LDS Doctrine and Covenants Critique
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The Doctrine and Covenants
SECTION 65
Revelation on prayer given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Hiram, Ohio, October 30, 1831.
1–2, The keys of the kingdom of God are committed to man on earth, and
the gospel cause will triumph; 3–6, The millennial kingdom of heaven
will come and join the kingdom of God on earth.
1 Hearken, and lo, a voice as of one sent down from on high, who is
mighty and powerful, whose going forth is unto the ends of the earth,
yea, whose voice is unto men—Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his
paths straight.
Note: The Holy Bible was plagiarized.
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The
voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.’” Matthew 3:3
2 The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth,
and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth,
as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll
forth, until it has filled the whole earth.
Note: The gospel is Jesus Christ.
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to
you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you
are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless
you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I
also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third
day according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
3 Yea, a voice crying—Prepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the supper of the Lamb, make ready for the Bridegroom.
Note: Believers will be witnesses for Jesus Christ not His return.
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord,
will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” And He said to
them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has
put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:6-8
4 Pray unto the Lord, call upon his holy name, make known his wonderful
works among the people. 5 Call upon the Lord, that his kingdom may go
forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive it, and
be prepared for the days to come, in the which the Son of Man shall
come down in heaven, clothed in the brightness of his glory, to meet
the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth.
Note: The kingdom of God concerns Jesus Christ.
So, when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging,
to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God,
persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the
Prophets, from morning till evening. Acts 28:23
6 Wherefore, may the kingdom of God go forth, that the kingdom of
heaven may come, that thou, O God, mayest be glorified in heaven so on
earth, that thine enemies may be subdued; for thine is the honor, power
and glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Note: The kingdom of God concerns Jesus Christ.
Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received
all who came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the
things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one
forbidding him. Acts 28:30-31