We live in the information age with global communication capability. I believe the Lord helped to bring this about so that His glorious gospel could be shared with the world’s people.
He orchestrates and communicates from the Kingdom of Heaven. We need God’s Wisdom and perspective to sort out all the information that comes our way. My joke about the internet is there is a lot of information there, and some of it is true! I do my best to see through God’s eyes regarding the information age, politics, history, and our incredible ability to communicate globally.
Gospel Outreach
The internet has become a great gospel outreach tool, and it also helps tremendously in genealogy research. Souls are the most important to the Lord and on both sides of the veil. Christians typically try to save souls on this side of the veil, but the Lord reaches out on both sides of the veil. “For 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.” (1 Peter 4:6)
Only God knows the end from the beginning, respecting our free choice, He wants us all to return to Him. He is not limited by time and space as we mortals are. Elohim and the angels of heaven orchestrate from the Eternity Domain, which I share experimentally in chapters 21 and 22 of my first book, It’s About Time, and in chapters 1 and 2 of Time & Eternity, the End-Times & Beyond Revealed.
When Vinney Tolman died in 2003 and his spirit went into the Eternity Domain, his great-great-grandfather taught him ten remarkable celestial principles, as he ascended toward the Light of Christ, Light after Death, which are relevant to this blog article. One of the Lord’s communication channels with you is with this “inner voice,” as is explained in this remarkable book and is orchestrated from the Eternity Domain:
1. Be authentic.
2. Understand the purpose of life.
3. Love everyone.
4. Listen to your inner voice. (Moroni 7:29-31)
5. Use technology responsibly.
6. Release prejudice.
7. Exercise the power of creation.
8. Avoid negative influences.
9. Understand the purpose of evil.
10. Know that we are all one.
Perfect Organization
The Eternity Domain, and the Kingdom of Heaven, are perfectly organized. There are about eight times more people in the spirit world than here on Earth. And twice as many of them are on the Lord’s errands in saving souls. Respecting or agency (free choice), they help Elohim do God’s work, “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life” of God’s children. (Moses 1:39) It is a perfect plan amidst all our imperfections, because of God’s infinite love for us.
Satan’s secular and materialistic influence has greatly distorted the worldview of most regarding the worth of souls. The global elite, motivated by Satan, often use the world’s massive communication capability to distort God’s TRUTH, the worth of souls, and individual sovereignty. They want to reduce the world population and take control of the masses. In contrast, the Lord told His disciples, “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” (John 15:8) Let us do our part in helping Elohim bring souls to Christ on both sides of the veil.
In contrast to the global elite’s agenda, progeny is very important to the Lord. This is explained well by Professor Hugh Nibley as part of a two-hour lecture explaining the most unusual scripture in all of Holy Writ: Acts 1:3.
The Book that has influenced the world for good more than any other
The King James Version of the Bible (KJB) has influenced more people for good in the world than any other book. It was published in 1611 — over 400 years ago. In addition, there are more copies of it published than any other book by a factor of ten. More than a billion copies have been printed, and the publishing rate has increased. No other book exceeds that.
King James commissioned 51 scholars to translate. Forty-seven remained after the seven-year massive effort. But what most don’t know is that 78% of the translation is William Tyndale’s, who was martyred by King Henry VIII 75 years earlier for translating the Bible into English. Tyndale knew eight languages fluently and was raised up by the Lord for this divine purpose. This is just like the Lord raised up Joseph Smith to bring forth the Book of Mormon—the best book on the planet to bring people to Christ. It is better than the Bible being translated once by the “gift and power of God.”
And the Word was God
The Apostle John declared, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” (John 1:1) Christ is the WORD, and His words are the truth: We have the Lord’s profound promise: “And whoso treasureth up my word, shall not be deceived, for the Son of Man shall come, and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the remainder of his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (JS-M 37; JS Matt. 24:30; JS Mark 13:26) From these three scriptures we have three witnesses to establish His word. (2 Corinthians 13:1)
Are there inaccuracies in this most accurate English translation?
But if we ask the questions: 1. How Accurate is the King James Edition of the Bible? 2. Are There Serious Consequences for Inaccuracies? We find there are serious errors in this most correct English translation. I address this in a blog article.
Proving Christ
Christ’s resurrection is the best-documented miracle in history. He appeared after His resurrection in the Holy Land to several other cultures. They tell of the “Peacemaker’s” appearance, and how it changed their society in a major way. L. Taylor Hansen spent 25 years documenting His appearances in the Americas. She documents this well in her amazing book, He Walked the Americas.
Flavius Josephus is our best historian from the period when Christianity was exploding in membership following Christ’s resurrection. His marvelous gospel message filled with love and hope was going everywhere. What most people don’t know is that on resurrection morning there were probably more than a million people resurrected. These glorified individuals then went and ministered to loved ones. You can imagine what an enormous impact this had as it happened across the globe.
Josephus was a Jew, but friendly with the Roman leadership. Also, what most don’t know is that later on he became a Christian Bishop. I have his complete work. They are awesome and comprehensive.
End From Beginning
Because the Lord knows the “end from the beginning”, I believe He orchestrates important details over time and space from His Eternity Domain. Many of these we miss because we don’t have the Lord’s view. And because He does them, they have eternal and important consequences for us.
As a fascinating example, history tells us that the Prophet Merlene told of the Maid of Lorraine, who would save France. Two hundred years later Joan of Arc miraculously fulfilled that prophecy and was burned at the stake at age nineteen.
Then later France was in a position to help us win the Revolutionary War—giving birth to the greatest nation in recorded history–the United States of America. And this laid the groundwork for the restoration of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ in America. This is all in preparation for the gospel to go to all nations. (D&C 90:11) And John the Beloved has the calling to help gather Israel as a translated being. I believe John the Beloved was that Prophet Merlene. It is exciting to know that is happening NOW, as Elohim has orchestrated it over time and space!
The Lord’s Sure Promises
The following scripture applies to how to know if a prophet is true or false, but it is generally applicable. The Lord gives us here the absolute criteria to know a true from a false prophet. “By their fruits, ye shall know them.” (Matt. 7:15-20). Those who knew the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. personally, knew his fruits as a true prophet. Joseph was commissioned by the Lord to bring forth His church, as it was at the time of Christ.
We look at the fruits of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, what do we see? The Church has the best choir in the world. It has the largest and best charitable women’s organization in the world. It is bringing more souls to Christ on both sides of the veil per capita in the world than any other church.
The Prophet Lehi profoundly stated, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” (2 Nephi 25:2). The Lord created this beautiful Earth for us to enjoy and take care of and to rejoice in our posterity. He also promises that as we keep His commandments, we will prosper in the land. We have an infinitely loving God, who wants the best for us, but will force no one to heaven. To do so would make it, not heaven.
In contrast, the media and entertainment industries are largely controlled by the global elite with the agenda to depopulate the planet and take control of the masses. Our God-given individual sovereignty stands in their way.
How Can We Know Truth?
How can we know what is true and what is not true? I have three criteria in my search for truth:
1) You can only know something is true if God tells you. (JS-M 37)
2) You cannot prove a theory true; we don’t know enough. Only God knows enough.
3) But, you can prove a theory false if you have reliable falsification data.
• Data correlation does not provide validation! [Spring run-off correlates with the Number doing taxes, but they have nothing to do with each other]
• In this regard, a common mistake people make is that if something agrees with what they believe, then they assume that is validation. IT IS NOT!
• These three tools are very valuable as you take what God gives you as the truth, and move away from that which is false to find new truths to replace the falsehoods.
• This approach allows LIGHT AND TRUTH to flow into our lives and avoids being deceived, as we “treasure up His word,” and treasure Him up, who is the WORD!
• Satan is bringing forth massive deceit because he knows it is his last hour to take people away from Christ. He is the only one who can make us truly free. (John 8:32, 36)
God has said, “And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;” (D&C 93:24) We just finished a three-volume set of books of 258 selected blog articles to share the truth as best I can.
President Trump’s Team
I am impressed with those who President Trump has pulled around him. Everyone who knows Robert (Bobby) F. Kennedy, Jr. loves him, and he has a great plan to make America healthy again in two years. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have great plans to take down the inefficiencies of government bureaucracy. I hope they are all wearing “bulletproof vests.” They plan to cut trillions of dollars from the federal budget. Let us pray for their protection against the enemy of righteousness. The global elite hate them.
Technology Explosion
The technological inventions in our lifetimes are beyond comprehension—blessing our lives in so many ways. Going back in history, we look at how the printing press has changed the world. Because of it, we have the King James Bible. Now we have the transistor and digital technology. And artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world in enormous ways, both for good and bad.
Genealogy research has been enhanced tremendously by technological inventions. The worth of souls is great in the eyes of God on both sides of the veil. (D&C 18:15) The Lord says that if you should labor all your days and bring one soul unto Him, how great will be your joy in the Kingdom of our Father. Sharing the gospel is one of my most favorite things to do. And now technology has allowed me to have over 200 thousand visits to my Book’s website from over 100 nations. My first book, It’s About Time, harmonizes science and religion. Chapter 3 helps fulfill prophecies of Joseph in Egypt and of Nephi, son of Lehi: 2 Nephi 3:11 and 1 Nephi 13:38-41. These prophecies state that when the Book of Mormon comes forth, it will provide validation of our scriptures.
I rejoice in this opportunity to share His WORD. I know He is the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6) The Lord is Coming again, and it is exciting to know we can help in preparation. Having the Lord’s view of it all helps tremendously.
David W. Allan (24 November 2024)
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