Conclusions About
Mormonism
by David Padfield
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the
spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out
into the world" (1 John 4:1).
The first Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, was arrested and
convicted in New York and was found guilty of being a con-artist, an impostor
-- he was a necromancer and a charlatan. This conviction was four years before
he published the Book of Mormon! Court documents prove he was a convicted
criminal.
My Lord knew no sin -- Jesus led a sinless life (1 Pet.
2:21-22, "For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for
us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 'Who committed no
sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth.'").
Joseph Smith said that the moon was inhabited by people
six feet tall who dressed like Quakers and lived to be 1,000 years old (Source:
Journal of Oliver B. Huntington, a devout Mormon contemporary of Joseph Smith;
copy at Utah State Historical Society, Vol. 2, p. 166). Smith said the
"gulf stream" was the result of the city of Enoch's being taken out
from the place where the gulf of Mexico is. My Lord always spoke where of He
knew -- before Abraham was, He was -- He was in the beginning with God (John
1:1).
Joseph Smith had the ability to persuade men -- but my
Lord had the ability to make the mute to speak, the deaf to hear, the blind to
see, the lame to walk, and the dead to live. My Lord did not die amid blazing
guns with a six-shooter in his hands.
Joseph Smith was murdered -- not by a group of
"anti-Mormons," but by men whose wives and daughters he had tried to
ruin! When the jail was stormed, Joseph Smith used a handgun to kill two men
and wound another. My Lord was never accused of improprieties with women. He
was never a party to developments that failed. He never took His follower's
money in some promotional scheme that was doomed from the start. He never led
His followers from one location to another, for His kingdom was not of this
world.
My Lord has given me a simple book, the Bible, which will
guide me safely through this world, comfort me in the hour death, and sustain
my soul at the judgment -- it is this book I must follow. As Jesus said,
"He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges
him -- the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day" (John
12:48).
"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any
other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be
accursed" (Gal. 1:8).
The Bible Or The Book
Of Mormon? by David Padfield
"The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus
Christ is regarded as divinely inspired scripture, as is the Holy Bible. Both
volumes are used by Latter-day Saints side by side. Other writings accepted as
scripture are the Doctrine and Covenants, a compilation of revelations and
writings given since the restoration of the Church began, and the Pearl of
Great Price, a selection from the revelations, translations and writings of
Joseph Smith." ("Core Beliefs and Doctrines," www.lds.org).
"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far
as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the
word of God" (Articles Of Faith, #8).
While Mormon elders will make great claims about their
respect for the Bible, in reality they have very little respect for it. They
will tell prospects that a great deal of the Bible has been lost and the rest
is the object of bad translation. Orson Pratt, an early Mormon leader, said:
"All therefore, is uncertainty as to the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts of
the Old Testament; they can be proved to be changed, added unto and corrupted
in almost every text ... Who knows that even one verse of the whole Bible has
escaped pollution, so as to convey the same sense now that it did in the original"
(Orson Pratts Works, pp. 217-218).
The Book Of Mormon
The Book of Mormon claims to tell of Christ's appearance
to American Indians after His resurrection. The apostle Paul did not mention
this appearance of Christ in America as he recounts our Lord's
post-resurrection appearances (1 Cor. 15:4-8).
The Book of Mormon was supposedly written in the
"reformed Egyptian tongue" and translated with aid of two miraculous
stones. There is something very strange about the Book of Mormon. The Golden
Plates, from which the Book of Mormon was supposedly translated, were,
according to Mormons, written prior to the 1st century, and yet one-eighteenth
of the Book of Mormon is identical, word for word, to the 1611 King James
Version of the Bible -- 1 Corinthians 13 and Isaiah 53 are quoted in full! They
even quote words in italics that were supplied by the translators. In the KJV
Bible the words in italics are words that are supplied by the translators and
are not in the original text.
How is it that the Book of Mormon which they claim
predates the KJV by 1500 years, could have precisely the same language word for
word? Another strange thing: why are there no quotations from the New King
James Version, or the American Standard Version, or any other modern English
translation? Could it be that since those translations had not yet been made,
Smith could not copy them?
Nearly 4,000 changes in the book have been made since the
1830 edition. These 4,000 changes represent a staggering embarrassment to the
claim of Mormon inspiration. Do the Mormons claim that God made 4,000 mistakes
when helping Joseph Smith translate the Book of Mormon? These errors are not
merely typographical errors -- they are errors in grammar and even some
contradictions.
According to Joseph Smith's testimony there should have
not been any reason to make changes in the Book of Mormon. He stated that when
he and his "witnesses" went out to pray concerning it, a voice spoke
to them from heaven telling them the translation of the Book of Mormon was
correct. "...We heard a voice from out of the bright light above us,
saying, 'These plates have been revealed by the power of God, and they have
been translated by the power of God. The translation of them which you have seen
is correct, and I command you to bear record of what you now see and
hear.'" (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, Vol. 1, pp. 54-55). These
4,000 changes were not just grammatical, but changes of names and events, such
as Mosiah 21:28, where in the 1830 edition the name of the king was
"Benjamin," but in the modern editions the name is
"Mosiah."
A subtitle was added to the Book of Mormon in 1982:
"Another Testament Of Jesus Christ." We all realize that in law, only
the last will is binding. Once the testator dies, there cannot be another
testament (Heb. 9:16). Offering "Another Testament of Jesus Christ"
declares that the blood of Christ is void (cf. Gal. 1:8-9).
Compare the Book of
Mormon with the Bible:
The Book of Mormon says that Christ was born in Jerusalem
(Alma 7:10); the Bible teaches He was born at Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Matt. 2:1).
The Book of Mormon says there was darkness over the earth
for three days (Helaman 14:20, 27); the Bible says it was three hours (Luke
23:44).
The Book of Mormon says the church began in 147 B.C.
(footnote at Mosiah 18:17); the Bible teaches it was between 30 and 34 A.D. (Acts
2).
The Book of Mormon says believers were called
"Christians" in 73 B.C. (footnote at Alma 46:14); the Bible says it
was at Antioch, around 41 A.D. (Acts 11:26).
The Book of Mormon has people acting in the "name of
Christ" hundreds of years before He was born (2 Nephi 31:13, 559 B.C.;
Jacob 4:6, 540 B.C.); the Bible teaches otherwise (John 16:24; Luke 24:27).
Notice some of the cardinal doctrines of the LDS church
which are not even found in the Book of Mormon:
God has a body of flesh and bones
God is an exalted man (D and C, 130:22)
God is the product of eternal progression
Men can become gods
Marriage is for eternity
New Testament era "Melchizedek priesthood" with
offices of Elder, Seventy, and High Priest
New Testament era "Aaronic Priesthood" with
offices of Deacon, Teacher and Priest
A church organization with Stakes and Wards, a First
Presidency and President of the church
Baptism for the dead and a second chance for salvation
after death
All of these doctrines required "additional
revelation."
Where are we after 150 years of examining the Book of
Mormon? No city peculiar to the Book of Mormon has ever been located. No names
peculiar to the Book of Mormon has ever been found in New World inscriptions.
No genuine inscriptions have ever been found in Egyptian or anything similar
which could correspond to the "reformed Egyptian tongue." No ancient
copies of the Book of Mormon have ever been found. No mention of people,
nations or places peculiar to the Book of Mormon have ever been found.
In short, there is not one iota of evidence from
archaeology that can provide evidence for the truth of the Book of Mormon! This
is in marked contrast to the Bible, the accuracy of which has been supported in
thousands of ways by archaeological research.
Doctrines Of The
Mormon Church by David Padfield
The Stick of Judah
and Ephriam (Ezek. 37:15-17)
Mormon teachers have the audacity to say that the
"stick of Judah" is the Bible and the "stick of Joseph" is
the Book of Mormon. And thus, the Bible and the Book of Mormon have become
"one in God's hand," according to Mormon belief. It has always been a
source of amazement to me that intelligent people can accept this interpretation,
and yet Mormons have used this to their advantage in their proselyting work.
Many who are ignorant of the Scriptures are impressed by their presentation and
application of this portion of the Scriptures and have been influenced to join
the LDS church.
The central theme of Ezekiel 34-37 is the regathering of
the people of Israel back to their own land. This section of Scripture is
devoted to the hope and restoration of Judah from Babylonian captivity. The
vision which God gave to the prophet Ezekiel of the Valley of Dry Bones, in
chapter 37, represents the nation of Israel. The Israelites had been out of
their land, had been buried among the Gentile nations, and were, in a sense,
devoid of life. But God promised that He would bring His nation back to its
land once again.
At the time of this prophecy the nation of Israel was
saying, "Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut
off" (Ezek. 33:11). But God assured the people He would keep His covenant
with Abraham and David -- He would fulfill His word to them -- "Behold, O
My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves,
and bring you into the land of Israel" (Ezek. 37:12).
In Ezekiel 37:21 we have the explanation given to us
again, "Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations,
wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them
into their own land." The first prophecy of Ezekiel 37 portrays the moral,
national and physical resurrection of Israel, while the second prophecy (Ezek.
37:15-28) predicts the future union of the twelve tribes and their restoration
to Palestine under one Shepherd. After King Solomon's death the nation of
Israel was divided in two kingdoms (1 Kings 11-12). Only two of the tribes, Judah
and Benjamin, were given to Rehoboam to rule over. The other ten tribes were
taken from Rehoboam and placed under the leadership of Jeroboam. This division
persisted, and so, in the prophetic books of the Old Testament, the tribes of
Judah and Benjamin were designated as "Judah" and composed of the
southern kingdom.
"Joseph," "Ephraim" and
"Israel" were the collective names of the ten tribes who established
the northern kingdom. When Israel's history is studied, the prophecy under
consideration becomes very clear. God promises that He is going to unite the
two kingdoms and make them one again (cf. Ezek. 37:21-15). It is then and there
that He will make His covenant of peace with them and be their God.
These "sticks" of Ezekiel 37 are simply the
divine edicts of God which He gave to Ezekiel to deliver to the people. It is
stated in Ezek. 37:20 that these royal decrees were to be in Ezekiel's hand
before the eyes of the people. This was to show them that all twelve tribes
would be united and become "one nation" in God's hand (Ezek. 37:22).
This prophecy was fulfilled when God allowed His people to return from
captivity in 536 B.C.
Under Zerrubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah, the "twelve
tribes" which were divided in 931 B.C., some of whom became captives to
Assyria in 721 B.C. and the rest to Babylon in 606 B.C., would return to the
land of Israel as one nation. This is summarized in Ezekiel 37:22, "and I
will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king
shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall
they ever be divided into two kingdoms again." This section of Scripture
simply pictures the future glory under the reign of the Messiah, Jesus Christ!
Celestial Marriage
"A distinctive Latter-day Saint teaching is that
marriage can be for eternity. Such marriages must be performed in a temple by
someone who holds the priesthood, which is the authority to act on earth for
God. For temple marriages to remain in effect, a husband and wife must love and
be faithful to each other and continue Christlike service and commitment
throughout their lives." ("Temples Make Forever Families,"
www.lds.org).
Unless they are not physically able, Mormons are required
to marry and reproduce. Good Mormons who possess unquestioned loyalty to the
church are permitted the rite of Celestial Marriage executed in the temples.
This "seals" a marriage for eternity-they believe they will be
married even after death and produce offspring (cf. Matt. 22:24f).
Plural Marriage
(polygamy)
The Reorganized church insists that Joseph Smith never
taught or practiced plural marriage (polygamy). Documentation now exists to
prove otherwise. In 1887, LDS Historian Andrew Jensen listed 27 wives of Smith.
Nauvoo temple records record names of 30 women sealed for eternity to him.
Other sources show that Smith married 22 of these 30 women. Mormons claim that
Smith received the revelation on polygamy and recorded it on July 12, 1843 at
Nauvoo (D and C, 132:4, 59, 61-62).
"Polygamy... was an important part of the teachings
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a half century. The
practice began during the lifetime of Joseph Smith but became publicly and
widely known during the time of Brigham Young. Today, polygamy is outlawed in
the Church-and has been for a century. Any Church members adopting the practice
today would be excommunicated- the most severe penalty the Church can impose.
But polygamous groups and individuals in and around Utah cause confusion for
casual observers and sometimes for visiting media. Church founder Joseph Smith
wondered about the ancient, Old Testament practice of plural marriage. His
prayerful inquiry on the subject in the 1830s eventually resulted in the divine
instruction to reinstitute the practice." ("Polygamy: Latter-day
Saints and the Practice of Plural Marriage," www.lds.org).
The "Edmunds Bill" of 1882 made polygamy a
punishable crime, and many church officials were incarcerated and church
property was confiscated, including temples. Mormon President John Taylor went
into exile and died. The Edmunds-Tucker Act dissolved the corporation of the
church, which destroyed it as a political and economic institution. By 1887
approximately 200 Mormon men were in jail.
In 1890 Mormon president Wilford Woodruff claims to have
received a "special revelation" from God suspending plural marriage.
Now Mormons had to decide which revelation to obey-Smith or Woodruffs. Polygamy
is still a problem in some isolated areas of the West.
Baptism for the Dead
Mormons do not practice infant baptism, but they do
immerse converts, though not in public ceremonies. However, in temple
ceremonies, members may be baptized by proxy for those who died without
accepting the teachings of Joseph Smith -- such as the heathen, or ancestors
who lived while the "church" was in apostasy. This is the main reason
Mormons spend so much time in genealogical research -- they do not want to miss
anyone!
Mormons have a religious obligation to trace their own
genealogies and perform temple ordinances for their ancestors. The Mormons have
the largest genealogical library in the world, the Family History Library in
downtown Salt Lake City -- they have gathered millions of volumes of birth,
marriage and death records.
"Millions of people have lived and died without ever
learning about the teachings of Jesus Christ and without belonging to his
Church. For these people, the Church teaches that ordinances such as baptism
and eternal marriage should be performed on earth in behalf of the dead.
Latter-day Saints stand as proxies for their own ancestors in these ceremonies,
which are held only in sacred temples. They believe these ordinances are valid
only if the ordinances are willingly accepted by their deceased ancestors, who
even in the next life retain the moral agency to choose. Church members are
taught they have a religious obligation to trace their own genealogies and
perform temple ordinances for their ancestors. For Latter-day Saints, temples
and family history are therefore inextricably connected ... To help trace
deceased ancestors, the Church operates the largest genealogical library in the
world, the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The Church
and its members have gathered millions of volumes of birth, marriage, death and
other records. Today these microfilmed records are available to the public for
research at no cost. The microfilms are available at the library in Salt Lake
City, or they can be ordered for use at over 3,400 Family History Centers around
the world." ("Temples Make Forever Families," www.lds.org).
Departed souls, according to Mormon doctrine, will have
another opportunity to hear the gospel preached to them in the spirit world
(cf. Heb. 9:27). Since they cannot be baptized because they are without bodies,
the living may serve the dead by being baptized for them. All of this comes
from a misunderstanding of 1 Corinthians 15:29.
25 Prophecies why
the Mormon LDS Church will land you in HELL
25 shocking mormon beliefs that the bible warns against.
Joseph Smith, Brigham Young revelations. D&C. Pearl of great Price. Book of
Mormon. Ultimately Mormon beliefs are anti Christian.
1Timothy 1:4,
Galatians 1:6-9
Ecclesiastes 9:5
Matthew 23:15
Matthew 16:4
2 Corinthians 9:7
Isaiah 45:5
John 18:20
John 1:18
1 Corinthians 15:50
John 14 verse 6
Vision, of Joseph
Smith in hell
Published on Jun 3, 2015
This is a message from the ABBA FATHER , i received
about a couple days ago.
And this is what i was shown: i saw Joseph Smith, below
the earth, in hell,
within flames.
and first, if you do not know who Joseph Smith was, he
was a man who still to this day, is centred around the Mormon faith doctrine.
i, in the month of March, i saw two Mormons come to my
doorstep, and acting in the flesh, having an inordinate affection towards them,
i became friends with them. and i even went to their church.
so i became confused.
The LORD showed me one of the many visions about Joseph
Smith.
so, in this vision, i saw joseph smith in Hell, within
the flames, and it was very dark, and he tried reaching up, because he wanted
out, and i looked and saw a demon yanking at him, and other demons laughing at
him, and they said to joseph "ha-ha no worries! We’ll do your dirty work
for ya! " and they yanked him down.
and i heard joseph, say :
“i knew i shouldn’t have trusted
in demons!-the doctrine of men! but it got me my income for my new church! it was all about me! it was MY doctrine! i had
EVERYTHING!!! ...but now...i know.....i didn’t have anything
i saw him look at me, and he
pleaded with me, saying : "please! Don’t put your trust in riches!"
then i saw him point upwards, and he said "you see?
you see up there? im not up there! im not there! im down here!"
he got rough with me and pointed at me saying "im
down here because of YOU!!!! its because of prophets like YOU that put me
here!!!!"
now, i will point out one thing. He lied; i did not put
Joseph Smith in hell. nor did any of the LORDs children. His unrepentant sins
that he committed put him there.
Joseph Smith died in his sins. Those who leave this
fleshly body as a liar will also be a liar in the afterlife. Heaven was made as
a holy, loving, smiling, joyful environment, where the presence of God, who is
Holy, is everywhere. Before i move on,
the scriptures say, Galatians chapter 5: 19 Now the works of
the flesh are manifest, which are these; ADULTERY, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, HERESIES,
21 Envying’s, murders, drunkenness,
revelling’s, and such like: of which I tell you before, as I have also told you
in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of
God.
the second vision for this video is as follows:
i heard Joseph, again, as i saw him in hell, saw him
point to many women behind him, talking of the many wives he had, and said :
"they are all down here. But i don’t get to see any of them" in Mark
chapter 8:36-37 Lord Jesus states,
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the
whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Joseph Smith lied for selfish gain, which is NOT WORTH IT.
The Astral Plain.
(Para-Dice [latin] - for being told .
Adapted from
"The Tenth Insight" by James Redfield.
We could see that it was a middle-aged man; he looked
around wildly, then saw the group of souls and began to relax.
To my surprise, when I focused closely on him, I could
pick up on what he was feeling and thinking. I glanced at Wil, who nodded that
he was also sensing the person's reaction.
I focused again and observed that, in spite of a certain
detachment and sense of love and support, he was in a state of shock at having
discovered his body had died. Only minutes before, he had been routinely
jogging, and while attempting to run up a long hill, his body had suffered a
massive heart-attack. The pain had lasted only a few seconds, and then he was
hovering outside his body, watching a stream of bystanders rush up to help him.
Soon a team of paramedics arrived and worked feverishly to bring him back.
As he sat beside his body in the ambulance, he had
listened in horror as the team-leader had pronounced his body dead. Frantically
he had attempted to communicate, but no-one could hear. At the hospital a
doctor confirmed to the crew that his heart had literally exploded; that no-one
could have done anything to save his life.
Part of him tried to accept the fact; another resisted.
How could he be dead; because he was still alive? He had called out for help
and had instantly found himself in a tunnel of colours that had brought him to
where he now stood. As we watched, he seemed to become more aware of the souls
and moved toward them, shifting out of focus to us, appearing more like them.
Then abruptly he pulled back toward us and was quickly
surrounded by an office of some kind, filled with computers and wall-charts and
people working. Everything looked perfectly real, except the walls were
semitransparent, so that we could see what was happening inside, and the sky
above the office was not blue, but a strange olive colour.
"He's deluding himself," Wil said. "He's
re-creating the office where he worked on Earth, trying to pretend his body
hasn't died."
The souls moved closer and others came until there were
dozens of them, all flickering in and out of focus in the amber light. They
seemed to be sending the man Love and some kind of information I couldn't
understand. Gradually the constructed office began to fade and eventually disappeared
completely.
The man was left with an expression of resignation on his
face, and he again moved into focus with the souls.
"Let's go with them," I heard Wil say. At the
same moment, I felt his arm, or rather, the energy of his arm, pushing against
my back.
As soon as I inwardly agreed, there was the slight
sensation of movement, and the souls and the man all came into clearer focus.
The souls now had glowing faces much as Wil and I did, but their hands and
feet, instead of being clearly formed, were mere radiations of light. I could
now focus on the entities for as long as four or five seconds before losing
them and having to blink to find them again.
I became aware that the group of souls, as well as the
deceased individual, was watching an intense point of bright light moving
towards us. It eventually swelled into a massive beam that covered everything.
Unable to look directly at the light, I turned so I could just see the
silhouette of the man, who was staring fully at the beam without apparent difficulty.
Again I could pick up on his thoughts. The light was
filling him with an unimaginable sense of love and calm perspective. As this
sensation swept over him, his viewpoint and knowledge expanded until he could
clearly see the life he had just lived form a broad and amazingly detailed
perspective. . .
The man described above was experiencing what is known as
a "life review", where our soul (our true, higher-self), immediately
after its release from the body that it was using on Earth, has the life it has
just lived reviewed and evaluated. It is congratulated for the good things that
it had done and learned in that incarnation and will be punished for all of the
evil that it has done and learned. It is then either rewarded for its good
deeds by being sent back into a healthy body, in good circumstances, upon its
next incarnation; or it is punished for the evil things it has done by either
being placed in a handicapped, retarded or unhealthy body, or possibly is
placed in adverse circumstances to teach it the values it has failed to learn
in its previous incarnations (John 9:1-2; 5:14).
9:1 And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was
blind from [his] birth. (re-incarnation)
9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did
SIN, THIS MAN, or his parents, that he was BORN blind?
5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the Temple, and said
unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a WORSE thing come
unto thee.
This life-evaluation fulfills the perfect system of
cause-and-effect that many cultures in the world believe in, which is known by
many different names such as "Karma" in the Eastern religions and
"Sowing and Reaping" in the West (Galatians 6:7).
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for
whatsoever a man soweth, THAT shall he also reap.
Christ and the Gnostics.
. . . I watched as one person came into the Earth
dimension remembering all of His birth vision.
He knew He was here to bring a new awareness into the
world, a new culture based on Love not on emotion. His message was this: The
One God is a Holy Spirit, a Divine Energy, Whose existence could be felt and
proven experientially. Coming into spiritual awareness means more than rituals
and sacrifices and public prayer. It involves a repentance of a deeper kind; a
repentance that is an inner psychological shift based on the suspension of the
ego's ('Self's') addictions ('Self'-ish wants), and a
transcendent "letting go", which would ensure the true fruits of the
Spiritual Life.
As this message began to spread, I watched as one of the
most influential of all empires, the Roman, embraced and then transformed
Christ's Teaching into a new religion, spreading their inaccurate interpretation of His Message throughout much
of Europe.