When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden; he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is MICHAEL, the Archangel, the ANCIENT OF DAYS! Discourses, Vol. 1, page 50.
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. Genesis 2:19.
I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself. Isaiah 44:24.
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When the Virgin Mary conceived the child Jesus, the Father had begotten him in his own likeness. He was not begotten by the Holy Ghost. Discourses, Vol. 1, page 50.
But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:20.
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And who is the Father? He is the first of the human family; and when he took a tabernacle, it was begotten by his father in heaven, after the same manner as the tabernacles of Cain, Abel, and the rest of the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve. Discourses, Vol. 1, page 50.
God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24.
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I was in conversation with a certain learned professor upon this subject, when I replied, to this idea - "if the Son was begotten by the Holy Ghost, it would be very dangerous to baptize and confirm females, and give the Holy Ghost to them, lest he should beget children, to be palmed upon the Elders by the people, bringing the Elders into great difficulties."
Discourses, Vol. 1, page 51.
These ALL continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. Acts 1:14.
And they were ALL filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2:4.
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Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives, and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned; and I will go still further and say, take this revelation, or any other revelation that the Lord has given, and deny it in your feelings, and I promise that you will be damned.
Discourses, Vol. 3, page 266.
He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. Genesis 5:2.
But from the beginning of the creation, God 'made them male and female. (singular) For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, (singular) and the two shall become one flesh'; so then they are no longer two, (not three or more) but one flesh.
Mark 10:6-8.
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There is not a man or woman, who violates the covenants made with their God, that will not be required to pay the debt. The blood of Christ will never wipe that out, your own blood must atone for it; and the judgments of the Almighty will come, sooner or later, and every man and woman will have to atone for breaking their covenants. Discourses, Vol. 3, page 247.
He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14.
Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:12.
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from ALL sin. 1 John 1:7.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Revelation 12:11.
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Their belief reminds me that brother Joseph B. Nobles once told a Methodist priest, after hearing him describe his god, that the god they worshipped was the "Mormons" Devil - a being without a body, whereas our God has a body, parts, and passions. Discourses, Vol. 5, page 331.
God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Numbers 23:19.
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Now, if it should happen that we have to pay tribute to Father Adam, what a humiliating circumstance it would be! Just wait till you pass Joseph Smith; and after Joseph lets you pass him, you will find Peter; and after you pass the Apostles and many of the Prophets, you will find Abraham, and he will say, "I have the keys, and except you do thus and so, you cannot pass;" and after a while you come to Jesus; and when you at length meet Father Adam, how strange it will appear to you present notions. If we can pass Joseph and have him say, "Here; you have been faithful, good boys; I hold the keys of this dispensation; I will let you pass;" then we shall be very glad to see the white locks of Father Adam. Discourses, Vol. 5, page 331-332.
The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. 1 Samuel 2:10.
The LORD shall judge the peoples. Psalm 7:8.
He shall judge the world in righteousness . Psalm 9:8.
Let the heavens declare His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Psalm 50:6.
But God is the Judge. Psalm 75:7.
Arise, O God, judge the earth; for You shall inherit all nations. Psalm 82:8.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render punishment to the proud. Psalm 94:2.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. Psalm 96:13.
For the Father judges no one, but has committed ALL judgment to the Son. John 5:22.
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:30.
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:31-32.