Joseph Smith supposedly "translated" the "golden plates" using the Urim and Thummim (a use completely alien to that recorded in Holy Scripture) word for word, letter for letter, yet numerous revisions have been made to it; introduced doctrines blatantly contrary to the Word of God; claimed that all Christian denominations were apostate (except the new one he established of course); made a large number amazingly silly and false prophecies (note: the Scriptures teach clearly that anyone falsely speaking a prophecy in the name of the Lord, if that prophecy fails to come to pass is to be stoned to death!). So did Satan appear to Joseph Smith, disguised as an "angel of light", show him some phoney golden plates with a big, fake history of people who never existed, etc., or did Smith just make it all up himself?
2007-07-11
03:33:23
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