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SECTION 39Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to James Covill, at Fayette, New York, January 5, 1831. HC 1:143-145. James Covill, who had been a Baptist minister for about forty years, covenanted with the Lord that he would obey any command that the Lord would give to him through Joseph the Prophet. |
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1—4, The saints have power to become the sons of God; 5—6, To receive the gospel is to receive Christ; 7—14, James Covill is commanded to be baptized and labor in the Lord's vineyard; 15—21, The Lord's servants are to preach the gospel before Second Coming; 22—24, Those who receive the gospel shall be gathered in time and in eternity. | ||
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1 HEARKEN and listen to the voice of
him who is from all aeternity to all
eternitya, the Great
bI AM, even Jesus Christ—
2 The alight and the life of the world; a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not. 3 The same which came in the ameridian of time unto mine own, and mine own breceived me not; 4 But to as many as receive me, gave I power to become my asons; and even so will I give unto as many as will receive me, power to become my sons.
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1a from all eternity to all eternity Now there is but one eternity and the only way in which one can be from all eternity to all eternity is to have that eternity marked out as to a span of time. That is to have a 'beginning' and an 'end'. And Jesus was the first, the Alpha, the Firstborn Son of the Father of Spirits in the spirit. And thus all we who were born after him may be said to be of his generation, of that generation of the spirit children of God the Father of Spirits. And this is that which marks the first 'from all eternity'. And as the facing mirrors of the temple do reflect endlessly Christ Jehovah stand at the 'porthole' of the one and also at the 'porthole' of the other. And if we will but follow him into that enternity to come as his sons and daughters, we may enter back out of time 'to all eternity' and associate with him in his kingdom for all eternity. | |
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5 And verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth my gospel
areceiveth me; and he that breceiveth not
my gospel receiveth not me.
6 And this is my agospel—repentance and baptism by water, and then cometh the bbaptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, even the Comforter, which showeth all things, and cteacheth the peaceable things of the kingdom.
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7 And now, behold, I say unto you, my servant
aJames, I have looked upon thy works and I
bknow thee.
8 And verily I say unto thee, thine heart is now right before me at this time; and, behold, I have bestowed great ablessings upon thy head; 9 Nevertheless, thou has seen great asorrow, for thou hast brejected me many times because of the pride and the cares of the cworld.
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10 But, behold, the days of thy adeliverance
are come, if thou wilt bhearken to my voice, which saith
unto thee: Arise and be baptized, and cwash away your sins,
calling on my name, and you shall receive my Spirit, and a blessing so great
as you never have known.
11 And if thou do this, I have prepared thee for a greater work. Thou shalt preach the afulness of my gospel, which I have sent forth in these last days, the bcovenant which I have sent forth to crecover my people, which are of the house of Israel.
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12 And it shall come to pass that power shall
arest upon thee; thou shalt have great faith, and I will be
with thee and go before thy face.
13 Thou are called to alabor in my vineyard, and to bbuild up my cchurch, and to bring forth dZion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and eflourish. 14 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou are not called to go into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio.
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15 And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the
Ohio, I have kept in store a ablessing such as is not known
among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And
from thence men shall go forth into ball
cnations.
16 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you that the people in Ohio call upon me in much faith, thinking I will astay my hand in judgment upon the nations, but I cannot bdeny my word.
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17 Wherefore lay to with your might and call faithful laborers
into my vineyard, that it may be apruned for the last time.
18 And inasmuch as they do repent and receive the fulness of my gospel, and become sanctified, I will stay mine hand in ajudgment.
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19 Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice, saying: The
kingdom of heaven is at ahand; crying: Hosanna! blessed be
the name of the Most High God.
20 Go forth abaptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the time of my bcoming; 21 For the time is at hand; the aday or the hour no man bknoweth; but it surely shall ccome.
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22 And he that receiveth these things receiveth me; and they
shall be agathered unto me in time and in eternity.
23 And again, it shall come to pass that on as many as ye shall baptize with water, ye shall lay your ahands, and they shall receive the bgift of the Holy Ghost, and shall be clooking forth for the signs of my dcoming, and shall know me. 24 Behold, I come quickly. Even so. Amen.
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