http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1971592/posts?page=249#249
One must also notice that gates only prevail against something that is already inside of them; they cannot prevail against something that is external to those gates. Was Christ saying that His Church was already inside the gates of hell, and needed to come out?
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Jesus left His Church will Hell inside it ???
No, Jesus did not...
When Jesus was those 3 days in Hell, He marched up to Lucifer/Satan and said Give me those there keys, and the devil trembled and said right smartly YES SIR, and handed them over...
Hell had no dominion over the church...
The enemy, Hell was trying to get INTO the Church, but NEVER did...
So when Joseph Smith was writing his fairy tales there was no need to “restore” the Church..because the Gates of Hell had NEVER prevailed...
Jesus said so and I believe Jesus, the Righteous over the evil sinner Joseph Smith every time...
Joseph Smith might be the “messiah” of the mormons but he’s not mine...
Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior