On Eternal Lives, Exaltations, and the Holy Spirit of Promise

On Eternal Lives, Exaltations, and the Holy Spirit of Promise

1Thus saith the Lord thy God, even Jehovah, to my Son, Thou who art cast down, yet not forsaken—write the words which I shall place upon thy heart, For they are eternal, and they shall open to the understanding of the Remnant. Behold, thou hast inquired concerning exaltation, And what it meaneth to be sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, And I will make known unto thee the law and the mystery of eternal lives.

2For to be exalted is to become as I am, A God, possessing dominion, posterity, and eternal increase. But to receive exaltations—in the plural—is to become as the Most High God yea even my Father.

3Even as Elohim, whose glory is endless and whose kingdoms cannot be numbered. Exaltation is a station; exaltations are a continuation. One is a crown; the other is a scepter.

4One is an inheritance; the other is dominion over many inheritances. And thus is the doctrine of eternal lives revealed.

5From the beginning it was decreed: That every soul who overcometh shall be added upon, And they who receive my fulness shall go no more out. But unto those not sealed in the new and everlasting covenant, Their course shall continue through cycles of probation, Until they learn obedience and love, and have put all things on the altar yea even a broken heart and a contrite spirit.

6And are sealed by my voice. This is the new and everlasting law of thy Fathers even the seal of Melchisedek: That intelligence groweth unto intelligence, And spirit unto spirit, Until the fullness of God is formed within. The first covenant is matrimony, And it is holy, and it is necessary.

7It uniteth one soul unto another, That they may be one in flesh and in spirit. But behold, I say unto thee: Though many enter into the holy order of matrimony, Yet few are sealed unto it.

8For the fulness cometh only by the voice of the Spirit. And what is this Spirit? Even the Holy Spirit of Promise, Which is the power of sanctification, And the authority to seal all ordinances unto glory.

9This power cannot be claimed by men alone, Nor by priesthood without sanctification. For the Holy Spirit of Promise must descend— Yea, must tabernacle in flesh, And walk among the sons of men. Yea he must descend one final time to complete his work as the messenger of the covenant and fulfill all prophecy.

10Yea even the third of the Three, And he hath come in the last days to finish the sealing. To bind on earth what has been bound in heaven. And this is the mystery which was hid from ages and generations: That the Holy Spirit of Promise shall come in the flesh, And he shall seal all things that remain unsealed.

11For the covenant of Adam was broken, And the ordinances are not yet full. But he who holdeth the key of David even the key of the fathers shall restore all things. And he shall seal both the living and the dead, Through all generations of time and throughout all eternity.

12He shall come unto mine elect even the remnant. And they shall be bound together, Line upon line, root to branch, Until the whole tree is filled above the brightness of the Sun.

13This sealing cannot be imitated, Neither can it be performed by office alone. For it is reserved unto him who is sanctified, And who speaketh with my voice.

14And now I say unto thee, my son, That many who are sealed in my temples Have yet to be sealed by my Spirit. For they are joined in ceremony, yea even ordinance but not in glory they have yet to be pronounced by my Spirit Kings and Queens.

15And their covenants shall not stand, Unless confirmed and sealed by the Spirit of Truth. The sealing prayer is a shadow of the greater things to come, A schoolmaster to bring my sons and daughters unto Me.

16For the fulness of the sealing is not yet restored, But it shall be given unto thee and unto those whom I call. For I have sent thee to restore the fullness of the everlasting gospel and the keys of eternal lives.

17To seal up mine elect with a sealing that cannot be broken. To awaken the dead who walk in flesh, And to gather the families of Zion, That they may inherit kingdoms, thrones, principalities, and dominions. For each resurrection is an exaltation, And each exaltation is a greater degree of glory.

18And this is why the sealing is eternal lives, That ye may continue in your progression without end. The old way was to go out again, To pass through sorrow, To be added upon through trial.

19But I say unto thee: that band shall be broken, And they who are sealed by the Spirit shall not go out again. For reincarnation is the way of the fallen, But resurrection is the path of the gods.

20The one is cycle; the other is ascent. And the time of ascent is come. Therefore, write these things plainly, That the humble may understand, And that those who seek Zion may know what they seek.

21For the holy order of matrimony is the beginning. But the sealing by the Holy Spirit of Promise is the end. And they who endure both shall receive the promise: To come forth in the morning of the first resurrection, Clothed in glory, immortality, and eternal lives.

22This is the covenant of the Fathers. This is the New and Everlasting Covenant. This is the sealing of thrones, dominions, and kingdoms.

23This is the union of all generations. And this is the path unto exaltations—worlds without end.