To: StormPrepper
Which the Lord repeated when He spoke to Joseph Smith.Except I looked all thru JS - H 1...
There's no reference to "Lord" there...
Nor is there a reference to "God" there...
Nor is "Jesus" or "Christ" mentioned...
How do you know who spoke to Smith...'cause the text doesn't say...and your interpretive conclusion reads into the text...
To: Colofornian
"Except I looked all thru JS - H 1... "
Mark 12:13
13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
"How do you know who spoke to Smith"
JSH 1:
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the otherThis is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
The devil can appear "as" an angel. But the devil has no glory and you can stand in his presence unaided. Joseph Smith was standing in the presence of God Himself and was transfigured by the Holy Ghost in order withstand God's glory. Joseph describes light and glory which the devil can't create.
"Nor is "Jesus" or "Christ" mentioned..."
"This is My Beloved Son."
I doubt if anyone standing in the presence of God actually has to be introduced.
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