Indeed, thousands of years ago, the god of the bible made a bold challenge to all other religions and prophets to use prophecy as the test by which to measure all other religions isaiah 41. Prophecy is what makes the bible unique among other religious works such as the writings of muhammad, buddha, confucius or the book of mormon. On the jacket of his book, smith is called a well known bible scholar and prophecy teacher. All are passages that cannot be proved to apply to mormonism, and usually they have already been fulfilled. This film compares and contrasts the prophecies found in the bible with the prophecies found in the book of mormon. Any biblical scholar or christian reformer familiar with the bible might be able guess how to fulfill some of these prophetic utterances. One evidence that joseph smith was called of god is the sheer number of scriptural prophecies he fulfilled.
Last days prophecies the doctrine and covenants is a collection of revelations received by modern prophets, with revelations to joseph smith, first prophet of the restoration, comprising the majority. But to fulfill them all, by a single individual, within a very short window of time, is simply beyond human capacity, without some divine, intervening. Joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, is viewed by the movements adherents as a prophet in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the bible. For decades i have delighted at finding a copy of the book of mormon in my room as i have stayed at courtyards, fairmont inns, residence inns, and marriott hotels in many nations.
Fulfilled prophecy and the bibles unity pathway to victory. Did you know that mormons believe many additional predictions were given concerning jesus christs coming. Samuel the lamanite prophesied specific signs of christs birth and death to be experienced among book of mormon peoples hel. Joseph smith later translated that account as a part of the book of mormon. Behold, i will send you elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the lord. The book of mormon as a type for the second coming of jesus christ lds. Lehi even knew the elizabethan english words that the king james version would ascribe to john the baptist 2200 years before that translation existed.
During his visit to the americas, the risen jesus attested to the authenticity of these prophecies by stating that the scriptures concerning my coming are fulfilled 3 ne. As we look at the world scene today, it would appear that the coming of the lord is very, very, close. Criticism of mormonismvideothe bible vs joseph smith. The question of which if any religious text is the true word of god is of utmost importance. Ancient prophets have been anticipating for hundred and even thousands of years the marvelous work that joseph smith would perform. Jesus said that john the baptist was the greatest prophet, but lehi proves him wrong by prophesying the details of jesus life, death, and resurrection 600 years before he was born. If this is to be read as a prophecy of a book yet to be compiled, it could be a prophecy of the hebrew bible or the christian bible, but mormons prefer to read it as a direct reference to the book. Yet despite its claim to be divine revelation, the book of mormon does not contain one historically verifiable fact, much less any fulfilled prophecies. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints sometimes incorrectly called the mormon church claims that the ancient office of prophet has not vanished from the earth and that joseph smith, junior, was called as a prophet of jesus christ in the early 1800s to begin the restoration of the church of jesus. When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. Many biblical prophecies center on jesus christ, his life, and his role in the destiny of all humankind.
What book of the bible is the book of prophecy answers. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest i come and smite the earth with a curse. It was given by edwin rushton, in about 1900, and supposedly made in 1843 by joseph smith, jr. How do we know that the bible is the word of god, and not.
Ive recently received several emails in which people have expressed a belief that the fulfilled prophecies of the bible are not exclusive that other books have exhibited the same power to prophesy the future. According to a prophecy of joseph in egypt, preserved in the book of mormon 2 ne. In fact, what he would do was known in prophecy at least 600 years before the birth of christ, when the ancient american prophet, nephi, foresaw columbus coming to the new world in a vision and recorded what he saw on metal plates. As a companion to the bible, the book of mormon is a witness of jesus christs divinity and his role as the savior of the world.
Ezekiel was among the first deportees and probably wrote much of the book from the perspective of exile in babylon between the first deportation in 598 and the destruction of jerusalem in 586. However, many are not aware of the numerous specific prophecies from joseph which were never fulfilled. It is enough to say that the prophecies of the destruction and salvation of israel are fulfilled in a very precise way by the restoration of the gospel and the coming forth of the book of mormon. Mormons claim that the stick of judah is the bible. The book of mormon testifies that the lord is actively overseeing his creation and always reaching out to his children on earth to encourage good choices righteous living in obedience to his commandments. A devout mormon, he established a policy of placing both a copy of the book of mormon and the bible in every room of every marriott property. The bible records many prophecies that have already been fulfilled as well as many that have yet to happen. How awful and awesome and evil it is when one pretends and professes to speak for god in leading men to salvation, but in fact has a message that is false, a doctrine that is not true, and a prophecy that will not come to pass. In this series, we are exploring some of the references to the lord jesus christ in the book of mormon. Bible true book of mormon geography lands, western new. The book of mormon another testament of jesus christ one stick for judah which is the bible and for joseph one stick of ephriam which is the book of mormon shall be one in the hand of the lord. Prophesies of the last days messages of the book of mormon.
Amazing prophecies fulfilled in the bible but thats just me. Additional scriptural prophecies fulfilled by the prophet. It would be impossible to discuss all of them, since the savior is mentioned an average of every 1. Other bible passages mormons might cite as predictions of smith or the book of mormon all fall into the same categories as those we have examined. See more ideas about bible prophecies fulfilled, bible and end times prophecy. During his life, smith made several prophecies, many documented in the doctrine and covenants, a book of scripture in several of the movements denominations. The bible has three land prophecies that can identify book of mormon lands. The book of mormon, like the bible, is a collection of smaller books, with 1 nephi being the first one we currently have.
Bible prophecies of the book of mormon book of mormon facts. Scriptural prophecies fulfilled by the prophet joseph. Yet the lord has revealed to his latterday prophets when these key end time prophecies will be fulfilled. Many prophets foreknew and foretold of joseph smiths life and mission. A prophecy of the book of mormon and the bible coming together. Joseph wrote many prophecies and most of them were fulfilled during his lifetime, if some other were not fulfilled in the same way, we should think that jesus himself explained that even in the bible there were prophecies to be fulfilled in the future. To avoid circular reasoning, the first question we must ask is. How do we know that the bible is the word of god, and not the apocrypha, the quran, the book of mormon, etc answer.
These and many other fulfilled prophecies provide subtle yet intriguing evidence of the book of mormon s impressive complexity and consistency. How does prophecy shape the book of mormons content and. Unlike the quran and the book of mormon, the bible was written by around 40 authors over 1,500 years. God perceives all that is real and true and guides his children on earth accordingly through his spirit, his prophets, the scriptures, and other means. You see, fulfilled prophecy is one of the things that makes the bible the most unique book in the world. Prophecy in the book of mormon encyclopedia of mormonism. Here are more of the scriptural prophecies fulfilled by the prophet joseph. The second section of stoners book, science speaks, is entitled prophetic accuracy. The founder of the calvary chapel system, chuck smith, published the book end times in 1979.
Science speaks in the bible part 2 of 6 the christ in. In a previous article from this series, we discussed a vision lehi, a prophet, had about various reactions people have upon learning about jesus christ. The bible is one witness of jesus christ, the book of mormon is a second witness, and the records of the lost 10 tribes, yet to be revealed, will be at least one more witness see 2 nephi 29. The presence of prophets and of contemporary prophecies were important to the book of mormon people. Unfulfilled christian religious predictions wikipedia. The white horse prophecy is the popular name of an influential but disputed version of a statement on the future of the latter day saints popularly called the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and the united states. Prophecy in the book of mormon the annotated bible. If end times means the prophesied events that will occur preceding the second coming of jesus christ and the inauguration of his millennial reign on the earth, yes indeed, mormons believe in the end times. In fact, god restored his ancient church because we are in the end times right now. There is plenty of evidence once again see farms for details that the word translated as sticks meant writing boards, or primitive books. God calls prophets to teach his commandments, warn against sin, and prophesy of future events.