| December [7–11], 1830, Fayette,
New York. |
| Sidney, like John the Baptist, prepared the way
for Jesus and Elijah, without knowing it §. Baptized
unto repentance, but not the Holy Ghost. Now the Holy Ghost. Believers to
cast out devils, heal the sick, blind, deaf, and lame §.
Lord will "let fall the sword in their behalf" §.
Joseph has the keys of the mysteries §. If he fails,
another will replace him. Sidney to be Joseph's scribe for scriptures §.
Lord comes soon. |
| "Mormonism," Ohio Star, Jan. 5, 1832, heading: "Mormonism." The text,
furnished by Symonds Ryder, dates the revelation December 7, 1830. According to Lucy Mack Smith, who is followed by most secondary sources, Sidney and Edward Partridge first met Joseph the day before Edward was baptized, which, according to Orson F. Whitney, was December
11. Lucy, 505.Whitney's Edward Partridge, 4. The text
begins, "A commandment to Joseph and Sidney, Dec. 7th, 1830, saying:" |
| Book of Commandments 37 heading: A Revelation
to Joseph, and Sidney, given in Fayette, New-York, December 1830. |
| 1835 Doctrine and Covenants 11 heading: Revelation
to Joseph Smith jr. and Sidney Rigdon, December
1830. |
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[1] Listen to the voice of the Lord
your God, even Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, whose course
is an one eternal
round, the same to-day as yesterday, and forever. |
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The Ohio Star text
is one paragraph.
Source
BC verse numbers are in brackets. 1835 D&C verse numbers are to the
right of the text.
Purple: dropped in 1833
Green: added in 1833
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| Trinitarian God |
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[2] I am Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, who was crucified for the sins of the world, even as many
as will believe on my name, that they may become the sons
of God, even one in me as I am one in the Father, as the Father is one
in me, that we may be one. |
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[3] Behold, verily, verily I say unto
my servant Sidney, I have looked upon
thee and thy works; |
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| Lord prepared Sidney |
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[4] I have heard thy prayers, and
prepared thee for a greater work. |
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[5] Thou
art blessed, for thou shalt do great things. |
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Sent like John to prepare the way
Elijah |
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[6] Behold thou wast sent forth,
even as John, to prepare the way before me, and before Elijah,
which should come, and thou knewest it not.— |
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Pink: added after 1835 |
| Sidney's baptism for repentance |
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[7] Thou didst baptize by water, unto
repentance, but they received not the Holy Ghost; |
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but now I give unto you thee a
commandment, that thou shalt baptize by water, and give they
shall receive
the Holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands, even as the apostles of
old: |
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Green: added in 1833 |
| Great work among gentiles |
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[8] and it shall come to pass that
there shall be a great work in the land, even among the gentiles, for
their folly; and their
abominations shall be made manifest in the eyes of all people, |
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Star: for
their folly; their abominations |
| I am God: miracles, signs, wonders |
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[9] for I am God,
and mine arm is not shortened: and I will show miracles, signs, and wonders,
unto all those who believe on my name; |
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D&C
Miracles |
| Cast out devils, heal sick, blind,
deaf, etc. |
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[10] and whoso shall
ask it in my name, in faith, they shall cast out Devils: they shall heal
the sick; they shall cause the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf
to hear, and the dumb to speak, and the lame to walk; |
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Exorcisms
Healings |
| Great things |
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[11] and this the
time speedily cometh, the that great
things are to be shown forth unto the children of men; |
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| But without faith, nothing but
desolation |
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[12] but without faith shall not any
thing be shown forth, except desolations upon
Babylon, the same which has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath
of her fornication; |
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| No others do good |
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[13] and there are none
that doeth good, except they that those
who are ready to receive the fulness
of my gospel, which I have sent forth to unto this
generation: |
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| Weak show the learned |
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[14] wherefore,
I have called call upon
the weak things, of the world, they
that those who are
unlearned and despised, to thrash thresh thresh thrash
the nations by the power of my spirit, |
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Green: added in 1833
Blue: dropped in 1835
Red: added in 1835 |
Their arm mine
I fight for them |
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[15] and their arm shall be mine my arm,
and I will be their shield and their buckler; and I
will gird up their loins, and they shall fight manfully for me; |
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[16] and their enemies shall be under their feet,
and I will let fall my the sword
in their behalf, and by the fire of mine indignation will I preserve them; |
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Gospel to poor and meek
Second coming near |
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[17] and the
poor and the meek shall have the gospel preached unto them, and they
shall be looking forth for the time of my coming, for it is nigh at hand, |
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| Parable of the fig-tree |
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[18] and they shall learn the parable
of the fig tree, for even now already summer is nigh, |
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| Joseph sent |
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and I have sent forth the fulness of my gospel by the hand
of my servant Joseph; |
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[19] and in weakness have I blessed him, |
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Has keys of the mysteries
If fails, another will be sent |
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and I have given unto him the keys of
the mystery of those things which have been sealed, even things which
were from the foundation of the world, and the things which shall come
from this time until the time of my coming, if he abide in me, and if
not, another will I plant in his stead, |
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¶ D&C
43:4, Feb. [9–23], 1831.
¶ Ezra Booth Letters
(8–9) |
| Watch him |
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[20] wherefore, watch
over him that his faith fail not, and it shall be given by the comforter,
the Holy Ghost, that knoweth all things. |
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| Write for him |
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[21] And
a commandment I give unto you thee,
that thou shalt write for him: |
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Sidney begins writing on manuscript
page 15 of the Bible revisions. JS revelations, 96n96. |
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[22] and the scriptures shall be given, even as
they are in mine own bosom, to the salvation of mine own elect, |
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| The elect will hear me |
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[23] for they will
hear my voice and shall see me, and shall not be asleep, and shall abide
the day of my coming, for they shall be purified, even as I am pure. |
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50:45, May 9, 1831. |
| Support Joseph |
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And now I say unto you, tarry with him, and he shall journey
with thee you; forsake him not, and surely these things shall be fulfilled. |
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| He can prophesy |
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[24] And inasmuch as ye do not write,
behold it shall be given unto him to prophecy: |
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[25] and thou shalt preach my gospel and call
on the holy prophets to prove his words as they shall be given him. |
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| Keep commandments |
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[26] keep all the commandments and
covenants by which ye are bound, and I will cause the heavens to shake
for your good, |
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[27] and Satan shall
tremble, and Zion shall rejoice upon the hills and flourish, |
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Israel to be saved
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And Israel
shall be saved in mine own due time, |
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| Led by my keys |
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[28] and by the keys which I have been given
shall they be led, and no more be confounded at all. |
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| Be glad, redemption near |
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[29] Lift up your hearts and be glad:
your redemption draweth nigh. |
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| Coming quickly |
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[30] Fear not, little
flock! the kingdom is yours, until I come. |
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[31] Behold I come quickly; even so—Amen. |
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A true copy. |
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SYMONDS RYDER. |
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D&C 36
D&C 34
New York–Pennsylvania Revelations
Doctrine and Covenants
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