Mormon Doctrine, pgs 64-65; “Now our Lord’s jurisdiction and power extend far beyond the limits of this one small earth on which we dwell. He is, under the Father, the Creator of worlds without number. (Moses 1:33.) And through the power of his atonement the inhabitants of these worlds, the revelation says, “are begotten sons and daughters unto God” (D. & C. 76:24), which means that the atonement of Christ, being literally and truly infinite, applies to an infinite number of earths.”
Hebrews 1:1-2; “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.”
There are a couple of things to look at in this passage so let’s begin!
!.If God spoke through prophets here on earth and then spoke to us by His Son then how did all those other people on other worlds get these messages?
2. The word “worlds” in vs 2 is the transliteration of the Greek word aion, meaning era. It doesn’t translate to other inhabited worlds.
3. The reference to D&C 76:24 was a prophecy from Joe Smith and Sidney Rigdon in 1832. While praying to their god and asking him for a revelation they state this god told them Jesus created worlds without number and the atoning power covered all people here on this earth that had ever lived and for those who lived on other earths like ours.
Does this sound even remotely feasible? Does it sound biblical? Did the crucifixion of Jesus circa 33 AD pay for the sins of mere earthlings from the beginning of time?
As an FYI, Sidney Rigdon belonged to many denominations throughout his life so his credibility about this prophecy that he and Mr. Smith received should be taken into account. One unique feature of Mr. Rigdon’s life was his vocation. He was a Baptist pastor and had studied the languages of the Bible so he either knew the truth about the word “worlds” and omitted that or he was a very poor student when he was being tutored for his original pastoral position. Either way it doesn’t speak very favorably for him.
You see, these prophecies that make up the canonical works of Mormonism weren’t produced in a vacuum. There’s a history and paper trail for everything in Mormonism. By and large Mormons take great pride in their history. It’s just too bad they don’t dig deep enough to get at the real truth because it’s right there under their nose or in this case, their fingertips.
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