any one know the whole story of D&C 7?
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DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS SECTION 7 Revelation given to Joseph Smith the Prophet and Oliver Cowdery, at Harmony, Pennsylvania, April 1829, when they inquired through the Urim and Thummim as to whether John, the beloved disciple, tarried in the flesh or had died. The revelation is a translated version of the record made on parchment by John and hidden up by himself. HC 1: 35–36. Joseph Smith found a parchment written by John? |
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I would guess that the interpretation is that JS was able to view the parchment through the U&T.
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how does this suggest John died?
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A translated being still has to "die" eventually.
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So it isn't that he'll never die, but that he won't die until the Second Coming. |
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P.S. Yes, I agree with CHC's reading of John 21 (not that I have a solution and 3 Nephi 28:6-7 only makes it messier in terms of reconciling that reading as Mormons). |
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