Mormon Dilemma 73
Whenever I am witnessing to a Mormon I try to remind them of the warnings from God in the book of Revelation. Now in the midst of these discussions the Mormon will invariably argue that this is referring to only the book of Revelation.
While my next inquiry for them must seem mundane to most, I need to know what they think of what Smith did to God’s holy word. Why did Smith change major portions of John’s text in Revelation? In the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, Smith took it upon himself to change 83+ verses in the book of Revelation.
Here are just a few examples:
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KJV |
JST |
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Revelation 9:14 |
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| Saying to the sixth angel
which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. |
Saying to the sixth angel
which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the bottomless pit. |
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Revelation 9:16 |
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| And the number of the army
of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. |
And the number of the army
of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand; and I saw the number of them. |
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Revelation 20:6 |
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| Blessed and holy is he
that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. |
Blessed and holy are they
who have part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. |
So now what? Why did Smith feel that he had to change God’s word and in doing so act out in defiance of what His holy word says? Do not add and do not subtract from this book. Here we see how Smith did just that.
Remember, God said that anyone who does this will have the plagues in this book added to him. Is nothing sacred to this guy?