptures from end to end, and
ye will find that the general tenor thereof, proves the truth of this
my statement.
11 . Neither have I generally chosen the rich, the learned, the great
or the high, through whom to manifest Myself to man; but on the
contrary, I have chosen the poor, the weak and illiterate, who of
themselves were of low estate. And if at any time, I saw fit to call
those who were otherwise than this, I never failed to scourge them
sufficiently, to humble their pride, and subdue their loftiness in my
presence, until they knew that of themselves they were nothing.
12. And for this cause did I suffer my servant Moses, whom I had
chosen in his infancy, to lead my people Israel from under their
Egyptian bondage, to become a stranger and a wanderer in a strange
land.
13. Had I taken him from the palace of the proud and lofty Phara-
oh, and from the bosom of his adopted mother, Pharaoh's daughter,
amidst the pomp and splendor in which he was reared and educated,
would he ever have been willing to humble himself, so as to become
an instrument in my hands, to perform in my name my strange
work, and bring about the shadow of my acts, my strange acts?
Nay, cryeth the voice of Him who knoweth the secrets of every
heart.
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14. Therefore did I, the Lord, sutfer him to do that which would
in haste drive him from his splendid condition in life, to a refuo;e in
a land of affliction, gloominess and sorrow, separated from his breth-
ren, and from all these who could in the least, bestow upon him
wherewith to support and nourish that haughty nature, which had
been made strong by indulgence.
15. And when his soul was sufficiently humbled, and he knew that
of himself he was nothing, then did I call him, and make known to
him the thoughts and intentions of my heart, which I had purposed
concerning my people Israel.
16. And how did he tremble in my presence, knowing that of
himself he was but a frail mortal, and "not eloquent, but slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue;" and wholly incapable of himself,
to do the least towards the great work which I, the Lord, had called
him to perform. (See Exod. iv. 10.)
17. Then did I know of a truth, that I had gotten Me a man that
would do my work, my strange work, and fulfill my acts, my strange
acts. And how, and in what manner were they performed? Were
they not brought about amidst snares and great perils, on every side,
which admitted of no turning to the right nor to the left, under
penalty of death, or a speedy recompense of divine justice in pro-
portion to the crime?
18. Read ye, and understand the work, which I the Lord, merely
designed as a shadow, and view the perils which were manifest on
every side; yet to the willing and obedient in heart, to suffer and
forego all danger and privation, to gain an inheritance in that land
of freedom and rest, which flowed with milk and honey ; to such
was I a kind loving Father, who heard all their cries and supplied
all their wants.
19. But to those who were found murmuring against my righteous
commands, through my servant Moses, and chose rather to look
back, and hanker after the enjoyments which they set their faces to
leave behind, in the land of their captivity and oppression; such,
saith the Lord, did I smite and cause to fall in the wilderness.
20. Let this be a solemn warning to all who may ever become
traitors in the work of the substance, which is to effect a deliverance
from the Egyptian bondage of their evil natures, and to journey
through the wilderness of temptations, sufferings, scarcity and want,
towards that land which floweth with milk and honey. (See Isa.
vii. 15.)
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21. Therefore let them not be found as murinurers or repiners
after that which they have set their faces to forsake and leave be-
hind; but boldly press forward amidst all dangers, trials and temp-
tations, until they reach the promised land, and become partakers of
that rest, the true riches and glory, of which it hath never entered
the heart of man to conceive or frame any just idea.
22. And again, hearken, ye sons of men, who seek to know and
do my will; hear ve, and learn of a truth, that I the Lord, look not
at the high and exalted of the earth. When I stretched forth my
hand to anoint a king to rule my people Israel, did I send my
prophet Samuel to the princes and nobles, to seek Me one from the
midst of them? Nay; but sent him to the humble family of Kish,
a herdsman, to anoint Me one who had been sent to seek his father's
asses.
23. But because of his disobedience and rebellion to my righteous
commands, I thrust him from my presence, and caused my spirit to
depart from him, which gave space for an evil spirit to enter; be-
cause he had willfully transgressed against the light and understand-
ing of my will to him, by the mouth of my faithful prophet; which
was to destroy the enemies of my people; to leave them neither
root nor branch.
24. But because he hearkened not to my voice, saith the Lord, I
saw at once, that he would never answer for a king, to prefigure
him who w'as to come and rule and reign, and trample the enemies
of my heritage under his feet, to spare them neither root nor branch.
Therefore did I take his birthright from him, and give it to his
neighbor, even to David, a man after my own heart.
25. This, saith the Lord, is another striking proof, that man, un-
scourged by adversity, can in no w-ise become an acceptable instru-
ment in my hand^ to do my work, my strange work, and fulfill my
acts, my strange acts: (See Isa. xxvii. 2L) for I never scourged
Saul as I afterwards chastened and scourged my servant David.
26. Then did I the Lord, decree by an oath, that whomsoever I
loved, I would chasten and rebuke, and prove them, before I adopt-
ed them as sons, or accepted them as instruments, to bring forth
the shadow, and typify the substance of that work which hath al-
ready begun, as a little stone from the mountain, which shall grow
and fill the whole earth, and break in pieces and subdue all things
unto it.
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27. Again hear ye and understand, that I the Lord seek not among
the high and exalted for instruments to execute my work ; but
among the low and humble, who know that of themselves they are
nothing. I sent my servant Samuel, with his horn filled with oil,
to the sons of Jesse, to anoint whom I should choose, to be a king
over my people Israel. But did I see as man saw? Nay, but the
youngest son, who was a keeper of his father's flock, did I cause
lobe anointed king over my people Israel.
28. And why, saith the Lord, did I call this youth, this unexperi-
enced stripling, a man after my own heart? Was it not because the
simplicity of a child was upon him, that he had found by experience
in whom was his strength, and was willing to give the glory and
honor to whom all honor and glory were due? Truly, this was even so.
29. Yea, from the days of his infancy, did I behold that spirit in
him which sought to glorify his Creator, and take no credit to him-
self, that he had, by his own arm of strength, exclusive of the
assistance and strength of his God, been able to accomplish the least
thing to profit.
30. And for this cause did I choose him from among the sons of
men, and from among the sons of Jesse, a man after my own heart,
who would rule my people Israel, in the strength of my power, giv-
ing glory and honor unto that God to whom all glory and honor
are due.
3L And thus was it accomplished: for there was none like my
servant David, who feared Me all his days, and glorified his Creator
in all the work given him to do. Although he transgressed in many
things; yet did his soul immediately bow in sorrow and repentance,
until he had obtained my forgiveness; for in his Immiliation his
judgment was taken away.
32. But in all the sins and transgressions of my servant David,
there were none found which debarred him from standing as a type,
and a most important figure, to represent that king who should come
forth from him, by natural lineage, who should rule my spiritual Is-
rael, and trample the enemies thereof under his feet: for David was
faithful in the work of subduing the enemies of my heritage, and of
giving the honor and glory due to his God, ever acknowledging
wherein were his strength and might.
33. Yet he was a man of blood, and I suffered him not to build a
house to my name; for he had fulfilled his calling, and had borne
the shadow and the true type of him who should, first, destroy by
CHAP. VI.] TO ENTER THE PROMISED REST. 315
the sword of the testhnony, every enemy vvitliin, and hew them down,
great and small, by a daily warfare, until the enmity thereof was
slain.
34. And thus did David fulfill the work and answer the end of his
callincr, to prepare the way, and make preparations for the ushering
in of that reign of peace and rest, which prefigured the peaceable
reign of Christ, that should fill the whole earth. He was then gath-
ered to his fathers, and slept in peace and justification.
35. Then followed the work of Solomon, the shadow of the glory,
riches, honor, peace, quietness and rest, which was to be fulfilled in
the substance, in the kingdom of my beloved Son, when once its
subjects have conquered and gained the victory over their own evil
and inbred foes, the only enemies with which the subjects of Christ's
kingdom are called to wage war.
36. And for this cause did I the Lord give peace and quietness,
riches, honor and glory, in the reign of Solomon: that he might
bring forth the true type of Christ's kingdom in its full glory and
splendor, as near as the shadow can resemble the substance.
37. And in all the works of Solomon, although his sins and trans-
gressions became numerous in my sight, which caused my blessing
to depart from him, and from his seed after him; yet his sins did fall
upon his own head as an individual.
38. But he brought forth nothing in the work that I gave him to
do, which debarred him and his kingdom from standing as a true type
of the kingdom of Christ, in its full glory and splendor. Therefore
he fulfilled the design of his calling, in this respect, and was gather-
ed to his fathers in peace, to await the coming of that kingdom
which should establish all things in perfect order, beauty and holi-
ness ; for he had humbled his soul for his transgressions.
39. And thus was the true work prefigured, shadowing forth the
work which I, the Lord, designed should accomplish the leading of
my people from beneath the bondage of sin, the oppressor of the
soul, and establish the peaceable kingdom of Christ.
40. And when Israel sinned, and was led away captive, to serve
in a strange land, and again returned and became glorious in their
own land, the falling away of the power and life of the first coming
of my beloved Son, and the renewal of the same testimony, were
then prefigured in those events.
4L But the shadow of the work, which prefigured the substance
of the spiritual travel, was represented in the work of Moses, Josh-
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ua, David and Solomon. These were all types of Christ in different
stages of his work, from the commencement or first step the soul
takes, to come from under the bondage of sin and death, until it
arrives to the height of that glory, which is a perfect victory over
the nature of evil, the man of sin, which prepares the soul to reign
in that kingdom of peace and rest, whose king reigneth forever and
ever.
CHAPTER YII.
The first work of souls in the gospel, is honestly to confess their
sins; Sfc. The types in the fgurative dispensation, prefigure
the various stages of the icork of this latter day, and fined dis-
pensation of God to fallen man.
1. The first work in the gospel, saith the Lord, that man can
perform, to liberate his soul from the bondage of. sin, the oppressor
of the soul, is honestly to confess all his sins, and bring them to the
light of my witnesses. " Ye are my witnesses saith the Lord." (Isa.
xliii. 10.) By so doing, the soul is set at liberty, and no longer re-
mains the servant of sin, but is set free, and enters into the labors
of the kingdom of heaven.
2. For this work, souls are prepared by the convicting light of
God, by which they are awakened to see their bondage, in the dark-
ness of spiritual Egypt, and to struggle for liberty from the bands,
fetters and service of the oppressive power of this darkness; and
they are called forth by the power of God, manifested in judgment
against the powers of iniquity.
3. By this power they are set so far at liberty, as to be able to press
for the kingdom. They then have the dangerous and gloomy wil-
derness of this world to pass through, in the labors of their souls,
before they are fully prepared to do the first work in the travel of
regeneration, or to enter through the door, into the work of the
kingdom of heaven. In this wilderness, souls have great struggles
to pass through the dangers which are set before them, by the ad-
versaries of their salvation.
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4. But all who will I)e led by the convicting light that first awak-
ened their souls, and will receive and improve that power which
first called them forth from darkness, they will continue to press for
the kingdom, until they are led to the borders of the heavenly in-
heritance.
5. This is the \york of the Father, which breaks the power of the
enemy, that holds souls in a fallen state, in bondage to sin, against
their own best light, and the inward struggles of conscience. And
^hus by his divine light and power, they are drawn to his Son, the
Author and Captain of their salvation : for no<nan can come to the
Sou except the Father draw him. (See Jno. vi. 44.)
6. This work was prefigured by Moses, in leading the tribes of
Israel from the bondage of Egypt, and from under the power of
Pharaoh, their great oppressor, and conducting them through the
wilderness to the banks of the river Jordan, on the border of the
promised land. And thus was his work accomplished. Then came
forward the work of Joshua, which was to lead the people through
the river Jordan, signifying the River of Judgment and repentance,
a purifying stream, to cleanse the soul from the stains of sin.
7. And is the work accomplished here? saith the Lord. Nay, in
no wise. But souls are then prepared to commence the warfare
against their own evil natures, which is enmity against God, and is
not, neither indeed can be subject to the laws of his kingdoii^;
therefore it must be utterly slain. And whosoever reserves of the
inhabitants of the land, the invaders of their own souls' rights, to
live within them, and cherish them in their hearts, unmolested, the
same shall be as pricks in their eyes and thorns in their sides. (See
Num. xxxiii. 55.)
8. And thus did Joshua lead the people through the river figura-
tive of judgment and repentance, and establish them in their own
land, in the good work of subduing their enemies. But a great deal
still remained to be done, in order to complete the work of the war-
fare, which was to prefigure that warfare which is not carnal, but
mighty in power, to the pulling down of the strong holds of Satan,
and destroying the soul's enemies.
9. Then came forth my valiant servant David, and zealously ac-
complished the shadow of the substance, of that warfare which pre-
pares the soul to reign, unmolested in the kingdom of eternal bliss,
surrounded with all the glory, beauty and majesty of that kingdom,
of whose government and peace there is no end.
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10. This work of my servant David, in subduinor the enemies of
Israel, and reducing those ancient inhabitants that remained in the
land, to be servants to the works of the sacred temple, before that
temple could be built, prefigured the effectual warfare and victory of
souls over their spiritual enemies, and bringing every natural power
and faculty to be as servants to the spiritual and sacred work of the
true order of the gospel before the kingdom of Christ can be estab-
lished in them, and before the temple of peace can be built up among
them.
11. And thus is tke work of the substance accomplished. The
fourth dispensation hath ushered in the day, wherein this power is
given to conquer all things, to gain an inheritance in that kingdom
of never ending peace, which is the reward of every soul, who will
sacrifice all evil in themselves, by slaying their enmity with the pow-
er of the testimony, which is a two edged sw^ord unto all who re-
ceive it.
12. So dearly beloved sons and daughters of men, ye whom I love,
saith the Lord, and would that ye should hear and hearken : believe
and obey. Ye may see that in all which I, the Lord, do put my
hands to do, either by shadow or substance, it requires the work of
toil and hardship in all who become subjects thereof, until the vic-
tory is gained over all evil; then can the soul become at rest, and
fyid peace on every side.
13. Thus saith the Lord, The types and shadows of which I have
mentioned, in the different stages of my figurative work, may be ap-
plied to the fulfillment of the latter day, in different forms; for the
shadow may typify the substance in different ways; yet it stands as
a perfect type of the work which I the Lord, designed it to repre-
sent, which is the final redemption of the soul, not only from sin, but
from the very nature of sin.
14. And who hath aught to say, or query why it is so? Hath not
my hand performed these things? Yet there was no salvation nor re-
demption wrought in all this; but only the foreshadowing or promise
of that which should take place, in the fulfillment, under the reign
of Christ, which was promised in the days of the shadow, that a
Messiah should come and reign, as Lord and Ruler over my people
Israel. This was believed and looked for by all those who called
themselves by my name.
15. But alas! saith the Lord, they considered not that the days of
the shadow had passed by, and the work of the outward figure was
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accomplished, and the sword was to be turned within, and coin-
inence the warf;ire witii their own inward foes. (Sec Isa. xxviii. 6.)
This was more than tliesc hhiod thirsty Jews were willinir to l)elicve.
16. The Jews wanted a Messiah that would go before them, and de-
liver them from under the dominion of their outward enemies ; wliich
plainly shows that they hud not the smallest idea of the renl and true
work of the Messiah, which had been foretold : for they beheld noth-
ing visible to the natural eve, but a man of low parentage, of or-
dinary appearance, and of singular habits, holding forth (in their
opinion) the most base and absurd doctrines that were ever brought
forth by man.
17. So ye may see, saith the Lord, that the Messiah appeared en-
tirely out of sight of all human calculation; which caused them to
(juery within their own breasts, and commune one with another, in
this wise : " Can this Utile beginning and handful of the inferior ones
of the earth, be the commencement of the glorious reign of the
Messiah, of which the prophets did so often foretell?"
18. " Truly this cannot be ; for it is impossible that any good thing
should come from this source; therefore there can be no risk in
using our inHuence to suppress their testimony, and rid the land of
such vile impostors."
19. Such, saith the Lord, was the reception of my only begotten
Son, whom I in mercy, had sent into the world, to open the way of
life and salvation, to lead souls from under the bondage of sin and
death. Because I did not condescend to meet them in their own
self-exaltedness, in ways and by means calculated to build up, rather
than abase the haughtiness of their spirits, they would not believe;
although the Son of God plainly told them that he was the Messiah,
and that his Father had sent him.
20. But who believed his report, excepting a few fishermen, and
those of the lower class, whom I called, and who were willing to
believe the truth when it was revealed to them? For no man cometh
to the Son, except the Father draw him. (See Jno. vi. 44.) And
they who are willing to believe, I draw them by my holy influence,
and they receive living faith, which is like an anchor to their souls,
both sure and steadfast. (See Heb. vi. 19.) And they know of the
doctrine, as ye may see by what Chri.st said to one of his disciples,
in reply to the following questions.
21. " When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, saying. Whom do men say that I, the Son of
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man, am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist;
some, Elias; and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets."
22. "And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And
Simon Peter answered and said. Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him. Blessed art
thou, Simon Bar-jona ; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee,
that thou art Peter: and upon this rock will I build my Church, and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matt. xvi. 13 to 18.)
This revelation in fullness, is the rock upon which Christ builds
his church.
23. And thus will I reveal the Son unto all who are willing to be-
lieve and obey; and they shall receive a sure evidence, which shall
be like an anchor to the soul, in the day of trial, saith the Lord
Almighty.
24. These things speak I unto you, O ye children of men! not
that ye lack an understanding of the scriptures, according to the
letter, but because ye know not the spirit which therein is contained.
Ye read, but understand not; ye see, but perceive not; therefore
are ye ignorant of my coming, even as the Jews were ignorant.
25. Ye say in your hearts, " Had I lived upon the earth, in the
days of Christ the Son of God, I would have hastened to have be-
come one of his followers;" when ye know not that a greater light
is revealed in his second coming. For Christ said, " He that believ-
eth on me, the works that I do, shall he do also; and greater works
than these shall he do; because I go to my Father." (Jno. xiv. 12.)
26. Therefore ye hear, but understand not; ye see, but perceive
not; because ye look as did the Jews, for the coming of the Messiah,
in a manner calculated to meet your lofty and exalted views, which
ye have formed of his coming, whose hope shall perish, even as the
hope of the hypocrite, saith the Lord.
27. For man shall never see my glory revealed in a manner calcu-
lated to meet his high minded views, in any form, but the reverse
in the extreme; therefore would man have been left, (even those
who call themselves by my name,) to be found fighting against Me,
even in greater fury, than in any preceding age of the world, had
not my hand been stretched forth to establish rights of conscience,
to protect my people and defend my work, in this day of gross
wickedness among the children of men. For never, saith the Lord,
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since I created the world, was the wickedness ot" man, according
to his liglit, so great upon the earth, as at the present time.
28. Yet I will work, and no one shall hinder; yea, amidst perils
on every side, I will do my work, my strange work, and fulfill my
acts, my strange acts, in opposition to, and far out of sight of all
human invention. Yea, I am the same God who ruleth both yes-
terday, to day and foreverinore ; therefore my work shall ever be a
wonder to those who love iniquity, and choose to walk in their own
exalteduess.
CHAPTER VIII.
A71 illustration of the true order of confessing sin, ichich is declared
in the preceding chapter to be the first tvorJc of the soul in the
gospel, supported by scripture andfigurative representations.
1. The doctrine of the confession of all known sin to the wit'
nesses of God, is frequently enjoined in this work, as the only me-
dium whereby the sinner can find acceptance with God. But this
doctrine is directly contrary to the natural sense and feelings of the
fallen race; and doubtless many will contend that it is not required
by scripture, and is unreasonable.
2. But saith the prophetic Angel, That Almighty power which
created the heavens and earth, formed all things in orders planned
by his infinite wisdom, and He effects all his works according to
these orders which He hath established. In the operation of these
orders, the lesser must always be guided by the greater, or by that
order which, according to the present degree of his work, comes
the nearest to the first moving cause.
3. Mankind, as the representatives of divine power and wisdom,
in a terrestrial state, are formed with capacities to do the work
which God hath designed to accomplish by them. Therefore, in all
the manifestations of his work to the children of men. He selects
such as agents, who by the order of their creation, are best adapted
to do that work which He purposes to accomplish in the present de-
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gree; and through them He reveals his mind and will to the chil-
dren of men, who are called to be the subjects thereof.
4. Hence these agents, for the time being, are the only medium
through which any soul, in that work, can know the mind and will
of God, or find access to Him ; and as they receive or reject these
messengers, so they receive or reject God, and so will they receive his
blessing or curse, as saith the Savior, "He that receiveth a prophet,
in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; 'and he that
receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shall re-
ceive a righteous man's reward." (Matt. x. 41.)
5. This was the case with respect to the prophets and righteous
men, by whom the old testament was written. But when Christ, the
messenger of the eternal covenant appeared, he became the head and
director of all revelations of the will and work of God, for the sal-
vation of souls.
6. And the same light of revelation descended to his apostles and
true followers in that day by whom the new testament was written ;
for he saith, " As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you."
(Jno. XX. 21.) And sufficient has been preserved of these two testa-
ments, to bear witness of the true nature and order of the work of
God, even in this final and perfect day to the end of time.
7. Therefore it is necessary to quote and apply a few appropriate
passages from the sacred scriptures, (agreeable to the require-
ment of the Lord, See xi. chap. 30 verse,) to prove to the under-
standing of all who believe their bibles, that this order of confessing
sin, has always been the requirement of God to his covenant people
ever since He established his orderly work upon earth.
8. The work of Joshua in leading Israel through the river Jor-
dan, while the priests stood firm with the Ark of the covenant in
the midst thereof, until all the people had passed over into the prom-
ised land, (See Josh. iii. 17.) was figurative of the first work for souls
to do in the spiritual work of regeneration, before they can enter
the spiritual kingdom; so saith the Angel in whom shines forth the
divine light of understanding.
9. For the anointed priests went before the people, bearing the
Ark of the covenant of the figurative law of God. And as soon
as their feet touched the waters of Jordan, the river was divided,
and all Israel passed through on dry ground; and the priests stood
firm on dry ground, in the midst of Jordan, until the people had all
passed over.
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10. But as soon as the feet of the priests were lifted up from the
river on to the dry land, the waters returned and flowed as before.
There was then no passage through. Thi.s typified that souls can
never pass through the true work of judgment, to God's acceptance,
only by the medium of witnesses, whom He anoints and sends for
that purpose. These are the heralds of the gospel, and the elders
(or priests) in spiritual Israel, who bear the Ark of God's everlast-
ing covenant of salvation.
11. Joshua, in leading Israel into the promised land, was a true
type of the Savior, who leads the spiritual Israel into the kingdom
of heaven, through the spiritual River of Judgment. And by the
command of the Lord, Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of
Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests stood, there to
abide for a memorial through all the ages of Israel.
12. Joshua also appointed a man from each tribe, who took each a
stone from the midst of Jordan, where they passed over, and he set
up these twelve stones for an everlasting memorial, in the first rest-
ing place of Israel in the land, where God rolled away the reproach
of Egypt, by the renewal of circumcision. These are lively figures.
As these figurative stones were carried into the promised land be-
fore all Israel, so must the heavenly stones which these represented,
go before all souls who ever enter the kingdom of heaven. (See
Josh. iv. 1 to 9. & 20 to 24; also v. 9.)
13. These twelve stones that this typical Savior set up, where the
feet of the priests stood, in the midst of this figurative river, typi-
fied the twelve heavenly virtues proceeding from the true Savior,
which are represented by twelve orders of most precious stones,
upon which the holy city New Jerusalem is built; and all its foun-
dations, walls and adornings are of the same precious stones.
Among these, all souls may find those adapted to their own order.
(See Rev. xxi.) From these twelve orders of heavenly virtues, the
twelve tribes and twelve apostles were numbered.*
14. And these twelve orders of lively stones, by which the spirit-
ual house is built, (See I. Pet. ii. 4, 5.) are first found by all souls
in the spiritual River of Judgment, by passing through an honest
confession of all their sins, and the baptism of repentance, before
the witnesses (or priests) whom God in Christ appoints to. bear the
ark of his gospel covenant.
* For a further explanation of these twelve virtues, see Millennial Church,
Part vi. chapter i. Eds.
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15. And from thence, in the footsteps of these, souls that go through
that work, receive those heavenly virtues, likened to stones most
precious, which go before them, and thus pass through the door in-
to the work of the heavenly Canaan, and find their first rest in the
place where these stones are set up. Then are they prepared to
receive the true circumcision, and to contend for the spiritual in-
heritance. In this spiritual river, which flows with the purifying
waters of life, these precious stones will first be found for all souls,
both in time and eternity ; and they will ever wander in the wilder-
ness, until they thus find them.
16. The name Jordan, in Hebrew, slgni^es the river of judgment ;
and as the true work of judgment requires repentance, it typically
represents the work of judgment and repentance. Therefore the
passage of Israel through this river, before they could enter the prom-
ised land, prefigured the first work in the river of the waters of life,
which is to call souls into the work of judgment by an honest con-
fession of all their sins, and the baptism of repentance, before they
can enter the promised inheritance of the "saints of the Most High."
(See Dan. vii. 18.)
17. For, as Israel had long wandered in the wilderness, in hopes
of reaching the promised land; but could not enter therein, until
they passed through this river; so souls may long wander in the
gloomy wilds of this sinful world, in hopes of entering into the heav-
enly Canaan; but they never will enter there until they pass through
this work of judgment and repentance.
18. Then follows the true circumcision of the heart, which is the
cutting off all fleshly lusts, before any inheritance can be gained in
the spiritual kingdom. This was typified by the renewal of out-
ward circumcision upon the children of Israel, before they could ob-
tain any inheritance in the figurative land of promise. (See Josh. v.
2 to 9.) Their work then was to wage war with the inhabitants of
the land and destroy them, and thus take possession thereof by
violence.
19. This prefigured the warfare of souls against the inbred car-
nal passions which possess the nature of fallen man, and are the ene-
mies of the soul. These must all be destroyed and cast out by a
spiritual warfare, before the soul can gain an inheritance in the heav-
enly Canaan, according to the words of Christ: "From the days of
John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the
violent take It by force." (See Matt. xi. 12.)
CHAP. VI!I.] OF CONFESSING SINS. 325
20. John introduced the work of judgment in the figurative river;
after which the spiritual warfare towards gaining the kingdom of
heaven, commenced. And these orders of the spiritual work, must
take place in every soul that ever gains that kingdom, either in
time or eternity.
21. In the dispensation of the law, when God had established his
covenant with Israel, He appointed orders of priests and inspired
messengers to stand as elders to the people, to be the medium of
conveyincr his requirements and blessings to them; and also to re-
ceive all offerings and confessions of sin which were made to Him.
(See Lev. viii. & Num. xi. 25 &c.)
22. These stood as witnesses of God in all cases, to the people;
and they could find no access to Him, neither to offer their offer-
ings, nor to find forgiveness of sins in any other line than through
the priesthood. And unto the priests the Lord committed the pow-
er and order of blessincr the people. The power was given, and
the manner is appointed in the Book of Numbers, Chapter vi. 23
to 27.
23. And concerning the confession of sins, the law saith, "When
a soul shall be guilty of any sin or trespass against the Lord, what-
soever sin he may commit, he shall confess that he hath sinned in
that thing, and shall bring his sin oflTering to the priest, and the
priest shall make an atonement concerning his sin, and it shall be
forgiven him." (See Lev. v. 1 to 10. &, other places.)
24. As the law specifies particular offerings for particular sins,
by this every reasonable person must see that the confession of
every sin must be made to the priest; otherwise he could not know
what offering to make.
25. When Achan transgressed in "the accursed thing," and was
discovered and taken by lot, Joshua said unto him, "My son, give,
I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession
unto Him, and tell jnc now what thou hast done; hide it not from
me." And Achan answered, "Indeed I have sinned against the
Lord" God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done ;" naming the
particulars. (See Josh. vii. 18 to 21.)
26. As this was a sin that affected the whole congregation; hence
the confession was necessarily made to him who stood as the elder
of the whole congregation. For this sin was treason against God,
whose representative Joshua was. But in all cases where forgive'-
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ness could be granted, the confession was made to the priests, the
immediate elders of the people.
27. By this confession the sin was put away, and the blessing of
God was restored to Israel. But Achan's sin being treason against
God, by robbing Him; for he had stolen that which was consecrated
to the Lord: (See Josh. vi. IS, i9.) Nor did he make a voluntary
confession; hence he was necessarily put to death, to answer the
demands of legal justice.
28. Yet this did not decide the state of his soul: but in the gos-
pel day, he stood the same chance for salvation that all other sinners
do: for as "the law made nothing perfect;" therefore it could not
be a perfect arbiter of the future state of any soul ; but this must
be decided by the perfect gospel. (See Heb. vii. 19.)
29. But this event typified, first, that there can be no way to put
away sin but by confession to the witnesses of God : and secondly,
that there is a sin unto death, for which there can be no forgiveness;
but the soul must bear its own iniquity. The law points out sins
which cannot be forgiven ; And Jesus Christ speaks of a sin that
hath no forgiveness, neither in this world, nor that which is to come;
(See Matt. xii. 31, 32.) and Saint John says. There is a sin unto
death. (Seel. Jno. v. 16.) But the true order of the confession of sins
is confirmed 1)y this circumstance concerning Achan. And the
place where it was done was called the Vallry of AcJior.
30. For this reason, saith the Angel, the Lord promised by the
prophet, that when He should call and restore the church in the
wilderness, and give her her vineyards from thence, He would also
give her the valley of Achor for a door of hope, and she should sing
there, as in the days of her youth, even as in the day when she
came out of Egypt. (See Hosea ii. 14, 15.) But these days of her
youth had a special reference to the glory of the primitive church,
in its early days.
31. This is the only door of hope ever promised of God in the
scriptures. And can any rational being apply it to any thing else,
than to the substance of the true order of confessing sins, which
was displayed in this valley?
32. For it was after the door of hope was given, that she should
sing and rejoice for the inheritance which her Redeemer gave her.
But let it be clearly understood, that before she could possess this
inheritance, she must enter through this only door of hope, and
CHAP. VIII.] OF CONFESSING SINS. 3-27
overcome her enemies, as did Israel of old, after this figure was
manifested among them.
33. When David transgressed in the matter of Uriah; though he
was the king of Israel; yet it was not sufficient to confess his sin to
God alone, to find forgiveness; nay, but he had to confess and ac-
knowledge his transgression to the prophet, who was the messenger
and witness of God to him, and through the same medium receive
forgiveness; yet he had also to go before the priests and fulfill ilic
law. (See II. Sam. xii. 13, 20. & Psa. li.)
34. From these passages and circumstances recorded in scripture,
every mind that exercises its rational understanding, must be con-
vinced that it was the established order of God, under the law, that
all sin should be confessed before the witnesses of God, and that
without such confession, no forgiveness could be obtained.
35. Therefore saith the wise man, " He that covereth his sins shall
not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsakelh them shall have
mercy." (Prov. xxviii. 13.) Can any rational soul believe that he can
cover his sins from the all-seeing eye of God? Surely, none will pre-
tend this. Yet here is a covering spoken of : Hence it may be plain-
ly seen that such cover their sins from the order of God's appoint-
ment, in his witnesses; and they that do this shall not prosper , saith
the Angel of God.
36. But fallen man may reason that this was under the law: but
is not required under the gospel. How exceeding blind souls must
be, who profess to believe the gospel to be a more pure work than
the law, and a far greater light, to reason in this manner. All the
types of the law were shadows of good things to come, but not the
substance, which must be superior to the shadow. (See Heb. x. 1.)
Consider then, ye dark souls, that if the gospel is a far greater light
than the law, it must search the heart and bring to the light all the
hidden works of darkness, to a far greater degree.
37. Therefore, when John the Baptist came with the "burning and
shining light," to prepare the way for the ushering in of "the true
light" of the Son of God, he preached, saying "Repent ye; for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand;" and called the people to the figura-
tive river of judgment and repentance, through which Israel had to
pass to enter the promised land.
38. And to represent that the true inheritance of the spiritual Ca-
naan was about to appear, and that all must pass through the work of
judgment and repentance before they could enter into this inherit-
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ance; the people there were "baptized of him confessing their sins ;
and were warned to bring forth fruit meet for repentance." (See
Matt. iii. 1 to 8.) Thus showing that this is the first step to enter
the kingdom of Christ; for this wtis the beginning of his gospel.
(See Mark i. 1.)
39. When Jesus Christ had gathered a little few who followed him,
he said to them, "Ye are the light of the world." (See Matt. v. 14.)
Then if the followers of Christ are the light of the world: if any
souls in the world ever find the true light, they must find it in his
followers, who are his witnesses, as he said, " Ye shall be witnesses
unto me, to the uttermost part of the earth." (See Acts i. 8.) Again,
^'Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whose
soever sins ye retain, they are retained." (See Jno. xx. 23.)
40. Again he saith, " There is nothing covered that shall not be
revealed, neither hid that shall not be known." (Luke xii. 2.) Since,
then, every secret thing must be revealed, happy are they who hon-
estly reveal them to the true light of Christ, in his witnesses, who
are set as the light of the world.
41. Who would not rather have their secret sins revealed in this
manner, wherein mercy is promised, than to have them revealed
and brought to light, by divine judgments, before multitudes, when
nothing but condemnation, shame and horror can be expected, even
a fearful looking for of fiery indignation, which shall devour the
adversaries; because they know the truth and obey it not; but
choose darkness rather than light; because their deeds are evil. (See
Heb. X. 27.)
42. "Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judg-
ment; and some they follow after. Also the good works of some
are manifested beforehand ; and they that are otherwise cannot be
hid." (See 1. Tim. v. 24, 25.)
43. Therefore, all souls that come to the light of God, in his wit-
nesses, and there make known their deeds of darkness, their sins
go beforehand unto judgment, and will not follow after to condem-
nation : for by this, their deeds are manifested: and "whatsoever
doth make manifest, is light:" and this deed is wrought in God;
and by this work they do the truth, and come to the light, and are
accepted of God. (See Eph. v. 13. & Jno. iii. 21.)
44. Every soul that keepeth his sins covered walketh in darkness ;
But Christ said, "I am the light of the world; he that followethme
CHAP. Vlll.] OF CONFESSING SINS. 329
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of lite." (See
Jno. viii. 12.)
45. Again he said, " He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiv-
eth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent
me." (See Jno. xiii. 20.) Therefore, if his words are truth, the same
true light that was in him, as the light of the world, is in all his
witnesses, whom he sends; And to that light, every secret thing will
yet be brought, either in mercy or judgment, declareth the voice of
eternal truth.
46. O ye children of men! saith the Angel, Is not this require-
ment reasonable? Exercise your rational understanding, that you
may see and learn the truth. I will condescend to reason with you.
Would it not be necessary for a physician to know the infirmities of
his patients, in order to apply the appropriate remedy ? Doubtless
you will answer, yea.
47. Then by this similitude, you may see that it is equally as nec-
essary for those whom God hath appointed, as spiritual physicians,
to know the infirmities of the soul, in order to apply the appropiate,
spiritual remedy.
48. Thus Christ is the great physician of souls, according to his
word, "They that are whole need not a physician, but they that
are sick. I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to re-
pentance." (Matt. ix. 12, 13.) And in this merciful manner Christ
is manifested in his witnesses, to the poor lost children of men, as
the good physician, to bind up the wounded, and heal their sick
souls. Hence, when their state is honestly revealed, the proper
remedies are administered.
49. This doctrine was fully maintained in the primitive Church.
Hence "many that believed, came and confessed and showed their
deeds." (Acts xix. 18.) All who were honest hearted, did this work
faithfully, saith the Angel.
50. And as a further proof, that this order of confessing sins, was
taught and practiced in the purest state of the primitive Church;
the just apostle James saith, " Confess your sins, one to another, and
pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James v. 16.) [The word
here translated yaw/fs, is in the original Greek, sins, and should be
so understood.]
51. Hearken and understand, O ye children of men! Here, the apos-
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tie gives you a plain reason for this rule of confession, and declares
the effects thereof: that is, that the state of the sinner should be
made known to the righteous; that such being nearer to God, might
pray for sinners, who confess and repent, with the assurance that the
prayers of the righteous would avail much in their behalf
52. This witness is true, and this will ever remain the true order
of God to the end of time. Therefore I exhort all souls to obey
this merciful call, when it is revealed to them, by the divine light
shining into their hearts, which will, in due time, be the case with
every son and daughter of Adam's race; and thereby they will pass
through the door of hope, and freely enter into the promised inher-
itance of the saints, and by persevering in obedience, obtain an inher-
itance in the everlasting kingdom of God.
53. I am sent, by my Heavenly Father, to deliver this testimony
as a part of his sacred word, and in confirmation thereof, saith the
holy Angel of prophetic light, Salvator Regia,
CHAPTER IX.
The wilderness of America was discovered hy the providence of God,
to he the field for the manifestation of Christ in the female, S^^c.
1. Hearken again to my voice, saith the holy Angel, and write
that which I shall read unto thee from the sacred book of the An-
cient of days. Thus saith the holy and unchangeable One; Listen
again, O ye children of men ! and understand my doings, that ye may
know that I am a God who worketh out of sight, and by ways and
means unknown to human invention.
2. When I the Lord looked and beheld the days fast hastening,
wherein the night of antichristian darkness should be accomplished,
when the Sun of righteousness should arise, and again illuminate
the dark and benighted forest, and cause the wilderness and solita-
ry places to be glad; (See Isa. xxxv. L) Then did I, in my wisdom,
explore the earth to find a place whereon to make ready and pre-
pare the way for the building and setting up of my kingdom, my
everlasting kingdom upon the earth.
CHAP. IX.] IN THE FEMALE, DECLARED. 331
3. 1 visited all the inhabited regions and kingdoms of civilization,
and saw no place thereon to prepare and make ready a people through
whom to establish my holy and eternal work, and sot up that king-
dom in their souls which should have no end.
4. For gross darkness had so covered the earth, and benighted
bigotry had so enwrapped the hearts of the people, that no i)lace
therein was found to establish my kingdom, and set up my taberna-
cle among the children of men : for the work of the latter day was
to be an inward work, and the kingdom established in the heart, to
bring forth the fruits of righteousness.
5. Not but that I the Lord had sufficient power to stretch forth
my hand, and accomplish all things by the power and force of com-
pulsion, unaccompanied by the free will of the creature; but this
would have been working in direct opposition to Myself, and to my
divine attribute, which forbids to hinder the free agency of man.
6. For I work, saith the Lord, by ways and means; yet in my fi-
nal work I compel none to become my agents through whom to ful-
fill my purposes, lest they should lift up their heels against Me, as
soon as my compelling power is withdrawn. Therefore I saw no
place for the soles of my feet among the civilized nations, except by
the power of absolute compulsion.
7. Wherefore I betook Myself to the deserts, and to the regions
where the arts of civilization were not known. Here did I the Lord
decree that I would prepare the way for the coming of my beloved
Son, and for the establishing of that kingdom which should never
have an end, by ways and means of my own choosing, among the
children of men.
8. Yea, this was my firm decree, and thus was it accomplished,
saith the Lord, in ways and by means far below all human inven-
tion, through opposition and perils on every side; yet by the willing
obedience of those whom T chose to be the agents to fulfill my pur-
poses.
9. To effect this work, I did stir up the spirit of my chosen one,
even my servant Columbus, although he knew not that the hand of
the Most High was upon him ; yet he became a willing subject to
hazard not only his life, but also riches, ease, honor and fame, to
perform that work which he felt an inward evidence was his duty,
which he owed, not only to his Creator, but to mankind for their
benefit.
10. And thus was he a willing subject in my hands ; although he
332 THE FIELD FOR CHRIST'S MANIFESTATION [PART IV.
knew it not; yet were his motives pure, not being led by pride,
selfishness nor ambition; but with the intention of doing good to
mankind. And thus was he a faithful instrument in ray hands, to
fulfill my purposes in this respect, and thereby answered the end of
his calling.
11. And as his motives were to do good, rather than to seek riches,
honor and fame in this life; and as he freely hazarded all to do my
M'ill, I the Lord saw fit to with-hold these, the perishable and fading
glories which his life of perilous adventures and hardships had mer-
ited, and reward him in the world to come, with a crown of never
fading glory, which would prove to him a hundred fold greater re-
ward than all the riches, honor and glory which this vain world
could bestow.
12. And thus it went with Christopher Columbus, the first who
became an instrument in my hands, to clear the way, to make ready
a habitation in the wilderness, whereon to establish my kingdom of
peace and rest.
13. Again listen and understand my doings, saith the Lord. When
the times rolled round for the dawn of that day to commence, which
was to be an endless day of divine light and understanding, before
which light all darkness shall flee away:
14. Yea, when my times were fully accomplished, to prepare a
place in the wilderness for the woman, whom I had chosen and pre-
pared by deep sufferings, to bring forth the testimony of eternal
truth, the word of God, that was to rule the nations with a rod of
iron; how, saith the Lord, and in what manner did I accomplish it?
15. Know ye not that the hand of the Lord freed America? Although
ye boast of heroes and pay your homage to man, as though deliver-
ance was wrought by an arm of flesh ; yet through the agency of
my Almighty power, was this highly favored land set at liberty,
amidst perils and dangers on every hand, and established a free and
independent nation.
16. By my overruling providence, her laws were justly framed and
established, in a measure of my holy spirit, sufficient, if obeyed, to
crush the spirit of persecution, and to lay low the hand of tyranny,
which thirsteth to oppress and bring into bondage, that which I
have decreed shall ever remain free; which is the right of all to
serve Me, their God, according to the dictates of their own con-
sciences.
CHAP. IX.] IN THE FEMALF,, DECLAR}'.I». 333
17. And they who bind the consciences of the souls of the chil-
dren of men, they bind that which I the Lord have set at liberty;
and a heavy wo from the Almighty shall rest upon them. For I
created man a free agent, to act according to the dictates of his own
conscience, as it relates to his faith, wherein the requirements of
his fiiith do not infringe upon the wholesome laws of the land.
18. And for this cause, saith the Lord, I did influence the rulers
of this favored land, which T had freed for my own purposes, to
enact suitable laws to establish tlie riofhts of conscience; and also
laws calculated to defend and protect the subjects of my strange
work, that they might, in peace and quietness, fulfill in my name,
mv acts, my strange acts.
19. And the soul that with violence, lifteth a finger to violate not
only the laws of his Maker, which have established the free agency
of man; but also the laws of your constitution, which was framed
according to my wisdom, saith the Lord, even the soul that doeth
this, in defiance of the laws of God and man, shall feel my judg-
ments.
20. Therefore let no one attempt to bind the conscience, or con-
trol the rights of souls from serving Me, according as their faith
may dictate, even in one of the least of my subjects. Better would
it be for such, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he
cast into the depths of the sea, than he should be left to offend in
this important point.
21. For it must needs be that offences come; because the adver-
sary, with his power, goeth up and down as a roaring lion, seeking
subjects to execute his work, "knowing that his time is short;" and
many hearken to his vile insinuations, and become his willing agents.
22. But wo, wo, wo, be to those who become the subjects of Satan,
to work offences among my little ones, a little flock of innocent
children, whom I have chosen out of the world, to serve Me accord-
ing as I have instructed them, which is according to their faith;
against which no power on earth hath a right to say aught, or why
do ye so.
23. For, saith the Lord, to this end have I stretched forth my hand
upon all nations, to establish in man, principles calculated to do
away the slavery of the conscience, knowing that the day of my
visitation is near :
24. Yea, that the times are nearly accomplished, to set up that
kingdom in increasing degrees, which will work a work in its sub-
334 THK FIELD FOR CHRISt's MANIFESTATION, ETC. [pART IV.
jects, far out of sight of all human calculation, a work which the
wise of this world will in no wise believe, although confirmed by
great signs and wonders, the meaning of which no one can com-
prehend.
25. In this manner, saith the Lord, through great perils and dan-
gers on every side, did I, by my Almighty hand, free this land and
set it at liberty from all foreign powers; yet not without the free will
and united exertions of her inhabitants, who were made strong by
my Almighty power.
26. In the order of my providence, I sent forth a strong band of
mighty Angels, though out of the sight of man, to work for the
deliverance of this portion of the inhabited earth, which I had cho-
sen to set up ray kingdom thereon, and establish my name for sal-
vation, unto the ends of the earth, with sufficient power from my
Almighty throne, to effect the work which I did send them to per-
form; and thus was it accomplished.
27. Yet, saith the Lord, I had no pleasure in the sacrifice of
human lives, but would rather my purposes could have been accom-
plished by pacific means. But as the oppressors of this portion of
the earth which I had chosen, and the enslavers of her rights and
privileges, chose rather to contend for their unjust power, by force
of arms, I the Lord suffered it so to be, that they might know that
a greater power than theirs supported the cause of the oppressed.
28. And thus did I cause the inhabitants of this land to become
zealous in the defense of their own rights, even if the shedding
of blood must be the result; for I had decreed that this land should
be set at liberty from all foreign embarrassment.
29. And it was by my special direction, that the rulers of this
land, influenced by my mighty Angels, did declare their Independ-
ence; although at that time there appeared but very little visible
prospect that they would be able to maintain their declaration; yet
the hand of the Lord was strong.
30. I did not require this people to invade the rights or the posses-
sions of others for the sake of revenge, or for the sake of gain with-
out right; but merely to stand in defense of their own just rights;
and in so doing, they were blessed and prospered beyond what they
could in reason have expected ; for they knew not that the hand of
the Lord, in the order of his providence, was with them, and against
their adversaries.
CHAP. X.] A SOLEMN WARNING TO ALL, ETC, 335
31. And they who became willing sufferers, to spend and be spent
for the good of their countrj', and the support of that freedom and
liberty, wiiicli enslaves neither soul nor body; I say, those who act-
ed upon liberal princi|)les, void of selfishness, either in name, fame
or riches, those, saith the Lord, shall receive at my hand, an hon-
orable name and double reward for all their toils.
32. But those who sold themselves to favor their own selfish pur-
poses, by thirsting for name, fame or wealth, and in so doing, lifted
their heels against their own country's rights, such, if they escape
my just judgments in this life, shall suffer fourfold vengeance in the
world to come.
33. For I have no pleasure in those who turn traitors to their coun-
try's rights to multiply gain to themselves; nay, for a treacherous
and defrauding spirit hath found a resting place within their hearts;
and that same spirit will be liable to work treachery in the warfare
which is not carnal, if they should ever be called to take up arms
therein.
34. For whenever the battle should become warm, and require
much force of arms, such a treacherous soul would wilt, and his
courage fail, and he would be liable to fall back upon the enemies'
ground, and be found fighting against his own soul's rights. There-
fore, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in a treacherous heart.
CIUPTER X.
Jl solemn warning not to be found fighting against God, whose work
is out of sight of human icisdom. A reproof of unclean souls
who seek God in hypocrisy. He toill reward all souls with a just
recompense, according to their works.
1. Thus saith the Lord, Again listen and understand my doings.
Consider ye well the cause wherein I did strengthen your hand
against your enemies; and ever remember that the same hand is
able to deliver, even unto the uttermost, by ways and means of my own
choosing. Therefore beware how ye be found fighting against that
God whose arm is Almighty, and whose wrath no power on earth is
able to stay.
'336 A SOLEMN WARNING TO ALL, [pART IV.
2. I freed this land, saith the Almighty God of heaven, for the
purpose that I might be worshiped and magnified therein; and thus
it hath been, and shall continue to be accomplished, by ways and
means of my own choosing, far out of sight of all human wisdom ;
and all souls will yet find that the foolishness of God is far wiser
than the wisdom of man: for I see not as man seeth; therefore are
my ways hidden from his sight.
3. How long, O ye children of men, will ye continue to seek the
Lord after the imaginations of your own evil and corrupt hearts!
Have I not declared by the mouth of the prophets, that I would
work a work in the latter day, that should stain the pride of all
flesh, and bring into contempt the wisdom of man, and that no flesh
should glory in my presence?
4. How long will ye seek to glorify Me, saith the Lord, in your
own loftiness, and according to your own evil and corrupt views,
when at the same time, ye glory in your own shame and confusion
of face?
5. How long shall I, the only just and holy God, be mocked by
those who delight in long prayers and hypocritical faces, when their
hearts are as an unclean cage, full of all manner of filthiness and dead
men's bones? whose souls would shudder at the thought of becom-
ing exposed to mortal sight, in deeds which they daily practice;
and consider not that the eye of the Almighty, a pure and holy
God, is ever upon them.
6. O ye foul and unclean ! How long will ye seek to glorify Me,
your Creator, while practicing deeds too foul even to name? How
lonor will ye seek to hide from my presence, and vainly call upon
ray name to extend mercy and forgiveness to you, while ye choose
to glory in your own shame and nakedness, rather than to glorify
Me your Creator, by a life of purity and true holiness in my sight?
7. Fear and tremble, O ye inhabitants of the earth! for the hand
of the Lord is stretched over you for judgment and confusion of
face. For I will not always be mocked by those who serve Me aftvr
off", whose deeds will not bear the light of my countenance. Nay,
saith the Lord; but I will meet you face to face, either in mercy or
in wrath, and ye shall know that I am the Lord, who knoweth the
secrets of every heart, and will not fear to declare the wickedness
of man upon the house top, by the mouths of babes and sucklings.
8. Therefore be warned, all ye children of men, and know and
understand the abominations of your own hearts ; for the day of my
CHAP. X.] NOT TO FIfJHT AGAINST GOV). 337
visitation dravveth near, when I will pour out my fury upon the seat
of the beast, and his beastly works shall become manifest, either in
mercy or in judgment; for the mouth of the Lord, who lieth not,
hath spoken it.
9. Therefore howl, O ye sons and daughters of abomination! For
although your pride and haughtiness have exalted you even to the
skies; yet, saith the Lord, my hand, which is Almighty, shall fetch
you down from thence, even to the dust of the earth, and ye shall
know that I am the Lord.
10. And although ye may seek to hide, and call for the rocks to
cover you from my eye of justice; yet ye shall find no shelter where-
in to screen yourselves from my all-seeing eye; for the wrath of an
angry God hath already been revealed from heaven, inflames of un-
quenchable fire, against all manner of fillhiness and uncleanness of
man, which are an abomination in my sight, and the very earth
groaneth beneath the weight thereof.
IL Yet the prayers of the abominable daily ascend unto Me, saith
the Lord, that I would pardon them in their iniquities, and sanctify
them in their uncleanness, whose prayers are a stench in my nostrils,
and whose hope of forgiveness shall perish as the hope of the hypo-
crite.
12. These things have I spoken in mercy, that ye who hear the
same, may lay it to heart, and let it work conviction therein, and
cause you to know the depth of your own depravity, and liow much
of the work of secret abominations and defilements ye have accu-
mulated for the unquenchable fire.
13. For so sure as there is a God in heaven, who knoweth the
secrets of all heafts, so sure every soul that was ever born into the
world, under the influence of an evil and corrupt nature, shall by
their own tongues, proclaim their own works "upon the housetop,"
in the judgment, (that is,) to Me in the light of my witnesses, who
are the light of the world, ere they can see my face in peace. There-
fore, saith the Lord, ye may make whatever use of these my sayings,
ye can best answer in justification, in the day which is to come.
14. And if ye consider these hard sayings, more than ye are will-
ing to bear, know ye, in consequence of a refusal to hearken and
obey the same, it will prove a far heavier matter to settle between
you and your God, than to comply in mercy to the means which I
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338 IMPORTANT OFFICE OF THE MOTHER, [pART IV.
have laid out for all souls, which are equal, and full of mercy and
loving kindness to all.
15. For I am a God who delighteth in mercy more than in judg-
ment and wrath; but my work must be accomplished, for justice
crieth aloud, and a just recompense will I measure unto every soul,
let their name, fame or grade be what it may. My hand of justice
is equal unto all ; and according as their works shall be, yea, even
their secret works, thoughts and intentions of the heart; so in pro-
portion will I measure to them.
CHAPTER XL
The reasonableness and importance of the office of the Mother, in the
work of the spiritual regeneration declared. The effects of the
Testimony concerning the Parentage of the new creation.
1. Bow down, O ye children of men, saith the holy and just One,
and learn of my doings; for T am a God who respecteth not the high
or low estate of any; but ray ways are equal.
2. When my times were accomplished for the dawn of the new
day, and for the setting up of that kingdom among the children of
men, when the Lord should again return to his temple, and find a
residence among the children of men, whom did I seek to become
a temple for the spirit and anointing of my beloved Son to dwell in,
that his divine spirit might find a resting place among the sons of
men, and again become established upon the earth? for ye read.
The Lord suddenly cometh to his temple; and he shall appear in
his glory. (See Mai. iii. L & Psa. cii. 16.)
3. As I live, saith the Lord, I have never created man to be glori-
fied apart from the woman. The woman I decreed from the founda-
tion of the world, to be the glory of the man; and the man to be
the glory of God. (See I. Cor. xi. T.) And in whom doth the natu-
ral man glory more than in the woman of his choice? Will he not
forsake father and mother, houses and lands, yea, and hazard his
own life also, for the glory which cometh of the woman? (See L Esd.
iv. 20 to 32.) And would not the earth, although surrounded with all
the riches and honors this world could afford, be a place of solitude
without the woman?
CHAP. XI.] IN THE WORK OV REGENKRATION. 339
4. Why then, saith the Lord do ye hesitate to know that the wo-
man is the glory of the man, and in whom mankind in nature glory
above all other created things? For I designed it so to be; for by
natural things are clearly shown those which are spiritual.
5. And as the times were accomplished for the setting up of that
kingdom upon earth, which should regenerate souls from a state of
death and insensibility, into a state of life and vigor, by the new
birth, was it not of the greatest importance that I should make a
marriage for my only Son?
6. Truly, saith the Lord; and unto this chosen female, it was
granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white ; that
is, that she should become purified through sufferings, and be made
clean and white by the blood of the Lamb; by living the life of
Christ her Lord, and by obeying that testimony which worketh
death to all evil, in every soul who receiveth it. And thus was the
Bride whom I had chosen, made ready for her husband, by a gar-
ment of righteousness.
7. And this same woman, whom the world of mankind have re-
jected, (even as they rejected the stone which afterwards became
the head of the corner,) the same, saith the Lord, hath become the
Mother of the New Creation. And although the beastly powers
of antichrist did arise and persecute the uwman and her righteous
seed ; and although the dragon did cast forth floods out of his mouth,
to swallow up and destroy her testimony, as soon as it was brought
forth; yet the earth helped the woman : for I the Lord did always
stir up the spirit of some one to befriend mine Anointed, and rescue
her from the cruel grasp of her enemies.
8. And when my times were accomplished, and a place was pre-
pared in the wilderness, I gave unto the woman whom I had chosen
to bring forth the testimony of eternal truth, to a lost world, sufli-
cient power to waft her troubled and persecuted spirit, with her little
company, across the foaming deep, amidst perils and dangers on ev-
ery side, to the place I had prepared, there to be "nourished for a
time, times and half a time, from the face of the serpent." (See
Rev. xii. 14.)
9. And thus did the subjects of my little kingdom find rest to
the soles of their feet, in the wilderness, which I the Lord had pre-
pared for them until the times were accomplished for them again to
proclaim that testimony, which should arouse that serpentine nature
in man, and again open its mouth to spew forth, as a flood, all man-
340 IiMPORTANT OFFICE OF THE MOTHER, [pART IV.
ner of evil, falsely, with the intent to destroy from the earth doctrines
so calculated to strike a death blow to the carnal life of the crea-
ture, and bring into contempt all which was of man's invention.
10. For what could be more degrading to the lofty spirit of man,
than to have such a sin-killing testimony brought forth by a woman,
the object of so much carnal joy and vain glory? And had it not
been for my Almighty power, that spirit of persecution, which again
opened its mouth to swallow the testimony, and make war with the
woman, regardless of law or gospel, would have exterminated my
witnesses and their testimony from off the face of the earth.
11. But through my divine agency and influence, the earth again
helped the woman. And although she was the object of the great-
est persecution and abuse, that was ever framed against mortals, her
Lord excepted; yet did the arm of the Almighty sustain her until
her work was accomplished, and the kingdom of her Lord establish-
ed in the hearts of the children of men, so firm, that the powers of
hell were not able to overthrow it.
12. And thus was her work accomplished upon the earth, and I
wafted her spotless soul in a chariot of fire, far beyond the reach
of mortal power. For the heavens did also wait for the coming of
the Lord in his glory, that they might be quickened and made alive,
by the power of that testimony which fully raised the soul from the
dead works of the fall, to come forth to the judgment, and be judg-
ed according to the deeds done in the body.
13. And when the testimony was echoed through the heavens,
were not the old heavens shaken as a leaf by a mighty wind? Truly,
saith the Lord; for I declared by the mouth of the prophets, that I
would not only shake the earth, but the heavens also; (See Hag. ii.
6. &/ Heb. xii. 26.) and thus tlie mighty shaking commenced.
14. The "dry bones" of those who had long slept in a state of
death waiting to receive the last loud and shrill trumpet, were shak-
en in this great shaking of the heavens and earth. This called
forth their souls to the judgment seat, to be quickened unto life, and
to prove for themselves, whether their resurrection was unto life and
a glorious immortality; or whether unto death and endless guilt
and remorse.
15. And thus was the judgment seat of Christ, in his second com-
ing in his glory, established, both in heaven and upon earth. And
the same testimony which created the war, that caused the dragon's
rage upon the earth, also renewed the war in heaven, which caused
CHAP. XI.] IN TME WORK OF REGENEUATION. 341
Michael and his An;rels to stand up, and defend the testimony
against S;itan and his angels: and there was war in heaven, and
Michael and his Angels prevailed.
16. And Satan, the old accuser, was cast out, and there was no
place found for him, which caused great joy in the heavens. And
they overcame by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony, which is the testimony of the Two in One; and they
loved not their lives unto the death.
17. But when the dragon, that serpent which by his subtile devi-
ces, hath deceived the whole world, found that he was cast into the
earth, did he not come down with power and great wrath, knowing
his time was short? (See Rev. xii. 12.) Surely he did ; therefore
beware.
18. Beware O ye inhabitants of the earth 1 crieth the voice of the
living God : for I declare unto you, whether ye believe or believe
not, that the devil hath come down unto you ; and wo, wo, wo, unto
the inhabitants of the earth, because of him who hath come unto
you with power and great wrath.
19. And finding that he is cast into the earth, his first work is to
make war with the woman and the remnant of her seed, who keep
the word of God, and have the testimony of Jesus. And although
this power may, at this time, remain in a dormant state, as it re-
spects the persecution of my people; yet when the testimony comes
to be spread abroad, which is as a sharp two edged sword proceeding
out of the mouth of him whose vesture is dipped in blood, whose
name is called The word of God, then will the dragon persecute in
great wrath.
20. For, saith the Lord, when this word of God which I have
caused to be written by mortal hands, is spread abroad, wherein is
contained that testimony which is like a two edged sword, to slay
the carnal life of every creature who receiveih it, and the heralds of
the gospel shall go forth in its power, like flaming torches, will not
the dragon rage? Truly he will, and again commence his war and
persecution against the remnant of the seed of the woman, who
have this testimony of Jesus.*
* In every increasing degree of the work of God, saith the prophetic An-
gel, that old dragon, the devil, hatli always aroused the spirit of opposition,
and will ever continue to come forth in wrath, with his angels, and make
war against it to stop its progress, if possible, both in the natural and spirit-
ual world. Therefore Michael and his Angels are called forth to defend the
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•21. And although the armies of heaven do follow my word, which
contains the testimonij of eternal truth; yet the kings of the earth,
influenced by the power of the hca>t, will make war with my word,
and with the armies of heaven which attend it.
22. Yet shall my word prevail, and the sharp sword therein con-
tained, shall, in mercy or judgment, slay all, both great and small,
high and low, rich and poor, bond and free. But Satan will con-
tinue to rage, and those who are of his subjects will do wickedly;
yet my word shall prevail and smite the nations of the earth, and
rule them with a rod of iron.
23. Let him that heareth understand, and lay my sayings up in his
heart; for lo, the time draweth near! Blessed are they who wait,
and are ready to meet Me at my coming: for I will gather my elect
from the four corners of the earth, even those who are not found
fighting against my word ; but who are patiently waiting for my
coming.
24. But there shall be such a time of sorrow as was never known
before, nay, never since the day I created man to the present time.
For I will work, and none shall hinder. And the power of the ad-
versary being great, great and terrible will be the conflict, which in
the end, shall settle the controversy between Me and the children
of men.
25. Although ye may laugh to scorn these my solemn predictions,
and say that the mouth of the Lord hath not spoken it; yet this
altereth not the truth, that I the Lord have sent forth my word to
the final justification and peace, or the condemnation and wrath of
every soul who heareth the same, from this time henceforth until
my work is accomplished.
26. For I have unsheathed my sword and sent it abroad in the
earth ; and it shall never return unto Me, until it hath done its work :
for with the sword will I plead with all nations, and this sword go-
eth out of my mouth, which is my word unto the ends of the earth,
for salvation or destruction.
27. And thus cometh the end of this my word, my solemn word ;
for I have sent my messenger before my face, to prepare the way,
preaching "Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
work of God, and they have always prevailed, and ever will prevail. And
the dragon and all lii.s evil [)0\vcrs have been and always will be driven back,
farther and farther, and be cast into the dark elements of the natural and
fallen world.
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Yea, I have sent forth my warning voice, to preach repentance,
warning the inhabitants of the earth to flee from the wrath to come,
and bring forth works meet for repentance, saying, I am not that
word, hut a forerunner, to prepare the way for the coining of Ilim,
out of whose mouth goeth that word which is as a sharp sword.
28. For as the coming of John, crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait; so is this word
which I have sent forth to the nations, to make ready the hearts of
the people, to receive that baptism of fire and the holy spirit, which
worketh the purification of the heart, and cleanseth the soul from
all iniquity.*
29. Thus the word of God goeth forth to the nations of the earth,
upon the white horse, which 1 the Lord, do declare shall continue
to go forth, until the true fulfillment of this part of the vision of
my servant .lohn shall be accomplished, which is to be found in the
nineteenth chapter of the Revelations.
30. A part of this chapter I do require, saith the Lord, to be print-
ed and go with this my word,t and as manv more quotations to be
made from the holy scriptures as the nature of this my work may
require, to bring strong proofs therefrom, to confirm this my holy
* Alluding to the Sacred Roll.
t And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse ; and he that sat
upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge
and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many
crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called,
The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him up-
on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite
the nations : and he shall rule them with a rod of iron : and he treadeth the
wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on
his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD
OF LORDS. And I saw an Angel standing in the sun ; and he cried with
a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven. Come,
and gatlier yourselves together unto the supper of the great God ; That ye
may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesli of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of
all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gather-
ed together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against hia
army. And the I)east was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought
344 OF THE STATE OF SOULS [PAKT IV.
and eternal word, which in its nature and degree, is as durable as
the heavens, and as eternal as the throne of Him who framed it.
31. For I do declare to all nations, peoples and tongues, that nei-
ther man nor woman hath been the author or framer of this word ;
but the hand of the Almighty hath framed it, and in wisdom hath
it been brought forth; and by the same Almighty hand will I protect
it, saith the Lord. And the soul that honoreth this my word, and
seeketh to fear Me his God, in this respect, the same shall receive
honor of Me, who know what is.
32. But ye who lightly regard this my word, and suffer it to be-
come a laughing stock, and a theme of ridicule in your assemblies
of mirth, know ye, saith the Lord, so in like manner shall ye receive
at my hands, when your desolation conieth upon you as a whirlwind,
and your destruction as a sweeping tempest.
33. For I the Lord, am not always to be mocked by the works of
my hands, the creatures whom I have created. Vengeance is mine,
and I will repay it upon those who fear not to mock my tender mer-
cies to scorn : for T am a God of mercy, slow to anger, and of long
forbearance: yet judgment and wrath are in my right hand, to repay
upon those who will not hearken and receive warning; but continue
to blaspheme and profane my holy name.
REMARKS OF THE INSPIRED WRITER,
Introductory to the following spirittial Communication.
1. After having written the preceding communications from the spiritual
world, and not knowing but all was finished that was designed for me to
write, I was suddenly called upon by the holy Angel, and informed that there
was a communication for me to write, in the name of the Lord of hosts, and
that it was an important matter, as much so as any thing I had ever written.
2. The next morning, being called upon to write, as before informed, 1
entered the room where my writing implements were, not knowing what I
was to write, I soon had spiritual views of tilings which to me were very
miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the
mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were
cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were
slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded
out of his mouth : and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. Rev. six.
11 to 21. Eds.
IN THK WOULD OF SPIKIT9.
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unaccountable. I saw a long table, which seemed to be in a dark jjlace,
surrounded with spirits dressed in black from their heads to their feet. They
seemed to be engaged about stmiething which I could not clearly see, but
was informed that they were gambling.
3. I was much surprised at this, not having the least idea that unbod^ied
spirits had the means, or even the desire to gratify their evil propensities <n
this way. I then saw others sporting in the highest glee of carnal recrea-
tion, such as dancing, frolicking, scuffling, and the like.
' 4. While I paused in astonishment at wliat I saw, and wondering wlint it
meant, I was spoken to in these words : " Tliis is the situation of those who
have not been awakened to feel tribulation about their souls; who left this
world in a natural and unsubdued state, with all the cravings of the carnal
mind upon them, tlie same as they liad while in time."
5. I then became alarmed, fearing I should be required to write something
upon this subject, which I knew would be a hard matter for mortals to be-
lieve. But according to the w-ord of the Angel, I arose and bowed myself
three times, and earnestly prayed to that God before whom I had often wept,
and besought Him that I might be protected from all error in the communi-
cations which I was called to write in his holy and eternal name.
6. I then rose from my knees, and in the solemn fear of God, and under as
much tribulation as I could bear, made ready to write whatever should be
given me, not knowing in the least what was to be written ; but I was fear-
ful, on account of what I had seen, that it was concerning the wicked in-
habitants of the invisible world.
7. And what is written in the following communication, I can safely testify
was written in the fear of God, with much sorrow and trembling of soul;
knowing it to be a new and strange doctrine, which I had never heard held
up by any one before, neither had it ever previously entered my heart. But
in the fear of God, and not according to my own natural inclinations, did I
write all that was given me to write; and thus it was written at the e.vpense
of many a sorrowful moment on the part of the writer.
THE WORD OP THE HOLY A.XGEL.
This communication iiath been copied from the holy book of tije Eternal
Father, for the purpose of being placed in the book, called, '■'■The Word of
God revealed, out of whose viouth gocth the sharp sword;" which is to go
through the whole world, to every nation, kindred and tongue, eveu to dis-
embodied spirits. For the word of God goeth forth to the invisible world,
the same as to the visible, and is equally as much needed ; even as Christ
went and preached to the spirits in prison, who were disobedient in the days
of Noah. See I. Pet. iii. 18 to 20.
Although some part of this communication is upon a subject which will
be hard for mortals in the body to believe or understand ; yet it is the will of
the heavenly and eternal Parentage that it should be revealed and go forth
in their wisdom.
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346 NECESSITY or THIS KEVELATION. [PART IV.
CHAPTER XII.
Words of the holy Angel concerning the necessity of the following
communication.
1. Thus saith the holy Angel to the inspired writer; Why art
thou terrified concerning that which thou art called to write? Hast
thou not often been told that thou wast a called and chosen one, to
fulfill the purposes of God to a lost and sinful world, to open to their
understanding the mysteries of godliness, and also the mysteries of
iniquity?
2. And as thou hast been faithful, as an instrument, to open to
the understanding of every rational seeker after righteousness, the
mystery, the hidden mystery of godliness, which hath ever been hid
from the wise and prudent of this world, why art thou so dismayed
and baffled concerning that which thou art called to write, which
borders upon the mystery of iniquity, and the hidden works of dark-
ness committed by the influence of the prince of darkness?
3. For, saith the holy Angel, the world of mankind lie under gross
errors in their opinions concerning the state of the wicked, who
have left their mortal bodies, and gone into the world of spirits ;
and also concerning the state of those who are more righteous. And
it is the mind and will of God to send forth his holy and eternal
word to do away all mystery, and clothe the world with a right un-
derstanding, that they may know of things that are invisible, even
as they know of things visible :
4. Why then shouldst thou begin to flinch from the undertaking
of fulfilling the whole requirement of God? For God hath created
the light, and shall He forever keep it hid under a bushel? Shall He
not cause it to shine abroad when his times are accomplished ? shall
not that light which cometh out of the east, shine even unto the west?
5. Truly, the light which God created to give light to the world,
shall shine abroad, and every eye shall behold it, even to the ends of
the earth: and every ear shall hear of the coming of the Son of man
and shall see the light of his coming, which shall shine into all dark
and solitary places, where nought but "darkness hath covered the
earth, and gross darkness the people." (Isa. Ix. 5.)
6. God, in his everlasting mercy, hath decreed that light shall
shine abroad, and that every soul who will, may receive a right un-
CHAP. XIII.] god's creation IS FOR HIS HONOR, ETC. 347
derstanding of the mysteries of godliness, which are calculated to
undermine and overthrow the mysteries of iniquity. Indeed man-
kind, even at the present day, are so dark and benighted in their
views of God, and of iiis righteous requirements and judgments,
that they know nothing aright, of the state of disembodied souls.
7. Therefore in the greatest mercy and condescension, hath He
sent forth his holy and eternal word, to do away all errors of opin-
ion, which have become so very various, all severally adhering to,
and contending for some favorite belief, which they pretend to derive
from the word of God, that there remains among them no abiding
standard, whereby souls may seek the truth and find it.
8. And for this cause hath the Lord, the fountain of all light and
understanding, condescended to open his mouth and enlighten the
world, in greater and greater degrees, that they may know God, and
his holy way, from the least even unto the greatest : and that they
may have right views of the invisible world, even as they can view
and comprehend the things which are made visible to the natural
eye. And thus, saith the holy Angel, commences the word of the
Lord in his own nam.e.
CHAPTER XIII.
The creation of God designed for his own honor, and the happiness
of his creatures. The formation and progressive operations of
natural and divine Light. Christ the divine light and Sun of
eternal brightness. Man fell from hisfrst rectitude by violating
the law of obedience.
1. Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I, the great and eternal I AM,
have created all things, both in heaven and on earth, for a purpose
which will finally end in the honor and giory of the Creator, and
the happiness and eternal welfare of every soul who will comply
with my terms, notwithstanding the depth of depravity wherein man
is sunken by the works of the fall.
2. But respecting the formation of the natural and visible world,
before man was created, divine light was shed abroad in the world.
348 god's crkation is for his honor, [part iv.
and the light was separated from darkness, and the brightness of the
sun was called to bear rule o/er the day, and the moon, the lesser
light, to bear rule over the night; so in like manner is it respecting
this dispensation, wherein I have designed to create all things anew,
and make a separation between light and darkness, and create upon
the earth, day and night.
3. And be it known unto all people, that I the Lor<l, with ray Al-
mighty power and wisdom, said, "Let there be light!" and the light
was brought forth, and hath become separated from darkness. And
the Sun of eternal brightness rules and governs the day ; whereas,
nought but the glimmering light of that orb which borroweth her
light from the Sun, beareth rule by night.
4. Mankind, who are not enlightened by the Sun of eternal day,
to walk in the light thereof, are still the inhabitants of the regions
of darkness, which in all ages of the world, have received rays of
light and understanding from the source of eternal light, even as the
moon receiveth light from the sun. to dispense upon the earth in the
gloomy shades of night.
5. But they who abide in the shades of darkness, which is the
kingdom of this world, whose prince is the prince of darkness, how
can they be the children of light, and inhabitants of that kingdom
whose Prince is the Prince of light, and whose light is the Sun of
eternal brightness?
6. Mankind have greatly erred, and mistaken the light of the
moon and stars (which is as the light of nature,) for the light of the
Sun, and have been willing to believe themselves to be the subjects
of the Prince of light, while they continued to practice deeds which
would not even bear the light of the glimmering moon nor twink-
ling stars.
7. Yea, they have continued to practice deeds, which would not
even bear the light which hath been given in every age, although but
faint; yet from the source of all brightness was it given, that souls
who had not become the subjects of the true light, might not be left
in total darkness.
8. Yea, saith the Lord, souls have greatly mistaken the light and
power which have been sent to them, through conviction, to restrain
them from the gross wickedness of their ways, that they might not
become totally dark and blind, concerning the workings of the spir-
it of God, and finally be left to believe there is no God;
CHAP. XIII.] AXD HIS CREATUKES' HAPPINESS. 349
9. Yea, I say, souls have mistaken this liijht, which is not abid-
ing, to be the liglit of the eternal day, which they imagine hath
created tliem anew, and prepared them for the regions of cndlass
iight; when at the same time, they have not even become sufficient-
ly influenced thereby, to depart from the works of darkness.
10. Men are called to work by the light of the day, when they
have received it; and no one doeth his work perfectly and accept-
ably in the darkness of night; for although he work much and toil
hard, yet when the light of day cometh, he returneth and seeth his
deficiencies: therefore are men called to walk in the light, and to
do whatxhey do in the light. (See Jno. ix. 4.)
1 1. For when the darkness of night covereth the earth, is the time
for souls to sleep: and they who work in darkness, have little or no
profit in their labor; for the light cometh, and by the light it is
made manifest that their works were wrought in darkness, and would
often have been better to have remained undone, being generally,
works which will not bear the light.
12. The world of mankind, at large, remain in the dispensation
where light hath not been separated from darkness; yet they hold
that they have both spiritual day and night existing among them,
those who are subjects of the light, and those who are subjects of
darkness. But how do the subjects of light distinguish themselves
from the subjects of darkness?
13. In the first coming of my beloved Son, I said, Let there be
light and there was light. And they who became subjects of the
light, separated themselves from the subjects of darkness, and there
existed both night and day and the light became separated from
darkness. But before the light became separated from darkness,
there was neither day nor night; for no separation had taken place.
14. But when the Prince of light came, who is the light of the
world, the separation begun to take place; and this was made man-
ifest ; for the light was divided from darkness. And they who be-
came subjects of light, were separated from the subjects of darkness,
and were pronounced by the Prince of light, " The light of the
world:" for they walked not with the children of darkness; and in
this were they made manifest that they were not of the world: for
the world would love its own.
15. But these who were not of the world, but had become separa-
ted by works of self-denial and the cross, did the world hate, and
speak all manner of evil of them falsely, for the sake of that life of
350 god's creation is for his honor, [part IV.
righteousness which they lived, which is in direct enmity to all that
is carnal, and well pleasing in the sight of the children of darkness;
and lor this cause, were they persecuted and slain.
J6. But how, and in what manner, do those who profess to be the
children of light, in this present day, distinguish themselves from
the children of darkness? Where is the separation between light
and darkness? Who among you can justly style yourselves the light
of the world, a city wherein dwelleth nought but purity and holiness,
having no night there, neither the works of night?
17. Who among the children of men, let their name or fame for
holiness be what it may, can come forth as a body, and T)roclaim
themselves the light of the world, that they are the subjects of light,
in all their words, thoughts and ways, and that they have become
separated from the world, and claim nothing of its enjoyments, in
thought, word or deed?
18. Yea, saith the Lord, show Me such a people as this, and I will
show you a people who have their names cast out as evil, by those
who still remain the subjects of darkness, who take delight in the
carnal pleasures of sin, which require the curtains of darkness to
seclude them from the light of day.
19. As light and darkness are in opposition to each other, they
cannot be united and remain together; therefore from the contrari-
ety of their natures and operations, they must finally be separated.
This ye may see in the operations of the natural creation; for
when the fullness of light cometh, darkness fleeth away, and the
works thereof are manifested. But when darkness prevails, light is
•withdrawn, and the works thereof are veiled in the dark shades of
night.
20. Why is it then, that ye who profess to be the followers of
Christ, still remain in the shades of darkness, fulfilling the works of
darkness! For Christ is the light of the world, and his true follow-
ers do not walk in darkness. (See Jno. viii. 12.) Why do ye not
become separate, and let the light which is in you, disperse the works
of darkness: for light overcometh darkness, and how can they who
receive the light of day, still choose to tarry in the dark shades of
night?
21. In this, saith the Lord, ye plainly show that the light which
worketh the purification of the heart, and causeth all darkness and
its works to flee away, hath no abiding place in your hearts; else
CHAP. XIII.] AND HIS CRKATUKEs' HAPPINESS. 351
would ye make it manifest, and become separate by leaving the
world of darkness, with all its enjoyments.
22. But when lijiht cometh, and mtn choose darkness rather than
light, knowing that their deeds are evil; Light is then dispelled by
that darkness, which is nourished instead of light, and fleeth away,
which leaves the soul in greater darkness than before it received the
light.
23. But they who walk in the light, are the subjects of light, and
in them is no darkness found; light and darkness being directly
contrary to each other : for light is of God, but darkness of the dev-
il; therefore they cannot exist quietly together; but a warfare must
ensue, and either light or darkness must reign as master of the soul.
24. And they who become the subjects of light, and that light
which is of God reigneth in them, how can they yield their mem-
bers to the works of darkness, and fulfill the deeds of the children of
darkness? This saith the Lord, is impossible, that while being the
children of light, ye should yield yourselves servants to the prince
and powers of darkness.
25. For when I, the Lord, created the earth, I created it to repre-
sent and be a likeness of the spiritual regions, wherein were light
and darkness, the power of good and the power of evil : for disobe-
dience had already found its way into the spiritual regions ; and the
spirit of opposition, which worketh darkness, had already begun to
reign in the hearts of those who fell by disobedience. Therefore,
before I created the earth, there was the spirit of opposition exist-
ing in the regions of eternity, which constituted the powers of
darkness.
26. Therefore did I create the earth, and the things that are there-
in, after the image and likeness of the invisible world, having day
and night, light and darkness. But in the image of God did I cre-
ate man, perfect and upright, having the right of conscience or free
agency, to choose or refuse for himself, and having good and evil
set before him.
27. For saith the Lord, In the beginning of the fall from the an-
gelic order, by disobedience and rebellion, I did decree that no
soul nor spirit should ever possess the beauty and glory of my king-
dom of peace and rest, until they had first proved themselves by the
law of obedience, whether they would obey the voice of their Cre-
ator, by rendering perfect submission to his laws and commands; or
352 god's creation is for his honor, etc. [part iv.
whether they would, by disobedience, violate my righteous laws,
and thereby forfeit the blessings of my heavenly kingdom.
28. And when I did stretch forth my hands to create the earth,
and all things therein, I saw it to be good, well calculated to effect
the honor and glory of the Creator, and the perfect happiness of the
creature, provided the law of obedience was kept.
29. Therefore did I begin to establish laws and commands, for
the safe going and protection of those whom I had created in my
likeness; who were, as yet, unproved by the law of obedience,
knowing that the spirit of opposition and rebellion had already gone
forth. Hence man must needs be fortified by laws and statutes to
keep; else would he soon become an easy prey to the power and
devices of the spirit of rebellion, which had gone forth from the
regions of darkness as a destroyer.
30. For this purpose did I try the souls whom I had created, by
leaving them for a season to their own free agency, knowing that
they would be tempted of the devil, who is the prince of darkness,
yet can transform himself into the appearance of an Angel of light,
for the purpose of deceiving souls, to prove their integrity to the
laws of their Creator, and allure them, if possible, to his own service.
31. This did I the Lord suffer, that my new subjects might be
tried and tempted with evil, in the appearance of good. And had
they resisted the temptation, and stood for the laws and commands
of their Creator, which they might have done, regardless of their
present self-gratification, they would have had power to overcome
the temptations of Satan.
32. But as they were taken by the allurements of the subtile de-
ceiver, and willingly yielded to an inferior nature, in direct opposi-
tion to the commands of their God and Creator, they suddenly fell
from their rectitude, and lost their confidence towards Him ; and
thus became a loose prey to the crooked windings of an evil and
deceptions nature; hence it is called a serpentine nature; because
of its crooks and windings to seek gratifications, and escape the
true justice of a righteous God.
33. This nature being infused into the first man and woman, that
were created in earthly tabernacles, the seed of rebellion was
sown in their hearts, and in disobedience did they beget and bring
forth their likeness; and from them came forth a rebellious people,
subject to no law or command.
CHAP. XIV.] WORK OF REGENERATION ESTABLISHED, ETC. 353
34. But did this alter the purposes of the Creator, that all souls
should be tried by the law of obedience? Nay, in no wise ; but the
decree stood firm and unalterable. Yet as I had designed mankind
for my glory, how could it be accomplished, unless they became
regenerated?
3.5. And how could they be regenerated from the path of disobe-
dience and rebellion, until others should be raised up in their stead,
who would condemn sin in the flesh, by being tempted in all points,
to gratify an evil and selfish nature; yet without yielding thereunto
by the sin of disobedience.
CHAPTER XIV.
The integrity and obedience of Jesus Christ in temptations. TTie
work of regeneration established by the obedience of the second
Adam and Eve. The true light of day is note manifested.
1. Therefore when the time was fully come for this purpose, saith
the Lord, Jesus Christ the Son of God, was raised up and became
tempted of the devil in all points, and proved his integrity to the
commands of his Heavenly Father, which required him not only
to conquer death, but him that had the power of death.
2. And thus was it accomplished ; for no soul that had ever been
created, was tempted like him whom I created to be my only begot-
ten Son, who first conquered sin in the flesh : for he was tempted
in all points, whereas Adam the first was tempted only in one point,
and that which led thereto, which was with the lust of the flesh,
and shamefully yielded to its bewitching charms.
3. But Jesus Christ, the second Adam, was tempted with the
world, on every side, with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye,
and the pride of life; all these beset him at one time, while in the
wilderness of temptation, when he was left of his Heavenly Father,
to feel his own nothingness of himself, and to be tempted to the
extreme of temptation, to renounce his holy birthright, and become
subject to the prince of darkness.
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354 WORK OF REGENERATION ESTABLISHED [PART W.
4. But what was the reply of him, whom I the Lord designed to
become the conqueror of him who had the power of death and
darkness? What was his reply, after patiently sutfering all the in-
sinuations which could possibly be heaped upon him, by the subtile
deceiver, the serpent of sin? Did he not, by word and deed, com-
mand the tempter to get behind him? Truly he did, and in this he
became conqueror, and became regenerated from the fallen nature,
by faithful obedience and a daily cross, in every word, thought and
deed.
5. And thus was the work of regeneration begun. But it still
remained for the woman, the second Eve, to be tried and tempted
in all points, and become conqueror, before the two foundation pil-
lars of the regeneration were established, that souls might be born
of the Two who had conquered all things by the law of obedience ;
for as obedience was required of every soul, who should ever enter
my kingdom of peace and rest, all must be tried by that law.
6. Hence it became necessary, that the first Parents, .who were
to be the heads of the new creation, that is, the head of the regen-
eration of souls, should be tried in all things, that no one who
professes to be their oifspring, should vainly hope to enter that rest
which is laid up for the faithful, until they have, like their first
Parents, been tempted in all points; yet without the sin of yielding
to temptation.
7. And until this shall be accomplished, in every son and daugh-
ter of Adam's posterity, each one for one, they shall be debarred
from entering that kingdom of peace and rest, which is prepared
for the true cross-bearer, who, in obedience to my righteous com-
mands and will, doth sacrifice all things, and endure all things, to
become regenerated and born of the spirit of eternal life, light and
liberty, as did their first Parents, the heads of the regeneration.
8. And now, saith the Lord, do I proclaim to the whole world,
that light hath become separated from darkness, and the netc day
hath arrived, and the Sun of eternal brightness hath arisen, and
conquered the deeds of the son of perdition, who is the son of dis-
obedience. And they that would be heirs of my eternal kingdom
of peace, must first be born of the spirit of the new parentage, and
like them be proved by the law of obedience, being tempted in all
points; yet without the sin of yielding to temptation.
9. For, saith the Lord God of heaven, I have set my face, with
full purpose of heart, to destroy death and him that hath the power
CHAP. XIV.] BY THE SECOND ADAM AND EVE. 355
of death, in every soul that will obey my voice and keep my com-
mandments; but the disobedient will 1 banish from my presence,
and reserve them in chains of darkness until the last day.
10. For my purposes and my decrees cannot be altered and chang-
ed to fit the dark and benighted views of any soul. But they that
would be the subjects of the light of day, must come to the light.
For the light of day can never be transformed into the shades of
uight, so as to allow souls to be the subjects of light, while ming-
ling in the shades of darkness; for the light hath been separated
from the darkness, and there exist both night and day, both light
and darkness.
11. And they who walk in darkness, cannot dwell in the light of
day, and those who walk in the light, cannot dwell in the shades of
darkness : for I have drawn my separating line between the powers
of darkness and the powers of light. And henceforth let the chil-
dren of light dwell together, in that city which is one eternal day,
and needeth not the sun nor the moon to give her light: for the
Lord God and the Lamb are the light thereof. (See Rev. xxi. 23.)
12. And they who still cleave to the works of darkness, fulfilling
the works of Adam the first, who was influenced by the deceiver, a
fallen angel, who by his fall, became the prince of darkness, a co-
worker with the universal power of evil ; Yea they who continue
to fulfill the hidden works of darkness, shall forever be debarred
from a right to the tree of life, and from an inheritance in that city
wherein is no night, neither the shadow of night.
13. And be it known unto all nations, kindreds and tongues, that
the great and notable day of the Lord is come; and before the com-
ing of the Lord, to execute judgment upon the world, the powers of
the heavens have been shaken, and the sun hath been darkened,
even as sackcloth of hair, and the moon hath refused to give her
light, and the stars of heaven have fallen as the leaves of a tree
shaken with a mighty wind. (See Rev. vi. 12, 13, 14.) This, saith
the Lord, is accomplished before the great and notable day of the
Lord.
14. Now, saith the Lord, the great and notable day of the Lord is
come, and who hath seen the fulfillment of these prophecies? Hath
any one seen the sun literally changed in its nature, so as to become
black as sackcloth? or have any, in reality, seen the moon turned
into blood, and refuse to give her light? Or have they seen the nat-
ural stars of heaven fall, as a fig tree shaken with the wind, casting
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her untimely figs? I the Lord have seen all this accomplished; but
ye, having eyes, see not, ears, but hear not, hearts, but understand
not the things of God aright.
15. How long will ye grope in darkness, O ye benighted! Hear ye
the word of the Lord your God, and understand, and learn his works
and know his judgments. By the natural and visible creation may
ye if ye will, clearly see and comprehend that which is spiritual and
invisible. The natural is but a shadow or figure of that which is
spiritual and eternal, as I have before spoken.
16. T, the Lord, created the earth in likeness of the spiritual re-
gions, having darkness and light; and thus was it ere I separated
the darkness from the light. This was the natural and visible earth,
of which I speak, which was but a shadow or resemblance of the
spiritual worlds, and a type of the new earth, which I designed to
create, wherein should dwell righteousness and peace.
17. Before the Savior, the Light of the world, appeared, the state
of the world and its inhabitants, was like the state of the earth, be-
fore I the Lord sent forth my power and said, "Let there be light;"
for nought but darkness covered the earth, and not a living soul
had come forth, as yet; so was the state of the world before the
Savior, the "Light of the world," came; spiritual light had not been
separated from spiritual darkness.
18. But when the light of the icorld came, the light was separated
from darkness ; for "out of Egypt I called my Son," out of the
shades of darkness, having the nature of darkness upon him, the
burden of the enmity of his nature against the work of God, the
same as have all fallen beings. And thus, out of Egypt called I
my Son, from beneath the bondage of Egyptian darkness, to be-
come the light of the world. And from this period, there existed
on the earth, as well as in the heavens, both day and night, light
and darkness, separate from each other.
19. And the sun, the greater light, ruled the day, and the lesser
light ruled the night: for as many as came "from beneath the dark-
ness of the old world, and separated themselves therefrom, became
the subjects of the light of day, which was divided from the dark-
ness, and thus came light into the world; and they who chose to
walk in the light, were children of light; but they who chose to
walk in darkness, still remained the children of darkness.
20. Yet the earth, from this period, received rays of divine light,
even as did those who chose to walk in darkness; for many brilliant
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CHAP. XIV.] BY THE SECOND ADAM AND EVK. 357
Stars appeared, at different times, to give light and warning to those
who walked in darkness.
21. But, saith the Lord, ere the great and notable day of my com-
ing to shake terribly the earth, and make man more precious in my
sight than fine gold, hath not the sun been darkened? Hath not the
true light of the coming of my beloved Son been extinct, and the
dark reign of antichrist been set up instead thereof, for many cen-
turies? What is this but the fulfillment of the prophecies, wherein
the sun should be darkened ? For the light of the world, which was
the light of the first coming of the Prince of light, hath long been
extinct. (See Matt. xxiv. 29. and other places.)
22. Although many have desired to see one of the days of the Son
of man; yet they have not been favored with the sight; for the
light was extinguished, and there remained not a true Church of
Christ upon the earth that could rise, and justly proclaim itself the
light of the world, a city set on a hill which cannot be hid. (See
Matt. V. 14.) Therefore was the light of the sun withdrawn, and
nought but the shades of night and darkness appeared : and thus
was the kingdom of antichrist full of darkness.
2'iJ. For as Christ was the light of the world, and as light is in di-
rect opposition to darkness, they who come forth in the name of
Christ, yet fulfill the works of darkness, which will not bear the
light of day, they surely must receive the name of antichrist, which
worketh in opposition to the spirit of Christ, which is light, in
whom there is no darkness. (See I. Jno. i. 5.)
24. Therefore may ye see and discern, from these my sayings, that
antichrist hath ruled in the name of Christ since the professors of
Christianity have ceased to come out from the world, and become a
separate people in all things both spiritual and temporal, to touch
not, taste not, nor handle the unclean things thereof. From this date,
saith the Lord, hath the true light of the world ceased to shine unto
them, and darkness hath been set in place thereof, standing in the
holy place, instead of light.
25. And from this date did the reign of antichrist begin, whose
kingdom hath been full of darkness; for even in the days of the
apostles, there were already many antichrists, who professed to walk
in the light, yet practiced in deeds cf darkness. (See L Jno. ii. 18.)
26. And thus may ye see the fulfillment of the sun becoming
darkened ; and the moon did also, in prccess of time, refuse to give
her light. For even after the light of the apostolic Church became
extinct and scattered, mankind, in a measure, from the light which
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they borrowed therefrom, walked more godly thnn in the latter ages.
-And oft-times would I the Lord, raise up witnesses, to warn the
world of their ungodly ways, which were as brilliant stars in the
regions of darkness.
27. But in the latter times, before the coming of the Lord to
shake terribly the earth, (See Isa. ii. 19-21.) the moon hath refused
to give her faint and borrowed light. But that light which hath
guided the sincere, in all ages, and caused them to look forward
with hope, for the coming of a more perfect day, is turned into
strife, war and bloodshed; insomuch that peace is driven from the
earth, and little else but strife, envyings and railing remain among
the children of darkness.
28. And even those who were called to be as brilliant stars, to dif-
fuse their light and understanding, to restrain the works of dark-
ness, they too, have grossly fallen into the pit of darkness, insomuch
that darkness hath covered the earth and gross darkness the people.
{See Isa. Ix. 2.) Therefore it was "a day of darkness, of gloomi-
ness and thick clouds," such as was never known before, neither
indeed shall ever be henceforth. (See Joel ii. 2 & Zeph. i. 15.)
29. And this, saith the Lord, is the spiritual fulfillment of the
prophecies concerning the sun, moon and stars becoming darkened,
before the great and terrible day of the Lord of hosts; and they
who look for the fulfillment thereof only in a literal sense, will look
in vain and find nothing ;
30. Although great signs and wonders have followed, and will fol-
low the commencement of my visitation to the earth, and the inhabi-
tants thereof, of which no one will be able to account the meaning.
All this will be literally fulfilled; but the true and hidden myste-
ries of the prophecies, concerning this point, are fulfilled, as hath
here been stated, and are already accomplished, and the great and
notable day of the Lord hath already come, and light hath sudden-
ly shined and broke forth in dark places.
3L For the woman hath appeared, clothed with the brightness of
the sun, having the moon beneath her feet; even the spirit of holy
Mother Wisdom, manifested in her first born Daughter, whom she
hath brought forth in her likeness, as her representative, the true
Mother of the nciD creation in Christ, to whom were given the wings
of a great eagle.* And how easy may ye, if ye will, apply this to
*Thc fourth living creature was like a flying eagle; prefiguring this fourth
.dispensation. See Rev. iii. 14. also iv. 7. Eds.
CHAP. XIV.] BY THE SECOND ADAM AND EVE. 359
the second corning of the Son of Righteousness, in the vessel of the
female, who had conquered, in herself, the power of death and dark-
ness, and cast them under her feet.
32. And thus she became clothed in that light and brightness of
her Eternal Mother, before whose face all death and darkness flee
away. And this is light, suddenly sprung up, and the Sun of
Righteousness again risen in deed, to the great joy and consolation
of those who look for his coming, to do away the offences of the
world.
33. And thus again hath light been separated from darkness. The
light which is the second coming of the Son of man, in his glory,
is made manifest in its subjects, who have become separated from
the works of darkness, and are not of the world, but have come out
therefrom, and gathered together a body of light, a city set on high,
which cannot be hid, whose works are holy, pure and clean, unmin-
gled with the works of darkness.
34. And this light, although small in its external appearance, and of
small beginning, shall increase and fill the whole earth, until every
remote corner thereof shall become illuminated thereby : for light
shall cover the earth, even as the waters cover the sea, and the
knowledge of the Lord shall go forth to all nations, and they shall
all know the Lord from the least even unto the greatest : for the
earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, for my mouth is
opened to teach all nations of my righteousness, and of my just
judgments. ci
35. But O, the works of hidden abominations, which lie concealed
in the hearts of the children of darkness, who still remain in the
vaults of iniquity, undisturbed by the rays of divine light and un-
derstanding!
36. What a spectacle must appear, when the hidden and long cov-
ered works of night and midnight darkness are unfolded, and
brought to the eternal light of God, in his witnesses, who are the
light of the world ; for light is the only means of overcoming dark-
ness. How can the blind lead the blind ? How can those who are
swallowed up in darkness, be guides to the blind? It cannot be.
37. But they who walk in the light, and have overcome the works
of darkness, may, with safety, lead the blind and benighted, and
guide them in safety to the realms of light; and by these only, may
souls be reached who lie buried in sin and defilement. Therefore,
saith the Lord, have 1 set light to overcome darkness; and they who
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come to the light, become children of the light, by bringing their
deeds to that light before which all darkness fleeth away.
CHAPTER XV.
Additional rxplatiation of the vision of Saint John, recorded in his
Revelations, Chapter vi. verse 12 to 17, referred to in the preced-
ing chapter of this Book.
1. The events which were foreseen in this vision, to take place
during the opening of the sixth seal, and which are spoken of in
other places of scripture, have been in part, clearly explained in the
preceding chapter; but some parts are not therein explained.
Therefore, as they form an important chain in the divine work with
the race of man, and will continue their operations, in various de-
grees and manners, to the end of time, a further explanation, by
the direction of the prophetic Angel is here given.
2. The things declared by the opening of this seal, were, in a
general sense, spiritually and providentially fulfilled in the falling
away of the primitive Church, and in the wonderful scenes which
succeeded, during the dark ages, and previous to the second appear-
ing of Christ.
3. The great earthquake was caused by the attraction of earthly
principles, into the primitive Church, as these continued to gather
therein, more and more. But these, and the spiritual principles
that still remained in the Church, could not unite together. This
disunion produced great contentions and many divisions.
4. Therefore, when these earthly principles had gained the ascend-
ency, in the main body, an explosion followed, which shook the
Church to its center, broke it in pieces, and threw it down to the
earth; and thus scattered the poiver of the holy people; so that no
true Church remained among men, and the true light of Christ
could not be found on earth.
5. The heavens of true Christianity were then covered with a
thick veil of darkness : for the corrupt principles of the world had
risen, in clouds of darkness, between the souls of men and the heav-
enly light. Then were fulfilled the words of Jesus Christ, "The
CHAP. XV.] or THE SIXTH SEAL. 361
days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the
Son of man, and ye shall not see it." (Luke xvii. 22.)
6. By these means, the Sun of Ri(>hteuiiinfss, which had risen in
Christ's first appearing, was covered with a veil of blackness and dark-
ness, as with sackcloth of hair. Therefore all that sought the true
light, were clothed in sackcloth and mourning; (See Luke v. 35.)
and the heaven (of that dispensation) "departed as a scroll when it
is rolled together."
7. For the heavenly order and principles of the Church of Christ,
were rolled up by the divine spirit, and taken away from the cor-
rupt church which succeeded. These were placed in the spiritual
sanctuary, out of the reach of false teachers and deceitful workers,
that they might not corrupt them as they did the letter of the script-
ures, and every sacred thing they could get hold of Thus were
these holy principles secured in spirit, ready to be revealed in their
purity, in the second coming of the Lord in his glory.
8. Then was the moon, signifying the light of nature, (being
borrowed light,) turned into the bloody principles of war, revolu-
tions and bloody persecutions. These principles governed all the
powers and institutions of men, during all the ages of the dark
reign of antichrist.
9. By these, all the powers of the earth were shaken, and every
nation and people overturned, and all their institutions, civil, polit-
ical and ecclesiastical, which icere their mountains of strength, and
the islands whereon they dwelt, in the tempestuous sea of nature,
were broken to pieces and moved out of their places. Thus there
was no safety for the children of men.
10. Therefore, such a time of darkness, confusion and distress,
was never before known on earth. And from this state all men
sought to flee and hide themselves, but were not able to escape these
judgments. (See Rev. vi. 15 to 17.)
11. Every witness of God, that came forth with tiie light of reve-
lation, and shone as stars for a season, in this night of darkness,
and testified of the heavenly spirit and order, which was lost from
among men, and against the corrupt principles that were established
in the world, fell again to the earth, either by losing their power,
and filling into union with the corrupt institutions of an earthly
nature, or were slain, and their light extinguished by the beastly
power of antichrist.
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362 EXPLANATION OF THE EVENTS [pAKT IV.
12. AH these things were effected by the awful judgments of God,
in many ways, by earthquakes, tempests, famines and raging pesti-
lence ; by which cities and countries were overthrown, and vast
multitudes of people destroyed. By the terrible eruptions of the
northern barbarians into the Roman empire, that empire was over-
turned, and all its powers were broken up, subverted and changed,
and millions of lives destroyed.
13. By the terrible wars of the Mahometans against the Catholic
powers, and by the rapid spread of their dark principles, and their
dreadful ravages and conquests over a large portion of the earth,
many nations and powers were overturned, and all their institutions
broken up, and the dark and delusive principles of Mahomet estab-
lished in their stead.
14. This light of nature was still further darkened by the bloody
wars and terrible ravages of vast hordes of Tartars, which spread
their destructive conquests over the greatest part of Asia, and a
large portion of Europe, by which many millions of people were
destroyed, and all their ancient institutions overthrown.
15. This darkness was still increased by the bloody crusades of the
professed christian powers, against the Mahometans, by which the
fairest portions of the globe were terribly ravaged, and millions up-
on millions of lives were sacrificed. This effected a general break-
ing up of all ancient powers and institutions. These were thus
moved out of their places, according to the vision, and a new order
of things began to take place in the world.
16. These things were still further effected by the destructive wars
and conquests of the Turkish powers, which swallowed up the fair-
est portions of the globe, and wholly changed the ancient order of
things. To this we may add the many bloody wars and revolutions,
in what is called Christendom, through which the order and power
of every nation and people were changed ; and by the divisions,
fierce contentions and breakings in all the ecclesiastical orders,
among all sects and denominations of people:
17. And lastly, by the rapid spread of the light of reason and nat-
ural principles, through which the power of infidelity greatly pre-
vailed, and the kingdom of the beast was filled with darkness; By
these means, the conscience-binding and persecuting power of the
beast over the souls and bodies of men, was shaken and broken to
pieces, by divisions and bloody contentions; and a revolution in
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the general sense of mankind, was effected, in tliese respects; and
thereby was liberty of conscience gradually established.
18. Then followed increasing natural light among men, and many
religious revivals also sprung up in the preparatory order and spread
in all parts of Christendom. And although many of the stars of
light, which effected these revolutions and revivals, fell to the earth;
yet by these means, the religious opinions of mankind were shaken
and moved out of their former places, and the way was prepared for
the ushering in of the Second appearing of Christ, which, in a gen-
eral sense, is the dispensation of the great and notable day of the
Lord.
19. But, saith the Angel, the like manner of operations has taken
place in the various degrees of this present and last dispensation,
and will continue to be made manifest in the preparatory order, in
every increasing degree of the work of God, until the end shall
come.
20. For the seventh vial of the wrath of God, which is, progressive-
ly, a finishing work of the opening of the seventh seal, is pouring
out into the air, signifying the life of all that proceeds from a fall-
en nature, which will thereby be destroyed.
21. This vial hath produced, and will continue to produce the
greatest and most mighty earthquake that ever took place since man
was created; which will continue to operate, both providentially and
spiritually, until every corrupt system and institution in the world
is shaken to pieces, overthrown and dissolved. And by the judg-
ments of God, terrible destructions of all kinds will take place.
22. All the governments established by man, shall be revolution-
ized and overthrown : for there is not one that is not corrupted.
Therefore shall they be shaken, overturned and changed, and none
shall stand, until that order of government is established, which is
according to the will of God, in every nation in the world, both visi-
ble and invisible: for the same work is going on in the world of
spirits as on earth.
23. But through the prevalence of natural principles among men,
infidelity will spread its darkening influence among all orders of
people, by which the sun, moon and stars, both morally and spirit-
ually, will be covered with clouds of darkness, wherever the true
light of the Sun of Righteousness, in the second appearing of
Chri.st, doth net shine.
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24. By means of these infidel principles, many bloody revolutions
will take place, insomuch that multitudes of lives will be destroyed.
And these will make war with the "saints of the Most High," but
they shall finally be overcome and expelled from the earth.
25. But through all these means, great Babylon, which in this vis-
ion comprehends those religious establishments and institutions, of
whatever name or nature, having power to bind the conscience, and
enslave the souls and bodies of men, shall receive a fullness of the
cup of the wrath of God, and shall thereby be utterly overthrown,
and fall to rise no more forever. (See Rev. xviii.)
26. During all the degrees of this work, shall many bright wit-
nesses arise and shine, as stars of light in the heavens or religious
systems of the world, in every nation, even in the most benighted.
These shall cause great revivals and moral reformations among
men. And although many of them, when they have done their
work, will fall again to the earth, and blend with the corrupt prin-
ciples of the world; yet by these means, the way shall be prepared
for the increasing extension of the kingdom of Christ.
27. For as fast as these corrupt and binding powers are dissolved
and the way is prepared, the everlasting gospel shall follow, and be
preached with divine li^ht and power, until branches of the king-
dom of Christ shall be established and grow and flourish among
every nation, kindred, tongue and people throughout the world.
28. These things will continue to operate in their various orders
and increasing degrees, until all moral and spiritual darkness shall
be dispelled and flee away; and the everlasting kingdom of God
shall be established in eternal light and glory, to stand and increase
forever and ever.
This testimony is sealed as the sure w-ord of divine truth, by the
holy Angel of prophetic Light. Salvator Regia.
CHAPTER XVI.
The way of God is plain and easy, bid vnaltcrablc, and cannot he
scanned by thr high and lofty. The slate of souls not altered by
leaving the body. The way of God is fair and (qnal.
1. Thus saitli the Lord, How phiin and cr;.=y is nty way ! akhcugh
its beauty and excellency are hidden from the high and lofty, and
CHAP. XVI.] AN EQUAL OFFER OF THF. GOSPEL. 3C5
from p.ll who choose darkness rather thnn light. But no other light
is, or ever will be shed abroad in the earth, to guide and prepare
souls for that state of peace and justification, (which ail will desire
in the end.) save that which is already revealed and set on high,
which cannot be hid; which will increase to endless ages.
2. And although souls may escape this light, while here in time,
hoping th:'! the death and dissolution of the animal body will effect
a revolution in their sense and feelings, which will render the cress
more easy and tolerable; yet, saith the I.ord, believe my words, for
they are true, and all souls will, sooner or later, find them so. The
dissolution of the animal body effects nothing towards the recon-
ciliation of the soul to God: for as the tree falls, so it must lie as to
itself; and as death leaves the soul, so must eternity find it.
'3. As souls, unsubdued and unrestrained by the laws and com-
mands of God, become disembodied, they become more restless
and miserable than while dwelling in a tenement of clay; neither
is the force of their wicked and licentious passions in the least aba-
ted, nor their cravings for self-indulgence lessened.
4. But as it is upon the earth, like will gather to its like; so it is
in eternity. And the soul that is wrapped in deeds of darkness,
dreads the liffht, as much as those in earthly tabernacles: nor will
such souls be persuaded until the pangs of a guilty conscience shall
compass them about, and become their hell.
5. Souls in the body, are apt to think that death takes away the
power or will to commit sin; but death to the animal part never
puts a stop to the career of sin; for the soul unsubdued by the gos-
pel, still remains alive to all the cravings of a carnal mind, which is
enmity to God and to the way and work of God, whether in time or
eternity.
6. Therefore, they who are religiously inclined, will seek those
of their own grade for associates. The gambler will not rest until
he finds his associates. The rioter will seek for haunts of rioting;
for as it is in time, so it is in eternity. The powers of the two
kingdoms are established, both in time and eternity ; and souls in
eternity, as in time, are still suffered to choose or refuse for them-
selves.
7. For the heavens and the earth are closely connected. The
light which is established in the heavens or invisible world, is closely
connecte<l with the light which is established on earth; and they
who walk in the light which is manifest on earth, are compassed
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about by tbose who walk in the same light, although in the invisi-
ble world.
8. But they who dwell in the sliades of darkness, are compassed
about by those who still remain in darkness, in their disembodied
state; for light will gather to light, whether visible or invisible; and
darkness will gather to darkness in the same manner.
9. Day and night both exist in time and eternity ; and as many
grades of inhabitants are to be found in eternity as there are in time.
Yet there is but one way for all souls, whether in time or in eterni-
ty, and that is the one strait way which admits of no sin, nor of
any soul that hath committed sin, until a full and honest confession
of the same shall be made to the witnesses of God, who are the
light of the world.
10. Until this is performed, the soul must wander in darkness, in
the gloomy wilds of sin. And where is the consolation of this?
seeing that all their words and ways must, sooner or later, be brought
to the judgment seat, either in time or eternity, or the soul remain
miserable forever. For where can be the gain in prolonging the
life of iniquity, seeing death ends not the career of sin?
11. These things I speak, saith the Lord, to do away the errone-
ous opinion entertained by many, that death puts an end to sin, and
the desire to commit sin : for souls are liable to commit more sin,
after leaving the body, than before; but with less pleasure, not hav-
ing the means to accomplish their designs of pleasure to that ex-
tent as while in time; yet the spirit moves with greater activity.
12. But sufficient means are given to every soul to be a free agent,
to choose good or evil for himself. And sufficient inducements of
good and evil are presented, both in time and in eternity, to give
man a perfectly free choice. For, were the power of self-gratifica-
tion wholly taken away, when the mortal part is dissolved, wherein
could man continue to be free to choose or refuse for himself?
13. This idea, saith the Lord, is false and erroneous, and would
wholly disannul the power of free agency, after the soul leaves the
mortal body. There never was any visible thing created, but with
the design to imitate that which is invisible; why then should the
power of free agency be diminished when souls leave the body ?
14. But the honest and sincere soul that is seeking after righteous-
ness, and is willing to sacrifice all things to obtain it; and in this
humble, dependent spirit crieth to Me his God, continually, his
prayers are heard and answered, in my own time.
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15. But they who still continue to pursue pleasure and self-gratifica-
tion, find sufficient to divert tlieni from the pursuit of rialueousness,
until they are called to judgment. Then they must yield obedience to
the light given them, or after a fair trial, they will be bound in chains
of darkness, and the power of gratification will be taken away;
but the raging fire of their passions will become their tormentors.
16. For be it known, that every act of sin strengthens those pas-
sions which lead to sin ; therefore the longer souls follow their own
ways and wills, in their sinful gratifications, the more deplorable is
their state, and the greater will be their sufferings.
17. Ye read of war in heaven, and so there is, the warfare of the
soul against the powers of evil, in those who seek the kingdom of
heaven and its purity. This is the spiritual warfare; and ye have
the same warfare on earth, and ye have also the warfare which is
carnal, wherein men seek to slay, destroy and captivate each other;
and as the earth and the things therein are in imitation of the world
invisible, why not carnal wars therein?
18. Although this may seem incredible, to those who are ground-
ed in the belief, that man's free agency is wholly taken from him,
when done with natural and perishable things; yet if ye rightly con-
sider, ye will at once see the impropriety of this belief. For as few
have the opportunity to prove their integrity while in time, how in-
consistent would be man's free agency, if not allowed this power in
the world of spirits.
19. Those who have a thirst for war and bloodshed, and take pleas-
ure in military engagements, how are they to be proved as free
agents, unless the power to gratify this thirst, is within their reach,
in like manner as while in the body; for though they cannot destroy
the soul; yet they can wound, hurt and captivate each other.
20. And again; souls that have a propensity to rove and wander
to distant climes, unstable as the wind, how are they to be proved,
if their feet are confined, if they have no object in view, by which
they can gratify this propensity, in like manner as in time?
21. And those who are wont to haunt places of public recreation,
or of private and secret gratification, being suddenly called from
time, why should they not be found with the same cravings, seeing
the dissolution of the body lessens not the propensities of the car-
nal mind?* And if there were no objects in view, whereby souls
* It is the spirit within us that lusteth to envy, and of course to every evil,
and this spirit does not die with the body. See Jas. iv. 5. Eds.
368 ALL, SOLLS WILL HAVE [PAKT IV.
could give vent to tlieir ccrrupt cravings, how could they be free
agents to choose or refuse for themselves, the power to do wickedly
being taken from them?
22. Souls are more liable, sailh the Lord, to become hardened in
iniquity, after becoming inhabitants of eternity, than before; for
they see nought to meet their expectations concerning the invisible
world; but find the appearance of ail things as they were: as in
time, so in eternity.
2'}. Therefore they become more hardened, and are ready to be-
lieve ihcrc is no God; that all things come by chance; and that the
more gratification and pleasure they can enjoy, the better it will be
for them: for saith the Lord, the glories of the invisible world, are
as really hid from the wicked in eternity, as from those in time.
Neither are they visible to souls in the world of spirits, any more
than to mortals, only by a gift of God, excepting those things wliich
belong to their own order.
24. There have been, and still may be, gifts of visions, to show
souls walking in darkness, the state of the righteous, and also the
state of the wicked, that they may know there is a God, and a state
of future rewards and punishments. But as it is in time, so is it in
eternity; these things are soon passed off as a delusion, and souls
become more hardened than before.
25. This, saith the Lord, is the state of mankind in the invisible
world, before they meet the light, and prove themselves by the light.
But until souls have had an offer of the gospel, or have received
sufficient light to guide their steps in the way of all purity, and
knowingly and willfully sin and transgress against that light, they
are never wholly given over to the power of the devil, to be com-
passed about by the flames of hell.
2G. For souls are accountable according to the liffht which they
receive; and they who walk according to the best light and under-
standing which is given them, are held by the protecting arm of the
Almighty, in degrees according to their uprightness, until such times
as He, in his mercy, sees fit to call them by the voice of faith, to
seek his mercy in the one order of his appointment.
27, Thus, in this little knowledge which I have communicated,
saith the Lord, may ye, if ye will, begin to see and contemplate
upon the mysteries of eternity. Souls are gathered there, to the
gospel of Christ's second appearing, by various ways and means,
the same as those in time, and have the same struggles to pass
CHAP. XVI.] AN E^UAL OFFER OF THE GOSPEL. 369
through, with the enmity of their fallen natures, to conform to the
strict requirements of the gospel, that the man of sin, in them-
selves, may be bound hand and foot, as those who dAvell in earthly
tabernacles.
28. But far more glorious is it for those who, when they hear the
gospel, obey it while in time: for in this they render a more will-
ing sacrifice, not waiting for the sorrowful experience of a range in
eternity, to prove to them that there is no abiding happiness for the
soul, except in the strait and narrow path, opened by Christ, in his
second coming, which admits of no sin.
29. Again, saith the Lord, those who believe and obey the gospel
of the second coming of Christ, without sin unto salvation, and are
subdued from an evil nature, while in time, are the most acceptable
in my sight, and shall be the never fading flowers of my Paradise,
and the bright glory of my never ending kingdom of peace and rest.
30. Because in so doing, they serve Me through choice, still hav-
ing the means to put far away the evil day; but do not, like the
disobedient and rebellious, say in their hearts, " How do I know
that all this is required of souls, to become acceptable in the sight
of God? Would it not be wiser in me to wait, and see for myself,
what eternity produces, before I make this killing sacrifice?"
31. By this may ye see, that those who obey the gospel while in
time, render a more willing sacrifice, than those who are driven to
it in eternity, after seeing the failure of all other pursuits to gain
eternal and abiding happiness, except in the one strait and narrow
path of true self-denial and punctual obedience.
32. Therefore, saith the Lord, I speak these things to give a full
understanding, that souls may know how, and in what manner to
look for the coming of their Lord ; and that there is but one way of
life, in time or eternity.
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370 CLOSING OF THIS PKESENT ADDRESS, [PART IT.
CHAPTER XVII.
Closing of the present address of the God of heaven to the nations
of the earth. God declareth his great mercy in revealing this his
word, and the solemn responsibility/ of souls who hear it, <^'c.
1. Thus saith the only wise and merciful God, Great hath been
my condescension to mortals, as well as to souls that have left the
body, to cause them to know and understand, that the power of
salvation is established both in heaven and on earth, and there is one
way only, for all souls to obtain it. And this one way, have I, in
my everlasting wisdom, brought to the understanding of every
rational being, who will suffer his right reason to be his guide.
2. No soul can, with an unprejudiced heart, hear the words of
eternal truth, which have come forth from my lips, declaring the
testimony of the everlasting gospel, without being constrained to
acknowledge it to be the word of God, and the eternal truth, which
must and will forever stand, for the justification or condemnation of
every soul.
3. And they who dwell upon the earth, have the same chance to
hear and obey, as those that have left their mortal bodies; for my
way is equal, saith the Lord, which giveth all souls an equal chance
to prove their own election, and make it sure by obedience.
4. I have cast up the highway, and gathered out the stumbling
blocks, over which man hath stumbled, and been ready to judge
their righteous Creator of injustice towards the works of his hands.
Yea, I have removed every stumbling stone and rock of offence,
and made a level and smooth highway for all souls to walk in.
5. In this way, all souls that ever were created, may and shall
prove their integrity, ere they inherit the blessings of my kingdom
of peace and righteousness. And this one way brings all souls into
a oneness, and makes of all nations, one united people. For God,
the fountain of all good, is one substance; therefore souls must
become one, united in one body, by walking the one strait path
which leads to the fountain and essence of all good, ere they can
become one with their Creator.
6. These things I speak, saith the Lord, that souls may gain a
correct understanding of the necessity of the one only way : for they
may invent many ways of self-denial, to afflict their souls; but un-
CHAP. XVII.] BY THE GOD OF HEAVE>f. 371
less they come into the one only way, which is laid out for all souls,
they cannot become one with the body of Christ; therefore they are,
as yet, void of the way that leads to life.
7. For it is impossible for souls to find true happiness, and ac-
ceptance with their Creator, except in the one way of his appoint-
ment, let their lives be never so blameless, or never so foul, accord-
ing to that light which is short of the gospel. Those who have
heaped up much stubble for the unquenchable fire, must suffer great
loss, if saved; whereas, they who have restrained themselves from
evils, will find great reason to rejoice that they have done so.
8. But they who find the one strait and narrow path, find the
pearl of great price, which will cost them their all : yet it is as free
for tlie poor as the rich. And they that are not willing to contend
for this faith, which brings souls into a oneness, at the expense of all
things else, are not worthy of the pearl of great price, by which
they may live and prove their integrity to the way and commands
of their God.
9. Nay, such are not worthy of a privilege in the gospel. For
this faith is worth contending for, the faith which brings obedience,
to the utter destruction of the carnal mind; and souls must pass
through much, to obtain this prize of the high calling, to become
one in Christ Jesus.
10. It is not a matter of ease and quietness, performed with in-
difierence: but requires a strife with the carnal mind, a contention
between the two powers. For "the kingdom of heaven suffereth
violence, and the violent take it by force;" and none but the vio-
lent will ever gain the kingdom of heaven, by overcoming aJl oppo-
sition in themselves, as saith the Savior. (See Matt. xi. 1"2.)
11. And souls who set out in the way of life, must expect to use
violence, and set their faces as a flint to brave all opposition, both
from within and without. For he that puts his hand to the gospel
plough, which breaks up the fallow ground of tlie heart, and pre-
pares it to receive the good seed which brings forth the fruits of
righteousness, and then looks back to see if there is not some easi-
er way to effect the work, than by the way of my appointment ;
Such souls are not fit for the kingdom of heaven, nor will they ev-
er gain it in this sense.
12. But they that put their hands to the plough with zeal, and full
purpose of heart to break through all opposition, and turn neither
to the right nor to the left, to escape the rough and thorny way; but
372 CLOSING OF THIS PRESENT ADDRESS, [PART IV.
go right ahead in the good work, they will soon find that they have
engaged in a most glorious cause, which will, in the end, effect the
desire of all hearts, which is perfect peace and justification, and an in-
heritance in my eternal kingdom and a glorious crown of immor-
tality.
13. And now saith the Lord, be it known unto all people of every
nation, kindred and tongue, who shall hear this my word, that I
have not chosen the high and learned to be the bearers of this my
holy and eternal word to man, neither have I chosen the deep pen-
etrating and subtile, nor the worldly wise and prudent. But I have
chosen one who, of herself, is far from being qualified to engage in
the work of framing or composing this or the like in ray name.
14. And thus have I caused this my chosen instrument to write,
from day to day, this my solemn word, to go forth to the nations of the
earth. And thus far hath she written it under as severe sufferings
as her mortal frame was able to endure ; nor did I suffer her to
know that I designed the same to go abroad in the earth, until near-
ly at the close of the word in my own name.
15. And although my word plainly showed for itself that it was
generally intended for those without the limits of my Zion ; yet I
suffered it not to enter the heart of my chosen instrument, that it
would ever go abroad in the earth ; or if ever, not until some future
day, far distant from this, that her feelings might not thereby be
influenced, either to the right or to the left.
16. I chose Me one of ordinary abilities, possessing but a small
portion of letter learning, of limited knowledge and understanding
of the scriptures; one who had never before been partaker of my
holy and divine gifts, and in her natural creation, not easily influ-
enced by spiritual sensations, or imaginations passing through the
brain concerning spiritual things.
17. But I have chosen one who hardly knew that her God was
mindful of her, in any wise; and this I have done, that my holy
and eternal word might not fall into the hands of one who would
be led and biased by every wind that blows.
18. I have formed me a trumpet, through which to make known
my word to the instrument of my choice; it is the only trumpet in
existence that can reach the ears of this my chosen one; and one
side of this trumpet, no spirit nor Angel can possibly cause her to
understand.
CHAP. XVII.] BY THE GOD OF HEAVEN. 873
19. This trumpet I placed in the hands of my holy Angels whom
I sent, from time to time, to sound in her ears my holy and eternal
word; and all I required of her, was to bow in low humiliation, and
become a willing subject in my hands, to suffer deep scenes of
mortification, tribulation and sorrow.
20. In so doing, she would be able to bring forth that word which
would serve to feed and clothe the nations of the earth, with a right
understanding of my divine will to them, in order that they may,
by their obedience, become acceptable unto Me, their God and
Creator, and that they may know the day in which they live, and
prepare to meet Me their God.
21. And thus it hath been accomplished; for I behold, saith the
Lord God of heaven, my present will fully made known to man,
brought to mortal view, by the hand of an inspired instrument of
human clay. And I pronounce it a holy, durable and eternal word,
faithfully written, unspotted in substance by deviations and misrep-
resentations.
22. In this work is explained, sufficiently clear, my hidden myste-
ries, that no one need err for the want of an understanding and a
clear explanation of the nature of my work and its requirements.
Yea, saith the Lord, so plain have I marked out the way, that the
way-faring man, though a fool, need not err therein. (See Isa.
XXXV. 8.)
23. And now, saith the Lord of heaven and earth, the Creator of
all things, what more can I do than that which I have already done?
I have sent forth my warning voice in mild and gentle pleadings,
sufficient to reach every heart which hath not become as adamant
in my sight.*
24. This have I done, that ye may be prepared to receive my word,
out of whose mouth goeth a sharp sword, to rule the nations with a
rod of iron, that ye may be broken in pieces, and humbled before
Me in mercy, and not withstand Me until the days of my forbear-
ance are accomplished, and I stretch forth the hand of desolation,
fury and wrath.
25. Thus saith the Lord, Have I not this day set before the whole
world an open door? Have I not opened the gates of heaven? and
also the broad way which leadeth to destruction? Yet it remains for
man, as a free ageut, to choose or refuse for himself.
* This alludes to the Sacred Roll.
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26. For, as I compel none ; but choose those who become willing
subjects in my hands, I leave the work and submit it into your hands,
feeling that, as a kind and loving Father, I have discharged my du-
ty, as such, and stand clear of tlie blood of all flesh, who may ever
hear this my solemn word, let them make whatever use of it they
may.
27. I the Lord am just. Let the whole world become guilty be-
fore Me. And thus cometh the end. Adieu, from the holy and
eternal God of heaven, to the poor and needy inhabitants of the
earth. This is to follow the word which I have already sent forth,
as soon as 1, in my wisdom, shall see fit to make it known.
28. And he who layeth violent hands upon this my word, either
by adding or diminishing in any way, shape or manner, the same
shall receive vengeance at my hands, and become the object of
eternal reproach in the world to come.
29. And thus saith the holy Angel, The word of the Lord to the
nations, in his own name, is now finished.
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CONTAINING THE WORD OF THE HOLY SAVIOR, GIVEN IN HIS OWN
NAiMF. : ALSO TESTIMONIES OF THE APOSTLES AND DISTIN-
GUISHED CHARACTERS MENTIONED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
INTRODUCTION.
Tlii.s day the proclaiming Angel met me and delivered further communi-
cations as follows. Thus saith the holy Angel, bow down thy soul, O thou
chosen one, and write the words which I speak unto thee. Once more have
I descended from the throne of the Most High, with the words of that God
who ruleth both in heaven and on earth ; for the Lord Omnipotent reigneth,
even the Eternal Two in One.
Therefore rejoice and be glad, O ye heavens, and let the earth be moved !
Yea, let the earth leap for joy, because the Lord hath visited her in mercy,
and hath looked upon her with compassion ; although her abominations have
reached the heavens, and the filthiness of her fornications have come up be-
fore the Most High. Yet hath the Lord, in his everlasting love and mercy,
become melted in charity towards the lost children of men, and hath hasten-
ed his time to accomplisli the work of the latter day, to bring in an everlast-
ing righteousness unto all who w'ill hearken and obey his voice, and become
subject to the laws of his kingdom of peace and rigiiteoiisness.
CHAPTER I.
TTie Savim' declareth Jiimself to be one with the Father, and the only
way to God. He shmctth the iiiipossibilify of being his followers y
and at the same time following the corrupt principles of the world,
and bringing forth the fruits of sin.
1. Hearken, all ye people, to the words of the Savior; I and my
Father are one ; and he that seeth me, seeth the Father also. And
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378 WORDS OF THE SAVIOR. [pART V,
no man cometh to the Father but by me, and no one cometh to me,
save by whom I send. And who among the sons of men will believe
this? I am the holy Savior of all the human family, who have fall-
en by disobedience, and become lost from God, their Heavenly
Father and Creator. (See Jno. xiii. 20. & xiv. 6.)
2. I am the door which openeth into my Father's sheep-fold ; and
no other door is there open for any soul to find acceptance with God,
but ihat which was opened by his beloved Son, the Prince of right-
eousness, the first risen from the dead, "the first-born among many
brethren."
3. And as my Heavenly Father hath plainly testified of me, and
opened the testimony of eternal truth; that testimony which bring-
eth the end of the world in every soul that receiveth it, in so clear
a light, that no one need err for the want of a right understand-
ing of his requirements to all souls; can I forbear to utter forth my
voice, in union with my Heavenly Father, and say. Amen, even so
let it be; for thus it seemed good in my sight?
4. Surely, the word of God is truth, and all souls will find it truth;
Truth upon truth, ere they become loosed from their strong enemy,
and come forth into that liberty which liberates the soul, but binds
the carnal mind with iron fetters.
5. Again I say, I am the door which openeth into my Father's
sheep-fold, and no one cometh to the Father but by me; and no
one cometh to me, only through those by whom I send. And who
among the sons of men are endowed with sufficient discernment to
know whom I send, and whom I send not? seeing there are many
false Christs already abroad in the earth, crying, Lo here, and lo
there! (See Luke xvii. 21.)
6. Come and let us reason together, say I, the first-born. Heark-
en, O ye children of men, and understand! Can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit? Are not all men to be known by the fruit
they bring forth ? Can those who are born of the spirit of God,
through the medium of his beloved Son, still continue to bring forth
the fruits of corruption ? Is not the tree to be known by the fruit it
produces?
7. Can ye be followers of the meek and lowly, crossbearing child
Jesus, while ye take pleasure in the things of this world, and seek
the friendship of worldly minded men? How can this be, seemg the
friendship of the world, and the worldling, is in direct enmity to
God? Am not I the same, both yesterday, to-day, and foreverraore?
CHAP. I.] WORDS OF THE SAVIOR. 379
8. Did I condescend to come into this lost, sinful world, and be-
come subject to the like passions and besetments which are common
to all mankind, that I might be tried in all points, yet without sin,
that I might be an example of righteousness to all, if at the same
time I required it not of those who should come after me?
9. O vain and delusive hope! Flee ye from the shadow of this
vain and delusive hope, that ye can be subjects of the kingdom of
peace and righteousness, while ye practice the works, and become
willing subjects of the kingdom of this world.
10. For as I, the Son of God, did plainly testify, both by precept
and example, that my kingdom was not of this world; (See Jno.
xviii. 36.) and that those who are my followers, and partakers with
me, in my kingdom of rest, must come out from the world and be
separate, and touch not the unclean things thereof;
11. So say I now, in this day of my second coming, in which I
have come to make an end of sin : for I have come the second time,
"without sin unto salvation." (See Ileb. ix.28.) And what meaneth
this? Did I not come the first time without sin? Truly I did. But
did I make an end of sin, in those who became my followers, in my
first coming? Did all those who called themselves by my name, re-
ject the world, and become separate in all things? Nay, in no wise.
J 2. A few, however, did separate themselves from the world, ac-
cording to the work of that day ; but a great falling away from that
strait path, which was marked out, soon followed, and sin revived,
and the spirit which was of God, soon died away from the body,
and nothing was left but a lifeless form of godliness, without the
power.
VS. Could that be the fulfillment of my mission into the world, to
save souls from their sins? Nay, in no wise; for my mission would
thus have been made void, and of no effect. For the world would
have become far more wicked than they were in the days of my
first coming. My mission into this world, was to take away the sins
of the world; and it will be accomplished.
14. I have come the second time, " without sin unto salvation,"
to take away the sins of the world. And they who are not willing to
become purged in the hands of the refiner, and be refined from the
sins of the world, and the stains thereof, they r.re none of mine, and
are yet under the dominion of the prince of this world, and his sub-
jects they are. " For to whomsoever ye yield yourselves servants
to obey, his servants ye are."
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15. I have come to make an end of sin in all who call upon my
name for deliverance ; for I am the Lamb of God which taketh
away the sins of the world. (See Jno. i. 29.) And he that com-
mitteth sin is of the devil, and his servants they are. And how can
souls cease from sin, so long as the sins of the world are not taken
away? For where the treasure is, there will be the heart aiso.
16. If the prince of this world cometh, and findeth his goods in
the heart, will he not take up his abode there? Truly, saith the Son
of God. Therefore have I come to take away the sins of the world,
out of the hearts of those who seek to become subjects of my king-
dom, which is not of this world; for "the kingdom is within you."
Yea, when this work is done, the kingdom is within you. (See Luke
xvii. 21.)
17. Ye cannot be in possession of both kingdoms at the same time,
one being in direct enmity and opposition against the other; there-
fore it becomes necessary, in order to come into possession of the
kingdom of heaven, that the kingdom of this world be taken away.
18. And thus hath the Lord, the God of heaven decreed, that all
that pertainelh to the kingdom of this world, whose prince is the
prince of darkness, shall be taken away, by the power of hi?n who
hath come to take away the sins of the world, who is the Prince
of Light.
19. And he who receiveth his testimony, receiveth sufficient pow-
er to remove from within himself, the kingdom of this world and
the sins thereof, and to become prepared and cleansed by the waters
of repentance, to receive that kingdom which is not of this world.
20. And they who obtain possession of this kingdom, are not of
the world, therefore the world will hate them, and speak all manner
of evil against them falsely, because they are not of the world. But,
saith the Savior, my slieep do hear my voice, and they gather to my
Father's fold and become one even as I and my Father are one.
2L These things I, the Prince of Life, speak, that ye may know
and understand, that ye cannot be the subjects of two opposite king-
doms at the same time ; but must sacrifice the one to enjoy the other.
Ye cannot serve the prince of darkness, and fulfill his dark and hid-
den works, while here in time, and find yourselves the subjects of
the Prince of Light, in the world which is to come.
22. But unto whom ye have yielded yourselves servants to obey,
while here in time, if it be the prince of darkness, his servants ye
will continue to be, until ye have removed, by the power of the tes-
CHAP. I.] WOUDS OF THE SAVIOR. 381
timony of the gospel of my second coming, the sins of the world
from within your own souls, and have prepared your hearts to receive
that kingdom which is not of the world.
23. And tluis stands the order and recpiirement of God, to all souls
that will ever become one with him, in that kingdom which is not
of this world, that they take away and remove by confession and
repentance, the sins of the world within their own iiearts, and become
subjects of that kingdom which is not of the world, but whose sub-
jects have come out from the world, and are separate, both soul and
body, to serve and glorify the living and true God, unencumbered
with the snares and ties of this vain and wicked world.
24. For they who are cumbered with the things of this world, both
within and without, how can they be devoted to the service of the
living and true God, who careth for all souls, and they are equal in
his sight?
25. The time hath fully come, for souls to be stripped of all earth-
ly encumbrances, to be acceptable to God; for He requireth the
whole heart and soul of those who become his servants, unmingled
with the services of Satan. They that are of the world, care for
the things of the world; but they that are of God, care more how
they shall please God, and glorify his holy and eternal name.
26. God is a God of justice, equal in ail his ways, having no re-
spect of persons, whether they be of low or high degree. How then
can man, being governed by natural and selfish principles, seek to
please that infinitely holy God, who is equal in all his ways?
27. Hearken, all ye sons and daughters of men, while T reason
with you, even as one man reasoneth with another. How can all
these things be, that souls can live in the enjoyment of this world,
having their own private interest and families, seeking for the wel-
fare and upbuilding of the same, and for their own personal ease
and prosperity; and yet be in possession of the true spirit of God,
who is equal and careth for all souls, whether high or low, rich or
poor? How greatly do ye err in these things, "not knowing the
scriptures nor the power of God!" (Sec Matt. xxii. 29.)
28. God is love, and he who dwelleth in God, dwelleth in love;
that love which is able to feel for all souls, and which despiseth not
even the most inferior of the human race. How dare any of you
even lift your eyes to heaven, to cry to that God whose love is to all
souls, with the sin of despising your fellow beings, who are as good
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by niture as ye are, and perhaps more acceptable in the sight of
God I
29. O ye dark and benighted souls! Hear ye my voice ! How long
shall I be sought unto by those who despise their fellow beings, and
who are not willing to bring their wants near to them? yea, by those
who have not that love which extends beyond the bounds of their
own natural and selfish kindred, who are not, in the least, willing
to do to others, as they would that others should do to them in like
circumstances!
30. How can souls think to become heirs of my kingdom, while
they make no sacrifice of the enjoyments of this world, for my sake!
While they cleave to father, mother, wife and children, houses and
lands, in common with those who make no mention of my name
for salvation! Am I not the same unchangeable one who requireth
souls to give up all, and hate in themselves, the nature of selfishness,
which is wont to cleave to selfish kindred and self-promotion, to be
exalted above their fellows?
31. Did I not plainly show to all men, whom I claimed as my re-
lation and kindred? Did I not show to the whole world, who should
be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, and that the kingdom
was likened unto a little child?
32. And why did I take up a little child, and place it in the midst,
and liken the kingdom of heaven thereunto? Did I not show there-
by, that all souls must become equally childlike, in order to become
the subjects of the kingdom of heaven?
33. Consider these things, and understand aright, and think not
that I the Lord and Savior spake one thing, and meant another. I
spake not in vain, nor without an important meaning. I placed a
little child in the midst, to show that the subjects of the kingdom
were likened thereto. Therefore compare ye, each and every one
of you, who profess to be the subjects of the kingdom of heaven,
and know how near ye bear the resemblance of a simple innocent
child, who hath not, in any wise, become the subject of selfishness.
34. Children, ere they become the subjects of gross and vile pas-
sions, are harmless, easily led and entreated, knowing no partiality
in their love towards mankind, save to their parents, brethren and
sisters. They view not the high or low estate of any; they are not
exalted or puffed up; but easily touched with the sufferings or in-
firmities of all, so far as comes within their knowledge.
35. And again say I, your Lord, even again I say, in my second
CHAP. 11.] THE MYSTERIES OF GODLINESS REVEALED. 383
coming, Except ye become as a little child, ye can in no \vi:;e
enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore mark ye well your goings,
and view ye the contrast between your lives, and that of an inno-
cent child. Ye read with great veneration, the sayings of your
Lord, but understand them not. (See Matt, xviii. 2, 3.)
CHAPTER II.
The Savior declarcth that the time is come for the mysteries of god-
liness to be clearly revealed. All must become like little children.
The heavenly Parentage clearly nvealed; the true character and
work of their children described.
I. Thus saith the holy Savior, Know, O ye inhabitants of earth,
and understand! The time has fully come for the my.-teries of god-
liness to be revealed, in so clear a light, that souls that read, can
understand; yea, the fool may understand, and the capacity of a
child may comprehend the mystery of godliness, which hath been
hid for ages, and remained a mystery, even to the most wise of the
children of men.
2. Hearken again, and understand this saying of your Lord,
which comprehends the whole requirement of the law of Christ
your Lord. " Except ye become even as this little child, ye can in
no wise enter the kingdom of heaven." This little child of whom
I spake and placed in the midst, was an innocent child, having a
father and mother to whom it rendered perfect submission; breth-
ren and sisters, who were near and dear to it; and these were the
only relation it claimed.
3. This child had not become the object of vile and carnal affec-
tions ; neither had it become the subject of worldly and selfish pur-
poses; but an innocent child in the family of its father and mother,
who ruled the house and governed it, according to their wisdom and
discretion; all within, being in subjection to the voice of the father
and mother, the rulers of the house.
4. And thus stands the order of the New Creation ; and thus is
governed the whole family of Christ. Ye read, and ye speak often
of the family of Christ, and ye have already a numerous company.
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which ye styie the one family of Christ, and which ye think are
born unto him. But ye have many divisions, and many households,*
and the name of the mother in Christ is not known in any of them.
5. Therefore are ye as hirelings, and not as true heirs, for ye are,
as yet, the seed of the bond woman, and have never as yet, been
born of the free woman, and thereby become of the one family of
Christ; else would ye be one, have one Father and cue Mother,
one faith and one baptism, which is of the holy spirit and of fire,
which worketh the purification of the soul.
6. Ye have not waited for the command of God to multiply and
replenish the earth; but have multiplied and made proselytes to re-
plenish the earth, and furnish the marriage supper with guests,
before the Bride had come forth from her closet, adorned for her
husband.
7. Yea, saith the Lord, ye have done this; ye have not waited for
the command of my Heavenly Father, when He should call forth the
Bride and make a marriage for his only begotten Son, that the earth
might be peopled with a pure off'spring. But like the first, the nat-
ural parents, have ye multiplied and enlarged what ye call my fami-
ly, in your own ways, and not according to the will and command
of God.
8. Therefore are your offspring professedly in my name, vile and
offensive in my sight, and I own them not; but as bastards and
mongrels will I cast them from my presence, saying, I know you
not; for ye have never come in through the door of my Father's
sheep-fold, therefore are ye not of my fold.
9. But be it known to all nations, kindreds and tongues, that the
marriage of the Lamb hath come, and my Father hath furnished
the guests, and compelled them to come in, out of the highways
and hedges, that his house may be filled. But He chooses none
who will not yield willing obedience to his requirements. For such
as do not put on the wedding garment, (which is the garment of
righteousness and purity,) will be taken away and cast into utter
darkness. (See Matt. xxii. 1 to 14.)
10. And thus is the marriage accomplished. And as it is written,
"Many that are first (called) shall be the last, and the last first."
"For God hath chosen the weak ihings of the world to confound
the mighty, and the base tilings and things which are despised, yea,
* Alluding to the various denominations into which professing christians
are divided. Eds.
CHAP. II.] CLEARLY REVEALED IN THIS DAT. 385
and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are, that no
flesh should glory in his presence." (See I. Cor. i. 27 to 29.)
11. Hence, the marriage of the Lamb hath already come, and the
family of Christ is established, both in heaven and on earth. And
although few is the number of his family on earth; yet by those
few shall it increase, and become a great nation and fill the earth:
for the Lord God Almighty hath sent forth his command to multi-
ply and replenish his ne?o earth, until her inhabitants become as the
sand of the sea shore for multitude.
12. And blessed are they who come when they are called, and are
able to bring forth a pure offspring to God in my name. Yea, bless-
ed are they who shall be instrumental in turning the hearts of many
from the evil of their ways, to righteousness and true holiness. For
the Lord God hath purposed to replenish the earth with a pure off-
spring, which shall be born out of the old world of sin and death,
into the new world, by a life of righteousness and true holiness.
13. Israel hath again returned with songs of everlasting joy, and
the New Jerusalem is builded, and her inhabitants have begun to
multiply; Yea, many fathers and mothers are there in Israel, who
are able, in my name, and in the name of the ever blessed dueen of
Z\on, to bring forth souls into the true order of the gospel.
14. They can also lead and instruct them in the true path of holi-
ness, as children in the gospel, until they arrive at full stature of
men and women in Christ, which is not only a perfect victory over
sin, but over the nature of sin; that they may say, as did their
Lord, "Satan cometh and findeth nothing in me." Nay, nothing
of his goods, they being consumed by the fire of the testimony^
being nailed to the cross of self-denial, until the full victory is won.^
15. But souls cannot be born of me, and find entrance into my
kingdom of peace and rest, unless they first become as little chil-
dren, knowing nothing of themselves, but relying wholly upon the pa-
rental care and instructions of those who are anointed and appoint-
ed as fathers and mothers in Israel, to bring forth souls into the true
likeness of Christ their Lord.
16. For he is the Bridegroom, the first risen from the dead. And
the ever blessed Queen of Zion is the Bride, the Mother of all
souls who have been made alive unto righteousness, by the 7iew
birth ; this being the only medium and door of acceptance into the
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kingdom of heaven, to become members of the one family of
Christ. (See Rev. xix..7 to 9.)
17. Again hear ye, hearken and understand. Easier would it be
for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of heaven. (See Matt. xix. i24.) And what do
ye make of this, ye rich and increased in goods, and ye that heap
up wealth where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through
and steal? Yet, ye vainly hope to tind an inheritance in the king-
dom of heaven, while your hearts have been set upon earthly and
perishable things.
18. Know ye not that where the heart is, there is the treasure al-
so? And those who set their hearts upon earthly things, there is
their treasure; and their hope perisheth therewith. For it is impos-
sible for a rich man, who is increased in perishable goods, to enter
the kingdom.
19. " But with God all things are possible." For God, in his mighty
power and wisdom, hath opened a door whereby all souls may
find an admittance into the kingdom, by being stripped of all earthly
encumbrance; the one door which opens for all the human family.
This door is so strait, that nothing but the naked soul can enter :
for naked man came into the world, and naked shall he be born out
of it, into my kingdom of peace and rest.
20. Yea strait is the gate and riarrow the way that leadeth unto
life, and hitherto, few there be that have found it. Yea, so strait
the gate, and so narrow the way, that it admits of nothing but the
naked soul, stripped of father and mother, wife and children, houses
and lands, yea, and their own natural and carnal lives also. Such,
and such only, can ever find admittance into my kingdom of rest.
21. Although souls may undertake to travel my strait path, cum-
bered with the things of time, and hate and forsake not all for my
sake; yet if they travel, they will find, sooner or later, that they must
cast off every garment and cumbrance, and become naked ere they
can swim in the River of Life, and be safely wafted upon the shore
of Canaan's happy land.
52. For equally as consistent would it be, for a man to undertake
to swim across a boisterous sea, being at the same time, heavily
laden with cumbrous things, as for souls who set out in the strait
way of life, which is over the tempestuous sea of nature, with the
cumbrance of earthly things, as before mentioned.
CHAP. 11. J CLEAKLY KEVKALEI> IN THIS DAY. 387
23. Therefore God, in his wisdom, knowing the frailty of man, and
the dangers of the way, decreed tiiat all souls should strip them-
selves naked for the race. And they who forbear to do this, accord-
ing to the requirement of God, they will surely sink in the tem-
pestuous sea to rise no more, only as floating carcasses, void of life,
a stench in the nostrils of man.
2-1. And these words I leave, as a solemn warning to one and all,
who ever undertake to travel the strait path, that ye hrst strip for the
race, lest ye become weary, and grow faithless, and begin to sink to
rise no more.
25. Ever remember, that ye cannot serve two masters; for the
Lord rcquireth the whole heart and soul; and this is all that He re-
quires; — the naked soul with the whole heart; which brings all
souls upon a level. For God is equal; and for this cause, as yet,
not many rich or noble have been called, because of the straitness
of the way, and the impossibility of souls cumbered with earthly
things, being able to walk therein.
26. And for this cause, hath God hastened his time to stain the
pride of all flesh, and bring the haughtiness of man low; that they
may not have occasion to boast themselves one above another, and
seek to become great in the eyes of their fellow beings, and to re-
ceive homage and glory, not considering that God alone is worthy
to receive honor and glory of the works of his hands.
27. Therefore may ye all see the impossibility of a rich man's en-
tering the kingdom of heaven, or he who is great and wise in his
own eyes, except it be by the means which God hath given, to be-
come naked in his presence, as children being born into the new
world; and he that is rich and increased in goods, to be as though
he possessed not, and he that is poor and destitute may find no
lack; for God is equal, and regardeth not the high or low estate of
any, all souls being equally precious in his sight.
28. And again, who shall be greatest in the kingdon) of heaven?
Although John, the forerunner of the coming of the Messiah, was
the Elias, a prophet great and mighty, more so than any who had
gone before him ; yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he, saith the Savior. (See Matt. xi. 11.)
29. John was truly a great prophet, and fulfilled the work where-
unto he was called, to proclaim the coming of the Messiah, and to
preach repentance in the wilderness, warning all to flee from the
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wrath to come, and bring forth works meet for repentance; and
thus was his mission ended.
30. Ahhough John saw the kingdom of heaven in spirit; yet he
was not in it; for the Lord had not appeared to set up his kingdom
upon the earth, which should never have an end; therefore John
was not a subject of the kingdom of heaven, for the kingdom of
heaven had not then been revealed.
CHAPTER III.
As the order of the old creation was not completed, until the woman
was brought forth and set in her order ; so also the new creation
was not completed, until the female spirit teas brought forth and
placed in her order, in Christ, as the second Eve.
1. Therefore, saith the Savior, he that is least in the kingdom of
heaven, which is now established, both in heaven and on earth, is
greater than was John the Baptist in his day. For the day of child-
like obedience had not come, which was to fit and prepare the soul
for that kingdom. Although it was spoken of, and many things
alluding thereto, during my first appearance, which carried the idea,
that the kingdom was really revealed and established upon earth,
and the power of full and final remission of sins given;
2. But this was not the case, in its fullness, any more than the
order of the old creation was completed when the first man Adam
was created. . Although much was done by the Lord, the Creator
of all things, before the woman was created, that seemed good in
his sight, which He saw to be good, yea, very good : yet all things
remained imperfect, until the woman was created.
3. Then the order of natural generation, among the human spe-
cies, was completed. And had they remained subject and obedient
to the commands of God their Creator, the earth might have been
peopled with a superior race of beings, imitating the angelic order,
in the likeness and image of their great Creator.
4. But as man, through disobedience to the commands of G; d,
went forth according to his own natural and carnal inclin iti iis, and
begat his cff^priiig through the power ol lu-st, infused by the ser-
CHAP. III.] NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT THE FEMALE. 389
pent, the curse of God followed, and a race of murderers came
forth, which filled the earth with violence and bloodshed.
5. Yet the order of nature was completed, when the first woman
was created and broujrht forth, and the kingdom of this world was
then commenced, on its proper foundation, (a kingdom which must
finally have an end.) and not until then, was its order completed,
although much had been done by the Creator of all.
6. So in like manner, was the order of the ne?/' creation completed,
when the second woman was created anew, and brought forth, a help-
er meet for man, and that kingdom was set up which shall never
have an end. And not until then, was the kingdom of heaven re-
vealed in its completed order; although Christ had appeared, and
much had been done, which carried the idea, even among the most
enlightened, that the kingdom was, in reality, fully revealed and es-
tablished upon the earth.
7. But this mystery lay concealed in the bosom of him who alone
had become one with the Father. Nor did I reveal it to my near
and dear companions, knowing that the time was far distant; that
there would first come a falling away, and the wicked one be reveal-
ed, and set up his kingdom, and the most holy things be trodden
under foot by antichrist.
8. Therefore, it seemed good in the sight of my Heavenly Father,
to reserve the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, until the last
days, until his trumpets should be sounded abroad in the earth, know-
ing that it would be like casting precious pearls before greedy and
ravenous swine, which would trample them under their feet, and re-
turn and rend whomsoever were the bearers of such heavenly ti-
dings.
9. Yet, saith the Lord, sufficient was spoken by the prophets, and
also by the Bridegroom himself, concerning the Daughter of Zion,
the Bride, and concerning the new creation and the neic birth, to
give all who read with a discerning heart, an understanding of the
necessity of the new woman, as well as the neio man, had it not been
that the Lord decreed it to remain a mystery, until the last trumpet
should be sounded, to reveal to a lost world the full mystery of the
kingdom of heaven.
10. And thus hath the Father seen fit, through his holy Angels, to
reveal the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, and spread them
abroad in the earth; th it all may know and understand that the
kingdom of heaven is fully established on earth, and the Lord God
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omnipotent reigneth therein. And he that is least in the kingdom
of heaven, is greater than the greatest of those who have prophesied
of it, and by the revelation of God, saw it afar off.
IJ. For as I spake while on earth, no man hath ascended np to
heaven, but he that came down from heaven; and all that ever
came before, were thieves and robbers; (See Jno. iii. 13. and x.
8.) so say I now; none have ascended into perfect heaven, but he
that came down from heaven; that is, they only who have become
partakers of that spirit which came from the Almighty power, the
anointing, which hath descended the second time, without sin unto
salvation.
12. Nay, no other than those who have become baptized with the
baptism of fire, which is a consuming clement to the nature of sin,
have ascended or ever will ascend into the heavenly kingdoni; for
the kingdom of heaven must be within vou ; and until the kingdom
of this world is consumed within you, how can ye ascend into heaven?
1;?. For unless the kingdom of heaven is within, even if the soul
should ascend up to the third heavens, and come to the dwelling
place of the Most High ; yet there would be no heaven for the soul
that had not formed the kingdom of heaven within, by becoming
like a little child, subject, innocent and obedient in all things, to
those who are appointed by the gift and anointing power of God, to
be parents and shepherds in Israel, to lead and direct his flock.
14. Yea, I say, until this state of childlike obedience is gained,
and it becomes the meat and drink of the soul to do the will of
God, made known by his agents and anointed Ones, there can be
no real abiding heaven in the soul. Then why marvel ye that I say
none have ascended into heaven, until the day of my second com-
ing; for the true order of the kingdom of heaven was never reveal-
ed until then.
15. Although souls were made comfortable in hope, and walked in
the light of my first coming, and rejoiced in the anticipation of the
day which was to come, wherein the fullness of the Deity should be
revealed by and through the female; Yet, until then, there was
never a soul born of the Spirit and the Bride; therefore was the
complete kingdom of heaven unknown to them.
16. Marvel not at this, neither let it become a stumblintr block and
a rock of offence to you; for ye cannot alter the purposes of God,
although ye may suffer your way to be hedged up, inscmucii that
ye stumble to rise no more; yet the purposes of God remain un-
CHAP. Ill.j NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT THE FEMALE. 391
moved, and the foundations of heaven unshaken: for God hath pur-
posed from the beginiiing, a hiiiniliatinir work, to prepare the souls
of the children of men to become acce|)table unto Ilim.
17. And until they become abased in their own eyes, and hum-
bled in the dust, in the presence of God, in the order of his appoint-
ment, they can in no M'ise be enabled to fulfill his pui poses, which
are to honor and glorify Him, and Him alone; having no selfish
views mingled therewith, but purely to honor and glorify God in all
their goings forth. And he that seeketh to become exalted, him God
will surely abase; but the humble and obedient He will surely exalt
in due time; for God is just and equal in all his ways and dealings
with mankind.
18. Again, saith the Son of God, hear ye, and understand my
words; for I am the holy Savior of man, and my love is unbounded
to all souls ; yet truth must stand and bear rule, and souls must abide
by it: for the truth and the truth only, will set souls at liberty; and
they who are freed by the truth, are free indeed, and no other free-
dom is there for the soul.
19. Much, very much has been spoken by those who profess to
have been set at liberty, concerning the freedom of the gospel, and
the liberty of the soul. Truly saith the Lord, where the spirit of
Christ is, there is liberty; and this is the liberty which follows the
spirit of Christ.
20. Whenever my spirit finds access into the hearts of the chil-
dren of men, they feel the necessity of removing the sins of the
world, that the soul may be set at liberty and be freed from the bon-
dage thereof Sin becomes exceeding sinful in their sight, and the
soul is awakened to a lively sense of the necessity of bectmiing
righteous : and thus far doth my spirit work for the liberty of the
soul.
21. But when the spirit of the world cometh to lull and pacify the
awakened conscience, and induce it to rest easy beneath the weight
of sin, saying, "Only believe and all will be well;" if the soul
hearken to this, then the spirit and seed of my planting becomes
choked, and the soul is left to settle down into a lifeless form, and
become two fold more the servant of sin, than before my spirit be-
gan to strive with it.
22. And thus have blind souls been leaders of the blind, and la-
bored with zeal to pacify those who have been aroused to a lively
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sense of their loss from God, and the necessity of a deeper work, to
fit and prepare them to meet Him in peace.
23. How oft, saith the Savior, have I heard those who profess to
be ministers of the gospel of freedom, striving to pacify those with
whom my spirit had been striving for the deliverance of their poor
and needy souls; yea, souls that had cried to me in sincerity, that I
would in mercy open some way of deliverance, that they might be-
come acceptable in my sight: and ere the work of deliverance was
wrought in them, their souls were pacified into a blind hope that they
might be saved, and set at liberty, while the sins of the world re-
mained hid and concealed in their bosoms.
24. Therefore, saith the Lord, I do pronounce a heavy wo, yea wo
upon wo, upon those who strive to lull the consciences of those who
become convicted of sin. For where the spirit of the Lord is there
is liberty; and the moment my spirit enters the heart, the soul at
once begins to struggle for liberty and life; and could my spirit
have its perfect work, unmolested, it would always lead souls to
the iieiv birth, that they might be born into rny kingdom of peace
and liberty.
25. But alas! alas! saith the Savior, how many untimely births
have been caused by those who sought to stifle the conviction of the
soul that was struggling, under the influence of my spirit, to be set
at liberty! How greatly do ye err in these things, not knowing the
scriptures!
26. Ye set light for darkness, and darkness for light; freedom for
bondage, and bondage for freedom. Ye consider not that I the
Lord and Savior, came to set souls at liberty from beneath the yoke
of sin and death ; ye consider not that I the Lord, came to save
souls from their sins, by taking away the sins of the world, and not
to sanctify them in their sins and abominations in my sight.
27. Be it known unto all nations, kindreds and tongues, that I
have come as a refiner and purifier of silver; and with the fire of
the gospel I will try every son and daughter of Adam's race, that
Cometh unto me ; for I have come to purify and cleanse as with re-
finers' fire, and fullers' soap; and no one shall escape the purifying
of their own souls, by the fire of my coming, even from the king
upon the throne to the beggar upon the dung hill, who ever shall be-
come acceptable unto me.
28. For I am Lord of lords and King of kings; and unto me shall
every knee bow, and unto me shall every tongue confess the abom-
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inations which lie concealed within their own hosoms, let their
name, fame or wealth be what it mu}'.
29. I am the light of the world; and before my jndgrnent seat, in
my witnesses, shall every sonl bring their deeds, and be judged ac-
cording to the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or
whether they be evil ; for souls cannot bring their deeds to the light,
unless they themselves come to the light.
30. And as I spake to my disciples, while on earth, saying. Ye are
the light of the world, a city set on a hill which cannot be hid; so
say I now, in my second coming, wherein I have come to judge the
world in righteousness, and purify her inhabitants.
31. Those who are separated from the world, in my name, and in
the name of the beloved Queen of Zion, and have purified their
hands and hearts, by confession and true repentance, and have come
into my family, my one family, where all things are common, and
no one can say that aught which he possesses is his own, they are
my witnesses.
32. Yea, where hundreds of souls can dwell together in brotherly
love, as brethren and sisters of one family, influenced by no other
love but that which is pure, daily crucifying the flesh, with its affec-
tions and lusts, to obtain that pure union of the spirit which belongs
to the family of Christ; such, and such only, are my witnesses, and
heirs of my heavenly kingdom.
33. And these do T proclaim aloud, to be the light of the world,
a city set upon a hill which cannot be hid; and unto this light shall
every soul come, and bow their spirits, and with their own tongues
confess the deeds done in the body, whether they be many or few,
great or small : to this light, where my judgment seat is placed,
shall they be brought for judgment.
34. And he that confesseth and forsaketh his sins, shall find mercy
and forgiveness ; but he that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; for
the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. (See Prov. xxviii. 13.)
35. And thus have I come in the latter day, to judge the earth,
and purify the people ; for my tabernacle is with men, and in the
keeping of the children of men. And my judgment seat is placed
in my witnesses, who are the light of the world, a city set on high,
which cannot any longer remain hid; but her light must shine
abroad, in due time, even to the uttermost parts of the earth, and
nations and kindreds shall flow unto her.
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394 THE PURIFYING WOHK [PART V.
CHAPTER IV.
The worJc of the Savior is to purify souls. His compassionate prar/'
er for a lost icorld. He cxhorteth all to repentance. He ivarns
them against idolatry.
1. Again, saith the holy Savior, listen and understand my words.
I am the Savior, and besides me there is none to deliver. I am the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world ; and he who
coramitteth sin, is of the devil, and I own him not. But he that
sinneth not, is begotten of God ; for no soul liveth and sinneth not,
except he is begotten of God. (See Jno. i. 29. & I. Jno. iii. 8. and
V. 18.)
2. I have come to take away the sins of the world in all who
come unto me, that they may become an acceptable offering, blame-
less and undefiled in the sight of my God ; for no soul goeth to the
Father but by me, being purified from the sins of a corrupt nature
by the brightness of my coming.
3. For as the light cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto
the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man, in his glory ;
for the light of my coming shall not only extend from the east even
unto the west, but from the north unto the south, shall the light
and brightness of my coming extend. (See Matt. xxiv. 27.)
4. And thus saith the holy Savior, I would that all men would
believe and be saved, and know the day of their visitation, and not
reject the light of ray coming, as did the Jews the light of my first
coming, on whom the judgments of God, my Heavenly Father, did
speedily fall.
5. But foreseeing that there are many who will turn a deaf ear
to the voice of their God, and trample under foot the sayings of his
beloved Son, my soul hath become exceeding sorrowful, even unto
tears of anguish for their sakes.
6. Yet for the elect^s sake, yea, for the sake of those who are
sincerely striving to live up to the best light and understanding which
is made known to them, and daily crying to me, to open some way
of deliverance for their poor afflicted souls, hath my Father conde-
scended to send forth his word, out of whose mouth goeth the tes-
timony of eternal truth, whether souls hear, or whether they forbear.
CHAP, IV.] OF THE SAVIOR, 395
7. The word of God hath gone forth from his lips, and will nev-
er return unto Ilim void; but a savor of life unto life, or of death un-
to death, will it prove to all souls. And thus hath the sword
gone forth, which shall slay the fallen nature of the nations, and bring
the end of the world.
8. Knowing saith the Savior, that the times were accomplished
for the fierce anger of the Lord to be poured upon the earth, and
upon the inhabitants thereof, because of the abominations which
are daily committed thereon; I, the Savior, being the mediator be-
tween God and the children of men, in love and tender compassion
for my elect's sake, and for the sake of all, that they might have a
free offer of mercy, and be left without excuse, did I bow my soul
before the throne of my Heavenly Father, in bitter lamentations.
9. And thus did I beseech Him, that He would spare a little long-
er, and slack his hand of sore judgments, which the earth was already
ripe to receive at the hand of her God. Yea out of love to the souls
of the children of men, did I plead with my Heavenly Father, that
He would with-hold his fierce wrath and stay his heavy judgments
upon all souls, until they had heard his word, and had a fair offer to
escape if they would.
10. And thus was my soul bowed, for many days, in deep suppli-
ca*'~on to God, that He would condescend to send forth his warning
voice, to prepare the way in the wilderness, for that word of the tes-
timony, which is as a flaming fire upon the dross of an evil nature.
11. Nor did I receive rest or consolation, until I received a firm
promise from the mouth of my God, that according to my desire and
earnest supplication, so in like manner should it be granted to all
souls: For saith that God who ruleth above, I delight more in mer-
cy than in judgment; therefore will I extend mercy, and lengthen
out the cord of my forbearance, for thy name's sake, O thou Son, in
whom I am well pleased.
12. And now, O ye sons and daughters of men ! what shall I say
to you, to cause you to know the day of your visitation? and to
make your escape, speedily, from the plains of that Sodom, which
is about to fall a victim to the wrath and vengeance of Almighty
God, for the base and foul abominations which are committed
therein ?
13. Weep and lament, O ye sons and daughters of affliction! be-
jcause of the day wiiereiii ye live. Clothe yourselves in sackcloth,
j^ea, put on your mourning attire, because of the coming of the
396 THE PUItlFYING WORK [pART V.
Lord, the great and terrible One of Israel, who purposed to "shake
terribly the earth," and not the earth only, but the inhabitants there-
of; for the day of the Almighty hath come, and who among the
sons of men can escape his Almighty hand?
14. God, in his everlasting mercy and condescension, hath length-
ened out his forbearance, in a marvelous manner, towards the chil-
dren of men ; with the intent that they might be reached with the
offers of his mercy, and escape the just recompense of sore judo--
ments, and speedy desolation.
15. For the earth is already more sunken in abominations, than at
any preceding age of the world. And if God spared not the inhab-
itants of the old world, who had not been the subjects of that light
and understanding which are given in this your day; how can He
forever endure the abominations which are committed in this day,
which are far more heinous in his sight than the abominations of
the old world? for their light is far greater.
16. I say the justice of God forbids, that the earth should contin-
ue in its present state of sin and wickedness; but that sore judg-
ments should mark the footsteps of those who refuse to hearken to
the counsel of the Lord, by turning from the evil of their ways.
17. Howl, O ye nations, and weep; for the wrath of God is kin-
dled against you, and ye cannot escape his Almighty hand ! Lament,
O ye seas, and ye islands, for the abominations which have encom-
passed you around !
18. Wo! wo! be unto the earth, because of her offences! O that
she could know, even in this the day of her visitation, that which
belongs to her everlasting peace ! But because of the darkness
which covereth the earth, and the gross darkness which covereth the
people, many, very many will be left to reject the light, and be
found fighting against their own best good.
19. For men have set darkness for light, and light for darkness,
insomuch that they know not when good cometh. Therefore will
they be left to hardness of heart, to become the subjects of strong de-
lusions, to believe a lie, that their condemnation may be made sure.
20. For man hath so firmly fixed his purposes to serve God and
mammon, both at one time, that great will be the controversy be-
tween God and man on this point; for God hath purposed to stain
the glory of all flesh, that He alone may be glorified in this day.
21. And as man builds, so the Lord will surely pull down; for
man's glory is nearly at an end; for the Lord created man for a
CH\P. IV.] OF THE SAVIOR. 397
jrlorv to Himself, that lie might receive glory and honor of the
works of his hands. And thus will tlie purposes of the Lord be ac-
complished; for the glory of the Lord hath begun, which shall fill
the whole earth.
22. Although mankind may seek to glorify God, while they glory
in the base and corruptible things of time; yet remember the same
God rulcth, wlio ruled in the days of his figurative work, which re-
quired, that all idols should be destroyed out of the land, saying,
"Ye shall serve Me, the living and true God, and no other god but
Me shall ye worshij)." Men, in this day, have graven unto them-
selves many gods, to which they bow themselves and pay homage,
forgetting the only living and true God, who alone is worthy.
23. But know ye, O ye children of men, who worship and adore
gods of silver and gold, wood and stone; and ye who adore the
creature more than ye do the Creator; know ye, the time is at hand,
when your idols will suddenly be swept away, as with the breath of
the nostrils of Him who hath come to establish his throne upon the
earth, that He alone may receive honor and glory.
24. Know ye, O ye children of men ! ye cannot serve God and
mammon. Ye must either be servants of God, indeed and in truth;
or the servants of the prince of the world. Ye must either be of
the one family of Christ; else must ye be of the gentiles, who
stand without, and of the heathenish nations, who know not the
living and true God.
25. For what profit is there in knowing the Lord and believing
there is a Supreme Being, who rules the universe; yet utterly deny-
ing Him in all your ways? Far more tolerable would it be for souls,
that they remained ignorant of the living and true God, and of his
Christ, than to reject them by evil works.
26. Therefore, beware how ye commit idolatry, while professing to
serve and worship the living and true God ; for God will not be
mocked and suffer the soul to go unpunished, in this day of his
mighty power. But the souls that trifle in this day, will do it at the
risk of their own lives, and of the welfare of their own immortal
souls. For the day of the vengeance of the Almighty is near, when
souls will tremble, and seek to hide from the wrath of Him, who
hath come to take vengeance upon a wicked and rebellious genera-
tion.
27. These things spenk I, the Son of God, with my warning voice,
to all who may hear the same, that ye prepare for the coming of the
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great and terrible One, by being found in low humiliation, earnestly
crying to God to show you the way wherein your feet should go, in
order to become acceptable in his sight. And if this ye do, in the
sincerity of your hearts, divested of the idols of time, ye shall re-
ceive the full answer of your prayers, and know the requirements of
God to you, beyond a doubt.
23. But if ye pray with your hearts filled with the idols of time,
saying, Spare O Lord, T pray thee, my houses and my lands, my wife
and my children, and also ray great name among men ; touch not,
I pray thee, any of these, and I will become a willing servant to thee
all my days ;
29. I say unto such as pray this hypocritical prayer, desiring to
carry their idols with them, while journeying the strait and narrow
path which leads to heaven, such prayers, know ye, are an abomi-
nation in the sight of God.
30. And if ye receive an answer thereunto, to favor your purposes
of serving God, cumbered with the idols of time, know ye, it will
be from the source of all evil, and from the father of all delusion,
that ye may believe a lie, and still remain the servants of your strong
enemy.
CHAPTER V.
All souls, after hearing the gospel, are left to their own free choice.
The nature of the resurrection declared. The harvest of the
world. Souls coming to the Savior, must be purified from all
iniquity.
1. Thus saith the Savior, All souls, even after hearing the solemn
words of my Heavenly Father, and the firm declaration of his belov-
ed Son, concerning the one only way of deliverance from the pow-
er of evil, may, if they choose, try the broad road, which consists of
many imaginary roads, and fanciful ways to heaven.
2. Yea, saith the Lord, ye are at liberty to try all ways, and prove
all things; and when ye find a way which saves you from all sin, and
ye can daily see the travel of yrur souls and be satisfied, then h(;ld
fast to that which is good, and prove it, even to the end : for sin
CHAP, v.] AIlK LEFT TO THEIR FREE CHOICE. 399
and the nature of sin, being the only separating wall between God
and the children of men, is the only obstacle to be removed.
3. Therefore I am willing that souls, who will not be persuaded
by my call, should try all ways, and hold fast to that which saves
them from sin. But when ye have tried all ways, and fail to obtain
a victory over sin, so that ye can restrain yourselves at all times;
then know ye that salvation is found only in Zion, where God hath
placed his name for salvation, and established his altars for sacrifice.
4. But know ye this truth; ye must have your lost time to lament;
and all the loss that ye have thus brought upon yourselves, to labor
out of, through great sufferings, or you can never find a place in the
kingdom of God.
5. Again hear ye, and hearken to my words; Thus and thus will
I instruct you, O ye children of men, ye that have ears to hear, and
hearts to receive, concerning the resurrection from the dead. How
greatly do ye err in this thina, not knowing the scriptures. Know
ye not that, "They which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that
world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are
given in marriage." (Luke xx. 35.)
6. How do ye put far away this saying, as though it had refer-
ence only beyond the grave? Am not I the Resurrection, the power
and the life? Whosoever believeth on me, and obeyeth my words,
shall never die. And he that cometh to me, and receiveth my spir-
it, is already risen from the dead.
7. And such being judged of the deeds done in the body, wheth-
er they dwell in earthly tabernacles, or have left the natural body,
the same have risen from the dead, and become heirs of the resur-
rection ; and if they continue in my word, they shall never see
death. These neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as
the Angels of God in heaven.
8. Marvel not at this, O ye people! for ye cannot alter the pur-
poses of God, who hath purposed to refine unto Himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works, who shall become far more precious
in his sight than fine gold; therefore marvel not that I say unto you
the resurrection hath already begun, and many have risen from the
dead, and become alive unto righteousness.
9. These follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth; that is, they
walk in the same self-denying footsteps as did their Lord and Head;
and thus it is truly said, "They follow the Lamb whithersoever he
goeth." These are they who are not defiled with women; they are
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virgins; neither is guile found in their mouths, being without fault
before the throne of God; these are harvested from the eartli.
10. "And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud
one* sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown,
and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another Angel came out of tiie
temple, crying with a loud voice, to him that sat on the cloud,
Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to
reap: for the liarvest of the eartli is ripe. And he that sat on the
cloud, thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped."
(Rev. xiv.)
11. Read ye this and understand, and know that I have come to
harvest the earth; for the harvest of the earth is ripe; and blessed
and holy are they who are counted worthy to be harvested from the
earth, and prepared in the hands of the harvestmen, to be gather-
ed as wheat, well fanned from cliutf, into my Father's garners.
12. Yea, I have come with my fan in my hand, and will thoroughly
purge piy floor, and gather the wheat into sure and safe garners ;
but the chaff, and all that is of the enemy's sowing, will I burn
with unquenchable fire.
13. Why can ye not understand these my sayings, and be able to
comprehend my meaning? He that hath ears to hear, let him hear;
but none are so deaf as those who will not hear. Yet they that
have ears to hear, and hearts to receive, cannot fail to comprehend
my meaning, and see the propriety of the harvest.
14. For the husbandman hath no profit of the fruits of the earth,
until they are harvested, and cleansed from every thing that is foul
and unclean. So in like manner, do the children of men remain
unprofitable to God, so long as they remain in the state of sowing to
the flesh.
15. For the vegetable creation is known by seed time and harvest;
but if it remained one continual season of sowing the seed, and
nothing came forth for the harvest, what profit would there be in
sowing the seed? Therefore the Lord so formed his creation, that
there should be both seed time and harvest; a time to sow and a
time to reap.
16. And thus hath He decreed in relation to the sowing the seed
of man; God never designed that man should forever sow and
*The word one is a .supply of the translators. The true meaning, accord-
ing to the original is, tlic likeriess of the Son of man was upon or in the
white cloud. Eds>.
CHAP, v.] ARE LKFT TO THKIR FREE CHOICE. 401
never reap; man hath, for ages and ages, been bnsily engaged iu
sowing his seed, in muhiplyinj and replenishing the earth with a
numerous offspring; and the time of the sowing of seed is accom-
plished in many, and the harvest day hath surely come, and the field
of the earth is already ripe: but the harvest is truly great, and as
vet, tlie laborers are few.
17. But tlie earth cannot all be reaped at once, but that part which
is most ripe, that will I reap first, and cause to be secured from dan-
ger. And thus will I continue until the whole earth is reaped, and
the good seed safely gathered in my garners, well threshed and fan-
ned from all chaff and cheat, and from the evil seed of the enemy.
18. And again; what profit is there in harvesting the earth, faster
than the fruit can be secured and well taken care of? The soid that
is harvested from the earth, without the proper means of becoming
prepared in the hands of the w^orkmen, to be gathered into safe pro-
tection, where it may receive the necessary work of purification, is
like grain harvested and left to rot upon the earth, being profitable
neither to man nor beast. So are souls, being harvested without
the means of coming into the necessary work of cleansing and pu-
rification.
19. The soul that receives the testimony which is a sharp sickle,
and therewith is reaped from the earth, never can return to the
earth again and receive nourishment therefrom, and flourish therein.
Yet souls may hear the testimony of the gospel and believe it not, to
conviction; These remain ungathered by the sharp sickle. (See
Rev. xiv. 18.)
20. Others may hear and believe, and profess to obey; yet so long
as they still take pleasure in earthly and carnal things, they have
never been harvested from the earth; else they would no more seek
to be re-animated therein, than trees being cut down from the earth,
would again return to the earth and seek to be re-established therein.
21. And in this, as well as in all other points, souls are left to be
free agents ; for God hath never designed a work to compel souls,
contrary to their own inward conviction, which brings a voluntary
and free choice, whether they will be harvested from the earth, and
no more seek nourishment therefrom, or whether they will hang be-
tween the heavens and the earth, as fit subjects for neither, and
finally drop to the earth again, and there be as salt having lost its-
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savor, fit for nothing but to be cast out and trodden under foot of
men. (See Matt. v. 13.)
22. The fate of souls cannot be decided, but by their own decis-
ion. God hath provided the means sufficient to try every soul and
prove all ; and by the means which He hath provided shall all souls
be tried, and God Himself will be blameless.
23. Souls cannot be wholly harvested from the earth by the hear-
ing of the testimony alone, although they may believe beyond a
doubt, insomuch that things of time no more seem pleasing to them,
and a death blow is thereby given to all earthly enjoyments.
24. But the case is yet to be decided by the soul, whether he shall
suffer the sickle, which is the power of the testimony, wholly to
undermine the world in himself, by obeying it, or whether he shall
shrink at the keen, two edged sword, and refuse to be slain thereby,
and harvested from the earth, Therefore is man left to decide his
own fate, there being always sufficient power and strength in the
gospel, to save unto the uttermost, all who are willing to be subject
to its requirements.
25. And he that loseth his life for my sake and the gospel, shall
find that life which hath no end ; but he that seeketh to save his
life, the same shall lose it, and never become a partaker of that life
which is hid with Christ in God. (See Col. iii. 3.)
26. Let him that hath ears to hear, hear and understand these my
words; and know ye, that they who are not willing to suflfer all
things, and to endure all things for my sake and the gospel, are not
worthy of a place in my kingdom of peace and rest.
27. And again, " He that is ashamed of me and of my words," in
the presence of this crooked and perverse generation, of him will I
be ashamed, in the presence of my Father and all the holy Angels;
but he that will confess me and my words, before a crooked and
perverse generation, him will I confess before my Father, and in
the presence of all the holy Angels.
28. But know ye, O inhabitants of the earth, ye that would be
followers of the Lamb whithersoever he goeth, ye are they that will
have your names cast out as evil, having all manner of evil falsely
spoken of you for my name's sake.
29. For the servant is not greater than his lord and Master; and
if I, your Lord and Master, have received persecution and abuse,
in every way and form, being reviled and spit upon, having my
name cast out as one of the vilest of the vile, a friend of publicans
CHAP, v.] ARE LEFT TO THEIR FREE CHOICE. 403
and sinners, a partaker with the lewd and unchaste, a gluttonous
man, and a wine bibber:
'SO. Yea, one who cast out devils by Beelzebub the prince of dev-
ils, (which in this day, would be termed the power of witchcraft,)
I say, if I, your Lord and Master, have received these vile accusa-
tions, and many more which have never been named, how think ye
to escape these things, ye who become of my household ?
31. Therefore when ye shall be stricken like your Lord, then re-
joice and be exceeding glad, that ye are counted worthy to receive
disgrace in the cause of your Lord, and to be despitefully used, and
have your names cast out as evil workers; yea, rejoice, knowing
your reward is great in heaven.
32. These things I speak, to forewarn all to beware that they be-
come not as fighters, in this way, against me; but that ye may know
and understand, that I come as a thief, out of sight of all human cal-
culation ; equally as much so, as was my first coming. Therefore
I forewarn all to watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation, and
are found fighting against me.
33. For had ye known of a certainty, the watch in which the thief
would have come, ye would not have suffered your house to be
broken open, and your goods spoiled ; therefore I warn you again
and again, to watch: for 1 come as a thief in the night, and unless
ye watch and pray without ceasing, ye will surely be deceived in
the coming of your Lord.
34. For I plainly perceive that ye are not looking out for him as a
thief; but ye are looking to behold him in the clouds, surrounded
with a numerous host of saints and Angels, in a great display of
pomp and power. But this cannot be according to your expecta-
tion and natural views of my coming.
35. For as a thief, out of sight, will I come, and none shall behold
me to salvation, save those who are virgins, having their lamps well
trimmed and burning. For I come as a thief in the night, yea, at
midnight darkness; for darkness hath covered the earth and gross
darkness the people.
36. And none but the meek and the pure in heart shall ever see
the glory of my coajing, and go forth with the Bridegroom, to the
marriage. Neither will I accept those who are foolish virgins, who
depend upon the light of those who are wise ; for each and every
soul shall become wise for themselves, and walk in the light, even
as I am in the light, ere they go forth with me, to the marriage
supper.
404 THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, * [PART V.
CHAPTER YI.
The kingdom of heaven cometh not by observation. Those v^ho loil-
lingly embrace the cross, shall be kings and priests unto God. A
solemn warning to all, to beware how they treat the simple work of
God, 4'c.
1. And now, O ye dark and benighted ! saith the holy Savior,
what more shall I say to cause you to understand my coming? I
have toiled much that ye might receive these my words, and be prof-
ited thereby; because of the love that I have for all souls, not wil-
ling that any should perish in ignorance, but that all souls might
know and understand my coming, and the form thereof: for it will
be in those whom ye, in nature, consider as the vilest of the vile,
and as unexpected as a thief in the night.
2. For the kingdom of heaven cometh not by observation, but
is out of sight, being within you* (See Luke xvii. 21.) For this
cause shall many be offended, because the kingdom of heaven com-
eth unperceivable to their natural eyes ; but is inclosed within
those who have become fools for my sake, and glory in nought save
the cross, despising the shame for my name's sake; and blessed and
holy are they, above all nations, kindreds and tongues.
3. For they are the first risen of those who sleep, and the first
ripe fruits unto God and the Lamb, being harvested from the earth,
and made clean for the use of my Heavenly Father.
4. These shall be made kings and priests unto Him, to go before
all nations, being the children of the first order of the resurrection,
the first ripe fruits, well threshed and fanned, and refined, as the
sons of Levi, who wait upon the Lord, and do his services in the
holy tabernacle.
5. These become a royal priesthood unto God and the Lamb;
and of this seed, which is most holy, shall the earth be replenished
with a righteous offspring. And for this cause have I come as a re-
finer, to purify these sons of Levi and thoroughly purge them from
all dross, that they may be a pure seed that they sow nothing impure.
6. For these are they who sow my word in the hearts of the chil-
dren of men; yea, the seed of the gospel which is within, can they
scatter abroad, which is pure and undefiled. For the kingdom of
" The kingdom of heaven is in the heart of every true Believer.
CHAP. VI.] COMETH NOT BY OBSERVATIOM. 405
lieaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which, though a very small
seed; yet when it takeih root in the earth, sprouteth forth and be-
cometh a tree, sufficient to cover the birds of heaven, and support
them in its branches.
7. And thus is the seed of faith, which being small in the begin-
inff, and least of all seeds, to appearance, and although sown in ob-
scurity; yet in the end produceth a tree of sufficient magnitude to
shelter the weary, and support the weak and trembling knee; and
those who are ready to faint by the way, may quietly repose beneath
its shadow. And all who rise into the pure, heavenly element, can
rest in its branches.
8. Wherefore ye may all see, by the sayings of your Lord, that
the beginning of all these things is small, and hidden from the wise
and exalted, and those who, with an earthly sense, look for great
and high things; for God is not in the wind nor in the tempest of
disorder and confusion; but in the still small voice, which is heard
by none but the humble and meek, those who look not for great and
mighty displays of outward power and might. (See I. Kings xix. 12.)
9. Yet mighty and terrible is the power of God to the pulling
down of the strong holds of Satan, but in the work of saving souls
it is all performed by the still small voice; and for this cause will
many mistake the rtal work of God, and call it delusion; because it
is so small and inferior, and so self-degrading to all their natural
and carnal views of the work of God.
10. Therefore I solemnly forewarn you, again and again, to beware
how ye treat the simple work of God, and the work of that gospel
which was framed in wisdom, to undermine, in man, all that is
great and high, and bring into contempt all that is honorable among
men. Therefore beware how ye become despisers, lest your bands
be made strong: for the work of God was never calculated to charm
the eyes of the high-minded, but to bring contempt to the beholder.
(See Isa. xxviii. 22.)
11. Read ye and understand, whether it hath not been thus from
the beginning of God's work among mankind, even in the days of
David, a man after God's own heart. How did the haughty Michal
despise the behavior of this noble king, because he was moved up-
on by the gift and power of God to glorify Him with all his might,
in nakedness as to his royal ornaments.*
*David was not naked, but was girded with a linen ephod. (See II. Sam,
vi. 14.) Eds.
40() THE KINGDOM OK HEAVEN, [PART V.
]'2. This was a figure whicli alluded to the virgin Church, which,
according to the prophet, should rejoice in the dance, both young
men and old together, before the Lord, being stripped of every thing
which is evil, yea, and of their own wills. These are able to wor-
ship God in the dance; for He hath turned their sorrow into glad-
ness, and their mourning into joy; therefore can they worship God
in songs of everlasting joy, and in the dances of them that make
merry. (See Jer. xxxi. 4 to 14.)
13. But beware all ye beholders of the worshipers of God, let their
singularities be never so great in your sight, beware how ye despise
and reproach that which ye do not understand, lest ye become bar-
ren souls, and by the curse of God, be debarred from becoming a
fruitful vine in his kingdom of peace and rest. Ye cannot compre-
hend the ways of the Almighty, nor fathom the depth of his work,
it being firmly laid in wisdon), beneath the comprehension of all
human skill.
14. Therefore be warned in due season, and escape the curse of
God designed for mockers and despisers of the simplicity of that
worship which He hath chosen, wherein to be magnified and hon-
ored by the children of his kingdom, who have become fools, that
they may be wise virgins and little children, that they may play in
innocence before the Lord, knowing no shame because of the nak-
edness of their souls, in his presence, being stripped of the garment
of sin; therefore they know no shame.
15. And this is the best robe, the robe of innocence; and with this
robe of childlike innocence, shall all souls be clad who return to
their Heavenly Father, like the prodigal son, and are stripped of
their garments of servitude to sin. With this robe of childlike in-
nocence, shall they be clad; for there is no robe so precious, it
covereth the soul with righteousness, from the crown of the liead
even to the soles of the feet.
16. And how can they refrain from playing before the Lord, who
hath delivered them from their strong enemy, the tyrant of their
souls, and set them at liberty to serve Him with clean hands and
pure hearts. If these should hold their peace, and with-hold their
faculties from serving God, the very stones would cry out in judg-
ment against thern. (See Luke xix. 40.)
17. Again, listen ye and understand my sayings: " Behold, I come
quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according
as his work shall be," (Rev. xxii. 12.)
CHAP. VI.] COMKTH NOT BY OBSERv'ATION. 407
18. How do ye reconcile this saying of mine with your present
views of the coming of your Lord; since ye hold that the state of
all souls is decided before the coming of your Lord, and their re-
ward sealed, whether it be good, or whether it be evil? How can
this be, seeing my reward is with me, and I am come as a refiner,
and a separator between the precious and the vile, and to set the
sheep on my right hand and the goats on my left ?
19. If this be the manner of my coming, to reject all but those
who are faultless, no flesh would be able to stand before me; for all
have sinned and come short of that righteousness whereby they
may be justified, either by the law or the gospel; therefore have all
become offenders in my sight, some more and some less. And none
do I find so precious and so pure, that they are in any wise prepar-
ed for the kingdom of heaven, without first passing through the
fire of the refiner.
20. Therefore have I come as a refiner, to make the separation
between the precious and the vile; and that part in man which will
stand the purifying fire of the gospel, which burns as an oven, and
will suffer the loss of all that is of a chaffy nature, the same shall
be saved, and suffer the loss of nothing which would ever do them
any good. And thus shall they be purified in the hands of the re-
finer, and receive according as their works shall be.
21. And no one shall escape, from the greatest to the least of the
creation of God, and from the most righteous down to the most de-
praved of the human family ; for the final fate of none has ever
been decided, until the judgment. And this is not the work of one
day nor of many days. It is called The day of Judgment, and so
it is; for "one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thou-
sand years as one day. It is the day and dispensation of the judg-
ment, the second coming of the divine spirit of Christ, to judge
the world in righteousness.
22. And judgment hath already begun at the house of God, and
shall never cease until all souls have had an offer to prove themselves
in this dispensation of the judgment, which is a terrible day; a day
of fire and thick smoke as from a burning pit; for the conflagra-
tion is great; because man hath heaped up much fuel for the con-
sumer.
23. Therefore, terrible is the day of the Lord, the day in which
He hath come to judge the world, and render unto every one ac-
cording as his works shall be, wherein the old carcass of iniquity
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shall be raised, and brought, with its deeds, to the judgment, let it
have slept never so long in quiet repose, and been vanished from
mortal recollection, like the natural body, which returneth to dust
and is no more seen.
24. Yet the last loud and shrill trumpet will awaken the sleeping
dead, and that body of corruption, with all its bones and sinews,
that is, the principles of which it is composed, and]by which it is
supported, shall be brought forth in perfect stature, to wait the final
judgment.
25. And no other natural body than this, (which is the body of
the sins of the flesh. See Col. ii. 11.) shall ever be renewed and
brought forth out of the grave : for in the final judgment, the body
of sin, with all its corrupt elements and deeds, shall be raised, and
brought to the memory and recollection of the soul that hath dwelt
therein, and by whom all its 
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