CHAPTER 42.
JESUS THE CHRIST TO RETURN.
THE LORD'S SECOND ADVENT PREDICTED IN ANCIENT SCRIPTURE.
"Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."[1551] So spake the white-robed angels to the eleven apostles as the resurrected Christ ascended from their midst on Olivet. The scriptures abound in predictions of the Lord's return.
By the "second advent" we understand not the personal appearing of the Son of God to a few, such as His visitation to Saul of Tarsus, to Joseph Smith in 1820, and again in the Kirtland Temple in 1836; nor later manifestations to His worthy servants as specifically promised;[1552] but His yet future coming in power and great glory, accompanied by hosts of resurrected and glorified beings, to execute judgment upon the earth and to inaugurate a reign of righteousness.
The prophets of both hemispheres, who lived prior to the meridian of time, said comparatively little concerning the Lord's second coming; their souls were too full of the merciful plan of redemption associated with the Savior's birth into mortality to permit them to dwell upon the yet more distant consummation appointed for the last days. Certain of them, however, were permitted to behold in vision the working out of the divine purposes even to the end of time; and these testified with unsurpassed fervency concerning the glorious coming of Christ in the final dispensation. Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied saying, "Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all."[1553] In a more extended account of the Lord's revelations to Enoch than is included in the Bible, we read that after this righteous prophet had been shown the scenes of Israel's history, down to and beyond the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ, he pleaded with God, saying: "I ask thee if thou wilt not come again on the earth. And the Lord said unto Enoch: As I live, even so will I come in the last days, in the days of wickedness and vengeance, to fulfil the oath which I have made unto you concerning the children of Noah.... And it came to pass that Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, in the last days, to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years."[1554] Isaiah, in rapturous contemplation of the eventual triumph of righteousness, exclaimed: "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you"; and again: "Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him."[1555] The conditions specified were not realized in the earthly life of the Redeemer; moreover the context clearly shows that the prophet's words are applicable to the last days only--the time of the ransomed of the Lord, the time of restitution, and of the triumph of Zion.
Of all Biblical scriptures relating to our subject, the utterances of the Christ Himself in the course of His earthly ministry are most direct and certain. Many of these we have already considered in the narrative of the Savior's life; the few following are sufficient for present demonstration. "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works."[1556] To the apostles and the people generally He proclaimed: "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."[1557] When a bound prisoner before proud Caiaphas, Jesus answered the unlawful adjuration of the corrupt high priest, by affirming: "I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."[1558]
The apostles had been so impressed with the Master's assurance that He would return to earth in power and glory, that they eagerly questioned as to the time and signs of His coming.[1559] He stated explicitly, though at the time they failed to comprehend Him, that many great events would intervene between His departure and return, including the long era of darkness associated with the apostasy.[1560] But as to the certainty of His advent in glory, as Judge, and Lord, and King, Jesus left no excuse for dubiety in the minds of His apostles. After the ascension, throughout the course of apostolic administration, the future coming of the Lord was preached with earnest emphasis.[1561]
Book of Mormon prophecies concerning the advent of the Lord in the last days are specific and definite. On the occasion of His appearing to the Nephites on the American continent shortly after His ascension from the Mount of Olives, Christ preached the gospel to assembled multitudes; "And he did expound all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory"; and the events to follow, "even unto the great and last day."[1562] In granting the wish of the three Nephite disciples who desired to continue their ministry in the flesh throughout the generations to come, the Lord said unto them:
"Ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father, unto the children of men, even until all things shall be fulfilled, according to the will of the Father, when I shall come in my glory, with the powers of heaven; And ye shall never endure the pains of death; but when I shall come in my glory, ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to immortality: and then shall ye be blessed in the kingdom of my Father."[1563]
THE COMING OF THE LORD PROCLAIMED THROUGH MODERN REVELATION.
To the Church of Jesus Christ, restored and reestablished in these the last days, the word of the Lord has come repeatedly, declaring the actuality of His second advent and the nearness of that glorious yet dreadful event. But a few months after the Church was organized, the voice of Jesus Christ was heard, admonishing the elders to vigilance and proclaiming as follows:
"For the hour is nigh, and the day soon at hand when the earth is ripe: and all the proud, and they that do wickedly, shall be as stubble, and I will burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that wickedness shall not be upon the earth; for the hour is nigh, and that which was spoken by mine apostles must be fulfilled; for as they spoke so shall it come to pass; for I will reveal myself from heaven with power and great glory, with all the hosts thereof, and dwell in righteousness with men on earth a thousand years, and the wicked shall not stand."[1564]
In the month following, the Lord gave instructions to certain elders, concluding with these portentous words:
"Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom: for behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I come quickly. Even so. Amen."[1565]
Again we read in a later revelation:
"And blessed are you because you have believed; and more blessed are you because you are called of me to preach my gospel, to lift up your voice as with the sound of a trump, both long and loud, and cry repentance unto a crooked and perverse generation, preparing the way of the Lord for his second coming; for behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, the time is soon at hand, that I shall come in a cloud with power and great glory, and it shall be a great day at the time of my coming, for all nations shall tremble."[1566]
The Lord Jesus addressed a general revelation to His Church in March 1831, through which His earlier predictions uttered to the Twelve shortly before His betrayal were made plain, and the assurances of His glorious coming were thus reiterated:
"Ye look and behold the fig-trees, and ye see them with your eyes, and ye say when they begin to shoot forth, and their leaves are yet tender, that summer is now nigh at hand; even so it shall be in that day when they shall see all these things, then shall they know that the hour is nigh. And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of man: And they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath; and they shall behold blood, and fire, and vapors of smoke; and before the day of the Lord shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood, and stars fall from heaven; and the remnant shall be gathered unto this place, and then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory, with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off."[1567]
So near is the consummation that the intervening period is called "today"; and, in applying this time designation in the year 1831, the Lord said:
"Behold, now it is called today (until the coming of the Son of man), and verily it is a day of sacrifice, and a day for the tithing of my people; for he that is tithed shall not be burned (at his coming); For after today cometh the burning: this is speaking after the manner of the Lord; for verily I say, tomorrow all the proud and they that do wickedly shall be as stubble; and I will burn them up, for I am the Lord of hosts: and I will not spare any that remain in Babylon. Wherefore, if ye believe me, ye will labor while it is called today."[1568]
THE TIME AND ACCOMPANIMENTS OF THE LORD'S COMING.
The date of the future advent of Christ has never been revealed to man. To the inquiring apostles who labored with the Master, He said: "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."[1569] In the present age, a similar declaration has been made by the Father: "I, the Lord God, have spoken it, but the hour and the day no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor shall they know until he comes."[1570] Only through watchfulness and prayer may the signs of the times be correctly interpreted and the imminence of the Lord's appearing be apprehended. To the unwatchful and the wicked the event will be as sudden and unexpected as the coming of a thief in the night.[1571] But we are not left without definite information as to precedent signs. Biblical prophecies bearing upon this subject we have heretofore considered.[1572] As later scriptures affirm: "Before the great day of the Lord shall come, Jacob shall flourish in the wilderness, and the Lamanites shall blossom as the rose. Zion shall flourish upon the hills and rejoice upon the mountains, and shall be assembled together unto the place which I have appointed."[1573] War shall become so general that every man who will not take arms against his neighbor must of necessity flee to the land of Zion for safety.[1574] Ephraim shall assemble in Zion on the western continent, and Judah shall be again established in the east; and the cities of Zion and Jerusalem shall be the capitals of the world empire, over which Messiah shall reign in undisputed authority. The Lost Tribes shall be brought forth from the place where God has hidden them through the centuries and receive their long deferred blessings at the hands of Ephraim. The people of Israel shall be restored from their scattered condition.[1575]
In addressing the elders of His Church in 1832, the Lord urged upon them the imperative need of devoted diligence, and said:
"Abide ye in the liberty wherewith ye are made free; entangle not yourselves in sin but let your hands be clean, until the Lord come; For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man, and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to give light, and the moon shall be bathed in blood, and the stars shall become exceeding angry, and shall cast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig tree. And after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people; For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground, and shall not be able to stand. And also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea, heaving themselves beyond their bounds. And all things shall be in commotion; and surely, men's hearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people; And angels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding the trump of God, saying, Prepare ye, prepare ye, O inhabitants of the earth; for the judgment of our God is come: behold, and lo! the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet him."[1576]
A characteristic of present-day revelation is the reiteration of the fact that the event is nigh at hand, "even at the doors." The fateful time is repeatedly designated in scripture, "the great and dreadful day of the Lord."[1577] Fearful indeed will it be to individuals, families, and nations, who have so far sunk into sin as to have forfeited their claim to mercy. The time is not that of the final judgment--when the whole race of mankind shall stand in the resurrected state before the bar of God--nevertheless it shall be a time of unprecedented blessing unto the righteous and of condemnation and vengeance upon the wicked.[1578] With Christ shall come those who have already been resurrected; and His approach shall be the means of inaugurating a general resurrection of the righteous dead, while the pure and just who are still in the flesh shall be instantaneously changed from the mortal to the immortal state and shall be caught up with the newly resurrected to meet the Lord and His celestial company, and shall descend with Him. To this effect did Paul prophesy: "Even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.... For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air."[1579] Compare the promise made to the Three Nephites: "And ye shall never endure the pains of death; but when I shall come in my glory, ye shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to immortality."[1580] Of the superlative glories awaiting the righteous when the Lord shall come, we have received in this day a partial description as follows: "And the face of the Lord shall be unveiled; and the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened, and be caught up to meet him."[1581] The heathen nations shall be redeemed and have part in the first resurrection.[1582]
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO COME.
The coming of Christ in the last days, accompanied by the apostles of old[1583] and by the resurrected saints, is to mark the establishment of the Kingdom of Heaven upon earth. The faithful apostles who were with Jesus in His earthly ministry are to be enthroned as judges of the whole house of Israel;[1584] they will judge the Nephite Twelve, who in turn will be empowered to judge the descendants of Lehi, or that branch of the Israelitish nation which was established upon the western continent.[1585]
While the expressions "Kingdom of God" and "Kingdom of Heaven" are used in the Bible synonymously or interchangeably, later revelation gives to each a distinctive meaning. The Kingdom of God is the Church established by divine authority upon the earth; this institution asserts no claim to temporal rule over nations; its sceptre of power is that of the Holy Priesthood, to be used in the preaching of the gospel and in administering its ordinances for the salvation of mankind living and dead. The Kingdom of Heaven is the divinely ordained system of government and dominion in all matters, temporal and spiritual; this will be established on earth only when its rightful Head, the King of kings, Jesus the Christ, comes to reign. His administration will be one of order, operated through the agency of His commissioned representatives invested with the Holy Priesthood. When Christ appears in His glory, and not before, will be realized a complete fulfilment of the supplication: "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."
The Kingdom of God has been established among men to prepare them for the Kingdom of Heaven which shall come; and in the blessed reign of Christ the King shall the two be made one. The relationship between them has been revealed to the Church in this wise:
"Hearken, and lo, a voice as of one from on high, who is mighty and powerful, whose going forth is unto the ends of the earth, yea, whose voice is unto men--Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. The keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth, as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth, until it has filled the whole earth; Yea, a voice crying--Prepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the supper of the Lamb, make ready for the Bridegroom; Pray unto the Lord, call upon his holy name, make known his wonderful works among the people; Call upon the Lord, that his kingdom may go forth upon the earth, that the inhabitants thereof may receive it, and be prepared for the days to come, in the which the Son of man shall come down in heaven, clothed in the brightness of his glory, to meet the kingdom of God which is set up on the earth; Wherefore may the kingdom of God go forth, that the kingdom of heaven may come, that thou, O God, mayest be glorified in heaven so on earth, that thy enemies may be subdued for thine is the honour, power and glory, for ever and ever. Amen."[1586]
THE MILLENNIUM.
The inauguration of Christ's reign on earth is to be the beginning of a period that shall be distinct in many important particulars from all precedent and subsequent time; and the Lord shall reign with His people a thousand years. The government of individuals, communities and nations throughout this Millennium is to be that of a perfect theocracy, with Jesus the Christ as Lord and King. The more wicked part of the race shall have been destroyed; and during the period Satan shall be bound "that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled"; while the just shall share with Christ in rightful rule and dominion. The righteous dead shall have come forth from their graves, while the wicked shall remain unresurrected until the thousand years be past.[1587] Men yet in the flesh shall mingle with immortalized beings; children shall grow to maturity and then die in peace or be changed to immortality "in the twinkling of an eye."[1588] There shall be surcease of enmity between man and beast; the venom of serpents and the ferocity of the brute creation shall be done away, and love shall be the dominant power of control. Among the earliest revelations on the subject is that given to Enoch; and in this the return of that prophet and his righteous people with Christ in the last days was thus assured:
"And the Lord said unto Enoch: Then shalt thou and all thy city meet them there, and we will receive them into our bosom, and they shall see us; and we will fall upon their necks, and they shall fall upon our necks, and we will kiss each other; And there shall be mine abode, and it shall be Zion, which shall come forth out of all the creations which I have made; and for the space of a thousand years the earth shall rest. And it came to pass that Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, in the last days, to dwell on the earth in righteousness for the space of a thousand years."[1589]
In these latter days the Lord has thus spoken, requiring preparation for the Millennial era, and describing in part the glories thereof:
"And prepare for the revelation which is to come, when the veil of the covering of my temple, in my tabernacle, which hideth the earth, shall be taken off, and all flesh shall see me together. And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that dwell upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed; And also that of element shall melt with fervent heat; and all things shall become new, that my knowledge and glory may dwell upon all the earth. And in that day the enmity of man, and the enmity of beasts, yea, the enmity of all flesh, shall cease from before my face. And in that day whatsoever any man shall ask, it shall be given unto him. And in that day Satan shall not have power to tempt any man. And there shall be no sorrow because there is no death. In that day an infant shall not die until he is old, and his life shall be as the age of a tree, and when he dies he shall not sleep, (that is to say in the earth,) but shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and shall be caught up, and his rest shall be glorious. Yea, verily I say unto you, in that day when the Lord shall come, he shall reveal all things."[1590]
The Millennium is to precede the time designated in scriptural phrase "the end of the world." When the thousand years are passed, Satan shall be loosed for a little season, and the final test of man's integrity to God shall ensue. Such as are prone to impurity of heart shall yield to temptation while the righteous shall endure to the end.[1591] A revelation to this effect was given the Church in 1831, in part as follows:
"For the great Millennium, of which I have spoken by the mouth of my servants, shall come; For Satan shall be bound, and when he is loosed again, he shall only reign for a little season, and then cometh the end of the earth; And he that liveth in righteousness shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye, and the earth shall pass away so as by fire; And the wicked shall go away into unquenchable fire, and their end no man knoweth on earth, nor ever shall know, until they come before me in judgment. Hearken ye to these words: Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world. Treasure these things up in your hearts, and let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your minds."[1592]
THE CELESTIAL CONSUMMATION.
The vanquishment of Satan and his hosts shall be complete. The dead, small and great, all who have breathed the breath of life on earth, shall be resurrected--every soul that has tabernacled in flesh, whether good or evil--and shall stand before God, to be judged according to the record as written in the books.[1593] So shall be brought to glorious consummation the mission of the Christ. "Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet."[1594] Then shall the Lord Jesus "deliver up the kingdom, and present it unto the Father spotless, saying--I have overcome and have trodden the wine-press alone, even the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God. Then shall he be crowned with the crown of his glory, to sit on the throne of his power to reign for ever and ever."[1595] The earth shall pass to its glorified and celestialized condition, an eternal abode for the exalted sons and daughters of God.[1596] Forever shall they reign, kings and priests to the Most High, redeemed, sanctified, and exalted through their Lord and God
JESUS THE CHRIST.
NOTES TO CHAPTER 42.
1. Enoch, spoken of by Jude as "the seventh from Adam." was the father of Methuselah. In Genesis 5:24 we read: "And Enoch walked with God; and he was not; for God took him." From the Lord's revelation to Moses we learn that Enoch was a mighty man, favored of God because of his righteousness, and a leader of and revelator to his people. Through his agency a city was built, the inhabitants of which excelled in righteous living to such an extent that they were of one heart and one mind and had no poor among them. It was called the City of Holiness or Zion. The residue of the race were all corrupt in the sight of the Lord. Enoch and his people were taken from the earth and are to return with Christ at His coming. (P. of G.P., Moses 7:12-21, 68, 69; compare Doc. and Cov. 45:11, 12.)
2. Heathen in the First Resurrection.--"And then shall the heathen nations be redeemed, and they that knew no law shall have part in the first resurrection; and it shall be tolerable for them." (Doc. and Cov. 45:54.) Such is the word of the Lord with respect to those benighted peoples who live and die in ignorance of the laws of the gospel. This affirmation is sustained by other scriptures, and by a consideration of the principles of true justice according to which humanity is to be judged. Man shall be accounted blameless or guilty according to his deeds as interpreted in the light of the law under which he is required to live. It is inconsistent with our conception of a just God to believe Him capable of inflicting condemnation upon any one for non-compliance with a requirement of which the person had no knowledge. Nevertheless, the laws of the gospel cannot be suspended even in the case of those who have sinned in darkness and ignorance; but it is reasonable to believe that the plan of redemption shall afford such benighted ones an opportunity of learning the laws of God; and, as fast as they so learn, will obedience be required on pain of the penalty. See _Articles of Faith_, xxi:33.
3. Regeneration of the Earth.--In speaking of the graded and progressive glories provided for His creations, and of the laws of regeneration and sanctification, the Lord has thus spoken through revelation in the present dispensation: "And again, verily I say unto you, the earth abideth the law of a celestial kingdom, for it filleth the measure of its creation, and transgresseth not the law. Wherefore it shall be sanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall die, it shall be quickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is quickened, and the righteous shall inherit it." (Doc. and Cov. 88:25, 26.) This appointed change, by which the earth shall pass to the condition of a celestialized world, is referred to in numerous scriptures as the institution of "a new heaven and a new earth" (Rev. 21:1, 3, 4; B. of M., Ether 13:9; Doc. and Cov. 29:23).
FOOTNOTES:
[1551] Acts 1:11.
[1552] Pages 713, 715, 761, and 774; see also Doc. and Cov. 110:8; compare 36:8; 42:36; 97:15, 16; 109:5; 124:27; 133:2.
[1553] Jude 14, 15; compare Gen. 5:18; see next reference following.
[1554] P. of G.P., Moses 7:59, 60, 65. Note 1, end of chapter.
[1555] Isa. 35:4; and 40:10; see also Psalms 50:3; Mal. 3:1; 4:5, 6; compare Note 1 on page 149 herein.
[1556] Matt. 16:27.
[1557] Mark 8:38; compare Luke 9:26.
[1558] Matt. 26:64.
[1559] Matt. 24:3; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:7; Acts 1:6; compare page 149 herein.
[1560] Matt. 24; see chapters 32 and 40 herein.
[1561] See Acts 3:20, 21; 1 Cor. 4:5; 11:26; Philip. 3:20; 1 Thess. 1:10; 2:19; 3:13; 4:15-18; 2 Thess. 2:1, 8; 1 Tim. 6:14, 15; Titus 2:13; James 5:7, 8; 1 Peter 1:5-7; 4:13; 1 John 2:28; 3:2; Jude 14, etc.
[1562] B. of M., 3 Nephi 26:3, 4.
[1563] B. of M., 3 Nephi 28:7, 8; see also 29:2.
[1564] Doc. and Cov. 29:9-11.
[1565] Doc. and Cov. 33:17, 18.
[1566] Doc. and Cov. 34:4-8.
[1567] Doc. and Cov. 45:37-44; compare this section with Matt. 24, and Luke 21:5-36. See also Doc. and Cov. 49:23-28.
[1568] Doc. and Cov. 64:23-25.
[1569] Matt. 24:36; compare Mark 13:32-37; see pages 575, 696 herein.
[1570] Doc. and Cov. 49:7; the context shows that the words are those of the Father.
[1571] Thess. 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10; compare Matt. 24:43, 44; 25:13; Luke 12:39, 40; page 575 herein.
[1572] Page 573.
[1573] Doc. and Cov. 49:24, 25.
[1574] Doc. and Cov. 45:68-71.
[1575] Doc. and Cov. 133:7-14, 21-35; "Articles of Faith," xviii and xix.
[1576] Doc. and Cov. 88:86-92.
[1577] Doc. and Cov. 110:14, 16; compare Joel 2:31; Mal. 4:5; B. of M., 3 Nephi 25:5.
[1578] Doc and Cov. 29:11-17.
[1579] 1 Thess. 4:14-17.
[1580] B. of M., 3 Nephi 28:8; see page 738 herein.
[1581] Doc. and Cov. 88:95-98.
[1582] Note 2, end of chapter.
[1583] Doc. and Cov. 29:12.
[1584] Doc. and Cov. 29:12; compare Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:30; page 479 herein.
[1585] B. of M., 3 Nephi 27:27; compare 1 Nephi 12:9, 10; Mormon 3:18. 19.
[1586] Doc. and Cov. 65. For a fuller treatment of this subject as also the distinction between Church and Kingdom, see "Articles of Faith," xx:16-26.
[1587] Rev. 20:1-6; compare Doc. and Cov. 43:18.
[1588] Doc. and Cov. 63:50-51; 101:30; compare 1 Cor. 15:51-57.
[1589] P. of G.P., Moses 7:63-65.
[1590] Doc. and Cov. 101:23-32; compare Isa. 65:17-25 and 11:6-9; see also Doc. and Cov. 29:11, 22; 43:30; 63:51.
[1591] Rev. 20:7-15.
[1592] Doc and Cov. 43:30-34. See also "Articles of Faith," xx:27-31.
[1593] Rev. 20:11-15.
[1594] 1 Cor. 15:24-27.
[1595] Doc. and Cov. 76:107, 108.
[1596] Note 3, end of chapter.
INDEX
Aaronic Priesthood, restored by John the Baptist, 768; its powers, 768.
Ablutions, ceremonial, 366.
Abraham, Children of, 409.
Abraham, Christ's seniority over, 410, 411.
Aceldama, the field of blood, 643.
Adam, the first man, 18; his transgression, 19; revelation to, 44.
Adulteress brought to Christ, 405.
Adulterous generation of sign-seekers, 270, 279, 359.
Agency, free, of unembodied spirits, 8, 17; of man, 17, 29.
American Indians, progenitors of, 49, 56, 742, 757.
Ananias, ministers to Saul, 714.
Andrew, follows Christ, 140; one of the Twelve, 221.
Annas, high priest, 621, 643.
Announcement of Christ by the Father, 39, 126, 371, 725, 761; of Christ's birth to shepherds, 93. See Annunciation.
Annunciation by Gabriel, to Zacharias, 76; to Mary the Virgin, 79; by angel to shepherds, 93.
Antemortal Godship of Jesus Christ, 32.
Antemortal state, graded intelligences in, 14.
Antipas, Herod, 110, 118, 446, 635.
Antonia, tower or fortress of, 441.
Apostasy, the great, 745; among Nephites, 741.
Apostles, the Twelve, chosen and ordained, 217; individually considered, 218; general characteristics of, 226; compared with disciples, 227; charged and sent forth, 327, 328; their return, 331; futile attempt of to heal, 379; as stewards, 441, 576; Christ's final commission to, 695, 696; imprisoned, 707; delivered by an angel, 707; scourged for their testimony, 709.
Apostleship, 227, 228; restored in present dispensation, 769.
Apostolic ministry, the, 700; close of, 716.
Appearances of the risen Lord to mortals before the ascension, 699.
Archelaus, 110, 118.
Arrest of Jesus, attempted but unaccomplished, 403; effected through betrayal, 614.
Ascension, Christ's, 697.
Ass, Christ rides upon, 514; as predicted, 517.
Athanasius, creed of, 756.
Atonement, the, a vicarious sacrifice, 21.
Authority, in Holy Priesthood, 362; of Elias and Elijah, 375; of Twelve, attested, 392; of Christ, challenged, 530; Christ as one having, 249; Christ's ascribed to Beelzebub, 265.
Baptism, by John the Baptist, 122, 163, 531; of Christ by John, 125; enjoined upon Nephites by Christ, 725; mode of, 726; of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, 768; as required in the Church today, 769.
Baptist, see John the Baptist.
Barabbas, 637.
Barnabas, sponsor for Saul or Paul, 714.
Bartholomew, see Nathanael.
Bartimeus, healed of blindness, 505.
Beatitudes, the, 230.
Beelzebub, Christ's authority ascribed to, 265.
Benedictus, the, 78.
Bethany, Jesus at, 432, 448; the family home at, 522.
Bethesda, Pool of, 206.
Bethlehem, birthplace of Christ, 92; slaughter of children in, 100.
Bethphage, 512, 526.
Bethsaida, 258, 332, 346; Julias, 360.
Betrayal of Christ; foretold, 594; effected by Judas Iscariot, 614.
Betrothal, Jewish, 88.
Blasphemy, 201; Christ charged with, 193, 489; Christ falsely convicted of, 629.
Blessing of children, 485; among Nephites, 730.
Blindness, bodily and spiritual, 412, 416.
Bloody sweat, Christ's, 612; reality of affirmed, 613, 620.
Book of Mormon, original of, 742, 767.
Bountiful, Land of, 724.
Bread of Life, Jesus Christ the, 340.
Bridegroom, friend of the, 171.
Brother of Jared, 12.
Burial of Jesus, 664.
Cæsar, paying tribute to, 545; Jews would have no king but, 641, 648.
Cæsarea Philippi, coasts of, 368; Palestina, 631.
Caiaphas, high priest; his inspired utterance, 498; his tenure of office, 501; Christ before, 621; the apostles before, 706.
Called and chosen, 540.
Calvary, 654, 667.
Camel and needle's eye, 478, 485.
Capernaum, 181, 186; our Lord's last sermon in synagog at, 339.
Capitation tax, 383.
Celestial marriage, 564.
Cephas, see Peter.
Ceremonial ablutions, 366.
Child, as a little, 386; humility illustrated by a, 387.
Childlike and childish, distinction between, 387.
Children, precious in sight of God, 387; blessed by Christ, 475, 485; of Nephites blessed by risen Lord, 729.
Chorazin, woe decreed to, 258.
Chosen or only called, 540.
Christ, see Jesus Christ.
Christ and Messiah, significance of the titles, 36.
Christians, early persecutions of, 746.
Church discipline of individuals, 391.
Church of England, origin of, 751; affirms great apostasy, 753.
Church of Jesus Christ; foundation of, 361; rapid growth of Primitive, 705, 707, 712; name of, 736; among Nephites, 737; of Latter-day Saints, establishment of, 769.
Churches of man's making, 752.
Circumcision, 88.
Clay, applied to blind man's eyes, 413.
Clearing of the temple, the first, 153; the second, 527.
Cleopas, 685.
Coasts, as descriptive term, 368.
Coin, image and superscription on, 546, 563; in mouth of a fish, 385.
Columbus, Christopher, his mission, 754, 757.
Comforter promised, 603, 606; given, 702.
Commandment, the great, 549.
Common ownership, 705, 718.
Common people, attentive to hear Christ, 529.
Confession, the great, 361.
Congenital blindness healed, 413.
Consent, common, observed in Primitive Church, 702, 718; in the Church today, 778.
Consistency of Church's claims, 779.
Conspiracy of Pharisees and Herodians, 544.
Constantine the Great, gives state recognition to Christianity, 746.
Constitution of the United States, a necessary preliminary to the restoration of the gospel, 755.
Consummation, the celestial, 792.
Contention forbidden, 726.
Corban, 352, 366.
Corner stone, Jesus the chief, 535, 706.
Cost, counting the, 452.
Council, the Jewish, see Sanhedrin.
Council in Heaven, primeval, 9, 15.
Court of the Women, in temple, 407, 422.
Cowdery, Oliver, ordained with Joseph Smith, 767; witness of heavenly manifestations, 774.
Creator, Jesus Christ the, 33.
Creed of Athanasius, 756.
Cross, figurative, 365; of Christ, borne by Simon, 653.
Crucifixion, 655, 667; of Jesus Christ, 654; hour of, 668.
Cumorah, scene of last Nephite battle, 742; Book of Mormon plates taken from, 767.
Cups and platters, ceremonial cleansing of, 437.
Dark ages, the, 749.
Daughters of Jerusalem, Christ's lamentation over, 653, 666.
David, Son of, see Son of David.
Dead, gospel preached to, 24; ministered unto by Jesus Christ, 672, 673; missionary labor amongst, 674; vicarious labor for in Church today, 777.
Death, inaugurated by Satan, 20; overcome by the atonement of Christ, 20; and resurrection of Christ predicted, 381, 382, accomplished, 662, 678.
Decapolis, 367; Jesus in coasts of, 356.
Dedication, feast of, 487, 499; Jesus at, 487.
Defilement, things that cause, 352.
Degeneracy, bodily, incident to the fall of man, 19, 29.
Demoniacal possession, 183.
Demons, acclaim the Christ, 181, 310, 312.
Devil, Jesus charged as possessed of a, 401, 411.
Didrachm, 383.
Disciples and apostles, 227.
Disciples, instructed, 438, 461; requirements of, 452.
Discipline of individuals in Church, 391.
Disembodied spirits, Christ among, 670.
Dispensation of fulness of times, 777; ushered in, 763.
Dives and Lazarus, 483.
Divorce and marriage, 473; views concerning, 484.
Doctrine, test of the Lord's, 400, 421; Christ's, as declared to Nephites, 726.
Dogs that eat of the crumbs, 367.
Door to the sheepfold, Christ the, 417.
Dove, sign of, 126, 150.
Dust, shaking from feet as a testimony, 345.
Earth, regeneration of, 322, 793.
Eating, spiritual symbolism of, 343, 347; with unwashen hands, 351.
Ecce Homo, 639.
Egypt, flight into, 100; return from, 110.
Elders and high priests, 644.
Elias, John Baptist and, 374; and Elijah, 375; spirit and power of, 376; appearing of in Kirtland Temple, 775.
Elijah, and Moses at transfiguration, 371; and Elias, 375; appearance of in Kirtland Temple, 775.
Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, 75, 78; visited by Mary the Virgin, 82.
Elohim, 38.
Emmaus, Christ and two disciples journey to, 685.
Enoch, 44, 143, 793; promise to, relating to Christ's second coming, 790.
Enrolment at Bethlehem, 91.
Ephraim, Jesus in retirement at, 498.
Essenes, 67.
Estate of man, first and second, 7.
Eternal Father, The, a resurrected, exalted Being, 143, 151.
Eve, beguiled by Satan, 19.
Evenings, earlier and later, 346.
Faith, active, as compared with passive belief, 319; a gift from God, 347; quality of, 381; nothing impossible to, 395; in behalf of others, 395; as to quantity and quality, 469; of Nephites, strong, 733.
Fall of man 19; a process of bodily degeneracy, 19; redemption from wrought by Jesus Christ, 20, 31.
Fasting and prayer, power gained by, 381.
Father, the Eternal, proclaims the Son, Jesus Christ, 126, 371; to Nephites, 725; to Joseph Smith, 761.
Feast, of Dedication, 487, 499; of Tabernacles, 400, 419; of the Passover, 112, 167; the traditional Messianic, 538.
Few or many to be saved, 445.
Fig tree, 541; cursed, 524; symbol of Judaism, 527; and other trees, lesson from, 754; as a type in modern revelation, 784.
First may be last, 478.
Fishers of men, 197, 202.
Foreknowledge of God, not a determining cause, 18, 28.
Foreordination of Jesus Christ, 6.
Forgiveness, duty respecting, 391; unlimited requirement of, 393; mutual, 525.
Fox, Herod Antipas referred to as, 446, 636.
Free agency, of unembodied spirits, 8, 17;
of man, 17, 29.
Gabriel's annunciation, of John and of Jesus, 75; to Mary the Virgin, 79.
Gadarenes and Gergesenes, land of, 323.
Galilean ministry, beginning of, 144; close of, 398.
Galileans, 68; slain in temple courts, 441.
Galilee, sea of, 165; the risen Lord appears at sea of, 691; appears on mountain in, 694.
Gamaliel, his advice to the council, 709; tutor to Saul of Tarsus, 712.
Genealogies of Christ, 85, 89.
Gennesaret, sea or lake of, 165.
Gentiles, 345; to become great on western continent, 733.
Gergesenes and Gadarenes, land of, 323.
Gethsemane, 620; Christ's agony in, 610; His arrest in, 614.
Goats and sheep, figurative, 584.
God's foreknowledge not a determining cause of action, 18, 28.
Godhead, three Personages in, 32.
Godship of Jesus Christ, antemortal, 32.
Golgotha, 654, 667.
Gospels, the four, 166; the synoptic, 166.
Graded conditions in the hereafter, 601.
Graded intelligences in antemortal state, 14.
Great commandment, the, 549.
Greeks, as Gentiles, 345; certain ones visit Jesus, 518.
Happiness and pleasure, 231, 247.
Heathen to be redeemed; their part in first resurrection, 793.
Hem of garment, 346.
Henry VIII, head of Church of England, 751.
Herder, the hireling, 417.
Herod, the Great, 97, 106; temple of, 73; Antipas, 110, 118; referred to as "fox," 446; Christ before, 635.
Herodians, 68; in conspiracy with Pharisees, 544.
Herodias, 259.
High Priestly Prayer, Christ's, 609.
High priests and elders, 644.
Holy Ghost, sin against, 269, 278; promised to apostles, 603; investiture of apostles by, at Pentecost, 702.
Homily against Idolatry, affirming the apostasy, 753.
Hosanna shout, 516, 523.
Hyrum Smith, martyred, 776.
I AM, 36; Jesus Christ, the, 411.
Image on the coin, 546, 563.
Indians, American, progenitors of, 49, 56, 742, 757.
Inquisition, court of the, 750.
Isaiah, Messianic predictions by, 46, 47.
Iscariot, see Judas Iscariot.
Israel and Judah, kingdoms of, 59.
Jacob's prophecy concerning Shiloh, 54.
Jahveh, see Jehovah.
James and John, sons of Zebedee, called, 198; members of the Twelve, 219; minister with Peter in modern days, 219, 768; their aspiring desire, 503; mother of, 521.
James, son of Alpheus, one of the Twelve, 224.
Jared, brother of; his interview with the unembodied Christ, 12.
Jaredites, 16.
Jehovah, significance of the name, 36, 41, 411.
Jeremiah, Messianic prophecies by, 47.
Jericho, 521.
Jerusalem, Christ's triumphal entry into, 513; destruction of, predicted, 569, accomplished, 586; the Lord's lamentation over, 560; daughters of, Christ's lamentation over, 653, 666.
Jesus the Christ, as Man and Christ, 1.
Jesus Christ, preexistence and foreordination of, 6; the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh, 8, 13, 81; the Word, 10; Word of God's power, 10; His supremacy over Abraham, 11, 410, 411; His power over death, 22, 23, 418; antemortal Godship of, 32; the Creator, 33; names and titles of, 35; predicted, 42; annunciation of, 79; the Babe of Bethlehem, 91; birth of, 91; birth announced to shepherds, 93; circumcision and naming of, 95; presentation in temple, 95; testimony of Simeon and Anna regarding, 97; birth made known to Nephites, 100; time of birth of, 102, 109; boy-hood of, 111; in attendance at Passover when twelve years old, 113; with the doctors in the temple, 114; of Nazareth, 117; baptism of, 125;
descent of Holy Ghost, upon, 126; temptations of, 127; first clearing of temple by, 154; an offender to many, 254, 274; unique status of, 384; His brethren, interview with, 398; at the feast of Tabernacles, 399; rejected in Samaria, 423; at the home in Bethany, 448; blesses little children, 475; the ennobler of woman, 484; at feast of Dedication, 487; accused of blasphemy, 489; in retirement at Ephraim, 498; predicts His death and resurrection, 363, 372, 381, 502, 518, 586; called Son of David, 80, 86, 320, 354, 505, 515, 529; triumphal entry into Jerusalem, 513; Prince of Peace, 517; visited by certain Greeks, 518; His second clearing of temple, 527; His authority challenged, 530; close of His public ministry, 544; His lamentation over Jerusalem, 560; His final withdrawal from temple, 562; specific prediction of His death, 586; foretells His betrayal, 594; His agony in Gethsemane, 610; His betrayal and arrest, 614; Jewish trial of, 621; falsely convicted of blasphemy, 629; appearance before Pilate, first, 631, second, 636; before Herod Antipas, 635; delivered up to be crucified, 639; His crucifixion, 654; His burial, 664; physical cause of death of, 668; after resurrection appears to Mary Magdalene and other women, 681; to two disciples on road to Emmaus, 685; to ten apostles and others, in whose presence He eats, 687; to Peter, 687; to the Eleven, 689; His ascension from Olivet, 697; His death signalized on American continent, 721; giver of the law to Moses, 728; visitations to Nephites, 724, 731, 736; ministers to Joseph Smith, 761, 774; revelations from in current dispensation, 770; second advent of, 780.
Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews, 87, 90, 657.
Jewish exclusiveness, 61.
Jews, Christ the King of, 657.
John the Baptist, birth announced, 76; circumcision and naming of, 78; the forerunner, 75, 122; regarded as a Nazarite, 87; in the wilderness, 121; baptizes Jesus Christ, 125; his testimony of Jesus, 138, 150, 164; his message to Jesus, 252; Christ's testimony concerning, 256; imprisonment of, 252; death of, 259; greatness of his mission, 275; the Elias that was to come, 257, 276; restores Aaronic Priesthood in modern time, 768.
John, son of Zebedee, follows Christ, 140; called, 198; one of the Twelve, 220; his testimony regarding the graded development of Jesus, 119; with Peter at sepulchre of Jesus, 679; to tarry in the flesh until Christ's second coming, 694; the Revelator, 716.
John and James, see James and John.
Joseph of Arimathea, assists in burial of Christ's body, 664.
Joseph and Mary the Virgin, espoused, 84; married, 85; genealogies of, 85, 89.
Joseph Smith, 758; his perplexity over sectarian strife, 759; his prayer for light, 760; visited by the Father and the Son, 761; persecution of, 762; visited by Moroni, 765; receives Aaronic Priesthood, 768; receives Melchizedek Priesthood, 768; again visited by the Lord Jesus Christ, 774; visited by Moses, Elias and Elijah, 775; martyred, 776.
Judah and Israel, kingdoms of, 59.
Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, 225; his complaint against waste of ointment, 512; in conspiracy with Jewish rulers, 592; goes out to betray Christ, 598; his betrayal of Christ, 614; his maddening remorse and suicide, 642; views concerning his character, 649.
Judas Thaddeus, or Lebbeus, one of the Twelve, 224, 228; his inquiry, 603.
Judean and Perean ministry, 423, 449.
Judgment, the inevitable, 584.
Keys, of kingdom of heaven, 361; symbolical of power in Jewish literature, 362.
King of the Jews, Christ the, 87, 90, 657.
Kingdom of God and kingdom of heaven, 788.
Kirtland Temple, scene of heavenly manifestations, 773.
Lamanites and Nephites, 49, 55.
Lamanites, progenitors of American Indians, 49, 56, 742, 757; promise concerning, 786.
Lamentation over Jerusalem, 560.
Last may be first, 478.
Last Supper, the, 592.
Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of, 769.
Law, the, and the gospel, 234.
Law of Moses, rabbinical divisions of, 564; Christ the giver of, 728; fulfilled, as Christ declared to Nephites, 723, 728.
Lawyer questions Christ, 429.
Lawyers and Pharisees, Christ's criticism on, 436.
Lazarus and Dives, 483.
Lazarus restored to life, 490.
Leaven, of evil, 359; of Pharisees and Sadducees, 359.
Leper, Simon the, 511.
Lepers, ten healed, 470.
Leprosy, 189, 199.
Levi Matthew, see Matthew.
Levirate marriages, 548.
Light of the World, Jesus the, 407.
Living water, figurative, 403.
Lord's Day, the, 690.
Lord's doctrine, test of, 421.
Lord's High Priestly prayer, the, 609.
Lord's Prayer, the, 238.
Lord's Supper, Sacrament of the, 596.
Love, mutual, enjoined on apostles, 599.
Lucifer, see Satan.
Luther, Martin, 750.
Maccabean revolt, 60.
Magnificat, the, 83.
Magi, see Wise men.
Malachi, his predictions misunderstood, 149; fulfilled, 775.
Malchus, wounded by Peter, healed by Jesus, 616.
Malefactor, the penitent, 659, 671.
Mammon of unrighteousness, 463, 483.
Man, preexistence of, 6, 17; an embodied spirit, 18; fall of, 19, 29; free agency of, 18, 29.
Man of Holiness, and Man of Counsel, names of the Eternal Father, 143.
Man, The Son of, 142.
Manna, traditions concerning, 347.
Mansions, many in the Father's house, 601.
Many or few to be saved, 445.
Marriage and divorce, 473.
Marriage for eternity, 564.
Marriages, levirate, 548.
Martha and Mary, 432; at house of Simon the leper, 511.
Mary and Joseph, see Joseph and Mary.
Mary anoints Jesus with spikenard, 512.
Mary Magdalene, defended against traditional aspersions, 264; at sepulchre, 679; first to behold the risen Lord, 681.
Matthew, or Levi, called, 193; gives a feast, 194; one of the Twelve, 222.
Matthias ordained to apostleship, 700.
Melchizedek Priesthood, Jesus Christ holds the, 552; restored by Peter, James and John, 768.
Meridian of Time, 57.
Messiah, see Jesus Christ.
Messiah and Christ, significance of names, 36.
Messianic Psalms, 46.
Michael in conflict with Satan, 6.
Millennium, the, 790; predictions of, ancient, 790, modern, 791.
Ministers and servants, 542.
Miracles, in general, 147; attitude of science toward, 151.
Miracles of Christ: Water transmuted into wine, 144; healing of nobleman's son, 178; Peter's mother-in-law healed, 183; demoniac healed in synagog at Capernaum, 181; leper healed, 188; palsied man healed and forgiven, 190; draught of fishes, 198; cripple healed at Bethesda pool, 206; healing of man with withered hand, 214; healing of centurion's servant, 249; young man of Nain raised from, the dead, 251; healing of a blind and dumb demoniac, 267; stilling the tempest, 307; demons rebuked in land of Gadarenes, 310; raising of daughter of Jairus, 313; healing of a woman in the throng, 317; blind and dumb healed, 319; feeding of the five thousand, 333; walking on the water, 335;
in the land of Gennesaret, 337; healing of daughter of Syro-Phenician woman, 354; healings in coasts of Decapolis, 356; feeding of the four thousand, 357; healing of blind man near Bethsaida Julias, 360; healing of youthful demoniac, 378; tribute money supplied, 382; blind man healed on Sabbath, 413; woman healed on Sabbath, 443; dropsical man healed, 449; ten lepers healed, 470; Lazarus restored to life, 490; blind healed near Jericho, 504; blighting of barren fig tree, 524; healings in the temple courts, 528; Malchus healed of wound, 616; second draught of fishes, 691.
Missing scriptures, 117, 119.
Mission, of the Twelve, 328, 695; of the Seventy, 425, 427.
Modern revelation, belief in, 776.
Mormon, Book of, 742, 767.
Moroni, last of Nephite prophets, 742; an angel sent from God, 765; delivers ancient records to Joseph Smith, 767.
Moses, repels Satan, 7; his prophecy concerning Christ, 45, 138, 710, 766; with Elijah at transfiguration, 371; appearance of in Kirtland Temple, 775.
Mount of Olives, see Olivet.
Name, of Christ, power in, 390; in Christ's, 602; of Christ's Church, 736, 769.
Names given of God, 40.
Nard, see Spikenard.
Nathanael, or Bartholomew brought to Christ, 141; one of the Twelve, 222.
Nativity of Christ, a cause of discussion, 402, 403.
Nazareth, boyhood home of Jesus Christ, 110; our Lord's sermon in synagog at, 179; His rejection by Nazarenes, 180.
Nazarite, 67, 87; John Baptist regarded as, 87.
Need of a Redeemer, 17.
Needle's eye, and camel, 478, 485.
Neighbor, Who is my, 429.
Nephites, birth of Christ made known to, 100; and Lamanites, 49, 55; as sheep of another fold, 419; death of Jesus signalized to, 721; visitation of the risen Lord among, 724, 731, 736; Twelve called from among, 725; the Three, 738.
Nicodemus, visits Jesus, 158, 170; his protest before Sanhedrin, 404; assists in burial of Christ's body, 665.
Night, watches of the, 346.
Ninety and nine, and the lost sheep, 389.
Nobleman seeking a kingdom, 522.
Nunc Dimittis, the, 97.
Offenses and offenders, 274, 388.
Old cloth and old bottles, 195.
Olivet, (Mount of Olives) Christ's discourse to apostles on, 540, 569; Gethsemane near, 611; the Lord's ascension from, 697.
Oneness, of Godhead, 500; of Father and Son, 602.
Papal claims to authority, 747.
Parables in general, 298; definitions, 303.
Parables of Christ: the Sower, 282; Wheat and Tares, 280; Seed growing secretly, 288; Mustard Seed, 290; Leaven, 291; Hidden Treasure, 292; Pearl of Great Price, 293; Gospel Net, 294; Lost Sheep, 389; Unmerciful Servant, 393; Good Samaritan, 430; Friend at Midnight, 434; Importunate Widow, or Unjust Judge, 436; Foolish Rich Man, 439; Barren Fig Tree, 443; Great Supper, 450; Lost Sheep (repeated), 454; Lost Coin, 455; Prodigal Son, 457; Unrighteous Steward, 461; Rich Man and Lazarus, 466; Unprofitable Servants, 470; Pharisee and Publican, 471; Laborers in Vineyard, 479; Pounds, 508; Two Sons, 532; Wicked Husbandmen, 533; Royal Marriage Feast, 536; Ten Virgins, 577; the same referred to in modern revelation, 579; Talents, 580; Pounds and Talents compared, 581.
Parabolic teaching, Christ's purpose in, 295.
Paradise, 672, 676; the penitent thief in, 659, 671.
Passover, feast of, 112; Jesus at when a Boy, 113; throngs attending, 167; recurrences of during Christ's ministry, 365; the last eaten by Jesus, 593, 617.
Patmos, 720.
Paul, the Lord's manifestations to, 713, 715; his demeanor when smitten contrasted with that of Christ, 644.
Pence and talents, value of, 396.
Pentecost, 702, 718.
Perea, the Lord's retirement in, 489.
Perean and Judean ministry, 423, 449,
Perfection, relative, 236, 248.
Persecutions of early Christians, 746.
Peter, James, and John, special witnesses, 314, 370, 376, 611; officiate in modern times, 219, 768.
Peter, Simon, brought to Jesus by Andrew and named Peter, 140; called from his boat and nets, 198; one of the Twelve, 218; his confession of Christ, 360; his presidency among the apostles, 362; remonstrates with Jesus and is rebuked, 364, 368; protests against washing of his feet by Jesus, 596; his protestations of allegiance, 600; his assault on Malchus, 616; his denial of his Lord, 629; with John at sepulchre, 679; questioned by the risen Lord, 692; manner of his death foreshadowed, 693; his Pentecostal address, 703; heals lame man, 705; testifies to people and rulers in temple, 706, 708; with James and John officiates in modern times, 219, 768.
Pharisees, and Sadducees, 65, 72; leaven of the, 359; humiliated by an unlearned indigent, 415; with lawyers criticized by Christ, 436; Jesus in house of one of chief, 449; proud of false humility, 465; with scribes, denounced, 552.
Philip, called by Jesus, 140; one of the Twelve, 221; asks to behold the Father, 602.
Phylacteries, and borders, 565.
Physical cause of the Lord's death, 668.
Pilate, see Pontius Pilate.
Pilgrim Fathers, their mission predicted, 754, 757.
Pleasure and happiness, 231, 247.
Pontius Pilate, procurator, 631; hears charges against Christ, 631, 636; questions Jesus, 634, 640; sends Christ to Herod, 635; tries to save Jesus from death, 640; gives sentence of crucifixion, 639; cause of his surrender to Jewish clamor, 641, 648; writes inscription for the cross, 656; gives body of Jesus for burial, 664; allows guarding of sepulchre, 665.
Pool, of Bethesda, 206; a cripple healed at, 207; of Siloam, 403, 421; blind man sent to wash in, 413.
Pope, the, 747.
Prayer, the Lord's, 238; the Lord's High Priestly, 609; and fasting, power developed by, 395; request of disciples concerning, 434.
Precedence and humility, 503.
Predictions of Christ's birth, life and death, 42; by Adam, 44; by Jacob, 44; by Moses, 45; by Job, 46; by Isaiah, 46; by Jeremiah, 47; by other Hebrew prophets, 48; by John the Baptist, 48; by Nephite prophets, 49, 722; of the Lord's death by Himself, 363, 372, 381, 518, 586.
Preexistence of spirits, 6, 17; involved in disciples' question, 412; of Jesus Christ, 6.
Presidency, Peter's among apostles, 362.
Priesthood, Aaronic, see Aaronic Priesthood; Melchizedek, see Melchizedek Priesthood; the Holy, now operative on earth, 777; and office therein, 778.
Primitive Church, the, 705, 707, 712, 719.
Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ the, 517.
Prophet, predicted by Moses--Jesus Christ 45, 138, 710, 733, 766.
Protestants, origin of, 750.
Psalms, Messianic, 46.
Publicans, 193, 201; and sinners, 193; salvation for, 454; Zaccheus a chief among, 506.
Rabbis, and scribes, 63, 71, 554.
Redeemer, need of by essential qualifications of, 21.
Redemption wrought by Jesus Christ, 20, 31.
Reformation, the, 750.
Regeneration of the earth, 322, 793.
Repentant woman forgiven, 263.
Restoration, to mortal life contrasted with resurrection, 316, 496; of the Priesthood in modern times, 768.
Resurrection, universal, 24; distinct from restoration to mortal life, 316, 496; Sadducean denial of, 72; Sadducees question Jesus concerning, 547; of Jesus Christ, 678; false stories and untenable theories concerning Christ's, 683, 698; heathen in the first, 793.
Revelation, foundation of Church of Christ, 361, 775; modern, belief in, 776.
Reward, for merit, assured, 479.
Rich men, and their stewards, 483; difficulty of entering kingdom, 478.
Rigdon, Sidney, associated with Joseph Smith, 771.
Rock of revelation, 361.
Ruler, the rich young, 477.
Sabbath, distinctively sacred to Israel, 203; Jesus Christ the Lord of the, 203; rabbinical requirements concerning, 205, 215; desecration of imputed to Jesus, 208, 214, 401, 413, 443; disciples charged with desecration of, 212; change of day from Saturday to Sunday, 690.
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, instituted among Jews, 596; on western continent, 730, 733, 735.
Sacrifice, animal, antiquity of, 53; prototype of Christ's atoning death, 45, 53.
Sadducees, and Pharisees, 65, 72; deny resurrection, 72; question Christ concerning resurrection, 547.
Saliva, applied to eyes of blind man, 360, 413.
Salome, daughter of Herodias, 259; mother of James and John, 521.
Salt of the earth, figurative, 232, 248, 743.
Salvation, conditions of, 26.
Samaritan, woman talks with Jesus, 172; Christ called a, 411
Samaritans, origin of, 62; and Jews, animosity between, 183; Jesus received gladly by, 176; afterward rejected by, 423.
Sanhedrin, the, 61, 69; Nicodemus a member of, speaks in behalf of Jesus, 404; unlawful trial of Jesus before, 621; the apostles before, 706; Gamaliel's advice to, 709; Stephen condemned by, 711.
Satan, Lucifer, a son of the morning, 7; in conflict with Michael, 6; cast out from heaven, 8; commanded by Moses, 7; would destroy man's agency, 8; beguiles Eve, 19; introduces sin and death, 20; tempts Jesus Christ, 127; to be bound during Millennium, 791; final vanquishment of, 792.
Saul of Tarsus, his persecution of the Saints, 712; his conversion, 713, 719; his baptism, 714; beginning of his ministry, 714; name changed to Paul, 714.
Savior and Redeemer, necessary qualifications of, 21.
Scourging, 638; of Jesus, 639.
Scribes and Pharisees, 552; and rabbis, 63; see further, Pharisees.
Scriptures, lost, 117, 119.
Sea of Galilee, storms on, 321.
Second advent of Christ, 780; predicted anciently, 569, 781, in modern times, 783; signs of, 573, 786; time of unknown, 575, 589, 785; near at hand, 787; accompaniments of, 787.
Secular authority, submission to, 564.
Seed and crop, 519.
Sermon on the Mount, 230; repeated in effect to the Nephites, 727.
Servants and ministers, 542.
Seventy, the, sent, 425; return of, 427.
Sheep and goats, figurative, 584.
Sheep, other than of Jewish fold, 419; Nephite fold, 728; Lost Tribes another fold, 729.
Shepherd, Christ the Good, 417.
Shepherds, angelic annunciation to, 93; contrasted with sheepherders, 416.
Shewbread, 213, 216.
Shiloh, Jacob's prophecy concerning, 44, 54.
Signs, miracles as, 147, 696; seekers of, 270, 279, 358; of Christ's birth and death shown on American continent, 100, 721.
Silence, Christ's, when before Herod, 636.
Siloam, Pool of, 403, 421; fall of tower at, 442.
Simon, Peter, see Peter; the leper, 510; the Pharisee, 261; of Cyrene, 653, 666; Zelotes, one of the Twelve, 225.
Sin, brings death into the world, 20; the unpardonable, 269, 278; servitude of, 409; and bodily affliction, 413.
Sinners, joy in heaven over repentant, 455.
Smith, Hyrum, see Hyrum Smith; Joseph, see Joseph Smith.
Solomon's Porch, 487, 500, 705.
Son of David, title, applied to Joseph of Nazareth, 84; to Jesus Christ, 80, 86, 354, 505, 515, 529; Christ's question concerning, 552.
Son of God, The, proclaimed by the Father, 126, 371, 725, 761.
Son of Man, The, 142.
Son of the morning, see Satan.
Spikenard, 523; Mary anoints Jesus with, 512.
Spirit and power of Elias, 376.
Spirit of Truth, the Holy Ghost, 603.
Spirits, unembodied, 6, 8, 17; state of between death and resurrection, 671; disembodied, Christ's mission among, 670, 672, 677; world of, missionary labor in, 675.
Spiritual development, the one thing needful, 433, 434.
Stater, 384.
Stephen, his zeal, 709; his address to the council, 710; his martyrdom, 711.
Stewards, apostles likened unto, 441, 576.
Stone, head of the corner--Jesus Christ--535, 706.
Supererogation, false doctrine of, 590.
Supper, at house of Simon the leper, 510; The Last, 592.
Sychar, 173, 186.
Synoptic Gospels, 166.
Tabernacles, feast of, 419; Jesus at the, 399.
Talents and pence, 396.
Talmud, 62, 70.
Targums, 179, 186.
Tax, capitation, 383.
Taxing, or enrolment, 104.
Temple, of Herod, 73; the Lord's body symbolized as a, 157; Christ's first clearing of the, 153; second clearing of the, 527; tribute paid to, 396; destruction of, predicted, 563, accomplished, 567; treasure of, 567.
Temples, modern, 778.
Test of the Lord's doctrine, 400, 421.
Tetrarch, 274.
Thirty years of age, 166.
Thomas, one of the Twelve, 223; doubts the resurrection of Christ, 689; is convinced, 690.
"Thou art the Christ," 360.
Three Nephites, the, 738.
Tiberias, sea of, 165, the risen Lord appears at, 691.
Tithing, day of, 785.
Titles, ecclesiastical, 566.
Today and tomorrow, special application of terms, 785.
Tongues, as of fire, Pentecostal manifestations, 702.
Traditionalism, in opposition to the law, 351.
Transubstantiation, false doctrine of, 748.
Transfiguration, the, 370, 376.
Transgressors, Christ numbered among, 601, 655.
Treasure belonging to temple, 567.
Treasury of temple, 422.
Trial of Jesus, the Jewish, 621; illegalities of, 622, 644.
Tribes, of Israel, 59; the Ten, or Lost, 61, 729.
Tribute, the temple, 396; Christ pays the, 382; to be rendered to Cæsar under law, 545.
Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Christ's, 513.
Truth, shall make men free, 408.
Twelve, the, see Apostles; the Nephite, 725.
Tyre and Sidon, Jesus in borders of, 354.
Unbelief, effect of, 381.
Unity of Godhead, 500.
Unpardonable sin, 269, 278.
Vine, Christ the true, 604.
Vineyard and vines, Israel symbolized by, 541.
Voice, in the wilderness,--John the Baptist, 121; from heaven, the Father's, 126, 371, 519, 725; of Jesus Christ from heaven to Nephites, 723.
War in heaven, 6.
Washing of feet, ordinance of, 595, 619.
Washings, ceremonial, 350, 366.
Watches of the night, 346.
Watchfulness enjoined, 575.
Water, living, 403.
Wedding garment, lacking, 539.
Western continent, ministry of Jesus Christ on, 721.
Widow's mites, 561.
Wise men, the, 97; their adoration of Christ, 99.
Witnesses, false, at trial of Jesus, 623.
Woes over Jerusalem, 515, 560.
Woman, a repentant, receives forgiveness, 263; one taken in sin, 405.
"Woman," as noun of address, 144.
Women, Christ the ennobler of, 484; witnesses of the crucifixion, 659, 688; at sepulchre of Jesus, 681; see and touch the risen Lord, 682.
Word, Jesus Christ, the, 10.
Yahveh, see Jehovah.
Zaccheus, 506.
Zacharias, the martyr, 560, 567.
Zacharias, the priest, visited by the angel Gabriel, 76; stricken dumb, 77, 88; his speech restored, 78.
Zion, of Enoch, 719, 790; of the last days, 786.