Verse 1: VERILY, thus saith the Lord unto you who have assembled yourselves together to receive his will concerning you:
Verse 2: Behold, this is pleasing unto your Lord, and the angels rejoice over you; the alms of your prayers have come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded in the book of the names of the sanctified, even them of the celestial world.
Verse 3: Wherefore, I now send upon you another Comforter, even upon you my friends, that it may abide in your hearts, even the Holy Spirit of promise; which other Comforter is the same that I promised unto my disciples, as is recorded in the testimony of John.
Verse 4: This Comforter is the promise which I give unto you of eternal life, even the glory of the celestial kingdom;
Verse 5: Which glory is that of the church of the Firstborn, even of God, the holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son–
Verse 6: He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;
Verse 7: Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.
Verse 8: As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made;
Verse 9: As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they were made;
Verse 10: And the earth also, and the power thereof, even the earth upon which you stand.
Verse 11: And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings;
Verse 12: Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space–
Verse 13: The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.
Verse 14: Now, verily I say unto you, that through the redemption which is made for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead.
Verse 15: And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.
Verse 16: And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul.
Verse 17: And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.
Verse 18: Therefore, it must needs be sanctified from all unrighteousness, that it may be prepared for the celestial glory;
Verse 19: For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned with glory, even with the presence of God the Father;
Verse 20: That bodies who are of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever and ever; for, for this intent was it made and created, and for this intent are they sanctified.
Verse 21: And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.
Verse 22: For he who is not able to abide the law of a celestial kingdom cannot abide a celestial glory.
Verse 23: And he who cannot abide the law of a terrestrial kingdom cannot abide a terrestrial glory.
Verse 24: And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.
Verse 25: And again, verily I say unto you, the earth abideth the law of a celestial kingdom, for it filleth the measure of its creation, and transgresseth not the law–
Verse 26: Wherefore, it shall be sanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall die, it shall be quickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is quickened, and the righteous shall inherit it.
Verse 27: For notwithstanding they die, they also shall rise again, a spiritual body.
Verse 28: They who are of a celestial spirit shall receive the same body which was a natural body; even ye shall receive your bodies, and your glory shall be that glory by which your bodies are quickened.
Verse 29: Ye who are quickened by a portion of the celestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
Verse 30: And they who are quickened by a portion of the terrestrial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
Verse 31: And also they who are quickened by a portion of the telestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.
Verse 32: And they who remain shall also be quickened; nevertheless, they shall return again to their own place, to enjoy that which they are willing to receive, because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received.
Verse 33: For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift.
Verse 34: And again, verily I say unto you, that which is governed by law is also preserved by law and perfected and sanctified by the same.
Verse 35: That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment. Therefore, they must remain filthy still.
Verse 36: All kingdoms have a law given;
Verse 37: And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.
Verse 38: And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are certain bounds also and conditions.
Verse 39: All beings who abide not in those conditions are not justified.
Verse 40: For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.
Verse 41: He comprehendeth all things, and all things are before him, and all things are round about him; and he is above all things, and in all things, and is through all things, and is round about all things; and all things are by him, and of him, even God, forever and ever.
Verse 42: And again, verily I say unto you, he hath given a law unto all things, by which they move in their times and their seasons;
Verse 43: And their courses are fixed, even the courses of the heavens and the earth, which comprehend the earth and all the planets.
Verse 44: And they give light to each other in their times and in their seasons, in their minutes, in their hours, in their days, in their weeks, in their months, in their years–all these are one year with God, but not with man.
Verse 45: The earth rolls upon her wings, and the sun giveth his light by day, and the moon giveth her light by night, and the stars also give their light, as they roll upon their wings in their glory, in the midst of the power of God.
Verse 46: Unto what shall I liken these kingdoms, that ye may understand?
Verse 47: Behold, all these are kingdoms, and any man who hath seen any or the least of these hath seen God moving in his majesty and power.
Verse 48: I say unto you, he hath seen him; nevertheless, he who came unto his own was not comprehended.
Verse 49: The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not; nevertheless, the day shall come when you shall comprehend even God, being quickened in him and by him.
Verse 50: Then shall ye know that ye have seen me, that I am, and that I am the true light that is in you, and that you are in me; otherwise ye could not abound.
Verse 51: Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.
Verse 52: And he said unto the first: Go ye and labor in the field, and in the first hour I will come unto you, and ye shall behold the joy of my countenance.
Verse 53: And he said unto the second: Go ye also into the field, and in the second hour I will visit you with the joy of my countenance.
Verse 54: And also unto the third, saying: I will visit you;
Verse 55: And unto the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
Verse 56: And the lord of the field went unto the first in the first hour, and tarried with him all that hour, and he was made glad with the light of the countenance of his lord.
Verse 57: And then he withdrew from the first that he might visit the second also, and the third, and the fourth, and so on unto the twelfth.
Verse 58: And thus they all received the light of the countenance of their lord, every man in his hour, and in his time, and in his season–
Verse 59: Beginning at the first, and so on unto the last, and from the last unto the first, and from the first unto the last;
Verse 60: Every man in his own order, until his hour was finished, even according as his lord had commanded him, that his lord might be glorified in him, and he in his lord, that they all might be glorified.
Verse 61: Therefore, unto this parable I will liken all these kingdoms, and the inhabitants thereof–every kingdom in its hour, and in its time, and in its season, even according to the decree which God hath made.
Verse 62: And again, verily I say unto you, my friends, I leave these sayings with you to ponder in your hearts, with this commandment which I give unto you, that ye shall call upon me while I am near–
Verse 63: Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Verse 64: Whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name it shall be given unto you, that is expedient for you;
Verse 65: And if ye ask anything that is not expedient for you, it shall turn unto your condemnation.
Verse 66: Behold, that which you hear is as the voice of one crying in the wilderness–in the wilderness, because you cannot see him–my voice, because my voice is Spirit; my Spirit is truth; truth abideth and hath no end; and if it be in you it shall abound.
Verse 67: And if your eye be single to my glory, your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things.
Verse 68: Therefore, sanctify yourselves that your minds become single to God, and the days will come that you shall see him; for he will unveil his face unto you, and it shall be in his own time, and in his own way, and according to his own will.
Verse 69: Remember the great and last promise which I have made unto you; cast away your idle thoughts and your excess of laughter far from you.
Verse 70: Tarry ye, tarry ye in this place, and call a solemn assembly, even of those who are the first laborers in this last kingdom.
Verse 71: And let those whom they have warned in their traveling call on the Lord, and ponder the warning in their hearts which they have received, for a little season.
Verse 72: Behold, and lo, I will take care of your flocks, and will raise up elders and send unto them.
Verse 73: Behold, I will hasten my work in its time.
Verse 74: And I give unto you, who are the first laborers in this last kingdom, a commandment that you assemble yourselves together, and organize yourselves, and prepare yourselves, and sanctify yourselves; yea, purify your hearts, and cleanse your hands and your feet before me, that I may make you clean;
Verse 75: That I may testify unto your Father, and your God, and my God, that you are clean from the blood of this wicked generation; that I may fulfil this promise, this great and last promise, which I have made unto you, when I will.
Verse 76: Also, I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in prayer and fasting from this time forth.
Verse 77: And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom.
Verse 78: Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;
Verse 79: Of things both in heaven and in the earth, and under the earth; things which have been, things which are, things which must shortly come to pass; things which are at home, things which are abroad; the wars and the perplexities of the nations, and the judgments which are on the land; and a knowledge also of countries and of kingdoms–
Verse 80: That ye may be prepared in all things when I shall send you again to magnify the calling whereunto I have called you, and the mission with which I have commissioned you.
Verse 81: Behold, I sent you out to testify and warn the people, and it becometh every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor.
Verse 82: Therefore, they are left without excuse, and their sins are upon their own heads.
Verse 83: He that seeketh me early shall find me, and shall not be forsaken.
Verse 84: Therefore, tarry ye, and labor diligently, that you may be perfected in your ministry to go forth among the Gentiles for the last time, as many as the mouth of the Lord shall name, to bind up the law and seal up the testimony, and to prepare the saints for the hour of judgment which is to come;
Verse 85: That their souls may escape the wrath of God, the desolation of abomination which awaits the wicked, both in this world and in the world to come. Verily, I say unto you, let those who are not the first elders continue in the vineyard until the mouth of the Lord shall call them, for their time is not yet come; their garments are not clean from the blood of this generation.
Verse 86: Abide ye in the liberty wherewith ye are made free; entangle not yourselves in sin, but let your hands be clean, until the Lord comes.
Verse 87: For not many days hence and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro as a drunken man; and the sun shall hide his face, and shall refuse to give light; and the moon shall be bathed in blood; and the stars shall become exceedingly angry, and shall cast themselves down as a fig that falleth from off a fig-tree.
Verse 88: And after your testimony cometh wrath and indignation upon the people.
Verse 89: For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.
Verse 90: And also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds.
Verse 91: And all things shall be in commotion; and surely, men’s hearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people.
Verse 92: And angels shall fly through the midst of heaven, crying with a loud voice, sounding the trump of God, saying: Prepare ye, prepare ye, O inhabitants of the earth; for the judgment of our God is come. Behold, and lo, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Verse 93: And immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all people shall see it together.
Verse 94: And another angel shall sound his trump, saying: That great church, the mother of abominations, that made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, that persecuteth the saints of God, that shed their blood–she who sitteth upon many waters, and upon the islands of the sea–behold, she is the tares of the earth; she is bound in bundles; her bands are made strong, no man can loose them; therefore, she is ready to be burned. And he shall sound his trump both long and loud, and all nations shall hear it.
Verse 95: And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour; and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, and the face of the Lord shall be unveiled;
Verse 96: And the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened and be caught up to meet him.
Verse 97: And they who have slept in their graves shall come forth, for their graves shall be opened; and they also shall be caught up to meet him in the midst of the pillar of heaven–
Verse 98: They are Christ’s, the first fruits, they who shall descend with him first, and they who are on the earth and in their graves, who are first caught up to meet him; and all this by the voice of the sounding of the trump of the angel of God.
Verse 99: And after this another angel shall sound, which is the second trump; and then cometh the redemption of those who are Christ’s at his coming; who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for them, that they might receive the gospel, and be judged according to men in the flesh.
Verse 100: And again, another trump shall sound, which is the third trump; and then come the spirits of men who are to be judged, and are found under condemnation;
Verse 101: And these are the rest of the dead; and they live not again until the thousand years are ended, neither again, until the end of the earth.
Verse 102: And another trump shall sound, which is the fourth trump, saying: There are found among those who are to remain until that great and last day, even the end, who shall remain filthy still.
Verse 103: And another trump shall sound, which is the fifth trump, which is the fifth angel who committeth the everlasting gospel–flying through the midst of heaven, unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people;
Verse 104: And this shall be the sound of his trump, saying to all people, both in heaven and in earth, and that are under the earth–for every ear shall hear it, and every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, while they hear the sound of the trump, saying: Fear God, and give glory to him who sitteth upon the throne, forever and ever; for the hour of his judgment is come.
Verse 105: And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the sixth angel, saying: She is fallen who made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication; she is fallen, is fallen!
Verse 106: And again, another angel shall sound his trump, which is the seventh angel, saying: It is finished; it is finished! The Lamb of God hath overcome and trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.
Verse 107: And then shall the angels be crowned with the glory of his might, and the saints shall be filled with his glory, and receive their inheritance and be made equal with him.
Verse 108: And then shall the first angel again sound his trump in the ears of all living, and reveal the secret acts of men, and the mighty works of God in the first thousand years.
Verse 109: And then shall the second angel sound his trump, and reveal the secret acts of men, and the thoughts and intents of their hearts, and the mighty works of God in the second thousand years–
Verse 110: And so on, until the seventh angel shall sound his trump; and he shall stand forth upon the land and upon the sea, and swear in the name of him who sitteth upon the throne, that there shall be time no longer; and Satan shall be bound, that old serpent, who is called the devil, and shall not be loosed for the space of a thousand years.
Verse 111: And then he shall be loosed for a little season, that he may gather together his armies.
Verse 112: And Michael, the seventh angel, even the archangel, shall gather together his armies, even the hosts of heaven.
Verse 113: And the devil shall gather together his armies; even the hosts of hell, and shall come up to battle against Michael and his armies.
Verse 114: And then cometh the battle of the great God; and the devil and his armies shall be cast away into their own place, that they shall not have power over the saints any more at all.
Verse 115: For Michael shall fight their battles, and shall overcome him who seeketh the throne of him who sitteth upon the throne, even the Lamb.
Verse 116: This is the glory of God, and the sanctified; and they shall not any more see death.
Verse 117: Therefore, verily I say unto you, my friends, call your solemn assembly, as I have commanded you.
Verse 118: And as all have not faith, seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
Verse 119: Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;
Verse 120: That your incomings may be in the name of the Lord; that your outgoings may be in the name of the Lord; that all your salutations may be in the name of the Lord, with uplifted hands unto the Most High.
Verse 121: Therefore, cease from all your light speeches, from all laughter, from all your lustful desires, from all your pride and light-mindedness, and from all your wicked doings.
Verse 122: Appoint among yourselves a teacher, and let not all be spokesmen at once; but let one speak at a time and let all listen unto his sayings, that when all have spoken that all may be edified of all, and that every man may have an equal privilege.
Verse 123: See that ye love one another; cease to be covetous; learn to impart one to another as the gospel requires.
Verse 124: Cease to be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.
Verse 125: And above all things, clothe yourselves with the bond of charity, as with a mantle, which is the bond of perfectness and peace.
Verse 126: Pray always, that ye may not faint, until I come. Behold, and lo, I will come quickly, and receive you unto myself. Amen.
Verse 127: And again, the order of the house prepared for the presidency of the school of the prophets, established for their instruction in all things that are expedient for them, even for all the officers of the church, or in other words, those who are called to the ministry in the church, beginning at the high priests, even down to the deacons–
Verse 128: And this shall be the order of the house of the presidency of the school: He that is appointed to be president, or teacher, shall be found standing in his place, in the house which shall be prepared for him.
Verse 129: Therefore, he shall be first in the house of God, in a place that the congregation in the house may hear his words carefully and distinctly, not with loud speech.
Verse 130: And when he cometh into the house of God, for he should be first in the house–behold, this is beautiful, that he may be an example–
Verse 131: Let him offer himself in prayer upon his knees before God, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant.
Verse 132: And when any shall come in after him, let the teacher arise, and, with uplifted hands to heaven, yea, even directly, salute his brother or brethren with these words:
Verse 133: Art thou a brother or brethren? I salute you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in token or remembrance of the everlasting covenant, in which covenant I receive you to fellowship, in a determination that is fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, to be your friend and brother through the grace of God in the bonds of love, to walk in all the commandments of God blameless, in thanksgiving, forever and ever. Amen.
Verse 134: And he that is found unworthy of this salutation shall not have place among you; for ye shall not suffer that mine house shall be polluted by him.
Verse 135: And he that cometh in and is faithful before me, and is a brother, or if they be brethren, they shall salute the president or teacher with uplifted hands to heaven, with this same prayer and covenant, or by saying Amen, in token of the same.
Verse 136: Behold, verily, I say unto you, this is an ensample unto you for a salutation to one another in the house of God, in the school of the prophets.
Verse 137: And ye are called to do this by prayer and thanksgiving, as the Spirit shall give utterance in all your doings in the house of the Lord, in the school of the prophets, that it may become a sanctuary, a tabernacle of the Holy Spirit to your edification.
Verse 138: And ye shall not receive any among you into this school save he is clean from the blood of this generation;
Verse 139: And he shall be received by the ordinance of the washing of feet, for unto this end was the ordinance of the washing of feet instituted.
Verse 140: And again, the ordinance of washing feet is to be administered by the president, or presiding elder of the church.
Verse 141: It is to be commenced with prayer; and after partaking of bread and wine, he is to gird himself according to the pattern given in the thirteenth chapter of John’s testimony concerning me. Amen.