170 years ago today - 170 years ago - After Oct 21, 1844

Alice Felt Tyler describes William Miller's failed prediction of the end of the world:

' ... Preparations for the end were made by countless hundreds of joyous or desperate souls. White cloth was purchased and made into ascension robes. Nearly all secular business was neglected ... Voting was light ... Tents were put up outside cities ... and hundreds of people assembled on the night of October 21 [1844] to keep their vigil together. No provision was made for food ... the tension was intolerable ... There were several suicides, and as the dawn of October 23 served notice that "time continued" regardless of prophecy, some heart-broken Millennialists were led away insane. '

[Joseph Smith had denounced Miller's prophecies]

[Source: Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source]

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  1. In our day and time these are the same deluded people who are erroneously saying that the the so-called "pre-tribulation Rapture" (more correctly known as the 1st Resurrection) is imminent or very near. Some are even making millions of dollars selling books propagating their false interpretation of this event. The POST-TRIBULATION 1st Resurrection is still at least 1000 years ahead. All the prophecies of the Book of Mormon have to be fulfilled first while men and women are still in a flesh and blood state. Many many events have to occur first:

    1. Full-blooded American Indian Moses the Choice Seer comes forth.

    2. All 11 sacred records come forth and are translated thru him.

    3. Restoration of the 10 lost tribes + American Indians (tribe of Joseph of Egypt thru BOTH Ephraim & Manasseh his 2 sons) to the rightful ownership and governorship of all their lands of inheritance. The 10 lost tribes are the aboriginal/indigenous peoples of Asia, Australia, the Pacific Isles, Nunavut, and Greenland.

    4. The destruction of all wickedness and abominations from off the face of this land and the whole earth.

    5. The building of the city of the New Jerusalem (i.e., Zion) on this land of the current 48 states of the USA. American Indians to build it with the Gentiles only assisting them.

    6. The uniting of many groups to The Great and Abominable Church (RC church + LDS church + others) and the ultimate and complete destruction of this church.

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