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White Skinned Mayan Indians Versus Dark Skinned Indians?

White Skinned Mayan Indians Versus Dark Skinned Indians?
Nebaj Vase showing a Tok’ Pakal or battle standard ( The Book of Mormon declares the Nephites were white skinned and the Lamanite dark skinned. ) Ancient Mayan murals reveal a white and dark skinned Indian. These same multi skinned colored Indians are mentioned in almost every page of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Ether, even mentions the Asian Connection.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAYAN MURALS OF DAILY LIFE DEPICT WHITE AND DARK SKINNED PEOPLE.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAYAN MURALS OF DAILY LIFE DEPICT WHITE AND DARK SKINNED PEOPLE.
Mural clearly depicts people of different skin colors living together, as Book of Mormon claims. National Geographic does not comment upon the skin color, but does tell us where mural came from. To read more click photo!

Spiro Mound Cross Inside Swastika

Spiro Mound Cross Inside Swastika
Oklahoma University excavated a shell georgette from the Oklahoma Spiro Mounds U.S.A. with engraved design. Copied onto paper, the design appears to be a Roman Solar Cross inside a swastika.

Tablet of the Cross

Tablet of the Cross
Close up photo of Cross Tablet [ Lord Kingsborough says, " The Mexicans had a tradition that Quetzalcoatl died on a cross" ( Mexican Antiquities, Vol. 6, p. 168 ) Please note the Tablet of the Cross photo comes from Palenque Mexico. The lost city of Paleque ( modern given name ) has 3 temples. The Temple of the cross, from which said tablet photo came from. Temple of the Sun, and Temple of the Foliated Cross.

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Weslyan University Expounds Upon the Palenque Temple of the Cross Group and Cross Tablet

Weslyan University Expounds Upon the Palenque Temple of the Cross Group and Cross Tablet
According Wesleyan University Edu. The Temples of the Cross Group, named after the above cruciform iconography of the central tablet of the Temple of the Cross. This ambitious architectural program was commissioned by K'inich Kan B'ahlam (635-702 CE) and was probably completed a little less than two years before its dedication in 692 CE. The beauty and complexity of the architectural, sculptural, and textual programs of the Cross Group have slowly emerged over the second half of the last century through the work of several generations of archaeologists, epigraphers, and art historians (see History). Hieroglyphic decipherment and art historical analysis are now at point where for the first time in centuries, people can again appreciate the poetic language of glyphic texts (see Glyphs), examine individual personalities, and ask ever more penetrating questions about the political, religious, and social life of the Maya both at Palenque and elsewhere in the Maya world. To read further click link.

QUETZALCOATL, 12 DISCIPLES? SHEPHERDS STAFF? THE WHITE GOD AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE; MEXICO CITY

QUETZALCOATL, 12 DISCIPLES?  SHEPHERDS STAFF? THE WHITE GOD AT THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE; MEXICO CITY
Diego Rivera a full blood Indian artist, completed a history of Mexico. The history is painted in murals on the vast inner walls of the presidential palace in Mexico City. Rivera's artistic history of Mexico begins with the depiction of the presence of Quetzalcoatl, the white god who visited ancient Mexico and means of his departure. Do you see a staff in similitude of shepherds crook? Please note there are 12 men, 10 men immediately in front of Quetzalcoatl, one man walking away, look lower right corner,the head of one man barely visible right hand corner. A seen straight from the Biblical account of the garden in Jerusalem, some men listening, some off to the side in prayer and meditation. This makes 12 men. Mentioned biblically, and by the Book of Mormon, Christ chose 12 disciples, whom Christ also called Apostles, a calling of Elder in the Ancient New Testament Church. Apostle is a Priesthood office. The 3 men standing left of the group may be the Aaronic Priesthood. While I freely admit I'm speculating, I find 12 men surrounding the White God Quetzalcoatl an very interesting coincidence.

MAYAN PYRAMID BARES TOMB OF EGYPTION TYPE

( New York Times - Chicago Tribune Dispatch - December 28, 1952 )

Mexico City Dec. 27 - Remarkable parallels with the burial customs of ancient Egypt have been found in a newly discovered Mayan tomb at Palenque Mexico. The cover of the tomb with the cross and undeciphered hierglyphics pictured above is one solid slab, twelve feet long, seven feet wide, and one foot thick, estimated to weigh six tons. Palenque anciently had a population of more than 100,000. Palenque is the modern name; the ancient name of the city is not known.

NEW YORK TIMES MAYAN SARCOPHOGUS LID

NEW YORK TIMES MAYAN SARCOPHOGUS LID
In 1952 Ruz Lhuillier was excavating the staircase of the Pyramid Temple when he found a sealed passageway that led to the burial crypt and sarcophagus of King Pakul. This was the first burial crypt found in Central America, let alone in a pyramid, and fueled a debate that the Incas were in some way connected to Egypt. The lid of the sarcophagus is the depiction of King Pakul.

Who Is Ruz Lhuillier?

Who Is Ruz Lhuillier?
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier (27 January 1906 – 25 August 1979) was a Mexican archaeologist. He specialized in pre -Colombian Mesoamerican archaeology and is well-known for leading the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) excavations at the Maya site of Palenque, where he found the tomb of the Maya ruler, Pakal. Ruz Lhuillier is sometimes referred to as the "Hitchcock of Archaeology".

Mayan Sarcophagus lid with Cross at Museum Mexico City

Mayan Sarcophagus lid with Cross at Museum Mexico City
Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology

Temple of the Cross

Temple of the Cross
The Temple of the Cross, one of three from the temple of the cross group. The other two consist of the Temple of the Son, and Temple of the Folated Cross. Palenque Mexico

A Precolumbian Christian Native American Indian?

A Precolumbian Christian Native American Indian?
In the book of 3 thrd Nephi of the Book of Mormon, we find testimony Jesus Christ came to Natives American Indians whom were decendants of Joseph of Egypt. Accredited Institutions such as the Smithsonian, Southern Baptist Convention, the Catholic Church and other religious/archaeological organizations claim there is no evidence for a pre Columbian Native American Christian Indian. Yet their claims are contradicted, by the very evidence they say does not exist. The University of Arizona pesents a picture of a Navajo woman weaving what we white Anglo Saxon people would identify as a Roman Lead Cross.

SPANISH MISSIONARIES WERE SHOCKED BY YALALAG CROSSES

SPANISH MISSIONARIES WERE SHOCKED BY YALALAG CROSSES
Book of Mormon, Book of Alma chpt 21:43-44 " So long as there should a band of Christians remain to posses the land. For thus were all the true believers of Christ which belonged to the church of God called by those who did not belong to the church, And those that did belong to the church were faithful," The Book of Mormon teaches everywhere within it's text, a Non Catholic, Christian Church in origin, consisting of Native Americans descending of Middle Eastern Hebrew and Asian peoples once was in America. Don't you think if this was true there would be archaeological evidences? The above photo consists of pre Columbian Native American jewelry called the Yalalag Crosses worn by native women when Hernado Cortez arrived. William Pescott says, " They [ Spanish Missionaries ] could not suppress their wonder as they beheld the cross, the sacred emblem of their own faith raised as an object of worship in the temples of Ahahuac " ( Conquest of Mexico Vol. 3 pp. 321,322 ).

Monte Alban Mexico

Monte Alban Mexico
Egyption Coptic Cross. Southern Mexico

JESUS CHRIST IN AMERICA BEFORE HERNADO CORTEZ OR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?

JESUS CHRIST IN AMERICA BEFORE HERNADO CORTEZ OR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?
Latin style cross tombs of Mitla Mexico. Photos taken from The Cruciform Structures of Mitla and Vicinity (1909), copyright expired, public domain.

Evidence Native Americans Knew About Jesus Christ Before the Spanish Inquisition of South America.

Evidence Native Americans Knew About Jesus Christ Before the Spanish Inquisition of South America.
This Blog is about Jesus Christ. About the Book of Mormon which has been much maligned by men who never heard or saw the truth. Even by some who don't want the truth seen by you or I. We of the western world need to open our eyes. We must wake up. We must believe God is real. We must begin to realized we cannot fit God into a small little box with a pretty red bow, only to open it on Sunday so we may have our small controled dose of God. God is everywhere. Therefore His people will be everywhere. Let's find the evidence of the other places Jesus Christ visited besides Jerusalem... The above photo comes from Monte Alban Mexico. The above cross in similitude to an Egyption Coptic Cross. What connections did Egypt and ancient Mexico have?

Ancient Mayan " Native American Christain " Cross Palenque Mexico.

Ancient Mayan " Native American Christain " Cross Palenque Mexico.
Book of Mormon 3 thrd Nephi declared Jesus Christ did come to the America's.

Wheels of Ancient America

Wheels of Ancient America
A 2000-year old pre-Columbian wheeled artifact displayed at the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in Santiago, Chile.

Wheels of the Book of Mormon

Wheels of the Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon declares the ancient inhabitants had horse drawn chariots. Critics have scoffed, because they say no chariot with wheels have been found. The American Indian was not advanced enough they say. So why do the the children's toys in El Salvador have wheels?

DID KING SOLOMON'S NAVY DISCOVER AMERICA FIRST?

DID KING SOLOMON'S NAVY DISCOVER AMERICA FIRST?
The Book of Mormon claims ancient Hebrews left Judea 650 B.C. and came to America. Israel National News ( IsraelINN.com ) 2008 makes no objections to ancient Hebrews living on the American Continent. Israel National News declares the Los Lunas New Mexico 10 Commandment Stone as authentic, quoting the Old Testament scriptures, illustrating the Biblical possibility of ancient Hebrew/Jews in America. Click above photo to read Israel National New's story about Jews in America.

ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO, JEWISH SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA B.C.

ISRAEL NATIONAL RADIO, JEWISH SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA B.C.
Did Jews and Hebrews Migrate To America, Before Columbus? Listen to Israel National Radio For More Click Photo Link.

Search All Things, Prove All Things True.

Dear reader. To read text articals pertaining Book of Mormon archaeology, scroll half way down.

If the Book of Mormon truly is an ancient history of America, we can search the Book of Mormon, then search archaeology to discover if the Book of Mormon is accurate. 1 Thessalonian's 5:21 states" Prove all things; hold fast that which is good". Only a fool does not test his or her Christian belief to see if it withstands scrutiny and " tough well reasoned questioning". He or she who does not test or question everything in life, religion or career has missed the boat, and the very meaning of life. Which is to find the better way spiritually and temporally, holding fast to that which is good.

The Book of Mormon In Bible Prophecy

The Book of Mormon In Bible Prophecy
The Bible has been much heralded as the inspired word of God by Christianity. But is the Book of Mormon of God? Or just a figment of Joseph Smith imagination?

JOSEPH SMITH FOUGHT POLYGAMY

JOSEPH SMITH FOUGHT POLYGAMY
Latter Day Saint's everywhere need not hang their heads when questioned about Joseph Smith's teaching and practice of polygamy. IT NEVER HAPPENED! Read the legal and historical evidences how men closest the prophet lied in order to justify Utah Mormon Polygamy. Click picture link to read more and decide for yourself if this book will fit your library.

THE BIBLICAL CHRIST CARRYING A SHEPHERDS STAFF

THE BIBLICAL CHRIST CARRYING A SHEPHERDS STAFF
In the Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi testifies Christ came to America. Christ, in Gospel of Luke is asked a question by the Apostle Peter most people miss. Peter ask Christ who He was, Christ's reply was, who do YOU/THEY say that I am. Luke 9:20. Native Americans record a white god who walked among them. When asked who He was, His reply was to ask, WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM? In ( 1964 ) Pierre Honore wrote a book who's title speaks for it'self. In Quest of the Fair God Pierre Honore illustrates a white God among the Native America, who was named many different names where ever He went. Mr. Honore says, " The legend of a particular white God has survived to our day from all ancient civilizations of Central and South America. The Toltecs and Aztecs of Mexico called Him Quetzalcoatl, the Incas called Him Viracocha To the Maya he was called Kulkulcan who brought them all their laws, and also their script, and was worshiped like a God by the entire people. To the Chibchas, he was Bochica, the white mantle of light. To the Aymara of Peru he was Hyustus, and to this day they will tell you he was fair and had blue eyes. Everywhere in the Indian states of Central and South America the legend of the White God is known, and always ends in the same way. The White God left his people with a solemn promise that he would one day come back."

CNN Report On Lost City of El Mirador

CNN Report On Lost City of El Mirador
CNN confirms Mayan story of creation, the " Popul Vuh " predates the arrival of the Spanish Conquestadores by a millennia. Proving there was a people as spoken of by the Book of Mormon who held and passed down such a knowledge to their decendants.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IN 2008 PUBLISHED INFORMATION AFFIRMING THE BOOK OF MORMON STORY.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IN 2008 PUBLISHED INFORMATION AFFIRMING THE BOOK OF MORMON STORY.
Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon tells how the Jaridites sailed the Pacific Ocean to reach the New World. How did Joseph Smith know that 180 years ago?

A Hebrew People In America?

Can there be Hebrews in America? What does the Bible say?

Matthew 15:24

But He ( Jesus ) answered them and said, I am not sent but unto the LOST SHEEP of the house of the house of Israel

Jesus told us He must minister to Israelites " other sheep I have not of this fold then also must I bring ", ( John 10:16 KJV ).

Ezekiel 34:6;11;12-13 declares:

6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day** that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

** ( in the day means during Christ earthly ministry 2000 years ago )

13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

For the Book of Mormon to be a valid history of an ancient people long dead, there must be Biblical evidence such a people exist. The words of Christ and Ezekiel confirm such a people are scattered world wide.

Under New Contruction

Dear reader,

Because of the huge amount of photographic info to illustrate dealing with the Book of Mormon and related archaeology, this website is under rearrangement. You will still be able to view and see the info and blog posts, but please bear with me as I make this site more reader friendly.

The Palace At Palenque Mexico

The Palace At Palenque Mexico
The worlds religious authorities would have us believe the Native American Indian to be a backwards primitive man? Does this building look like it was built by amatures?

Ohio Decalogue ( Ten Commandment ) Stone

Ohio Decalogue ( Ten Commandment ) Stone
The Book of Mormon teaches the Native American Indian knew about the Ten Commandments. The Ohio Decalogue confirms the possibly of truth. Since it's discovery in November of 1860 by David Wyrick of Newark Ohio, the " Newark Holy Stone/ Ten Commandment Stone " has garnered controversy. A condensed version of the Ten Commandments, the stone is written in a post-Exilic square Hebrew letters. The figure on the stone face is identified as Moses. Wyrick was deemed a fraud and accused of having falsified evidence that descendent's of ancient Hebrews once resided in America. Wyricks career and reputation was destroyed. He latter committed suicide. Yet today the Jason Humrickhouse Museum keep the Ohio Ten Commandment stone on display. Why do museums display false artifacts? Unless they're not false artifacts?

Book of Mormon Iron Mines Discovered!

Book of Mormon Iron Mines Discovered!
Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 4:21 And I did teach my people that they should build buildings, And that they should work in all manner of wood, and of iron and of copper, and of brass and of steel, and of gold and of silver, and of precious ores which were in great abundance.

TEMPLE OF THE BEARDED WHITE GOD

TEMPLE OF THE BEARDED WHITE GOD
Picture taken from a wall carving from this temple in Chichen Itza, in the Yucatan peninsula. How could the natives know of a " Bearded White God " if they had never seen one?

JESUS CAME ONLY TO ONE PEOPLE

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 15:24


READ HOW UTAH LDS CHURCH COULD NOT PROVE JOSEPH SMITH A POLYGAMIST IN U.S. COURTS.

READ HOW UTAH LDS CHURCH COULD NOT PROVE JOSEPH SMITH A POLYGAMIST IN U.S. COURTS.
Salt Lake Utah based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints claim Joseph Smith gave revelation and taught polygamy as God's law for the church. Read how courts of the United States and U.S. Congressional investigation ( Reed Smoot Hearings ) contradict the Utah LDS Church. Click photo link to read details.

Did Jesus Say Anything About Coming To The People On This Continent?


Jesus said: "I'm not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel". ( Mathew 15:24 )

JOSEPH SMITH AND THE GOLD PLATES A FABLE?

JOSEPH SMITH AND THE GOLD PLATES A FABLE?
The BBC World News " gold book discovery " and other sources confirm Joseph Smith did not lie. History since 1830 proves the Book of Mormon record coming with Lehi from Jerusalem could well have been brass, that Joseph Smith could easily have translated the Book of Mormon from gold plates.

BOOK OF MORMON ELEPHANTS?

BOOK OF MORMON ELEPHANTS?
Book of Mormon, Book of Ether 4:21 And they also had horses, and asses, and there were ELEPHANTS, and cureloms, and cumoms: all of which were useful unto man, and more especially the elephants, and cureloms, and cumoms.

Found! Book of Mormon Horses!

Found! Book of Mormon Horses!
Ever wonder why the Smithsonian said Book of Mormon horses never existed? Because they were hiding them within the confines of their own museum! Read more click photo link.

BOOK OF MORMON BARLEY FOUND IN THE NEW WORLD...

BOOK OF MORMON BARLEY FOUND IN THE NEW WORLD...
And behold, we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks, and our herds. Book of Mormon, Book of Mosiah 5:35

Jesus To the Jews About His Lost Sheep Said:

"And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; " ( Gospel of John 10:16 KJV )

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No Book of Mormon Acheological Evidense?

No Book of Mormon Acheological Evidense?
Found In November of 1860 by David Wyrick of Newark Ohio, with The Ohio Ten Commandment (Decalogue) Stone box, made of wood, is written in square Post Exilic Monumental Hebrew letters. Deemed a fraudulent plant by many, " Official experts of Archaeology", it would seem to suggest a Hebrew People once live in the America's.

Old Negev Alphabet With Corresponding Hebrew Words

Old Negev Alphabet With Corresponding Hebrew Words
Old Negeve Alphabet Translation Sheet

Book of Mormon Evidense? Red Bird Monogram First Century

Book of Mormon Evidense? Red Bird Monogram First Century
"Jesus Christ Son of the Father"

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Book of Mormon in Biblical Prophecy

The Book of Mormon in Biblical Prophecy


All Biblical Texts In the 1611 King James
Most recent update May 3, 2012


Joseph and Emma Smith

Joseph Smith Claimed An Angel Preached
 To Him The Everlasting Gospel


Introduction 






The Book of Mormon can easily be found in Biblical prophecy. It is mentioned by the Old Testament Prophets. Your job is to connect the dots. 


Zechariah 2:3-4 prophesied an angel shall go forth and speak to a young man saying::

 " 3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:  

The Apostle Paul declares in Galatians 1:8 the sign of the Book of Mormons coming saying:

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed ".

Revelations 14:6 irrevocably says: 
 6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

 7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Make no mistake! Zechariah 2:3-4 speaks of Jerusalem and it's restoration of the Jews to their ancient homeland, where as Galatians 1:8 and Revelations 14:6 speaks of an angel to preach the ancient gospel. All to happen in the last days.
The point being an angel shall speak to a young man, perhaps many men, and women, young and old.
Anti Book of Mormon believers will often say  there is no Bible scripture for the Book of Mormon in Bible Prophecy, that revelation from God is done away. But is this Biblical? Writes Isaiah in the 42 chapter verse Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.   

Other scriptures indicating new Revelation Is forthcoming are:

Isa 28:13 The word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little.
Matt 4:4 Man shall live by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
1Thes 5:20,21 "Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things. Hold fast that which is good."
Rev 19:10 "...for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
Amos 3:7 "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." 
Rev 10:11 - 11:6 There will be future prophets who will prophecy in the name of the Lord. See also Joel 2:23-31; Eph 4:11-13.
Isa 8:20 "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Isa 5:20 "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil..." Let in not be said God has ceased to speak to His people. God is an unchangeable God. ( Malachi 3:6 )

Pertaining A Last Days Sealed Book of Scripture
The Prophet Isaiah, (29th chapter ) declares a sealed book shall come, called the " vision " the same book which the Lord God commanded the Prophet Daniel, chapter 12:4 saying, "  But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased ". To which the Prophet Habakkuk, chapter 2:2-3 promises: " 2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

 3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry ".

The Bible is very clear, there is a last days Book of scripture to come. This book shall be introduced by an angel, it shall come out of the earth to the " reviving" restoration of God's covenant people. ( Psalms 85:6-11 )  It shall not lie, we who read it shall run spiritually. As Isaiah writes, we shall mount up upon wings as eagles, should we take this last days book seriously.

But when is the sign of the sealed book's coming? What sign can be given that no man can by fraudulent means manufacture? God told Noah to prophecy the flood. The sign the flood came to pass was of the floods coming. The sign of Christ's birth was the star set in the heavens to mark his place of birth. What is the sign of the lasts days sealed book?

All, including early protestant Church history is included, pertaining the Book of Mormon and the restoration of Christ's Church upon this earth is included in this post. 


Warning To LDS Church members About Discernment!


This is not an anti LDS Church post. But it may be taken that way. Let me say in advance I've bones to pick with all Restoration Church Splits of the original LDS Church which no longer exists in it's original form by federal law and state law. The Bible mentions this problem and how it came to be. 

The Book of Isaiah warns of men who would take the Book of Mormon and use it to start a false church. The Bible warns about these men, telling us the Book of Mormon is of God, but also warns about these men saying in Isaiah 29: 14-16

God Will Bring Forth Marvelous Work and Wonder
14Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.


But Men Conspire In Secret Against The Work


 15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

Who Seek To Turn The Work Upside Down
 16Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?


Remember Habakkuk said the "Vision Shall Not Lie"!
But Isaiah declares men shall lie about the Marvelous Work. This is key, we must be aware of. Wherever resides great truth, there also resides those who would use it for gain, wealth and power. It is very important to keep these thoughts in mind as you study the Book of Mormon in Biblical Prophecy. Mormonism as we know it today is but a fading shadow of what Joseph Smith truly taught.  To be fair to Mormon's, I also must say no other Latter Day Saint sect teaches the truth either. All have apostatized, all are out of the way. Many priests and prophets in ALL LATTER DAY SAINT SECTS  have learned the art of priest craft. Setting themselves as a light unto the world to get gain. Still a few faithful Saints remain, but almost none are left. 

Today the false is taught as the truth, in direct contraindication to the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine & Covenants and the Bible.

This post exposes the truth that has been buried beneath the dirt false tails. Exposing the truth one brush stroke at a time, one small spade at a time, that all men may understand the Book of Mormon is of God, but men have used the truth of the Book of Mormon to build a church and an empire, using the people and the  money gained for the building of that empire for themselves, for the garnering of power and worldly influence.

Not for the good of God's people as the Book of Mormon clearly teaches should be done.  



 Revelation Of God To Go Forth From Two Locations
Isaiah 2:3
:for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.



Plural Books of Scripture?
Isaiah 46:16

Seek you from out of the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these shall fail, none shall lack her mate: for my mouth has commanded it, and his spirit has gathered them.



To The Law and To The Testimony?
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.



Pertaining Biblical Study and the Book of Mormon 


Finding the Book of Mormon in Biblical Prophecy is a simple enough task, if one takes the time to look for it. Few people every bother to look in Biblical Scripture to find out if the Book of Mormon is mentioned. The teaching of " theological experts " has been so profuse against the Book of Mormon in Bible prophecy as to cause the common man to never look for himself. Because few look, few see the truth right in front of their eyes... Inside their very own Bible. 

Thomas Payne Declared: 
"The Bible is a book that has been read more and examined less than any book that ever existed." 


To understand the Book of Mormon in Biblical Prophecy, requires our personal study of our Bible.



Why? 

Because you cannot take my word for it, nor the word of any other man or woman. You must become your own authority. We each must be responsible for what we know.  Many, many pastors, ministers, church leaders and membership have said the Book of Mormon cannot be found in Bible Prophecy. 
Sadly this is not the truth. But not the first time truth has been withheld from the masses. Remember Jesus and the running verbal battles with the Pharisees? This war of deception versus truth still goes on today.

But you and I will be judged by God for what we accept of Him or reject of Him. We must allow men and the respect the world would shower on us, fall to the wayside, we must become ourselves responsible for what we each know. 



John Foxe 
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In his famous Book of Martyrs mentions the importance of scripture study:
Foxe speaks in context to the Catholic Church withholding Biblical information from it's members. 

The law of God was seldom read and never understood, so Christ’s saving work and the effect on man’s faith were not examined. Because of this ignorance, errors and sects crept into the church, for there was no foundation for the truth that Christ willingly died to free us from our sins: not bargaining with us but giving to us.”


George Bernard Shaw 
On Biased Christians
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. 




R. C. Sproul





"Here, then, is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy. 



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Leonard Ravenhill




One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed. 

The Early Protestant Leaders Prophesied 
New Revelation To Come From God

Did you know early Protestant leaders prophesied God 
would restore His Church? That new light and revelation 
would be given man by God?



Roger Williams, a man around
whom the Baptist movement rallied, said:


“In the poor small span of my life, I desired to have been a diligent and constant observer, . . . and yet cannot, in the holy presence of God, bring in the result of a satisfactory discovery, that either the begetting  ministry or the apostles or messengers to the nations, or the feeding or nourishing ministry of teachers according to the first institution of the Lord Jesus,  are yet restored and extant.”

Cramp’s Baptist History, p. 462


One of his biographers sets forth this conviction
of Roger Williams:

He denied that any ministry now exists which is authorized to preach the gospel to the impenitent, or to administer the ordinances. He believed that these functions belonged to the apostolic race of ministers, which was interrupted when the reign of Antichrist commenced.” 

Cramp’s Baptist History, p. 462


He also taught:


“. . . there can be no recovery out of that apostasy till Christ shall send forth new apostles to plant churches anew.” 


Struggles and Triumphs of Religious Liberty,


pp. 328-239


John Robinson
As some of the Puritans left for the New World they were addressed by their religious leader, John Robinson:
“I am very confident the Lord hath more truth and light to break forth out of his Holy Word.”






Alexander Campbell

Alexander Campbell was a Presbyterian, and later the founder of what is commonly called the “Disciples” movement and the “Church of Christ” today. He made these statements early in the 19th century:

A reformation of popery was attempted in Europe full three centuries ago. It ended in a Protestant hierarchy, and swarms of dissenters. Protestantism has been reformed into Presbyterianism, that into Congregationalism, and that into Baptism, etc., etc. Methodism has attempted to reform all but has reformed itself into many forms of Wesleyanism. . . . They are at best a reformation of popery, and only reformations in part.”

On Baptism, p. 15



Campbell Continues: 

“Since the full development of the great apostasy foretold by the prophets and apostles, numerous attempts at reformation have been made . . . . Society, indeed, may be found among us far in advance of others in their progress toward the ancient order of things, but we know of none that have fully attained to that model. . . . The practical result of all creeds, reformations, and
improvements and the expectations and longings of society warrant the conclusion that some new revelation or some new development of the revelation of God must be made before the hopes and expectations of all true Christians can be realized or Christianity can save and reform the nations of this world. We want the old gospel back, and sustained by the ancient order of things.”


 (emphasis added) Christian System,


“But the preparation of a people for the coming of the Lord must be the result of the restoration of the ancient gospel and order of things.”

The Christian System. p. 311


“The promise is that ‘at evening-time it shall be light.’ The primitive gospel, in its effulgence and power, is yet to shine out in its original splendor to regenerate the world.” 

( History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve, p. 36 )




John Wyckliff

The Waldensians, Wyckliffites, and Hussites
believed:

“Some of this class of people, perceiving that such a church as they had formed an idea of, would never be established by human means, indulged the hope that God himself would in his own time erect for himself
a new church, free from every blemish and impurity; and that he would raise up certain persons and fill them with heavenly light for the accomplishment of this great object.”

 Mosheim’s Church History, Book 4, pp. 200-201






Sir Isaac Newton: 

a great scientist of his time, was also a theologian, and is recorded as

follows:

Newton came to the conclusion, however, that the time had not then arrived for the full light to shine, but looked for clearer light to shine in future days, saying: ‘About the  time of the end, in all probability, a body of men will rise up who will turn their attention to the prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation in the midst of much clamor and opposition.’”

Totten’s Our Race News Leaflet, No. 90, June 1898,

pp. 325-326.


“The gospel must be preached to all nations, before the great tribulation and the end of the world. An angel

must fly through the midst of heaven, with the everlasting 
gospel to preach to all nations, before Babylon 
falls and the Son of man reaps his harvest.” 


Cunningham’s
Dissertation, P. 351



Martin Luther

 Who led the first successful revolt against Rome, made the following statement:

“I cannot tell what to say of myself, perhaps I am Philip Melancthon’s forerunner. I am preparing the way for him like Elias in spirit and power.” 

D’Aubigne’s History of the Reformation, Vol. 2, p. 111



Luther is also recorded as believing:

“Luther perceived that the ancient and primitive 
church must, on the one hand, be restored in opposition 

to the papacy by which it had been so long oppressed.”

D’Aubigne’s History of the Reformation,
Vol. 3, p. 80




John Wesley

 The man who unwittingly started the movement that is called Methodism preached a sermon on 
“The Signs of the Times” in which he says:



“The times which we have reason to believe are at hand, (if they are not already begun) are what many pious men have termed the ‘Latter Day glory’. . . . And yet the wise men of the world, men of eminence, men of learning and renown, ‘cannot imagine what we mean by talking of any  extraordinary work of God!’ They cannot discern the signs of these times! They see no sign at all of God’s arising to maintain his own cause, and set up his kingdom over the earth!” 

( Sermon 71. )


The testimony of a Roman Catholic Priest in Basil, Switzerland, in 1739 AD states:
"The old time Gospel, and the gifts thereof are lost. False doctrines prevail in all the churches on the face of the Earth. All we can do is exhort the people to be just, fear God, shun evil, and pray. Prayer and purity may cause an angel to visit some deep depressed soul. But I tell you that within one hundred years, God will have spoken. He will restore the church again! I see a little band of people led by a Prophet and a faithful leader. Some will be persecuted and burned out and murdered. From every nation shall true believers be gathered by speedy messengers. And then shall the Almighty God speak to the disobedient nations with thunder and lightning, and destruction such as men have never known before." 
**Christophilus Gratianus, (leader of the Swiss Pietism) Die Hoffnug Zions (Zion's Hope), [1756],** Translated by Henry Schaefer. Original work in University Library in Basil, Switzerland.** See #16 below **


Below is a list of some of the conclusions that
can be made from the testimonies of the Reformers.


1.
Luther did not really know what his mission
was.

2.
Whatever his calling, it consisted solely of 
a “perhaps.”





3.


Apostles and teachers were not “restored 
and extant” in William’s day (1639).



4.
God had not “set up his kingdom” in 
Wesley’s day (1739).



5.
“the primitive gospel in its original splendor” 
was not shining in Campbell’s day,
and “is yet to shine out.” (Campbell began 
his work about 1810.)


6.
The “ancient and primitive church” must 
“be restored.”


7.
God “will arise and set up his kingdom.”

8.
“the Lord has yet more truth to break
forth.”

9.
“God himself would in his own time erect 
for himself a new church.”

10.
“such church would never be established 
by human means.”


11.
To erect this “new church” God “would 
raise up certain persons and fill them with 
heavenly light.”


12.
“about the time of the end a body of men 
will be raised up,” turning their attention 
to the prophecies.


13.
There “can be no recovery out of the 
apostasy till Christ shall send forth new 
apostles to plant churches anew.”


14.
“an angel must come with the everlasting 
gospel.”


15.
The body of men to be raised up will meet 
with “much clamor and opposition.”

16. 
**Early protestant leaders taught about a land called** 
Zion. 
I.E. Die Hoffnug Zions (Zion's Hope), [1756]

Angel Shall Preach Everlasting GospelBook of Mormon Comes Forth, Given By An Angel

Revelations 14:6
6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.An Angel To Speak To A Young Man
(Joseph Smith ?)

Zechariah 2:
3And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
4And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:




Gospel Of John Says Whole Earth Could Not Contain The Books Written About Christ

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. ( John 21:25 )
Earth To Bear Record of Christ

1 John 5: 7-8


7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

 8And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

A Voice From The Dust
Records Out Of The Ground
Isaiah 29:
 4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.



Truth Shall Spring From the Earth! 
Psalms 85:
11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.


Events Of The Restoration
An Extraordinary Event To Take Place


Isaiah 29:14
14Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.



The Book of Mormon In Bible Prophecy
Daniel’s Latter Day Vision


 Daniel 10:
14Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.


Daniel To Shut the Words and Seal the Book
Daniel 12:
4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Book Sealed Till End Times
Daniel 12:
8And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.


Isaiah Confirms Daniel’s Prophecy -Sealed Book To Come Forth

A Problem With Translation Of Sealed Book

Isaiah 29:

11And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
12And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.


God Himself Solved Translation Problem
Isaiah 29:

A Problem With Lip Service and Fake Worshipers
 13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

God Does His Own Work In Translation
14Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.



Ezekiel Confirms Isaiah and Daniel
The written scriptures of Judah, The written Scriptures of Ephraim:


Ezekiel 37:
15The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

16Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions:



17And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.


People Lack Understanding


Ezekiel 37:
 18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

People Will Not Believe

Isaiah 53

 1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

1 Corinthians 14:21

21In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.


Two Scriptural Records to Become One in God’s Hand
 19Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.


2 Visual Written Records of Scripture
20And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

Habakkuk Confirms Daniel, Isaiah,and Ezekiel,
A Last Days Record of Scripture Which Shall Not Lie

Habakkuk 2:

2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.


3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.


Book of Mormon In Biblical Prophecy
Scripture Updated April 15th 2012

 Isaiah Gives Prophetic Date
Sealed Book To Come Forth

When Lebanon Becomes Green:
Isaiah 29:
17Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?



Evidence Isaiah's Prophecy Has Come To Pass
Photo of Lebanon Green

Bikfaya, Lebanon

Keserwan mountains as seen from upper Bikfaya


Encyclopedia Britannica Declares 11th Edition 1911
and 13the Edition ( 1926 ) In the Heading Under Lebanon

“ The mixed population, as a whole, displays the usual characteristics of mountaineers... but it's ancient truculence has given way before strong government action since the middle nineteenth century ( 1800's ) and the great increase of agricultural pursuits, to which the purely pastoral are now quite secondary. The culture of the mulberry and silk, of tobacco, of the olive and the vine, of many kinds of fruits and cereals, has expanded enormously, and Lebanon is now probably the most productive region in Asiatic Turkey in proportion to its area.”



Muhafazat Jabal Lebanon

 

THE RIVER OF BEYSOUR - JISR AL KADI - Lebanon
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Artistic Rendition of Green Lebanon. 



In Middle 1850's

The Days When Lebanon Turns Green:
Isaiah 29: 

18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
 
19The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

 20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

 21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

Book of Mormon To Teach Descendent's of Jacob/Israel Truth of Christ's Original Doctrine

22
Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.


Book of Mormon To Be Given To Israelites

 23But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

Book of Mormon To Teach Doctrine

 24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.



More Biblical Evidence For Two Holy Books of Scripture:

 Jesus Christ is the Word of God
John 1:
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.


The Word of God I.E. Christ
 Must Have Multiple Witnesses

2 Corinthians 13:

1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.


Please Note:

Every word includes Christ's Words.
Christ came to bring judgment and redeem all men.
But to those who will not except Christ's Words, to them who reject Christ, He brings 

condemnation.

To condemn any man we must remember 


Deuteronomy 17:6
6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; [but] at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.


The Bible Alone Cannot Condemn A Wicked Man.
There Must Be At Least 1 More Witness.   



Isaiah 2: 2-3
Confirms Corinthian 13:1

The Law To Go Forth From Zion, Word of the Lord from Jerusalem
A Mighty Last Days Immigrant Nation


2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Remember Ellis Island?


Isaiah Declares Two Locations for Revelation Given By God


3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law( Book of Mormon ) and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. ( Bible)


Micah 4:1-2 Confirms Isaiah2; and
2 Corinthian 13:1

 
2 Locations of Revelation To Come Forth

( Mountain Means Governments )
A mighty last days nation to be established, from which the Lord’s house

 1But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

Revelation To Come forth From Two Locations;
Jerusalem we know, but Zion?

2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Zion An Earthly City? 
Isaiah 64:10

10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Isaiah 52:1  
Unclean Will No Longer Enter Zion or Jerusalem
1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zionput on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.


More Scripture to Come.
God Bless ! 


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NO CAUCASIANS IN ANCIENT SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA? HOW ABOUT A BEARDED GOD CARVED IN STONE?

NO CAUCASIANS IN ANCIENT SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA? HOW ABOUT A BEARDED GOD CARVED IN STONE?
Bearded god carved in stone, found in the 24 square mile ruins of Monte Alban in Southern Mexico. Note the figure seems to be in prayer.

Red Bird Stone "Kentucky"

Red Bird Stone "Kentucky"
Petroglyph Interpretation Sign On left

Book of Mormon Claims and the Red Bird Stone

Book of Mormon Claims and the Red Bird Stone
An Ogam rebus in the Gaelic language it means " The Right Hand of God "

Can Book of Mormon be a true ancient record? Los Lunas New Mexico Ten Commandment Stone

Can Book of Mormon be a true ancient record? Los Lunas New Mexico Ten Commandment Stone
Los Lunas Decologue Stone

Los Lunas Stone, Los Lunas New Mexico


THE LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO,DECALOGUE

Exodus 20:2–17
Deuteronomy 5:6–21

©
Thomas F. McDaniel, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
The Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania


While much attention has been given recently to the legal
battles from Alabama to Wisconsin over the presence of
granite monuments and bronze plaques of the Decalogue on
public property,1 little attention has been given to world’s
oldest Hebrew inscription of the Ten Commandments which
turned up in New Mexico in the nineteenth century—a replica
of which has yet to be made. This Decalogue was inscribed in
Hebrew (using a quasi-Phoenician script) on the flat face of
a large basalt boulder on a mesa now known as “Mystery
Mountain” or “Hidden Mountain,” three miles west of Los
Lunas. Given its antiquity, the monumental bolder is of some
significance for early American history.
In 1949, Robert H. Pfeiffer of the Harvard University recognized
that the inscription was an abbreviated form of the
Decalogue; and since then a number of other scholars, including
Harvard Professor Barry Fell (1976: 310), have confirmed
the identification. My inspection of the inscription on site in
1983 and a comparison of the script used on the bolder
Decalogue with other early Northwest Semitic scripts led me
to conclude that the “Mystery Mountain” inscription is not
just centuries old but could possibly be pre-Columbian or
even pre-Christian.

Read Full Story click link.
http://tmcdaniel.palmerseminary.edu/LosLunas10.pdf

Thomas F. McDaniel speaking in more detail click link:
http://tmcdaniel.palmerseminary.edu/Los-Lunas.pdf

Medicine Wheel Sedona Arizona

Medicine Wheel Sedona Arizona
Todays modern Churches display what we day would call a Roman Solar Cross. Ironically, the Native American already possesed such a cross long before the White Man came to America.

South American Cross

South American Cross
Pottery of South America bears the Ancient Cross Symbol

White Indians In America?

White Indians In America?
Book of Mormon Speaks of the Nephites " White Indians " and Lamanites " Dark Skinned Indians " living in America. South American Murals give evidence the Book of Mormon is an ancient record.

White Skinned Indians Part 2

White Skinned Indians Part 2

White versus Dark Skinned Indians Part 3

White versus Dark Skinned Indians Part 3
While critics rage, the truth cannot be suppressed. The Book of Mormon again speaks truly.

The Darius Plates

The Darius Plates
Keith Garner of Menlo Park, California, holding one of two gold tablets excavated from the foundation walls of the Audience Hall ( the Apadana ) of the palace of King Darius the great King of Persia ( 521- 486 B.C. ).

The Darrius Plates

The Darrius Plates
Critics say Joseph Smith was a fool to claim he translated the Book of Mormon from brass plates. Disovery of the Darrius Plates show ancient man indeed did write upon metal plates. Archaeology has proven the brass plate very well could have come from the far east as the Book of Mormon claims in 1st Nephi in Book of Mormon.