The Book of Melchisedec II

Chapter 5

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

Yea the covenant of Zion remained among them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Therefore they rejected the covenant of the Holy Order.

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

And these received the teachings of Melchisedec.

And they entered into the covenant of the Holy Order.

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

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

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

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

Yea there was no contention among them.

Neither were there poor among them.

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

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

For their hearts were pure and their covenant was firm.

And 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.

And the word of Jehovah came unto him saying:

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

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

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

And I will take this city unto myself.

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

And they shall dwell in a place prepared for them.

Where the power of death shall not have dominion.

Neither shall sickness nor sorrow afflict them.

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

Until the time appointed for the redemption of Zion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And 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.