This week, I studied Joseph Smith--Matthew to compare and contrast the prophecies of the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and those of the Second Coming of Christ. I listed both events prophesied and promises to the righteous given. And, like a nerd, I created it in an Excel file, which I just opted to copy in as a photo rather than try to do the proper formatting in Blogger. So, here is the list.
That all can seem pretty scary, so I also studied what 1 Nephi 22:16-22 has to say on the matter, as well as Doctrine and Covenants 97: 22&25. What I learned may give a little hope to those who are worried about the Second Coming.
Even though the wicked will perish, experiencing vengeance
and the wrath of God and all the other scary things that are spoken of (not the
least of which is “blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke”), Heavenly Father is
doing these things for the sake of the righteous. He gave us Christ as a prophet to prepare the
way for us to escape the downfall of the wicked. He will preserve us as long as we don’t
harden our hearts. As long as we are being righteous, we won’t be
confounded, or destroyed—we will be escape these things and be preserved, and
the wicked will be cut off from among us.
--Katie
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