What is the Sign of Thy Coming?

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What is the Sign of Thy Coming?

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Timeless Wisdom
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New Testament in One Paragraph

• He Lived.
• He Died.
• Hes Coming Back.
• And, Hes Not Happy

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History of Jerusalem
Ignore the Prophets- Disobedience
Kill the Prophets, Ignore the Poor
Jerusalem Destroyed by Babylonians, 586 BC
Those who ignore history do so at their peril
Ignore the Prophets- Disobedience
Kill the Prophets, Ignore the Poor
Jerusalem Destroyed by The Romans, 70 AD
Today. Are We Ignoring the Prophets?
Whats Next?
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Matt. 24 (JST)
24 And it came to pass that I beheld others
pressing forward, and they came forth and caught
hold of the end of the rod of iron and they did
press forward through the mist of darkness,
clinging to the rod of iron, even until they did
come forth and partake of the fruit of the
tree. 25 And after they had partaken of the fruit
of the tree they did cast their eyes about as if
they were ashamed.

• And Jesus left them, and went upon the
  Mount of Olives. And as he sat upon the
  Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him
  privately, saying Tell us when shall these
  things be which thou hast said concerning
  the destruction of the temple, and the Jews
  and what is the sign of thy coming, and of
  the end of the world, or the destruction of
  the wicked, which is the end of the world?
• And Jesus answered, and said unto them Take heed
  that no man deceive you
• For many shall come in my name, sayingI am
  Christand shall deceive many
• Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted,
  and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all
  nations, for my name's sake
• And then shall many be offended, and shall betray
  one another, and shall hate one another
• And many false prophets shall arise, and shall
  deceive many
• And because iniquity shall abound, the love of
  many shall wax cold
• But he that remaineth steadfast and is not
  overcome, the same shall be saved.
• When you, therefore, shall see the abomination of
  desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
  concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, then you
  shall stand in the holy place whoso readeth let
  him understand.

When is He talking about? Who is He talking about?
Who would be offended?
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Question

• Stand Ye in Holy Places
• Where are these Holy Places?
• Does it matter where we stand as long as we keep
  the commandments?
• Why would we stand anywhere else?

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While we are standing

• Verily I say unto you all of the
  Church Arise and shine forth, that thy
  light may be a standard for the nations and
  that the gathering together upon the land of
  Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a
  defense, and for a refuge from the storm,
  and from wrath when it shall be poured out
  without mixture upon the whole earth." (DC
  1155-6.)
• "Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not
  moved, until the day of the Lord come for
  behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord." (DC
  878)

We are to Stand in Holy Places, but, we are not
to stand around!
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Elder Eyring

• A morning prayer and an early search
  in the scriptures to know what we
  should do for the Lord can set the course
  of a day.
• We can know which task, of all those we might
  choose, matters most to God and therefore to us.
  I have learned such a prayer is always answered
  if we ask and ponder with childlike submission,
  ready to act without delay to perform even the
  most humble service.
• (April 2007 General Conference.)

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What would prepare us the most?

• Scanning the headlines?
• Or scanning our heart?
• Watching for Signs of the Times?
• Or watching for Sins?
• Fearing Armageddon?
• Anticipating Adam Ondi Ahman?
• Ignoring the Prophet in order to fit in?
• Obeying the Prophet in order to stand out?

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Robert L. Millet

• To read the signs of the times in our day is
  to read the signs of wear and tear in the
  countenances of those who have chosen to
  lovequestionable causes. Error and wickedness
  take their terrible tolls upon the hearts of
  those who choose divergent paths the wheels of
  waywardness grind away slowly but inexorably to
  produce a type of demented character that will
  never know peace of mind.
• To read the signs of the times in this era of
  time is to make a decision in favor of Zionor in
  favor of BabylonEach city, Zion and Babylon,
  makes definite requirements of its citizens, and
  as the end approaches, each community will insist
  upon the total devotion and consecration of its
  municipals.
• To read the signs is to recognize that in the
  future fewer and fewer Latter Day Saints will be
  lukewarm that the myopic and the misguided of
  the religious world will grow in cynicism and
  confusion that the ungodly will, as time goes
  by, sink ever deeper into a despair known only to
  those who revel in iniquity and that wickedness
  will widen and malevolence multiply until the
  citizens of Babylon seal themselves to him who is
  the father of all lies.
• (Eye Single to the Glory of God, p. 102)

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Signs of the Times

• The Signs of the Times are found in
  our faces each time a weary world sees
  something different in us.
• The Signs of the Times are found in the
  lives of Saints trimming their lamps in
  preparation for the coming of the
  Bridegroom.
• Finally, Signs of the Times are found in hearts
  filled with hope who view the fig leaves with
  growing anticipation and joy.