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The Infinite Atonement is Infinite

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The Infinite Atonement is infinite. This sentence has profound meaning not known to the world. During the three days the Savior worked out the Infinite Atonement, He went from infinite suffering to infinite JOY.

We read, “He that ascended on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth; Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ (D&C 88:6-7).” This is the best scriptural description of the Infinite Atonement of Jesus the Christ: The Savior endured infinite suffering for all of Heavenly Father’s children. But, an unappreciated extremely important dimension of the Infinite Atonement is that He experienced infinite JOY, as He visited paradise and was resurrected.

He “descended” below all in His infinite suffering for all the pain, suffering, and sins for all of Heavenly Father’s children. Then He “ascended on high” to paradise, experiencing infinite JOY, as He shared the fullness of the gospel to millions during those three days. Then His JOY was capped as He was gloriously resurrected with countless millions across the globe that First Easter morning. Thus, we see the infinite dimensions of the Infinite Atonement–going from infinite suffering to infinite JOY for Himself and for all who follow Him.

Because of His infinite suffering and infinite JOY, He opened the door through His Infinite Atonement to help us overcome any and all of life’s challenges, as we come unto Him. Then we have his great promise of a fullness of JOY in the life to come (3 Nephi 28:10; D&C 93:33-34). INDEED, it is a perfect Infinite Atonement because He “descended” below all, and “ascended” above all. I capitalize Infinite Atonement because of its sacredness to me.

The wonderful painting by David Lindsley above depicts Jesus’ mother Mary seeing her gloriously resurrected Son, the Son of God.   He shows her the myriads of folks behind Him filled with JOY at the Garden tomb that First Easter Morning.

Independent Dimensions

We can better understand the Infinite Atonement and its full dimension as we look at the seven independent dimensions or steps he worked out in those three days. The Infinite Atonement and its infinite dimensions are the most important event in the history of the earth. And, surprisingly, in its infinite dimensions, to the Universe. The following are the dimensions or steps of the Infinite Atonement.

1. His infinite suffering in Gethsemane for all of Heavenly Father’s children caused Him to bleed from every pore (Mosiah 3:7). As described in my new book, He went three times alone spending three hours in infinite suffering for all of Father’s children.

2. He was then rejected by His own people, the House of Israel. They spit upon Him; tore out His beard, and accused Him of blasphemy, which they were guilty of.

3. Then He was rejected by the Romans (Gentiles)–scourged and condemned to be crucified in a most brutal manner.

4. And then came the five nails of crucifixion, causing Him pain beyond our comprehension, which were driven through His hands, wrists, and feet. He had to stand on the nail in His feet to breathe. Then He would hang from the nail in His wrists. In their depiction, the Nephites in North America have inscribed in stone that the marks in His wrist were larger as He writhed in unfathomable agony up and down during those three hours from noon until 3:00 p.m.

5. Most believe that the Jews or the Romans killed Him, but this is not true; only after He had completed all that was needed during those three hours of suffering on the cross, as the inclusive part, of the Infinite Atonement did He say, “It is finished.” That is when He completed the commandment given to Him by the Father. “Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father (John 10:17:18).”

6. He then spent three days in paradise filled with joy as He shared the fullness of the gospel with countless millions. The Savior said during His ministry, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice (John 5:25, 28). The spirits in paradise were anxiously waiting for this most important event in their lives—filling their hearts with JOY, as He shared the fullness of the gospel with them in preparation for the righteous to be resurrected that first Easter Morning.

7. Lastly, all of the righteous were resurrected, across the globe and all the way back to Adam and Eve. There was great rejoicing that first Easter morning. Apocryphal literature tells us the heavens were filled with beautiful music. The soldiers heard a voice from somewhere; yea, from everywhere. It said,” Peace, peace on earth; good will to men.” (Chapter 172:26-41 of the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ by Levi) I believe that great rejoicing echoed across the globe as there were millions resurrected on that First Easter Morning. He had “broken the bands of death” brought about by the fall of Adam and Eve (Mosiah 15:8, 9).

We can think of the Infinite Atonement as Christ’s infinite suffering for all the pain, sins, and suffering for all of Father in Heaven’s children. And His infinite JOY as He completed the sixth and seventh dimensions of His perfect, full, and complete Infinite Atonement. We see that the Infinite Atonement is infinite–infinite in suffering and infinite in JOY. The Infinite Atonement is an incomprehensible blessing to the world and to the Universe–completing Father in Heaven’s perfect plan of happiness.

Joseph of Arimathea

George F. Jowett has written an extremely relevant book, The Drama of the Lost Disciples. We learn from apocryphal literature that Mary’s husband, Joseph, died when Jesus was seventeen. Jowett explains that Joseph of Arimathea was Jesus’ great-uncle. According to Jewish law, Joseph of Arimathea became “the legal guardian of the family.” He had a shipping business–shipping tin from England around the world, and he was very wealthy. He defended Jesus fearlessly as the guardian of the family and stood up boldly against the Sanhedrin.

Because of Jesus glorious resurrection, the Christian movement exploded. Matthew shares, “And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many (Matt. 27:52-53.” This magnified the Christian movement tremendously in the Holy Land.

Jesus’ teachings were called “The Way” (John 14:6) by the early Church. To try and stop the movement, the Jewish leadership knew that their law did not allow them to kill those leading “The Way.” They decided to send Joseph of Arimathea, Jesus’ mother, Mary, Mary Magdalene, Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, and others, to a watery grave. They put them in a boat with no oars or sail. The Lord miraculously saved them. They ended up in Gaul and then in England.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ was taken to England by Joseph of Arimathea. This gospel was written before the four gospels in the Bible. It has a most touching several-page description of when the resurrected Lord appeared to His mother, Mary, who gave birth to the Son of God.

Can you imagine the heartache that Mary had as she watched her Son go through infinite suffering that Thursday when He was ridiculed, scourged, and crucified? It must have nearly torn her heart apart–knowing who He was.

Then this gospel shares the great JOY she felt as she saw her gloriously resurrected Son, and she gave Him a great embrace. She saw, and He shared with her there at the Garden Tomb a myriad of the resurrected folks, greatly rejoicing and all dressed in white. And He told her that He was now going to deliver them to paradise and to the Father. This is depicted in the painting by David Lindsley above.

The Christian Movement in England

Jowett shares that the Christian movement in England was greater than that in the New Testament. They sent missionaries out into the world. Lazarus and Mary Magdalene were incredible missionaries. The Twelve visited Britain, and Joseph of Arimathea was ordained an Apostle. The Druids, who were Hebrews, were prophetically looking forward to the coming of Joseph of Arimathea’s entourage.

Interestingly, Britain means “a covenant man or woman.” England means a people who are not idolatrous. There is a fascinating chronicle written in 1465 that Joseph of Arimathea converted King Arviragus. It is written in old English.

“Joseph converted King Arviragus
By his prechying to know ye laws divine
And baptized him as write hath Nennius
The chronicler in Brytain tongue full of fyne
And to Christian laws made hym inclyne
and gave him a shield of silver white
A crosse and long, and overthwart full perfete
These armes were used throughout all Brytain”

They carried the described cross as they went to battle, and they beat the most powerful army in the world–the Romans, which was incredible. The cross had a circle at the center, reminding us of God’s “One eternal round” for His perfect plan of happiness.

“And God said unto Abraham, … in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called Gen. 21:12).” And we see that in Anglo-Saxon that Saxon is derived from Son of Isaac: so “shall thy seed be called.”

I reached out to my good friend and artist, David Lindsley, and told him about this great event described in the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea, when Mary sees her resurrected Son. I asked him if he would paint that scene for my new book: THE INFINITE ATONEMENT OF JESUS THE CHRIST, AND LATTER-DAY SIGNIFICANCE, A SCIENTIST VIEW.   He kindly agreed to do so. The picture above is that incredible painting.

The book is now in process. David Hocking, who is kindly formatting my new book, has now placed the photo on the front cover. It looks great!!! Wayne May reached out to the artist, David Lindsley.  Wayne is putting this picture on the front cover of his March 2026 issue of LAND OF PROMISE magazine. The cover for this issue features my blog article, THE SAVIOR’S ATONING BRIDGE. You can order the magazine by calling Wayne’s office: 715-962-1422. It is a great magazine, and Wayne has invited me to have some of my articles in it.

David W. Allan

Photo:  David Lindsley

Deathbed Repentance

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  • By deathbed repentance, we mean a person expressing remorse for their sins and turning to God in the final moments of their life, often just before death. It’s a concept that has sparked much theological, philosophical, and emotional debate throughout history. Deathbed repentance is controversial across various religious beliefs. It is interesting to study them to get a perspective. My study of deathbed repentance reveals a God who is both perfectly just and perfectly merciful, and who looks to our hearts. In His infinite love for us, He honors the desires of our hearts. For me, it is profound and simple but complex to explain, which I will do at the end of this blog article.

Prophet Joseph Smith Taught

“We should take warning and not wait for the death-bed to repent, as we see the infant taken away by death, so may the youth and middle-aged, as well as the infant be suddenly called into eternity. Let this, then, prove as a warning to all not to procrastinate repentance, (Alma 34:32-35) or wait till a death-bed, for it is the will of God that man should repent and serve Him in health, and in the strength and power of his mind, in order to secure His blessing, and not wait until he is called to die.” [Scriptural Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp 223-224]

God revealed to Joseph: “Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin. I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men. (D&C 64:9-10)

“Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimation of repentance…” [From a letter to the Saints in Far West, Missouri, in 1838]

Joseph Smith strongly advocated mercy and immediate forgiveness, especially once someone has shown even the smallest sign of repentance. Joseph Smith’s teachings are consistent with Jesus Christ’s counsel in the New Testament (e.g., Luke 17:3–4) to forgive others when they repent–leaving final judgment to God.

Typical Christian View

The typical Christian View (Especially in Catholicism and Protestantism) is that God’s mercy is infinite. Many Christian traditions affirm that sincere repentance, even at the last moment, can lead to salvation. The parable of the thief on the cross (Luke 23:39–43) is often cited, where Jesus tells the repentant thief, “Today you will be with me in paradise.”

In Catholicism, the sacrament of Last Rites and a reconciliation (confession), and the anointing of the sick are ways to prepare the soul for death. Most Christians believe that sincerity matters. What counts is the genuine sorrow for sin and true conversion of heart, not just fear of death.

Skeptics argue that repenting at the last minute can seem insincere or like an easy escape from moral responsibility. Others believe repentance should involve not just sorrow, but a life change — something hard to prove on a deathbed. Some theological debates center on the tension between justice versus mercy. The idea of a just God who holds people accountable and a merciful God who forgives even at the last breath. They warn against presuming one can live sinfully and “just repent later.” That’s seen as testing God.

Different Beliefs

In Islam, sincere repentance (tawbah) is always accepted if done before the “ghargara” — the moment the soul begins to depart. But deliberate delaying of repentance is frowned upon.

In Judaism, teshuvah (repentance) is a powerful theme, and while repentance before death is valid, lifelong righteousness is highly valued.

In Eastern religions, karma and rebirth may not allow for last-minute erasure of past actions — repentance is more about the journey of inner transformation.

Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer, put it in his Pensées, “You would not wager your life on a dying man’s repentance; why wager your eternity on your own?”

What I Believe

WHAT I BELIEVE THE LORD HAS TAUGHT ME AND FROM HIS WORD
The soul is eternal. Our thoughts, words, and deeds are before an infinitely loving God both in pre-mortal, in mortality, and hereafter. The choices we make are all important. Those we made in pre-mortal count greatly. Because of agency, Satan drew a third part of Father’s children after him. Satan said: “Give me thine honor… and also a third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me because of their agency.  And they were thrust down [to the Earth (Rev. 12:9)], and thus came the devil and his angels; And, behold, there is a place prepared for them from the beginning, which place is hell. And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves; for if they never should have bitter they could not know the sweet—” (D&C 29:36-39)

Our perfect God gave all mortals a conscience to know good from evil: “That was the true Light, which lighteth every man who cometh into the world.” (John 1:9) Because of His perfect love, He also has given us the all-important Infinite Atonement.

We were taught the TRUTHs of God in our pre-mortal epoch. Our intelligence has these TRUTHs stored, and we have access to them and a lot more as we ask, seek, and knock. (Matt. 7:7-8) And “Pray always, that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Satan, and that you may escape the hands of the servants of Satan that do uphold his work.” (D&C 10:5) Christ profoundly declared: “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8:12

Three Degrees of Glory

The Apostle Paul tells of three degrees of glory, and Section 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants shares a vision of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery giving significant details to these: Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial degrees of glory. Traditional English language uses terrestrial for the earth. The Lord has given it the name, telestial. We learn that even the lowest kingdom, the telestial, is beyond our comprehension. “And thus we saw, in the heavenly vision, the glory of the Telestial, which surpasses all understanding;” (D&C 76:89)

But “These are they who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus. These are they who deny not the Holy Spirit. These are they who are thrust down to hell [Spirit prison until the end of the millennium]. These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil until the last resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have finished his work… But received not the gospel, neither the testimony of Jesus, neither the prophets, neither the everlasting covenant. Last of all, these all are they who will not be gathered with the saints, to be caught up unto the church of the Firstborn, and received into the cloud.

“These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie. These are they who suffer the wrath of God on earth. These are they who suffer the vengeance of eternal fire. These are they who are cast down to hell and suffer the wrath of Almighty God, until the fulness of times, when Christ shall have subdued all enemies under his feet, and shall have perfected his work; When he shall deliver up the kingdom, and present it unto the Father, spotless, saying: I have overcome and have trodden the wine-press alone, even the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God.” (D&C 76:82-86, 101-107)aul

Because of Choices

Because of their choices, all the telestial folks will be destroyed at His Second Coming. If He were to let them continue in wickedness, their lot would be harder in the day of judgement for them at the end of the millennium. Then they will bow the knee gratefully before the Lord in gratitude for His Infinite Loving Atonement for them. The number of them will be as the “sands of the sea.”

Religion

Everyone has a religion—even an atheist has a set of beliefs! Regardless of religion, all who are living terrestrial or celestial lives will make it into the millennium. This is our fair and perfectly merciful and perfectly just God. This is a major insight into God’s infinite love for us. Those who have a sincere deathbed repentance will be there. Jesus, the Great I AM, who is not limited by time and space, is there for them as well  as for us as they and we truly repent. The understanding of true repentance has been distorted by the translators of the New Testament.

True Repentance

True repentance means to forsake and never turn back. We receive the full blessings of the Infinite Atonement as we truly repent and are fully Christ-centered. The words for repentance in Hebrew and Greek are profound and most heartwarming from an Infinite loving God:  שוב, shuv (or shub), which is pronounced shewv in Hebrew and μετανοέω (metanoeō) in Greek, with the beautiful invitation and meaning to turn to God, never turn back, and live the abundant life promised. (Alma 37:47; John 10:10)

Elder Theodore Burton shares this satanic distortion that has occurred in the New Testament Bible translation regarding “repentance,” when it was translated into Latin and thence into English. The translators improperly used the Latin verb poenitēre. As Elder Burton points out, this Latin verb has evolved into meanings in English of punish, penance, penitent, hurting, punishing, whipping, cutting, mutilation, disfiguring, starving, or even torturing. We see these un-Christian kinds of acts during the Dark Ages of Christianity. And today, repentance still has distorted meanings from the profound ones given to us anciently with the Greek and Hebrew meanings that share a loving and kind invitation from God to return to Him.

As the Savior told the woman taken in adultery, “Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.” (John 8:11)

As Elder Burton shares from Ezekiel 33:9, 11: “[I]f thou warn the wicked of his way to turn (shub) from it; if he do not turn from (shub) his way, he shall die in his iniquity… Say unto them. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from (shuv) his way; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” Then he shares, “I know of no kinder, sweeter passage in the Old Testament than those beautiful lines.

In reading them, can you think of a kind, wise, gentle, loving Father in Heaven pleading with you to shub, or turn back to him—to leave unhappiness, sorrow, regret, and despair behind and turn back to your Father’s family, where you can find happiness, joy, and acceptance among his other children.” [Theodore M. Burton, “The Meaning of Repentance.” ENSIGN: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aug. 1988, 6-9] I highly recommend his talk that is both in the ENSIGN and in BYU devotionals.

One of the interesting perspectives in his talk is he shares what repentance is not:
It is not suffering;
It is not punishment;
It is not confession;
It is not remorse; and
It is not sorrow.
It is a life turned to God (shub) filled with love, service, and focus on doing good. Repentance is a joyful word because your life has changed to keeping all the commandments–the first one of which is to LOVE. (Matt 22:36-40)

Brian Nettles did a podcast with me: “David W. Allan shares the infinite atonement…” Starting at minute 17 to 25 I discuss the perfect balance that the Infinite Atonement brings to–overcoming the effects of the fall of Adam and Eve and bring cosmic wholeness and AtONEness to the universe. It is enormous.

Terrestrial

Section 76 in the D&C gives many details of the characteristics of terrestrial folks. Specifically, verse 75 states, “These are they who are honorable men [and women] of the earth, who have been blinded by the craftiness of men [and women and by Satan and his minions].” But they live good lives. These will make it into the millennium because they hearken to their conscience (John 1:9) sufficiently not to be like the Telestial folks, who will be destroyed at His Coming.

Verily I Say Unto You

During His ministry, Christ shared, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.” (John 5:25) The three days Christ’s Spirit visited Paradise, while His body lay in the tomb, are an incredibly important part of the Infinite Atonement. He preached the gospel to the righteous who were there back to Adam and Eve. “For the dead had looked upon the long absence of their spirits from their bodies as a bondage.” (D&C 138:50)

They were all gloriously resurrected when Christ broke the bands of death that Easter morning. I estimate there were over a million so blessed and gloriously came forth from their tombs that spectacular, most amazing morning from across the globe. This is beautifully described in Section 138 of the Doctrine and Covenants and in the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea, which he took with him to England and which was written before the four gospels.

When the mother of the Son of God, Mary, witnessed what they did to her Son that Thursday, when He was crucified, how can we imagine what she felt as she witnessed those horrific events? His incomprehensible suffering probably came close to breaking her heart like her Son’s heart was broken, as He finished the infinite suffering for all of Father’s children, as that part of the Infinite Atonement. Most don’t know there are seven critical steps to the three days of the Infinite Atonement—from Gethsemane to His Glorious resurrection.

Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea

The Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea describes some of her heart-rending feelings. And then, when the Savior finally appeared to her as a Glorious resurrected being, her heart went from the deepest depths of despair to the highest heights of ecstasy. He showed her the countless number who were also resurrected that morning and that He was going to present them to the Father in the celestial realms of glory.

“Then the Virgin-Mother looked behind Him, and she saw the great number that He had taken up, out from the graves, all dressed up, in their pure white robes.” (Chapter 25:167, of this gospel). The Apostle Peter also refers to Christ’s visit to the spirit world. (1 Peter 3:18-20; 4:6) “For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.”

But for the spirits in prison, he did not go, but organized the work for them and for all who desired to hear the glorious gospel message. In the perfect fairness of God, everyone gets to hear the gospel (the GOOD NEWS; for me, it is the BEST NEWS The temple blessings will be carried on into the millennium and will also be made available to all who desire them, who are living in that grand millennium epoch.

At the end of the millennium, the telestial folks will be judged, and the Savior will deliver His Kingdom to the Father with all those who are living celestial lives or who are innocent. I love how our perfectly infinitely loving God honors our free choice and the desires of our hearts. I cannot imagine a more perfect plan designed to bring a fullness of joy to the faithful in Christ.

David W. Allan

Photo: EliYah Ministries

New Book – My Revelations

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My new book, “My Revelations,” is available on Amazon. Thanks to my publisher, Boyd Tuttle’s, efforts, it was available on the 26th of March 2025. Boyd has done a great job writing the material for the back cover of the book, which I share at the bottom of this blog article. The 26th of March 1820 is the date of the first vision, as found on Enoch’s calendar by my late good friend, Dr. John Pratt. Independently, Dr. John Lefgren determined this date (26 March 1820) from weather data. Serendipitously, the Weather Bureau started taking their data the year of the first vision, 1920.

Boyd’s daughter, Tiara, used her great artistic talents to come up with the front cover. I think she did an inspiring  job.

So, exactly ten years to the day, the Book of Mormon was MIRACULOUSLY available to the world (26 March 1830). Dates are important to the Lord. I asked ChatGPT if 26 March 2025 is an important date, and I received the answer, “Yes”.

According to the Enoch calendar, March 26, 2025, holds significant importance. This date marks the 1st day of the 1st month in the Biblical Solar calendar, which is considered the Head of the Year or Head of Spring. Similarly, the Restoring of the Latter House calendar also begins its year on March 26, 2025. Additionally, the 2024-2025 Enoch Calendar highlights this date as the Day of Remembrance.

“…and the glory of the latter house [Millennium] shall surpass the former [Garden of Eden], says the Lord of Hosts. In this place will I grant prosperity and peace. This is the very word of the Lord of Hosts.” (Haggai 2:9 the NEB, bolding is mine)

Since Dates Are Important

I am sure it is not a coincidence that ten years to the day, the Book of Mormon was MIRACULOUSLY available to the world (26 March 1830). The 26th of March 1820–the date of the First Vision of the fourteen year old boy, Joseph Smith, was a Sabbath. “It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty.” (JS-H 14) Just after the Book of Mormon was miraculously available, the Lord had the Prophet Joseph organize His Church on the Lord’s birthday, 6th of April 1830.

The Jaredites knew the birthdate of our Savior and shared it with the world in their earthworks near Newark, Ohio. The Nephites later refined them as these 4 1/2 square miles of earthworks map out the plan of salvation. And the Lord had the moon rise at the moment of His birth in perfect alignment with the great octagon and the celestial kingdom at an angle of 51.8 degrees. That angle with respect to true north denotes the Divine ratio. It is the same angle as the Giza Pyramid.

Write Another Book

I asked the Lord on New Year’s Day this year (2025) what I could best do to help with His work. I received a response, “Write another book!” He gave me the title for the twenty-five chapters in the book. I felt His help in pulling it together. This book highlights twenty-five insights that He has given me over my 88 years on this planet, which He wants me to share. It has been an exciting and fun book to write.

I am so grateful for my wife’s editing help. Our daughter Karie, whose contributions were so significant that I invited her to be a co-author. I think the three of us have made a great team to bring this book forth to help in the work of the Lord. The cover for the book created by Tiara Tuttle denotes the Lord blessing us with revelations. Boyd has been a big help with the editing as well as has our son-in-law, Kevn Lambson, who did the formatting.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line for me was to help as many as I can to know of Elohim’s infinite love for each of us. His plan is perfect amid all our imperfections. It is perfected by the Lord’s “Infinite Atonement”. Everyone who accepts Christ will make it into the millennium. Those who don’t will be “cut off” at His Coming”. At the end of the millennium everyone will come to know that He is the Christ and is perfectly just and perfectly merciful. They will be eternally thankful for His perfect plan. Even the lowest degree of glory will be beyond our comprehension manifesting His perfect and infinite love.

A Must Buy

There are two of the chapters that will make the book a MUST BUY!  One: The Science of the Shroud of Turin Miracle will bring tears to your eyes. You will come to realize what a great gift Christ has given you with His infinite atonement. This is a reality that is not appreciated by most Christians. I explain in the book how the “MIRACLE OF THE SHROUD ” happened. Many atheists and agnostics come to be believers after they encountered the information on “The Shroud”. At this link you can see pictures of the Shroud that covered our Savior’s body. The Shroud is 14′ 6″ x 3′ 9″ and absorbed the blood from the unimaginable cruelty He suffered that Thursday–the day He was crucified.

Two: I am extremely appreciative of Dr. Avraham Gileadi, a dear friend, for letting me share his enormously valuable insights on the “End-Time Servant” of the Lord. This Servant is the one who prepares the way for the Second Coming of our Savior.  Avraham is the best expert in the world in understanding the Book of Isaiah and its end-time significance. As a convert from rabbinical Judaism, he came to realize that the best commentary on the Book of Isaiah is the Book of Mormon.

You will want to get the book just for Dr. Gileadi’s amazing insights on the role of “The Servant”, who prepares the way for the Savior’s Second Coming. I share Avraham’s profound perspective in this chapter–including all his scripture references from Isaiah.

Book Publication Date

My Revelations was available on the 26th of March 2025, which I believe is significant. Just like my second book, Time & Eternity; the End-Times & Beyond Revealed, it is being printed in the Divine ratio also in honor of the first 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon, which were printed in that ratio. This is depicted on page 315 of David Hocking’s seventh “Annotated Edition” of sacred scriptures, The Revelations of Joseph Smith, Jr. The Chronological Unfolding of the Restoration as Recorded in his History.  My new book is available on  my publisher, Boyd Tuttle’s, website, as well as on Amazon.

I pray that your hearts will be drawn closer to Him as you read what the Lord has taught me over my 88 years. Know of my love for all of you, God’s children, and for all of His marvelous creations. 

We are greatly blessed!

David W. Allan
Photo: David W. Allan

Boyd Tuttle’s Back Cover for the Book:

Renowned scientist David W. Allan, whose groundbreaking Allan Variance revolutionized atomic clock algorithms and GPS technology, now shares a different kind of discovery–one of faith, truth, and divine insight.

In My Revelations, Allan explores profound spiritual truths the Lord has impressed upon him, ranging from the infinite Atonement to the power of prayer, from hidden linguistic treasures in scripture to the mathematical signatures of God’s love found in nature. He explores the Hebrew tradition of Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David that are part of the preparations for the Lord’s Second Coming.

His insights on the Shroud of Turin Miracle are unique and powerfully convincing. With a deep reverence for the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Restored Gospel, the author uncovers remarkable connections between science and faith, prophecy and fulfillment, and the path toward building Zion in the latter days.

Through decades of research, both spiritual and scientific, Allan illuminates how truth is discovered–not just through what can be proven, but also through what can be disproven. He boldly addresses artificial intelligence, the coming of new scripture, the geography of sacred lands, and the divine purpose behind life’s trials and purgings.

The book is an invitation to seek God’s infinite love, prepare for the great events ahead, and walk the path toward becoming one with Him.

 

Why Satan Hates Women

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So, why does Satan Hate Women? In an unique near-death-experience, Ralph V. Jensen asked the Savior, “Which is greater man or woman?” The Lord responded with a question, “Can a man make a baby?” Think about it. The highest form of life is human-kind.  Women are designed by our Creator with the potential to bring forth a new human-kind. The birth of a child is the most glorious of all births. All other forms of creation are inferior to a woman’s unique divine role. Satan is  against life, and he hates women because of their divine potential. This new life born by a woman may become a god or a goddess. How great is that? Satan hates this divine potential that God has given uniquely to women.

Our good friend, Ralph V. Jensen, had some unusual near-death experiences where he was taught by Christ. He wrote a book by this title, Taught by Christ. It is an awesome read. Christ showed him several significant historical events–including the Garden of Eden. It was while the Lord showed him the Garden of Eden that the above question came into Ralph’s mind. He was  shown that Eve and her daughters have this unique divine potential.

That human being—born by Eve and/or one of Eve’s daughters–has the innate potential to be like his or her Heavenly Parents. The gospel plan opens the door for that opportunity. Herein is Heavenly Father glorified, (John 15:8) and this is His “work and glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life…” of this new baby. (Moses 1:39) This is why Satan hates women so much. Women create new life. Satan wants to destroy life by abortions,  suicides, and in many other ways.

Last Saturday (12 August 2023), Ralph put up a video with the title, “Why does Satan hate Women so much?” In one day, it had over a thousand visits. I share the link below. I called him the next day because I knew of his awesome experience when the Lord showed him the Garden of Eden. And, I wanted to confirm again with him that the theory of organic evolution is false. Adam and Eve came into the Garden following the laws of heaven and not by following Darwin’s theory. Humankind like all the other “kinds” may evolve within that kind. But not across kinds, as the theory of evolution requires for it to be true.

Because of the great information in Ralph’s book regarding women, I felt to share some of it in the conclusion of my book, It’s About Time.  I entitled it: EXQUISITE EVE, and I share part of it in the following from pages 379-381 of my book, which I published in 2014.

Taught By Christ

Ralph V. Jensen has authored the book, Taught by Christ, about his near-death experiences. He is a humble, compassionate, and sensitive person, and my wife and I count it a great blessing to be in his circle of friends. We met him about a year ago [in 2013] on the occasion for him to share with a small group of friends some of the incredible details of teachings he received from the Savior in his NDEs.

Ralph is very much like me. He loves to take things apart to see how they work, and sometimes like me, when the thing is put back together there are parts left over! But you learn a lot in the process. Also, like me, he is very inquisitive–desiring to learn all he can in any given experience. So, when he went across the veil with the Savior by his side showing him the things of great historical significance, his mind was racing with questions, and they got answered.

The Lord knows the thoughts of our hearts and has all the answers! So, what an awesome experience he had, even though the pain of his heart attacks was excruciating. They were so bad, the doctors attending said he should not have survived, but the Lord had other plans for Ralph; among other things, he needed to write a book and share these remarkable experiences.

Can Man Make A Baby?

One that he shared with us that first evening we met was soul-changing for me. When he was across the veil with the Savior, he was thinking who is more important, the man or the woman? The Savior responded to his thought question with a question, “Can a man make a baby?” The husband has the sacred privilege of planting the seed, but his wife has the divine nature to grow that baby within her womb and then nurture it after birth–making mother-child love the nearest to God’s love.

Consider the perfect shape of Mother Eve created by God and placed in the Garden of Eden. Is there anything more beautiful than her shape from head to toe? She is exquisite!

Genesis story of Adam and Eve

Ralph learned from Christ that the Genesis story of Adam and Eve is symbolic. They were brought to the Garden of Eden from elsewhere. He was not privileged to share the details of that process but described it as being perfectly logical and inspiring as God follows the laws of heaven in bringing about this great event. Ralph saw that when Eve (the mother of all living) walked into the garden, everything was in awe and in reverence for her beauty and her role as the mother of all living. Is there a more important calling than being the “mother of all living!”

All the animals, the birds, the beautiful flowers there, all the plant life, and even the Earth itself paused in silent reverence because of her beauty and who she represented. It is the woman who has within her divine makeup the ability to give birth to a potential god and goddess. Ralph’s sharing of what he witnessed lifted my view of mothers to see them more nearly as God sees them. Women are the primary helpers for Him to bring about celestial beings in His perfect plan of happiness.

Eve’s Functional Role

Since Ralph shared this glorious perspective, I have looked at the fairer gender with much more nearly celestial eyes. The female beauty and divine design inspire my heart at a new level. Her role is fundamental to God’s work to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of families that can be together forever with Him. The birth of a baby brings Him additional joy to add to His fullness, which He wants to share with us.

So, the perfect plan of happiness works so that we can be like our Heavenly Parents as we come unto Christ, who is the way, the truth, and the LIFE! Ever since Satan realized it was he, not Eve, who was deceived in the Garden, he has been trying to denigrate her daughters. Let us help the Lord preserve their virtue, loveliness, and sacred role.

The Influence of Mother

President Nathan Eldon Tanner — after whom our youngest son is named — said the following in the October 1973 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: A mother has a far greater influence on her children than anyone else, and she must realize that every word she speaks, every act, every response, her attitude, even her appearance and manner of dress affect the lives of her children and the whole family. It is while the child is in the home that he gains from his mother the attitudes, hopes, and beliefs that will determine the kind of life he will live, and the contribution he will make to society.

To feel a mother’s love is one of the most beautiful experiences of life. It is the closest to God’s love. How blessed I am to have a wonderful wife and mother of our children. The love of both my father and mother have had a great impact for good on my life.

Organic Evolution

Essentially all universities teach organic evolution. I was greatly bothered by a report I recently read about what is happening at BYU, which is my alma mater. Because the world believes in evolution, which has been proven false (Chapter 6 of my book, IT’S ABOUT TIME), why should BYU go along with the world? That is Satan’s path. After reading this report, I felt to call my good friend Ralph V. Jensen, who was shown the details of the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden. His video entitled: Why Satan Hates Women, can be viewed on YouTube.

In my search for truth, if God says it, then I know it is true. A theory or hypothesis cannot be proven true; we don’t know enough. Only God knows enough. But if we have reliable data then a theory or hypothesis can be proven false. This is a very powerful tool—allowing us to move away from falsehood and toward TRUTH and LIGHT. Even to our Savior, which is what I believe BYU should do. I know of those who have graduated from BYU not believing in God because of the curriculum taught there. The faculty is much more secular than when I graduated in 1960. Unfortunately, this trend is common across most universities, as Satan brings in his false teachings, which includes organic evolution.

For BYU to teach this false theory of evolution appears to be about money and getting grants and publishing papers. IT MAKES ME SAD.

The Truth Shall Set You Free

The Savior said, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32) And, If the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36) “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” (John 8Z;12) If there is no Adam and Eve and the fall, then there is no need for an atonement to overcome the effects of the fall. Hence, organic evolution is anti-Christ. Let us help elevate women to their beautiful status as co-creators with God, and help stop Satan’s hate tactics against women in the malicious way he is doing now.

David W. Allan

Photo: CC  Mother and Child – PickPik

The Importance of Family First

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Family is the most important unit in time and in eternity. Did you know that the importance of family was pulled from the Biblical record? Because of the celibate nature of the monks, translators, and transcribers, the importance of family was expunged from many records. Now we have many newly found ancient apocryphal records for our perusal. I have used several of these apocryphal writings in previous blog articles, and they give many very important insights into the life of the Savior and clarify ancient history. Many of them point to Family being first.

Importance of the Family

When I was Stake President in Boulder, Colorado, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we had the theme, “FAMILY FIRST.” Since then, I have learned to qualify that theme statement. God should always be first in our lives. Even though the family is the most essential unit in time and eternity. Without God’s help, the family cannot come to its full enjoyable potential and functionality. The family is the primary learning and growing place during our mortal journey. In addition, Jesus asked us to be perfect like our Heavenly Father is perfect. Being like our Heavenly Parents is the ultimate fullness of joy we seek.

Love is the Primary Motivation

The family can only come to its full potential when keeping God’s commandments both in time and in eternity. The first of which is to love “The Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul (body + spirit (D&C 88:15)), and with all thy mind. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” (Mt. 22:37-40) The most important neighbors are the members of our own families. Did you know the Torah is the “Law of Love?”

God’s Physics for Prayer for His Family

In Chapter 21 of my book, It’s About Time, I share that the Eternity domain is where God and His angels do their magnificent work. The Eternity domain is a fifth dimension beyond space and time. I share seven experiments documenting God’s physics and the existence of this Eternity domain. In Chapter 22, using the results from Chapter 21, I share how prayer works, and that each of us has a permanent diallel-field line connection to God. When we were born spirit children of our infinitely loving Heavenly Parents, we were given a diallel-field line umbilical cord made of spirit matter giving us 24/7 connection to our Heavenly Parents.

This is why prayer is the most oft-repeated commandment in the scriptures. Families can most effectively learn the truths of God by coupling into that prayer channel. The evil spirit teaches us not to pray. Personal prayer, husband-wife prayer, and family prayer are binding ties to best help us know the TRUTHs of God. It is through prayer that we can come to know of the Lord’s infinite love for us. Then, by knowing we can emulate, as we internalize His eternal truths. The Lord counsels us to pray always that we may withstand the fiery darts of the adversary. (D&C 10:5; 27:15-18)

Eternal Family is God’s Crowning Goal

God’s infinite love for each of us is beyond our comprehension, and eternal family is our Heavenly Parents’ crowning goal for each of us. This is depicted in the 4 ½ square-mile ancient earthworks near Newark, Ohio—mapping out Heavenly Father’s perfect plan of happiness. Ancient Newark Earthworks in Ohio, USA. These were built by the Jaredite civilization and perfected by the Nephites to tell the world of God’s marvelous plan for us.

God created the world in the first place for us, as Their spirit offspring. All of God’s creations are for us to enjoy. Heavenly Father’s perfect plan opens an incredible door for each of us toward a fullness of joy and eternal happiness in Their presence and as families.

“Until Death do us Part”

Due to misunderstandings of the Bible, distortions, and deletions in the Bible record, most Christians end their marriage ceremonies with the vow, “until death do us part.” This denies the obvious truth that true family love and true husband and wife love transcend the grave. Apocryphal writings help us clear up these misunderstandings. “Love is the power of God that binds two souls and makes them one; there is no power on earth that can dissolve the bond. The bodies may be forced apart by man or death for just a little time, but they will meet again. Now, in this bond of God, we find the marriage tie;” (The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ by Levi, 98:10-12)

In the perfect fairness of God, everyone will have an opportunity to be part of an eternal family before the end of the millennium. It is our choice whether to receive the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and celestial family ties or not. Therein is the doorway to the fullness of JOY! God will force no one to heaven; to do so would make it, not heaven.

The Family of Christ

The record of the family of Christ has also been in large measure expunged from the Biblical record. There is a lot of fascinating information in apocryphal literature about Jesus’ siblings, His extended family, and His offspring. Jesus had six siblings. His brother James was one of the Apostles.

His mother’s sister, Miriam, was a remarkable person and a great contributor to the cause of truth. She had a beautiful voice and knew of the Savior’s mission. She often sang at their gatherings—bringing the Spirit with lyrics that told of Christ’s mission. When Christ was resurrected, He first appeared to His mother, Mary, then to Miriam, and then to Mary Magdalene—His wife.

Jesus, as a rabbi, needed to be married according to Hebrew tradition. Jesus and Mary Magdalene’s daughter, Sarah, was born in Nazareth. Jesus’ mother, Mary, was probably the midwife. Mary Magdalene was a profound missionary in England. Their daughter, Sarah, married into royalty in France and died and was buried there. Our daughter, McKaylee, has traced my wife’s lineage back to Sarah.

I am guessing the drawing attached here depicts Nazareth. The people from left to right: or most probably Mary Magdalene, then Jesus’ mother, Mary, and then the little one Sarah.

Jesus built a lovely home in Capernaum for His mother, Mary, and they often had meetings there. It is often referred to in apocryphal literature as Jesus’ home, as well. Mary still had her home in Nazareth on Marmion Way. This home is probably where Sarah was born.

Jesus’ step-father, Joseph, died when Jesus was only seventeen, and while Jesus was ministering in Asia. But Joseph lived long enough to sire Jesus’ six siblings. Jesus’ siblings were close and knew of his diving mission. They could see how special He was. Their parents had taught them well.

Jesus loved to lodge and visit Lazarus and Lazarus’ sisters in Bethany. Apocryphal literature indicates they were relatives. Lazarus had three sisters: Ruth, Mary, and Martha. Ruth was married and lived in Jericho.

“Her husband was the keeper of an inn; his name was Asher-ben. Now, Asher was a Pharisee of strictest mien and thought, and he regarded Jesus with disdain. And when his wife confessed her faith in Christ, he drove her from his home.” (The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ by Levi, 77:4-6) Ruth—being greatly concerned with her husband’s rejection of Jesus–came to Bethany seeking Jesus’ counsel. He told her to be loving and kind and patient and her husband would come around.

After Ruth visited with Jesus, Jesus went to Jericho ministering and performing many miracles so that Asher would see His works. The scriptures tell us that Jesus’ works testify of Him being the Messiah. Asher could see this and came to be a believer. Later, he visited Lazarus and his family in Bethany, and so that he could learn from Jesus, the promised Messiah.

Destroying Family

Satan knows it is his last hour. He and his minions are doing everything they can to destroy the traditional family. The transgender movement is a case in point. Satan has set up confusing scenarios for the millennials. The media is complicit with the adversary. More and more young people are rejecting the good traditions of their parents, and atheism is on the increase.

The glorious purpose of life has been camouflaged by Satan and his minions, and now the suicide rate is skyrocketing. And the younger generation is being affected the most. People are tending to believe more in science than in God. Technology advances are impressive. But as a physicist, I have come to know the Master Physicist. To be in step with Him is the greatest opportunity of our existence.

 Husband-wife relationship

The God-given sex drive by itself can be selfish. Not keeping it within the bounds the Lord has set can lead to pornography, rape, fornication, adultery, homosexual activities, and other sexual distortions. Within the bounds the Lord has set, it is sacred and beautiful, as the husband desires to please his wife, and the wife desires to please her husband. The sacred scriptural description is they become “one flesh.”
in their sacred marriage covenant, they have the divine potential to become co-creators with God to bring forth life on earth. The creative potential of that new life adds to the creative potential of humankind. Jordan Peterson, the world’s best psychologist, profoundly shares this same message.

When the husband and wife are bound together spiritually as well as physically, this is the beginning of the fullness of JOY the Lord has in store for the righteous. We cannot comprehend a happier path.

Satan, using the global elite, is trying to take it in the other direction with birth control, and depopulation strategies—like COVID-19. And is doing his best to destroy the traditional family.

 A Strong US President

We need a US President who is strongly Pro-family. Vivek Ramaswamy is your man. One of his main platform bullet points is how important the traditional family is. And as he clearly points out, there are only two genders. His general platform is wake-up America and come to its full potential.  And, he closes his talks with, “God bless America.”

I just received the following Fourth of July, 2023, e-mail from Vivek: “Happy Independence Day, David. We are the explorers, the pioneers, the unafraid. In God we trust, and in the government, we distrust… We are the land of the free, because of the brave.

“One year ago, we did our neighbor parade and then went straight to the hospital where Apoorva gave birth to Arjun. Today, [his one-year birthday] the little man joined us… so grateful for our family and our country.” Arjun now enjoys his older brother and his parents who are 100% devoted to the cause of liberty and to the American dream. Fifty years after signing the Declaration of Independence both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the Fourth of July. So, Arjun was born on the Fourth of July 246 years after the signing of the world-famous, Declaration of Independence.

If Vivek is elected, I believe we will have a much happier Fourth of July next year. If his message is heard during this presidential campaign, that will help a lot in moving America back to her foundation of liberty and in God we trust. In the poles, he has passed up all the other Republican presidential candidates except for DeSantis and Trump. He is now closing in on DeSantis with only 6 points between them.

Sacred Home Environment

Let us make our homes a sanctuary of righteousness—following the Son of Righteousness. There the truths of God are taught and lived and shared. A family that serves one another and serves others is a family filled with the love of God. The pictures on their walls, the music enjoyed, and the feeling in the home reflects God’s infinite love for each family member.

The media is largely biased in satanic directions. But by proper filtering of media material, a family can find enjoyable, educational, and spiritually uplifting material.

Guided by the Spirit, (D&C 91:1-5) we can learn much from ancient writings about “FAMILY FIRST.” What we find in our search is glorious, and it fills one with hope and understanding of the Lord’s great divine paramount purpose for family. Without the family unit in eternity, a fullness of joy is not possible. Most people don’t think of it, but without our resurrection provided by Christ’s infinite atonement a fullness of joy is not possible. (D&C 93:33-34)

It is my hope and prayer that your family and ours will have the Spirit of Zion, where everything we do is motivated by the pure love of Christ. In so doing, we are best preparing for His glorious return, and to be part of His eternal family where we will FIND A FULLNESS OF JOY!

David W. Allan

Photo:  Family Photo

Two Hundred Names for Jesus

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There are more than two hundred names for Jesus, our Redeemer.  Jesus, Yod Hey Vau, YahShuah, YHVH, Eternal God, and Mashiach are just a few of the large number of names which have been used to describe our Lord. The meaning of names is significant.

So, the various names of Jesus reveal a different characteristic of his divine nature. The more we learn about the names that are attributed to Christ, the more we understand about Him. Eternal life is the greatest gift from God, and Jesus defines Eternal Life as knowing the Father and the Son (John 17:3). As the Savior prayed in this same chapter, being ONE with the Father and the Son is our primary goal. Jesus’ infinite love for each of us makes it a challenge to name this all wise Being who has given us the infinite atonement opening the only path back to the Father (John 14:6). In His infinite love, He has promised to perfect us as we come unto Him. (Moroni 10:32-33)

Since, Jesus perfected Heavenly Father’s Plan of JOY with His Full Infinite Atonement, all people in time and space should praise Him and Honor Him because of what He has done, is doing, and will do to bring us back to the Father. In the End-Times, every knee will bow, and gladly so when they fully know who He is , the significance of all His names, and all He has done, is doing, and will do for us.

We are not only discovering many of Christ’s names, but we are finding artifacts with various names and Christian symbols. My good friend, Wayne May, has the original Burrows artifact—given to him by Russell M. Burrows, who found the artifact in a cave named after him. Wayne sent me a photocopy of this artifact to use in this article.

The Burrows Artifact

The five nails are denoted from the crucifixion at the top. The two nails in His hands, the two nails in his wrists, and a nail pinning his two feet to the cross. These five nails are called the Mystic Symbol, which symbol has been found in thousands of places across North America. It is the symbol for the Native North American’s word for their Deity, which they pronounce: Yod Hey Vau (Sounds like Jehovah). You can see the nail mark in the wrist on the left of the depiction of the crucified Christ.

Over the tomb, you see the three suns denoting the three days He was in the tomb. Coming out of the tomb we see Him shouting Hallelujah, as He has overcome death and hell with His resurrected body, as depicted here. His resurrection is the capstone to the infinite atonement. The eleven vertical lines below Him denote the eleven Apostles rejoicing with Him in His glorious resurrection. To the right is a serpent and a line denoting Judas’ betrayal of our Savior. Under His right Arm is a symbol, which I believe represents “son of my left” hand. This denotes that His infinite atonement overcame Satan. Christ is His “Son of my Right Hand.”

One of His profound names is the “Son of Righteousness”–having completed the perfect and infinite atonement–is titled, “RIGHTEOUSNESS,” by His Father and our Father. The phase “Son of Righteousness” occurs three times and is unique to the Book of Mormon, and ties to the Jaredites, the Nephites, and to our day–denoting the importance of us coming unto Him now.

A Micah Hill Dezert-Owl

I am delighted to have made friends with A. Micah Hill (Dezert-Owl). He is one of the most devoted Christians you will ever know and has spent most of his life bringing forth ancient religious texts—from when he was 22 until now at age 68.

He feels the Lord gave him the name Dezert-Owl, a bird that can see well in the night. In the light of Christ, he has exposed a lot of the evil in the darkness of the world’s history. He has been persecuted greatly for doing so. He uses “YahShuah” for the name of Jesus in his translations. YahShuah means ‘Yah saves’ or ‘The Lord is Salvation. In his “trans-literations,” he uses YHV for the Father–leaving off the H.

The Name YHVH

YHVH means Jehovah–the name of the God of Israel and was used by Christians in the Middle Ages.  Jews reading the Scriptures aloud substituted Adonai (“My Lord) for the sacred name. He is the way and the truth and the life (John 14:6). The early Christians called His Church the Way.

My good friend, Rob Kay, a Jewish convert, recognized the Book of Mormon as a Hebrew document when he was fifteen years old. He has a three-volume set showing those Hebraisms called “Voices from the Dust” which is available on Amazon. He uses YHVH for Jehovah in much of his Hebraisms, and Elohim for God. Rob has given me permission to share his conversion story on our website.

Mashiach – English Rendering of Messiah

Mashiach is the English rendering of Messiah from the Hebrew. In Greek, it is Christ. Jesus the Christ then is the promised Redeemer of all of Father’s children and of the Earth itself. We cannot comprehend His infinite atonement, but the more we pray and ponder its infinite significance the closer we come to Him who accomplished it perfectly.

LDS New Testament Study

This year (2023) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is focusing us on the New Testament, my hope with this emphasis, we will all of us come closer to our Lord and Savior, and “listen to His voice.” (D&C 29:1-2) I worry that we sometimes get caught up with who said what and where and miss the grand importance of the infinite atonement. We often forget, in our business, the first two laws of heaven, (Mt. 22:36-40). With Satan trying to tempt us at every turn, we need to look to Jesus in every thought, (D&C 6:36). As we meet the challenges life, the Lord counsels us “pray always,” so we can receive direction during our mortal journey. (D&C 14:7)

The Chosen – A Christian Historical Streaming Series

Much of the world has gotten to know the series, THE CHOSEN, based on the gospels in the New Testament and produced by Dallas Jenkins and his team at Angel Studios. With over 300 million streaming views and subtitles in several languages, the series has become an international phenomenon. They just released “SEASON THREE,” and my wife and I watched all the episodes from SEASON THREE. We watched and enjoyed the other two seasons, as well. They have done a great job in their research of Hebrew traditions and how life was under the thumb of the Roman Empire. But then one needs to realize that their story is not what really happened—even though they have tried to base the production on the scriptural account.

In the Book of Mormon, Nephi prophesied of “other books” that would augment the Bible (1 Ne. 13:39). With some help from my friend, Dezert, I have recently learned of several apocryphal books giving additional insights and information on our Savior’s life. I have augmented my scripture studies with some of them, and I have learned a lot of exciting information about our Savior, which I believe is much more factual and useful in drawing closer to Him than the pictures painted in the television series, THE CHOSEN. Facts are better than fiction.

The Apocrypha

The Apocrypha are biblical or related texts that are not part of the accepted canon of Scripture.

The Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith: “Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha—There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly; There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are interpolations by the hands of men. Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be translated. [by Joseph Smith at that time] Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit manifesteth truth; And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit therefrom;” (D&C 91:1-5)

I believe reading apocryphal literature with the Spirit—along with the scriptures–can open great-big doors of truth and light about our Redeemer, and how to come to better know the Father and the Son (John 17:3). It is doing that for me, and I am having a great time learning. In fulfillment of Nephi’s prophecy, we are seeing “other books” coming forth to shed light and truth. My personal joke at age 86 is to learn faster than I forget. As I read other books, I measure them against the truths that I know from the restoration, from the Spirit, and from what I have learned otherwise. The Lord has promised that in the last days, “nothing shall be withheld.” (D&C 121:28) When the Lord uses “shall,” that means for sure!

Joseph of Arimathea – Gospel to Britain

Before I got to know Dezert, I had bought a copy of THE GOSPEL OF THE WISE STRANGERS or THE KAILEDY by Joseph of Amamathia—Tranz-Literation by Dezert-Owl. In fact, this is how I got to know him. I was so impressed with what he had done in this book that I listened to a three-and-a-half hour podcast featuring him. At the end of the podcast, he provided a number, so I gave him a call, and we had a wonderful visit. We have become friends and have corresponded and shared information ever since.

As an example, I share two very important and major highlights from the Gospel brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea and tranz-literated by Dezert. These are not known in the Christian community.

1) It describes in great detail that Jesus first appeared to His mother, Mary. You can imagine that no heart was heavier than Mary’s with what she saw her Son go through those three days from Gethsemane to the empty tomb and knowing that He was the Son of God. So, this version shares what an enormous blessing it was to see her glorious resurrected Son. That feels right to me Dezert’s tranz-literation shares this most inspiring story in detail.

2) On page 234 of this book we read of “TWO SABBATHS.” In other words, the Lord orchestrated in Hebrew tradition that two Sabbaths would occur in conjunction with the infinite atonement.

Jesus Body Laid for Three Days in the Tomb

The Apostle John alludes to this in John 19:31. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus needed to take Jesus’ body from the cross for burial before that “Sabbath day was an high day” followed by a regular Sabbath—making the three days for the infinite atonement. Jesus gave the Jews a sign that as Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of a whale, so He would spend three days and three nights in the “heart of the earth.” (Mt. 12:40)

Nephi prophecies, “Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God.” (2 Nephi 25:13)

The above North American artifact from Illinois denotes that He was in the tomb for three days. There were three days and three nights in America where it was totally dark while He worked out the infinite atonement, as detailed in the Book of Mormon. The rocks of the earth were broken up and “the God of nature suffers,” was heard in both the eastern and western continents.

In the NEW TESTAMENT IN MODERN ENGLISH translated from Greek by Ferrar Fenton, John 20:1 reads, “Now on the first day following the Sabbaths (footnote 3; Bolding is mine.)” Footnote 3 reads, “This is literally according to the Greek text; and it is important to observe that at that particular period, two Sabbaths, or days of second rest, actually fell together in the Jewish calendar. The Gospel of John 19:31 suggests the possibility of two sabbaths, as it mentions that the coming Sabbath “was an high day.”

“The Crucifixion took place on Thursday, and not on Friday, as is popularly supposed. This allows for the Lord Jesus to be held in the grip of death for three full days and nights.” So, Good Friday should be Good Thursday. Christianity has been celebrating it wrong for how many years? We have direct evidence on both the Eastern and Western continents of this important three day fact–so important to the infinite atonement.

Our good friend, Bob Arbon, told us about the Gospel that Joseph of Arimathea took to England. This started me on this current research journey. The e-book referenced in this article is great, but not nearly as good as the above book and has some mistakes. It leaves out the above two important messages in Desert’s “Tranz-Literation.” The e-book folks, also, allow no copying, which is frustrating for me as a person who wants to share TRUTH at every opportunity, and as I feel the Lord’s Spirit is prompting me.

The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus Christ

The AQUARIAN GOSPEL OF JESUS THE CHRIST By Levi Dowling (1844-1911) is an amazing apocryphal contribution with its 182 chapters telling Christ’s life story and teachings from birth all the way to Pentecost.

Before  Jesus’ three-year ministry in the Holy Land, He had a significant ministry in several countries in Asia. In Chapter 23:3-5 we read, “And Jesus sought to learn the Hindu art of healing, and became the pupil of Udraka, one of the greatest of the Hindu healers. Udraka taught the uses of the waters, plants, and earth; of heat and cold; sunshine and shade; of light and dark. He said, “The laws of nature are the laws of health, and he who lives according to these laws is never sick.”

This is the same message I share in Chapter 5 of my new book, Time & Eternity; The End-Times & Beyond Revealed, where I discuss the virtue of the “Gospel of the good earth” with the same promise of overcoming the diseases of the world.

Jesus visits Seven Sages in Alexandria–during the Sages time together. At the end of their time together, the Seven Sages laid their hands on Jesus’ head and gave him a profound blessing. (Chapter 59:22-24). In the next chapter, Jesus tells them of His crucifixion and how that will bring forth God’s magnificent truth to the whole world.

In Chapter 160 we learn that the Passover meal with the Twelve Apostles was held in Nicodemus’ home. In Chapter 172:15-22 we read a synopsis of Doctrine and Covenants Section 138 where Christ visits the spirit world during the three days His body was in the tomb, as the sixth step in His infinite atonement. The seventh step being His glorious resurrection. The infinite atonement is like a perfect balance between mercy and justice (watch podcast 33, 2021) orchestrated by Father and Mother and their Son’s perfect love for each of us.

The Crucifixion Report

I was deeply touched by THE CRUCIFIXION REPORT OF PONTUS PILOT TO: TIBERIUS CAESAR: ALL BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT By A Micah Hill Dezert-Owl. Pilot’s wife was a very spiritual person and she had warned Pilot to protect Jesus. Pilot did many things to do so, but, of course, failed in the final events as the Savior was on His fore-ordained path to work out the infinite atonement. I was totally fascinated to learn that Pilot shares that the lights came from the heavens with the glorious event of the Savior’s resurrection on that sacred Sunday morning and that when He arose, many others arose in jubilant rejoicings. The same occurred in America as recorded in the Book of Mormon. Pilot and Jesus were friends and Pilot wept when Christ was crucified.

All we have in the New Testament is: “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, saying, Father, it is finished, thy will is done, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent, and the graves were opened; and the bodies of the saints which slept, arose, who were many, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” (KJV Mt. 27:54-57) The NIV has a better translation of verse 52, “The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.”

Many of the English translations of these verses in the Bible imply the souls sleeping until the resurrection. The Book of Mormon and the some 13 million near death experiences clearly share otherwise. The spirit at death does not sleep but goes to the spirit world and to paradise or to spirit prison depending on the lives we have lived.

Christ’s spirit went to the paradise during the three days His body laid in the tomb. There He completed the sixth step in His infinite atonement.

Sharing Exciting and Inspiring Research

I could go on and on about sharing my exciting and inspiring research, but this blog article is getting too long. I hope you feel the Spirit in what I have shared, and I again hope and pray that all of us will grow closer to our Savior and Redeemer—ever listening to His voice for each of us and to our Beloved Heavenly Parents. We are their offspring. Christ in His infinite love does everything needed to bring us back to our Heavenly home through His infinite atonement. I also did a podcast on this incredible stone shown above.

May we be part of the Bride to meet Him (the Bridegroom) at His Coming and participate in His ideal society, ZION. It will happen, and we can be part of this glorious event! I have a whole chapter in my new book devoted to this. Let us come to know the Father and the Son, which includes Heavenly Mother, and their infinite love for each of us and have eternal life with them. It is a perfect plan of Joy, in the midst of all our imperfections and worldly problems. AN AMAZING AND EXCITING TRUTH!

David W. Allan

PS Dezert has over 30 Tranz-Literations and several supporting dictionaries on Amazon, on LULU.com, and on KOBO.com.

PSS Interview of Russell Burrows – YouTube by my good friend, Brian Nettles, in Russell Burrows home on 1 April 2023 in Windsor, CO. Russell is 87 years old and had a stroke three years ago. Extremely important interview. Thank you, Brian.

PSSS Many believe the Burrows’ Cave artifacts in Illinois are hoaxes because of their strong Christian imagery. They ignore that the Book of Mormon people, who lived in North America were Christians. The above artifact disproves the traditional Christian belief that Good Friday commemorates the day of Christ’s crucifixion, and traditional modern Christians do not know of the nail holes in Christ’s wrists.

Wayne May: Thank you for the image. IT IS GOLD!

 

 

 

 

 

The Most Important Verse In the Book of Mormon

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Guest Post: Chauncy C. Riddle

This is the most important verse in the Book of Mormon. That is a strong value judgment. But there are some reasons why it might be so.

The verse is 2 Nephi 26:24:

“He (God) doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation.”

“Benefit” means doing good, blessing, and ministering to others. God does this because of his heartfelt love for each human. The totality of all human beings is “the world” in the scriptures. Christ has suffered for the sins and pains of each and every human being in order to be able to bless each one with forgiveness of sins, resurrection, and glory.

He hopes to bless each human will all, with exaltation in eternity. But he respects each person and will put upon each only that which each has shown he or she wants to receive and does follow the covenant path to become able to receive. Not everyone can stand to receive all that God tries to give them. The reasons why this verse is the most important verse come under three headings:

1. This verse gives us a most important feature of our knowledge about our God.

2. This verse solves the problem of evil in the world.

3. This verse sheds great light on the commandments God has given us

Knowledge About Our God

1. This verse gives us a most important feature of our knowledge about our God.
Usual discussions of the nature of God sometimes focus on how much he knows, what he can do, and where he is.

Our God is said to be omniscient, that he knows everything that can be known, past, present, and future. In the Book of Mormon, Jacob exclaims: “Oh how great the goodness of our God. For he knoweth all things and there is not anything, save he knows it.” (2 Nephi 9:20). This means God is never puzzled or in the dark about anything. He knows and understands all things. Therefore he knows how to bless each of his children.

Usual discussions also emphasize the power of God, that he has all power. This means that he can do anything that can be done. The Savior said: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in the earth.” (Matthew 28:18). Thus he is never frustrated by the inability to bless each human being.

Our God is also present everywhere in the universe. “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” (Psalms 139:7-10) This is to say that wherever any of his children are in the universe, God finds and blesses them.

And our God is also good, which is to say that he blesses or helps each of his children to enjoy as much blessing as each can stand to receive. And this is where our special verse from the Book of Mormon quoted above applies. It is well understood by mankind that God blesses his children. What is not as well known is what this verse explains: God only blesses his children. Some persons are wont to attribute curses to God, and the scriptures actually use that word.

But this verse in the Book of Mormon tells us that any so-called curse from God is actually a blessing and will result in some great benefit and opportunity for the recipient. Thus, God only blesses. Everything he does is to advance the happiness, power, and well-being of his children. But again, he will not put upon any child of his any blessing in eternity that a person cannot profit from. Thus some are damned to spare them blessings which would cause them to regress. And this damnation itself is a blessing.

The Problem of Evil in the World

2. This verse solves the problem of evil in the world. Anything is evil if it is not as good as it could or should be. Every human sin is evil, something which need not and should not be.

For every human sin shortens the blessings and welfare of the sinner’s fellow beings. God’s commandments are given so that we will have guidance and power not to do evil, but to bless only, even as God does. God holds each human being accountable for all evil each has done, and our Savior counts any evil we do to any person as if we had done it unto him. If we repent of doing evil, our Savior forgives us. But if we will not and do not repent, he must hold us accountable on the day of judgment.

But there is a lot of evil in this world that is not the doing of any human being. There are diseases, natural disasters such as storms and volcanic activity, opposition from wild animals, heat and cold that devastate, etc. The point of this special scripture from the Book of Mormon is that all so-called evil in this world is the hand of God delivering something to his human children which will eventuate blessings that they will eventually recognize and be grateful for.

For God’s hand is in all things. Nothing happens in this universe except with his permission. He lets what we call evil treatment by humans and by natural disasters in nature function as avenues for blessings greater than the evils humans suffer. Thus each human should be grateful for any suffering he or she undergoes, understanding that if he or she will turn to God as a little child and humbly submits to the so-called evils that come upon them, that paves the way for greater blessings from God.

“For the natural man (a man without Christ in this mortal world) is an enemy (does not love) to God, and has been since the fall of Adam (because of the influence and temptations of Satan) and will be forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit (accepts Jesus Christ as his father and guide), and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint (having the companionship of the Holy Spirit) through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love (for Christ and for all of God’s creation), willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him (to bless him), even as a child doth submit to his father (for that person who comes unto Christ counts Christ as his father)” (Mosiah 3:19)

This discussion of evil makes no sense to those who do not believe in the immortality of the human soul: no pre-mortal and no post-mortal human existence. For only in the post-mortal life do all the evils of mortality become known as blessings.

Thus everything God brings to pass happens because God is using it to bless his children, to help each enjoy all the blessings and powers of God himself if they can stand to receive such magnificence.

Shedding Great Light on God’s Commandments

3. This verse sheds great light on the commandments God has given to us, his mortal children. Salvation in Christ is to change our personal character from the way we were, as the natural man in this mortality, into the character and nature of Christ himself. This is done by the individual exercising faith in Christ unto repentance from everything we are and do that is not like him, to “come unto the measure of the fullness of the stature of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:13)

This explains why our Savior commands us to: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven, for he maketh his sun to shine upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust … Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.” (Mathew 5: 44-48) This is what Christ himself does, and he bids us to follow his example.

This verse in the Book of Mormon is the most important verse because it clarifies for us the most important characteristic of our God: that his heart is filled only with unmixed, pure love for all of his children and for all creation. Knowing the most important thing about God our Father is the most important thing any human could know. And gaining and using that pure love from him in order to purely minister to others is the most important thing any human will ever do.

Guest Post: Chauncy C. Riddle  

Author of  “Think Independently”.

The Great and Abominable Church

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Chauncey C. RiddleGuest Post:  Chauncy C. Riddle and I have been very good friends for a long time.  His understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ and his political awareness is unmatched.   Chauncey C Riddle is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is a religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has written many articles for the Ensign, Sunstone Magazine, and BYU Studies. He has also written countless articles and has published the milestone  book entitled, “Think Independently,” that everyone should read.

Some Things to Know About “The Great and Abominable Church”

  1. It is found among every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, and covers the whole earth.
  2. It is operated under the direct control of Satan.
  3. It has its own temples, ordinances, and priestly vestments.
  4. It has its own gospel, which is taught everywhere and is believed by most of the educated and by many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  5. It tries to either capture or drive out every other church and is very close to doing so.
  6. It fosters abortion, artificial birth control, and euthanasia.
  7. It tries to destroy the Ten Commandments and Christian standards.
  8. It pretends to be like a democracy but it is actually totalitarian.
  9. It is the most influential force in the world.
  10. It is in your face every day of the world.

But almost no one talks about it. Most people do not realize it exists. But it is doing the task God has assigned it to do and makes the blessings of the New and Everlasting Covenant possible to be received and enjoyed for everyone who deliberately rejects it in favor of Faith in Jesus Christ.

CCRiddle

 

Historian Flavius Josephus Testifies of Christ

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Flavius Josephus, the Jewish priest, scholar, and historian was born 37/38 in Jerusalem. He wrote valuable works on Jewish history, including the final Jewish revolt of 66–70 AD–including Masada, 73 AD. He wrote of Christ, “About this time there lived Jesus if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who  performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly.” Without the writings of Josephus, we would have very little access to the events and history of the people of his time. He had dreams and was taught by the Lord.

Jew – Roman – Christian

I believe Flavius Josephus was and is the most essential historian ever to know that Jesus is the Christ.  We all have unique missions.  I believe he was highly unusual as we see him as a Jew, and a Roman, and surprising to almost everyone, there is substantial extent evidence that later in his life he became a Christian Bishop in Jerusalem.

The infinite atonement of our Savior had just exploded its paramount relevance in providing salvation for the world.  The Promised Messiah not only came with His message of salvation but perfected Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness with His infinite atonement—provided a resurrection for all in due process. “And the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” (Matt. 27:52-53).

Fifty days later at Pentecost, thousands were joining “The Way”—the Christians and their contagious love for one another and for their enemies was greatly inspiring all who observed them.  This contagious love brought many of those observers into the fold as well–including later on in his life, Josephus. Three years after Jesus’ resurrection, Josephus was born (37 AD), and as an observer, he was deeply touched by the Christian conversion rate explosion.

 Josephus’ Heritage and Works

If you read Wikipedia about Josephus, they paint him as a Benedict Arnold traitor—not surprising given the world’s atheistic put down of anything Christian. His writings and life disprove this notion.

He was born of noble Jewish heritage, and because of his incredible mental dexterity and leadership, he was greatly respected by Jews and Gentiles. He became close friends with the Emperors Vespasian and Titus.

In his autobiography, he shares, “I made mighty proficiency in the improvement of learning and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding.” Through the 16th – 19th years of his life, he spent with Banus, who lived “in the desert and used no other clothing than grew upon trees, and had no other food than what grew of its own accord, and bathed himself in cold water frequently, both by night and by day, in order to preserve his chastity.”1

Josephus did most of his writing in Rome. I have the book, “The Works of Josephus; Complete and Unabridged – New Updated Edition,” translated by William Whiston. I have learned a great deal from this two-column, small-print, 926-page book, which includes his autobiography (THE LIFE OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS), THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, THE WARS OF THE JEWS, and several other documentaries—including the extent letter in Greek he apparently wrote about Hades while serving as a Christian Bishop.2

Josephus  Authorship of the ANTIQUITIES

The authorship of ANTIQUITIES goes back to the creation—beginning with, “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth;”3 His writings parallel some ten thousand verses of scripture from the Old Testament and including some from the Apocryphal writings and often give a lot more detail than what we have in scripture.4

Josephus felt God’s protection throughout his life and received guidance in his pursuits. On one occasion amidst the Romans’ and Jews’ battles’, “But wonderful it was what a dream I saw that very night; for when I had betaken myself to my bed, as grieved and disturbed at the news that had been written to me, it seemed to me, that a certain person stood by me, and said, ‘O, Josephus, leave off to afflict thy soul and put away all fear; for what now grieves thee will render thee very considerable, and all respects most happy; for thou shalt get over not only these difficulties but many others, with great success.  However, be not cast down, but remember thou art to fight with the Romans.’”5

He had other heavenly visits and helps throughout his life. 6 When we do things God’s way, we find peace in the midst of the storms. No matter where he fought or what he did for the Jews or the Romans, God was with him. He tried to keep the Jews from fighting the Romans because he knew of the Romans’ great strength, but when his own people solicited him, he fought for them. As in our “Star-Spangled Banner,” “Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just.”

Lessons from the Destruction of Jerusalem

Later, the Lord allowed the Romans to destroy Jerusalem, because of their wickedness, as Jesus prophesied. (Matt. 24:1-2) This is like Isaiah prophesied of the Assyrian assault which will occur against this “hypocritical” nation—the Promised Land of America—unless her people repent and come to Christ. (Isa. 10:5-6) As with Jerusalem, so with America, unless we repent He has “created the waster to destroy.” But the righteous have the promise that “no weapon…shall revile against… the servants of the Lord…” (3 Nephi 22:16-17)

Over the entrance of the Norlin Library on the University of Colorado Campus is the inscription by George Norlin, “Who knows only his own generation remains always a child.” Josephus wrote in detail about the final destruction of Jerusalem. Knowing history allows us to build upon the insights, inventions, and truths brought forth by others, while also learning from their mistakes that hopefully, we will not repeat.

Historical Witness of Christ

Again, I believe we all have unique missions for our mortal journey, but I believe Josephus stands out as a historical primary witness of Christ, and God was with him as part of the Divine Law of Witnesses. The second historical and spiritual witness of the Christ is the Book of Mormon and we have L. Taylor Hansen’s great book, He Walked the Americas. When I got her book, I couldn’t put it down and stayed up all night reading it.

If we ask the question, “What is the most important historical truth we can build our lives upon?” I believe it is to know the Father and His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. The Bible has done more good than any other book because of its most important message of the Christ. The Book of Mormon is another witness for Christ. The Book of Mormon has brought more people to Christ per capita of those who have read it than any other book. It became available to the world exactly ten years after the FIRST VISION of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The fingerprint of the Lord was evident as the first 5,000 copies were printed in the Divine ratio. Christ is mentioned five times more often in the Book of Mormon than in the Bible. Knowing and believing and internalizing the great truths in that book leads to the greatest happiness in this life and eternal life beyond the veil. (John 17:3; 3:16)

I see Josephus’ life and writings helping in a major way to know the truth about the Promised Messiah, who came and is coming again.  These witnesses are critically needed at this time. The woke and millennials have most probably never heard of Josephus; yet, we have a profound historical witness for them of Christ in Josephus’ writings.  It is the Christ who can and will solve the problems the woke and millennials face if they will but come unto Him. In addition, we see serious moral decay throughout the world in large measure because we haven’t learned important lessons from history.

The atheistic New World Order folks would use this moral decay to make us slaves and to depopulate the world—according to their agenda. On the other hand, we have a lot of people waking up to their evil intent and more-and-more are turning to Christ with His great promise: “Ye shall know the truth and the truth will make you free… If the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:32, 36)  I gave a lecture on this pivotal scripture, and you can find the link for it at the end of this article.

William Whiston –  the Translator

William Whiston, who translated Josephus’ writings lived 35 years after Sir Isaac Newton. Newton was his mentor. Newton was born on Christmas Day in 1642. Whiston was an English theologian (Pastor), historian, natural philosopher, mathematician, and a leading figure in the popularization of Newton’s enormous contributions, as the greatest scientist ever.

Whiston succeeded his mentor Newton as a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. Newton, as a devout Christian student, had proved that the Church of England was wrong in many aspects of their theology, which threatened him from having fellowship at Trinity College, and he was willing to lose this distinguished position rather than compromise his beliefs. He and his friends petitioned King Charles II, and the King granted him exemption from “all holy orders.”

Whiston knew the life of Josephus probably better than anyone, and like Newton, he saw problems in the Church of England’s theology. As a pastor, Whiston was more vocal about his beliefs, and in 1710 he lost the professorship and was expelled from the university.  Whiston rejected the notion of eternal torment in hellfire, which he viewed as absurd, cruel, and an insult to God.

What especially pitted him against church authorities was his denial of the doctrine of the Trinity, which he believed had pagan origins. Which doctrine young Joseph Smith was told by God, “their creeds were an abomination in his sight…” (JS-H 19) Thanks be to God, that great vision opened the door for the world to know the true nature of God, which is eternal life. (John 17:3) Did you know the date of the first was so important that it was foretold in Enoch’s calendar? The Date of the First Vision | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)

Today, we owe a great debt of gratitude to William Whiston for providing the best English translations of the “Complete and Unabridged” works of Flavius Josephus. With the world spiraling down in anti-Christian and atheistic-satanic harassments against truth and light, we have this greatest historian—Flavius Josephus’—counterattack. It is Christ and only  Christ who can give us ultimate freedom, salvation, and exaltation. To Him and His Father, we owe praise, honor, and glory for their Perfect Plan of Happiness.

David W. Allan

REFERENCES:
1)      THE LIFE OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, p. 1
2)      APPENDIX, DISSERTATION 6 TO PROVE THAT THE FRAGMENT OR EXTRACT OUT OF AN HOMILY CONCERNING HADES BELONGS TO JOSEPHUS, THE JEWISH HISTORIAN; AND WAS BY HIM PREACHED OR WRITTEN WHEN HE WAS BISHOP OF JERUSALEM… pp 872-879, and pp 813-814
3)      THE ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, BOOK 1, CHAPTER 1.1., p. 29
4)      APPENDIX, TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PARALLEL TO JOSEPHUS’ HISTORIES, p. 895
5)      THE LIFE OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, 42, p. 13
6)      THE LIFE OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, footnote q, divine dreams Antiq. 3.8.9 and in the War 3.8.3,9

P.S.
I invite you to view this video: “Ye Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Make You Free.” I put a lot of work into the content, and hope you enjoy it.

For those who have lost faith and want evidence of God’s word and His love, please read the following: Don’t Bypass “And It Came To Pass” | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com) and Gratitude For The Resurrection of Our Savior | It’s About Time (itsabouttimebook.com)

My second book, Time and Eternity – The End-Times and Beyond Revealed, is available on Amazon and on my website: ItsAboutTimeBook.com.  It is also available from my publisher, Boyd Tuttle at Digital Legend.

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Passover – Last Supper – Easter

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The Passover is a type and shadow of Christ’s transcendent infinite atonement.  Easter is the celebration of Christ’s gifts, His atonement, which includes His paramount gift of the resurrection for all,  which brings us back into the presence of God to be judged under His perfect Laws of Justice and Mercy, and the opportunity for a fullness of joy. So the Passover ties into God’s perfect plan of happiness in a fascinating way.

Passover – A Feast to the Lord

The Jewish Seder to commence Passover has been preserved for over 3,400 years to “keep it a feast by an ordinance forever.” “…this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations;” (Exo. 12:14)

I recently watched a Messianic Jewish presentation of the Seder, which means order, and I was greatly impressed with how it ties to the Last Supper of the Savior with His Disciples and to the grand significance of the infinite atonement and Easter.

Viewed through the lens of the restoration of the gospel in both its physical and spiritual significance, the Jewish Seder brings deep meanings to the soul. Properly understood, it is designed to break down the barriers between Jew and Gentile so that we may all be one in Christ—to deliver all who will come to Christ out of slavery like He did ancient Israel and make us totally free—physically and spiritually. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free… If the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”–individually and as a nation. (John 8:32, 36)  You will find the video links below fascinating and inspiring.

Additional Insights

When we realize that the Passover was designed by Jesus, who is Jehovah and our Redeemer, this deepens our understanding and opens up enlightenment as we see how the Lord designed the Passover with eternal significance. Isaiah shares: “all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.” (Isa. 49:26) Jesus knew what He would have to go through to work out the infinite atonement and designed the Seder to commence Passover over 3,400 years ago as a type and shadow of that transcendent infinite atonement. This He did so that both Jew and Gentile would have a deeper appreciation of this most important event in all the history of the earth, as He brought the world His perfect and infinite atonement.

In addition, going back to Genesis 22:8, when read in Hebrew, we find great significance as Abraham answered Isaac’s question, “…where is the lamb?”

“My son, God will provide himself [Jesus as] a lamb for a [final sacrifice] for a burnt offering.”

Some Details of Jewish Seder

We will see the great significance as we look at some of the details of the Jewish Seder. There were ten plagues that the Lord brought upon Egypt, but the first nine were only brought on Egypt and not on the Land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived. Only the tenth one with the death of the firstborn would then bring Pharaoh to honor Moses’ demand from the Lord, “Let my people go.”

The Lord designed the Passover so that a lamb without blemish be offered and its blood put upon the “lentil (the top of the door) and on the doorposts so that the destroying angel would pass by.

Jesus is the Lamb of God. So the Passover lamb is symbolic of Jesus and the blood of the lamb on the lentil and the doorposts are symbolic of the blood of Christ and the lintel is like the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

In our Day the “destroying angel” will Pass over Us if:

“And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones; And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures; And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them. Amen.” (D&C 89:18-21)
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