"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets;"Amos3. 7. "Where there is no vision the people perish;"Prov. 29. 18.
By visions and dreams the Lord has made known his will to his people, in every dispensation of the Priesthood. This method of communicating information, in its operations, is beyond the comprehension of our natural powers, and, for this reason, ranks among the supernatural.
In the past, the Lord has made known to his prophets many of the important events that were to become history, down through the centuries of coming time.
In the writings of Moses, as revealed to Joseph, the Seer, we have an account of wonderful things, made known in this way, to the prophet Enoch, who lived several hundred years before Noah's flood. He says: "As I was journeying, and stood in the place Mahujah, and cried unto the Lord, there came a voice out of heaven, saying, Turn ye, and get ye upon the mount Simeon.
"And it came to pass that I turned and went up on the mount; and as I stood upon the mount, I beheld the heavens open, and I was clothed upon with glory, and I saw the Lord; and he stood before my face, and he talked with me, even as a man talketh one with another, face to face; and he said unto me, Look, and I will show unto thee the world for the space of many generations." When we reflect that this great prophet lived nearly five thousand years ago, and that the Lord revealed to him the great events that were to take place on the earth until the coming of Christ in the latter-days, it will give us some little comprehension of the wonderful and great things revealed to him. The account of this is inP. of G. P., pages17-22.
The Book of Mormon gives us a short account of another prophet, the brother of Jared, who lived about one hundred years after the flood. The Lord "Shewed unto the brother of Jared all the inhabitants of the earth which had been, and also all that would be; and he withheld them not from his sight, even unto the ends of the earth; For he had said unto him in times before, That if he would believe in him, that he could shew unto him all things—it should be shewn unto him; therefore the Lord could not withhold anything from him, for he knew that the Lord could shew him all things."
We have no account of any greater vision than this which the brother of Jared had. "And the Lord said unto him, Write these things and seal them up, and I will shew them in mine own due time unto the children of men;"Ether3. 2-27. Thus we learn from the twenty-seventh verse, that all the great things which pertain to the history of man, from the beginning unto the end of the earth, are yet to be revealed, through the record of the brother of Jared, to all who are prepared to receive them.
Lehi, the head of the first Jewish colony to America, was commanded by the Lord, in a dream, to leave Jerusalem, take his family and go into the wilderness, preparatory to going to a strange land; 1Nephi2. 2;verse4 proves his supreme faith in this dream: "And it came to pass that he departed into the wilderness. And he left his house, and the land of his inheritance, and his gold, and his silver, and his precious things, and took nothing with him, save it were his family, and provisions, and tents, and departed into the wilderness."
This great patriarch, on other occasions, showed his faith in dreams and visions. In these ways the Lord revealed many great things to him and his son Nephi.
The Mosaic dispensation opened by an angel of the Lord appearing unto Moses in a flame of fire "Out of the midst of a bush;"Exo. 3. 2.
The Old Testament gives an account of many visions and dreams, but perhaps the most important of the latter is the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, which was interpreted by the prophet Daniel;Dan. 2. It is now over twenty-four hundred years since the king of Babylon had that dream, and its fulfilment can be traced in the history of the world down through all these centuries.
The last great event, shown in this dream, was, that in the latter times the God of heaven would set up a kingdom which would break down other kingdoms and stand forever. This is the kingdom that it was the mission of Joseph Smith, Jun., to establish, and which the Latter-day Saints are laboring to build up.
Dreams characterized the opening up of the New Testament dispensation. After the birth of our Savior the wise men, who came from the east to see him, were warned to disobey the command of the wicked king Herod, who sought the life of the young child. The reputed father of the child, Joseph, was warned in a dream to take the child and its mother and flee into Egypt for the same reason. When Herod was dead, Joseph was warned in a dream to take the child and its mother and return into the land of Israel.
This great latter-day dispensation was opened up by a vision. When Joseph Smith, Jun., was a lad, in his fifteenth year, he retired to a secret place to ask the Lord to direct him and give him wisdom. When he kneeled down to offer up the desires of his heart to God, he was nearly overcome by the powers of darkness.
He says, in the narrative of his life written by himself, "Just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me. It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me, I saw two personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name, and said (pointing to the other), THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, HEAR HIM."P. of G. P., page47.
An account of one of the most remarkable visions of this dispensation, is recorded inDoc. & Cov., sec. 76. The narrative commences as follows: "We, Joseph Smith, Jun., and Sidney Rigdon, being in the Spirit on the sixteenth of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, by the power of the Spirit our eyes were opened and our understandings were enlightened, so as to see and understand the things of God—even those things which were from the beginning before the world was, which were ordained of the Father, through his Only Begotten Son, who was in the bosom of the Father, even from the beginning, of whom we bear record, and the record which we bear is the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who is the Son, whom we saw and with whom we conversed in the heavenly vision;"verses11-14. In Joseph Smith's first vision, God the Father bore testimony of Jesus Christ his Son. In this last vision, the Son appeared to Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, and revealed to them many great and glorious truths concerning the resurrection, and the final reward of all men according to their works. The account of the vision will repay much careful study.
The Lord said, through his prophet Joel, speaking of the times when Israel should be gathered in the latter days, "I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions;" 2. 28. Thousands of Latter-day Saints can testify that this prophecy is being fulfilled, and that dreams and visions characterize this as they have all former dispensations of the Priesthood.
Bible.
Gen. 15. 12 a horror of great darkness fell on Abraham.
20. 3 God came to Abimelech in a dream by night. 6.
28. 12-15 Jacob's dream in Bethel.
31. 10-12 Jacob's dream of the speckled cattle.
24 God appeared to Laban.
37. 5-8 Joseph's dream of the sheaves.
9. 10 Joseph's dream of the sun, moon and stars.
40. 5-19 the dreams of Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker.
41. 1-32 Pharaoh's dreams and Joseph's interpretation.
46. 2 God spake to Jacob in the visions of the night.
2Sam. 7. 17 according to all this vision did Nathan speak to David.
1Kings3. 5-14 Solomon's dream in which he asks the Lord for wisdom.
9. 2 the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
22. 19-22 Micah's vision of the lying spirit.
Job4. 12, 13 was secretly brought to me from the visions of the night.
Jer. 1. 11-16 visions of a rod, and of a seething pot.
Ezek. 1. vision of four living creatures.
2. 9, 10 the visions of the roll of a book.
3. 22, 23 a vision of the glory of the Lord.
Chap. 8. vision of the glory of the Lord and of the rebelliousness of Judah.
Chap. 9. vision of the destruction of the wicked and of the preservation of the righteous in Jerusalem.
Chap. 10. vision of the coals of fire scattered over Jerusalem and of living creatures which Ezekiel had before seen by the river Chebar.
11. 22 vision of the Cherubim.
23 vision of the glory of the Lord departing from Jerusalem.
24, 25 Ezekiel in vision was carried by the Spirit into Chaldea.
37. 1-10 vision of dry bones, their coming together and being covered with flesh and filled with life.
Chap. 40. and remainder of Ezekiel is probably a vision of Jerusalem during the Millennium.
Dan. 4. Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great tree.
Chap. 5. the handwriting on the wall of the palace of Belshazzar.
Chap. 7. Daniel's vision of the four beasts, and of the sitting of the Ancient of days.
Chap. 8. Daniel's vision of the ram and the goat.
Hab. 2. 2, 3 write the vision and make it plain upon tables.
Zech. 1. 8-11 the vision of the horses among the myrtle trees.
18-21 visions of the horns and carpenters.
2. 1, 2 vision of the measuring line.
Chap. 4. vision of the golden candlestick.
Chap. 5. vision of the flying roll. 6. 1-8 of the four chariots.
Matt. 1. 20 an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream.
Luke1. 5-19 Gabriel promised Zacharias that his wife Elizabeth should have a son named John.
Acts9. 12 Saul's vision of Ananias.
10. 10-16 Peter's vision of all manner of beasts. 11. 5-10.
30-32 Cornelius' vision of a man in bright clothing.
16. 9 Paul's vision of a man from Macedonia wanting help.
18. 9, 10 the Lord appeared to Paul in a vision.
22. 17-21 Paul had a trance in the temple.
Rev. 1. 12-18 vision of the seven golden candlesticks.
Chap. 4. vision of the throne of God, of twenty-four elders and of four beasts.
Chap. 5. the book sealed with seven seals.
Chap. 6. the opening of the seven seals.
Chap. 7. 144,000 of the tribes of Israel sealed in their foreheads, an innumerable multitude stood before the throne.
Chap. 8. the opening of the seventh seal and the plagues that follow.
Chap. 9. opening of the bottomless pit, the plague of locusts; other woes follow.
Chap. 10. the book which John is commanded to eat.
Chap. 11. vision of two witnesses who shall be slain and rise after three days. The seventh trumpet sounds.
Chap. 12. vision of the woman with child, and of the great red dragon.
Chap. 13. the beast with seven heads and ten horns.
Chap. 14. the Lamb standing on Mount Zion; the Gospel preached; the fall of Babylon.
Chap. 15. the seven angels with the seven last plagues; the seven vials full of wrath.
Chap. 16. the angels pour out their vials full of wrath; the coming of Christ.
Chap. 17. great Babylon represented by a woman.
Chap. 18. the fall of Babylon; the gathering of the Saints.
Chap. 19. the blood of the Saints avenged; the marriage of the Lamb; the fowls called to the great slaughter.
Chap. 20. Satan bound for a thousand years; he is let loose again; Gog and Magog; the last resurrection.
Chap. 21. a new heaven and a new earth; the heavenly Jerusalem.
Chap. 22. the river and tree of life.
Book of Mormon.
1Nephi1. 6 there came a pillar of fire and dwelt upon a rock before Lehi.
8 Lehi was overcome by the Spirit and carried away in a vision, in which he saw many things.
3. 2, 3 Lehi commanded, in a dream, to send his sons to Jerusalem for the record of the Jews.
Chap. 8. Lehi's vision of the tree with the white fruit, the river and the rod of iron, and of a great and spacious building.
Chap. 11. Nephi's vision of the Son of Man, his ministry, sufferings and death.
Chap. 12. Nephi's vision of his own seed, the seed of his brethren, and of the promised land.
Chap. 13. Nephi's vision of the Gentile nations across the "many waters," of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, and of many other great events that were to take place in the future.
18. 2 Nephi built the ship after the manner the Lord had shown him.
2Nephi1. 4 Lehi had a vision in which he knew that Jerusalem was destroyed.
Mos. 27. 11-13 an angel of God descended in a cloud and appeared to Alma.
Signs may or may not be miraculous manifestations. They may indicate something that has taken place, and also be a token of a continuance of some certain blessing. For instance, the Lord covenanted with Noah, and with every living creature, that he would not again destroy all flesh from the earth with a flood.
As a token of this covenant the Lord said to Noah, "I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud." The Lord further assured Noah, "And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth;"Gen. 9. 9-17.
They may also indicate that certain things shall take place periodically, as "God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years;" 1. 14.
The prophets have foretold signs that should precede great events that were to take place on the earth. Speaking of the birth of our Savior, the prophet Isaiah says, "The Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son;" 7. 14.
The Lamanite prophet, Samuel, foretold to the Nephites in the city of Zarahemla, that for two days and one night preceding the birth of Christ there should be no darkness, and that a new star should arise, such an one as the Nephites had never before beheld;Hel. 14. 3, 5. These signs appeared as Samuel predicted; 3Nephi1. 13-21.
He also predicted terrible judgments that should destroy the wicked among the Nephites and Lamanites when the Savior should die. Simultaneously with that event there should be thunderings, lightnings, tempests and earthquakes. These should continue for many hours, and darkness should cover the land for three days;Hel. 14. 21-27.Chapters8, 9, and 10, of 3Nephi, give us a very vivid description of these judgments that were predicted by Samuel.
In the sacred writings, many signs are predicted that should precede the coming of the Son of Man, in the latter days. The Jewish apostles of our Savior manifested great interest in this matter. On a certain occasion when Jesus sat upon the Mount of Olives, they asked concerning the destruction of Jerusalem; after which they especially inquired, "What is the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world?"P. of G. P., page38.
Jesus first answered them concerning the destruction of the Temple and the Jews. He told his disciples that they should be afflicted and killed, and be hated of all nations for his name's sake. "Then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another; and many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many; and because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold; but he that remaineth steadfast and is not overcome, the same shall be saved."
"When you, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem (Dan. 12. 11), then you shall stand in the holy place." In this paragraph, continuing on topage39, Christ says, "In those days, shall be great tribulation on the Jews, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, such as was not before sent upon Israel of God, since the beginning of their kingdom until this time; no, nor ever shall be sent again upon Israel."
After these judgments should come upon Jerusalem and the Jews, then false Christs and prophets should arise, and shew great signs and wonders, insomuch that they would deceive the Elect according to the covenant, if it were possible.
Then he assures his disciples that they shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, but he assures them that will not be the end. For afterwards there will be those who will predict the coming of the Son of Man. He tells his disciples that they need not be deceived with regard to this great event, "For as the light of the morning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west, and covereth the whole earth, so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be." That is, the indications of his coming will be so unmistakable that they need not be deceived.
One very significant sign of his coming, he stated would be, that his Elect should be gathered from the four quarters of the earth. Through the instrumentality of Joseph Smith and the Holy Priesthood, this great work is now going on: "And they," that is those who are being gathered, "shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars, * * for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be famine, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places; and again, (for the second time) because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." Again Jesus gave the assurance that he who was not overcome should be saved: "And again"—that is when the Elect are being gathered and judgments were being poured out upon the nations for the second time—"This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come," or the destruction of the wicked; "and again"—that is for the second time—"shall the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, be fulfilled. And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken; verily, I say unto you, this generation, in which these things shall be shewn forth, shall not pass away until all I have told you shall be fulfilled. * * * After the tribulation of those days, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken; then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn; and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory;"P. of G. P., pages38-40.
This translation of the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew, commencing with the last verse of the twenty-third chapter, by Joseph Smith, the Seer, is both very interesting and instructive to the student of theology. It contains much more than can be made to appear in a short sketch like this.
Every dispensation of the Priesthood has been characterized by miracles, by signs, and wonders, and none more than this, the dispensation of the fulness of times. It was to be opened up by an angel who should fly through the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to the nations of the earth;Rev. 14. 6.
An angel, named Moroni, has come and brought forth to the world the Book of Mormon, which contains the fulness of the everlasting Gospel;P. of G. P., pages49-53. It is the same Gospel that was preached by Jesus and his apostles. Thus, the saying of the Savior to his disciples upon the Mount of Olives is being fulfilled: "This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come;"Matt. 24. 14. Israel is being gathered from the four quarters of the earth in fulfilment of numerous predictions of the ancient prophets.
Jesus, also, told his disciples that they should hear of wars and rumors of wars. "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;"verses6, 7. The world is witness that these sayings are being fulfilled.
These are only a few of the many signs and tokens that the coming of the Son of Man in power and great glory is near at hand. Signs and tokens will increase as manifestations that God is at work among the nations. Only those who have faith in God will comprehend their meaning. He has promised his saints that it should be given them to understand the signs of the times;Doc & Cov. 68. 11.
The wicked are ever seeking after signs, but they have no faith in the Giver, and therefore their motives are evil. Jesus said, "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;"Matt. 12. 39. We are promised that signs shall follow the believer;Mark16. 17-20. This promise is not limited to any specified time or place; but extends to all believers. They are nowhere promised to the unbeliever except for a testimony against them; for the Lord has said, "He that seeketh signs, shall see signs, but not unto salvation;"Doc. & Cov., 63. 7.
Signs are a gift of God, and, to be beneficial to those who receive them, they must come by faith; "Signs come by faith, not by the will of men, nor as they please, but by the will of God;"verse10. Hence, they are a blessing to the believer, but not to those who would treat with contempt a manifestation of the power and goodness of God.
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Exo. 4. 17 thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
12. 13 and the blood shall be for a token upon the houses.
Deut. 13. 1, 2 if a prophet or a dreamer of dreams give thee a sign or a wonder.
28. 46 they shall be upon thee and thy seed forever for a sign and for a wonder.
Dan. 4. 3 how great are his signs, and how mighty his wonders.
6. 27 he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and on earth.
Matt. 12. 38 Master, we would see a sign from thee.
16. 1 desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 3.
Mark8. 11, 12 seeking of him a sign from heaven.
13. 4 what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 22.
Luke2. 34 for a sign that shall be spoken against.
21. 11 fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. 25.
John2. 18 what sign shewest thou unto us?
4. 48 except ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe.
6. 30 what sign shewest thou that we may see and believe thee?
Acts2. 19 I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath. 43.
4. 30 that signs and wonders may be done by the name of Jesus. 5. 12.Chap. 14. 3.
Rom. 4. 11 received the sign of circumcision, a seal of righteousness.
1Cor. 1. 22 for the Jews require a sign.
2Thess. 2. 9 with all powers, and signs, and lying wonders.
Rev. 15. 1 I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous.
Book of Mormon.
1Nephi19. 10 Zenos spake of three days' darkness, a sign of the death of Christ.
11 after Messiah shall come there shall be signs given to all Israel.
Jacob7. 3, 14 Sherem said, shew a sign by this power of the Holy Ghost.
Mos. 3. 15 many signs, wonders, types and shadows shewed he unto them.
Alma32. 17 many who say, shew us a sign from heaven and we shall believe.
37. 27 all these signs and wonders ye shall retain from this people.
Hel. 16. 13 in the nineteenth year of the judges were great signs and wonders.
3Nephi2. 1 the people began to forget the signs and wonders they had seen.
8 the Nephites began to reckon time from the appearing of the sign.
11. 2 the people conversed about Jesus Christ and the sign of his death.
21. 2 this is the thing I will give to you for a sign.
7 be a sign to them that the work of the Father hath commenced.
Ether4. 18 and signs shall follow those that believe.
Doctrine & Covenants.
Sec. 39. 23 and they shall be looking forth for the signs of my coming.
45. 16 as ye have asked of me concerning the signs of my coming. 39, 40.
46. 9 not for a sign that he may consume it on his lusts.
58. 64 the Gospel must be preached to every creature, with signs following.
63. 9 faith cometh not by signs, but signs follow those that believe. 10, 12.
68. 10 he that believeth shall be blest with signs following.
11 to you it shall be given to know the signs of the times.
84. 65 these signs shall follow those that believe.
88. 93 immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all people shall see it together.
124. 98 these signs shall follow him.
Angels have acted an important part in every dispensation of the Priesthood. An angel first preached the Gospel of faith on the Son of God to Adam;P. of G. P., page9. An angel of the Lord called to Abraham;Gen. 22. 11. An angel first attracted the attention of Moses to the burning bush;Ex. 3. 2. Their ministrations are often mentioned in the Old Testament history of ancient Israel. They were a prominent feature in the opening history of the New Testament dispensation. An angel appeared to Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, and foretold his birth;Luke1. 11, 12.
The angel Gabriel appeared to the virgin Mary and foretold the birth of the Savior;verse31. An angel appeared to the shepherds, bringing the joyful news of a Savior's birth; 2. 10, 11. One warned Joseph to flee into Egypt to save the life of the child Jesus, and to return again after the death of Herod;Matt. 2. 13-15. According to the writings of the apostles they continued their ministrations, at least until John wrote his Revelation, for he was commanded to write to the angel of each of the seven churches of Asia;Chapters2. 3.
According to prophecy, angels were to act an important part in the dispensation of the fulness of times. The dispensation was to be opened by one, for John the Revelator says, "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth;"Rev. 14. 6.
There is abundant evidence that an angel, calling himself Moroni, came to Joseph Smith, Jun., and taught him the principle and power of revelation from God, made known to him the real condition of the world, and when he had properly instructed him, delivered to him the record from which the Book of Mormon was translated by the power of God, containing the fulness of the everlasting Gospel;P. of G. P., pages49-54.
The angel, John the Baptist, ordained Joseph Smith and O. Cowdery to the Priesthood of Aaron, "Which holds the keys ofthe ministering of angels, and of the Gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins;"Doc. & Cov., 13. From this second angel they received authority to preach the Gospel, revealed by the first angel, and to minister in its ordinances among all nations, thus fulfilling the prophetic vision of St. John.
Angels are to accompany Jesus Christ when he shall come in the glory of his Father;Matt. 16. 27. They are to gather the elect from the four quarters of the earth; 24. 31. The inspired writings, and especially the Revelation of St. John, assures us that they will act an important part in the great work of the latter days. There can be no truly Gospel church in which their ministrations are not recognized.
Bible.
Gen. 16. 7 an angel of the Lord found Hagar by a fountain.
28. 12 angels of God ascended and descended.
Exo. 14. 19 the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them.
Judges2. 4 when the angel of the Lord spake these words to the children of Israel.
6. 11 there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak.
12 an angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon.
13. 3 an angel of the Lord appeared to the mother of Samson.
2Kings19. 35 the angel of the Lord smote and killed 185,000 of the Assyrians.
1Chron. 22. 12 the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel.
30 David was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
Psalm34. 7 the angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him.
Matt. 28. 2 the angel of the Lord rolled back the stone from the door.
Luke2. 8, 9 the angel of the Lord came upon the shepherds.
Acts5. 19 the angel of the Lord, by night, opened the prison doors.
8. 26 the angel of the Lord spake unto Phillip.
12. 23 the angel of the Lord smote Herod.
27. 23 there stood by me, this night, the angel of God.
Book of Mormon.
1Nephi3. 29 as they smote us with a rod, an angel of the Lord stood before them.
Mos. 27. 11-18 the angel of the Lord appeared to Alma and the sons of Mosiah.
Alma9. 25 that ye may not be destroyed, the Lord hath sent his angel.
10. 7-11 an angel of the Lord appeared to me and said, Amulek!
24. 14 in his mercy he visits us by his angels.
Hel. 5. 11 he hath sent his angels to declare the conditions of repentance.
14. 26 angel said to me, there should be thunderings and lightnings for many hours. 28.
Doctrine & Covenants.
Sec. 63. 54 in that day will I send mine angels to pluck out the wicked.
103. 19, 20 I say not to you as I said to your fathers, mine angel shall go before you.
Book of Mormon.
Jacob7. 17 the power of the Holy Ghost and the ministering of angels.
Moroni7. 25 by ministering of angels, men began to exercise faith in Christ. 29, 30.
Doctrine & Covenants.
Sec. 7. 6, 7 I will make him as a flaming fire and a ministering angel.
43. 25 called on you by my servants, and the ministering of angels.
67. 13 not able to abide the presence of God, neither the ministering of angels.
76. 88 the telestial receive it of the ministering of angels.
132. 16 but are appointed angels in heaven, which are ministering servants. 17-20.
136. 37 whom I did call upon by mine angels, my ministering servants.
Miscellaneous passages.
Gen. 19. 1 there came two angels to Sodom at even.
48. 16 the angel which redeemed me from all evil bless the lads.
Exo. 23. 20 I send an angel before thee, to keep thee in the way.
Num. 20. 16 sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.
2Sam. 24. 16 when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it.
1Kings19. 5 an angel touched Elijah and said, arise and eat.
2Chron. 32. 21 Lord sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men.
Psalm8. 5 man made a little lower than the angels.Heb. 2. 7, 9.
68. 17 the chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels.
78. 25 man did eat angels' food.
Dan. 9. 21 Gabriel touched Daniel about the time of the evening oblation. 10. 4-14, 20, 21.
Matt. 4. 11 angels came and ministered to Christ.
13. 39 the harvest is the end of the world: the reapers are the angels. 49.
18. 10 their angels do always behold the face of my Father.
24. 36 of that day knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven.
25. 31 Son of Man shall come, and all the holy angels with him.
26. 53 he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels.
Mark8. 38 when he cometh in the glory of the Father, with the holy angels.Luke9. 26.
12. 25 nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels.
Luke1. 19 the angel said to Zacharias, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God.
26 the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee.
16. 22 was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom.
22. 43 there appeared an angel to Jesus, strengthening him.
Acts7. 53 who received the law by dispensation of angels.
10. 22 was warned from God, by an holy angel, to send for thee.
Rom. 8. 38 I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels.
1Cor. 6. 3 know ye not that we shall judge angels?
Gal. 1. 8 though we or an angel from heaven preach any other Gospel.
2Thess. 1. 7 Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
1Tim. 5. 21 I charge thee before God and the elect angels.
Heb. 1. 4 being made so much better than the angels. 7.
2. 5 for unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come? 16.
12. 22 the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels.
13. 2 not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Rev. 5. 2 saw a strong angel proclaiming, who is worthy to open the book. 11.Chap. 7. 1.Chap. 8. 3.Chap. 10. 1, 5-10.Chap. 11. 15.Chap. 12. 7.
14. 6 I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth. 8, 10, 15.Chap. 15. 6, 7.Chap. 17. 1.Chap. 18. 1. 21.Chap. 19. 17.
21. 12 had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels. 17.
Book of Mormon.
1Nephi13. 40 the angel said, these last records shall establish the truth of the first.
19. 8 he cometh according to the words of the angel, six hundred years from the time my father left Jerusalem. 10.
2Nephi6. 9 scourge and crucify him, according to the words of the angel. 11.
10. 3 the last night the angel said he should be called Christ. 25. 19.
32. 2, 3 angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost.
Alma9. 21 having been visited by the Spirit of God, having conversed with angels. 12. 29.
13. 22 the Lord, by the mouth of angels, doth declare it to all nations. 24-26.
29. 1 Oh, that 1 were an angel, that I might cry repentance to every people.
32. 23 now he imparteth his words, by angels, unto men, women and children.
Hel. 16. 14 angels appeared to wise men and declared unto them glad tidings of great joy.
3Nephi7. 18 so great was the faith of Nephi, that angels ministered unto him daily.
17. 24 they saw angels descending out of heaven and encircling the little ones.
Doctrine & Covenants.
Sec. 38. 12 the angels are waiting the great command to reap down the earth.
88. 92 and angels shall fly through the midst of heaven sounding the trump of God. 96-107.
112 Michael, the seventh angel, shall gather together his armies.
128. 20 Moroni, an angel from heaven, declaring the fulfilment of the prophets.
129. 1 angels are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones. 5.
130. 4-7 no angels minister to this earth but those that belong to it.
Pearl of Great Price.
Page9. after many days an angel of the Lord appeared to Adam.
12. the Gospel was preached from the beginning, being declared by angels.
27. the angel of the Lord's presence stood by Abraham.
29. thou didst send thine angel to deliver me from the gods of Elkanah.
38. who cometh in the clouds of heaven, and the holy angels with him.
40. he shall send his angels before him with the sound of a trumpet.
Bible.
Psalm78. 49 he cast upon them the fierceness of his wrath, indignation and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
Matt. 25. 41 depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
2Cor. 11. 14 for Satan, himself, is transformed into an angel of light.
2Peter2. 4 if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell.
Jude6. angels which kept not their first estate he hath reserved in everlasting chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.
Rev. 9. 11 a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit.
12. 9 the great dragon was cast out, and his angels with him.
Book of Mormon.
2Nephi2. 17 must needs suppose that an angel of God fell from heaven.
9. 8 our spirits must be subject to that angel who fell. 16.
Jacob3. 11 that they may not become angels to the devil.
Mos. 26. 27 shall depart into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Alma30. 53 hath deceived me, for he appeared in the form of an angel.
3Nephi9. 2 the devil laugheth, and his angels rejoice, because of the slain.
Moroni7. 17 neither do the devil nor his angels persuade men to do good—no, not one.
Doctrine & Covenants.
Sec. 29. 28 depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 37.
76. 33 vessels of wrath, doomed to suffer with the devil and his angels. 44.
128. 20 Michael detecting the devil when he appeared as an angel of light.Sec. 129 8.