A Revelation to Ezra, and Northrop, given in Fayette, New- York,
October, 1830.
- Behold I say unto you, my servants Ezra and Northrop, open ye your
ears and hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, whose word is quick
and powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, to the dividing asunder
of the joints and marrow, soul and spirit; and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.
- For verily, verily I say unto you, that ye are called to lift up your
voices as with the sound of a trump, to declare my gospel unto a crooked
and a perverse generation:
- For behold the field is white already to harvest; and it is the eleventh
hour, and for the last time that I shall call laborers into my vineyard.
And my vineyard has become corrupted every whit: and there is none which
doeth good save it be a few; and they err in many instances, because
of priestcrafts, all having corrupt minds.
- And verily, verily I say unto you, that this church have I established
and called forth out of the wilderness:
- And even so will I gather mine elect from the four quarters of the
earth, even as many as will believe in me, and hearken unto my voice:
- Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, that the field is white already
to harvest:
- Wherefore thrust in your sickles, and reap with all your might, mind,
and strength.
- Open your mouths and they shall be filled; and you shall become even
as Nephi of old, who journeyed from Jerusalem in the wilderness:
- Yea, open your mouths and spare not, and you shall be laden with sheaves
upon your backs, for lo I am with you:
- Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying Repent, repent
and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths strait: for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand:
- Yea, repent and be baptized every one of you, for a remission of your
suns; yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of
fire and of the Holy Ghost.
- Behold, verily, verily I say unto you, this is my gospel, and remember
that they shall have faith in me, or they can in no wise be saved:
- And upon this Rock I will build my church; yea, upon this Rock ye
are built, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against you; and
ye shall remember the church articles and covenants to keep them:
- And whoso having faith you shall confirm in my church, by the laying
on of the hands, and I will bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.
- And the book of Mormon, and the holy scriptures, are given of me for
your instruction; and the power of my Spirit quickeneth all things:
- Wherefore be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and
burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the
Bridegroom; for behold, verily, verily I say unto you, that I come quickly;
even so: Amen.
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