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Revelation, 25 December 1832, Lewis Dunbar Wilson Copy [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 Co., OH], 25 Dec. 1832. Version copied [ca. May 1837]; handwriting of
Lewis Dunbar Wilson

2 June 1805–11 Mar. 1856. Born in Milton, Chittenden Co., Vermont. Son of Bradley Wilson and Mary (Polly) Gill. Married Nancy Ann Waggner, by ca. 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 23 May 1836. Ordained an elder, Sept. 1836. ...

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; one page; private possession; digital copy in Lewis D. Wilson, Collection, CHL.

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See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 25 Dec. 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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Verily thus saith the Lord Concerning the wars that will shortly come pas, begining at the rebelion of South Carolina which will eventualy terminate in the death of many souls & the days will come that wars will be pored out upon all nations begining to this place for beholde th[e] <​s​>othern states shall be divded against the Northan States, & the Southern will call on other Nations & even the Nation of grate briton as it is called & and they shall also Call upon other Nations in order to defende themselves against other Nations & it shall come to pass after (meny) days slaves shall rise up against there masters who shall be marshaled & dissiplined & dis for wars and it Shall come to pass also that the remnants of who are left of the land will marsall themselves & shall become exceding 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 asor [a sore] vexation. & thus with the Sword & by bloodshed the inhabitance of the Earth Shall morn, & with famin & plagues & earthquakes & the thunders of Heaven & the fire & vivid lightnings allso shall the inhabitance of the earth be made to feel the wrath & indegnation & chasoning hand of an Allmity God untill the consumation decreed hath made afull end of all Nations that the cry of the saints & tha bloodshead of the saints shall seace [cease] to come in to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth from the earth to <​be​> avenged their enemys where fore stand ye in holy plaeces & be not moved untill the day of the Lord, Amen [p. [1]]
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