The Book of Melchisedec II

The Translation of Salem

1And it came to pass that after many years the people of Salem continued in righteousness before the Lord.

2Yea the covenant of Zion remained among them.

3And the inhabitants thereof walked in humility and remembered continually the law of consecration which had been established among them.

4For behold the Holy Order did flourish among the people of Salem

5Even the high priests did laborer continually to teach the covenant of the Most High.

6And Melchisedec went forth among many nations together with those who were ordained in the Holy Order.

7Yea they traveled into many lands proclaiming the covenant of righteousness.

8For they taught the people concerning the Holy Order which had been established from the foundation of the world.

9And they declared unto the nations that the covenant of Zion required humility, repentance, and the remembrance of the poor.

10Nevertheless many of the nations hardened their hearts against these teachings.

11For the rulers of those lands loved power and dominion more than righteousness.

12And the people feared the loss of their riches and traditions.

13Therefore they rejected the covenant of the Holy Order.

14Yet among those nations there were some whose hearts were softened.

15And these received the teachings of Melchisedec.

16And they entered into the covenant of the Holy Order.

17And they established families in righteousness according to the covenant of the Lord.

18And thus the knowledge of the Holy Order began to spread among certain people of the earth.

19And it came to pass that the righteousness of the city of Salem increased continually.

20And the hearts of the inhabitants were knit together in unity and love.

21Yea there was no contention among them.

22Neither were there poor among them.

23And the Spirit of the Lord had condescended upon the city and its people.

24Now Melchisedec perceived that the people had become sanctified before God.

25For their hearts were pure and their covenant was firm.

26And the Lord revealed unto Melchisedec that the time had come for the city of Salem to be preserved from the wickedness which would arise among the nations.

27And the word of Jehovah came unto him saying:

28My servant Melchisedec, behold this people have become holy before me.

29For they have walked in righteousness and have remembered my covenant.

30Therefore I will preserve them from the corruption of the world.

31And I will take this city unto myself.

32Even as I did with the city of Enoch in former days.

33And they shall dwell in a place prepared for them.

34Where the power of death shall not have dominion.

35Neither shall sickness nor sorrow afflict them.

36And they shall continue in the covenant of the Holy Order.

37Until the time appointed for the redemption of Zion.

38And Melchisedec bowed himself before the Lord and gave thanks for the mercy of God.

39And the people were prepared according to the word of Jehovah.

40And it came to pass that the city of Salem was taken up from the earth.

41And the inhabitants thereof were preserved by the power of God.

42And they were translated into a sphere of glory where they continued in righteousness before the Lord.

43Nevertheless certain among the high priests of the Holy Order were commanded to remain upon the earth.

44And they were instructed to carry the knowledge of the covenant among the nations.

45And some were appointed to tarry among the generations of men.

46And others were commanded to return again in different times to labor among the children of men.

47For the Lord declared that the redemption of Zion would require many servants who would come forth in different ages of the world.

48And those who had been part of the covenant of Salem would recognize one another again in the purposes of God.

49And the land where the city of Salem had stood was preserved according to the commandment of the Lord.

50For it was prepared that in a future day the people of that city would return again.

51And Zion would be established upon the earth in its fullness.

52Yea the covenant of the Holy Order would flourish again among the righteous.

53And thus the record of Melchisedec and the city of Salem came to an end.

54And the High Priests of the Holy Order preserved these writings that future generations might understand the covenant of God and the purposes of the Holy Order among the children of men.