READ D&C 45:1
What does it mean
that Christ has been given the “kingdom”?
In what way did
Christ "make” all the hosts of heaven?
READ D&C 45:2
Why might we think that
we are still in “summer” but in reality the “harvest is ended”?
READ D&C 45:3-5
How does Christ plead
our cause to the Father?
READ D&C 45:6-9
What can we learn
about Christ from His titles?
How do we “become”
Sons or Daughters of God; and aren’t we already that?
READ D&C 45:10,
15
What must we “come
unto” so that Christ can come visit us in the flesh and reason with us?
What is implied about
Christ and the relationship that He wishes to have with us that He wants to
“reason” with us?
READ D&C 45:11-14
Why did “holy men”
seek for a “day of righteousness”; what were they trying to do?
Why were these “holy
men” not able to establish Zion?
What is implied about
Christ’s wisdom?
The Signs of Christ’s
Coming In Glory
Will
Christ actually come back to the Earth in glory?
What will
be His purpose in returning?
When will
He return?
What are
the “destructive” signs of the times?
What are
the “positive” signs of the times?
What can
we do to prepare?
Who are
the “fathers” who have received promises?
Will
America be safe?
Will the
people who live in America be safe?
What does
this Law mean for America?
READ
D&C 45:16
What does
the Lord want to reason with us about?
To whom
were these verses addressed and what does that tell us about how we should
understand them?
READ
D&C 45:17
Many
religions have taught that being in a body is bondage; how would you explain to
someone with that belief why it is bondage to be without a body?
READ
D&C 45:18-24
What
things will pass away in the first set of verses?
What is
the fate of Israel in verse 24?
READ
D&C 45:25-27
What are
the “times of the Gentiles”?
What is
implied by saying the “times of the Gentiles be fulfilled”?
What time
period do verses 25-27 describe?
What is
implied by the prophesy that people will say that Christ delays His coming
until the end of the earth?
READ
D&C 45:28-30
When will
the light of the Fullness of the Gospel “break forth among them that sit in
darkness”?
What is
implied about the Gentiles at that day?
READ
D&C 45:31-33
What
might constitute a “desolating sickness” and when will this occur?
Why is
this sickness referred to as a “scourge”?
Who are
Christ’s disciples that will stand in “holy places” and not be moved?
What is
the relationship between natural disasters and war?
When
faced with “calls” to repent from God Himself (sickness, natural disaster,
etc.) why do the wicked harden their hearts against God and curse Him with loud
voices?
READ
D&C 112:23-26
Why is
vengeance and desolation coming to the inhabitants of the earth?
What is
implied by the quick, “whirlwind” speed of the wrath and burning?
Where
will the desolation begin?
READ
D&C 45:34-38
What
promises were made to Christ’s disciples that would decrease their fear?
How does
this parable answer the question about the previous two verses?
READ
D&C 45:39-44
What will
those who are looking for the signs of Christ’s coming see?
What will
those who are not looking for the signs see?
Which
remnant will be gathered?
Where is
“this place”?
READ
D&C 45:63
Of what
“wars in your own lands” was this a prophecy?
The
Fullness of Iniquity
We will
highlight the specific sins that have led eight civilizations to the fullness
of iniquity and destruction. These eight
sins are also interrelated. For additional
insights, see Michael Wilcox’s book A Nation at the Crossroads: Spiritual
Decline in the Promised Land.
READ
Moses 8:28-30
What was
the primary reason for the Flood?
READ
Ether 8:18, 20-23
What led
to the destruction of the Jaredites?
What
gives a secret combination power?
READ
Moses 5:31-34
What
three rules that secret combinations govern themselves by?
READ
Moroni 9:7-11, 13
How would
you describe the Nephites prior to their destruction?
READ Alma
10:22-23, 2 Nephi 15:24
What did
the people of Ammonihah do which led to their destruction?
How is
the Law cast out?
READ Jude
1:7-8
What sins
led to Sodom and Gomorrah destruction?
READ
Deuteronomy 18:9-12
What did
the Canaanites do to warrant destruction?
How do we
see this today in our society?
READ
Deuteronomy 8:19-20
What led
to Israel’s captivity and the destruction of their culture and many of their people?
What
leads to forgetting God?
What are
America’s two major false gods?
READ Mormon
2:8
When the
Nephites were destroyed, what was the last straw?
Where is
the protection from being swept off in the last days?
The
Latter-day Zion
READ
D&C 45:64-66
What “eastern
lands” were the Saints to gather out of?
What
“western countries” were the Saints to go forth into?
What
inhabitants were they to call to repentance?
READ
D&C 45:67, 70, 74-75
Why will
the wicked not come unto Zion?
READ D&C 133:38-45
Who are the “servants of God” who go forth with a loud voice?
What are they praying for?
What risks do those who invite the Lord to come to the earth in glory
take upon themselves?
READ
D&C 45:68-69, 71
Who will
flee to Zion?
What will
the rest of the world, including the United States, be like at that time?
Why will
they be safe in Zion; why will Zion have no army or defense system?
READ
D&C 133:4-9, 14
What does
it mean to “go ye out from Babylon”?
Why are
the Gentiles to be “called upon” first and then the Jews, and who is being
referred to here?
READ
D&C 133:10-13
How does
one flee Babylon?
Where are
the “mountains” of the Lords House?
READ
D&C 45:56-59
What do
you need to be able to abide the day of Christ’s coming?
What will
stop you from being able to abide the day but will get you hewn down and cast
into the fire?
When will
the parable of the ten virgins actually happen?
READ D&C 133:17-19
Who are the 144,000 who are sealed with the Father’s name?
Who are the Church of the Firstborn?
READ D&C 133:20-29
What is the great deep?
What does it mean that the islands will become one land and the earth
shall be like it was before it was divided?
What is implied about there being “prophets” of those in the “north
countries”?
The
Second Coming of Christ
READ D&C 133:46-53
Why is it not obvious to everyone that it is Christ who is coming down
from heaven “in the greatness of His strength” and glory?
Why will Christ’s garments be red when He comes in glory?
Why does Christ choose “treading the wine vat” as a symbol of His atoning
sacrifice?
What similarities and differences exist between Christ’s visit to the
Nephites (3 Nephi 11) and His coming in glory?
Who does the “angel of His presence” refer to?
Why does the Lord pity us?
READ
D&C 45:47-50
How does
one who has looked for the Lord (v44) contrast with one who has watched for
iniquity?
READ D&C 133:30-35
Who will be crowned with glory by the children of Ephraim?
Why does Ephraim receive the “richer blessing” after the Gentiles (who
are associated with Ephraim) reject the fullness of the gospel?
What is Judah’s “pain” referring to?
READ
D&C 45:51-53
How does
one KNOW that Christ is the Lord?
How will
we react when we realize what He truly did for us and how we have used His
gifts of life and redemption?
READ D&C 133:57-59
How does the gospel covenant prepare the weak for the things which are
coming on the earth?
Why does the Lord use the weak things of the earth to accomplish His
work?
What does it mean to be on the Lord’s errand?
How can two put tens of thousands to flight?
What does it mean, that the Lord will “thrash” the nations?
READ D&C 133:62-73
What is the connection between being “cut off from among the people” and
not being left “neither root nor branch”?
What is the relationship between being given eternal life and being cut
off and left neither root nor branch?
Why did the Lord say “no one” received Him when He came unto His own?
Does the Lord really call to His own from out of the heavens and what is
implied by the accusation He lays on His people?
How many times did the Lord come or call unto His people and why?
What differentiates those of His people who accepted Him and those who
rejected Him?
Why is there no one who can deliver those who have not obeyed?
What does it mean to “seal up the testimony” and “bind up the law”?
Those who are burned up at Christ’s return in glory are destined for
“outer darkness” but don’t seem to be sons of perdition who were sealed up to
eternal life and then fell (see v64); so what does this mean?
The
Resurrection of the Just
READ
D&C 45:45-46
What does
it mean to have “slept in peace”?
What
would it mean to have not slept in peace?
How can
one qualify to “sleep in peace”?
What does
it mean for a person’s redemption to be perfected?
READ D&C 133:54-56
What is the “song of the Lamb” that the Saints will sing?
READ
D&C 45:54-55
What does
“tolerable” mean?
Why will
it be tolerable for the heathen nations in the resurrection and what does this
mean and imply?
What is
implied about the remit Satan has with us now?
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