Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-23
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Juu OF the Important truths revealed
is lhat the Almighty mover suffers HE
children on earth 90 be over,nhon by
any 90 tho great events that change
tre b story Of tho world, without send.
( Ing them waning: "rlc Lord Goi
VIII do nothing, bat ilu cvenlcth Hia
secret to Ills servants, tho Prophets"
| tAmos H s.J This revealed truth
seems &, 1u almost forgotten among
/ Chrttiaus OF present, Tor although
millions ore expecting % revolution in
She wOTlI's sn,ifs, moro comprrhon.
aiyo than any previous one, yol thoy
expect no Prophets 10 ioretoll II, no
moscngorl authorized - speak with
special authority from tue God Thai,
rulc1 ul.
Sacred history amply illustrates the
point iu question. Tho world be-.
fogo tho Hood WIS warned ard
/ given 40 years In which to reform
nom tho corruption that drew forth
the divine decree OF doslr nc.
ton. When toe ancient covenant
/ people departed from the ways Of the
Almighty and tho overthrow OF their
1Iaio became necessary, She duslguc.
ton was clearly iofolold by special
mrssengefs And the deeper tho p10.
pie suns, the more earnest were the
declarations OF thgun men, and the
moro explicit their predictions. Atlast
the voice u prophecy was sllenc0d Tor
nearly four centuries, but tho nnal
overthrow Of the kingdom ana not
come until the Son OF God Him.
solf and His chosen NEE.
sgngcm af,er Him, had given
lhoir solemn testmony as to
what was coming. Sacred history
proves by facts that 1, is a woll.eslab-
lshed Tu.r ia the providence Of God
10 raise up Prophets at every great
epoch Of the history Of mansind.
snail We, then, expect tho eslablish-
ment OF tho Kingdom OF the Son Of
God among men without u period Of
Inspired messages preceding o.?
Ia the great prophetic book OF the
New Testament we arc told that pre-.
vious to the closing events OF tho pres.
cnl dllrcn1alion, messengers should be
sent with an everlasting Gospel, pro.
claiming unto every nation, tribe aud
tongue 10 iont the Lord, because "tho
h ur % Hts judgment 10 come" mud
setting forth tho duty Of an 10 Wouhip,
mo-, tho vague being oil man.maIe
c,oods, hul Him that made the
heaven aud tho earth AN tho i0un.
t4lu5 OF waterJ--G0d as msdu known
In the history Of tho creation OF the
/ world; tho message should also contain
la proclamation oi tho Hil Of
"Babylou" aud the pouring out OF the
Lass Judgments on the untepeuisnl
among men.
Tho message Of the Pr0pho, Joagph
aud hla successors, as we'll ~ OF every
Elder in the Church, when considered
ia tho light Of those New Tgs,amout
prophgoicsi assumes q ligulhcauce tnat
cannot u0 oyC5os,imrloi,
Prepare go, prepare 40 for that which
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