| 581 seas heaving themselves beyond their bounds, deceiving and being deceived, kingdoms becoming disorganized, signs appearing in the heavens causing the tribes of the earth to mourn, &c. &c.
The honest in heart will in these times flock to the standard of King Emanuel [Immanuel], as places of refuge; and for deliverance for the righteous from these troubles, the Lord will cause to be built, the magnificent cities of Zion, and Jerusalem,-which work forms so conspicuous a part of the prophetic writings of the Old Testament. Yes, during the tottering of empires, overthrowing of kingdoms, and fall of Mystery Babylon, the great seat of wickedness; the pure in heart will bend their way to Zion, and thither go with songs of everlasting joy. But before the Lord comes, the tribes of Israel will return back to their lands, and when the gospel is preached to all the world, and the great work of God sufficiently accomplished, the heavens will be unveiled, and Christ with his saints and holy angels, will make their appearance in the clouds with power and great glory-the saints on earth, and those that are in their graves arise, and all flit away through the ethereal sky to meet the hallowed throng;-sects and parties will then be no more, wickedness will hide its face, the earth be purified by fire. After this, the heavenly company will set their feet upon mount Zion-Jesus will gird himself and administer bread and wine anew in his Father's kingdom. This will be the happy time, when saints and angels shall greet-the great marriage supper of the Lamb, when the voice of saints shall be heard from one end of the congregation to the other, saying, crown Jesus, he is worthy; for he hath redeemed us by his own blood out of all nations, and made us kings and priests unto our God, and we shall reign on the earth, (See Rev. v, 9, and 10.) How different this from the imagination of the poet!
"Beyond the bounds of time and space,
Look forward to that heavenly place."
Then will be fulfilled the saying in Daniel: "The stone cut out of the mountain shall fill the whole earth:" then the Millennium will commence, and Christ and his saints reign on earth, and the knowledge of God cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. But woe be to those who reject the gospel, and refuse to comply with all the requisitions of heaven; dismay, horror of a guilty conseience [conscience], and finally, banishment from the presence of God will be their fate.
We do not believe that the Old and New Testaments contain all the revelations that the Lord intends the human family shall have: for the earth must be filled with the knowledge of God, which will be brought about by revelation, as it were upon the house tops, of things that have been buried in oblivion for ages past. The apostle says , "that all scripture given by inspiration is profitable for doctrine, &c.-"Whatsoever was written aforetime was for our profit," &c.,-The bible mentions several books that were written by inspiration; but they are now lost to the world: for instance, the "Book of Nathan the Prophet," "Book of Gad the Seer," "Book of the Prophecy of Ahijah," "Book of the Visions of Iddo the Seer," "Book of Shemeiah the Prophet," and many others that we might mention. The Prophets declare, that when the Lord gathers the house of Israel, he will give an abundance of revelation, and cause many mighty miracles to be wrought, and they even declare that a book shall come forth, to be one of the instruments in the hand of God to gather Israel, (see Isa. xxix, 11.) They also declare that truth shall spring up out of the earth.
This book, referred to by the prophets, is the "Book of Mormon," which we have implicit confidence in, not however as a new bible to exclude the old, as some have falsely represented. It was discovered to Joseph Smith by no less than the ministry of angels, in the township of Manchester, Ontario co., N. Y., A. D. 1827; written on metallic tablets or plates, in hieroglyphics, peculiar to the people whose history it gives. Was translated and published A. D. 1830.-It is a historical, and religious record written in ancient times, by a branch of the house of Israel who peopled this continent, and from whom the Indians are descended.
Says one, did not John the Divine forbid any additions to the bible? We answer he forbid any addition to his book of revelation or prophecy; but said nothing about the whole bible; and we do not suppose that John had any power to
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