Journal of Discourses 5:71 “The sun, moon, and stars are the representatives of the final homes of the departed dead, if not their real homes. … Here are homes for all grades of spirits, from the faithful martyr to Christ’s kingdom and Gospel, whose glory is represented by the sun in the firmament, to the wicked tare, who will be sent away into outer darkness, upon some planet destined to roll in endless night.” — Orson Hyde, Great Salt Lake City, March 8, 1857
Ecclesiastes 12:7 “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
Revelation 20:15 “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Saved, or unsaved, all spirits go back to God who gave them life.
When the very end comes, those who are saved will be with Jesus for eternity. Those who aren’t saved will be cast into the lake of fire.
There’s nothing in the Bible telling us the wives’ tales Mr. Hyde told his audience that day. This is a good example of why Mormons are so confused about heaven, and the Lord Himself.
Pray for those caught in these awful lies, and for the leadership to denounce the past false teachers!
With Love in Christ;
Michelle
We are commanded and encouraged to read the scriptures. The scriptures have been given to us as spiritual food (Milk and Meat). If we fail to nourish ourselves on God’s Word, we become subject to spiritual starvation, which in turn leads to ignorance and darkness. The Mormons who followed Joseph Smith in Joseph’s day and the Mormons of today, all have one thing in common…Ignorance of the Bible. “My people are destroyed from a lack of knowledge”(Hosea 4:6). God has given us His Word as both a testimony of His Only Begotten Son and as a set of directions on how to navigate ourselves through this world.In Amos 3:3 , we are advised:”Can two walk together unless they be agreed?” If Mormons of today and Mormons of yesterday, refuse to read their Bibles because they are told that the Bible is not a perfect text and that real (pure) spiritual food can only be found in the Book of Mormon, is it any wonder why Mormons believe such as found in Orson Hyde’s discourse. I would be willing to bet the 99% of Mormons have never read this discourse because it has been hidden from them. How many Mormons have heard of the Kinderhook Incident or have been informed about the truth behind the Book of Abraham?