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D&C 45:15-60
15Wherefore, hearken and I will reason with you, and I will speak unto you and prophesy, as unto men in days of old.
16And I will show it plainly as I showed it unto my disciples as I stood before them in the flesh, and spake unto them, saying: As ye have asked of me concerning the signs of my coming, in the day when I shall come in my glory in the clouds of heaven, to fulfil the promises that I have made unto your fathers,
17For as ye have looked upon the long absence of your spirits from your bodies to be a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption shall come, and also the restoration of the scattered Israel.
18And now ye behold this temple which is in Jerusalem, which ye call the house of God, and your enemies say that this house shall never fall.
19But, verily I say unto you, that desolation shall come upon this generation as a thief in the night, and this people shall be destroyed and scattered among all nations.
20And this temple which ye now see shall be thrown down that there shall not be left one stone upon another.
21And it shall come to pass, that this generation of Jews shall not pass away until every desolation which I have told you concerning them shall come to pass.
22Ye say that ye know that the end of the world cometh; ye say also that ye know that the heavens and the earth shall pass away;
23And in this ye say truly, for so it is; but these things which I have told you shall not pass away until all shall be fulfilled.
24And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem; and when that day shall come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations;
25But they shall be gathered again; but they shall remain until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
26And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men's hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.
27And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
28And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my gospel;
29But they receive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn their hearts from me because of the precepts of men.
30And in that generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
31And there shall be men standing in that generation, that shall not pass until they shall see an overflowing scourge; for a desolating sickness shall cover the land.
32But my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God and die.
33And there shall be earthquakes also in divers places, and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will take up the sword, one against another, and they will kill one another.
34And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words unto my disciples, they were troubled.
35And I said unto them: Be not troubled, for, when all these things shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto you shall be fulfilled.
36And when the light shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them like unto a parable which I will show you—
37Ye look and behold the fig trees, and ye see them with your eyes, and ye say when they begin to shoot forth, and their leaves are yet tender, that summer is now nigh at hand;
38Even so it shall be in that day when they shall see all these things, then shall they know that the hour is nigh.
39And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of Man.
40And they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath.
41And they shall behold blood, and fire, and vapors of smoke.
42And before the day of the Lord shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood, and the stars fall from heaven.
43And the remnant shall be gathered unto this place;
44And then they shall look for me, and, behold, I will come; and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory; with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off.
45But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his trump, and the saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud.
46Wherefore, if ye have slept in peace blessed are you; for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected; and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth.
47Then shall the arm of the Lord fall upon the nations.
48And then shall the Lord set his foot upon this mount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble, and reel to and fro, and the heavens also shall shake.
49And the Lord shall utter his voice, and all the ends of the earth shall hear it; and the nations of the earth shall mourn, and they that have laughed shall see their folly.
50And calamity shall cover the mocker, and the scorner shall be consumed; and they that have watched for iniquity shall be hewn down and cast into the fire.
51And then shall the Jews look upon me and say: What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?
52Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them: These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God.
53And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their king.
54And then shall the heathen nations be redeemed, and they that knew no law shall have part in the first resurrection; and it shall be tolerable for them.
55And Satan shall be bound, that he shall have no place in the hearts of the children of men.
56And at that day, when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins.
57For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.
58And the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation.
59For the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their king and their lawgiver.
60And now, behold, I say unto you, it shall not be given unto you to know any further concerning this chapter, until the New Testament be translated, and in it all these things shall be made known;
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