liz3564 wrote:I think we should let the 10th Article of Faith speak for itself:
10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
I may be slow, but I don't see it stating that Jesus will reign on the American continent. It says Jesus will reign upon the earth and that Zion/new Jerusalem will be built in America. I'll have to see where I read about the distinction between old and new Jerusalem. Too bad my computer with Infobases crashed.
That's General Leo. He could be my friend if he weren't my enemy. eritis sicut dii I support NCMO
Bryan Inks wrote:The fact that the entire Bible (and vicariously, the Book of Mormon) is nothing more than allegorical, astro-theological literary fold hybrid means that Romney and anyone else who believes in the divine nature of these books is wrong.
Come on, don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
The Nehor wrote:Why not both. I suspect the Missouri one is more of a summerhome.
Another outpost for the Kolobian Empire? Did no one first check out Tahiti?
I already called dibs on my Celestial home. Have you?????
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
Asbestosman wrote:I may be slow, but I don't see it stating that Jesus will reign on the American continent. It says Jesus will reign upon the earth and that Zion/new Jerusalem will be built in America. I'll have to see where I read about the distinction between old and new Jerusalem. Too bad my computer with Infobases crashed.
True. However, in most "lay people's" minds, it would be logical that if Christ were ruling personally on the earth, and Zion is being built upon the earth, that Christ would dwell, at least primarily, wherever Zion is established.
Bryan Inks wrote:The fact that the entire Bible (and vicariously, the Book of Mormon) is nothing more than allegorical, astro-theological literary fold hybrid means that Romney and anyone else who believes in the divine nature of these books is wrong.
Come on, don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.