Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [D&C 130]

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Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [D&C 130]
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, Hancock Co., IL, 2 Apr. 1843]. Featured version copied [ca. 4 Apr. 1843] in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, bk. 2, pp. [37]–[44]; handwriting of
Willard Richards
24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Teacher, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, editor, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Moved to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co...
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; JS Collection, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for JS, Journal, 1842–1844.

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See Historical Introduction to Instruction, 2 Apr. 1843, as Reported by William Clayton.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [D&C 130] Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843 *Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton [D&C 130] History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843] History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] “History of Joseph Smith”
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I earnestly desird to know concern[in]g the coming of the Son of Man & prayed. when— a voice said to me, Joseph, my, son, if thou livest until thou art 85 years old thou shalt see the facce of the son of man. therefore let this suffice & trouble me no more on this matter.—

1. P. M. attended meeting.

Joseph read 5.th chapter of Johns revelation, referring particularly to the 6[th] verse. shewing from that. the a[c]tual existenc[e] of beasts in heaven probable those were beasts which had lived on another planet. than our’s—
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In 1832, JS answered questions about the book of Revelation, including a query about “the four beasts spoken of by John.” Instead of adopting the traditional interpretation that the beasts represented corrupt kingdoms, JS responded that they were actually “four individual beasts which were shewn to John to represent the glory of the classes of beings in their destined order or sphere of creation in the enjoyment of their eternal felicity.” (Answers to Questions, between ca. 4 and ca. 20 Mar. 1832 [D&C 77:2–3]; see also Discourse, 8 Apr. 1843.)

God never made use of the figure of a beast to represent the kingdom of heaven.— Beasts. 7 eyes
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Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [D&C 130]
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1026
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8
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JSP, D12:143–145
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Willard Richards
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In 1832, JS answered questions about the book of Revelation, including a query about “the four beasts spoken of by John.” Instead of adopting the traditional interpretation that the beasts represented corrupt kingdoms, JS responded that they were actually “four individual beasts which were shewn to John to represent the glory of the classes of beings in their destined order or sphere of creation in the enjoyment of their eternal felicity.” (Answers to Questions, between ca. 4 and ca. 20 Mar. 1832 [D&C 77:2–3]; see also Discourse, 8 Apr. 1843.)