Those not shown are Hyrum Paige, Christian Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer, Jr.), Ether 5:4  And This Work [Bears Witness of Itself]. Initially, the universe was a flood of energetic light. Clearly Joseph Smith did not intend the “7000 years” of Earth’s age to refer to Earth years. And windows of glazed glass were thought to appear for the first time in Imperial Rome. Closest on the west are the mountains of the Jabal Al Qara range, bounding Wadi Dharbat, approximately 3,000 feet high (1,000 meters). (1992), 1:196, cited by John W. Welch & J. Gregory Welch, in Charting the Book of Mormon, Chart 13]. (I Chronicles 6:4-14) Last high priest to serve in the tabernacle (mishkan). Thus Zarahemla would have descended not only from the royal family of the tribe of Judah through Zedekiah, but through a Levitical priesthood line through Hamutal, Zedekiah's mother. That statement should be coupled with Moroni’s statement about the power of his writings, for thou madest him that the things which he wrote were mighty even as thou art, unto the overpowering of man to read them (Ether 12:24). Thus, the interpreters may have been delivered by the last Jaredite king (Coriantumr) to the people of Zarahemla, who passed them on to Mosiah1 when they united with the Nephites. However, in Ether 4:17 the Lord says, "when ye shall receive this record ye may know that the work of the Father has commenced upon all the face of the land." HOPE:  Now God's plan could be for us to be forever cast off and damned in useless servitude, but it isn't. But does the term "this record" imply the unsealed portion also? The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost bearing witness to Joseph Smith, Also, three branches of the House of Israel, the Jews, the Nephites, and the lost tribes, each kept a record, and each branch will eventually receive the other's records (2 Nephi 29:12-14). [Jerry L. Ainsworth, The Lives and Travels of Mormon and Moroni, p. 217]. Rolling the seal over a wet clay tablet makes clear the nature of the design. The testimonies of the three and eight witnesses are at the end of the book. About Ethereum. [John Tvedtnes, The Book of Mormon and Other Hidden Books: Out of Darkness unto Light, pp. Had he been born in 674 B.C. The reader might wonder just exactly what "record" the Lord is referring to. In all probability it was the disciple Nephi, the presiding high priest, who translated this extensive record with the aid of the Urim and Thummim. He had a daughter who reminded him of “the record which our fathers brought across the great deep” and that in the record there was “an account concerning them of old, that they by their secret plans did obtain kingdoms and great glory.” (Ether 8:9), Apparently Jared (of the lineage of Jared) had access to that record. 2. Now some might say that 1 Chronicles 6:13-15 does not mention Jeremiah in the line of succession to the high priesthood. and they shall become my [covenant] sons and my daughters. . (Ether 3:28)  It does not seem to me that the Lord showed either the stones or the record of the brother of Jared to king Limhi or any of his people. In spiritual and figurative terms they will become the sons and daughters of Christ, heirs to his kingdom. Moroni, in the middle of his abridgment of the Jaredite record, prophesies that, "in the mouth of three witnesses shall these things be established; and the testimony of three, and this work, in the which shall be shown forth the power of God and also his word of which the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bear record--and all this shall stand as a testimony against the world at the last day." 18 (Cambridge: Peabody Museum, 1941), index under “Cenote.”  From the Near East: Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel (London: McGraw-Hill, 1961),pp. . And in the same manner as Moroni, Ether finished his record (an abridgment of all the Jaredite records?) Eth: $393.03 (+3.88%) | 24 Gwei. (p. x), A simple alternate takes the form A-B / A-B. These words are intended to come forth in the latter days to the Gentiles and the remnant of the house of Israel. Exodus 4:1-5). Otherwise one’s faith in God would have limits in time and space. . It also connotes submission to God, which we see in the Arabic words muslim and islam. Note*  Before continuing this discussion let us first take a look at the genealogy of the High Priests  in the Bible: Each entry is supposed to be the son or daughter of the previous entries. Synergy (9 /20), Alchemy (40 /51) Yield: Ether x 2 HQ 1: Ether +1 x 2 HQ 2: Ether +2 x 2 HQ 3: Ether +3 x 2 Balance: 40 1 x Dried Marjoram; 2 x Bat Wing; 1 x Dryad Root; 1 x Distilled Water. III, p. 303], According to Randall Spackman, a common technique for refining glass in the latter half of the second millennium B.C. . . He apparently had access to his records. These titles include: Bright and Morning Star (Revelation 22:16), [Richard Dilworth Rust, “Light A Masterful Symbol,” in Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture 20:1 (2011)]. [James L. Ferrell, The Hidden Christ: Beneath the Surface of the Old Testament, pp. Ezekiel: Ezekiel saw events that spanned from his day to the second coming of the Savior, including the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the resurrection, and so forth (see Ezekiel 37). We know this not only from the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament or Tanach) but also from literature outside of the Bible from the Ancient Near East. As early as 3,300 years ago, ritual instructions for glassmaking in Mesopotamia were written on clay tablets in a cuneiform script. [Kent P. Jackson, "Never Have I Showed Myself unto Man," F.A.R.M.S., 1991], [Note*  The term “knowledge” in the scriptures can refer to covenants or the covenant process. Never before, as far as we can tell from the scriptures, had Jesus Christ shown himself unto man. . Priest in the first synagogue. In the middle of Christ's words to Moroni, He makes a most interesting declaration: "For behold, I am the Father, I am the light, and the life, and the truth of the world" (Ether 4:12). . . It is given to us for our acceptance as revealed to the brother of Jared, and all the major Patriarchs and Prophets at the same time they were shown the extent of God's creations. “A final explanation—and in terms of the brother of Jared's faith the most persuasive one—is that Christ was saying to the brother of Jared, ‘Never have I showed myself unto man in this manner, without my volition, driven solely by the faith of the beholder.’ As a rule, prophets are invited into the presence of the Lord, are bidden to enter his presence by him and only with his sanction. Ether 3:1  They Called the Mount Shelem Because of Its Exceeding Height [EASTERN MIGRATION THEORY]: According to Hugh Nibley, one of the things that argues for an easterly course of travel is the mention of a mountain of "exceeding height" which stood near the point of Jaredite embarkation (Ether 3:1). Isaiah: "He spake as touching all things concerning my people which are of the house of Israel" (3 Nephi 23:2). Joseph Smith simply said:  "The volume was something near six inches in thickness, a part of which was sealed" (History of the Church, Vol 4., p. 537). HE would be with Moses. . Apparently Zedekiah's father-in-law was "Jeremiah of Libnah"--the title "of Libnah" indicating that his rights of inheritance were at the city of Libnah, and that most probably he was part of the priesthood elite and a direct descendant of Aaron through the loins of Levi. Thus 18-crown-6 is an 18-membered ring with six oxygen atoms (part (a) in Figure 18.7.1 ). A curious tale where the worlds of science and magic collide. Esther 3:1-6 - NIV: After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles. Nor did even Joseph Smith either read or translate it. He then addressed himself to David Whitmer, and said, ‘David, blessed is the Lord, and he that keeps His commandments;’ when, immediately afterwards, 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. And he said unto me: Awake, and hear the words which I shall tell thee; for behold, I am come to declare unto you the glad tidings of great joy. “  According to Allen Richardson, David Richardson, and Anthony Bentley, this concept of going to a mountain to commune with God is also biblical. Christ is the Firstborn spirit offspring of the Father in pre-existence, the Only Begotten in the flesh. In both cases, the full description is "as . 2, p. 739], Zarahemla gave a genealogy (Illustration):  The Priestly Genealogical Lineage of Mulek Back to Levi. Some of the early Church fathers also taught that Jesus was the God of the Old Testament. (n.39)  This new substance was symbolic of mortal life and therefore a fallen condition (see Leviticus 17:11). . It also places the origin of matter in the distant past, not as a part of the events surrounding Earth’s formation, a conclusion also in accord with scientific studies of the origin of the elements starting 13.7 billion years ago. [Joseph Lovell Allen & Blake Joseph Allen, Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon, Second Edition, 2008, p. 436]. It means to be loyal to the stipulations of the covenant that is being enacted between a Great King and his vassal. We know that thou art able to show forth great power, which alooks small unto the understanding of men. Where do the images come from? . In order to give perspective to what this change from Benjamin to Mosiah in Ether 4:1 has done to our comprehension of the Book of Mormon story, let us examine another such change within the text. Subentries are used for people with multiple wives. . In 599 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar II invaded Judah and again laid siege to Jerusalem. ORIGINAL STORY. The translation of them which you have seen is correct, and I command you to bear record of what you now see and hear.’” (History of the Church, 1:54-55), “…we…have seen the plates…And we also know that they have been translated by the gift and power of God, for his voice hath declared it unto us; wherefore we know of a surety that the work is true. Moses: "Moses looked, and beheld the world upon which he was created; and Moses beheld the world and the ends thereof" (Moses 1:8). Benjamin demurely deemphasizes this idea, teaching the people about the truly royal and divine Son and how this Son’s atonement made it possible for all of them, through covenant obedience, to become his sons and daughters and to be enthroned with this Son at God’s right hand. We know from the book of 3 Nephi that Jesus taught the people, healed them, and administered ordinances to them such as the sacrament and ordination. The name Absalom means “father is peace” or “father of peace.”10 Other such examples could be cited. Faith, to be faith, must walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness. According to Ammon they were in the possession of king Benjamin. . Life on earlier worlds is a natural consequence of this view. did molten out of a rock sixteen small stones, and they were white and clear, even as transparent glass," could not be more in context. In view of what I have just discussed on the connection of the names of Benjamin and Mosiah in Ether 4:1, I would like to add some additional perspective as to why I feel those names are symbolically important. However, Joseph Smith later described the interpreters accompanying the gold plates as the stones "which were given to the brother of Jared upon the mount" (D&C 17:1). In other words, he has written the brother of Jared's vision on the identical plates upon which he's continuing to write, not on later plates. That potential energy (heat) has a tendency to decline until in a closed system it reaches a minimum average level for everything in the system. Moroni said of the writings of the brother of Jared that "there never were greater things made manifest than those which were made manifest unto the brother of Jared " (Ether 4:4). And the Lord showed Enoch all things, even unto the end of the world" (Moses 7:4, 67). Thus the idea that someone would take from "the highest branch of the high cedar" might imply royal lineage related to the mention of the house of David, but it also might imply priesthood lineage related to the High Priests who ruled at the temple of Solomon. . He means “I have entered into a covenant relationship with Abraham.”, [Note* The above perhaps gives added meaning to John 15:16 (KJV): "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you." .”(Ether 15:34)  Nobody was resurrected before Christ. 18.75 Ethers / 3 days; peers: blocks: Ethers: funded: How does this work? Moroni declared that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost bear record" (Ether 5:4). Message delivered to Benjamin by an angel. . The verb to minister means "to serve or to supply with" and seems to connote more than just conversing or preaching. (n13)  Joseph Fielding Smith made a similar statement: “No man can get the fullness of the priesthood outside of the temple of the Lord. It is ironic that Bible-believing Christians would believe notions which are contrary to the Bible. . It is hard to explain how Joseph Smith could make such a mistake. (I Chronicles 6:4-14). The list consists of transactions from sending Ether and the transactions for interacting with a smart contract. Midrash Rabbah Exodus 40:2 notes that as Moses was about to descend from the mountain, God "brought him the book of Adam and showed him all generations that would arise from Creation to Resurrection, each generation and its kings, its leaders, and prophets.". Ethereum uses an accounting system where values in Wei (the smallest denomination of 1 Ether, 1 ETH = 10 18 Wei) are debited from accounts and credited to another, as opposed to Bitcoin's UTXO system, which is more analogous to spending cash and receiving change in return. Still, science has yet to explore the spiritual nature of light. 2 Ne. TG God, Omniscience of; Revelation. He would simply write the symbols that caused the Urim and Thummim to show their user the events themselves. In Matthew 3:9 (Luke 3:8) when Jesus is confronted with Jews who claim to be God’s people because of their lineage,  Jesus responds with a saying that seems to be misunderstood, but in my view alludes to the covenant process and power. Of the Heavens and Of the Earth and All Things That in Them Are: Moroni notes that the Lord said unto him: In that day that they shall exercise faith in me, saith the Lord, even as the brother of Jared did, that they may become sanctified in me, then will I manifest unto them the things which the brother of Jared saw, even to the unfolding unto them all my revelations, saith Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of the Heavens  and of the Earth, and All Things That in Them Are  (Ether 4:7). and shall crucify him. And because of this, Moroni records:  “And for this cause did king Benjamin  (and Mosiah) keep them.”   [Personal Notes, Alan Miner]  (Note*  SEE the commentary on Ether 4:4 & 4:16 by H. Donl Peterson). Notice the bolded covenant words that help define these passages: 20     . Ether 4:12  I Am the Light and the Life and the Truth of the World: Richard Rust notes that light is a masterful symbol because it is the quality that the Master choses so frequently to characterize himself; it is essential to our becoming like him; and the Master wants us to have a fullness of it. (5)   Apparently some time previous, a group of people had departed Zarahemla and gone to the land of Lehi-Nephi and they hadn’t heard anything about them. 10:1; 1 Ne. Jeremiah 32:6-8 speaks of Jeremiah the prophet's cousin (Hanameel) as "the son of Shallum" and that Shallum was Jeremiah's uncle. (Burdland:102)  [Tom Cryer, Visual Sermons, pp. . 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