Monday, March 24, 2014
John the Baptist
Mark 1
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Matthew 3
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
JST vs Bible
In the New Testament, there is no Elijah mentioned, but only Elias, according to both the lds site and Biblegateway site. In printed form of King James Version Bible, there are Elijah in the New Testament in places of Elias. Again, there is no Elias in the Old Testament, only in the New Testament.
Matthew 11:14
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11&version=KJV
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
(Obviously Elias was mentioned before that he would come. Must Elias once lived on earth before that people already knew him? Probably yes.)
Matthew 17
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017%20&version=KJV
10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
(What does restore all things mean? Elias came as John the Baptist, but how did John the Baptist restore all things? If he didn't, who will restore all things? Will Elias come again another time and restore all things?)
12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
(Elias came already as John the Baptist. How could that happen? Same spirit born twice on earth? Reincarnation? Obviously both Jesus and his disciples believed in reincarnation. The Bible supports reincarnation. The Bible is not against reincarnation. It's men's understanding of the Bible is wrong.)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/jst/jst-matt/17.13?lang=eng#12
10 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things, as the prophets have written.
Matthew 11:14
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+11&version=KJV
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
(Obviously Elias was mentioned before that he would come. Must Elias once lived on earth before that people already knew him? Probably yes.)
Matthew 17
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2017%20&version=KJV
10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
(What does restore all things mean? Elias came as John the Baptist, but how did John the Baptist restore all things? If he didn't, who will restore all things? Will Elias come again another time and restore all things?)
12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
(Elias came already as John the Baptist. How could that happen? Same spirit born twice on earth? Reincarnation? Obviously both Jesus and his disciples believed in reincarnation. The Bible supports reincarnation. The Bible is not against reincarnation. It's men's understanding of the Bible is wrong.)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/jst/jst-matt/17.13?lang=eng#12
10 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things, as the prophets have written.
11 And again I say unto you that Elias has come already, concerning whom it is written, Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and they knew him not, and have done unto him, whatsoever they listed.
13 But I say unto you, Who is Elias? Behold, this is Elias, whom I send to prepare the way before me.
14 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist, and also of another who should come and restore all things, as it is written by the prophets.
(JS referred Jesus' saying to Malachi 3:1. Did Jesus really say verse 13? Would the disciples understand without that explanation? Another who should come and restore all things? Elijah will come and restore all things, not JS. Did JS add the last part himself? Which prophets wrote about that part? Will Elijah come as spirit or as a man?)
John 1
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1&version=KJV
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
(John denied that he was Elias. This contradicts other three books of the Gospel. What happened to the Bible?)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/jst/jst-john/1.22?lang=eng#21
21 And he confessed, and denied not that he was Elias; but confessed, saying; I am not the Christ.
22 And they asked him, saying; How then art thou Elias? And he said, I am not that Elias who was to restore all things. And they asked him, saying, Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Luke 1:17
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201&version=KJV
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
(The angel Gabriel said the above. Obviously this verse resonates with Malachi 4. So Elias is the same as Elijah. John went in the spirit and power of Elias. What does that mean? John was the one who turned the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. The children those days must be disobedient and did not listen to the wisdom of the just, usually the fathers. Why turn the hearts of the fathers to the children? How? John's mission was to prepare a people to be ready for the Lord.
Certainly turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers are not doing family history and baptizing the dead.)
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
(The angel was Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God.)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/27.7?lang=eng#6
7 And also John the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias he (Elias) visited and gave promise that he should have a son, and his name should be John, and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias;
(Contradictions. Here D&C has Elias visited Zacharias.)
9 And also Elijah, unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse;
(But Luck 1:17 said John came in the spirit of Elias and turned the hearts of the fathers to the children. So Elijah came as John. Did John have his own spirit? Are there John, Elijah, and Elias, three spirits in heaven?)
6 And also with Elias, to whom I have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days;
(Restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days. What are all these things to be restored? Which prophets spoke of them? Not just the church Jesus set up? JS separated Elias from Elijah. It seems that he thought they were two different people.)
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http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27&version=KJV
Matthew 27
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+6&version=KJV
Mark 6
14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
(Herod must be confused. Jesus was born before John the Baptist was killed. How could Jesus be John the Baptist risen from the dead?)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+15&version=KJV
Mark 15
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
(Here it's Eloi, not Eli as in Matthew 27:46. Sounds like Jesus was calling Elohim.)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4&version=KJV
Luke 4
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/4?lang=eng
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
(Obviously Elias is Elijah, and Eliseus is Elisha. Even the lds site agreed. Why would JS used both names in D&C in the same paragraph?)
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https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/76.100?lang=eng#99
100 These are they who say they are some of one and some of another—some of Christ and some of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of aEsaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch;
(Isn't Esaias the same as Isaiah?)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84?lang=eng
11 And Gad under the hand of Esaias;
12 And Esaias received it under the hand of God.
13 aEsaias also lived in the days of Abraham, and was blessed of him—
14 Which aAbraham received the priesthood from bMelchizedek, who received it through the lineage of his fathers, even till cNoah;
15 And from Noah till aEnoch, through the lineage of their fathers;
16 And from Enoch to aAbel, who was slain by the bconspiracy of his brother, who creceived the priesthood by the commandments of God, by the hand of his father dAdam, who was the first man—
17 Which apriesthood bcontinueth in the church of God in all generations, and is without cbeginning of days or end of years.
(Priesthood always existed. Esaias lived in the days of Abraham? There is no such name mentioned in the Old Testament, only Isaiah.)
18 And the Lord confirmed a apriesthood also upon bAaron and his cseed, throughout all their generations, which priesthood also continueth and dabideth forever with the priesthood which is after the holiest order of God.
19 And this greater apriesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the bkey of the cmysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the dknowledge of God.
(The same key as Peter was given by Jesus?)
22 For without this no aman can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.
23 Now this aMoses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to bsanctify his people that they might cbehold the face of God;
(Did Moses see the face of Jesus, or the Father? This seems to contradict with the Gospel of John.)
John 1
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=john+1&version=KJV
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
(John denied that he was Elias. This contradicts other three books of the Gospel. What happened to the Bible?)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/jst/jst-john/1.22?lang=eng#21
21 And he confessed, and denied not that he was Elias; but confessed, saying; I am not the Christ.
22 And they asked him, saying; How then art thou Elias? And he said, I am not that Elias who was to restore all things. And they asked him, saying, Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Luke 1:17
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201&version=KJV
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
(The angel Gabriel said the above. Obviously this verse resonates with Malachi 4. So Elias is the same as Elijah. John went in the spirit and power of Elias. What does that mean? John was the one who turned the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. The children those days must be disobedient and did not listen to the wisdom of the just, usually the fathers. Why turn the hearts of the fathers to the children? How? John's mission was to prepare a people to be ready for the Lord.
Certainly turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers are not doing family history and baptizing the dead.)
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
(The angel was Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God.)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/27.7?lang=eng#6
7 And also John the son of Zacharias, which Zacharias he (Elias) visited and gave promise that he should have a son, and his name should be John, and he should be filled with the spirit of Elias;
(Contradictions. Here D&C has Elias visited Zacharias.)
9 And also Elijah, unto whom I have committed the keys of the power of turning the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers, that the whole earth may not be smitten with a curse;
(But Luck 1:17 said John came in the spirit of Elias and turned the hearts of the fathers to the children. So Elijah came as John. Did John have his own spirit? Are there John, Elijah, and Elias, three spirits in heaven?)
6 And also with Elias, to whom I have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days;
(Restoration of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began, concerning the last days. What are all these things to be restored? Which prophets spoke of them? Not just the church Jesus set up? JS separated Elias from Elijah. It seems that he thought they were two different people.)
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http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27&version=KJV
Matthew 27
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+6&version=KJV
Mark 6
14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
(Herod must be confused. Jesus was born before John the Baptist was killed. How could Jesus be John the Baptist risen from the dead?)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+15&version=KJV
Mark 15
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
(Here it's Eloi, not Eli as in Matthew 27:46. Sounds like Jesus was calling Elohim.)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4&version=KJV
Luke 4
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/4?lang=eng
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
(Obviously Elias is Elijah, and Eliseus is Elisha. Even the lds site agreed. Why would JS used both names in D&C in the same paragraph?)
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https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/76.100?lang=eng#99
100 These are they who say they are some of one and some of another—some of Christ and some of John, and some of Moses, and some of Elias, and some of aEsaias, and some of Isaiah, and some of Enoch;
(Isn't Esaias the same as Isaiah?)
https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84?lang=eng
11 And Gad under the hand of Esaias;
12 And Esaias received it under the hand of God.
13 aEsaias also lived in the days of Abraham, and was blessed of him—
14 Which aAbraham received the priesthood from bMelchizedek, who received it through the lineage of his fathers, even till cNoah;
15 And from Noah till aEnoch, through the lineage of their fathers;
16 And from Enoch to aAbel, who was slain by the bconspiracy of his brother, who creceived the priesthood by the commandments of God, by the hand of his father dAdam, who was the first man—
17 Which apriesthood bcontinueth in the church of God in all generations, and is without cbeginning of days or end of years.
(Priesthood always existed. Esaias lived in the days of Abraham? There is no such name mentioned in the Old Testament, only Isaiah.)
18 And the Lord confirmed a apriesthood also upon bAaron and his cseed, throughout all their generations, which priesthood also continueth and dabideth forever with the priesthood which is after the holiest order of God.
19 And this greater apriesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the bkey of the cmysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the dknowledge of God.
(The same key as Peter was given by Jesus?)
22 For without this no aman can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.
23 Now this aMoses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to bsanctify his people that they might cbehold the face of God;
(Did Moses see the face of Jesus, or the Father? This seems to contradict with the Gospel of John.)
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