Monday, February 25, 2008

The problem of the First Vision

In the official First Vision account it says this ( Paraphrased) Two Persons appeared, one said to Joseph, " This is my beloved Son, hear him." These persons were Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. This occurred in 1820 when Joseph was 14 (in his 15th year).

However this seems to be very Problematic. Setting aside 1 Tim 6:16. We have D&C 84. Which was received on Sep. 22-23, 1832. Verses 21-22 say this -
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And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the {Melchizedek} priesthood, the power of godliness is manifest. And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh; For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.
And this is what is said on lds.org

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This greater priesthood was given to Adam and has been on the earth whenever the Lord has revealed His gospel. It was taken from the earth during the Great Apostasy, but it was restored in 1829, when the Apostles Peter, James, and John conferred it upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.
Do you see the Contradiction here? Joseph Smith didn't get the Priesthood until 1829. But He claims that he Saw the Face of God and Lived in 1820. This is denied by MORMON scriptures.

The only logicals Conclusion are: 1) that the Joseph Smith did not See the Father like He said making him a Liar. 2) He made a False Prophecy in D&C 84, and thus is not a True Prophet of God.

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