Sign of Second Coming
Joseph Smith, Jr. 3/10/1844
"I have asked of the Lord concerning His coming; and while asking the Lord, He gave a sign and said, 'In the days of Noah I set a bow in the heavens as a sign and token that in any year that the bow should be seen the Lord would not come; but there should be seed time and harvest during that year: but whenever you see the bow withdrawn, it shall be a token that there shall be famine, pestilence, and great distress among the nations, and that the coming of the Messiah is not far distant.'
"But I will take the responsibility upon myself to prophesy in the name of the Lord, that Christ will not come this year, as Father Miller has prophesied, for we have seen the bow; and I also prophesy, in the name of the Lord, that Christ will not come in forty years; and if God ever spoke by my mouth, He will not come in that length of time. Brethren, when you go home, write it down, that it may be remembered."
-- March 10, 1844, Documentary History of the Church 6:249-254. Also quoted in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 341
2 comments:
I love little reminders that God loves us more than anyting. What a blessing we have to be a part of this stuff.
What amazing lessons we learned in church yesterday. We are all so blessed...and so loved.
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