Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Text of D&C 87 (the “Civil War Prophecy”) in Wilford Woodruff’s “Book of Revelations”

  

Prophecy or Commandment given December 25th AD 1832

 

Verily thus saith the Lord concerni ng the wars that will shortly come to pass begining at the rebellion of South Carolina which will eventu- ally terminate in the death & misery of many souls; and the days will come that war will be poured out upon all Nations begining at this place for behold the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States and the Southern States will call on other nations even the nation of Great britian as it is called, and they shall also call upon other nations in order to defend themselves against other nati- ons & thus war shall be poured out upon all Nations & it shall come to pass after many days slaves shall rise up against their Masters who shall be martialed disciplined for war, and it shall come to pass also that the remnants were ^who^ ^are^ left of the land will martial themselves & shall beco me exceding angry & shall vex the gen- tiles with a sore vexation & thus with the sword & by bloodsheds the inhab- itants of the Earth shall mourn and kes & the thunder of heavens & the fieres & rained lightning also shall the inh abitants of Earth be made to feel the wrath & indignation & chastning hand of an Almighty GOD untill the consumption decreed hath made a full end of all Nations, that the cry of the Saints of the bloodshed of the Saints shall scease to come into the ears of the LORD OF SABAOTH from the Earth to be avenged of their ene- mies wharefore stand ye in Holy places and be not moved untill the day of the Lord Amen (Wilford Woodruff, Book of Revelations, pp. 48-50)

 

Woodruff also adds “come for behold it cometh quickly saith the Lord Amen” (Ibid., 50)

 

 

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