The Lord’s Coming
In 1835 Joseph Smith prophesied that the coming of the Lord was near and that fifty-six years should wind up the scene. In the History of the Church, volume 2, page 182, we read as follows: “President Smith then stated ... it was the will of God that those who went to Zion, with a determination to lay down their lives, if necessary, should be ordained to the ministry, and go forth to prune the vineyard for the last time, or the coming of the Lord, which was nigh—even fifty-six years should wind up the scene.”
Joseph Smith later said that a voice once told him the following: “ ‘My son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years of age, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man.’ I was left to draw my own conclusions concerning this; and I took the liberty to conclude that if I did live to that time, He would make His appearance. But I do not say whether He will make his appearance or I shall go where He is” (History of the Church, vol. 5, p.336).
On the same page Joseph Smith said: “There are those of the rising generation who shall not taste death till Christ comes.” Joseph Smith then proceeded to make a prophesy about the coming of Christ. Since the last six words have been deleted in the History of the Church (under the date of April 6, 1843) we cite the original source—i.e., Joseph Smith’s diary, March 10, 1843—July 14, 1843: “... I prophecy in the name of the Lord God—& let it be written: that the Son of Man will not come in the heavens till I am 85 years old 48 years hence or about 1890....” (Joseph Smith, Falser Prophet)
Well we know that never happened...Joey Smith never did get to see Jesus...and he never lived to be 85..
“Come on! ye prosecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down your lava! for I will come out on top at last. I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet...When they can get rid of me, the devil will also go.” (Joseph Smith, Sunday, May 26, 1844, History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 408, 409)
One month later God struck Joey Smith dead at the Carthage Jail for claiming he was greater than Jesus.
Whoops wrong again Joey...
You should follow “Jacksonism”...
You consider THAT to be PROPHECY??
Plain ol' common sense is all that's needed here!
You consider THAT to be PROPHECY??
Plain ol' common sense is all that's needed here!