How Will the Remnant of Jacob Be Like a Lion Among Sheep? It is the Book of Mormon that will convert the Lehites and the Jews. 12 But when my Lord has fully accomplished his work in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will punish the king of Assyria for his notorious boasting and infamous conceit, 13 because he said. 23 And they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem. Yea, let us preserve our liberty as a remnant of Joseph; yea, let us remember the words of Jacob, before his death, for behold, he saw that a part of the remnant of the coat of Joseph was preserved and had not decayed. bring a remnant … of Joseph to the knowledge, 3 Ne. though they strike you with the rod or raise their staff over you. Many erroneously understand this man to be the Messiah. 600–601.) All children go to the Celestial Kingdom? (Mosiah 27:35-36), "And ye will also know that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob;" (Mormon 7:10), "Saying: I, the Lord, will make known unto you what I will that ye shall do from this time until the next conference, which shall be held in Missouri, upon the land which I will consecrate unto my people, which are a remnant of Jacob, and those who are heirs according to the covenant." The house of Israel (also referred to as the house of Joseph and Ephraim (Ezekiel 37:16)) and the house of Judah are of the same father (Jacob) but of different mothers. 18 And I will gather my people together as a man gathereth his sheaves into the floor. 7 Nevertheless, it shall not seem so to him; this shall not be what he has in mind. 14 Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots; 15 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds; 16 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers; 17 Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands; 18 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities. Mormon invites the Lamanites of the latter days to believe in Christ, accept his gospel, and be saved—All who believe the Bible will also believe the Book of Mormon. 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 10 But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred because of them. ), "And as surely as the Lord liveth, will he gather in from the four quarters of the earth all the remnant of the seed of Jacob, who are scattered abroad upon all the face of the earth." We are all of us remnants of Jacob.” (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1982, pp. 535-541 “… the keys of the gathering of Israel from the four parts of the earth, and the leading of the ten tribes from the land of the north [North Pole].” Unfortunately, Rome began to rely upon hired Germanic Barbarians to supply their Legions with solders. But according to James 1:27 it is the Church's business to elevate poverty and uphold virtue, Roman's socialist programs, and trade deficit with China, put the Empire under great economic strain. (Alma 46:23-24. And behold, are not we a remnant of the seed of Joseph? We know it to be the fact that the Lord called upon the descendants of Ephraim to commence his work in the earth in these last days. 24 Therefore, thus says my Lord, Jehovah of Hosts: O my people who inhabit Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians. Unofficial and unauthoritative opinion on doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerning the Nature of God, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the Plan of Salvation, the Apostasy and Restoration, and Priesthood Authority. One of the themes of the Book of Mormon is the importance of the house of Israel and the covenants the Lord has made to them. The title page, undoubtedly written by Moroni, describes one of its purposes this way: “Which is to show unto the remnant of the house of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of … [6] Because of the future writers’ faith, any perceived weakness in their words the Lord would make strong “unto the remembering of my covenant which I made unto thy fathers” (v. 21). So far, I have provided scriptural citations referring to the Lamanite remnant as the remnant of Jacob, whereas Orson Pratt referred to them as the remnant of Joseph. And the powers of heaven shall be in the midst of this people; yea, even I will be in the midst of you. “The members of the Church, most of us of the tribe of Ephraim, are of the remnant of Jacob. Moreover, Book of Mormon people saw themselves as a "remnant" or "branch" of the house of Israel whose descendants would receive the blessings promised to Israel in the latter days (1 Ne. The Remnant of Jacob. The remnant of Joseph is referred to by Nephite prophets throughout the Book of Mormon, including Moroni as we read: lest a remnant of the seed of Jacob shall go forth, Morm. "...this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. ), "...this people who are a remnant of the house of Jacob." The prophet Micah, who was a contemporary of Isaiah, wrote about a time when the children of Israel would not be oppressed any more. We are of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and Joseph through Ephraim and Manasseh. 9 For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them. They can be read in parallel. God warns the Gentiles in the Last Days that if we did not repent of our wickedness that a "Remnant of Jacob" would be among us and tear us into pieces like a young lion. Remnant of Jacob. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil. 19 For I will make my people with whom the Father hath covenanted, yea, I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass. 19 And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away. The law of the Lord as given to Moses. 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. The Pearl of Great Price of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as a whole, is not part of the Remnant canon of scripture. And thus is the end of the record of Ammaron." 26 Jehovah of Hosts will raise the whip against them, as when he struck the Midianites. ), "Therefore, repent ye, and humble yourselves before him, lest he shall come out in justice against you—lest a remnant of the seed of Jacob shall go forth among you as a lion, and tear you in pieces, and there is none to deliver." The consequence of these sins was broken families and greater poverty. This phase has not yet begun, to my knowledge, but it will soon. As though the staff held up the one. 14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. Christ’s work on earth is not done! And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Suffice it to say that the book of Isaiah is, in large part, the prophecy of an end times scenario where a servant of God leads the people of God while an Assyrian force conquers and ravages the world. Social Media Page. To whom will you flee for help? and cause a fire to flare up like a burning hearth, to undermine his glory: 17 the Light of Israel will be the fire and their Holy One the flame, his briars and thorns in a single day. (D&C 109:62-67. 25 And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst. (3 Nephi 10:17. 20:16 . 24 And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem. 9 Has not Calno fared like Carchemish? By Tausha Larsen. 19 And the trees left of his forest shall be so few. This birth imagery links Isaiah to Micah, 3 Nephi 21, and the Book of Revelation chapter 12, which is often erroneously interpreted to be a description of the pre-existence (in reality it is a prophecy of what is to come using the pre-existence as an allegory). (Mormon 5:24). " And ye will also know that ye are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; therefore ye are numbered among the people of the first covenant” (Mormon 7:9–10). 21 And it shall come to pass that I will establish my people, O house of Israel. We are all of Israel! 15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard." In response to the poverty problem, the Roman Ceasers came to power promising greater social equality and promising "free bread and circus". Yet for all this his anger is not abated; his hand is upraised still. In a future day, he prophesied, God’s people would be far more powerful than their enemies. They were the two sons amongst whom Jacob’s firstborn blessing was split. In reality, whatever Gentile conversions have occurred (and true conversions to Christ among the Gentiles are very rare indeed) are incidental to the purpose and focus of the gospel message: the remnant. 16 Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, send a consumption into his fertile lands. A remnant of the seed of Jacob shall go forth among you as a lion, and tear you in pieces So God will give their (the Native Americans') land to the Gentiles (non-Mormon Americans of European descent), who will have the Book of Mormon revealed to them. Alma and Amulek were described as young lions scattering a family of goats when they came forth after being miraculously delivered from the prison. For two major reasons, Latter-day Saints today apply the name Israel to themselves. will carry out the utter destruction decreed upon the whole earth. the inhabitants of Gebim are in full flight. Joseph was born to Rachel and Judah was born to Leah. Jesus did not deliver the Jews from the Assyrians. Rome was corrupted by the import of drugs via the Silk Road and the immorality of cities like Pompeii. 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: 11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: 12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: 13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. [About A.D. 385] 1 AND now, behold, I would speak somewhat unto the remnant of this people who are spared, if it so be that God may give unto them my words, that they may know of the things of their fathers; yea, I … 5:23. ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth, 3 Ne. The majority understanding of this topic is completely reversed: LDS think that the Jews and Lehites have been offered the gospel when only incidental conversions have occurred as a by product of sending the gospel to the Gentiles. Explaining the prophecies and the scriptures to all who desire to hear them. (Micah 2:12), Redeeming a land through the shedding of blood. (4 Nephi 1:49. Ramah is in a state of alarm, Gibeah of Saul is fleeing. it will consume, both life and substance. The Ascension of Man **Under Construction** Living According to your Faith. Mormon’s record will come forth it God’s own due time, and will be available to the remnant of house of Jacob. President Monson said in a July Ensign article several years ago that if the US did not repent of our sins of immorality and substance abuse that we would follow the fate of other democracies/republics like Greece and Rome. 6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. 25 For my anger will very soon come to an end; my wrath will become their undoing. My Witness. He then speaks of a man who "shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth." The Remnant Church's Doctrine and Covenants shares the same sections as that of Community of Christ up to Section 144 (the last revelation from the presidency of Israel A. Smith ). 26 And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even when this gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. ☼ Mormon 5:12: Now these things are written unto the remnant of the house of Jacob; and they are written after this manner, because it is known of God that wickedness will not bring them forth unto them; and they are to be hid up unto the Lord that they may come forth in … (3 Nephi 5:24. Who is the "Remnant of Jacob" (Alma 46:23-24; 3 Nephi, 20:16, 21:22-23; Mormon 5:12; Mormon 7:10; D&C 109:65) and how will the Gentiles be 'tread down and torn in pieces?' And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders." 11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and its images even as I did to Samaria and its idols? And thou shalt beat in pieces many people; and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. 7:10. Micah tells of a female travailing and bringing forth. 12 And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. If we they continue in their unrepentant ways a remnant of the seed of Jacob will tear them into pieces. 27 In that day their burdens shall be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke removed from your neck: the yoke that wore away your fatness. "1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. to tread underfoot like mud in the streets. Mormon5:22-24 tells us that these Gentiles are in the hands of God. The only way one could be deluded enough to think that the LDS church has sent the gospel to the Jews is by erroneously believing that "the remnant" refers to Gentiles who accept the gospel. 28 He advances on Aiath, passes through Migron; at Micmash he marshals his weaponry. We know further that he has said that he set Ephraim, according to the promises of his birthright, at the head. And he said—Even as this remnant of garment of my son hath been preserved, so shall a remnant of the seed of my son be preserved by the hand of God, and be taken unto himself, while the remainder of the seed of Joseph shall perish, even as the remnant of his garment." Eventually, those Foeterati troops revolved and divided the Western Roman Empire forever. 24 And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem. The Lamanite is not wholly and exclusively the remnant of Jacob which the Book of Mormon talks about. Men are that they might have joy: Obtaining happiness and peace through Jesus Christ, The Glory of God is Intelligence: Acquiring and Disseminating Light and Truth, Seek Ye This Jesus: Hearing, Seeing, and Dwelling with God, Teaching for Doctrines the Commandments of Men: Tradition in Modern Mormonism, Holiness to the Lord: How to Live the Law of Consecration, Teaching for Doctrines the Commandments of Men. 6 I will commission him against a godless nation. He isn't. ), "Moroni said unto them: Behold, we are a remnant of the seed of Jacob; yea, we are a remnant of the seed of Joseph, whose coat was rent by his brethren into many pieces; yea, and now behold, let us remember to keep the commandments of God, or our garments shall be rent by our brethren, and we be cast into prison, or be sold, or be slain. Full Image. At a point in time approximately 500 years after Lehi and his family were led from Jerusalem to the Americas, his descendants were reviewing their heritage as a remnant of the seed of Joseph, the son of Jacob. And cause that the remnants of Jacob, who have been cursed and smitten because of their transgression, be converted from their wild and savage condition to the fulness of the everlasting gospel; That they may lay down their weapons of bloodshed, and cease their rebellions. The House of Joseph (sometimes referred to as the Tribe of Joseph) is a designation applied by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to the ancient "birthright" tribe of the house of Israel ( Jacob) as spoken of in the Old Testament, made up of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. shatter the towering trees with terrifying power; the high in stature shall be hewn down, the lofty ones leveled. These two chapters tell of the same series of events. (Micah 5.). 5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. It is unlikely that the authors of the scripture meant both groups when they said ". This careful limitation of the reference to the Lord’s people should not be applied broadly. New Jerusalem should be built … unto the remnant … of Joseph, Ether 13:6. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem. against the mountain of the Daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 16 Then shall ye, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, go forth among them; and ye shall be in the midst of them who shall be many; and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. —3 Nephi 21:12. Isaiah is key to understanding what this means, and that discussion is probably beyond the scope of this post. And may all the scattered remnants of Israel, who have been driven to the ends of the earth, come to a knowledge of the truth, believe in the Messiah, and be redeemed from oppression, and rejoice before thee." The rejection of the gospel by the Gentiles is not what most think it is. Any nation that does not have prophets at its head, revelation as its constitution, and the Messiah as its king is a Gentile nation. And behold, I am he who doeth it. President Monson said in a July Ensign article several years ago that if the US did not repent of our sins of immorality and substance abuse that we would follow the fate of other democracies/republics like Greece and Rome. The “global” identity marker was even further bolstered by the First Presidency’s “Statement on Vaccination”: “As this pandemic spread across the world, the Church immediately canceled meetings, closed temples, and restricted other activities because of our desire to be good global citizens and do our part to fight the pandemic…As appropriate opportunities … List of articles in category Book of Mormon; Title Created Date; The Book of Jarom 20 June 2015 The Book of Enos 20 June 2015 The Book of Jacob 20 June 2015 The Second Book of Nephi 20 June 2015 The First Book of Nephi 20 June 2015 PREFACE 20 June 2015 The Testimony Of Eight Witnesses 20 June 2015 The consequence of … 19:24; 3 Ne. As quoted above in Micah 5 and 3 Nephi 21, there is a key series of events. The remnant of Jacob Shall be among the nations, In the midst of many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion [suddenly appearing] among the flocks of sheep Which, if he passes through, Tramples down and tears into pieces [the nations in judgment], And there is no one to rescue. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. (3 Nephi 20), So when the scriptures say "the remnant of Jacob" they could either mean the Lehites, the Jews scattered in the Old World, or both. This has not happened yet.
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