False Prophecy of Joseph Smith
Temple in Independence, Missouri
Doctrine and Covenants 84:5, 31; “For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house. Therefore, as I said concerning the sons of Moses—for the sons of Moses and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord, which house shall be built unto the Lord in this generation, upon the consecrated spot as I have appointed—”
Titus 1:13-14; “This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.”
The prophecy given by Smith in Kirtland, Ohio on September 22nd & 23rd, 1832 qualifies as a false prophecy. No temple was built in Missouri before Smith died in June 1844.
Also see History of the Church 1:286-295.
www.dictionary.com defines generation this way; “the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time – the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.
So – 30 years for a generation means this is 150 years late. At the time of this writing it’s 4/2012.
I understand it now- thx!
Doctrine and Covenants 84: 5 “For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house.”
This prophecy was fulfilled when the Kirtland Temple was built and dedicated and Christ appeared to Joseph Smith on the breastwork of the pulpit in 1836 (only four years later). It is not a false prophecy.
Read the verse again and you will clearly see that there is no pronouncement of location for the temple, only that one would be build. Yes, it is true that immediately before this prophecy is pronounced the saints were commanded to build a temple in Missouri, but that was a command, and not part of the prophecy.
“….Christ appeared to Joseph Smith on the breastwork of the pulpit in 1836….”
this reminds me of the “visions” that some people have seeing, for example, Mary in a window, etc. Who could see into Smith’s eyes to see what he saw?
Visions are also generaed from Satan…
It is very convenient to say that because you don’t believe in the vision it does not apply to the prophecy.
Visions can come from Satan, but they can also come from God, and have come from God since the beginning of the world. A large portion of the Bible is the visions that God has sent to those He saw fit to send them too.
Deny what you want, but the vision was real (as real as Daniel’s, or Isaiah’s, or John’s), and it fulfilled this prophecy.