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Joseph Smith Translation Genesis 9:21-25
21 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant, which I made unto thy father Enoch; that, when men should keep all my commandments, Zion should again come on the earth, the city of Enoch which I have caught up unto myself.

22 And this is mine everlasting covenant, that when thy posterity shall embrace the truth, and look upward, then shall Zion look downward, and all the heavens shall shake with gladness, and the earth shall tremble with joy;

23 And the general assembly of the church of the firstborn shall come down out of heaven, and possess the earth, and shall have place until the end come. And this is mine everlasting covenant, which I made with thy father Enoch.

24 And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will establish my covenant unto thee, which I have made between me and thee, for every living creature of all flesh that shall be upon the earth.

25 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and thee; for all flesh that shall be upon the earth.

See my notes in Moses 7:62-64.

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Joseph Smith Translation Genesis 14:26-32
26 Now Melchizedek was a man of faith, who wrought righteousness; and when a child he feared God, and stopped the mouths of lions, and quenched the violence of fire.

27 And thus, having been approved of God, he was ordained an high priest after the order of the covenant which God made with Enoch,

28 It being after the order of the Son of God; which order came, not by man, nor the will of man; neither by father nor mother; neither by beginning of days nor end of years; but of God;

29 And it was delivered unto men by the calling of his own voice, according to his own will, unto as many as believed on his name.

30 For God having sworn unto Enoch and unto his seed with an oath by himself; that every one being ordained after this order and calling should have power, by faith, to break mountains, to divide the seas, to dry up waters, to turn them out of their course;

31 To put at defiance the armies of nations, to divide the earth, to break every band, to stand in the presence of God; to do all things according to his will, according to his command, subdue principalities and powers; and this by the will of the Son of God which was from before the foundation of the world.

32 And men having this faith, coming up unto this order of God, were translated and taken up into heaven.

See my notes on this subject in 1 Nephi 3:7. We too may develop similar faith and actions as the ancients like Melchizedek and Enoch, all according to the will of God.

184514-185H20, from Heavenly Father: "He then walked a few feet from my right, from behind the fountain. He came up to me and began to speak to my mind: 'Raphael, there is a sequence of steps that each of our children need to follow in order to develop the faith necessary to fulfill our every desire for them to do on earth.

The first step is for them to come in constant communication with us, their Gods. This is the level we are working on with you. This requires that you receive our word, our mind and will, and recognize for sure this is from us your Gods. Once you know our mind and will, if there is some step or action we wish you to fulfill, then you need to make sure you do all in your power to accomplish this. We will prepare and open up the way to make it so that you can fulfill our will (see 1 Nephi 3:7).

Once this becomes a standard behavior or practice, of you hearing our voice and then acting on whatever we direct you to do, then you will be our true and faithful servant! In continuing in this way of living, your faith will continue to grow, even to where you are exceedingly full of faith and action. You will have confidence in our presence, and our revelations will flow continually into your heart and mind, and will distill upon you as the dews from heaven. This connection between you, our child, and us, your Gods, will be constant, and will flow easily from us to you without any degree of compulsion or restriction. In addition, your desires will flow also to us, and we will order all things for your good (see D&C 121: 45-46, and D&C 111:11). In this state of oneness, whatever you ask of us you shall receive; if you knock it shall; be opened unto you (D&C 11:5).

It is in this state of full connection with us, your Gods, that you will develop the faith necessary to do as the ancients did, in commanding nature or the elements, and having them obey. We hold out this promise to act in our name not only to our faithful sons who are ordained after my order of the priesthood, but to our faithful daughters who are ordained after Heavenly Mother's order to a high priestess. Both are given access to our Godly power as they become one with us, and are ordained to this authority with our approval. They then may exercise our power on the earth, even as did Melchizedek and Enoch:

Joseph Smith Translation Genesis 14:26,29-31

"Now Melchizedek was a man of faith, who wrought righteousness; and when a child he feared God, and stopped the mouths of lions, and quenched the violence of fire.

And it was delivered unto men by the calling of his own voice, according to his own will, unto as many as believed on his name.

For God having sworn unto Enoch and unto his seed with an oath by himself; that every one being ordained after this order and calling should have power, by faith, to break mountains, to divide the seas, to dry up waters, to turn them out of their course.

To put at defiance the armies of nations, to divide the earth, to break up every band, to stand in the presence of God; to do all things according to his will, according to his command, subdue principalities and powers; and this by the will of the Son of God, which was from before the foundation of the world."

Raphael, once you and our faithful sons and daughters become one with us, our very servants, we will command you to act and do according to our desire. You will exercise the faith to act and to do our will. You will be courageous, and full of faith and confidence. At such a time, even the elements and all nature will obey your words, for you will be commanding even in the name of God and by our direct authority. Of yourself, you will do nothing except as a normal man. But in our behalf, you will act fully in our power and authority.'

I bowed my head before my Father, and asked him to please continue to purify, strengthen, and empower me to know his and Heavenly Mother's will, and then to act in all diligence, with all holiness of heart (see D&C 46:7) in doing their will. He then touched my head and I lifted it up. I then felt like I came back to the earth and ended my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ."

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Joseph Smith Translation Matthew 3:25
25 And he served under his father, and he spake not as other men, neither could he be taught; for he needed not that any man should teach him.

Jesus spake not as other men, and neither should we. How did he speak? He undoubtably spoke with love, conviction, great understanding, being filled with the Holy Ghost, and thereby receiving revelation from his father in heaven.

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Joseph Smith Translation Mark 9:40-41
40 Therefore, if thy hand offend thee, cut it off; or if thy brother offend thee and confess not and forsake not, he shall be cut off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands, to go into hell.

41 For it is better for thee to enter into life without thy brother, than for thee and thy brother to be cast into hell; into the fire that never shall be quenched, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

We should not depend on our leaders (our eyes), or standards (our feet), or our brethren (our hands) for our guidance if they lead us not aright. Verse 44 says it best: "let every man stand or fall, by himself, and not for another; or trusting another."

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Joseph Smith Translation John 1:10-11
10 Even the Son of God. He who was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Isn't it interesting how Jesus is rejected not only by the world, but also by his own (the saints who take upon themselves a covenant to always remember him).

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:1
1 And there appeared a great sign in heaven, in the likeness of things on the earth; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.

What follows in this chapter is like a play that is enacted in heaven, in likeness of things on the earth. There are several signs in heaven in this chapter which depict affairs that occur on the earth between satan and the kingdom of God and the church of God.

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:3
3 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up unto God and his throne.

Christ is to rule in the kingdom of God on this earth

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:5
5 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore years.

Early church fled to a place prepared by God to be nourished for 1260 years. I am not sure what these years represent. It sounds like this was something that happened in heaven.??

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:7
7 And the dragon prevailed not against Michael, neither the child, nor the woman which was the church of God, who had been delivered of her pains, and brought forth the kingdom of our God and his Christ.

The woman with the crown of 12 stars (12 tribes) delivered the kingdom of God and his Christ. The church first had to be established on earth, be delivered, and then bring forth the kingdom of God.

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:9-10
9 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ;

10 For the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

The kingdom of God in heaven is possible once Satan is cast out. The kingdom of God on earth will also be possible once Satan is bound.

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:14
14 Therefore, to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might flee into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

The woman to flee and be protected from Satan for 2500 years. This may refer to the early church when the 10 tribes left and went north, to the wilderness, to be nourished there for 2500 years.

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:15-16
15 And the serpent casteth out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helpeth the woman, and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth up the flood which the dragon casteth out of his mouth.

Now on the earth, the kingdom of God is taken away from men, by virtue of the Davidic king line of authority, with the 10 tribes who repented and fled to the north. The earth opening her mouth is likened to the access to the water opening to the inside surface of the earth where the tribes were nourished and protected from the dragon for 2500 years. When this is done, they will return from the lands of the north in the same way they escaped.

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Joseph Smith Translation Revelation 12:17
17 Therefore, the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

The remnant of the seed of the woman (early church) are the scattered remnants of Israel that have been gathered into the church in these last days. The remnant of her seed might more particularly apply to the house of Israel that is now being converted in Russia and other eastern Europe lands. Here is a prophecy of Elder John Widtsoe about Russia: Prophesy of Elder John A. Widtsoe, Prague Czecko Slovakia, August 1932. Communism is the work of the Devil. The Lord is using it to break down the hold of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches over the minds of men. When communism has completed its task of breaking this hold, it will pass out of existence almost over night. And then the Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) will send missionaries by the hundreds into the Slavic lands of Europe, including the mother land Russia. There is more of the blood of Israel in Western Russia than all the rest of Europe put together. And when the time comes to do missionary work there, the people will come into the church by the thousands. Whole villages and towns will join the church in groups. This Mission (Czecho Slovakia) is important because it is opening the door to the Slavic Nations. This language is the key to all Slavic languages and some of you in this room, will be called to do missionary work in Russia. There were eleven Missionaries present, Dr. Widtsoe and Mission President Arthur Gaeth. Signed Faithfully your Brother, T. R. HOLT (website source discontinued).

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