Posted by:
baura
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Date: March 09, 2013 03:34AM
There are SO many specific predictions in the BOM. I mean
prophecies that leave no wiggle room for "interpretation." And
all of them are things that Joseph Smith would have already
known. Such as
The prophet who would bring it forth was named "Joseph" and his
father would also be named "Joseph."
The mother of Jesus would be named "Mary" (what I like about
this one is that it is completely of no use to the Nephites or
anyone else in the "new world" whatsoever).
The messiah would be named "Jesus Christ." Even the Old
Testament doesn't get it that precise (and this is not even
taking into account that "messiah" is the Hebrew word and
"Christ" is the Greek word for the same thing.
The little "history lesson" that the angel gives to Nephi about
Columbus and the revolutionary war etc. ends just before Joseph
Smith's time and then the "prophecy" gets all conditional--if
they're good, then good things and if they're bad then bad
things, etc.
There's even the Anthon affair mentioned in clear detail
including the "I cannot read a sealed book."
All this stuff clearly, and in stark detail "predicted" by the
BOM and all stuff that JS would have known. However no mention
of the Civil war, the Trail of tears, the reservation system,
even the founding of the LDS Church (which hadn't happened
yet). Nothing about WWI or WWII. No details about anything
AFTER 1830.
When you throw in the fact that Lehi's dream is detail for
detail identical to Joseph Smith's father's dream it's not hard
to see what's going on here.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 03/09/2013 03:39AM by baura.