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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

America’s Future at a Crossroads

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“Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision.” (Joel 3:14) This scripture prophesies a part of World War III, as the world attacks Israel, but today America is at its own “valley of decision” crossroads.  In large measure, Americans have rejected the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ, and facing the serious consequences that they will not have His protection and guiding hand. Indeed, America’s future is at the crossroads. We have enemies that would destroy us, and we critically need the hand of Providence.  We had it during the Revolutionary War – a war we should not have won.  The reason we won is summarized by George Washington, “Divine intervention!”  We need major “Divine intervention” today through massive repentance of Americans, or else!  My goal in this article is to share insights that we might receive this critically needed “Divine Intervention” and help us prepare for what is coming.  I will share my perceptions of why so many Americans have turned from God and what we can do to get them back to Him.

In spite of all the challenges the future holds, I believe we live in the most exciting time in the history of the earth.  And I know that if we will seek His divine guidance in righteousness, it is always there for us.  Glenn Beck does a great job of showing that the enemies within are much more dangerous than those without in their treasonous and atheistic ways.  America’s future crossroads is a battle between Christ and Satan.  You know who will win; let’s be informed and on the right side regardless of the choices others may make, and let’s do what we can to wake up others as well.  It is the cause of liberty, which is the cause of Christ.

Let us examine why many Americans have turned from God

There are the obvious reasons and then the not so obvious.  Satan knows it is his “last hour,” and he is doing everything he can to take us away from a Christ-centered life.  It is obvious that the secular and materialistic encroachment has contributed greatly to the moral decline in America and in the world.  The Biblical ethic upon which this nation was based has been replaced by “do your own thing.”  Sadly, the Bible is not believed by more than 90% of the leading American scientists.

There is the attitude that science and technology have the answers to life’s problems.  During the last century, both scientists and historians have adopted the false postulate that to do good science and good histories, things spiritual and God should be excluded.  In other words, God doesn’t have the answers to life’s challenges.  And moral decay has corrupted our nation, as Americans have turned from Him.

Let us examine some of the not so obvious reasons for why so many American’s have turned from God

Before we look at these reasons, let us reason together:

  1. First, the only way we can know something is true is if God tells us because He cannot lie and He is all-knowing.  The Holy Ghost bears witness of those truths God shares.  We know where there is “no vision, the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18)
  2. Second, the theories of men cannot be proven true. Unbeknownst to most, many theories the vast majority believe to be true are actually false, and the moral decay consequences have been enormous, as I will share!
  3. Third, there is a significant false tendency in most of us that if something agrees with an idea, theory, postulate, or hypothesis that we believe in, then we tend to think that is validation.  Data correlation or consistency does not provide validation, even if the data are valid.  It may give us confidence in the idea, theory, postulate, or hypothesis, but it does not provide proof.  For example, if someone says they love you, that may make you feel good, but if their heart is not in it, that is an empty truth.  This tendency causes many to follow false beliefs, which can have enormous consequences as well, as we will see, and explains to some degree why Americans are in this serious “valley of decision,” and facing potential destruction and loss of liberty.
  4. And Fourth, we have a very powerful tool that is not well known or appreciated that we can prove an idea, theory, hypothesis, or philosophy false if we have reliable falsification data.  This is an extremely important and useful tool in our search for truth.  Knowing something is not true avoids being deceived by that something and lets us better internalize the Lord’s truths in our lives.

SOME SERIOUS EXAMPLES OF FALSE THEORIES WITH ENORMOUS CONSEQUENCES:

In Chapter 6 of my book, It’s About Time, I share data that Darwin’s theory of evolution is false, yet it is taught in most universities and permeates our textbooks.  I have several reliable data sources and I use some of the brightest minds on the planet to help in providing this proof.  The false theory of organic evolution has led countless millions into atheism and away from the God of Creation and doubting the Bible story of Adam and Eve as our first parents.  If there is no fall of Adam and Eve, then there is no need for an atonement to overcome the effects of the fall, and thus we see that organic evolution is anti-Christ.

I have seen recent data proving the “Big Bang” theory false; I call it the “Big Bank” theory!  P. M. Robitaille Ph.D. has thus proven.  I know the scientist personally, a devout Christian.  This false theory has led cosmologists and hence much of the world down an empty path of ‘ex nihilo’ – the universe was created out of nothing – causing many to not believe in the God of creation and promoting atheism – especially among scientists.  If we told our scientist friends, who have lost faith in God, about this proof, maybe we could help them come back.

Today we have before us two very important theories for Book of Mormon Geography:

— The Heartland Model

— The Mesoamerica Model

In the following link using item four above, I share data proving the Mesoamerica Model false.  In addition, I share the Lord’s statements through His prophets that validate the Heartland Model.  America is the “Promised Land” spoken of in the Book of Mormon and it is critical that Americans repent now, or the inhabitants, who have rejected the truths of God will be “Swept Off,” (Ether 2:10-12)

Two False Doctrines that have Crept into Christianity

There are other false doctrines that have crept into Christianity, but these two false doctrines significantly dilute the beauty of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  They have crept into Christianity over the centuries due to misunderstandings of the scriptures: they believe that the feelings of love between a husband and wife cannot transcend the grave – “until death do you part” is the typical belief.  And secondly, they believe that one must hear and accept the gospel in this life in order to be saved. These false doctrines contribute to people rejecting traditional Christianity, as they don’t harmonize with the feelings of the heart and the Spirit of Christ.

Our second and third presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, were both devote followers of the teachings of Christ.  They saw these serious errors in Christianity.  Thanks to the restoration through the Prophet Joseph Smith, these false doctrines were replaced with the glorious truths of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Both Adams and Jefferson anticipated this restoration in God’s mercy.

Miraculously, Adams and Jefferson died on the same day be divine design on the Fourth of July exactly fifty years after they had given us that sacred document – the Declaration of Independence – and helping to provide the momentum for giving this nation it’s liberty.  Adams’ son, John Quincy Adams  (our sixth president), said of this miracle that it was “proof” “that this country, and its benefactors, are objects of his [Divine] care.”  Daniel Webster echoed those same sentiments. (p 226 The Pilgrim Hypothesis by Timothy Ballard; read pp206-236 to get the full story).  It is not “proof,” but it is Divine evidence of His loving hand.  Ballard’s book is an amazing piece of research coming out in 2020 showing God’s sacred covenant on America, and the importance of American’s living up to that covenant.

Jefferson died a few hours before Adams and showed him the reality of the spirit world beyond death.  Furthermore, these two men and their wives as spirits appeared to Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple and stated that they had, “laid the foundation of the government you now enjoy…” and asked that these sacred ordinances of baptism, etc. and eternal marriage be performed for them.  Several others appeared as well. (The Other Eminent Men of Wilford Woodruff by Vicki Jo Anderson)

Repenting and Turning Back to Christ is the Answer.

The Savior said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father but by me.” (John 14:6)  The Savior is “the truth.”  In my life, I have learned some incredibly valuable lessons on how to know the “truth.”  He said, “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.” (John 7:17)  EXPERIMENTATION: If we truly repent and live what He teaches, we will find the fruit of the tree of life to be delicious, “as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy;… which was desirable above all other fruit.” (1 Nephi 8:12, 14)

In the sermon on the mount, the Savior posited this profound truth, “Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?  Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” (Matthew 7:16-18)  This amazing scripture provides both the necessary and sufficient conditions to know the truth.  Let us decide to partake of the fruit, which is most desirable to the soul.

In addition, our loving God gives us the Spirit of Christ (our conscience) to know good from evil when we are born. (John 1:9)  If we reject that light, then our conscience can lose its sensitivity.  “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;” (1 Timothy 4:2).  The elite and the media often lie because they have no moral code to live by in defense of their atheistic views and are deceiving massive amounts of folks.

The consequences of rejecting the truth are enormous, as we find ourselves at a point of potential destruction in this foreordained land of the free.  The critical decision Americans have is will we wake up and repent and return to the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ, or will we lose our freedoms and be “swept off.” (Ether 2:10-12)

Scientific Evidence for a Loving God

We talk about the law of gravity, which goes all the way back to Newton’s theory.  In Chapter 21 of my book, I share an experiment that violates this theory and gives evidence for a fifth dimension beyond space and time where God and His angels perform their marvelous work and where they are not constrained by gravity.  The falsification of this theory opens up faith in the living and loving God.

In this same chapter, I share this experiment as one of seven experiments we did touching on God’s Unified-Field Theory (UFT), and in Chapter 22 using this UFT, I share evidence of how prayer works.  And in Chapter 5, I tell the story of how our Grand-daughter, Mary Owen (Grimm), was saved through the power of prayer after spending six days and nights alone on Mount Hood after a falling accident – a TOTALLY-documented miracle.  Now Mary and her husband Ben and three children are sharing the gospel with the people in Papua New Guinea.

These are examples of testing His promise, “If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine…”  In this work with His UFT, we feel we have only touched on His marvelous TRUTHS of how the universe works, and the experience was most edifying.

I have also found 1800 phrases in our scriptures that I believe tie all the way back to the language of Adam.  When one studies their use, distribution, and significance, it provides direct evidence of God’s hand in the design of our scriptures and of the truths of the restoration of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  It is the Lord’s fingerprint.

“Look at all the bad in the world.  Is there a good God that made this so?”

Then there are those when they see all the bad in the world, and they say, “If there is a God, why would He allow all the suffering and horrible things to happen?”  This tough question has been dealt with by many sages over the ages, and it only has its answer in the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, as I explain in Chapter 2 of my book.  Looking through God’s eyes, we see the trials and challenges of life as building blocks and learning experiences instead of stumbling stones.

“God is faithful” (1 Corinthians 1:9)

We can totally trust in Him.  And when we do, we open ourselves to the truths of eternal lives.  We see God in science and religion, and how God does His marvelous work and a wonder.  If we have eyes to see and hearts to feel and obtain the witness of the Holy Ghost of His truths, we have His incredible promise that we will grow in light and truth: “He that keepeth His commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.” (D&C 93:28)  And as we listen with the Spirit of the Holy Ghost we observe that “all things bear record of me.” (Moses 6:63) We see His love manifest everywhere, in His marvelous creations, and especially in His infinite and perfect atonement.  “Look to God and live.” (Alma 37:47)  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32)  “if the Son, therefore, shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36)  The future of whether America’s will be free or not depends on our choices.  Let us hearken to His voice and chose liberty ; HE IS THE WAY!.

David W Allan

Prepare for Destruction – Are We Listening?

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The Lord’s promise is that “he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.  Wherefore… the righteous need not fear…” (1 Nephi 22:16-17)  As we see the rapidly changing times, a lot of people are in fear, because of the many problems plaguing the world.

We see these problems as “signs of the times” as we approach the glorious coming of our Lord and Savior.  Further more, the Lord reminds us,  “If ye are prepared, you shall not fear.” It would behoove us to read D&C: Section 38 and reflect on the blessings that can be ours. These blessings are in vain if we don’t “repent”. We are at a time that it is important for each of us to take stock of our personal lives and see where we need to adjust our behavior and thinking and “Repent”.

International Day Of Prayer

I recently wrote a blog article, “What Will it Take to Save America?”   Jonathan Cahn is having a national and international day of prayer based on the scripture in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”  He believes that if America falls, the world will fall.  I suggest we all join in prayer for this “Land of the free” that she may fulfill her destiny.

The Firm Foundation EXPO

Last Friday (28 August 2020) I recorded my lecture for the Firm Foundation EXPO, which will be shared at the coming VIRTUAL EXPO on Sept. 25, 2020, on my 84th birthday.  It is entitled, “How to Prepare [for the days ahead].”  We have great reason to hope as we lean on the Lord and His promises.

In great contrast, we have George Soros now saying, “I consider the Trump administration a danger to the world that will disappear in 2020.”  Soros, Bill Gates, and the like are planning a summit meeting in January 2021 in Davos, Switzerland, to “reset” the world.  The COVID pandemic is providing that opportunity in their minds. Listen to the to 25 minute “Remnant TV” discourse from the Editor’s Desk (Michael J. Matt) offices of the Remnant Newspaper and TV.

Living in Exciting Times

The message of my EXPO discourse is that we live in the most exciting time in the history of the earth, and I share the signs of the times the Lord has given, and where we are in His TIME-TABLE.  If we will repent, and turn to the God of this “Land of Promise,” who is Jesus Christ, then the “destruction” prophesied can be avoided.  Even if many don’t repent, the Lord has a plan and He will gather the righteous as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. With Him, we have every hope.  Without Him we can do effectively nothing (John 15:5).  It is not the political process that will save us nor will science and technology solve our problems.  It is Christ, as we turn to Him.  He has the answer to every problem.

An interesting analysis of the political process may be found in Victor Davis Hanson’s book.  His analysis from a California perspective is most enlightening.  Peter Robinson with “Uncommon Knowledge” and the Hoover Institute at Stanford interviews Hanson.  Hanson is an “American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer.” Although his insights are profound, he misses the main message of the need for massive repentance.

Book of Mormon Type and Shadow

We see that the Lord lovingly brought forth the Book of Mormon to both validate the Bible as God’s word, but also given us “type and shadow” fundamental messages to help us prepare for the Lord’s glorious Second Coming.  This is the essence of the lecture I have prepared that will be shared with the world on the 25th of September.  We are so blessed to have the words of the prophets, and more and more are coming forth just as described in Ether Chapter eleven, which is, indeed, type and shadow for our day.  Are we heeding their incredibly important warnings?  Are we listening to the voice of the Son of God?  If we are not, we will be “cut off” at His coming. (Ether 2:10-11)  If we hearken to His voice, glorious things are in store – beyond our fondest imaginations.  Look to God and live (Alma 37:47) the abundant life He promises (John 10:10).

David W. Allan

 

Four Major Challenges Facing America and Solutions

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There are major challenges facing the United States today. People are greatly concerned with the conflicts in the Middle-east.  On a personal level, so many lives are peppered with drug and alcohol abuse, the break-down of the traditional family, health issues, and the violence we see in major cities across the USA. The public at large is affected by the personal choices of its citizens.  The “Land of the Free” doesn’t seem so free anymore.  On a world level, we face governments who are seeking world supremacy. I have broken down the content of this post into four major challenges and their solutions, as I see it.

Four Challenges:
1.     We have turned from the God of this land, who is Jesus Christ.
2.     The elite have a plan to take over.
3.     China is planning world domination.
4.     Most don’t know that Russia is posed as the scriptural “Assyrian assault.”

Spiritual Solutions

1. The need for massive repentance in America is paramount.  In the last twenty years Christianity has declined from 70% to 50%, while the number of non-believers and atheists have increased dramatically.  There are more Christians per-capita in Russia now than in the United States.

Timothy Ballard has written the inspiring two volume set “The American Covenant.”  He clearly delineates that America is God’s covenant land with an extremely important role in the winding up scenes leading up to the Coming of Christ.  It is the “Promised Land” spoken of in the Book of Mormon and has God’s promise that if we will keep His commandments we will have His blessings and protection, but if we don’t, we will be “swept off” before His coming. (Ether 2:9-12)  Timothy’s book, The Washington Hypothesis, outlines many of the miracles that allowed America to win the war we should not have won, obtaining liberty.  Historians paint a different picture, but in Washington’s on words, we won because of, “Divine Intervention.”

I have written three blog articles articulating what we can do and the great importance of turning back to the God who gave us this “Land of the Free” with its massively important purpose of being a light to the world and to help bring as many as will to Christ:

1. Who are the Gentiles?  2. America’s Greatest Need. 3. Free PDF Book of Mormon Geography.

Protection from the Plan of The Elite

2. You have undoubtedly heard of the microchip and the “mark of the beast.”  The elite are moving that program forward, but have devised an additional very clever silicon nano-technology technique in their efforts to have control of the world population.
One of the elite’s features of the silicon based material sprayed in the atmosphere by chem trails is that as you breathe it in, you develop a mucus in your lungs.  When you cough it up and swallow it up, the hydrochloric acid in your stomach reacts with it turn it into nanotechnology communication device – giving them control.  Sounds unbelievable?

Recently, a courageous Christian lady, Dana Ashlie, recently shared (16 August 2019):   a “Must watch” video.  She shares details of this clever-devilish technology.

This device can be destroyed by you by daily drinking two tablespoons of apple-cider vinegar in a glass of distilled water with a ¼ teaspoon of borax per 100 lb. of body weight.  Add raw honey or pure maple syrup to make it taste good.  So, you can take control of your life. Watch Dana’s video!

In this regard, you may have noticed that about a month ago President Trump commanded the stop of Chem-trails. The skies are blue again; THANK YOU, President Trump as of three weeks or more now.

China World Domination Solution

3. I recently wrote an article on how important English is in sharing the gospel today: In this free pdf article is cited a fascinating dimension of how China is actively planning world domination.  They are doing it in every dimension: physiologically, economically, militarily, etc.  I suggest you read the article to get a feel for how serious this challenge is to America.  The solution is the same as to number 1. Above: REPENT.  Then we will have the Lord’s protection.

Russia and the Assyrian Assault

4. In my book www.ItsAboutTimeBook.com Chapter 23 outlines the time line of the Lord.  All Twelve tribes of the House of Israel have been identified in patriarchal blessings among the Russian people.  In the scriptures, they are identified as part of the Assyrian assault that the Lord will use to purge America, if she does not repent.  I have a full explanation of this in a free pdf entitled, “Who is Israel?”

   This article will explains again the great need we have in repenting and having the Lord’s protecting hand, as we come to Him.

Conclusion

We are free to choose our lives and what they will be, but those choices make all the difference.  I summarize with this great scripture from the Prophet Lehi:

Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.  And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time, that he may redeem the children of men from the fall.   And because that they are redeemed from the fall they have become free forever, knowing good from evil; to act for themselves and not to be acted upon, save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day, according to the commandments which God hath given.  Where, we are free according to the flesh, and all things are given them which are expedient unto man.  And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, thorough the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.  (2 Nephi 2:25-27)

Should the People of this Promised Land (America) choose not to repent and return to the God of this Land: Then one should pay special attention to the parable of the wheat and the tares.  Read especially the Joseph Smith translation of Matthew 13:36-43, and Doctrine Covenants 86:1-7 and 101:64-66.  Furthermore, the Lord has promised, “And the righteous need not fear,” (1 Nephi 22:22; I suggest reading the whole chapter.  It is a Hebrew Midrash of Isaiah chapters 48 and 49 totally relevant for our day).

In addition, the parable of the “hen” gathering her chicks gives great hope as prophesied for our day:
Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ, your Redeemer, the Great I AM, whose arm of mercy hath atoned for your sins: Who will gather his people even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, even as many as will hearken to my voice and humble themselves before me, and call upon me in mighty prayer. (D&C 29:12)

When Moroni introduced the coming forth of the Book of Mormon to Joseph Smith in 1823, he quoted Peter in Acts 3:22-23 and said that the time “soon would come” “when ‘they who would not hear his [Jesus Christ] voice should be cut off from among the people.” JS-H 40.

We should not and must not let anything get between us and our Savior if we desire to receive the greatest of all the gifts of God – ETERNAL LIFE.   We need to “treasure up His word” so that we are not deceived (JS-M 37), hearken to His voice, and be true disciples (John 15:8).  He will for sure lead us back home.  He is “the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6); there is no other way.  “…no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”  His WAY is the sure way for the greatest happiness in this life and eternal life and a fullness of joy in the life to come. “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.” (John 8:32-36)

David W. Allan

 

America’s Greatest Need – Repentance?

Spirituality,

The greatest need in America is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and repentance.  Christ “is the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6) to get back to the Father.   To hope for political processes to save America only is hopeless!  If we will ask, He will help us in our political processes, but ultimately our hope is in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and repentance from all of our sins.  Repentance under the Lord can be expressed simply as “A turning away from evil and turning back to God.”  In this endeavor there is not only a change of mind but a change of heart and actions. It is only thorough our faith in Him and repentance can we be the full recipients of His infinite atonement and have eternal life — life with God here and hereafter.  Can you see why this is this the greatest need for American?
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