WHAT? LDS believe the apostle John is still alive? Where has he been hanging out?
WHAT? LDS believe the apostle John is still alive? Where has he been hanging out?
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He has a condo in Independence, Missouri.
Wait a minute, wait a minute - whos on first again?
Well, per Joe Smith, yes!
Even before Joe published the BoM, he supposedly had this "April, 1829" revelation (now recorded as Mormon "scripture" in D&C 7):
And the Lord said unto me; John, my beloved, what desirest thou? For if you shall ask what you will,it shall be granted unto you. And I said unto him: Lord, give unto me power over death, that I may live and bring souls unto thee. And the Lord said unto me: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, because thou desirest this thou shalt tarry until I come in my glory and shall prophesy before nations, kindreds, tongues and people. (D&C 7:1-3)
Now, what's "interesting" about D&C 7 is that the first three verses here are found in the 1833 Book of Commandments (predecessor to the D&C). When Smith originally wrote this out, he had just over 100 words as part of this "revelation." Well, lo & behold, D&C 7 has now crept up to over 250 words!
So, Smith takes a supposed April 1829 "revelation."
Comes up with a 100+ plus word summary for an 1833 publication.
But then when it's published again, it grew 2.5 times! Verses 6 & 7 weren't there originally. Nor were the bottom portions of vv. 1, 3, 5!
(I guess Smith had "chia pet" revelations that grew hair even back then!)