2nd Coming of the Savior

“What if you learned that the Savior had already returned to this earth—that He, as part of His Second Coming, had already met with some of His true followers in several marvelous, large gatherings—gatherings about which the world, including CNN and the blogosphere, knew nothing. If you found out that the Savior was already on the earth, what would you desperately want to do today, and what would you be willing and ready to do tomorrow?" (Sister Nelson 2016 Becoming the person you were born to be)

"Our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, will perform some of His mightiest works between now and when He comes again." RMN (“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 96)

"In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost. …I plead with you to increase your spiritual capacity to receive revelation." RMN (“Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 96)

Nothing lifts my desire to speak of Christ more than visualizing His return. … This amazing experience will mark our souls forever. (Neil L. Andersen, “We Talk of Christ,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 91)

“As followers of Christ, we are capable of doing more than standing in holy places. We can make any place holy- not just our temples and chapels but also our homes, our workplaces, and our locker rooms.” (Elder Kevin J. Worthen “Holy Places” BYU Devotional , Jan. 20, 2015)

President Boyd K. Packer:  “We live in troubled times—very troubled times. We hope, we pray, for better days. But that is not to be. The prophecies tell us that. We will not as a people, as families, or as individuals be exempt from the trials to come. …  “We need not live in fear of the future. We have every reason to rejoice and little reason to fear. If we follow the promptings of the Spirit, we will be safe, whatever the future holds. We will be shown what to do” ("The Cloven Tongues of Fire,”  Ensign, May 2000, 8). 

“I don’t know when the Savior will come.  I’m ready for Him. I hope it isn’t too long in this evil-filled world. I do not know.  ‘Come, O   thou King of Kings’; I can sing that with conviction.” Gordon B. Hinckley, Sept. 1 1995, Teachings, p. 577

‘I would live as if it were to be tomorrow—but I am still planting cherry trees!’ (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, 250)

"The Lord is in control. He knows the end from the beginning. He has given us  adequate instruction that, if followed, will see us safely through any crisis. His purposes will be fulfilled, and someday we will understand the eternal reasons for all of these events. Therefore, today we must be careful to not overreact, nor should we be caught up in extreme preparations; but what we must do is keep the commandments of God and never lose hope!" M. Russell Ballard, Ensign, Nov. 1992, p. 31-32

“Read the 24th chapter of Matthew—particularly that inspired version as contained in the Pearl of Great Price....Then read the 45th section of the Doctrine and Covenants where the Lord, not man, has documented the signs of the times...Now turn to section 101 and section 133 of the Doctrine and Covenants and hear the step-by-step recounting of events leading up to the coming of the Savior...Finally, turn to the promises the Lord makes to those who keep the commandments when these judgments descend upon the wicked, as set forth in the Doctrine and Covenants, section 38... Brethren, these are some of the writings with which you should concern yourselves, rather than commentaries that may come from those whose information may not be the most reliable and whose motives may be subject to question. And may I say, parenthetically, most of such writers are not handicapped by having any authentic information on their writings.” Harold B. Lee, Ensign, January 1973, p. 106

"Before the Lord comes, the whole earth will be in turmoil. Wars and rumors of wars will spread death and destruction and disease that will dwarf anything ever known among men. Plagues and pestilence and pain will punish the people to a degree never before known. Men will be cursed physically and spiritually; the flesh of many will fall from their bones and their eyes from their sockets. Earthquakes will destroy many cities and bring death to their municipals; fire and hail will destroy the crops of the earth; rivers and seas and deserts and mountains will be contaminated; the waters of the world will be polluted; famines and poisons and dead bodies will be commonplace. No tongue can tell the desolations and sorrows that are yet to be, all of which will be climaxed by the burning of the vineyard, at which time every corruptible thing will be consumed." (Bruce R. McConkie, A New Witness for the Articles of Faith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1985], 633.)

There is something in the Doctrine and Covenants, which says, “And there shall be a great hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of the earth.” (D.&C. 29:16.) I said hail. What are you going to do when that happens? Ah, brothers and sisters, put your $2.90 in your welfare project, and when that happens and if you have your year’s supply of food in your home, let the hails come, and the winds blow, and our storehouses in our homes, in our wards, and in our stakes will be full just as they were in the days of Joseph, and we will be preserved.

I like that plan. What good will be our greenbacks that we get from the government for security when all the crops of the earth are destroyed by hail? (Matthew Cowley, Matthew Cowley Speaks [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1954], 172.)

Of the nation that shall rise to fight his people in that day, the Lord says: “And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.” (Ezek. 38:22.) By these means a third of all the trees and green grass on earth are to be destroyed. The plague of hail and fire rained upon Pharaoh’s Egypt, in the days of the deliverance of Israel from bondage, was perhaps symbolical of this greater deliverance of the Lord’s people by the forces of nature in the latter-days. (Ex. 9:22-26.)

Unbelievable upheavals of nature and the unloosing of near unlimited power shall bring to pass the destruction of a third part of all life in and on the oceans of the world! (Jer. 51:25; Amos 7:4.) Perhaps the turning of the waters of Egypt to blood was in similitude of this great latter-day plague. (Ex. 7:19-25.)(Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols. [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1965-1973], 3: 500.)

The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.” Is this the “overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone,” of which Ezekiel spoke? (Ezek. 38:22.) Could all this be brought to pass through atomic warfare, or will it come by natural disasters, as when God rained fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah? Speculatively, most of the plagues and destructions here announced could be brought to pass by men themselves as they use the weapons and armaments they have created. (Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah: The Second Coming of the Son of Man [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1982], 382.)

Euphrates Drying up? Revelations 16:12

2022 In northeastern Syria, the Euphrates’ water level is so low that five million people risk being left without drinking water…There was a time when the strip of land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, in the Middle East, was so lush as to earn itself the nickname of “fertile crescent”. Now, however, desertification is advancing, putting whole communities in danger. There is low water everywhere and they suspect it won't happen until 2040 with the euphrates but that's one of many that will happen before the 2nd coming. verse 13-14 with false prophets and devil spirits are happening too. 

Scripture elaborates to us is that this will be done via the means of a supernatural source – the sixth bowl judgment poured out on the river by an angel, which is ultimately an expression of God’s wrath (Revelation 16:1, 5-7, 9-10).

The following verses then detail to us the gathering of the kings of the whole earth to the battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16:13-16). Essentially, what this shows us is that the drying up of the Euphrates is connected to the armies of the world readying for this battle

10 Virgins....... D&C 45:57

  “The foolish asked the others to share their oil, but spiritual preparedness cannot be shared in an instant. The wise had to go, else the bridegroom would have gone unwelcomed. They needed all their oil for themselves; they could not save the foolish. The responsibility was each for himself. This was not selfishness or unkindness. The kind of oil that is needed to illuminate the way and light up the darkness is not shareable. How can one share obedience to the principle of tithing; a mind at peace from righteous living; an accumulation of knowledge? How can one share faith or testimony? How can one share attitudes or chastity, or the experience of a mission? How can one share temple privileges? Each must obtain that kind of oil for himself.

  “The foolish virgins were not averse to buying oil. They knew they should have oil. They merely procrastinated, not knowing when the bridegroom would come. (cont.)

  …In the parable, oil can be purchased at the market. In our lives the oil of preparedness is accumulated drop by drop in righteous living. Attendance at sacrament meetings adds oil to our lamps, drop by drop over the years. Fasting, family prayer, home teaching, control of bodily appetites, preaching the gospel, studying the scriptures -- each act of dedication and obedience is a drop added to our store. Deeds of kindness, payment of offerings and tithes, chaste thoughts and actions, marriage in the covenant for eternity -- these, too, contribute importantly to the oil with which we can at midnight refuel our exhausted lamps.

  “Midnight is so late for those who have procrastinated.”  Spencer W. Kimball, Faith Precedes the Miracle, p.255-56

What does the oil represent? 

"Five of the virgins are wise and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide; their lamps are lighted and they await the coming of Him whose feast it is. But five are foolish; they do not put first in their lives the things of their Lord; other interests consume their attention. Their lamps are without oil, for they have not made the Holy Ghost their constant companion" [Bruce R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah (1982), 343]

What is the difference between the five who were wise and the five who were foolish? 

"Five are zealous and devoted, while five are inactive and lukewarm; ten have the testimony of Jesus, but only five are valiant therein" [Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3 vols. (1966–73), 1:685].)

The Prophet Joseph Smith said: “Be not discouraged when we tell you of perilous times, for they must shortly come, for the sword, famine, and pestilence are approaching. There shall be great destructions upon the face of this land, for ye need not suppose that one jot or tittle of the prophecies of all the holy prophets shall fail, and there are many that remain to be fulfilled yet” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 252).

Many of these signs are being fulfilled. Wickedness is everywhere. Nations are constantly at war. Earthquakes and other calamities are occurring. Many people now suffer from devastating storms, drought, hunger, and diseases. We can be certain that these calamities will become more severe before the Lord comes...However, not all the events preceding the Second Coming are dreadful. Many of them bring joy to the world.

65 Signs of the Times 

1. The discovery of America & the establishment of the US (1 Ne 22:7; 3 Ne 21:4) 

2. The coming forth of the Book of Mormon (Ezek 37:16-19, Isaiah 29:4-18)

3. The restoration of the Priesthood and the Priesthood Keys (Mal 4:4-6)

4. The Restoration of the True Church of Jesus Christ (Acts 3:19-21)

5. The Church Will Be Established in the Tops of the Mountains (Isaiah 2:2)

6. The Church Will Grow to Fill the Whole Earth (Dan 2:35, 44-45)

7. Slaves Will Rise Up Against Their Masters (D&C 87:4)

8. A Full End of All Nations (Jer 30:11)

9. Scattered Israel Will Be Gathered (1 Ne 10:14)

10. All Will Hear the Gospel in Their Own Tongue (D&C 90:11,15)

11. The Church Will Be Brought Out of Obscurity (D&C 45:28)

12. The Name of Joseph Smith Will Be Spoken of for Good and Evil in All Nations (JSH 1:33)

13. The Lost Ten Tribes Will Return (D&C 133:26-34)

14. The Times of the Gentiles Will Be Fulfilled  (D&C 45:25)

15. There Will Be Much Despair, Depression, and Gloom, and Emotional Instability (D&C 45:26, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1974/10/do-not-despair?lang=eng

16. There Will Be Extraordinary Widespread Selfishness and Lack of Caring for Others 

17. The Mark of the Beast in ‘Their Foreheads’ (Rev 13:16-17)

18. Ever Learning, and Never Coming to the Knowledge of the Truth 

19. The Jews Will Return to Jerusalem (D&C 133:13)

20. The Jews accept the True Gospel (2 Ne 30:7)

21. The Prophet Elijah Will Come to Restore the Keys of Sealing (Mal 4:5-6, D&C 2)

22. The Saints Will be Few in Number But the Power of God Will Be With Them 

23. Christ Will Come to His Temple (Mal 3:1)

24. Genealogical Research and Interest in Family History Will Spread as Never Before (Mal 4:6)

25. Dangers Upon the Waters (D&C 61:4, 13-19)

26. Much Ecological Damage Will Occur in the Last Days (Rev 8:7-12)

27. The Sun Will Be Darkened and the Moon Will Become as Blood 

28. Diseases, Plagues, and Pestilences Will Sweep the Earth in Spite of Medical Advances and Technology (D&C 45:31, JSM 1:29)

29. Knowledge, Science, and Technology Will Increase Dramatically (Dan 12:4)

30. Wars and Rumors of Wars Will Become Normal Life (D&C 45:26, JSM 1:23)

31. Famines, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Natural Disasters Will Abound (D&C 45:26)

32. Strikes, Overthrowing of Governments, Gang Warfare, Violence, and Disrespect for Authority Will Increase 

33.  Sexual Immorality, Homosexuality, Lesbianism, and Pornography Will Abound (2 Tim 3:3,6)

34. The Disintegration of the Family Will Bring Prophesied Calamities 

35. The Spirit Will Stop Working With the Wicked 

36. Peace Will Be Taken from the Earth (D&C 1:35)

37. Jerusalem Will Be a “Cup of Trembling” to those who attempt to fight against it (Zechariah 12:2)

38. The Righteous Will Be Alerted With Signs of the Times  (Luke 21:36, D&C 45:39)

39. People Will Refuse to Believe Obvious Truths and will Instead Adhere to Falsehoods 

40. False Prophets, False Churches, and False Miracles Will Abound (Rev 13:13-14)

41. People Refuse to Believe the Signs of the Times (2 Peter 3:3-4)

42. Some Will Fear that Christ’s Coming is being Delayed Too Long 

43. There Will Be Signs and Wonders on Earth and in Heaven (D&C 45:40)

44. The Lamanites Will Blossom as the Rose (D&C 49:24)

45. New Jerusalem Will Be Built (Moses 7:63-64, D&C 84:2-3, 3 Ne 21:23-25)

46. Many Temples Will Be Built (Pres. Benson, McConkie April GC 1980)

47. A Temple Will Be Built in Jerusalem (Teachings of JS,  p.286)

48. The Gospel Will Flourish in Egypt and a Temple Will Be Built There (Isa 19:18-19, 21)

49. The Rainbow Is Withdrawn (https://www.ldsliving.com/why-no-rainbows-appearing-in-the-sky-could-be-a-sign-of-the-second-coming/s/86778)

50. The Constitution Will Hang By A Thread (Pres. Benson, The Constitution: A Heavenly Banner, Latter Day Conservative, 16 September 1986)

51. Destroying Angels Will Be Allowed to Go Forth Upon the Earth 

52. The “Abomination of Desolation” Will Take Place Again (Matt 24:15)

53. Wickedness Will Be Rampant (Matt 24:12)

54. Babylon Will Fall (Jer 51:8, Rev 18)

55. A Great Hailstorm Will Destroy the Crops of the Earth (D&C 29:16, Rev 16:21, Isa 28:2)

56. There Will Be a Great Earthquake Such as Never Before (Rev 16:18)

57. Waters Will Flow from the Temple in Jerusalem (Ezek 47)

58. The Battle of Armageddon (Zechariah 12)

59. The Meeting at Adam-Ondi-Ahman (Daniel 7:9-14)

60. Two Prophets Will Be Killed in Jerusalem (Rev 11)

61. The Mount of Olives Will Split in Two (Zechariah 14:4)

62. The Sign of the Coming of the Son of Man (Matt 24:30)

63. The Righteous Will Be Taken Up to Meet the Coming Lord (D&C 88:96)

64. The Wicked Will be Burned (Mal 4:1; 2 Ne 12:10,19,21; D&C 5:19, 2 Peter 3:12)

65. Everyone Will See Christ When He Comes (Rev 1:7)

Regular font – already has been fulfilled 

Bolded Font – is currently being fulfilled 

Italic Font – has yet to be fulfilled 

Highlighted- Good and Joyful (nearly half depending on if you count the wicked being burnt at joyful)

Chevy commercial

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