Joseph Smith made this prophecy in May 6, 1843 and is recorded in the History of the Church, Vol. 5, page 394.
When he prophesied that it would be in a few years, what do you think he meant?
2007-07-26 16:35:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, no. That was Joe Dirt that said that! ; )
2007-07-26 16:39:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Short answer: yes.
Long, long answer to this one that requires reading the sources below.
First, the prophecy I believe you're referring to, from 1843:
"The government will be utterly overthrown and wasted"
And the answer:
The links are a long read, so I'll summarize:
Once the saints were safely moved out west, the nation split in 2, civil war, President shot dead, vice president impeached, 3rd in line stabbed, the ruling government (Whig) unseated, and massive turnover in Congress. And the nation did enter into receivership for a brief time.
Failed prophecy? Not by my standards.
2007-07-28 11:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by Sir Network 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh... actually, the United States went into receivership shortly after the Civil War. The nation we call the US today is NOT the same nation that was founded in 1776. We are actually owned by the Illuminati and the world bankers.
Not a Mormon, but historically aware.
2007-07-26 16:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Well, if it doesn't happen shortly before the Second Coming of Christ, it will be seriously revamped afterwards. A few years to God could be 500, so what's 140, more or less. After seeing what lawyers and judges are like in general across the country, in some ways it has already been overthrown, but in secret.
2007-07-26 16:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I'm sure you can discover the meaning with some research. Hopefully, someone here can shed some light on the matter. Good luck to you. I appreciate that your question wasn't biased.
2007-07-27 17:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was no time limit....just wait you haven't seem anything yet...the Chinese are coming....this will be the republic of China by 2040.....By the way I'm not mormon...I don't even like them.
2007-07-26 16:38:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Maybe he meant the Confederate States of America. After all, they shared his hatred of Africans, Catholics, and Native Americans.
2007-07-26 16:40:07 · answer #7 · answered by doubt_is_freedom 3 · 5⤊ 3⤋
I think that he meant that he was a false prophet.
Deuteronomy 18:22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
2007-07-26 16:49:33 · answer #8 · answered by Martin S 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Frank, don't you remember that he made a prophecy on your existence?
2007-07-26 16:42:16 · answer #9 · answered by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Doesn't this get old for you guys?
Christianity is the hocus-pocus joke!
2007-07-26 16:43:39 · answer #10 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
he was running for his life buddy. such a man might say anyting. he was no more a prophet than sharpton or jesse. bs. people have proven for centuries they gather around leaders with superior testosterone. but it always fails. i the long run. golden plates, that isthe one that kills me. golden plates. bull. well people need agood leader. a strong leader. neitzsche wrote about howthe badest toughest baboom in the troup is useley recognized as the leader. ujtil they all died in a forest fire or another young lion steps forward. life on earht.
2007-07-26 16:38:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 6⤋