Latter Day Saints

An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

The Testimony of Jesus the Spirit of Prophecy--The Declarations of the Ancient Servants of God--Extracts from the Writings and Testimonies of Moses, Job, David, Isaiah, Zechariah, Micah and Hosea, to be found in the Old Testament, with remarks.

Chapters

1. CHAPTER I.

2. CHAPTER II.

The Testimony of Jesus the Spirit of Prophecy--The Declarations of the Ancient Servants of God--Extracts from the Writings and Testimonies of Moses, Job, David, Isaiah, Zecharia...

3. CHAPTER III.

Extracts from the New Testament, touching the Personal History of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Doctrine of the Atonement--Remarks on the "Times of Refreshing"--Results accruing...

4. CHAPTER IV.

Extracts from the Pearl of Great Price and Inspired Translation of Genesis--Record of Moses regarding Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and Joseph, and of their Faith in the Coming of...

5. CHAPTER V.

6. CHAPTER VI.

Extracts from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants--Christ's Testimony of Himself, of His Power and Calling, etc.--Testimony of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon--Record of John the...

7. CHAPTER VII.

Introduction to the Historical Portion of this Treatise--The Dealings of God with Adam, Cain and Abel--The Institution of Sacrifice--The Symbolism of this Rite--The Words of the...

8. CHAPTER VIII.

9. CHAPTER IX.

Enoch, his Life and Translation--References to Him by Paul and Jude--Copious Extracts from His Prophecy--The Prophet Joseph Smith on Enoch and the Doctrine of Translation--The O...

10. CHAPTER X.

Noah--His Sacrifice--God's Covenant with Him--Melchizedek--His Priesthood--Its Powers--Instances thereof Recorded in the Bible, in the Book of Mormon and in Latter-days--All Pow...

11. CHAPTER XI.

12. CHAPTER XII.

13. CHAPTER XIII.

Sacrifices in the Days of Moses--The Institution of the Passover and the Exodus--The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb--The Covenant of the Atonement between Christ and His Father--...

14. CHAPTER XIV.

15. CHAPTER XV.

16. CHAPTER XVI.

17. CHAPTER XVII.

The Atonement and the Resurrection--Adam and Christ--Why a Law was Given unto Adam--The Results of Disobedience to that Law--Testimony of our First Parents--"Adam fell that Man...

18. CHAPTER XVIII.

19. CHAPTER XIX.

20. CHAPTER XX.

Christ to be Subject to Man--His Descent below all Things--Man's Condition had there been no Atonement--The Sons of God--Man's Inability to Save Himself--Christ's Glory before t...

21. CHAPTER XXI.

The Relation of the Atonement to Little Children--Jesus Assumes the Responsibility of Man's Transgression, and Bears the Weight of his Sins and Sufferings--The Inferior Creature...

22. CHAPTER XXII.

The Operations of the Priesthood in the Heavens and upon the Earth, in Time and Eternity--The Heirs of the Celestial Kingdom--Those who Die without Law--The Judges of the Earth-...

23. CHAPTER XXIII.

24. CHAPTER XXIV.

25. CHAPTER XXV.

The Resurrection--The Universality of the Atonement--The Promises to those who Overcome--The Gospel--Its First Principles--Faith, Repentance, Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Gh...

26. CHAPTER I.

In the last chapter of St. Luke's Gospel is to be found a deeply interesting account of several events that took place on the day that the Redeemer was resurrected. Amongst othe...

27. CHAPTER II.

The Testimony of Jesus the Spirit of Prophecy--The Declarations of the Ancient Servants of God--Extracts from the Writings and Testimonies of Moses, Job, David, Isaiah, Zecharia...

28. CHAPTER III.

Extracts from the New Testament, touching the Personal History of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Doctrine of the Atonement--Remarks on the "Times of Refreshing"--Results accruing...

29. CHAPTER IV.

Extracts from the Pearl of Great Price and Inspired Translation of Genesis--Record of Moses regarding Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and Joseph, and of their faith in the Coming of...

30. CHAPTER V.

"And when he had said these words, behold, the Lord showed himself unto him [the brother of Jared], and said, Because thou knowest these things, ye are redeemed from the fall; t...

31. CHAPTER VI.

Extracts from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants--Christ's Testimony of Himself, of His Power and Calling, etc.--Testimony of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon--Record of John the...

32. CHAPTER VII.

Introduction to the Historical Portion of this Treatise--The Dealings of God with Adam, Cain and Abel--The Institution of Sacrifice--The Symbolism of this Rite--The Words of the...

33. CHAPTER VIII.

"And Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."--Gen., iv, 25.

34. CHAPTER IX.

Enoch, his Life and Translation--References to Him by Paul and Jude--Copious Extracts from His Prophecy--The Prophet Joseph Smith on Enoch and the Doctrine of Translation--The O...

35. CHAPTER X.

Noah--His Sacrifice--God's Covenant with Him--Melchizedek--His Priesthood--Its Powers--Instances thereof Recorded in the Bible, in the Book of Mormon and in Latter-days--All Pow...

36. CHAPTER XI.

The Lord also revealed to Abraham many great and glorious principles and truths relating to the creation. We extract the following from the fragment of the writings of that Patr...

37. CHAPTER XII.

We will now return to Abraham, who is denominated the Father of the Faithful, and who, as we have before seen, was a contemporary of Melchizedek. The testimony in the Bible is d...

38. CHAPTER XIII.

Sacrifices in the Days of Moses--The Institution of the Passover and the Exodus--The Symbolism of the Paschal Lamb--The Covenant of the Atonement between Christ and His Father--...

39. CHAPTER XIV.

From the Bible we turn to the Book of Mormon, with a view to discover to what extent the law of sacrifice, as a type of the offering up of the promised Messiah, was observed amo...

40. CHAPTER XV

It would appear that, when everything shall have been accomplished pertaining or relating to the sacrifice and atonement of the Son of God, in the time of the restitution of all...

41. CHAPTER XVI.

As before stated, these sacrifices which were offered up from the days of Adam until the time of our Savior's advent, were typical of the great expiatory sacrifice which He was...

42. CHAPTER XVII.

The Atonement and the Resurrection--Adam and Christ--Why a Law was given unto Adam--The Results of Disobedience to that Law--Testimony of our First Parents--"Adam fell that Man...

43. CHAPTER XVIII.

It may here be asked, What difference is there between the Son of God, as the Son of God, the Redeemer, and those who believe in Him and partake of the blessings of the Gospel?

44. CHAPTER XIX.

Man, as man, can only make use of the powers which are possessed by man. Made, indeed, as represented in the Scriptures, in the image of God, as monarch of the universe he stand...

45. CHAPTER XX.

Christ to be Subject to Man--His Descent Below all Things--Man's Condition had there been no Atonement--The Sons of God--Man's Inability to Save Himself--Christ's Glory before t...

46. CHAPTER XXI.

The Relation of the Atonement to Little Children--Jesus Assumes the Responsibility of Man's Transgression, and Bears the Weight of his Sins and Sufferings--The Inferior Creature...

47. CHAPTER XXII.

The Operations of the Priesthood in the Heavens and upon the Earth, in Time and Eternity--The Heirs of the Celestial Kingdom--Those who Die without Law--The Judges of the Earth-...

48. CHAPTER XXIII.

There is an inexorable law of God that requires from His professed followers the principles of virtue, honor, truth, integrity, righteousness, justice, judgment and mercy, as ex...

49. CHAPTER XXIV.

From the facts in the case and the testimony presented in the Scriptures it becomes evident that through the great atonement, the expiatory sacrifice of the Son of God, it is ma...

50. CHAPTER XXV.

The Resurrection--The Universality of the Atonement--The Promises to those who Overcome--The Gospel--Its First Principles--Faith, Repentance, Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Gh...