They knew that the scriptures and writings that they had made and recorded would be LOST or CHANGED from what they originally had written. They looked FORWARD to this LAST DISPENSATION OF THE GOSPEL, and that it would be called, as Paul said in Ephesians, The Dispensation of the Fullness of Times.
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:
This Dispensation was to come and RESTORE ALL that has been lost over the Centuries, but that is not all.
The Lord said that besides all that existed in earlier Dispensations would be known, but also, many things that Those Dispensations did NOT know, would be REVEALED in this Glorious, LAST Dispensation organized just before the Second Coming of Lord Jesus Christ to RULE upon the Earth.
Isaiah talked so much about the Restoration in the Latter Days, he could be called the Ancient Prophet of the Restoration and now we know that The Prophet Joseph Smith is called the Modern Prophet of the Restoration.
Many of Isaiah's chapters gave details of it. Here are Isaiah's chapters:
Isaiah Chapter 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 18, 24, 29, 33, 34, 35, 51, 52, 54, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66.
You will come across in chapters in the Book of Mormon that will have entries from the BRASS PLATES that Lehi brought with him in 600 B.C., unaltered, and were recorded from those plates straight onto the Gold plates which became the Book of Mormon. These were DIRECT translations so if there are any differences, the Bible had been altered in the many translations it has had.
Compare these with the ones in the Bible and you may see some changes.
John the Revelator also saw the Restoration that would take place before the Day of Judgment and that the Restoration would come by REVELATION and the Ministration of Angels.
See:
REVELATION 14: 6-8
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Also in Modern day Revelation given to the Prophet Joseph Smith is this recorded in:
DOCTRINE and COVENANTS 133: 36-41
36 And now, verily saith the Lord, that these things might be known among you, O inhabitants of the earth, I have sent forth mine angel flying through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel, who hath appeared unto some and hath committed it unto man, who shall appear unto many that dwell on the earth.
37 And this gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.
38 And the servants of God shall go forth, saying with a loud voice: Fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come;
39 And worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters—
40 Calling upon the name of the Lord day and night, saying: O that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence.
41 And it shall be answered upon their heads; for the presence of the Lord shall be as the melting fire that burneth, and as the fire which causeth the waters to boil.
The concept of the Last Days is so intertwined between the Bible and the Book of Mormon that people must believe that the Lord is in control. All they need to do is see what is happening now before their eyes and match them to the Bible, Book of Mormon and Modern Revelations coming to Living Prophets Today.
For more information go to www.lds.org and click on scriptures and do your own investigations, then PRAY about it.
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