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The Great & Dreadful Day of the Lord The Book of Zechariah

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Why ‘Great’ and ‘Dreadful’? “The Savior’s coming will be both glorious and terrible, depending on the spiritual condition of those who remain. ” ~ President Ezra Taft Benson, May 1982.

When will it all happen? “Yes, there comes a time when the general defilement of a society becomes so great the rising generation is put under undue pressure and cannot said to have a fair choice between the Way of Light and the Way of Darkness. ” President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, Dec 1971, pg. 56

Prophecies that are yet to happen n Zechariah 10: 6 n Zechariah 12: 2 -3 n Zechariah 14: 3 -5 n Zechariah 13: 6 n Zechariah 14: 8 n Zechariah 14: 9

FINAL GREAT WAR Our Lord will come in the midst of the greatest war the world has ever known. All nations will be gathered together at Jerusalem. The armies of the earth will be assembled in the Valley of Decision. Apparently those engaged in the conflict will total 200, 000. This will be the day when again the abomination of desolation will be fulfilled. (Zech. 12; 13; 14; Joel 3; Ezek. 38; 39; Rev. 9; D. & C. 29: 1421; Jos. Smith 1: 32. ) World conditions which point toward a time when the armies of the world shall wage war in the Holy Land are of great concern to the saints, for at the height of that conflict Christ will come and the great millennial era will be ushered in.

Two Prophets Revelation 11: 3 -12 3 They shall prophecy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 5 And 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. 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy. . .

Two Prophets Revelation 11: 3 -12 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast shall overcome them, and kill them. 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street… 9 And the people shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not put [them] in graves. 10. And they shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another… ALL SEEMS LOST

Two Prophets “Remember to cling to your faith and hold on to hope. If the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead. Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can. . . He is your Heavenly Father, and surely He matches with His own the tears His children shed. ” (Elder Holland, Ensign, November 2013)

Two Prophets Revelation 11: 3 -12 11. After three days and an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 12. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud.

Destruction n Zechariah 14: 12 -13 n Great Quake (Revelation 11: 11 -13) n No Rain(bow)- Joseph Smith n Hail+Flies (D&C 29: 16 -20) n Burning (D&C 88: 88 -90)

Righteous to be Caught Up with Christ • We which are alive shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (2 Thessalonians 4: 1617) • The saints that have slept shall come forth to meet me in the cloud (D&C 45: 45).

“He comes! The earth shakes, and the tall mountains tremble; the mighty deep rolls back to the north and the rent skies glow like molten brass. He comes! The dead Saints burst forth from their tombs. The ungodly rush to hide themselves from his presence, and call upon the quivering rocks to cover them. He comes! The breath of his lips strikes death to the wicked. His glory is a consuming fire. The proud and rebellious are as stubble; Satan and his dark hosts are taken and bound—the prince has lost his dominion, for He whose right it is to reign has come. ’” (Charles Penrose, “Second Advent, ” 583, as quoted in the Doctrines of the Gospel Institute Student Manual).

The EXALTED EARTH Revelation 21: 1 -4 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband…God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS With the ushering of the millennial era, we will have a new heaven and a new earth — a paradisiacal earth, one in which the sea has returned to its place in the north, with the continents becoming one land again. (D. & C. 101: 23 -31; 133: 22 -25; Isa. 65: 17 -25. ). The New Jerusalem will be built up and Enoch's returning city will join with it. (Moses 7: 63 -64. )

The Millennium How will Satan will be bound? 1 Nephi 22: 26 “When Satan is bound in a single home‑‑‑when Satan is bound in a single life‑‑‑the Millennium has already begun in that home, in that life" (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, 172).

The Last Battle: D&C 88 112 And Michael shall gather together his armies, even the hosts of heaven. 113 And the devil shall gather together his armies; even the hosts of hell. 114 And then cometh the battle of the great God; and the devil and his armies shall be cast away into their own place, that they shall not have power over the saints any more at all.

The Great & Dreadful Day of the Lord The Book of Zechariah