Revelation, , Portage Co., OH, 3 Nov. 1831. Version copied [ca. Nov. 1831]; handwriting of and an unknown number of unidentified scribes in both original inscription and later redactions; six pages; inserted into Revelation Book 1; CHL. Includes redactions and archival marking.
This document consists of three leaves measuring 12⅝ × 7⅞ inches (32 × 20 cm). One foolscap sheet was folded in half to make two leaves and then stitched to a foolscap sheet that had previously been cut in half. Various notations and equations are written in black ink on the recto of the third leaf, including an endorsement in unidentified handwriting that reads “s | Nov 2 1831”. This endorsement possibly identifies either the location where the document was copied or the intended owner of this document. A further endorsement on the verso of this leaf, written in graphite by , reads “An appendix to Revelation”. The lower portions of the second and third leaves contain a large ink spot.
Note: The transcript of the revelation on this website includes only the original inscription, not the later redactions made to the manuscript. Readers will notice discrepancies between the images and the transcript. For a transcript that includes the redactions, consult the facsimile images available by clicking on the book icon to the left of the images; see also Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, facsimile ed. (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2009) or Revelations and Translations, Volume 1: Manuscript Revelation Books (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2011).
Historical Introduction
Dated 3 November 1831, this revelation is a loose document that was inserted into Revelation Book 1 at an unknown time, thereby becoming associated with the manuscript book though not physically part of it. The paper used to record this revelation does not match the paper in the manuscript book, eliminating the possibility that missing pages from Revelation Book 1 were used to copy this document.
Textual comparison of this document with other copies of the same revelation confirms that although this document is an early copy, it does not appear to be an earlier version than the one copied into Revelation Book 1 . This revelation was first printed in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.
Note: The transcript of the revelation on this website includes only the original inscription, not the later redactions made to the manuscript. Readers will notice discrepancies between the images and the transcript. For a transcript that includes the redactions, consult the facsimile images available by clicking on the book icon to the left of the images; see also Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, facsimile ed. (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2009) or Revelations and Translations, Volume 1: Manuscript Revelation Books (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2011).
all things be prepared before you and he that goeth let him not look back as sudden destruction shall come upon him hearken and hear o ye inhabitates [inhabitants] of the earth listen ye of my together and hear the voice of the Lord for he calleth upon all men and he commandeth all men every where to repent for behold the Lord God hath sent forth the with the everlasting gosp crying through the midst of heaven saying prepare ye the way of the Lord and make his paths straight for the hour of his coming is nigh when the lamb shall stand upon mount Zion and with him an Hundred and forty four thousand having his fathers name written in their foreheads
Wherefore prepare ye for the coming of the bridegroom go ye go ye out to meet him for behold he shall stand upon the Mount of Olivet and a upon the mighty ocean even the great deep and upon the islands of the sea and upon the land of and he shall utter his voice of out of Zion and he shall speak from Jeruselem and his voice shall be heard among all people and it shall [be] a voice as the voice of many watters and as the voice of <a> great thunder which shall break down the Mountains and the vallies shall not be found he shall command the great deep and which shall be driven back into the north countries and the islands shall become one land and the land of Jerusalem and the land of Zion shall be turned back into their own place and the earth shall be like as it was [in] the days before it was divided and the Lord even the Saviour shall stand in the midst of his people and shall righn [reign] over all flesh and they who are in the north countries shall come in remembrance before the Lord and their prophets shall hear his voice and shall no longer stay themselves and they shall smite the rocks and the ice shall flow down at their presence and an high way shall be cast up in the midst of the great deep and their enemies shall become a pray unto them and in the barren deserts there shall come forth pools of living watter and the parched ground shall no longer be a thirsty land and they shall bring forth their rich treasures unto the children of Ephraim my servents and the bounderies of the everlasting hills shall tremble at their presence and then shall they fall down and be crowned with glory even in Zion by the hands of the servents of the Lord even the children of Ephraim and they shall be filled with songs of everlasting. Behold this is the blessings of the everlasting God upon the tribes of IIsrea Israel and the richer blessings upon the head of Ephraim his fellows and they also of the tribe of Judah after their pain shall be sactifyed in holiness before the Lord to dwell in his presence day and night [p. 2]