Lecture 11 Flashcards
1
Q
- How does the Lord define Zion among his people, and what happened to the people in Enoch’s city? Melchizedek’s people? (Moses 7:18-21; JST Genesis 14:32-34)
A
- Lord’s definition: They were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness and there was no poor among them
The people in Enoch’s and Melchizedek’s cities were translated
2
Q
- What are thesevendifferent ways we defined what “Zion” can mean in class? (Be sure you know the difference between the three different meanings of “Jerusalem” that are each called Zion.)
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- Fortress (Hebrew meaning)
- The city of Enoch
- David’s city, also Jerusalem (fortress city in Jerusalem or Mount Zion)
- A state of being (of one heart that is pure)
- New Jerusalem (in the Holy Land)
a. The Glory of God did lighten it
b. There is no temple there, because the whole city is the temple
c. Presence of God will be there - New (world) Jerusalem in Jackson County, Missouri
a. The gathering of Israel will proceed this - A gathering place
3
Q
- Why is there no temple in the “New Jerusalem” that will descend out of heaven? What are the characteristics of this “New Jerusalem”? Where will Zion be built in the new world?
A
- There will be no temple, bc the whole city will be a temple
- The Glory of God will lighten it, the presence of God will be there
- Jackson County, Missouri
4
Q
- Why do we call a group of wards a “Stake”? Where does this metaphor come from? What does it mean to “lengthen thy cords”? (Isaiah 54:2)
A
- It comes from Isaiah 54:2
- It is a metaphor for a tent stake
- Lengthen the cords of thy tent, make the tent larger to fit more people
5
Q
- What does Elder Maxwell mean when he says, “Yes, Armageddon lies ahead. But so does Adam-ondi-Ahman!”? What is President Kimball’s vision of Zion?
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- The world is going to get worse, but the righteous are also going to get better
- Pres. Kimball’s vision is a Zion that starts in the family
6
Q
- How is Satan described in Enoch’s panoramic vision? Why is it important that Enoch has this view of Satan? (Moses 7:23-27)
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- Satan was laughing and rejoicing about the wickedness and misery of the people
- To give him vision for his prophetic calling
7
Q
- What are the reasons God is weeping in Enoch’s vision? How does Enoch respond? (Moses 7:32-40)
A
• Enoch is surprised that such a powerful being can weep over mere humans
1. For those who will perish in the flood 2. The suffering earth 3. Christ at the atonement
8
Q
- Does the earth have a spirit? Why does the earth weep?
A
- Yes
* It is weary because of the wickedness
9
Q
- Review the names of God in Enoch’s vision, what do each of these titles teach us about the Lord? (slide #34)
A
• Man of Holiness-
• Man of council
• Endless, eternal
• The Righteous
• Son of Man
• The Lamb- He will be sacrificed for our sins
• Messiah
• King of God
• The Rock- the foundation that we should build our faith on
Only Begotten- the only one physically born of God
10
Q
- What does the description of Noah as “perfect in his generation” mean?
A
• Complete, whole, perfect
11
Q
- What are some of the special assignments Noah has been given considering he stands “next in authority to Adam in the Priesthood”? Why is he like a “second Adam”?
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He is like a second Adam
- All living things off the ark - Told to "multiply and replenish" - Built an altar and offered sacrifice - Covenant with God - Rainbow is token - Gabriel: second in line • He was given keys before the earth, the father of all now living
12
Q
- What happened to Noah’s “converts” (the righteous people before the flood)?
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• They were translated
13
Q
- What are the three things discussed by Elder Christofferson as necessary to establish Zion?
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• Three concepts: unity, holiness, caring for the poor
