In yesterday’s post I mentioned that I thought the pillar of
fire spoken of in verse 6 was actually a visit by the Lord. I’m going to be so
bold as to say that the message of the Book of Mormon (and other standard
works) is that we can have a personal visit by the Lord Jesus Christ. I think
by the end of First and Second Nephi you will agree with me. Let’s take a look at the scriptures the
footnotes verses 6,7, and 8 refer us to:
1 In
the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and
lifted up, and his
train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one
had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his
feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another,
and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4
And the posts of
the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5
¶Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am
a man of unclean
lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 6 Then flew
one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which
he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 And he laid it
upon my mouth,
and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy
sin purged. Isaiah 6:1-7
5 Then
I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen,
whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 6 His body also was
like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as
lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and
the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone saw
the vision: for
the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon
them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8 Therefore I was
left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for
my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of
his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 10 ¶And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and
upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said unto me, O
Daniel, a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee
am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel:
for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to
understand, and to chasten
thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am
come for thy words. Daniel 10:5-12
So these footnotes tell us that both Isaiah and Daniel saw
the Lord. It is further confirmed in Alma 36:22-23:
22 Yea, methought I saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God
sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in
the attitude of singing and praising their
God; yea, and my soul did long to be there. 23 But behold, my
limbs did receive their strength again,
and I stood upon my feet, and did manifest unto the people that I had been born of God.
This one is Alma speaking of his conversion and seeing the
Lord, confirming that Lehi saw the Lord.
Ezekiel
1 Now it came to pass in the
thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was
among the captives by the
river of Chebar , that the heavens were opened , and I saw
visions of God.
Ezekiel 1:1
1 The heavens
were opened
upon us, and I beheld the celestial
kingdom of God, and the glory thereof, whether in the body or
out I cannot tell. 2 I saw the transcendent beauty of
the gate
through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter, which was like unto
circling
flames of fire; 3 Also the blazing throne of
God, whereon was seated the Father
and the Son.
D&C 137:1-3
As we read the Book of Mormon together we will discover that
Lehi saw him, Nephi saw him, Jacob saw him, Enos saw him, King Benjamin saw
him, Alma saw him, the brother of Jared saw him, the other Nephi saw him,
Mormon saw him and Moroni saw him. This is the reoccurring theme of the Book of
Mormon. It is the whole point of the endowment… to converse with the Lord through
the veil. There are people today that testify they have seen him. Two have
written books on the topic, I recommend both of them: “The Second Comforter,
Conversing with the Lord through the Veil” by Denver Snuffer, and “Following
the Light of Christ into His Presence” by John Pontius. Both books changed my
life forever.
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