Chapter 1

Ten and Seven Flames

Zenos, lost in the wilderness, prepares for death, but instead sees the angel of the Lord and is given a vision of God.

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And in the day that I, Zenos, did find myself alone in the wilderness, being driven off course, for I did wonder many days alone;

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And it came to pass that in the day that I had lost all hope for the salvation of my life, I did pray into YHVH^a for the forgiveness of my sins and for the salvation of my eternal soul.

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Yea, and I did pour my heart out unto YHVH for my family, yea even for the sake of my wife and children, yea and for my friends and my neighbors,

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Yea, and for my servants, and for the strangers that did come to dwell among us in the land, and even for those that hateth me;

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Yea, and I did pray for all mankind, that my soul might be pure before YHVH, for the Torah^b doth proclaim^c: Hear, O Israel: YHVH is our Elohim^d, YHVH is Unity.

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And so too doth the Torah proclaim^e: And thou shalt love YHVH thy Elohim with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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Holy ye shall be^f for I, YHVH Elohim^g, am holy.

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Every^h man and every woman shall fear and respect their Mother the earth, and their Father in the Heavens, for these are the Creator, and ye, their creation, shall keep my Sabbaths; I am YHVH thy Elohim.

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Be not adulterersⁱ, turning unto idols, neither make unto yourselves molten gods, for I am YHVH thy Elohim.

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And when ye shall make thy peace offerings^j in sacrifice unto YHVH, ye shall offer it at your own will that I might find them acceptable to me.

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And the Torah doth say^k also: If a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him; but the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you,

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And thou shalt love them as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt, and I am YHVH, your Elohim.

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And the Torah doth say^l also: Ye shall observe all my ordinances and all my customs, and do them; I am YHVH.

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¶ And it came to pass that after I had prayed, being prepared to return to that Elohim who did create me, I beheld that the angel of YHVH^m came to me saying: I am come being sent from YHVH,

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Mercyⁿ be unto thee, and shalom^o, from He that is, and eternally was, and shall come in the flesh;

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And from the seven malak^p who are cherubim^q which are called to stand before His throne, saying: Unto YHVH be glory and dominion forever and ever! So mote it be, Amen!

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And this they say, for when YHVH shall come with in the flesh His friends shall wound him, and shall pierce him through:

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And when He shall descend from the clouds every eye shall see Him, and all the blood of man upon the earth shall wail, whether with joy in their faith or in sorrow of their sins. So mote it be, Amen!

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¶ And it came to pass that the angel of YHVH gave unto me a scroll, saying: Take thee this scroll and eat it, for it is thy mitzvah^r from YHVH unto thee.

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And I took it, and I ate of it, and it was bitter, and the pain of it was bitter, yet it was also sweet, as it were honey upon my tongue.

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¶ And it came to pass that having eaten the scroll, when the angel of YHVH spoke, my eyes were opened and I heard as it were a loud voice, as the sound of a shofar, saying: I am Ahyeh Asher Ahyeh^s, and I have called thee and set thee apart;

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Therefore, write what I shall show unto thee; and it is for thy seed, and for thy brothers, even the seed of Joseph and of Manasseh; and of Ephraim

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And thy words shall be written down and you shall go forth and warn my people; and these words which thou shall write, they shall be lost unto the world,

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But these words shall not be lost unto me, for I shall keep them and preserve them; and at the Last Days they shall be brought forth to teach mine Israel;

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Therefore, read these, my words, unto thy brethren and unto thy seed, and declare teshuvah^t in my name unto all the land that mine peoples might be spared.

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And say thou unto them: That I shall spare them not should they come not to me in teshuvah.

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¶ And I say unto thee, Zenos: That mine peoples shall reject me, and this must be that they be scattered to the four winds, that the blood of my chosen people should cover all the earth.

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And it came to pass that after the angel of YHVH had finished speaking I fell at his feet to worship him,

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And the angel of YHVH said unto me: Standest thou, and worship me not, for I am the angel of YHVH; therefore, worship Elohim in the spirit of revelation and prophecy.

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¶ And it came to pass that as I turned to see the voice that spake unto me, the angel of YHVH was gone from before me;

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And in his place, I saw as it were ten and seven flames; and from these seven burned more brightly than the others;

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And in the midst of these I saw one who was like unto the Son of Man, clothed with in garments from His crown^u to his feet which touched the earth^v;

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And girt about the chest^w with a girdle of gold, his heart being anointed;

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And His eyes were full of wisdom^x and knowledge^y, as they were flames of fire;

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And his feet^z were as eternal glory, never departing to the right nor to the left, but ever forward;

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And in his right hand was mercy^aa, and in his left judgment^bb;

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And his countenance^cc was as the sun shineth in his strength;

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And I saw as it were seven stars come from out of his mouth, and each of these held in their hands and in their mouths a sharp two-edged sword.

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And when I saw Him, I fell back to the earth and trembled.

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¶ And it came to pass that the angel of YHVH spoke unto me again, saying: Fear not; for what thou beholdeth is תא Aleph-Tav; the beginning and the end, the Creator and His Creation; and in Him are the keys of sheol^dd;

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And I shall tell thee of the vision thou hast seen, of the things which were, and that are, and shall come to pass, and thou shall write it;

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For the mystery of the seven flames are the seven angels of the seven dispensations which ruleth over the seven days of YHVH.

2a

YHVH: also known as the Tetragrammaton, translated as Yahweh, Jehovah, Yehovah, or LORD.

5b

Torah: Hebrew meaning Instructions, Teachings, or Law.

5c

See Deuteronomy 6:4.

5d

Elohim: “Gods.” Can denote the Godhead or Trinity as a whole, God the Father & Mother, or the Masculine and Feminine aspects of God.

6e

See Deuteronomy 6:5.

7f

Be: or “become,” see Leviticus 11:44.

7g

YHVH Elohim: YHVH is also known as the Tetragrammaton, translated as Yahweh, Jehovah, Yehovah, or LORD. Elohim translates to “gods” and is both male and female: “El,” Hebrew for “god” is masculine, while “Eloh” is Hebrew for goddess, and “im” is masculine. Thus “Elohim may be male and female as a word with a feminine singular and a masculine plural. YHVH Elohim is typically translated as “the LORD God,” and may denote that YHVH is a part of the Elohim collective “One God.”

8h

From an unknown part of the Torah, likely in one of the 5 Books of Moses on these plates of brass. See Exodus 20:8. 12; Book of the Law of the Lord 1:13-18, 27-33.

9i

Adultery: Hebrew masculine noun, usually refers to a man having sex or a sexual relationship with a married woman; also used to describe the worship of idols as God views our relationship/covenant with Him as a marriage covenant.

10j

See Exodus 25:2.

11k

See Leviticus 19:33-34.

13l

See Leviticus 19:37.

14m

Angel of YHVH: a heavenly being representing and commissioned to speak on behalf of YHVH. See Doctrines of the Saints 45e.

15n

Chen or hen: Hebrew (חן) an undeserved “grace,” “mercy,” or “favor.”

15o

Shalom: Hebrew, “peace.”

16p

Malak: Arabic and Hebrew for “messenger,” or angel.”

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Cherubim: Hebrew form Akkadian meaning “one who blesses;” a type of angel.

19r

Mitzvah: Hebrew, calling, commandment, or religious duty.

21s

Ahyeh Asher Ahyeh: The Creator, or “I AM that I AM,” or “I AM (the One) that Makes/Creates.”

25t

Teshuvah: (תשובה) “return.” Christ is the way back to God, usually translated as “repentance,” “redemption,” or “grace.”

32u

Keter: Hebrew “the crown,” Egyptian “the All;” referring to the Sefirot topmost on the Tree of Life. In the middle line, the Pillar of Balance. The Sefirot represents the infinite nature of God.

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Malchuth: Hebrew: “kingdom.” The tenth of the sephirot in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. It sits at the bottom of the Tree, below Yesod. This sephirah has as a symbol the Bride which relates to the sphere of Tif’eret, symbolized by the Bridegroom.

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Binah: Hebrew, “understanding;” intuitive understanding, or contemplation. In Mormon Kabbalah, the location or mystical state where all ten sefirot in the Tree of Life are united as one. Binah is the hidden sefirot located below Keter in the middle column, between Da’at, Chokhmah, Chesed, and Gevurah. Though Binal we can glimpse the infinity of Keter.

34x

Chokhmah: Hebrew, “wisdom.” Chokhmah is the top most Sefirot on the right line in the Kabbalistic tree of life, the Pillar of Mercy. In traditional Kabbalah it represents the right eye, in Mormon Kabbalah it represents the Divine Feminine or Heavenly Mother.

34y

Da’at: Hebrew, “knowledge.” In Mormon Kabbalah, Da’at is the top most Sefirot on the left line of the Kabbalistic tree of life, the Pillar of Severity. In traditional Kabbalah, this spot is the left eye, in Mormon Kabbalah it represents the Divine Masculine, or Heavenly Father.

35z

Hod and Netzach: Hod, Hebrew, “majesty,” “glory,” or “splendor.” Hod rests at the bottom of the left pillar on the tree of life, and is known as the left foot. Netzach, Hebrew “eternity.” Netzach is located at the bottom of the left pillar on the tree of life. Hod and Netzach represent motion.

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Chesed: Hebrew, mercy,” representing God’s love, mercy, and devotional piety toward mankind. In traditional Kabbalah, Chesed represents the right hand of God, in Mormon Kabbalah this Sefirot represents Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

36bb

Gevurah: Hebrew, “strength.” Located in the center of the left column, Gevurah represents the left hand of God. In Mormon Kabbalah this sefirot represents the Holy Ghost and judgment. With the mercy of Christ Gevurah becomes a cleaning and transforming fire, without it Gevurah becomes hellfire damning us.

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Yeshod: Hebrew, “foundation.” In traditional Kabbalah, Yeshod foundation of God’s creation serving as a sort of transmitter between the heavens above and the earth below. Combining the masculine and feminine, Yeshod represents the bosom or the genitals.

40dd

Sheol: Hebrew feminine noun, “grave” or “sepulcher.” Originally the grave but became to be known as the afterlife. While some today see this term to mean “hell,” it would not have had this meaning until the Second Temple period, after Lehi left Jerusalem.