The Prophet Moroni, when he appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith on 21 September 1823, renewed this promise given by the Prophet Joel in the Old Testament:
JOEL 2: 28-32
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
(My spirit mentioned above does NOT mean the Holy Ghost but to the spirit of Christ or light that enlighteneth every man that comes into the world. Those who listen to this spirit, come to the knowledge of the truth and ACCEPT the Restored Gospel and and are baptised and receive at Confirmation, the GIFT of the Holy Ghost. The GIFT stays with you always as long as you are righteous.)
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, (Red color) before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
(The quote above about Zion and in Jerusalem lets you know that even the Prophet Joel knew that Zion and Jerusalem are TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. Otherwise he would had said, In Mount Zion which is Jerusalem. Mount Zion will be revealed later in the signs.)
It was this Spirit in the Dark Ages that prepared the way and helped them to see the light and translate the Bible, and break away from the darkness of the religious theories of the day which held them back.
This spirit prepared the way for the opening of the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times which we are now in. The Apostle Paul talked about this time that would be coming:
EPHESIANS 1: 10
10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
It inspired good men to discover great inventions and technologies which we have today, which was held back from former ages, to be known only in the Last Days before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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