President John Taylor
Mormon President John Taylor quoted and commented on Revelations 14:1. "John says: 'And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. Their 'Father's name,' bless me! that is GOD! Well done for Mormonism; one hundred and forty four thousand GODS, among the tribes of Israel, and, two living Gods and the Holy Ghost, for this world! Such knowledge is too wonderful for men, unless they possess the spirit of Gods" (John Taylor, The Gospel Kingdom, p. 29).
The old mormon teachings did not allow a man with one wife to become a god. Brigham Young said, "The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy (Journal of Discourses 11:269).
Revelations 14:4 gives an interesting detail about the 144,000. This verse tells us that "they are virgins". If you have a wife or more than one wife, then you are no longer a virgin. In the old mormon teachings, virgins didn't become gods. Mormon President John Taylor missed the mark on the 144,000 virgin evangelists. Also, it is a very serious matter when someone tries to introduce us to other gods.
Deuteronomy 13:1-4 has a warning about prophets and dreamers: "If there arise among you a prophet, or dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD you God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD you God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God , and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him."
President John Taylor is considered a prophet by many people. The Bible warns us not to "hearken unto" the words of this type of prophet.
The old mormon teachings did not allow a man with one wife to become a god. Brigham Young said, "The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy (Journal of Discourses 11:269).
Revelations 14:4 gives an interesting detail about the 144,000. This verse tells us that "they are virgins". If you have a wife or more than one wife, then you are no longer a virgin. In the old mormon teachings, virgins didn't become gods. Mormon President John Taylor missed the mark on the 144,000 virgin evangelists. Also, it is a very serious matter when someone tries to introduce us to other gods.
Deuteronomy 13:1-4 has a warning about prophets and dreamers: "If there arise among you a prophet, or dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD you God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD you God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God , and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him."
President John Taylor is considered a prophet by many people. The Bible warns us not to "hearken unto" the words of this type of prophet.
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