Journal of Discourses 13:282-283; “…it makes me think of that second person that came forth in the heavens when the voice went forth: “Who will redeem the earth, who will go forth and make the sacrifice for the earth and all things it contains?” The eldest son said: “Here am I;” but he did not say “send me.”
But the second one, which was “Lucifer, son of the morning,” said, “Lord, here am I, send me, I will redeem every son and daughter of Adam and Eve that lives on the earth, or that ever goes on the earth.” “But,” says the Father, “that will not answer at all. I give each and every individual his agency; all must use that in order to gain exaltation in my kingdom; inasmuch as they have the power of choice they must exercise that power. They are my children; the attributes which you see in me are in my children and they must use their agency. If you undertake to save all, you must save them in unrighteousness and corruption. You will be the man that will say to the thief on the cross, to the murderer on the gallows, and to him who has killed his father, mother, brothers, and sisters and little ones, “Now, if you will say, I repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, or on the Savior of the world, you shall be saved.” This is what all the religious sects of the day are saying now, but Jesus did not say any such thing.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, October 30, 1870 [emphasis mine]
Isaiah 6:8; “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”
Hebrews 1:5; “For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?”
The LDS teaching above was part of a sermon delivered by Brigham Young when he was slamming Christianity. He wanted to make sure everyone in the audience understood that the Jesus of Christianity is not the Jesus of Mormonism.
While explaining that trained pastors would tell you that men are saved with a confession of faith, he said there is no such thing in the Bible where God said this is so. Brigham went on to explain how the “plan of salvation” came about in the council of the gods – the brothers Jesus and Lucifer both submitted their ideas and Jesus was chosen. Whew – what a stroke of good luck on our part eh?
The truth is that Smith high-jacked and plagiarized Isaiah’s revelation that God gave him. Smith tried to claim this is the conversation between Jesus, Lucifer and God in the pre-existence that was written on Egyptian papyri Smith bought from a salesman peddling his wares in 1832. Smith subsequently came up with the Book of Abraham which is where Brigham Young gets his quote from.
It’s very telling that Brigham actually misquotes Abraham 3:27. Why would you trust a man who misquotes their sacred canon and admits it’d been awhile since he’s read the Bible? (See The Essential Brigham Young, pg 90.)
Abraham 3:27-28; “And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first. 28 And the second was angry, and kept not his first estate; and, at that day, many followed after him”.
Truth – When God asked the question “Who will go for us” in Isaiah 6:8 (see Genesis 1:26), Isaiah responded “Here am I, send me”. He answered the call to serve Him just as countless others have done before and after Isaiah.
To imply Lucifer offered himself for the service of God is so utterly blasphemous it’s hard to quantify how awful this is! And for the record – if God can’t save the thief on the cross then He couldn’t possibly have the power to save any of us.
The verse in Hebrews should be an eye-opener for every single Mormon who believes Jesus and Lucifer, aka Satan, could possibly be brothers. Its heart breaking isn’t it? How very sad that Mormons spend their lives working so hard believing these lies.
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