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Revelation, 27–28 December 1832, Extract, Unidentified Scribe Copy [D&C 88:1–51]

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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, 27–28 Dec. 1832]. Extract copied [not after July 1833]; unidentified handwriting; notations in unidentified handwriting; three pages; Revelations Collection, CHL. Includes archival marking.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, 27–28 Dec. 1832 [D&C 88:1–126].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, 27–28 December 1832 [D&C 88:1–126]

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forever and ever, for for this intent was it made and created; and for this intent are they sanctified. and they who are not sanctified through the law which i have given unto you even the law of christ, must
inherit

Generally referred to land promised by or received from God for the church and its members. A January 1831 revelation promised church members a land of inheritance. In March and May 1831, JS dictated revelations commanding members “to purchase lands for an...

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another kingdom even that of a
terrestril kingdom

One of three kingdoms, or degrees, of glory in the afterlife; symbolically represented by the moon. According to JS and Sidney Rigdon’s account of a 16 February 1832 vision, those who inherit the terrestrial kingdom are those who “received not the testimony...

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for he that is not Able to Abide the law of a
celestial kingdom

Highest kingdom of glory in the afterlife; symbolically represented by the sun. According to a vision dated 16 February 1832, inheritors of the celestial kingdom “are they who received the testimony of Jesus, & believed on his name, & were baptized,” “receive...

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cannot Abide A celestial glory, And he who cannot abide the law of a terrestriel terrrestial kingdom cannot Abide A terrestrial glory, Aand he who canot Abide the law of a
telestial kingdom

The lowest of three kingdoms, or degrees, of glory in the afterlife; symbolically represented by the stars. According to JS and Sidney Rigdon’s account of a 16 February 1832 vision, those “who received not the gospel of Christ, neither the testimony of Jesus...

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, cannot Abide A telestial glory, therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. therefore he must Abide A kingdom which is not A kingdon of glory. And again verily i say unto you the earth Abideth the law of A celestial kingdom for it filleth the measure of its creation And transgresseth not the law. wherefore it shall be sanctified; yea not nowithstanding it shall die, it shall be quickened Again, And shall abide the power by which it is quickened: And the righteous shall inherit it for notwithstanding they die they shall rise again a spiritual body: they who are of a celestial spirrit, shall receive the same body which was a natural body even you shall receive your bodies, and your glory shall be shall be that glory by which your bodies are quickened. ye who are quickened by a portion of the celestial glory, shall then receive of the same even a fulness and also they who are quickened by a portion of the terrestrial glory shall then receive of the same even a fulness: and all so they who are quickened by a portion of the telestial glory shall the[n] receive of the same even a fulness: And they who remain shall also be quickened, never<​the​>less, they shall return again to their own place to enjoy that which they are willing to receive, because they were not willig to enjoy that which they might have received. for what doth it proffit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him and he receive not the gift? behold, he rejoiceth not in that which is bestowed <​given​> unto him; neither neither rejiceth in him who is the giver of the gift— and again, verily i say unto you that which is governed by law is also preserved by law and perfected and sanctified by the same: that which breaketh a law and Abide not by law, but seeketh to become A law unto itself, and willeth to Abide in sin and all togeth[er] Abide in sin, cannot <​be​> sanctified by law neither of mercy Justice, or Judgement therefore, they must remain filthy still. all kingdoms have all a law given, and there are many kingdoms; for there is no space [p. [2]]
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