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There is a successive putting on and off of garments or animal skins, the soul after death had to ascend to the highest heaven and passing through the gates, every gate being watched by a warder. The ascent motive only occurs in a continuated form, they will bear it the soul to the eternal rest. |
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The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Possible Parallels to Mormon Doctrine and Practices |
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Monday, 09 August 2004 |
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Page 10 of 30 9. DOCTRINE OF
TRANSLATION:
GENESIS APOCHROPHON, p. 16,
Lamech, son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, as a problem and
wishes to have Methuselah inquire of Enoch on his behalf, "begging him
to go to his father, Enoch, who abides with angels and is all-knowing.
Methuselah goes to Enoch to learn the truth from him." We learn from
JOSEPH SMITH'S EGYPTIAN ALPHABET AND GRAMMER (large edition) that
Methuselah had a Urim and Thummim (p. 24) and discovered Kolob: "Kolob
in the first degree. It signifies the first great grand governing fixed
star which is the fartherest that ever has been discovered by the
fathers which was discovered by Methuselah and also by Abraham," p. 34.
"Kolob..the eldest (first created of this order) of all the Stars,
(the closest to where God Dwells, Abraham 3:9, and D&C 130), the
greatest body of the heavenly bodies that ever was discovered by man"
p. 32. MILIK, p. 20, dealing with some of aspects of the Book of Enoch,
found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and related materials, refers to "A
clear reference to the last section of the Astronomical Book of Enoch
which lists many names of angels, presiding stars" JOSEPH SMITH'S
EGYPTIAN ALPHABET AND GRAMMER, p. 24, gives a list of the twelve stars
that govern. Also see Facsimile No. 2 and its explanation in the Pearl
of Great Price. Abraham 3:9 also states that "Kolob is set nigh unto
the throne of God to govern all those planets which belong to the SAME
ORDER AS THAT UPON WHICH THOU STANDEST." This introduces us to an
interesting geography of the Universe. The Church Doctrine is that
there is only one Universe (PROGRAM OF THE CHURCH, by John A. Widtsoe,
p. 188), so all the contents of the Universe, the various kingdoms of
glory and no glory, and the Celestial as well as the material mortal
universe restricted by the type of matter that comprises the
son-moon-stars and bodies of this order, and the various spirit
kingdoms, are all geographical aspects of this one Universe. But it
raises astrophysical question, how is the matter of this order, or this
part of the universe protected? And the answer is found in the EGYPTIAN
GRAMMER BOOK, p. 24, "so God has set the bounds of light lest it pass
over and consume the planets." MILIK further comments on allusions to
other Enoch materials and quotes passages that refer to Kokabel,
"Star of God". Compare this with Kokaubeam, the plural for stars found
in Abraham 3:13. There is much more to be said on this, but it will be
treated at a later date with additional materials and sources.
GASTER, p. 358, in the MEMMOIRS OF THE PATRIARCHS, especially
LAMECH, states that "Enoch who, in reward for his piety, and been
translated to heaven (or to the ends of the earth) and made privy to
celestial lore." Methuselah, at the request of his son Lamech, who
implored him greatly, makes contact with his father Enoch. (1QapGen,
YADIN, p. 17). Enoch is a translated being and like all Translated
Beings has access to the Celestial Kingdom (Moses 7:31).
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