The Collected Works of Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith Jr.

      Revelation through Joseph Smith Kirtland, Ohio, December 27, 1832.

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      History of the Church 1:302-12.

      ¹ Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you who have assembled yourselves together to receive his will concerning you:

      ² Behold, this is pleasing unto your Lord, and the angels rejoice over you; the alms of your prayers have come up into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth, and are recorded in the book of the names of the sanctified, even them of the celestial world.

      ³ Wherefore, I now send upon you another Comforter, even upon you my friends, that it may abide in your hearts, even the Holy Spirit of promise; which other Comforter is the same that I promised unto my disciples, as is recorded in the testimony of John.

      ⁴ This Comforter is the promise which I give unto you of eternal life, even the glory of the celestial kingdom;

      ⁵ Which glory is that of the church of the Firstborn, even of God, the holiest of all, through Jesus Christ his Son

      ⁶ He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;

      ⁷ Which truth shineth. This is the light of Christ. As also he is in the sun, and the light of the sun, and the power thereof by which it was made.

      ⁸ As also he is in the moon, and is the light of the moon, and the power thereof by which it was made;

      ⁹ As also the light of the stars, and the power thereof by which they were made;

      ¹⁰ And the earth also, and the power thereof, even the earth upon which you stand.

      ¹¹ And the light which shineth, which giveth you light, is through him who enlighteneth your eyes, which is the same light that quickeneth your understandings;

      ¹² Which light proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space

      ¹³ The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.

      ¹⁴ Now, verily I say unto you, that through the redemption which is made for you is brought to pass the resurrection from the dead.

      ¹⁵ And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.

      ¹⁶ And the resurrection from the dead is the redemption of the soul.

      ¹⁷ And the redemption of the soul is through him that quickeneth all things, in whose bosom it is decreed that the poor and the meek of the earth shall inherit it.

      ¹⁸ Therefore, it must needs be sanctified from all unrighteousness, that it may be prepared for the celestial glory;

      ¹⁹ For after it hath filled the measure of its creation, it shall be crowned with glory, even with the presence of God the Father;

      ²⁰ That bodies who are of the celestial kingdom may possess it forever and ever; for, for this intent was it made and created, and for this intent are they sanctified.

      ²¹ And they who are not sanctified through the law which I have given unto you, even the law of Christ, must inherit another kingdom, even that of a terrestrial kingdom, or that of a telestial kingdom.

      ²² For he who is not able to abide the law of a celestial kingdom cannot abide a celestial glory.

      ²³ And he who cannot abide the law of a terrestrial kingdom cannot abide a terrestrial glory.

      ²⁴ And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory.

      ²⁵ And again, verily I say unto you, the earth abideth the law of a celestial kingdom, for it filleth the measure of its creation, and transgresseth not the law

      ²⁶ Wherefore, it shall be sanctified; yea, notwithstanding it shall die, it shall be quickened again, and shall abide the power by which it is quickened, and the righteous shall inherit it.

      ²⁷ For notwithstanding they die, they also shall rise again, a spiritual body.

      ²⁸ They who are of a celestial spirit shall receive the same body which was a natural body; even ye shall receive your bodies, and your glory shall be that glory by which your bodies are quickened.

      ²⁹ Ye who are quickened by a portion of the celestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.

      ³⁰ And they who are quickened by a portion of the terrestrial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.

      ³¹ And also they who are quickened by a portion of the telestial glory shall then receive of the same, even a fulness.

      ³² And they who remain shall also be quickened; nevertheless, they shall return again to their own place, to enjoy that which they are willing to receive, because they were not willing to enjoy that which they might have received.

      ³³ For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift? Behold, he rejoices not in that which is given unto him, neither rejoices in him who is the giver of the gift.

      ³⁴ And again, verily I say unto you, that which is governed by law is also preserved by law and perfected and sanctified by the same.

      ³⁵ That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment. Therefore, they must remain filthy still.

      ³⁶ All kingdoms have a law given;

      ³⁷ And there are many kingdoms; for there is no space in the which there is no kingdom; and there is no kingdom in which there is no space, either a greater or a lesser kingdom.

      ³⁸ And unto every kingdom is given a law; and unto every law there are certain bounds also and conditions.

      ³⁹ All beings who abide not in those conditions are not justified.

      ⁴⁰ For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.

      ⁴¹ He comprehendeth all things, and all things are before him, and all things are round about him; and he is above all things, and in all things, and is through all things, and is round about all things; and all things are by him, and of him, even God, forever and ever.

      ⁴² And again, verily I say unto you, he hath given a law unto all things, by which they move in their times and their seasons;

      ⁴³ And their courses are fixed, even the courses of the heavens and the earth, which comprehend the earth and all the planets.

      ⁴⁴ And they give light to each other in their times and in their seasons, in their