Chronology of the Sons of God 2

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah 300 years making him 365 years old when he was translated with the city of Enoch and taken into the abode of God, Genesis 5:22-23, and that Enoch and all his people walked with God, and he dwelt in the midst of Zion…, Moses 7:69 and Doctrine and Covenants Section 107: 49;

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech, 782 years, making him 969 years old at the time of his death, Genesis 5: 26-27; and Lamech lived after he begat Noah, 595 years, making him 777 years old at the time of his death, Genesis 5: 30-31.

Wherefore, herein is truth unfold to the minds of them who search for the mysteries of God, that in searching truth, they may come to understand the mysteries of God and his workings with the chosen seed from since the beginning of creation, as is written in holy writ.

In this manner, mortal foreordained man, even that literal seed might come to understanding the workings of the Lord in the earth; wherefore, thus, I speak and testify: it is understood then how the knowledge of God came into the world, even the knowledge of God the Eternal Father and his Son Jesus Christ, for by revelations had by the fathers was it thus received and recorded in books concerning this thing.

As it is written, the scriptures saith: and thus the Gospel began to be preached, from the beginning, being declared by holy angels sent forth from the presence of God, and by his own voice, and by the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And thus all things were confirmed unto Adam, by an holy ordinance, and the Gospel preached, and a decree sent forth, that it should be unto the end thereof; and thus it was. Amen.

Now I bear record and testify that all writings by them of old were written on records of gold and hid in the record vault of God, the same repository established by Enoch, and copies made of the same that was taken by each patriarch at the command of Adam to guide them.

Even this command coming to Adam at the gathering of Adam-Ondi-Ahman was a blessing given unto his posterity.

Wherefore, even in the time of Noah, when the earth was flooded, a record of the same was taken by Noah, and it was the same record that fell into the hands of Abraham in his time, from the which the gospel was preached and understood.

This record proceeded forth from the beginning having all commandments therein as conveyed to Adam. And Enoch said:

I came out…from the land of my fathers, a land of righteousness unto this day. And my father taught me in all the ways of God.

Furthermore Enoch did say: for a book of remembrance we have written among us, according to the pattern given by the finger of God; and it is in our own language.

Yea, I testify that the records did also contain writings concerning the Canaanites, for Ham being literal seed and having received a blessing from his father Noah; that through Ham's wife, she having a knowledge of Cain's land of first inheritance, she did bring that knowledge of such to the land forth into the new land after the flood.

Thus as before mentioned, she named their land of first inheritance in the new land then, Shinar, that she might be reminded of her people from whence she did come.

Now therefore, I make another prophesy that Japheth did marry a daughter of the sons of men; and she brought forth the cursing from the pre-mortal existence that in this life her descendants would not have priesthood, the gospel, and the right of the Holy Ghost shed upon all the sons of God, until the times of the gentiles be come in.

Then a grace period is to be extended unto them by the grace of God, even which blessing comes because of Japheth and the blessing given upon his head by his father Noah.

Thus, the sons of Noah, Japheth, Shem, and Ham had a record before them delineating the chronology of the fathers from the beginning; and many other writings were also contained.

There was also writings of a future time concerning the branch to be broken off, which branch should return to the land from whence the literal seed did come; yea, the writings even spoke of the day of the gentiles [the sons of men] and what should be fall them.

In their time, even a writing found upon the plates of brass as translated into the Book of Mormon.

Wherefore, Paul did speak unto the Romans, who are gentiles, concerning these things and he saith unto them:

Even so at the present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

And if by grace then it is no more of works; otherwise grace is no more grace.

But if it be of works, then it is no more grace; otherwise work is no more work.

What then (what meant Paul concerning the literal seed, more specifically, the seed of Lehi, the branch broken of to be remembered)?

Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election (foreordination of the literal seed, Alma 13) hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (the sons of men and the sons of perdition).

According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day.

And David saith, let their table be made a snare and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompense unto them (yea, this is fulfilled that all actions of economics on the seed of Lehi is a welfare program unto them that self-sufficiency is all lost, and many of them look to the federal government demanding compensation for their smiting); (wherefore), Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.

I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their (seed of Lehi/Israel) fall salvation is come unto the gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

Now if the fall of them (seed of Lehi/Israel) be the riches of the world (gentiles), and the diminishment of them (seed of Lehi/Israel) the riches of the gentiles (gentiles who have a fulness of gospel); how much more their fulness (seed of Lehi/Israel recovered).

Indeed, from the time that God first communicated his pure and holy gospel to Adam, such eternal and holy beings having spoken these truths to him, and such truths were contained in the pure gospel of Christ, and this was an everlasting covenant unto the literal seed to bring them again unto God, it was known by them.

Thus it is and so thus is shall be unto the end of the world, that these righteous fathers taught the gospel to their children, and, that teaching made mention concerning the seed, that in the latter days, the gospel was to be given unto the sons of men (gentiles) for the which it was written concerning them,

And that in the last days, the literal seed, the covenant people of the Lord shall receive again the pure gospel of Christ from the Father, never to be taken from the earth again because of man's wickedness, for, in the final millennial time, all wickedness would be destroyed from off the face of the earth, and only righteousness of God would exist.

And because of this righteousness, the Christ should walk among his people.

While this is a mystery, it is then requisite in God that no new revelations needs be given to man for all is written, on the records of the fathers or in the Lamb's book of law, or that the law contained would be given to the covenant people of the Lord, yea, even after Adam's creation to the birth of Noah;

Notwithstanding this truth, the words of the Lord and his workings among the seed is written in holy writ, and such holy writings stands undimmed and undiminished from eternity to eternity; thus, it is God's will to bring to pass the eternal life of his covenant people, I speak of the people of the first covenant and the sons of men that offer up a true repentance in accord with what is written in holy writ.

This is not to say that the people of the first covenant need no repentance, but notwithstanding, because of their fathers, the Lord shall bring them again in his mercy in his way as was prophesied.

For I bear testimony that the workings of the fathers were unto mighty prayers and fasting, even unto greater faith and greater works by them for us that we would do a great work for them.

It was their faith they received by the promise from God that we would be remembered in the time appointed; wherefore, God of our fathers, who is the same Christ, he shall hear their prayers and he shall remember the promises he made unto them by covenant even from before the foundation of this world.

And all this was written in the book of Adam and in the book of Enoch. For Paul did speak concerning this thing saying:

For I speak to you gentiles, in as much I am an apostle of the gentiles, I magnify mine office:

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If by any means I may provoke to emulation them (seed of Lehi/Israel) which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

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For if the casting away of them (seed of Lehi/Israel is smitten and scattered by the gentiles, even destroyed of God because of his justice unto utter destruction of both branch and root) be the reconciliation of the world (gentiles), what shall the receiving them be, but life from the dead?

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Abraham's promise cannot be fulfilled unless the seed is recovered in accord with what is written, without the recovery unto God, the gentiles have no house from whence they shall have a blessing come unto them; yea, and Jesus Christ directed Third Nephi to write into the Nephite records the words of Malachi which saith: … and he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,

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And the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse and all is utterly wasted.

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Then there must needs be a second and final recovery of the remnant, the seed of Lehi or more specifically, the seed of Nephi, that the work in finality as it is written in all of holy writ comes to pass or that all is fulfilled, even that all the promises and covenants made of the Father unto the literal seed might be fulfilled.

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For I testify that the gentiles cannot bring such a thing to pass, nor are the covenant fathers their fathers, and the gentiles have not written a record of such, and God did not make a first covenant with them in the pre-mortal life, their promise was a condition precedent, thus, there is not a promise and a covenant made by God with them only what is written concerning them in the records of the fathers.

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But that a grace period is given unto the gentiles, even a dispensation of the grace of God, and this according to Paul.

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Nephi calls this time the times of the gentiles, a time of duty and responsibility coming in, and that, that time of duty and responsibility should be fulfilled as it is written in the gospel of Christ or that they should reject the Christ.

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Concerning this truth, all this is written by the fathers unto us from the beginning, a mystery revealed in full by Paul and Nephi unto us the seed in these days.

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Then Paul saith concerning the subject matter at hand: for if the firstfruits (the children of the first covenant made in heaven) be holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root be holy, so are the branches (the remnant as compared to Israel).

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And if some of the branches be broken off (seed of Lehi/remnant of Joseph), and thou (gentiles) being a wild olive tree, wert graft in among them (seed of Lehi/remnant), and with them partakes of the root and the fatness of the olive tree (natural); boast (gentiles) not against the branches (seed of Lehi/remnant).

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But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

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Thou wilt say then, the branches were broken off, that I might be graft in.

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Well, because of unbelief they (seed of Lehi/remnant/Israel) were broken off, and thou standest by faith (belief in what is written concerning this thing by the father of the gentiles being grafted in because of the mercy of God and the judgment upon Israel/remnant).

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Be not highminded but fear: for if God spared not the natural branches (seed of Lehi/remnant/Israel), take heed lest he also spare not thee (gentiles), (read also Third Nephi 16.)

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Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity (the shimitah and the tushiri); but towards thee, goodness (mercy and grace is extended by God), if thou continue in his goodness; otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.