Zion and Jerusalem, October 11, 2013
Nevertheless
when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
(New Testament
| Luke 18:8)
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Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion?
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section
101:81)
These
issues above warrant nothing but a divine response.
There
are other ways to do it or to persuade than mob schemes or offers that no one
can refuse. . It is called legal or diligent instances.
What
would King Solomon do in Zion
or In Jerusalem in the shoes of an afflicted woman that truly needs or deserves
a get? I will tell you what Solomon would do. Verily, verily I say unto you
that He will say:
First,
Go TO and cry or importune for justice to the local judge, if the judge does
not grant justice, then go to and do the same to the governor, and if the
governor does not listen, go to and importune the president. And if that does
not work, go to and bring these testimonies unto the LORD and he will come out
of his hiding place and vex the whole nation.
I have tried is and it really works. Can’t you see?
The
problem with Jewry these days as in old days is and have been usury. It is when these things are conducted for money
or filthy lucre. I do not see a victim in
a woman or her relatives that would hire thugs mercenaries for $50,000 to
warrant “a get.” That is like buying
justice from the wrong hands.......
The
LORD has provided a better way because the instances awaken and benefit us all
and faith in God will increase upon the face of the whole earth. For he has said
time and again:
“There was in a city a judge, which feared not God,
neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto
him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but
afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet
because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual
coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry
day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
(New Testament | Luke 18:2 - 8)
Look who is talking!!!
“And again I say unto you, those who have been
scattered by their enemies, it is my will that they should continue to
importune for redress, and redemption, by the hands of those who are placed as
rulers and are in authority over you— According to the laws and constitution of
the people, which I have suffered to be established, and should be maintained
for the rights and protection of all flesh, according to just and holy
principles; That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity,
according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may
be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment.
Therefore, it is not right that any man should be
in bondage one to another.
And for this purpose have I established the
Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this
very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.
Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken them unto the parable of the
woman and the unjust judge, for men ought always to pray and not to faint,
which saith—
There was in a city a judge which feared not God,
neither regarded man. And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto
him, saying: Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while, but
afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet
because this widow troubleth me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming
she weary me.
Thus will I liken the children of Zion.
Let them importune at the feet of the judge;
And if he heed them not, let them importune at the
feet of the governor;
And if the governor heed them not, let them
importune at the feet of the president;
And if the president heed them not, then will the
Lord arise and come forth out of his hiding place, and in his fury vex the
nation; And in his hot displeasure, and in his fierce anger, in his time, will
cut off those wicked, unfaithful, and unjust stewards, and appoint them their
portion among hypocrites, and unbelievers; Even in outer darkness, where there
is weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
Pray ye, therefore, that their ears may be opened
unto your cries, that I may be merciful unto them, that these things may not
come upon them.
What I have said unto you must needs be, that all
men may be left without excuse; That wise men and rulers may hear and know that
which they have never considered; That I may proceed to bring to pass my act,
my strange act, and perform my work, my strange work, that men may discern
between the righteous and the wicked, saith your God.”
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 101:76 - 95)
Verily
I say unto you that these are the words of the LORD your GOD and my GOD.
But
that is not all, The LORD has also spoken time and again with regards to the
rules of engagement in mortal combat whether it be of an individual threat or a
threat between nations. These are the
rules that he has given his prophets in all ages with regards to justification
before him, which if you pay diligent attention to them, you will see that the
LORD’s thoughts are not our thoughts and
that his ways are not our ways; but that
his thought and ways are higher even
from earth to heaven. And he has given us his law as an ensample to
all people. I say this in behalf of Tryvon Martin and his family; and also in
behalf of George Simmerman and those that support him in his deeds, so that you
all know the Law of God and his mind with regards to Standing your Ground laws
as we know them. And I write this
because the time has come and I feel it is my duty to do so and the holy
scriptures support it. For in them it is
plainly written:
And they were doing that which they
felt was the duty which they owed to their God; for the Lord had said unto
them, and also unto their fathers, that: Inasmuch as ye are not
guilty of the first offense, neither the second, ye shall not suffer yourselves
to be slain by the hands of your enemies.
And again, the Lord has said that: Ye shall defend your families even unto bloodshed.
Therefore for this cause were the
Nephites contending with the Lamanites, to defend themselves, and
their families, and their lands, their country, and their rights, and their
religion.
(Book of Mormon
| Alma 43:46 - 47)
Now, I speak unto you concerning your families—if
men will smite you, or your families, once, and ye bear it patiently and revile
not against them, neither seek revenge, ye shall be rewarded; But if ye bear it
not patiently, it shall be accounted unto you as being meted out as a just
measure unto you.
And again, if your enemy shall smite you the second
time, and you revile not against your enemy, and bear it patiently, your reward
shall be an hundred fold.
And again, if he shall smite you the third time,
and ye bear it patiently, your reward shall be doubled unto you four–fold; And
these three testimonies shall stand against your enemy if he repent not, and
shall not be blotted out.
And now, verily I say unto you, if that enemy shall
escape my vengeance, that he be not brought into judgment before me, then ye
shall see to it that ye warn him in my name, that he come no more upon you,
neither upon your family, even your children's children unto the third and
fourth generation. And then, if he shall come upon you or your children, or
your children's children unto the third and fourth generation, I have delivered
thine enemy into thine hands; And then if thou wilt spare him, thou shalt be
rewarded for thy righteousness; and also thy children and thy children's
children unto the third and fourth generation. Nevertheless, thine enemy is in
thine hands; and if thou rewardest him according to his works thou art
justified; if he has sought thy life, and thy life is endangered by him, thine
enemy is in thine hands and thou art justified.
Behold, this is the law I gave unto my servant
Nephi, and thy fathers, Joseph, and Jacob, and Isaac, and Abraham, and all mine
ancient prophets and apostles. And again, this is the law that I gave unto mine
ancients, that they should not go out unto battle against any nation, kindred,
tongue, or people, save I, the Lord, commanded them. And if any nation, tongue,
or people should proclaim war against them, they should first lift a standard
of peace unto that people, nation, or tongue; And if that people did not accept
the offering of peace, neither the second nor the third time, they should bring
these testimonies before the Lord; Then I, the Lord, would give unto them a
commandment, and justify them in going out to battle against that nation,
tongue, or people.
And I, the Lord, would fight their battles, and
their children's battles, and their children's children's, until they had
avenged themselves on all their enemies, to the third and fourth generation.
Behold, this is an ensample unto all people, saith
the Lord your God, for justification before me.
And again, verily I say unto you, if after thine
enemy has come upon thee the first time, he repent and come unto thee praying
thy forgiveness, thou shalt forgive him, and shalt hold it no more as a
testimony against thine enemy— And so on unto the second and third time; and as
oft as thine enemy repenteth of the trespass wherewith he has trespassed
against thee, thou shalt forgive him, until seventy times seven.
And if he trespass against thee and repent not the
first time, nevertheless thou shalt forgive him. And if he trespass against
thee the second time, and repent not, nevertheless thou shalt forgive him. And
if he trespass against thee the third time, and repent not, thou shalt also
forgive him. But if he trespass against thee the fourth time thou shalt not
forgive him, but shalt bring these testimonies before the Lord; and they shall
not be blotted out until he repent and reward thee four–fold in all things
wherewith he has trespassed against thee. And if he do this, thou shalt forgive
him with all thine heart; and if he do not this, I, the Lord, will avenge thee
of thine enemy an hundred–fold; And upon his children, and upon his children's
children of all them that hate me, unto the third and fourth generation.
But if the children shall repent, or the children's
children, and turn to the Lord their God, with all their hearts and with all
their might, mind, and strength, and restore four–fold for all their trespasses
wherewith they have trespassed, or wherewith their fathers have trespassed, or
their fathers' fathers, then thine indignation shall be turned away;
And vengeance shall no more come upon them, saith
the Lord thy God, and their trespasses shall never be brought any more as a
testimony before the Lord against them.
Amen.
(Doctrine
and Covenants | Section 98:23 - 48)
These things I say now because I
have come to and have reasoned with the LORD and you can too; and if you can see, HE has already
shown plainly unto me and his people his strong reasoning for he is not only a
GOD afar but also near. The LORD has
spoken. The prophets have said to us, even NOWADAYS, that we are NOW living in
perilous times, like in the days of the second destruction of Jerusalem
and of which PAUL, the apostle of Jesus Christ uno unto the house of Israel and the
Gentiles, spoke about. For the time of
the coming of the LORD is nigh at hand. And now as the old times, we need divine
guidance thru living prophets not to fall in the snares of the Devil who has
but a short time and is seeking earnestly the misery of all. The LORD has also said that he that we should
pray always and not faint; and that he that does not want to rise the sword against his own
brother or neighbor must flee to Zion
for safety. And it is written and I now rewrite
it you for your attentive consideration. For thus has the LORD has said:
THIS know also,
that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of
their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to
parents, unthankful, unholy. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false
accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors,
heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form
of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this
sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with
sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth.
(New Testament
| 2 Timothy 3:1 - 7)
The Times in Which We Live
Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the
Church
Our safety lies in repentance.
Our strength comes of obedience to the commandments of God.
Constant Truths for Changing Times
President Thomas S. Monson
“For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men, and stir them up to anger against that which is good. And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.”(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 28:20 - 21)
And it shall come to pass among the wicked,
that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor must needs
flee unto Zion
for safety.
(Doctrine and Covenants
| Section 45:68)
Hearken, O ye people of my church, and ye elders
listen together, and hear my voice while it is called today, and harden not
your hearts; For verily I say unto you that I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the end, the light and the life of the world—a light that shineth in
darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not.
I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not;
but unto as many as received me gave I power to do many miracles, and to become
the sons of God; and even unto them that believed on my name gave I power to
obtain eternal life.
And even so I have sent mine everlasting covenant
into the world, to be a light to the world, and to be a standard for my people,
and for the Gentiles to seek to it, and to be a messenger before my face to
prepare the way before me. Wherefore, come ye unto it, and with him that cometh
I will reason as with men in days of old, and I will show unto you my strong
reasoning.
Wherefore, hearken ye together and let me show unto
you even my wisdom—the wisdom of him whom ye say is the God of Enoch, and his
brethren, Who were separated from the earth, and were received unto myself—a
city reserved until a day of righteousness shall come—a day which was sought
for by all holy men, and they found it not because of wickedness and
abominations; And confessed they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth; But
obtained a promise that they should find it and see it in their flesh.
Wherefore, hearken and I will reason with you, and
I will speak unto you and prophesy, as unto men in days of old.
And I will show it plainly as I showed it unto my
disciples as I stood before them in the flesh, and spake unto them, saying:
As ye have asked of me concerning the signs of my
coming, in the day when I shall come in my glory in the clouds of heaven, to
fulfil the promises that I have made unto your fathers,
For as ye have looked upon the long absence of your spirits from your
bodies to be a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption shall
come, and also the restoration of the scattered Israel.
And now ye behold this temple which is in Jerusalem, which ye call
the house of God, and your enemies say that this house shall never fall.
But, verily I say unto you, that desolation shall
come upon this generation as a thief in the night, and this people shall be
destroyed and scattered among all nations. And this temple which ye now see
shall be thrown down that there shall not be left one stone upon another. And
it shall come to pass, that this generation of Jews shall not pass away until
every desolation which I have told you concerning them shall come to pass. Ye
say that ye know that the end of the world cometh; ye say also that ye know
that the heavens and the earth shall pass away; And in this ye say truly, for
so it is; but these things which I have told you shall not pass away until all
shall be fulfilled.
And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem; and when that
day shall come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations; But they shall
be gathered again; but they shall remain until the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled.
And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors
of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men's hearts shall fail
them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the
earth. And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a
light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the
fulness of my gospel; But they receive it not; for they perceive not the light,
and they turn their hearts from me because of the precepts of men. And in that
generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
And there shall be men standing in that generation,
that shall not pass until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a
desolating sickness shall cover the land. But my disciples shall stand in holy
places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their
voices and curse God and die.
And there shall be earthquakes also in divers
places, and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and
they will take up the sword, one against another, and they will kill one
another.
And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words
unto my disciples, they were troubled.
And I said unto them: Be not troubled, for, when
all these things shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have
been made unto you shall be fulfilled.
And when the light shall begin to break forth, it
shall be with them like unto a parable which I will show you—
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 the 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.
But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel
shall sound his trump, and the saints that have slept shall come forth to meet
me in the cloud. Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you
now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls
shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come
forth from the four quarters of the earth.
Then shall the arm of the Lord fall upon the nations.
And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this
mount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble, and reel to
and fro, and the heavens also shall shake. And the Lord shall utter his voice,
and all the ends of the earth shall hear it; and the nations of the earth shall
mourn, and they that have laughed shall see their folly. And calamity shall
cover the mocker, and the scorner shall be consumed; and they that have watched
for iniquity shall be hewn down and cast into the fire.
And then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What
are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?
Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will
say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the
house of my friends. I am he who was
lifted up. I am Jesus that was
crucified. I am the Son of God. And then
shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because
they persecuted their king.
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. And Satan
shall be bound, that he shall have no place in the hearts of the children of
men. And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be
fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins. For they that are wise and
have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and
have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and
cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.
And the earth shall be given unto them for an
inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall
grow up without sin unto salvation. For the Lord shall be in their midst, and
his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their king and their lawgiver.
And now, behold, I say unto you, it shall not be
given unto you to know any further concerning this chapter, until the New
Testament be translated, and in it all these things shall be made known; Wherefore
I give unto you that ye may now translate it, that ye may be prepared for the
things to come.
For verily I say unto you, that great things await
you; Ye hear of wars in foreign lands; but, behold, I say unto you, they are
nigh, even at your doors, and not many years hence ye shall hear of wars in
your own lands.
Wherefore I, the Lord, have said, gather ye out
from the eastern lands, assemble ye yourselves together ye elders of my church;
go ye forth into the western countries, call upon the inhabitants to repent,
and inasmuch as they do repent, build up churches unto me. And with one heart
and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may purchase an inheritance
which shall hereafter be appointed unto you. And it shall be called the New
Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints
of the Most High God; And the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror
of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto
it, and it shall be called Zion.
And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that
every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor must needs flee
unto Zion for
safety.
And there shall be gathered unto it out of every
nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war
one with another. And it shall be said among the wicked: Let us not go up to battle
against Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible;
wherefore we cannot stand. And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall
be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of everlasting joy.
(Doctrine and Covenants
| Section 45:6 - 75)
I have written to you humbly and diligently, but most importantly with the law and the testimony at hand so that you know that it is not me, but the LORD that speaks. And I do this with a single eye for the Honor and Glory of God in the sacred name of his Beloved Son, even Jesus Christ, amen.
Attentively Yours form an unworthy servant in the hand so f
Christ
Miguel Angel Tinoco Rodriguez
