Revelation, circa 7 March 1831, as Recorded in McLellin, Copies of Revelations [D&C 45]
Source Note
Revelation, , Geauga Co., OH, ca. [7] Mar. 1831. Version copied [ca. early Nov.] 1831 in McLellin, Copies of Revelations, [1]–[7]; handwriting of ; William E. McLellin, Papers, CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Revelation, 29 Oct. 1831 [D&C 66].
King and their Lawgiver and now behold I say unto you it shall not be given unto you to know any farther than this until the New Testament be translated and in it all these things shall be made known. Wherefore I give unto you that ye many now translate it that ye may be prepared for the things to come. For Verily I say unto you that great things await you. Ye hear of wars in foreign lands but ye behold I say unto you they are nigh even unto your doors & not many years hence ye shall hear of wars in your own Lands. Wherefore I the Lord hath said gather ye out from the Eastern Lands— Assemble ye yourselves together ye Elders of my Church go ye forth unto into the western countries Call upon the inhabitants to repent & in asmuch as they do repent, build up Churches unto me & with one heart and with one mind gather up your riches that ye may pro purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed you & it shall be called the New Jerusalem a land of peace a City of refuge a place safety for the saints of the most high God, and the glory of the Lord shall be there and the terror of the Lord also shall be there insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it and it shall be called Zion. And it shall come to pass among the wicked that every man that will not take his sword agains[t] his neighbour must need[s] flee unto Zion for safety And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another and it shall be said among the wicked Let us not go up to battle against Zion for the inhabitants of Zion are Terrible. Wherefore we cannot stand and it shall come to pass that <the> righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations & shall come to Zion singing with songs of everlasting joy. & now I say unto you keep these things from going abroa[d] [p. [6]]