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Quote But the woman is united to her husband in the bridal chamber. And those who have been united in the bridal chamber shall no longer be separated.   The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Possible Parallels to Mormon Doctrine and Practices Monday, 09 August 2004 Article Index The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Possible Parallels to Mormon Doctrine and Practices 1 - Prayer 2 - Restoration 3 - Church of Some Type 4 - Conclave 5 - Bishops and Presiding Bishops 6 - Godhead of Three 7 - Tithing 8 - Theology of History and a Plan 9 - Doctrine of Translation 10 - Restoration in Last Days 12 - Laying on of Hands 14 - Genealogy 15 - Tradition of Buried Records 17 - New Name and Key Words 19 - Patriarchal Blessings 20 - Temple to be Built in Last Days 21 - World to be Destroyed by Fire 22 - New Jerusalem 23 - Melchizedek 24 - Messianic Vision 25 - Urim and Thummin 26 - Zenos the Lost Prophet 27 - The Devil 28 - Baptismal Rites 29 - Assembly of Gods 30 - Elect of God 31 - The 10 Copies of Isaiah 32 - Two Witnesses 33 - Prophets Page 14 of 30 15. TRADITION OF BURIED RECORDS: Some of the scrolls were deliberately stored in jars, and put into caves, some were so saved about 35 B.C. others were just tossed into nearby caves when the Romans of the Tenth Legion destroyed their compound, about 70 A.D. SCHONFIELD, p 159 states: "All these considerations, and many more, when we go over the records, tell in my opinion of a gigantic effort, of the most careful planning and preparation, so that the Elect of the period of the Consummation would be primed with everything they would need. Everything would be in the books, nothing neglected, and all the books safely stored for their predestined purposes." And "It would appear that in the caves of the Khirbet Qumran area we have stumbled upon books designed for the faithful in the last great struggle with evil, books for the skilled to understand and not meant to be accessible before the time, as well as other books permitted to be circulated among the uninitiated." Who are the skilled? Who are the initiated? Who get any mileage out of the Scrolls today? {mospagebreak title=16 - Peculiar Manner of Burying the Scrolls}16. PECULIAR MANNER OF BURYING THE SCROLLS: Those scrolls found in jars, were wrapped in linen cloths, soaked with linseed oil, then put into jars of Egyptian manufacture not to come forth before their time, and then only the skilled would understand them. << Prev - Next >> Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 July 2006 )   < Prev   Next > [ Back ]

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