Tag: Moroni
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The Angel Moroni uses the Bible to summarize the purposes of the Restoration — Part 2
In part 1, we reviewed quotations from Malachi and Isaiah used by Moroni to teach Joseph Smith about the purposes of the restoration. In this post, we\’ll look at the rest of what he said. We begin in the New Testament. Acts 3:22-23 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the…
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The Angel Moroni uses the Bible to summarize the purposes of the Restoration — Part 1
I\’m currently studying the purposes of the restoration. In this post, I pointed out the symbolism of the the Feast of Trumpets and the latter-day restoration. Today I noticed something as I studied Joseph Smith\’s account of the visit of the Angel Moroni in 1823 — the scriptures quoted by Moroni neatly summarize the most…
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Internal Consistency throughout the Book of Ether
The Book of Ether offers perhaps the most complex example of internal consistency imaginable. In chapter 1, we encounter a list of the lineage of Jared, starting with the final member in that line (Ether) and extending back to Jared himself. 30 names are mentioned. What follows in the next 15 chapters is a detailed…
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Subtle internal consistency found in names within the Book of Mormon
Some of the most remarkable internal consistency found in the Book of Mormon draws absolutely no attention to itself. Consider the following: 17 Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever;…