“The Church,” said the Prophet, “is not fully organized, in its proper order, and cannot be, until the Temple is completed, where places will be provided for the administration of the ordinances of the Priesthood.”13, On April 8, 1844, speaking at the Church conference in Nauvoo, the Prophet told the Saints that he had “received instructions from the Lord that from henceforth wherever the Elders of Israel shall build up churches and branches unto the Lord throughout the States, there shall be a stake of Zion. ), The interest of the Saints in the building of temples and the city of Zion was great in those early days. I always thought his baptism was more of an example and not needed. It is certain that he did not obtain such knowledge from men, because they did not have it. Without the great outpouring of spirit and power given in those temples, it is doubtful whether the Church could have survived. The scripture reference would be Ephesians 4:8 from Psalm 68:18. Hell/Hades is the abode of the dead. 28:17. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, : The views and opinions expressed in these forums do not necessarily reflect those of Catholic Answers. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. You will recall that in the twenty-eighth chapter of Genesis there is an account of his return to the land of his father to seek a wife from among his own people. Idolatrous peoples also built temples that were consecrated to the worship of their respective idols. Sure enough, St. Peter checked it out, came back and said, “You’re right. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, he has gone to free from sorrow the captives Adam and Eve, he who is both God and the son of Eve. The temple, though degraded to many commercial uses, was associated with many incidents in the earthly life of the Savior. James E. Talmage, The House of the Lord (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1912), p. 2. Thanks for the hilarious joke. This is a wonderful site, its nice having gods word to turn to.thanks. The relationship between the spirit of gathering and the interest in temples was thus explained by the Prophet. But if it actually opened up the gates of heaven, then it was needed. The man continued to pray that his wealth could follow him. At the sight of him Adam, the first man he had created, struck his breast in terror and cried out to everyone: “My Lord be with you all.” Christ answered him: “And with your spirit.” He took him by the hand and raised him up, saying: “Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” I am your God, who for your sake have become your son. Soon afterward, he died and showed up at the gates of heaven to greet St. Peter. 1971, 12. The enemy led you out of the earthly paradise. So he will get in Heaven just like other prophets and faithfull after judgement day. Taking for his text the words of the Savior, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!” (Matt. The great eternal principles of preexistence, eternal marriage, resurrection, exaltation, the nature of God and our relationship to him—all of these and the other great principles of the gospel focus upon temple work. 50 min. Hmmm…i had never heard that before. Bad, evil and unbeliever people will drop in Hell. Bad, evil and unbeliever people will drop in Hell. Sun is not needed in Heaven because God and Jesus constantly radiate a brilliant holy light. His Baptism WAS an example. Temples are great fortresses for righteousness in the world. Alma 16:13; Alma 23:2; Alma 26:9; Hel. This scripture has put apostate Christianity on the horns of a dilemma. So Gates of Heaven will be opened at that time. The sword that pierced me has sheathed the sword that was turned against you. He is able to ‘traverse’ the barrier between Heaven and Hell (and earth). I greatly admire the picture of Jesus opening the gates of heaven and would like to know how one might obtain a higher quality image of it. Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet. I therefore consider the Salt Lake Temple, in which the sweetheart of my youth and I were sealed together for time and eternity, as the gate to heaven for me. The building of temples today is, therefore, distinctively an activity of the Church of Jesus Christ. Overjoyed, the man gathered his largest suitcase and filled it with pure gold bars and placed it beside his bed. Soon after Israel “escaped from the environment of Egyptian idolatry,” Jehovah required them “to prepare a sanctuary, wherein [he] would manifest His presence and make known His will as their accepted Lord and King.”7 Pursuant to detailed specifications received from Jehovah, they built, with the finest material available to them, the tabernacle that housed the Ark of the Covenant. Rather it is referring to the Hebrew concept of “sheol,” which was the underworld where all of the dead were sent, not just the damned. Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet. But if it actually opened up the gates of heaven, then it was needed. Ccc 536 says the gates of heaven were opened at jesus’ baptism. If you love Jesus. “I would advise all the Saints to go to with their might and gather together all their living relatives to this place, that they may be sealed and saved, that they may be prepared against the day that the destroying angel goes forth. …, “The question is frequently asked, ‘Can we not be saved without going through with all those ordinances, etc?’ I would answer, No, not the fullness of salvation. My sleep will rouse you from your sleep in hell. I could be wrong as I am not in any way educated in ancient hebrew and greek, but I think “sheol” was translated into ancient greek as “hades” which translates into English as “hell.”. We all know what the necessary ordinances of the gospel are: first, baptism; second, laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. Leading captives into Heaven comes later, after Christ’s death. ), Later, Jacob referred to teaching the people of Nephi in the temple.1, About 121 B.C., “king Limhi sent a proclamation among all his people, that thereby they might gather themselves together to the temple to hear the words which he should speak unto them.” (Mosiah 7:17.).