THE WOOD ZONE: A VISION FOR OUR FUTURE

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!!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

A VISION FOR OUR FUTURE - EXPAND YOUR MIND

Living on the West coast, I share an affinity for Asian culture and my best friend in life helped open that world up for me as well as some cute Japanese exchange students back in the post-high school days that my parents invited over. I love their order and preciseness in everything they do and am convinced that they, of all people, would live the gospel and excel at it where we in the West are stereotypically less prone to excel at it due to our slothfulness in general (relatively speaking).

I am a huge fan of their engineering, their devotion to ancestors is unique and intriguing (the only thing more intriguing is the Mormons' baptizin' dead folk....). The only stereotypically bad thing is what I perceive is their marriages - the men are more devoted to their work and post-work social life than to their women and it leaves a huge hole. Mistresses are often the norm, and in various Asian cultures, an accepted fact. This is true even among some that have emigrated here to our austere Victorian-veneered culture where none of that ever occurs......
So excepting a few footnotes, I think highly of and respect the Japanese people and feel to say (as I believe about just about every culture), that some of the best blood of Israel was hidden away there. I am in awe and extremely saddened for the losses (materially and of life) that they are experiencing.

Here is a link: RAW FOOTAGE OF JAPANESE TSUNAMI

Why do I include this stuff on my blog?? Because we will experience the same on our coasts - but on a scale and order of magnitude none dare imagine in its horrifying scope. I have people I care for all along the coast of the US - and I pray that their eyes are opened and that they consider carefully what they would do if something up to 100x higher were to come ashore. Of course, when it does, it will be a blessed relief to the people of this land who will have been oppressed (for around one year) by the Chinese and other nations (aided by our own who do not believe in principles of self-determination and Godly living) who do not value freedom.

Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear will be gathered in their tribulation and will generally be safe from the worst of it. For those who fight against truth, I pity you, for your road is a hard road to tread.

1 comment:

Anthony E. LarsonMarch 12, 2011 at 11:53 PM
If no one else will comment, I'd be happy to. (grin) I've counted dozens of hits on my blog since you posted this kind endorsement of my work and the link. Thanks so much. And if you wouldn't mind, I have a couple of observations I'd like to share. If you will send me an email (the links are on my site and blog), I'd be grateful.
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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