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Date Posted: 17:05:47 04/22/11 Fri
Author: George
Subject: Re: Restoration Scriptures
In reply to: Mamusz 's message, "Re: Restoration Scriptures" on 16:39:32 04/22/11 Fri

>>
>>Wherefore the voice of the Lord is unto the ends of
>>the earth, that all that will hear may hear;
>>prepare ye, prepare ye for that which is to come, for
>>the Lord is nigh; and the anger of the Lord is
>>kindled, and his sword is bathed in heaven, and it
>>shall fall upon the inhabitants of the earth; and the
>>arm of the Lord shall be revealed;
>>and the day cometh that they who will not hear the
>>voice of the Lord, neither the voice of his servants,
>>neither give heed to the words of the prophets and
>>apostles, shall be cut off from among the people;
>>for they have strayed from mine ordinances, and have
>>broken mine everlasting covenant; they seek not the
>>Lord to establish his righteousness,
>>but every man walketh in his own way, and after the
>>image of his own god, whose image is in the likeness
>>of the world, and whose substance is that of an idol,
>>which waxeth old and shall perish in Babylon, even
>>Babylon the great, which shall fall.
>>Section 1:3a-e
>>
>>
>>-Mamusz
>
>
>. . .Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with
>their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have
>removed their hearts far from me, and their fear
>towards me is taught by the precepts of men,
>therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among
>this people;
>
>And they shall contend one with another; and their
>priests shall contend one with another; and they shall
>teach with their learning, and deny the Holy Ghost,
>which giveth utterance. And they deny the power of
>God, the Holy One of Israel; and they say unto the
>people, Hearken unto us, and hear ye our precept; For
>behold, there is no God to-day, for the Lord and the
>Redeemer hath done his work, and he hath given his
>power unto men. Behold, hearken ye unto my precept: if
>they shall say there is a miracle wrought, by the hand
>of the Lord, believe it not; for this day he is not a
>God of miracles; he hath done his work.
>
>O ye workers of iniquity; ye that are puffed up in the
>vain things of the world; ye that have professed to
>have known the ways of righteousness; nevertheless
>have gone astray, as sheep having no shepherd,
>notwithstanding a shepherd hath called after you, and
>art still calling after you, but ye will not hearken
>unto his voice. Behold, I say unto you, that the good
>shepherd doth call you; yea, and in his own name he
>doth call you, which is the name of Christ; And if ye
>will not hearken unto the voice of the good shepherd,
>to the name by which ye are called, behold, ye are not
>the sheep of the good shepherd. And now if ye are not
>the sheep of the good shepherd, of what fold are ye?
>Behold, I say unto you, that the devil is your
>shepherd, and ye are of his fold; and now who can deny
>this?
>
>O ye pollutions, ye hypocrites, ye teachers, who sell
>yourselves for that which will canker, why have ye
>polluted the holy church of God? Why are ye ashamed to
>take upon you the name of Christ? Why do you not think
>that greater is the value of an endless happiness,
>than that misery which never dies, because of the
>praise of the world?
>
>2 Nephi 11:146, 2 Nephi 12:5-8, Alma 3:61-62,65,
>Mormon 4:51-53
>
>-Mamusz

Mamusz, "endless happiness" nowadays means having access to a pile of money and real estate by virtue of the fact that one holds title to an office that superstitious people think God has something to do with, and, consequently, will do any stupid thing you tell them. Its an atheist's dream.

George

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