Joseph Smith (April 2, 1843): The Then-Future U.S. Civil War would only be "the first outbreak of general bloodshed"

Summarizing Joseph Smith’s teaching delivered on April 2, 1843, William Claton recorded that:

 

Once when pres^t. Joseph was praying earnestly to know concerning the wars which are to preceed the coming of the son of man, he heard a voice proclaim that the first outbreak of general bloodshed would commence at South Carolina— see Revelation (Instruction, April 2, 1843, as Reported by William Clayton, emphasis added)

 

This indicates that Joseph Smith did not believe that the fulfillment of his prophecy, received December 15, 1832 (canonized now as D&C 87) would be exhausted by the then-future U.S. Civil War; instead, it would be “the first outbreak of general bloodshed.”

 

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