PREDESTINATION AND ELECTION.

Bible.

Rom. viii. 29 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren.

1 Pet. i. 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.

Eph. i. 4 According as He hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;

8 Wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence:

9 Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself:

10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth: even in him.

11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will.

Exod. xxxiii. 13 This nation is thy people.-19 I will shew mercy on whom I wili shew mercy.-Deut. vii. 6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord.-Isa. xlii. 1 Mine elect. xlv. 4 Israel mine elect.-lxv. 9, 22 Mine elect.xlii. 6 I the Lord have called thee.-xlix. 1 The Lord hath called me from the womb.-Hag. ii. 23 The Lord chose Zerubbabel.-Matt. xxiv. 22 The elect's sake.-Luke xviii. 7 Will not God avenge His own elect.-Acts ii. 23 The deter

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minate counsel and foreknowledge of God.-xiii. 2 The Lord called Barnabas and Saul.-xv. 18 Known unto God are all His works.-Rom. iii. 25 Whom God hath set forth. -ix. 11 That the purposes of God might stand according to election.-xi. 5 According to the election of grace.-7 But the election hath obtained it.-28 But as touching the election.-ix. 22, 23 Vessels of mercy and of wrath.-Exod. xi. 16 I have raised thee up, that in thee I may shew my power. -1 Cor. vii. 20 Let every man abide in the calling whereunto he is called.-Rom. xi. 2 Those whom God foreknew.-Col. iii. 12 Put on, therefore, as the elect.-2 Tim. ii. 10 The elects' sake. Titus i. 1 The faith of God's elect.-2 Eternal life promised before the world began.-1 Thess. i. 4 Your election of God.-2 Thess. ii. 1-14 Called by our Gospel.-Heb. iii. 1 Partakers of the heavenly calling.-1 Pet. i. 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God.-20 Who verily was foreordained.—ii. 9 But ye are a chosen generation.—v. 10 But the God of grace hath called us.-Rev. xiii. 8 Whose names are not written in the Book of Life.

Book of Mormon.

[For information on this subject, see "Priesthood;" also "General Judgment and Eternal Rewards and Punishments.”] Doctrine and Covenants.

Sec. vi. 3 Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you, with whom the Priesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers, for ye are lawful heirs, according to the flesh, and have been hid from the world with Christ in God; therefore your life and the Priesthood hath remained and must needs remain through you and your lineage, until the restoration of all things spoken by the mouths of all the holy Prophets since the world began.

Sec. x. 2 Verily, I say unto you, that ye are chosen out of the world to declare my Gospel with the sound of rejoicing, as with the voice of a trump. And ye are called to bring to pass the gathering of mine elect, for mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts; wherefore the decree hath gone forth from the Father, that they shall be gathered in unto one place upon the face of this land.

THE TIMES, FULNESS OF, AND PROMISES TO THE GENTILES.

Bible.

Acts xiii. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Gal. iii. 14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Eph. ii. 11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands.

12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby.

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the Saints, and of the household of God;

20 And are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. -[See the whole chapter.]

Gen. x. 5 The isles of the Gentiles.-Isa. xi. 10 An ensign to which the Gentiles shall seek.-xlii. 1-6 Jesus to bring judgment to the Gentiles.-xlix. 22 God will lift up His hand to the Gentiles.-lx. 3 The Gentiles shall come to thy rising.[See the whole chapter.] Ixii. 2 The Gentiles shall see thy brightness.-Jer. xvi. 19 The Gentiles shall come unto thee. Mal. i. 11 My name shall be great among the Gentiles.-Matt. xii. 21 In his name shall the Gentiles trust.-John vii. 35 Will he go and teach the Gentiles.Acts ix. 15 Saul chosen of God to bear the Gospel to the Gentiles.-xi. 18 God hath granted unto the Gentiles repentance. -xviii. 6 I will go unto the Gentiles.-xxi. 19 What things God had wrought among the Gentiles.-Rom i. 16 To the Jew and to the Greek.-x. 12 There is no difference between the Jew and the Greek.-xi. 11 Salvation is come unto the Gentiles.-25 Until the fulness of the Gentiles is come in.— [See the whole chapter.] 1 Cor. i. 24 To both Jew and Greek, Christ is the power of God.-Gal. iii. 28 Jew and Greek one in Christ Jesus.-Eph. iii. 6-8 The Gentiles to be fellowheirs.-1 Tim. iii. 16 Preached unto the Gentiles.- Acts xiv. 1 Jews and Greeks believed.-xviii. 4 Paul persuaded the Jews and Greeks.-xx. 21 Testifying to the Jews, and also to the Greeks.

Book of Mormon.

1 Nephi iii. The whole chapter contains many promises unto the Gentiles.-2 Nephi iii. 2 America to be a land of liberty to the Gentiles.-xi. 12 It must needs be that the Gentiles be convinced. - [This chapter, and chapter xi. contain many prophecies in relation to the seed of the Gentiles.] Jacob iii. Contains the parables of the wild and tame olive-trees.-Nephi vii. 2, 3, 4 The promises of Jesus unto the Gentiles.-ix. 11, 12 Further promises to the Gentiles.

Doctrine and Covenants.

Sec. xv. 2 I have sent mine everlasting covenant into the world for the Gentiles to seek to it.-3 The remnants of Israel to remain among all nations until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.-4 The fulness of the Gospel to come forth when the times of the Gentiles shall come in.-lxxxv. 3 Salvation to go forth to the Gentiles first, and then to the Jews. [See Sec. cviii.]

APPENDIX.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS WHICH HAVE TRANSPIRED IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, FROM A.D. 1820 TO 1856.

1820.

Early in the spring, J. Smith, jun. had his first vision.

1823.

September 21; J. Smith, jun. had a second vision, in which was revealed to him the existence of the Plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated. The next day he opened the place where the Plates were deposited, and saw them.

1827.

January 18; J. Smith, jun. married Emma Hale.September 22, J. Smith, jun. obtained possession of the Plates of the Book of Mormon, the Urim and Thummim, and Breast-plate.

1828.

February; Martin Harris showed some of the characters transcribed from the Plates, and the translation of them to Professor Anthon and Dr. Mitchell, of New York.