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Revelation, September 1830–A, as Recorded in Hyde and Smith, Notebook [D&C 29]

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Revelation, [
Fayette Township

Located in northern part of county between Seneca and Cayuga lakes. Area settled, by 1790. Officially organized as Washington Township, 14 Mar. 1800. Name changed to Fayette, 6 Apr. 1808. Population in 1830 about 3,200. Population in 1840 about 3,700. Significant...

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, Seneca Co., NY], [Sept. 1830]. Version copied between [ca. 25 Jan. and 1 Feb. 1832] in Hyde and Smith, Notebook, [29]–[38]; handwriting of
Orson Hyde

8 Jan. 1805–28 Nov. 1878. Laborer, clerk, storekeeper, teacher, editor, businessman, lawyer, judge. Born at Oxford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. Son of Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. Moved to Derby, New Haven Co., 1812. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ...

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; Revelations Collection, CHL.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Revelation, September 1830–A [D&C 29].
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Revelation, September 1830–A [D&C 29]

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by the word of my power which is the power of my spirit for by the power of my spirit created I them, yea all things both spiritual and temporal firstly spiritual secondly temporal which is the beginning of my work, and again firstly temporal and secondly spiritual which is the last of my work speaking unto you that ye may naturally understand, but unto myself my works hath no end neither beginning but it is given unto you that ye may understand because ye have asked it of me and are agreed wherefore verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal neither any man neither the children of men neither adam your father whom I have created behold I gave unto him but no carnal
commandments

Generally, a divine mandate that church members were expected to obey; more specifically, a text dictated by JS in the first-person voice of Deity that served to communicate knowledge and instruction to JS and his followers. Occasionally, other inspired texts...

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for my commandments are spiritual th[e]y are not natural nor temporal neither carnal nor sensual and it came to pass that adam being <​tempted​> of the
Devil

A fallen angel, or son of God, known by many names, including Lucifer, the devil, the father of lies, the prince of darkness, perdition, and the adversary. In the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and JS’s Bible revisions, Satan was described as a tempter of men...

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for behold the Devil was before Adam for he rebelled against me saying give me thine honour which is my power and also the Third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from [p. [35]]
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Revelation, September 1830–A, as Recorded in Hyde and Smith, Notebook [D&C 29]
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