THE WOOD ZONE: YOU SHALL SEE MY FACE AND KNOW THAT I AM

THIS BLOG ATTEMPTS TO SHOW HOW SCIENCE IS CATCHING UP WITH REVEALED RELIGION

THIS BLOG IS AN ATTEMPT TO PUT ALL THE COOL STUFF THAT I BUMP INTO ABOUT THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO IT INTO ONE LOCATION.
THE CONTENTS WILL BE FROM AN LDS PERSPECTIVE. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING IN HERE, I DO NOT PARTICULARLY CARE TO ARGUE, UNLESS YOU CAN ADD TO THIS BODY OF WORK. I HAVE AN OPEN MIND, THAT IS WHY I READ STUFF FROM ALL DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND SEEK LEARNING FROM THE BEST BOOKS. I JUST AM NOT HERE TO ARGUE ABOUT IT - BUT TO PUT IT OUT THERE WHERE OTHERS CAN PERUSE/PURSUE IT. I TAKE PARTICULAR INTEREST IN HONEST SEEKERS OF TRUTH AND BELIEVE THAT SCIENCE IS REVEALED RELIGION'S BEST ALLY. YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF TOPICS IN THIS BLOG THAT SHOW SCIENCE BACKING - AND SLOWLY CATCHING UP WITH - REVEALED RELIGION.
ENJOY!!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

YOU SHALL SEE MY FACE AND KNOW THAT I AM

After a busy morning of running errands, my wife and I were enjoying a lazy afternoon in bed with no kids at home and watched this excellent video by my old missionary comp, David Christensen:

I would say our favorite scripture as a couple is D&C 93:1

https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/93.1?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/93.1?lang=eng

as it captures the complete and total essence of being a couple; the pinnacle of our spiritual journey together, so to speak. The attainment of that celestial spark while still habiting this telestial sphere.

We are to grow at our own pace, independent of each other so that we can develop our own talents and explore our own uniqueness and, independent of each other, exercise our agency - all the while becoming one in every way possible. Really, there is nothing more complex, but so beautiful as a couple that gets that balance down perfectly. There is raw and awesome power in a righteous couple that is anxiously engaged and equally yoked, carrying out the will of our Father in Heaven in raising a righteous posterity and bringing the rest of God's children, our brothers and sisters to a knowledge of His Great Plan of Happiness.

I hope you felt the awe of God's love for you as you enjoyed that video. My wife and I both count it as one of our favorite works and I call it "the endowment in under three minutes".

My hope is that I will be able to understand the dual nature of verse 1 as it applies to obtaining a remission of my sins through obedience and baptism and then the reception of the First Comforter or the Holy Ghost and then what I believe is the duality of it in obtaining the Second Anointing and Second Comforter - or the personal ministration of our resurrected Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

In all things spiritual, there is duality. There are washings, and then anointings. There are baptisms and then confirmations. There are anointings of the head and then the sealing of that anointing. There is the endowment and then the sealing of two souls together for time and all eternity. All things in two parts; one preparatory to the other. There is always a forerunner to prepare the way. There are messengers sent to test; and then to deliver the message once the adherent has proven themselves faithful in all things.

God is sure, His ways are Just. Eternal bliss and incomprehensible love is the reward if we but live for it. It is when I ponder on these things that I feel to give away ALL my sins to know Christ personally. One day, I know it CAN happen in this life. The key is vision, persistence (enduring to the end), striving and yearning and teamwork that the marital relationship can bring if it is done properly.

1 comment:

AnonymousOctober 16, 2013 at 2:20 PM
This is my favorite of all David's videos, and one of my family's favorites. It is a stunningly beautiful depiction of what Denver taught in his "First Three Words" talk & paper that focuses on Joseph Smith's late teachings.(http://www.scribd.com/doc/75128804/1st3Words-1) Well worth the read, if you haven't already. There are teachings of Joseph Smith here rarely seen & considered by Latter-day Saints.
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WHY SHOULD WE STUDY THE HIDDEN THINGS RELATED TO THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST?

But the Latter-day Saints are not in darkness; they are the children of light, although many of us will actually be asleep. We shall have to wake up and trim up our lamps, or we shall not be prepared to enter in; for we shall all slumber and sleep in that day, and some will have gone to sleep from which they will not awake until they awake up in darkness without any oil in their lamps. But, as a general thing, the Saints will understand the signs of the times. Others have their eyes closed upon the prophecies of the ancient Prophets; and not only that, but they are void of the spirit of prophecy themselves. When a man has this, though he may appeal to ancient Prophets to get understanding on some subjects he does not clearly understand, yet, as he has the spirit of prophecy in himself, he will not be in darkness; he will have a knowledge of the signs of the times; he will have a knowledge of the house of Israel, and of Zion, of the ten tribes and of many things and purposes and events that are to take place on the earth; and he will see coming events, and can say such an event will take place, and after that another, and then another; and after that the trumpet shall sound, and after that certain things will take place, and then another trump shall sound, &c., &c.; and he will have his eye fixed on the signs of the times, and that day will not overtake him unawares.

JD, O PRATT 7:190

JOSEPH SMITH SAID THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING AND WAITING, WILL KNOW THE HOUR:

"Christ says no man knoweth the day or the hour when the Son of Man cometh. This is a sweeping argument for sectarianism against Latter day ism. Did Christ speak this as a general principle throughout all generations Oh no he spoke in the present tense no man that was then liveing upon the footstool of God knew the day or the hour But he did not say that there was no man throughout all generations that should not know the day or the hour. No for this would be in flat contradiction with other scripture for the prophet says that God will do nothing but what he will reveal unto his Servants the prophets consequently if it is not made known to the Prophets it will not come to pass; again we find Paul 1st of Thesslonians 5th Chapter expressly points out the characters who shall not know the day nor the hour when the Son of Man cometh for says he it will come upon them as the theif or unawares. Who are they they are the children of darkness or night. But to the Saints he says yea are not of the night nor of darkness of that that day should come upon you unawares. John the revelator says 14 chap 7th verse that the hour of his judgements is come they are precursers or forerunners of the comeing of Christ. read Matthew 24 Chap and all the Prophets. He says then shall they see the Sign of the comeing of the Son of Man in the clouds of Heaven. How are we to see it Ans. As the lighting up of the morning or the dawning of the morning cometh from the east and shineth unto the west—So also is the comeing of the Son of Man. The dawning of the morning makes its appearance in the east and moves along gradualy so also will the comeing of the Son of Man be. it will be small at its first appearance and gradually becomes larger untill every eye shall see it. Shall the Saints understand it Oh yes. Paul says so. Shall the wicked understand Oh no they attribute it to a natural cause. They will probably suppose it is two great comets comeing in contact with each other It will be small at first and will grow larger and larger untill it will be all in a blaze so that every eye shall see it." (Joseph Smith, General Conference, April 6, 1843