The Book of Melchisedec II
The Heavenly Council and the Judgment of Belial
1Therefore, after Melchisedec had beheld the vision of the Lamb and of the servant who should labor among the children of men, his spirit was carried still further in the visions of God.
2The heavens were opened before him, and he beheld the councils of eternity which had been prepared before the foundation of the world.
3For behold he saw the hosts of heaven assembled together in great glory before the throne of the Most High.
4And their number was beyond the reckoning of men.
5They were clothed in light and in the glory of God.
6Now Melchisedec perceived that these were the sons of God who had stood before the Lord in the beginning.
7And among them were many who had been prepared to labor among the children of men.
8Thus saith the Lord:
9Behold the council of heaven which was held before the world was formed.
10For these are they whom I knew before they came into this mortality.
11And among them were those called Prophets Seers and revelators yea these souls were among the most righteous that have walked from mortality to mortality and from immortality to immortality.
12And they were chosen because of their exceeding faith and righteousness.
13Yea they were prepared to be rulers and servants among the nations of the earth.
14Now Melchisedec beheld that among these spirits were those who would come forth to establish righteousness among the children of men.
15They were ordained to labor in the Holy Order after the order of the Son.
16And Melchisedec saw that many of those who stood in that council would come to the earth in different generations.
17For they would minister among the children of men.
18That the covenant of God might be preserved upon the earth.
19Thus saith the Lord unto Melchisedec:
20These are the sons of God yea even the sons of light.
21For they delight in righteousness and seek to bring my children back into my presence.
22But Melchisedec saw also another host.
23And they were darkened in countenance.
24Yea their hearts were hardened in rebellion.
25And among them stood one who sought dominion over the spirits of men.
26And his name was Belial.
27Now Belial delighted in stirring the hearts of men with pride and ambition.
28now behold he sought continually to overthrow the covenant of God among the children of men.
29And the Lord said unto Melchisedec:
30Behold the adversary who seeketh to destroy Zion.
31For he stirreth the kings of the earth and the rulers of nations.
32That they may contend against righteousness.
33And Melchisedec saw that Belial gathered unto himself many spirits yea and even souls who followed him.
34And they became the sons of darkness.
35Now these sons of darkness labored continually to deceive the nations.
36And Melchisedec beheld that throughout the generations of the earth there would be contention between the sons of God and the sons of Belial.
37For the sons of God would seek to establish Zion.
38And the sons of Belial would seek to overthrow it.
39Therefore the Lord declared in the council of heaven:
40The day shall come when the works of Belial shall be judged.
41And his dominion shall be broken.
42Yea the covenant of God shall prevail among the children of men.
43And Melchisedec saw that Zion would rise and fall among many generations.
44For the hearts of men would sometimes remember the covenant.
45But at other times they would fall again into pride.
46The Lord continued and said unto him:
47Nevertheless the covenant which I established from the beginning shall not fail.
48For I will raise up servants in every generation.
49For they shall labor in the Holy Order after the order of the Son.
50And they shall prepare the people for the redemption of Zion.
51Now Melchisedec saw that in the latter days the work of redemption would increase greatly upon the earth.
52And servants of God would arise among the nations.
53That they would call the people unto repentance.
54That they would gather the righteous from the four quarters of the earth.
55And the covenant of Zion would again be established among the children of men.
56Therefore Melchisedec beheld that the sons of darkness would also increase in those days.
57And they would seek to overthrow the work of God.
58Nevertheless the Lord declared:
59Zion shall be redeemed in my own due time.
60For I the Lord defend my covenant.
61And the power of the Lamb shall prevail over the kingdoms of the earth.
62Yea the servants of the Holy Order shall prepare the way.
63The sons of light shall gather together.
64And the dominion of Belial shall come to an end.
65Affer hearing these words Melchisedec rejoiced in hearing these words from the Lord.
66And he delighted in the Holy One of Isreal and rejoiced in his great plan of salvation and redemption.
67For he perceived that the work of redemption stretched from the beginning of the world unto the end thereof.
68And that the Holy Order had again been established among his people in the land of Salem.
69And again the Lord commanded him saying:
70Write the things which thou hast seen.
71That the righteous in future generations may understand the purposes of God.
