Tag: D&C 132
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Melchizedek — Part 3 (the Prince of Peace)
Here are links to part 1 and part 2. I am quoting the same verses multiple times in this series because there are multiple aspects to discuss and we need to focus on one at a time. Here is another item from the JST of Genesis 14 that I have not highlighted yet but want…
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The deep sleep of Adam and Abram
This post is not directly related to the Book of Mormon, but I wanted to share my thoughts nonetheless. Incidentally I noticed that both Adam and Abram entered into a \”deep sleep\” at one point. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam (Genesis 2:15) And when the sun was going down, a…
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"Word", "thing" and Christ — Part 2: Does the fruit of the tree of life have seeds?
This series is based on the Hebrew \’dbr\’ root which can mean both word and thing. We saw how that plays out in the creation account in part 1. I have actually mentioned this root in a previous post discussing Alma 32. This chapter seems to play on this word/thing dualism too, indicating that this dual meaning from Hebrew…