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What we might Expect in the Next Twenty-Five Years

Contributed by W. Cleon Skousen
PART I
Introduction: What is the most exciting thing you can imagine happening next year? Our Heavenly Father knew that the
child of men would be anxious to know about the future. However, his primary purpose in revealing the unfolding of
spectacular events which no one could have anticipated is so that we can better prepare ourselves. That is the primary
purpose of this presentation. As you will see, there is much for which we need to be prepared, and the Lord says
“If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear. “ 1
SEVERAL PROPHETS SAW OUR DAY

Here is what the scripture says about Adam .
“And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being
full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.”2
Then we read that _Enoch_ knew about the present day when the missionaries would flood the earth with the message
of the Book of Mormon and the restoration of the Gospel. The scripture says:
“And righteousness will I send down out of heaven; and truth will I send forth out of the earth. . . to sweep the
earth as with’ a flood, to gather out mine elect from the four corners of the earth.” 3
The prophet _Isaiah_ saw our day and wrote a whole chapter about the coining forth of the Book of Mormon and the
marvelous work and a wonder that would follow among other things, he said:
“And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is
learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: and the book is delivered to him that is not
learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not
1 D&C 38:30
2 D&C 107:56
3 D&C 7:62
learned. . . .Wherefore, behold, I [ will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a
wonder.”4
It was _Nephi_ who saw our day in great detail but was forbidden to write about it. The Lord said:
“And the angel said unto me; Behold, one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. . . . shall see and write the
remainder of these things....And the things which thou shall see hereafter thou shalt not write; for the Lord God hath
ordained the apostle of the Lamb of God that he should write them.... and I Nephi heard and bear record, that the name
of the apostle of the lamb was John.” 5
NEPHI’S GREAT SECRET
It is a great burden to know what is going to happen in our day and not be able to tell about it. On two different occasions
this prophet almost told too much.
The first time was at the end of the book of First Nephi. He was describing the major events leading up to the Second
Coming and the ushering in of the Millennium when suddenly he stopped and said:
“I durst not_ speak _further as yet concerning these things.” 6
This almost sounds as though he hoped he might be able to do it at some future time. In any event he did not write his
second book until he was an old man. During the years he had carefully read the writings of Isaiah and quoted thirteen
chapters of Isaiah because he knew that prophet had seen the same vision as Lehi, Nephi and Jacob. Nephi therefore let
Isaiah relate what each of them had seen. Nevertheless, as Nephi came toward the end of his Second Book of Nephi
and began waxing eloquent in proclaiming the doctrine of Christ, he seems to have reached a point where he had
something he was especially anxious to record. But he suddenly stopped and said:
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“I, Nephi, cannot say more; the _Spirit_ STOPPETH MINE UTTERANCE.”7
He then goes into mourning because he is fearful the people
4 Isaiah 29:11-14
5 Nephi: 14:20-21, 25, 27
6 1 Nephi 22:29
7 Nephi 32:7
will not search out the “great knowledge” which he feels is in the scripture but the evil spirit will discourage
them from finding it. Nevertheless, he hopes that through prayer the Holy Ghost will reveal it to them. Meanwhile he was
forbidden to utter those things he was so anxious to declare openly and plainly. It was reserved to be included in the
writings of _John_ .
SO WE TURN TO THE REVELATION OF THE APOSTLE JOHN
The marvelous reve1ation to the Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos is sometimes difficult to analyze because he
recorded events which he saw in heaven right along with things which he saw happening on earth. Sometimes it is
difficult to tell which sphere is being discussed. For example, he talks about the 144,000 being sealed in their foreheads
during the sixth_ seal 8 but seven chapters later he speaks of the 144,000 performing their great mission on earth after
the opening of the _seventh_ seal. 9
Is this a contradiction?
We have reason to believe that the first reference to the 144,000 during the sixth seal is referring to the selection and
sealing up of these choice servants IN THE SPIRIT WORLD before they came into the earth. That there were such
foreordinations in the spirit world is described by Alma:
“And this is the manner after which they were ordained—-being called and prepared from the
FOUNDATION OF TUE WORLD according to the FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD. “10
And we also have the words of Joseph Smith who said:
“Every man who has a calling to minister to the inhabitants of the world was _ordained _ to that very purpose in
the Grand Council of heaven before this world was. I suppose that I was ordained to this very office in that Grand
Council.”11
“Question: What are we to understand by the angel ascending from the east is he to whom is given the seal of the
living God over the twelve tribes of Israel
“Answer: If you will receive it this is Elias which was to come to gather together the tribes of Israel and restore all
things.
8 Revelation 7:8-4
9 Revelation 14:1-8
10 Alma 13:3
11 History of the Church. vol. vi, p. 364
“Question: What TIME are the things spoken of in this chapter to be accomplished?
“Answer: They are to be accomplished in the sixth thousand years or the opening of the SIXTH seal.
“Question: What are we to understand by sealing the one hundred and forty-four thousand out of all the tribes of
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Israel--twelve thousand out of each tribe? [the opening of the seventh seal and the gathering of the Ten Tribes]?
“Answer: We are to understand that those who are sealed... to administer the everlasting gospel; for they are
ordained out of every nation [THE ANGELS to whom is given power over the nations of the earth, and bring as many as
will come to the church of the Firstborn.” 12
“Question: When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation [the
cleansing of the earth]? They are to be accomplished after the opening of the SEVENTH seal, before the coming of
Christ.”13
From these scriptures it is quite clear why we have the foreordination and sealing up of the 144,000 in the spirit world as
described in the seventh chapter of Revelation, and a description of the subsequent ministry of the 144,000 among the
children of men in Revelation, chapter fourteen.14
JOHN BEGINS DESCRIBING MODERN TIMES AFTER THE

OPENING OF THE SEVENTH SEAL
Now John is ready to transfer his attention from the five chapters outlining the preparations in heaven for the Second
Coming and concentrate on the unfolding of these events on earth. All of these events are controlled by the factor of
“time.” He therefore defines the period in which these events will occur. John says:
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
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This immediately raises four highly significant questions. For example:
12 D&C 77: 11
13 D&C 77: 13
14 Revelation 7:3-4 with 14:1-8
15 Revelation 8:1
# 1. According to OUR calendar, when will the _seventh_ seal be opened, and the half-hour of silence begins in heaven?
Until 1582 A.D. our calendar was not at all accurate, but Pope _Gregory_ employed a group of mathematicians and
astronomers to restructure the calendar. They set up the new calendar so that it was in perfect harmony or calibration
with the sun. To make it completely accurate they had to add one day every four years and that is how we got our
“leap year.”
But even with all that restructuring, how are we certain that it is completely accurate? The best answer to that question is
in the Doctrine and Covenants. On two occasions the Lord used the Gregorian calendar in such a way that it seemed to
clearly imply his approval of it.
In Section 20 the Lord said he wanted the Church established on the sixth day of April because it would be “one
thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the coming of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh.” 16
In the very next section we are told the Church was set up by Joseph Smith under the guidance of the Holy Ghost and
then it says:
“Which church was organized and established in the year of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, in the fourth
month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April.” 17
So if our calendar is accurate and apparently approved by the Lord, there is no question about the date of the opening of
the seventh seal and the half hour of silence in heaven. It will commence in the year 2000 AD .
# 2. Why is there suddenly “silence in heaven” when the SEVENTH seal is opened?
Apparently there is a great deal of furious activity in heaven right up to the time the seventh seal is opened. The
Priesthood of this dispensation are required to work at a tremendous pace to get ready for the Second Coming. This was
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explained to Wilford Woodruff the last time he was allowed to see Joseph Smith in the spirit world. He says:
“Joseph Smith continued visiting myself and others up to a certain time and then it stopped. The last time I saw
him was in heaven. In the night vision I saw him at the door of the temple in heaven. He came and spoke to
16 D&C 20:1
17 D&C 21:2-3
me. He said he could not stop to talk with me because he was in a hurry. The next man I met was Father Smith; he could
not talk with me because he was in a hurry . I met a half a dozen brethren who had held high positions on earth and none
of them could stop to talk with me because they were in a hurry. I was much astonished. By and by I saw the Prophet
again, and I got the privilege to ask him a question. ‘Now,’ said I, ‘I want to know why you’re
in a hurry. I have been in a hurry all through my life but I expected my hurry would be over when I got into the kingdom of
heaven, if I ever did.’ Joseph said, ‘I will tell you, Brother Woodruff, every dispensation that has had the
Priesthood on the earth and has gone into the celestial kingdom, has had a certain amount of work to do to prepare to go
to the earth with the Savior when He goes to reign on the earth. Each dispensation has had ample time to do this work.
We have not. We are the last dispensation, and so much work has to be done and we need to be in a hurry in order to
accomplish it.’ Of course, that was satisfactory with me, but it was a new doctrine to me.” 18
Joseph Smith made it plain to Wilford Woodruff that the Priesthood of this dispensation are working under a fantastic
deadline to teach everyone who has died without the gospel since the _apostolic _ times. This task has to be completed
by the time of ‘the opening of the seventh seal when the hosts of heaven will have a new task connected with the
final preparation and cleansing of the earth for the Second Coming.
# 3. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE HALF HOUR OF SILENCE ENDS?
From a modern revelation we learn when the half hour of silence ends. Here is what the Lord says:
“And there shall be silence in heaven for the space of half an hour, and IMMEDIATELY after shall the curtain of
heaven be unfolded, as a scroll is unfolded after it is rolled up, AND THE FACE OF THE LORD SHALL BE UNVEILED;
and the saints that are upon the earth, who are alive, shall be quickened and be caught up to meet him.” 19
Obviously we are talking about the Second Coming. So this tells us when the half hour of silence ends. It is just before
the Second Coming.
18 N. B. Lundwall, Temples of the Most High, 1941, p. 291—292; original source: The Deseret Weekly News, vol.
53, No. 21, November 7, 1896
19 D&C 88:95
# 4. CAN WE calculate THE ACTUAL DURATION OF TH HOUR OF SILENCE?
Since we know the half hour of silence begins at 2,000 A.D.——when the seventh seal is
opened——and since we know from a modern revelation that the half hour of silence ends with the Second
Coming, can we calculate in terms of years the length of time which will elapse between these two monumental events?
In other words, can we determine about how long the half hour of silence lasts?
One of the apostles felt that such a calculation was possible. Here is the way Elder Bruce R. McConkie suggested it
could be done. After talking about the half hour of silence, he says:
“If the time here mentioned is ‘ Lord’s time’ in which one day is a thousand years, the haft
hour would be some twenty—one of our years.”
Elder McConkie reached this conclusion based on the following scriptures:

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“A day with the Lord after his manner of reckoning, it being 1000 years according to the time appointed to that [
whereon thou standest.”
And again:
“But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that ONE DAY is with the Lord as a THOUSAND YEARS, and a
thousand years as one day.”
The next step was to divide 1,000 years by 24 to determine what an hour would be according to God’s time. It
turned out to be 41.66 years or just under 42 years. This means that a half hour of God’s time would be ? 7 years
or nearly 21 years. This would clearly suggest that this is the duration of the half hour of silence in heaven and the period
of time when the angels undertake the calamitous preparation of the earth for the Savior’s second coming.
WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN DURING THE HALF HOUR OF SILENCE?
In the next five chapters John tells us of the careful and precise assignment of the angels in heaven so the earth can be
cleansed of all wickedness and prepared for the Second Coming.
20 R. McConkie, The Millennial Messiah (one volume) Deseret Book, 1982, p. 382
21 Abraham 3:4
22 2 Peter 3:8
Here is a brief summary of each of these chapters.
Chapter 8. After the seventh seal is opened, the first four angels receive their assignments to cleanse certain portions of
the earth.
Chapter 9. The fifth and sixth angels are assigned their ministry of cleansing the earth but they are not ‘to torment
or destroy those who have the “seal of God in their foreheads.” (verse 4) This probably refers to those who
are under the Lord’s covenant, or members of the church. However, all others will be tormented until they
“seek death and shall not find it.” (verse 6) But in the end over a third of mankind will be destroyed. (verse
15) During the raging wars over two hundred million men will be under arms. (verse 16) There is an amazingly accurate
description of the highly mechanized instruments of war that will be employed. (verses 17—19) Nevertheless, in
spite of all this period of turmoil and bloodshed the people not only refuse to repent but become more depraved and
debauched than ever. (verse 20—21)
It will be recalled that when Joseph Smith was asked the specific time when the 144,000 would be foreordained and
sealed he said: “In the sixth thousand years or the opening of the sixth seal.” 23 but later Joseph Smith
was asked, “When are the devastating things to be accomplished which are written in the 9th chapter,” he
replied: “After the opening of the seventh seal, before the coming of Christ.” 24 as we shall see later, the
coming of the ten lost tribes and the ministry of the 144,000 to every nation just before the Second Coming, all occur
after the opening of the seventh seal.
Chapter 10. The seventh angel (identified in verse 7) holds up a little book whereupon seven thunders roar out a
message which John was forbidden to record. (verse 4)
When Joseph Smith was asked what this little book represented, he said:
“We are to understand that it was a mission, and an ordinance, for him to gather the tribes of Israel; behold, this is
the Elias, who, as it is written must come and restore all things.” 25
During the June Conference of 1831 Joseph Smith revealed that John the Beloved was already among the ten tribes of
Israel who had been led away by Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, to prepare for their return from the long dispersion. 26
23 D&C 77:10
24 D&C 77:13
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25 D&C 77:14
26 Essentials of Church History, By Joseph Fielding Smith, 1937 edition, p. 126
This is not referring to the remnants of Israel scattered among the various nations, but that supremely righteous segment
of the Ten Tribes whom Moses said eventually would be gathered in from the “outmost parts of heaven.” 27
chapter 11. This is a heavenly vision of the climax to the second worldwide dictatorship. It will culminate in the great
battle of Armageddon which we will discuss later.
chapter 12. This chapter provides the background for the fall of Lucifer and his hosts after the war in heaven. John says it
was there that the righteous fought against Satan “by their word and their testimony” trying to persuade the
confused and uncommitted spirits to support Christ’s gospel plan. In the end, two-thirds rallied behind Jehovah
but one-third supported Satan and were cast out into the mortal earth. (verses 7—11)
John depicts the Saints of God as being like “a woman clothed with the sun.” (verse 1) John looks back
through the centuries and realizes that because of Satan’s persecution of God’s kingdom there would be
“a time and times and half a time” (verse 14) when the woman would have to flee into hiding. This would
be off and on throughout the 3,500 years incorporated in the dispensation of Joseph, Moses and the apostles. John saw
that not until 1,830 A.D. would the woman of the Church of Jesus Christ come forth in all her power and glory. Then John
says:
“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed (God’s
servants in the latter days] which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
(verse 17)
It will be appreciated that the previous five chapters are describing the elaborate structure of the angelic forces in heaven
to prepare for the mighty contest that will take place on the earth after the opening of the sixth and seventh seals. John
wants us to know that during this contest Satan will lay the foundation for two worldwide dictatorships. Now we are ready
for Revelation, chapter thirteen.
THE RISE OF THE FIRST WORLDWIDE DICTATORSHIP

AS SEEN BY JOHN
Beginning with Revelation, chapter 13, John is talking about event which unfold on the earth after the opening of the
seventh seal and the beginning of the half hour of silence in heaven referred to earlier.
27 Deuteronomy 30:4; see also Matthew 24:81; and D&C 138:7 and Pearl of Great Price 45:37
28 Revelation 8:1
John says the first worldwide dictatorship will come into its full dimension of power shortly after the year 2,000 but its
beginning will be during the sixth seal. It is not a single dictatorship, but a coalition of nations. Here is how John
describes it:
“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns,
and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” 29
The reference to HIS horns and HIS heads demonstrates that these nations were a unified coalition. We do not know
why seven heads would have ten horns and ten crowns unless three of these nations had colonial dominions.
John leaves no doubt that this monster rising out of the sea was a Satanic institution. Speaking of the monster as a
united entity, John says “the dragon” gave him his power and his seat of authority. 30
John describes the figurative symbols used by God, and says this dictatorship had the sinister cunning of a leopard, the
feet and claws of a bear, and the teeth and mouth of a lion.
IS THERE ANY MILITARY OR POLITICAL ENTITY

THAT SEEMS TO FIT THIS DESCRIPTION?
Since the opening of the seventh seal is upon us, has any military or political entity been emerging which seems to reflect
any of these characteristics?
An apostle has warned that there is. For many years J. Reuben Clark, former U.S. Under—Secretary of State and
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a member of the First Presidency of the LDS Church, had been sounding the alarm.
He first became concerned when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the
Atlantic Treaty on a U.S. cruiser off the coast of Newfoundland in August, 1941. Of course, who might have suspected
that this might be the beast John saw rising out of the sea? It was viewed by most people as merely a mutual defense
pact
However, World War II changed the whole world landscape and the United States came out of that terrible conflict as the
new world leader with the Soviet Union a jealous and frantically obsessed competitor.
29 Revelation 13:1
30 Revelation 13:2
There were several reasons why the United States forged into first place as a world leader. To begin with, her Wall Street
bankers had invented a virtually unlimited
“ debt based” economy so——to a large extent--the U.S. generously financed the major part
of the Allied war effort. Secondly she had out produced most of the rest of the world in planes, ships, tanks and military
supplies. Third, she was far and away the leader in high technology although Russia, by stealing many of
America’s top secrets, was not far behind.
World War II ended in 1945, but by 1949, Russia had muscled and maneuvered her way into dominating approximately
1/3 of the entire planet. Europe, Asia and Latin America looked to the United States to prevent further Communist
expansion.
Thus it was on April 4, 1948, that the United States, Britain and certain other countries dangerously threatened by the
Soviet Union, signed THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY. It provided that if the Soviets attacked ONE member of the
treaty it was an attack against ALL. This pact contained a score of blatant violations of the U.S. Constitution,
nevertheless, to a large extent the new NATO treaty was popular, but not with J. Reuben Clark.
After he studied the document he gave a thundering warning which was first heard by the Trust Division of the American
Bankers Association on August 17, 1949. He said:
“The North Atlantic Treaty, recently passed, is a military alliance pure and simple. It is what our forefathers called
an ‘ entangling alliance.’ ” 31
This entire speech was filled with fiery quotations from the American Founding Fathers predicting disastrous results if the
United States ever allowed itself to be trapped within an international conglomerate of interdependent alliances.
Of course, the North Atlantic Treaty was just the beginning.
THE EVOLUTION OF NATO TOWARD A NEW WORLD ORDER —
Nevertheless, the United States——as the principal defense against, the Soviet Union—-began to
look upon itself as the policeman of the world. Consequently, the State Department managed the next two major wars
and they were disastrous. The Korean War has been described as the worst— managed war in the history of the
United States and the Vietnam War is the only war the United States ever lost.
31 Quoted in Stand Fast by the Constitution by J. Reuben Clark, p. 85
As a result of these and other fiascos, Ronald Reagan was elected President in 1980. He got the backing of both parties
and spent two trillion dollars building America back up to the most powerful nation on earth.
The Soviet Union tried to compete with the United States but finally went bankrupt and in 1989 the whole Soviet Union
fell apart. Russia became an isolated, despondent, disorganized non-entity, and the Cold War was over.
Now we go back to John who saw something amazing happen. He says:

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“And I saw one of his heads as [if] were wounded to death; and his DEADLY WOUND WAS HEALED: and all the
world wondered after the beast.
“And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying Who
is like unto the beast? WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE WAR WITH HIM?” 32
One of the amazing things about the Cold War was the fact that the Soviet Union was crushed into near annihilation. It
was completely fragmented and left with only the original, isolated Russia as a wounded remnant of what had been a
world super-power. Never had there been such a golden opportunity to require the Soviets to disarm, defuse or destroy
her intercontinental ballistic missiles, get her factories converted over to domestic production and launch a massive road
construction so her farmers could get the vast food supply from the muddy Russian fields to the central markets. But
none of this happened. John saw what did happen.
The United Nations extended a generous helping hand to the Soviet Union-—which had previously set out to
conquer the world-- and used the resources of the free world to begin building her up again. Eventually, this bloody head
that was saved by the rest of the UN may prove to be once more the most dangerous facet of the first world dictatorship.
So the coalition of many heads and horns John saw in vision, will continue to strengthen itself until it becomes a
world—wide dictatorship of ruthless proportions. It will dominate the whole human race for 3.5 years. This is still
future.
THE NEW WORLD ORDER BECOMES A REALITY
The Soviet Union began to desperately urge her former allies to continue the Communist expansion program. On August
2, 1990, the dictator of Iraq --with Soviet encouragement- overran and occupied an oil—rich neighbor, Kuwait. The
UN Security Council set a deadline for Saddam Hussein and his forces
32 Revelation 13:1-4
to retire and when it was ignored, the UN called upon all its members to enforce the UN decree.
George Bush was the new President and he had always favored a New World Order to enforce justice and peace. He
looked upon the crisis in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as an ideal opportunity to show what the policeman of the world,
acting in the name of the United Nations, could do to give itself credibility. Therefore, without following the requirements
of the Constitution, he asked Congress to ratify a UN resolution and the next thing the country knew, half a million
Americans were in the Persian Gulf War.
A gigantic, massive air attack ended the war after a few days and its success established the precedent J. Reuben Clark
had hoped would never happen. From this point on the President the United States as commander in chief would look
upon any UN decree as an order to take “police” action. But the Persian Gulf War was the only success so
far. It didn’t happen in Somalia, Bosnia, or Yugoslavia.
THE PATTERN IS ESTABLISHED AND JOHN SAW THE FUTURE
“And there was given unto him [of the many kingdoms collectively] a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue FORTY AND TWO MONTHS.” 33
So the first dictatorship reaches a point where it dominates the world and sustains the ongoing society of immorality,
abortion, non—religious education, high crimes and misdemeanors for which even the President could not be
impeached even though he was finally forced to confess what he had done, and the House found him guilty of two
counts. However, the Senate did not have enough support to convict him because under the 17th Amendment the
Senators had to face a popular election and too many of the Senators felt the President was supported by most of the
people so that if they impeached him they might not be re-elected themselves. (Under the original Constitution, Senators
were appointed by the state legislatures to protect the Constitution and states rights. This was changed in 1915.)
And so, as John says, it will continue until at some point the first dictatorship will attain a position of absolute power for
three-and—a—half years. Then an amazing thing will happen.
THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP WILL MAKE A DEADLY MISTAKE
However, at this point, John saw that the first dictatorship would make a lethal mistake which will eventually wipe it out of
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“And he [beast or dictator] opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his
tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
33 Revelation 13:5
“And it was given unto him to make WAR AGAINST THE Saints and to OVERCOME them: and power was given
him over all mankind, and tongues and nations.” 34
FROM THIS POINT ON, THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP

WILL DRIFT INTO OBLIVION
Just as John’s account reaches a point of supreme suspense with the monster declaring war against the
Saints——and overcoming them--John tells us the first dictatorship has been obliterated.
But what happened? He doesn’t tell us what happened! He simply closes the account of the first dictatorship with
this rather amazing philosophical comment:
“If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the
sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.” 35
In other words, the first dictatorship has disintegrated into ashes and the faith of the saints is vindicated.
But what brought this about after the first dictatorship turned on the Saints and overpowered them?
Perhaps John left out this vital part of his story so it could be told by his Master. In any event we now have the whole
story in the Book of Mormon, and it probably gives us far greater details than John could have provided.
THE RESURRECTED JESUS TELLS WHAT HAPPENS

TO THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP
When the resurrected Jesus appeared to his “other sheep” on the American continent in 34 A.D., he talked
a lot about America in the latter days. He talked about the Gentiles coming from Europe and setting up the first free
people in modern times. He talked about their riches and their power. But he also talked about their wickedness . He said
the pure original gospel would be restored among them but unless they embraced it as a people, America would be
entirely cleansed of its gentile wickedness and this continent would be largely depopulated.
Here is the way Jesus said it:
“And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you:
At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all
nations, and above all people of the whole earth, and shall be filled with all manner of lyings, and of deceits, and of
mischiefs, and all manner of hypocrisy, and murders, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, and of secret combinations, and
if they shall do all those things, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, behold, saith the Father, I WILL BRING THE
FULNES MY GOSPEL FROM AMONG THEM.” 36
BUT HOW WOULD AMERICA BE CLEANSED?
On God’s prophetic time line, the cleansing of America was recognized in heaven as such a monumental
watershed in history that God was talking about it with his prophet Micah clear back around 700 B.C. 37 Having already
discussed this momentous event with one of his prophets, Jesus therefore quoted Micah to the Nephites. He introduced
it by saying:
“And the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto you this land for your inheritance.
“And I say unto you, that if the Gentiles do not repent after the blessing which they shall receive, after they have
scattered my people--then shall ye WHO ARE A REMNANT OF THE HOUSE OF Israel go forth among them, and ye
shall be in the midst of them who shall be many, and ye shall be among them as a lion among the beasts of the forest,
and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goeth through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and
none can deliver.
“Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. I will gather my people
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together as a man gathereth his sheaves into the floor. For I will make my people with whom the Father hath
covenanted, yea, I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass. And thou shalt beat in pieces many people;
and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. And behold, I am he
who doeth it.” 38
WHERE IS THE SEED OF JACOB THAT WILL CONQUER

THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP?
The predominantly Lamanite-Nephite nations—-which comprise the seed of Jacob today——are not
difficult to identify. They are the Latin American nations from Mexico to Argentina.
36 3 Nephi 16:10
37 Micah 5:7-15
38 3 Nephi 20:14-19
But what would provoke them to attack the gentile nations which are located primarily in North America? And how would
they ever have the military strength to win a decisive victory of a dictatorship that had ruled the whole world for three-and-
half years?
As we have already seen, John the Revelator said the first dictatorship would disintegrate right after it commences to
“make war with the saints, and overcome them.” 39
But is this the CAUSE of its downfall or merely a COINCIDENCE which occurs incidental to the collapse of the first
dictatorship?
During the past twenty years something has been occurring among the Latin American countries which has kindled a
violent bitterness toward the United States, although it has received practically no publicity. Here is what happened.
According to Dr. Patrick S.J. Carmack, the massive privately-owned banks which dominate the United Nations World
Bank and International Monetary Fund went down to the Latin American countries around 1980 and offered them huge
quantities of money on loan. The Latin American countries and their corrupt leaders eagerly accepted the money.
However, they have not been able to pay the interest on these loans, let alone the principal. The banks said they would
just add the unpaid interest to the principal and soon these poverty stricken countries found themselves paying vast
amounts in COMPOUND INTEREST on huge sums which represented not only the original loan but the accumulated
interest they have not been able to pay. This is called COMPOUND INTEREST.
Dr. Carmack points out that the anguish of the Latin American countries is reflected in the fact that between 1980 and
1990 they paid $418 billion in interest on the original loans of 80 billion. 40
The bank managers knew from the beginning that these nations would never be able to pay off these huge debts, but
they had a scheme to liquidate the debts by exchanging them for valuable national assets of these nations.
Dr. Carmack reports that such a proposal was made during the Fourth World Wilderness Conference in 1987. The plan
allows Third World debtors to transfer their debt to the World Conservation Bank which then negotiates with each nation
in terms of their national assets (such as undeveloped mining sites, wilderness areas, etc.) until the full indebtedness is
liquidated. This scheme has already been implemented in Bolivia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. 41
39 Revelation 13:7
40 Patrick R. J. Carmack, The Money Masters, p. 5
41 Patrick R. J. Carmack, The Money Masters, p. 4
The main significance in all of this is the discovery that there are powerful engines of resentment and desperate hatred
being generated among the Latin American countries. They are focused on the United States because they feel these
financial traps were engineered by the IMF and World Bank under the control of the United States.
Under certain provocative circumstances this is the type of explosive indignation that might generate an uprising. This
would be particularly true if the United States was suddenly engulfed in some natural disaster or plague THAT LEFT
HER SUDDENLY WEAK.
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BLANKS TO BE FILLED IN:
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1. Adam, Enoch, Isaiah

2. Nephi, speak, Spirit
3. John, sixth, seventh, ordained
4. silence
5. seventh, Gregory, 2,000 A.D.
6. In a hurry, apostolic, after
7. calculate, 1,000, 20.83
8. cleanse, not, thunders
9. woman, seventh
10. satanical, prophet, Atlantic Treaty, debt
11. one-third, NATO, entangling, policeman, 1989
12. crushed, 3 1/2, Iraq -
13. Persian, 17th, saints
14. after, wickedness
15. cleansing, Jacob, Latin
16. violent, interest, $80
17. hatred
WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT IN THE NEXT TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
By W. Clean Skousen
PART II
THE CRASH OF THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP MAY BE

FACILITATED BY DIVINE INTERVENTION
In one revelation the Lord mentions some divine intervention which will be operating during the cleansing of America. Be
says:
“For behold, and lo, vengeance cometh speedily upon the ungodly as the whirlwind; and who shall escape it? The
Lord’s scourge shall pass over by night and by day, and the report thereof shall vex all people. It shall not be
stayed until the Lord comes.
“Nevertheless, Zion shall escape if she observe to do all things whatsoever I have commanded her.”
“But if she observe not to do whatsoever I have commanded her, I will visit her according to all her works; with
sore affliction, with pestilence, with plague, with sword, with vengeance, with devouring fire.” 42
Joseph Smith saw a vision of the cleansing of America and wrote:
“And now I am prepared to say by the authority of Jesus Christ, that not many years shall pass away before the
United States shall present such a scene of bloodshed as has not a parallel in the history of our nation; pestilence, hail,
famine, and earthquake will sweep the wicked of this generation from off the face of the land to open and prepare the
way for the return of the lost tribes of Israel from the north country.” 43
There are three other accounts by those who were allowed to see a vision of what it will be like when the cleansing of
America occurs.
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The first is the account by John Taylor who was allowed to see the nation in the grip of a terrible scourge which he said
would leave whole cities without any life whatever. 44
42 D&C 97:22-26
43 Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 17
44 “Published by Wilford Woodruff in Wilford Woodruff’s Journal,
ol. 7, pp. 419—423.
The second is Brigham Young who also saw the terrible plagues and scourges which would make the United States
extremely vulnerable to any hostile invasion. 45
The third is by Charles D. Evans who describes the nature of the plague which is horrible to contemplate. 46
Finally, a modern revelation verifies the reality of this terrible pestilence and it is just as ghastly and abhorrent as that
which these three men saw in vision. 47
The Lord also says:
“And 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.” 48
UNDER SUCH CALAMITOUS CONDITIONS HOW COULD THE RIGHTEOUS

PROTECT THEMSELVES?
Perhaps the reason Nephi was so anxious to tell us about the things he saw was to assure us that our Heavenly Father
would not be unmindful of us. As we have already seen, the Lord said:
“Nevertheless, Zion shall escape if she observe to do all things whatsoever I have commanded her.” 49
This is confirmed in another revelation where the Lord says:
“But 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...When all these things shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have
been made unto you will all be fulfilled.” 50
45 Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p. 123

46 The Contributor, an LDS magazine, vol. 15, pp. 638-841
47 D&C 29:17-20
48 D&C 45:31
49 D&C 97:25
50 D&C 45:32’35
As President Heber C. Kimball described these prophecies of the latter days, the people asked him, “What will
become of this people?” He replied:
(Note: this discourse was given by Orson Pratt not Heber C. Kimball in my research. Same difference though. I will
maintain Skousen’s wording and footnotes, since this is not my work.)
“That will depend, altogether upon our conduct. We have it within our power; God has given it to us to save
ourselves from the desolation and calamities that will come upon this nation. How? By doing that which is right... .If we do
this, prosperity will be upon the inhabitants...prosperity will be upon the towns and cities erected by this people, the hand
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of the Lord will be over us to sustain us, and we will spread

forth....
“Now we have the choice. It is within our reach... .And on the other hand, we ca n reach forth the hand and
partake of wickedness and bring desolation and destruction upon our borders.” 51
THE LORD WILL DEPEND UPON FOUR GROUPS

TO REBUILD AMERICA AFTER THE CLEANSING
There will be a gigantic task to perform after America has been cleansed of her wickedness but the wreckage and ruin of
a whole civilization has been left behind.
THE FIRST GROUP
The first group will be the righteous saints whom the Lord has preserved. All these will have been disciplined in
Priesthood principles and will have studied God’s law so they will know’ what to do. In very short order, the
other groups will lean upon this first group for guidance.
THE SECOND GROUP
The second group will be made up of the members of God’s kingdom from all over the world . After America is
cleansed and the clouds of the second dictatorship are beginning to replace the first dictatorship the Saints will be
anxious to rally when the Priesthood leaders sound the trumpet and call them to gather to America. The Lord says:
“Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father, to prepare the way
whereby they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name. Yea, and. then shall the work
commence, with the Father, among all nations, in preparing the way whereby his people may be gathered home to the
land of their inheritance.” 52
51 Journal of Discourses. vol. 12:344

52 3 Nephi 21:27-28
And of course for the members of The Church, that’s America! The Lord speaks of these gathering Saints from all
over the world in a modern revelation:
“And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among ALL NATIONS, and shall come to
Zion, singing with songs of everlasting joy.” 53
THE THIRD GROUP
The third group to help reconstruct the western hemisphere will be the righteous gentiles who survive the cleansing. This
is an interesting group of people. They are of many faiths. They love the Lord, they bow the knee in contemplation of his
coming. They admire his Church and love the Saints. But they don’t join the Church. Nevertheless, they want to
live under God’s Law and be part of God’s kingdom. The amazing part is that God extends an invitation to
the righteous gentiles to be part of the political kingdom of God.
Brigham Young knew that a lot of the Saints would expect the kingdom of God to be only members of the church, but
President Young said that is not the way the Lord planned it. Here are his words:
“The Kingdom of God [Those living under God’s Law] consists in correct principles; and it mattereth not
what a man’s religious faith is; whether he be a Presbyterian, or a Methodist, or a Baptist, or a Latter—day
Saint or ‘Mormon,’ or a Catholic or
Episcopalian, or Mohammedan, or even pagan, or anything else, if he WILL BOW THE KNEE AND WITH HIS tongue
CONFESS THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST, and will support good and wholesome laws for the regulation of society, we
hail him as a brother, and will stand by him while he stands by us in these things; for every man’s religious faith is
a matter between his own soul and his God alone.” 54
THE FOURTH GROUP
Finally, there is the fourth group will help restore the western hemisphere. These are the peacemakers . They are people
in other parts of the world who see they are about to be drafted into Prince Gog’s vast, second dictatorship.
53 D&C 45:71
54 Millennial Star, vol. 10, March 15, 1848, p. 87; Hyrum Andrus, Doctrines of the Kingdom, Salt Lake City Bookcraft,
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1973, p. 396
They may have even heard that he has ambitions to set up an army of
200,000,000. 55 So all of these are allowed to flee to America. The Lord says:
“And it shall come to pass among the wicked, that every man that will not take up his sword against his neighbor
must needs flee unto Zion for safety.” 56
How grateful these peace—loving families will be after Prince Gog gets going with the second dictatorship. The
scripture says:
“And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT
SHALL NOT BE AT WAR ONE WITH ANOTHER.” 57
SETTING UP THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS
Once all of these choice groups of people are in place they will set about building the New Jerusalem and setting up
ideal Zion cities from one end of the American continent to the other. To accomplish this, the whole structure of
government and economics will be changed as well as the adoption of a highly elevated society. Here are the highlights:
1. The people will be organized by families into tens, fifties, hundreds and thousands. The unit of around one hundred
families will be called a secular, non—denominational “ward” similar to the Anglo Saxons and
ancient Israel.
2. The judges or captains over each unit of ten, fifty, hundred and thousand families, etc. shall be elected each year and
will be selectively nominated by the supreme councils and their officers as described in Exodus, chapter 1. This
procedure eliminates the need for political parties.
3. The people will be governed by the original inspired Constitution as revealed to the Founding Fathers and endorsed by
the Lord in 1834 . 58
4. Civil and criminal law are to be administered according to the law revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai as set forth
principle by principle in chapters three to nine inclusive in the author’s text, The Majesty of God’s Law,
Ensign Publishing Company,1996, pp.3
55 Revelation 9:16
56 D&C 45:68
57 D&C 45:69
58 D&C 101:77:80 and 98:6-10
5. The economy will be practiced in harmony with the principles laid down by Adam Smith in 1776, but in the spirit of the
Golden Ru1e.
6. The money system will be based on gold and silver with silver as the basic medium of exchange and gold circulating at
free market value. Paper money issued by the government will be redeemable in precious metal and have reserves in
the vaults for any currency issued. Borrowed money will be based on guaranteed collateral at market value.
7. God’s “law of consecration” will be allowed to operate under the control of God’s kingdom
for those who have qualified in the temple and prefer its practice to the system of competitive free enterprise.
AMERICA IS SEALED OFF
While all of these new arrangements are being worked out among the four groups of survivors in America, God will begin
to isolate America with what Luke called, “waves roaring.” 59 The Lord warned that this would happen. He
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said:
“Wherefore, the days will come that no flesh shall be safe upon the waters., And it shall be said in days to come
that none IS ABLE TO GO UP TO THE LAND OF ZION UPON THE WATERS, but he that is upright in heart. 60
This verse would suggest that while America is by violent seas it will be impossible for ordinary people to either fly or sail
across the turbulent oceans in an effort to get to Zion or America.
Another scripture implying complete isolation of the western hemisphere is the Lord’s statement we have already
quoted which says:
“And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not
be at war one with another.” 61
Joseph Smith warned that when the signal goes out to gather to Zion, the people must not tarry or they may lose their
opportunity to even get to Zion. He said:
“The cry is to make haste. The last revelation says, Ye shall not have tine to have gone over the earth [ our
missionaries), until these things come. It will come as did the cholera, war, fires and earthquakes; one pestilence after
another..
59 Luke 21:25-26
60 D&C 61:15-16
61 D&C 45:69
62 History of the Church, vol. 3, pp. 390- 391
This isolation of the righteous and peace-loving people in America& will be an ideal situation for the building of the New
Jerusalem and setting up numerous Zion cities on the western hemisphere. Concerning America at this particular time,
the Lord says:
“.,..the wicked will not dare come unto it, and it shall be called Zion.” 63
THE RISE OF THE SECOND MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
While all of this orderly progress has been occurring in “sealed—off” America something totally evil
will have been hovering over the rest of the world. After the collapse of the first military dictatorship, it will immediately
allow numerous world leaders with satirical ambitions to begin maneuvering for an opportunity to claw their way to the top
and build another world empire. Here is the way John described what he saw happening:
“And I beheld ANOTHER BEAST COMING UP OUT OF THE EARTH; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he
spake like a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which
dwell therein to worship the FIRST beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
“And he doeth great wonders, so he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, and
deceiveth them that dwell on the earth, by the means of these miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the
beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a
sword and did live.
“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should both speak, and
cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and
great, rich and poor, free or bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark; or the name of the beast, or the number of his
name.... and his number is Six hundred three score and six.” 64
It was the ambition of the second dictatorship to exercise “all the power of the first beast. . .and causeth the earth
and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” 65
63 D&C 45:67
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65 Revelation 13:12
Ezekiel tells us that this second dictatorship was designed to mobilize all the gentile nations of the world under a massive
army. But what happens to the heathen nations? (See 3 Nephi 21:21) The leader of this vast army will be known as Gog,
prince of the Gentiles. 66 As the prophetic story unfolds, we learn that since the fall of the first dictatorship some
remarkable things have happened in Israel.
First, the Jews have gathered their people and their wealth from all over the world to the security of Israel. They will have
built their capital city of Jerusalem into a magnificent metropolis secured by heavy walls. (Ezekiel, chapters
40—43)
Second, the prophet Zechariah (6:12—13) tells us that a beautiful temple will occupy the heights of Mount Moriah
where the “Dome of the Rock” once stood.
We cannot help wondering how all of this can happen.
SOMETHING IMPORTMTT MUST RAVE HAPPENED

TO THE ARABS DURING THE FIRST WORLD DICTATORSHIP
It will be recalled that ever since 1967 - when the Israeli forces took over Jerusalem — the Jews have wanted to
rebuild their temple. But the traditional site for the temple has been occupied since 691 A.D. by a very sacred building of
the Moslem faith. This shrine is known as the “Dome of the Rock.” It covers the huge threshing floor of
Araunah where Abraham is said to have offered Isaac as a sacrifice. It is also the spot where Mohammed says he
ascended to heaven on a white horse to commune with the ancient patriarchs and receive the teachings of the Moslem
faith.
Once the Jews had occupied Jerusalem in 1967 the Moslems feared the Israelis might destroy their sacred building, but
they were assured by the leading rabbis that the Jews would never desecrate the sacred places of other faiths.
The press felt the rabbis were saying: “If God wants his temple on Mount Moriah, he will have to make the
necessary arrangements”.
By the time of the second dictatorship, Ezekiel indicates this will have been accomplished. None of the prophets tell how
it would happen, but several scenarios have been suggested.
66 Ezekiel 38:2
WHAT IF THE ARABS LOST CONTROL OF THEIR OIL?
One theory is that the first dictatorship might undertake to confiscate the Arab’s vast treasure of oil. The Soviet
Union has proposed this for many years since possession of the Arab oil could be the key to taking over Europe. As late
as 1996 this was being proposed by a militant Russian political leader.
It is speculated that if the first world dictatorship undertook to confiscate the Arab oil there would be a mighty resistance
and very likely the Dome of the Rock would be destroyed during the struggle. Furthermore, if the Arabs were robbed of
their oil, the Moslem influence would be greatly reduced. It is therefore speculated that if the Dome of the Rock were
destroyed and Arab influence diminished, there would be virtually no significant resistance to the rebuilding of the Jewish
temple.
THE WORLDWIDE GATHERING OF THE JEWS
Ezekiel describes in chapter 34 how scattered and distressed the Jews will be when the Lord reaches out to rescue
them. The Lord said to Ezekiel:
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‘.. .yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them Behold, I,
even I, will both search my sheep and seek them out....and will deliver them out of all places where they have been
scattered in the cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and
will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the river, and all the inhabited places of
the country.... And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, EVEN MY SERVANT, David a prince
among them; I the Lord have spoken it.” 67
Many scholars, including the King James translators, thought these passages referred to the Savior. However, as we
have just seen in Ezekiel, chapter 34, verses 23 and 24 the Lord specifically refers to this particular David as his
“servant.”
Joseph Smith referred to this Prince David and said he would replace his great ancestor temporarily because “the
throne and kingdom of David is to be taken from him [ancient David] and given to another by the name of David in the
last days, raised up out of his lineage.” 68
67 Ezekiel 34:6, 11-13, 23-24

68 Doc. History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 253
The administration of this outstanding leader apparently will last a long time, clear over to the time when the Ten Tribes
return and become one with Judah. 69
In Ezekiel, chapter 46, we read how David, the prince, will conduct the services at the temple when they come to worship
the Lord, and Jeremiah said:
“For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will break his (Israel’s] yoke from off thy
neck and.. .they shall serve the Lord their God MID DAVID THEIR KING, WHOM I SHALL RAISE UP TO THEM.”
70
Notice that in all of these passages “David” is identified as a servant of the Lord and not the Lord himself.
Isaiah speaks of this great leader of Israel in the latter days as a “rod” that would come from “the
stem of Jesse,” which is Christ, 71 and in a modern revelation the Lord said:
“Behold, thus saith the Lord, It (the rod) is a servant in the hands of Christ, which is partly a descendant of Jesse
as well as of Ephraim, or of the house of Joseph, on whom is laid much power.” 72
There has been some question as to whether this refers to Prince David or Joseph Smith. In either case we have an
interesting disclosure by the Lord that this distinguished leader is a mixture of both Juda and Ephraim. It would be
amazing to the Jews if David turned out to be partly Ephraim and it certainly would be somewhat surprising to the
members of the restored kingdom if Joseph Smith turned out to be part Jewish.
As David the prince gathers the Jews from all over the world to the land of Israel, there will be both wealth and manpower
to beautify the city of Jerusalem. We learn later that he will raise up its mighty walls as a defense and then rebuild the
temple. 73
For the Jews, this will be their 4th temple. This is the temple seen by Ezekiel in vision and the one to which the Savior will
come. The three previous temples -- One built by Solomon around 950 B.C., the one built by Zerubbabel around 516
B.C., and the one built by Herod at the time of Christ were all destroyed, and while this fourth temple will be attack fl, it
will continue to survive right into the Millennium.
69 Ezekiel 37:22-24
70 Jeremiah 80:8-9
71 D&C 113:2
72 D&C 113:4
73 Zechariah 6:12-13
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GOG, THE MIGHTY EMPEROR OF THE SECOND WORLD DICTATORSHIP
Ezekiel says the second dictatorship which will arise at this time is headed up by a fierce and ambitious tyrant named
Gog the height of his power he will be like the leader of the first dictatorship and consider himself totally invincible, but the
Lord said to his prophet:
“Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal and prophesy
against him.” 74
This happens right at the time the beautiful edifice of the temple is being raised up to crown the heights of Mount Moriah.
75 This will be the most elaborate “house of the Lord” ever constructed, and no doubt Prince Gog will have
his spies carefully reporting every phase of its construction. Of course, he will be contemptuous of the Jewish belief that
this is a holy place — a center of sacred worship. On the contrary, Prince Gog will look upon this temple as a
mighty treasure house in which the Jews have stored away their wealth from all over the world.
As the greedy eyes of Gog are focused on the loot he will derive from a raid on Jerusalem , the Lord is saying:
“Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief of princes of Mesheck and Tubal; and I will turn thee back and put
hooks into thy jaws and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them, clothed with all sorts
of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.” 76
The Lord had Ezekiel describe precisely what this bloodthirsty tyrant would do:
“Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands,
and many people with thee.” 77
74 Ezekiel 38:2
75 Ezekiel, chapters 41-42
76 Ezekiel 38:3-4
77 Ezekiel 38:9
Because the Lord could read Gog’s mind, he said:
“Thou shalt think an evil thought: and thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them
that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without wa1ls and having neither bars nor gates, to take spoil, and
to take a prey, to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered
out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land..” 78
GOG LOOKS TOWARD JERUSALEM
It appears that Gog will have conquered all of Europe and Asia before he turns his greedy war machine on the land of
Palestine. This man will have established terroristic Gadiantonism and a murder—cult criminal spoils system
everywhere but in America. John says:
“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in
their foreheads: and that no man might buy or sell save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of
his name.” 79
It is interesting that the whole earth will be under his domination exept North and South America. As we have mentioned
earlier a modern revelation says he would have invaded America except for his fear of the consequences. Gog and his
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cohorts are quoted in this scripture as saying:
“Let us not go up to battle against Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible, wherefore we cannot stand.”
80
Some of this may have been due to heavenly powers possessed by God’s servants in Zion similar to that which
Enoch exhibited during the first thousand years of human history. It says:
“…their enemies came to battle against them; and he (Enoch] spake the word of the Lord, and the earth
trembled, and the mountains fled, even according to his command; and the rivers of water were turned out of their
course; and the roar of the lions were heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly, so powerful was the
word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the language which God had given him.” 81
78 Ezekiel 38:10-12
79 Revelation13:16-17
80 D&C 22: 16-17
81 Moses 7:18-14
But in the beginning of the second dictatorship seen by John, the violent Gog and his hordes of ferocious military forces
will be spreading their “abomination of desolation” in every direction. 82
JOEL WITNESSES A VISION OF HORROR--

THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
A prophet named Joel — living several centuries before Ezekiel - used two whole chapters to describe the
terrifying weapons of modern warfare which Gog would employ to set up his second dictatorship. Joel could scarcely find
words to describe what he saw. In fact, until the nuclear age, no generation could have completely comprehended what
Joel was trying to describe:
“A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them,
and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.” 83
Joel felt he was seeing the very ________________in destructive warfare. He said:
“There hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many
generations.” 84
Joel did his best to describe what he saw:
“The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.” 85
But these were not like any horses he had ever seen. Notice his bold attempt to describe the strange mobile units which
he saw:
“Like the noise of chariots [not of horses] on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire
that devoureth the stubble;...they shall run like mighty men [once more the simile changes] they shall climb the wall like
men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break ranks: neither shall one thrust another,
they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to
and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses: and they shall enter in at the window
like a thief. The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble.” 86
82 Daniel 11:31
83 2:2-3
84 Joel 2:2
85 Joel 2:4
86 Joel 2:5-10
It sounds very much as though the prophet is attempting to describe helicopter gun ships and a modern armored division
rumbling across a city with cannon and flame—throwers spreading destruction all around.

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THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
But at Jerusalem Gog and his mighty host will come to a sudden halt. It turns out that Prince David has two powerful
allies that Gog would have never suspected. He has 2 prophets whom God will raise up among the Jews with powers
unlike anything Gog has seen. An angel describes what he sees the two prophets will be able to do:
“If any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt
them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy:
and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.” 87
For three-and-a-half years these prophets will hold Gog and these great gentile armies at bay. 88
When the prophet Joel saw the predicament in which the Jews would find themselves, he knew there was no human
power that could save them. Apparently, even before Joel saw the two prophets demonstrating their powers, Joel pleads
with the Jews to begin their fasting and prayer with fervent pleadings that God will intervene and save them. He cried:
“Rend your hearts 89 and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God.... Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify
a fast, call a solemn assembly; gather the people, sanctify the congregation ... let them say, Spare thy people, 0 Lord,
and give not thine heritage to reproach.” 90
WHY WOULDN’T THE SAINTS IN AMERICA ASSIST THE JEWS?

When we consider all the circumstances it is highly probable that the people in America will have no idea what is
happening to the Jews. With the violent storms raging around the western hemisphere 91 it might be impossible to
communicate with the other parts of the world as well prove to be impossible to sail or fly.
89 2 Nephi 2:7
90 Joel 2:13-16
91 Luke 21:24-25
Some have suggested that by this time the storms might have subsided, but this does not seem likely since millions
would immediately flee to America to escape the cruel dictatorship of Gog and Magog. The Lord says that during this
period “no flesh shall be safe upon the waters. And it shall be said. . .that none is able to go up to the land of Zion
upon the waters, but he that is upright in heart.” 92
The last phrase implies that the few righteous stragglers who did not get to America before the “roaring
seas” took over will be able to reach Zion only by divine intervention. 93
MEANWHILE, THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE TRAGEDIES

WILL OCCUR AMONG THE JEWS
In spite of all the prayers and petitions of the Jews, Gog will launch a do—or—die assault on the walls of
Jerusalem,- at the height of his stubborn fury his army does succeed in penetrating the strong walls and kill the two
prophets. Then they will slaughter the Jews by the thousands as they make their way toward the temple.
The Lord told the prophet Zechariah - who lived a generation after Ezekiel (520 B.C.) - that the invasion of Jerusalem will
be terrible indeed. He says:
“And the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into
captivity.” 94
GOG AND HIS HOSTS WILL CELEBRATE FOR THREE-AND-A-HALF DAYS
At this juncture, Prince Gog will be supremely jubilant. In triumphant glee the dictator will order a brief cease-fire. He
wants to hold a victory banquet and spread the news that the prophets who “tormented” them have been
overcome and killed. Gog will not permit the bodies of the two prophets to be buried, but orders them left lying in the
street while he and his generals celebrate in a drunken orgy for three—and—a—half days. 95

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But at the end of this period, Gog and his army will have the most shocking surprise of their lives.
92 D&C 61:15-16
93 D&C 61:15
94 Zechariah 14:2
The mutilated bodies of the two prophets will suddenly arise up from the ground, fully restored. Then a great voice will be
heard from heaven saying, “Come up hither,” and the two prophets will ascend in a cloud as Gog and his
hosts watch in amazement. 96
THE APPEARANCE OF JESUS CHRIST TO THE JEWS
Then things will really begin to happen.
Jesus will suddenly appear on the Mount of Olives with a great host, and the scripture says he shall “utter his
voice an all the ends of the earth shall hear it.” At this point the prophet Zechariah says:
“And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the
mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great
earth quake ; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north and half of it toward the south. And ye shall flee to
the valley of the mountains....” 97
It is interesting that when Jesus makes himself visible to the Jews in the great valley between the separated halves of the
Mount of Olives, he withholds his glory . Just as when he appeared after his resurrection to his apostles and others, he
came as an ordinary man and had to show them the wounds in his hands and his feet and his side to prove his identity.
98
So it will be when he appears to the Jews. Apparently neither he nor the Saints will appear in glory. The Jews will
therefore be unafraid and gather round him in jubilant adoration. But they will still not know him. Finally, someone
standing nearby will ask in curious wonderment:
“What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?” 99
97 Zechariah 14:4
98 This is described in Luke 24:13-16
99 Zechariah 12:10; Doctrine and Covenants 45:49
At this point Jesus decides to tell them the rest of the story. Here are his own words:
“Then 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 he that was crucified. I am the Son of God.
“And then shall they weep because of •their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their
king.” 100
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At last the Jews will know the true identity of their great Messiah. It is none other than Jesus Christ who was slain when
he came the first time because they thought he was an impostor. 101
Even while the Jews are in mourning because their ancestors failed to recognize the Savior, they will now try to make it
up to him. In a spirit of humble adoration they will lead him to their beautiful temple and enter the holy sanctuary by the
eastern gate. The gate will then be closed and never opened again. 102
This is purely symbolic, of course, since the apostles learned in their day, that the resurrected Jesus could appear and
depart when the gates were closed and the doors were locked. 103
For the Jews , this is a supremely joyous time.
THE FATE OF GOG AND HIS HOSTS
Of course, Gog and his hosts will be completely oblivious to the sensational events which are taking place among the
Jews who have survived their great crisis. But they will be terribly aware of something else — their own
destruction. A tidal wave of devastation will be sweeping down upon them. The Lord had described to Ezekiel what
would happen:
“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.” 104
“And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee.” 105
100 Doctrine and Covenants 45:52-53

101 For details see Skousen, Days of the Living Christ, op. cit. pp. 828-829
102 Ezekiel 44:2
103 John 20:19, 26
104 Ezekiel 28:22
105 Ezekiel 39:2
As with the wicked Gentiles in America, the hosts of Gog are devastated by the power of God. Here is the way Zechariah
describes it:
“And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem: their
flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in the holes, and their
tongue shall consume away in their mouth.” 106
MOSLEMS OF OUR OWN DAY WOULD SCARCELY

BELIEVE WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT
The prophets were shown that the great events at Jerusalem would be world-wide ‘ . The city of Jerusalem will be
rebuilt and millions of people in the surrounding nations will eagerly seek to visit there. The Jewish prophet Zechariah
describes it:
“Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the
Lord.... In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall
take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that GOD IS WITH
YOU.” 107
The converted Christian Jews in Israel will not only make their covenants with their great Messiah through baptism, but
they will have radiant testimonies to proclaim to all who come to Jerusalem their witness concerning their newly
discovered gospel of salvation. The results of all this will generate a wonderful bonding among the descendants of
Abraham. The Arabic nations that surround the Mediterranean and the Moslems of India, China, Russia and elsewhere
will thirst for the message of the Jewish Messiah. Isaiah says this great new wave of Christian conversion will bind the
Jews to their Moslem cousins:
“The Lord of hosts shall bless [saying, Blessed be Egypt MY PEOPLE, and Assyria THE WORK OF MY BANDS,
and Israel MINE INHERITANCE.” 108
Not only will the Jews and Arabs become united but so will many of the Gentile nations. After Armageddon Zechariah
says:

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106 Zechariah 14:12. To compare this with the plague among the wicked Gentiles in America, see Doctrine and
Covenants 29:18-19

108 Isaiah 19:25
“And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go
up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
“And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the
Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no
rain .” 109
CLEANSING THE LAND
The tens of thousands of the hosts of Gog who will be slain will be a plague on the land of Israel. For months the people
will be laboring by day and by night to bury the dead. Ezekiel writes:
“And it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall
call it The valley of Hamon—gog.
“And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. Yea, all the
people of the land shall bury them....And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to
bury with
the passengers those that remain upon the face of the to cleanse it: after the end of 7 months shall they search.”
110
THE END OF BLOOD SACRIFICES AT THE TEMPLE

IN JERUSALEM
The fourth temple in Jerusalem will be copied after the earlier temples of the Jews and will therefore be designed for
blood sacrifices. However, once the Jews have learned that their Messiah has come, the purpose of these blood
sacrifices——in anticipation of Christ’s sacrifice——will give them a new perspective.
Nevertheless, Joseph Smith indicated that the law of sacrifice will be continued as part of the “restitution of all
things” until the sons of Levi have learned how to offer these sacrifices “in righteousness.” 111
Such a time was anticipated by John the Baptist when he restored the Aaronic Priesthood and said:
“This (Priesthood of Aaron) shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an
offering unto the Lord in righteousness.” 112

110 Ezekiel 39:11-14
111 Teachings of Joseph Smith, pp. 172-173
112 D&C 13:1
Malachi indicates that the problem for the Levites is not merely learning the ritual in righteousness but having a corps of
humble and righteous Levites who are worthy to perform the ordinances. He says:
“And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge as gold and
silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be
pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.” 113
When the Lord is fully satisfied that the “offering of Judah and Jerusalem is pleasant unto the Lord,” he will
no doubt say to the Priesthood in Jerusalem as he did to the Priesthood among the Nephites:
“And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall
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be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings. And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me
a broken heart and a contrite spirit.” 114
It will probably be about this time that all of the higher ordinances can be introduced into the holy precincts of the temple
in Jerusalem just as they will, be practiced in the beautiful temple in New Jerusalem.
THE UNITING OF EPHRAIM AND JUDAH
In fact, by this time a warm relationship will have developed between the leadership of God’s two great capitals.
Both people will be worshipping the same Messiah, both people will have the same ordinances in their temples, both
people will now be prepared to finish the final preparation for the Second Coming of the Messiah. As Isaiah predicted:
“The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy
Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.”
ONLY TWO MORE GREAT EVENTS TO OCCUR

BEFORE THE SECOND COMING
We have now reached a summit on the God’s prophetic time line so that only two major events must occur before
the Second Coming.
113 Malachi 3:3-4

114 3 Nephi 9:19-20
115 Isaiah 11:13
The first is THE RETURN OF THE 10 tribes which the prophets have been talking about for centuries.
The second is the selecting and sealing of TWELVE THOUSAND

OUT OF EACH TR so that these 1444,000 consecrated missionaries can scour the earth and seek out any fragments of
humanity who still want to accept the gospel. Those who accept the gospel will be baptized, confirmed and sent to
America where they can be caught up when the Savior comes. Those who reject the gospel will be sealed up to
destruction as described by Malachi:
“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be
stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up; saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor
branch.” 116
In a future discussion we will consider these two monumental events and the highlights of the Second Coming.
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BLANKS TO BE FILLED IN:
Page
1. Adam, Enoch, Isaiah
2. Nephi, speak, Spirit
3. John, sixth, seventh, ordained
4. silence
5. seventh, Gregory, 2,000 A.D.
6. In a hurry, apostolic, after
7. calculate, 1,000, 20.83
8. cleanse, not, thunders
9. woman, seventh
10. satanical, prophet, Atlantic Treaty, debt
11. one—third, NATO, entangling, policeman, 1989
12. crushed, 3 ½, Iraq
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13. Persian, 17th, saints

14. after, wickedness
15. cleansing, Jacob, Latin
16. violent, interest, $80
17. hatred,
116 Malachi 4:1
18. scourge, lost tribes, Taylor

19. sickness, escape
20, righteous saints, earth
21. righteous , gentiles, peacemakers
22. families, council, 1834
23. Adam Smith, none, isolated, only
24. Jerusalem, John, mark
25. gentile, 1967
26. scattered, David
27. Asia, servant, Judah
28. Jerusalem.
29. Europe, Asia, except
30. ultimate, chariots
31. two prophets, hearts
32. flee, kill, half
33. rise, earthquake, glory
34. Jesus, Jews, fire
35. news, testimonies, united
36. rain, 7 months, righteousness
37. heart, contrite
38. ten tribes, 144,000
Commentary by Samuel The Lamanite on W. Cleon Skousen’s
WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT IN THE NEXT

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
By W. Cleon Skousen
(First presented in Ogden, Utah, April 10, 1999)
I am writing because I want to place my comments along side the Skousen document which I transcribed into electronic
format. I find the logic very compelling but do not agree completely with the identification of the dictatorships alluded to. I
believe that the first dictatorship is the USA lead coalition of nations. It started as a little horn as described in Daniel 7. It
made war with the saints and prevailed against them and over came them. This beast which is spoken of in Daniel 7 will
end when the ancient of Days does sit. I believe this will happen just prior to the Second Coming of Christ after
Armageddon. The reason for this is because I believe the Jews must be part of this meeting and they will not be
completely converted until then. Daniel also writes about how the other 3 beasts will be given a time and season in which
to repent and then they will be destroyed by Gods judgments. I believe all this will happen after both the New Jerusalem
is established and the Old Jerusalem is saved and have become united in purpose by the great meeting with the Ancient
of Days and the keys of the kingdom are given to Christ to rule over Gods Kingdom at this meeting. The 4th beast will be
comprised of two major dictatorships. The first dictatorship will be the one which starts as the little horn but will give rise
to a second dictatorship which will end at Armageddon. Thus I have taken the liberty of doing some calculations which
seem to coincide with what Skousen has stated in his document. I am not a scholar by any stretch but I do consider
myself a diligent student of the scriptures and the word of God. I also believe that his spirit has guided me into
understandings that can only be understood by the spirit and thus is the light by which I would expect any follower of
Christ to view these. If you do not agree with me this is fine, I would just ask for your prayers and charity which is
expected from all those who have undertaken to be a disciple of Christ. I see the beast that came up as the little horn to
be the birth of the USA. It did subdue 3 other horns or nations which had come out of the Roman Empire. Namely:
England, France and Spain. The USA became great and was founded on a different form of government than those from
whom it had come out of. It was thus divers as the scripture describes it. The principles of individual freedom were set
upon its foundation. A group of people were to be found among them called saints to which this foundation was to be
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added to but they, the gentiles, were foreseen to reject the gospel and even prevail against those who would bring it
among them. They would prevail against the saints because of the saint’s weakness in numbers but more
because they gentile saints that were to receive the fulness of the gospel would themselves reject the fulness thereof
and the fulness would thus be taken from them. The fulness being removed from them they were left to themselves with
a preparatory portion which if they were to repent would restore the fulness back; in my opinion. This is the same
situation which has happened before with God's people. We can see that this scenario has occurred several times as
God has tried to get his children to grow into the gospel. The interesting thing is that the term “times time and the
dividing of time” had been used to describe the life span of this beast as well as the time which the saints would
have to be under its dominion until the ancient of days does come. The following calculations are presented as research
and not as a thus saith the Lord conclusion so please be charitable and consider them under this light only. If in fact the
little horn is the USA lead dictatorship which would give rise to the second which would end just before the Second
Coming of Christ at Armageddon. According to Skousen, this would place the Second Coming at about 2021 AD. If we
take the date of the birth of the USA, as the coming forth of the little horn it means the little horn came forth in 1776 AD. I
believe the term “times time and the dividing of time” as very important that it be written that way as it does
not just mean one set of numbers but more as a common factor in the overall plan of various important events. Thus, 3.5
can be used as common factor to determine the time required to these times to be calculated. I have decided that the
number that must be combined with the 3.5 must be a significant religious number. The number that combines well with
3.5 that would fall exactly with 2021 is 70. 3.5 X 70 = 245. 1776 + 245= 2021. Another is 50. 3.5 X 50= 175 Using the
birth year of the LDS church 1830. 1830+ 175= 2005. These numbers would correlate well with Skousen's thinking. 2005
would be the end of the first dictatorship in which the saints are liberated from the first dictatorship in America leading to
the establishment of Zion. 2021 would be the date when the destruction of the second dictatorship which is required to
liberate the earth so that the ancient of days does sit as king of the earth, just prior to the Second Coming of Christ. I
disagree with Skousen in that he states that the beast who's head was wounded and who's wound was healed and did
live, is the USSR. Although this can fit in some way as the second dictatorship will make war with the saints after the fall
of the first dictatorship. A Russian lead second dictatorship could make war with the saints there causing them to flee to
Zion at that time before the American continent is isolated by heavenly forces. I believe the beast who's head was
wounded and did heal as the first original government of the USA. The War Between the States should have destroyed
the USA but it came out even stronger on the other end. The USSR did not remain together but is now scattered to the
four winds. (See Daniel 8) We see that the second dictatorial system is being lead by the USA for now. It is the New
World Order under the UN banner and it is dominated by US influence. It does now practice all the influence of the first
which is the US strength and military power. It does claim to espouse all the principles of the first even the false freedom
of mob rule (democracy). However when the first dictatorship is brought to an end, the vacuum of power will quickly be
filled by the remnants of the UN which will be more cruel than the first. This vacuum in power will more than likely be
filled by the more ruthless of them all which is Russia in collaboration with China or some other communistic totalitarian
system which will still claim to be democratic but will quickly deteriorate into complete totalitarianism. Regardless, my
focus is on the now present possible situation that George W. Bush is now sitting through the last presidency of the USA.
He has used up 2.5 years of his tenure and will be in power another year when he will loose the next election and the
president elect will more than likely be of Greek extract. George W. Bush is to be a lame duck president in this term thus
giving him power for only 3.5 years. He was elected in 2000 and took power as the seventh seal was opened. This will
bring into fulfillment the vision of George Albert Smith. The president elect does not get to take power as the defecation
hits the rotary oscillator before he takes power. I believe that in 2005 the saints in America will be liberated from the
oppressive rule of the gentiles to make way for the political kingdom of God on earth (Zion) to be established in the
Americas. This will take out most of the modern LDS church as well as they have sold themselves for that which does
corrupt (See Mormon 8:34to the end. As well as other prophesies of destruction coming upon Zion because she has
corrupted herself.) Skousen refers to the first dictator making a fatal mistake in making war with the saints. This I believe
has been going on since the beginning and the little horn continues to make war with the true saints that have sought to
continue to live the fulness of his gospel. We may see a resurgence of persecution upon those who are determined to
live the fulness of this gospel. We see a smear campaign rising up against fundamentalism by using the diabolical deeds
of psycho's who unfortunately claim that label. There are always those in every group who can be used to smear any
group. They are definitely found among non-fundamentalist. There are extremists in every group. This fact, however,
does not seem to deter the media from going along with this for the praise of the world; which is their God. Back to my
point, George W. Bush did come to office with the mantel of being a good Christian. He carried the Bible belt well. Clinton
before him surly qualifies as a blasphemer. He was a good set up to get GWB into the presidency if even with a squeak
of a margin. He along with Blair quickly continued to move the New World Order into it's next phase where they would
Shock and Awe every one with their display of fire from heaven. So that all nations would say who is like unto the beast
who is able to make war with it. They have been very effective in making an image of the first beast who's head was
wounded and was healed. This fits the description in which the second dictatorship takes hold of power it comes into
power with the image of a lamb with two horns, but speaks like a dragon. Of course it is just a façade. This is why it is
referred to as an image which is given false life thorough its secret combination debt based financing. It will collapse very
soon as we will all soon find out in real time. Well I guess this is all I wanted to let you all know. Thanks for reading and
please feel free to agree or disagree.
Kindly, Ezra

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SEVERAL PROPHETS SAW OUR DAY

NEPHI&rsquo;S GREAT SECRET

&ldquo;I durst not_ speak _further as yet concerning these things.&rdquo; 6

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He then goes into mourning because he is fearful the people

SO WE TURN TO THE REVELATION OF THE APOSTLE JOHN

And we also have the words of Joseph Smith who said:

JOHN BEGINS DESCRIBING MODERN TIMES AFTER THE

This immediately raises four highly significant questions. For example:

# 3. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE HALF HOUR OF SILENCE ENDS?

# 4. CAN WE calculate THE ACTUAL DURATION OF TH HOUR OF SILENCE?

Elder McConkie reached this conclusion based on the following scriptures:

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN DURING THE HALF HOUR OF SILENCE?

Here is a brief summary of each of these chapters.

THE RISE OF THE FIRST WORLDWIDE DICTATORSHIP

IS THERE ANY MILITARY OR POLITICAL ENTITY

Of course, the North Atlantic Treaty was just the beginning.

THE EVOLUTION OF NATO TOWARD A NEW WORLD ORDER &mdash;

31 Quoted in Stand Fast by the Constitution by J. Reuben Clark, p. 85

Now we go back to John who saw something amazing happen. He says:

THE PATTERN IS ESTABLISHED AND JOHN SAW THE FUTURE

THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP WILL MAKE A DEADLY MISTAKE

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FROM THIS POINT ON, THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP

THE RESURRECTED JESUS TELLS WHAT HAPPENS

BUT HOW WOULD AMERICA BE CLEANSED?

WHERE IS THE SEED OF JACOB THAT WILL CONQUER

1. Adam, Enoch, Isaiah

WHAT WE MIGHT EXPECT IN THE NEXT TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

THE CRASH OF THE FIRST DICTATORSHIP MAY BE

Joseph Smith saw a vision of the cleansing of America and wrote:

The Lord also says:

UNDER SUCH CALAMITOUS CONDITIONS HOW COULD THE RIGHTEOUS

45 Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p. 123

of the Lord will be over us to sustain us, and we will spread

THE LORD WILL DEPEND UPON FOUR GROUPS

THE FIRST GROUP

THE SECOND GROUP

51 Journal of Discourses. vol. 12:344

THE THIRD GROUP

THE FOURTH GROUP

SETTING UP THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS

AMERICA IS SEALED OFF

THE RISE OF THE SECOND MILITARY DICTATORSHIP

We cannot help wondering how all of this can happen.

SOMETHING IMPORTMTT MUST RAVE HAPPENED

WHAT IF THE ARABS LOST CONTROL OF THEIR OIL?

THE WORLDWIDE GATHERING OF THE JEWS

67 Ezekiel 34:6, 11-13, 23-24

GOG, THE MIGHTY EMPEROR OF THE SECOND WORLD DICTATORSHIP

Because the Lord could read Gog&rsquo;s mind, he said:

GOG LOOKS TOWARD JERUSALEM

cohorts are quoted in this scripture as saying:

JOEL WITNESSES A VISION OF HORROR--

Joel did his best to describe what he saw:

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THE FAMOUS BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON

WHY WOULDN&rsquo;T THE SAINTS IN AMERICA ASSIST THE JEWS?

MEANWHILE, THE WORST OF ALL POSSIBLE TRAGEDIES

GOG AND HIS HOSTS WILL CELEBRATE FOR THREE-AND-A-HALF DAYS

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NEPHI’S GREAT SECRET

“I durst not_ speak _further as yet concerning these things.” 6

THE EVOLUTION OF NATO TOWARD A NEW WORLD ORDER —

Because the Lord could read Gog’s mind, he said:

WHY WOULDN’T THE SAINTS IN AMERICA ASSIST THE JEWS?

“What are these wounds in thine hands and in thy feet?” 99

Commentary by Samuel The Lamanite on W. Cleon Skousen’s