“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!” (Isa. 28:1)
“They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of a deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.” (Isa. 29:9-10)
“But they also have erred through wine, and ...through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.” Isaiah 28:7-8
“They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of a deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.” (Isa. 29:9-10)
“But they also have erred through wine, and ...through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.” Isaiah 28:7-8
“And I will tread down the people in my anger, and I will make them drunk in my fury....” (Isa. 63:6)
“The words of Isaiah are not plain unto you, nevertheless they are plain unto all those that are filled with the spirit of prophecy.” (2 Nephi 25:4)
“In the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled, men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.” (2 Nephi 25:7)
“Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.” (Isa. 28:2)
---> The truth alone (brought by the light of the first fruits/servants in our day) is enough to bring down the pride and false teachings within the gentile kingdom. It has begun!
“The words of Isaiah are not plain unto you, nevertheless they are plain unto all those that are filled with the spirit of prophecy.” (2 Nephi 25:4)
“In the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled, men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.” (2 Nephi 25:7)
“Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.” (Isa. 28:2)
---> The truth alone (brought by the light of the first fruits/servants in our day) is enough to bring down the pride and false teachings within the gentile kingdom. It has begun!
This ties into what I was being taught during the last General Conference. When the Presiding Bishop started speaking the following came to me-
ReplyDeleteIn my mind the importance of being taught by Heaven and NOT by the precepts of men.
Vomit came to mind. So I went straight to the topical guide and found the following scriptures:
Prov 26:11 Isa 28:8 Johnah 2:10 2Pet 2:22 3Ne 7:8
Woe to the drunkards of Emphraim
Trust in the Lord.
As he ended his talk, I was prompted not to add my "Amen" to his.
I think this is the first time I have done that (not adding my amen) I did that a few more times during General Conference and again at church on Sunday during 3rd hour.
I have been pondering "taking the Lord's name in Vain".
Don't we do that when we close in Christ name after a testimony, lesson, prayer, or talk IF they are not in fact the word and will of Christ given to us?
I read all your post. Sounds like you are also apart of the "Fellowship of the Suffering Christ." I am also awaiting the Perfect Day (D&C 93:1).