Revelation, , Portage Co., OH, 3 Nov. 1831. Version copied [ca. Nov. 1831]; handwriting of and an unknown number of unidentified scribes in both original inscription and later redactions; six pages; inserted into Revelation Book 1; CHL. Includes redactions and archival marking.
This document consists of three leaves measuring 12⅝ × 7⅞ inches (32 × 20 cm). One foolscap sheet was folded in half to make two leaves and then stitched to a foolscap sheet that had previously been cut in half. Various notations and equations are written in black ink on the recto of the third leaf, including an endorsement in unidentified handwriting that reads “s | Nov 2 1831”. This endorsement possibly identifies either the location where the document was copied or the intended owner of this document. A further endorsement on the verso of this leaf, written in graphite by , reads “An appendix to Revelation”. The lower portions of the second and third leaves contain a large ink spot.
Note: The transcript of the revelation on this website includes only the original inscription, not the later redactions made to the manuscript. Readers will notice discrepancies between the images and the transcript. For a transcript that includes the redactions, consult the facsimile images available by clicking on the book icon to the left of the images; see also Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, facsimile ed. (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2009) or Revelations and Translations, Volume 1: Manuscript Revelation Books (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2011).
Historical Introduction
Dated 3 November 1831, this revelation is a loose document that was inserted into Revelation Book 1 at an unknown time, thereby becoming associated with the manuscript book though not physically part of it. The paper used to record this revelation does not match the paper in the manuscript book, eliminating the possibility that missing pages from Revelation Book 1 were used to copy this document.
Textual comparison of this document with other copies of the same revelation confirms that although this document is an early copy, it does not appear to be an earlier version than the one copied into Revelation Book 1 . This revelation was first printed in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants.
Note: The transcript of the revelation on this website includes only the original inscription, not the later redactions made to the manuscript. Readers will notice discrepancies between the images and the transcript. For a transcript that includes the redactions, consult the facsimile images available by clicking on the book icon to the left of the images; see also Revelations and Translations: Manuscript Revelation Books, facsimile ed. (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2009) or Revelations and Translations, Volume 1: Manuscript Revelation Books (Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2011).
Hearken o ye people of my saith the Lord your God and hear the word of the Lord concerning you the Lord who shall suddenly come to his Temple the Lord who shall come down upon the world wi with a curse to judgment yea upon all the nations that forget God and upon tall the ungodly amongst you for he shall make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nation and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of their God wherefore prepare ye prepare ye <o my people> sanctify yourselves ye together o ye people of my church upon the land of all you that have not been commanded to tarry go ye out from Baby lon be ye clean that bar bear the vessels of the Lord call your and speak often one to another and let every man call upon the name of the Lord yea verily I say unto you again the time has come when the voice of the Lord is unto you go ye out of Babylon gather ye out from among the nations from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other send forth the of my church unto the nations which are afar off unto the islands of the sea send forth unto foreign lands call upon all nations—, firstly upon the and then upon the Jews and behold and lo this shall be their cry and the voice of the Lord unto all people go ye forth unto the land of that the borde[r]s of my people may be enlarged and that her may be strenghtned and that may go forth unto the regions round about yea let the cry go forth among all people. awake and arise and go forth to meet the bridegrom behold and lo the bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour let them therefore which are among the gentiles flee unto Zion and let they which be of Jud◊a flee unto Jerusalem unto the mountains of the Lords house go ye out from among the nations even from Babylon from the midst of wickedness which is spiritual Babylon but verily thus saith the Lord let not your flight be in haste but let [p. 1]