Moore issued a statement against mauricios translation of the alleged sealed plates and posted it on the facebook page of jonathan felt. The sealed portion of the book of mormon marvelous work. Its as if the current church wants it to be forgotten like so many other old doctrines or prophecies. Sealed portion of book of mormon president spencer w. If you look at the intricate web of arguments and evidences woven to support belief in the book of mormon, it is easy to see how the sealed portion could be catastrophic to such a worldview, with so many opportunities for contradictory data to bring the whole house of cards crashing down. But this is a good start if you want to get started reading while waiting for a hard copy book to arrive from amazon. Thanks last few years before i left, i doubt i ever heard it mentioned.
After all, we know that the sealed portion of the book of mormon will not come forth in a day of wickedness millennium. With this preparation, let us turn to the largest part of the sealed book of mormon. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The sealed portion of the book of mormon, beginning with moroni sharing the record of the brother of jared, including a vision showing the mothers of the the spirits of the children of god living with god and a chance for the brother of jared to meet his heavenly mother. The translation process will be finished and announced at the april 2015 conference. The book of mormon is a sacred text that was published in march 1830 by joseph smith, jr. Provo, utah there are two seals on the book of mormon, according to julie frederick, adjunct faculty at brigham young university.
The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Proceed with caution on this site, as it does ask for your contact info. With this we can better understand what the book of mormon means when it refers to itself as a sealed book. Further, we bear record that the more part of all the plates remain sealed and are to come forth by the will of jesus christ in. Mauricio berger brazil sealed portion seeking yhwh. It purports to have been written by moses himself to be hidden up to come forth during the end times, when true high priests would be needed to found the city of zion. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word.
A partial translation has been done with the same stone and hat that joseph used in his translation process. Moore listed several historical, scriptural, and theological reasons why he now believes that the. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named. The lord has given all that people in the world have the spiritual capacity to receive at this time. Published for the first time in 2004, the sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is proof of itself. Publication date 1921 topics mormons, mormon church publisher salt lake city, utah, church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The sealed portion would come forth in the final days when we were ready to have it. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our lord jesus christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of christ is at hand. The sealed portionanother testament of jesus christ is the second part of the book of mormon, which millions of people throughout the world accept as the word of god along with the bible. What the heavenly book offers and binds is bound both in heaven also on earth. Have you read the sealed portion of the book of mormon yet.
This book was not the antimormon expose i thought it might be. On january 8, 2018, price publishing company published a letter describing the scriptural and historical reasons we disbelieve the claims of. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was. Mormons what are your thoughts on the sealed portion of the book mormon soon to be released. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ. A guy by the name of chris nemelka claims that he has received the sealed portion of the bom and will, within the next few months, issue a worldwide press release of it. The sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. I just ran across the a site that claims that they have received a revelation the provides mankind with knowledge contained in the sealed portion of the book of mormon. And behold, the things which this apostle of the lamb shall write are many things which thou hast seen. Sealed or sealedup documents book of mormon central. There is going to be another great dispensation, that is, another great period of enlightenment, when he comes. For more information on how and why we wrote the book of mormon and the sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ, see our book, a new american scripture how and why the real illuminati created the book of mormon. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. It is a book that, for all intents and purposes, an official agent has notarized, making it binding and authentic.
If youve read the book of mormon and other lds scriptures, there is nothing new here. This sealed portion contains the complete record of the vision of the brother of jared see ether 4. There have been other people who have falsely published a translation of the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Sealed portionthe final testament of jesus christ is the sealed part of the gold plates from which the book of mormon was translated and published in 1830. Bob moore no longer believes mauricios sealed book of. When people heard that the book of mormon plates were being translated in brazil, many people expressed understandable skepticism. I have had many people ask me through the years, when do you think we will get the balance of the book of mormon records. The bulk of the sealed book of mormon is called the sealed book of moses. This last link is for a list of scriptures in the book of ether i put together for a friend regarding the sealed portion because she was reading the mentinah archives and things she was stating it taught about the sealed portion was in contradiction to what was being said in the book of mormon about it. Chapter 01 the sealed portion the last testament of. According to smith, the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called reformed egyptian on golden plates and it should be of similar importance as the bible. Foundation for ancient research and mormon studies, 2000. Knowing these definitions can help readers follow the accounts in 2 nephi 27 and ether 35.
The sealed portion of the book of mormon an abridgment of the vision and words of the brother of jared written and sealed up by moroni, the son of mormon therefore, these things shall remain sealed and hidden from the eyes of all men except it be unto those to whom the lord shall reveal them. So of course people are not willing to accept these claims without evidence that these really are. Many loyal and faithful members of the lds church, and others who have no affiliation to mormonism, have read this work with an open mind and have been set free from the chains of ignorance and hypocrisy which are rampant in all. This book is mostly a retelling of familiar stories with a few added details, none of which would give you.
Sealed portion of the book of mormon mormon discussions. Christopher nemelka has published the sealed portion of the book or mormon and has also translated the 116 pages of missing manuscript. The sealed portion of the book of mormon the final. When moroni was finishing the book of mormon record, he was commanded to seal up some of the plates, and joseph smith was later commanded not to translate them. Joseph smith, himself, gave christopher the gold plates so that he could translate the sealed portion of the book of mormon. True sealed portion of the book of mormon truth and evidence. A description of how he received a copy of the gold plates of mormon.
John the beloved and the three nephites use him to present their message to the world. Particular attention is the book of mormon is drawn to the sealed record of john the revelator. While earthly documents are binding on earth, this revealed book is set forth as being even stronger than they are. Could it be that the unsealing of the book of mormon is the same event as this great millennial vision.
As many of you may already be aware, there is a security guard in utah who claims to have received revelation that he was supposed to translate the sealed portion of the gold plates and also retranslate the book of lehi of lost 116 pages fame. I believe all things are being readied to come forth and prepare a people who are of one heart and one mind to receive the savior. I had a woman comment on my blog years ago 2014 or 2015 that furthermore, the sealed portion of the book of mormon is being translated at this time. Yet another sealed portion hoax trying to take advantage of gullible mormons. Moroni 10 and the sealed book and righteousness and truth will i cause to sweep the earth as with a flood, to gather out mine own elect from the four quarters of the earth, unto a place which i shall prepare. In the sealed portion of the plates is recorded a history of the world from the beginning to the. The sealed portion the final testament of jesus christ. Thus, the compilers of the book of mormon can now be seen as being consistent with ancient legal formalities. What is the sealed portion of the book of mormon, and. Mormons what are your thoughts on the sealed portion of. One seal is what is commonly called the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Nemelka claims that he has translated the sealed portion of the book of mormon and that he has also been given the power to reproduce the lost 116 pages of the original book of mormon manuscript.
We beheld and examined the plates that were newly loosed, which have an exceeding luster with indented engravings. And i have said, how many of the congregation would like to read the sealed portion of the plates. Similarly, in their discussions of the sealed portion of the book of mormon, book of mormon prophets generally used the termsealed to express that a document was literally closed with a seal and sealed up to indicate that a document was unavailable. Chapter 01 the sealed portion the last testament of jesus christ this book is available for free download at. Download pdf no man knows my history the life of joseph smith. Sealed book of mormon download tentative one nation. The church has the sealed portion of the book of mormon the final testament in its possession. Remember what is required to read the sealed portion of the book of mormon see ether 1.
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