The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them. Yet another sealed portion hoax trying to take advantage of gullible mormons. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ.
When people heard that the book of mormon plates were being translated in brazil, many people expressed understandable skepticism. We beheld and examined the plates that were newly loosed, which have an exceeding luster with indented engravings. Download pdf no man knows my history the life of joseph smith. Thus, the compilers of the book of mormon can now be seen as being consistent with ancient legal formalities.
There is going to be another great dispensation, that is, another great period of enlightenment, when he comes. Knowing these definitions can help readers follow the accounts in 2 nephi 27 and ether 35. A partial translation has been done with the same stone and hat that joseph used in his translation process. Chapter 01 the sealed portion the last testament of. Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon.
This book was not the antimormon expose i thought it might be. The translation process will be finished and announced at the april 2015 conference. After all, we know that the sealed portion of the book of mormon will not come forth in a day of wickedness millennium. Remember what is required to read the sealed portion of the book of mormon see ether 1. Mormons what are your thoughts on the sealed portion of. The bulk of the sealed book of mormon is called the sealed book of moses. It purports to have been written by moses himself to be hidden up to come forth during the end times, when true high priests would be needed to found the city of zion. It is a book that, for all intents and purposes, an official agent has notarized, making it binding and authentic. Moore issued a statement against mauricios translation of the alleged sealed plates and posted it on the facebook page of jonathan felt. Particular attention is the book of mormon is drawn to the sealed record of john the revelator. As many of you may already be aware, there is a security guard in utah who claims to have received revelation that he was supposed to translate the sealed portion of the gold plates and also retranslate the book of lehi of lost 116 pages fame. Chapter 01 the sealed portion the last testament of jesus christ this book is available for free download at. For more information on how and why we wrote the book of mormon and the sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ, see our book, a new american scripture how and why the real illuminati created the book of mormon.
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our lord jesus christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of christ is at hand. With this preparation, let us turn to the largest part of the sealed book of mormon. I have had many people ask me through the years, when do you think we will get the balance of the book of mormon records. Sealed book of mormon download tentative one nation. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 2000. Its as if the current church wants it to be forgotten like so many other old doctrines or prophecies. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript.
A guy by the name of chris nemelka claims that he has received the sealed portion of the bom and will, within the next few months, issue a worldwide press release of it. Published for the first time in 2004, the sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is proof of itself. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The sealed portion would come forth in the final days when we were ready to have it. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was.
If youve read the book of mormon and other lds scriptures, there is nothing new here. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. The church has the sealed portion of the book of mormon the final testament in its possession. Provo, utah there are two seals on the book of mormon, according to julie frederick, adjunct faculty at brigham young university. Sealed or sealedup documents book of mormon central. Similarly, in their discussions of the sealed portion of the book of mormon, book of mormon prophets generally used the termsealed to express that a document was literally closed with a seal and sealed up to indicate that a document was unavailable.
Have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet. The sealed portion of the book of mormon, beginning with moroni sharing the record of the brother of jared, including a vision showing the mothers of the the spirits of the children of god living with god and a chance for the brother of jared to meet his heavenly mother. A description of how he received a copy of the gold plates of mormon. With this we can better understand what the book of mormon means when it refers to itself as a sealed book. This last link is for a list of scriptures in the book of ether i put together for a friend regarding the sealed portion because she was reading the mentinah archives and things she was stating it taught about the sealed portion was in contradiction to what was being said in the book of mormon about it. If you look at the intricate web of arguments and evidences woven to support belief in the book of mormon, it is easy to see how the sealed portion could be catastrophic to such a worldview, with so many opportunities for contradictory data to bring the whole house of cards crashing down. Sealed portion of the book of mormon mormon discussions. Many loyal and faithful members of the lds church, and others who have no affiliation to mormonism, have read this work with an open mind and have been set free from the chains of ignorance and hypocrisy which are rampant in all. Nemelka claims that he has translated the sealed portion of the book of mormon and that he has also been given the power to reproduce the lost 116 pages of the original book of mormon manuscript. Sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830.
On january 8, 2018, price publishing company published a letter describing the scriptural and historical reasons we disbelieve the claims of. Could it be that the unsealing of the book of mormon is the same event as this great millennial vision. Moroni 10 and the sealed book and righteousness and truth will i cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine own elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which i shall prepare. I just ran across the a site that claims that they have received a revelation the provides mankind with knowledge contained in the sealed portion of the book of mormon. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word. Proceed with caution on this site, as it does ask for your contact info.
One seal is what is commonly called the sealed portion of the book of mormon. I had a woman comment on my blog years ago 2014 or 2015 that furthermore, the sealed portion of the book of mormon is being translated at this time. Bob moore no longer believes mauricios sealed book of. Mauricio berger brazil sealed portion seeking yhwh. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Moore listed several historical, scriptural, and theological reasons why he now believes that the. But this is a good start if you want to get started reading while waiting for a hard copy book to arrive from amazon. So of course people are not willing to accept these claims without evidence that these really are. And behold, the things which this apostle of the lamb shall write are many things which thou hast seen.
According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. I believe all things are being readied to come forth and prepare a people who are of one heart and one mind to receive the savior. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ. Sealed portion of book of mormon president spencer w. The sealed portion of the book of mormon marvelous work. The lord has given all that people in the world have the spiritual capacity to receive at this time. True sealed portion of the book of mormon truth and evidence. There have been other people who have falsely published a translation of the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Thanks last few years before i left, i doubt i ever heard it mentioned.
This sealed portion contains the complete record of the vision of the brother of jared see ether 4. In the sealed portion of the plates is recorded a history of the world from the beginning to the. And i have said, how many of the congregation would like to read the sealed portion of the plates. Further, we bear record that the more part of all the plates remain sealed and are to come forth by the will of jesus christ in. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to translate them. This book is mostly a retelling of familiar stories with a few added details, none of which would give you. What the heavenly book offers and binds is bound both in heaven also on earth. Mormons what are your thoughts on the sealed portion of the book mormon soon to be released. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. John the beloved and the three nephites use him to present their message to the world. Publication date 1921 topics mormons, mormon church publisher salt lake city, utah, church of jesus christ of latterday saints. While earthly documents are binding on earth, this revealed book is set forth as being even stronger than they are.
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