The
Last Days
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| The
Last Days |
| "The term 'last days' refers to the current
period of time, the preparatory era before the second coming of
the Christ." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| Dispensation of the Fullness of
Times |
| "The central work of the "dispensation of
the fulness of times" consists of bringing together
all gospel ordinances and truths of past dispensations
and some items unique to the last days." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| The
Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ |
| "When Latter-day Saints speak of the
"restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ"
they refer primarily to the restoration that has occurred
in the latter days, establishing the dispensation of the
fulness of times (Eph. 1:10; D&C 27:13). However,
there have been a number of restorations of the gospel
over the history of the earth." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| The Second Coming of Jesus Christ |
| Latter-day Saints "affirm that there is an
actual Messiah, that he will come at some future time to
the earth, and that only through his coming and the
events associated therewith will a millennial age of
peace, harmony, and joy begin." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Signs
of the Times |
| "The phrase "signs of the times" was
used by Jesus Christ when he reproved certain antagonists
for not recognizing earlier prophecies relative to his
second advent." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| Millennium |
| "As a generic term, "Millennium"
connotes any period of 1,000 years' duration. In the
Judeo-Christian tradition, however, one such period
stands preeminent, namely, that future time when peace
and righteousness will prevail under the direct
providence of God and his messiah." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| New
Jerusalem |
| "The tenth article
of faith, written by the
Prophet Joseph Smith in 1842, declares that the New
Jerusalem will be built upon the American continent."
Encyclopedia of Mormonism |
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| Armageddon |
| "The name Armageddon is a Greek transliteration
of the Hebrew har megiddo, mountain of Megiddo, and is
used by John the Revelator to symbolize the assembling of
a vast world army in the last days (Rev. 16:16)." Encyclopedia
of Mormonism |
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| Fulness
of the Gentiles |
| The "fulness of the Gentiles" is a term for
a doctrine signifying the point at which gentiles are
offered the blessings of the gospel. |
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| Great
and Abominable Church |
| "The titles church of the devil and great and
abominable church are used to identify all churches or
organizations of whatever name or nature -- whether
political, philosophical, educational, economic social,
fraternal, civic, or religious -- which are designed to
take men on a course that leads away from God and his
laws and thus from salvation in the kingdom of God."
Mormon Doctrine, p. 139 |
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| David,
Prophetic Figure of Last Days |
| "...prophecy states that a model ruler in the
last days will be "raised up" from David's
lineage." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism |
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| (See Basic Beliefs home
page; The Gospel of Jesus Christ
home page) |
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