Revelation, 16–17 December 1833, as Published in Howe, Mormonism Unvailed [D&C 101]
Source Note
Revelation, , Geauga Co., OH, 16–17 Dec. 1833. Version published in , Mormonism Unvailed, Or, A Faithful Account of That Singular Imposition and Delusion, from Its Rise to the Present Time, Painesville, OH: By the author, 1834, 147–155. The copy used for transcription is held at CHL.
straightway unto the land of my vineyard, and redeem my vineyard, for it is mine, I have bought it with money.— Therefore get ye straightway unto my land; break down the walls of mine enemies; throw down their tower, and scatter their watchmen; and inasmuch as they together against you, avenge me of mine enemies; that by and by, I may come with the residue of mine house and possess the land.
And the servant said unto his lord, when shall these things be? And he said unto his servent, when I will: go ye straightway, do all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and this shall be my seal and blessing upon you: A faithful and wise in the midst of mine house:— A ruler over my kingdom.
And his servant went straightway, and done all things whatsoever his lord commanded him, and after many days all things were fulfilled.
Again, verily I say unto you I will show unto you wisdom in me concerning all the , inasmuch as they are willing to be guided in a right and proper way for their salvation, that the work of the gathering together of my saints may continue, that I may build them up unto my name upon holy places; for the time of harvest is come, and my word must needs be fulfilled. Therefore, I must gather together my people according to the parable of the wheat and the tares, that the wheat may be secured in the garners to possess eternal life, and be crowned with when I shall come in the kingdom of my father, to reward every man according as his work shall be, while the tares shall be bound in bundles, and their bands made strong, that they may be burned with unquenchable fire.
Therefore a I give unto all the churches, that they shall continue to gather together unto all the places which I have appointed: nevertheless, as I have said [p. 152]