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Revelation, 25 December 1832, as Recorded in Gilbert, Notebook [D&C 87]

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Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga County, OH], 25 Dec. 1832. Version copied [ca. June 1833] in Gilbert, Notebook, pp. [109]–[110]; handwriting of
Sidney Gilbert

28 Dec. 1789–29 June 1834. Merchant. Born at New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Eli Gilbert and Lydia Hemingway. Moved to Huntington, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; to Monroe, Monroe Co., Michigan Territory, by Sept. 1818; to Painesville, Geauga Co...

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; Revelations Collection, CHL.

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See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 25 December 1832 [D&C 87].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 25 December 1832 [D&C 87]

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A Prophecy given Decemr. 25 1832
Verily thus saith the Lord concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass beginining at the rebellion of S. Carolina which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls & the days will come that war will be poured out upon all Nations beginning at this place, for behold the Southern States shall be divided against the northern States & the Southern States will call on other nations even the Nation of G. Britain as it is called & they shall also call upon other nations in order to defend themselves against other nations & then war shall be poured out upon all nations & it shall come to pass after many days, slaves shall rise up agt. their masters who shall be martialled & disciplined for war & it shall come to pass also that the Remnant who are left of the land will martial themselves also & shall become exceeding angry & shall vex the
Gentiles

Those who were not members of the House of Israel. More specifically, members of the church identified gentiles as those whose lineage was not of the Jews or Lamanites (understood to be the American Indians in JS’s day). Certain prophecies indicated that ...

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with a sore vexation [p. [109]]
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