Twenty-Two (1827)them sacred; and under no condition will you ever divulge them, except at a certain place in the
temple that will be shown you.” (SNS, 76.)
“It was not Joseph Smith who instituted the “obligation of secrecy” associated with this
token, its name, sign, and penalty. Confused and confounded by what the endowment represented, it
was Brigham Young who gave himself the literary license to make all things pertaining to the
endowment a secret. This has driven discussion and the mystique of the endowment deeper
underground. (SNS, 138–9.)
(^19) Christopher, Sacred, not Secret–The [Authorized and] Official Guide In Understanding the LDS
Temple Endowment (Salt Lake City: Worldwide United, 2008).
(^20) See Christopher, 666, The Mark of America—Seat of the Beast: The Apostle John’s New Testament
Revelation Unfolded (San Diego: Worldwide United, 2006).
(^21) D&C, 9:9.
(^22) See Revelation 9:1–2.
(^23) See BOM, 1 Nephi 10:6; Mosiah 16:4–5; Alma 34:9; Ether 3:2.
(^24) “And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a
great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.” (Revelation 9:2.)
(^25) See also SNS, 31.
(^26) BOM, Mosiah 3:19.
(^27) D&C, 1:35.
(^28) BOM, 2 Nephi 26:33; Romans 2:11.
(^29) See Revelation 20:1–3.
(^30) Psalms 82:6.
(^31) 1 John 2:27.
(^32) Isaiah 1:17; James 1:27.
(^33) Source withheld.
(^34) Isaiah 1:11–16.
(^35) Christopher, “The Importance of the LDS Religion—Parallels Between the LDS and the
Ancient Jews,” Marvelous Work and a Wonder®, Marvelous Work and a Wonder Purpose Trust, 19
Nov. 2010 http://marvelousworkandawonder.com/q_a/contents/3lds/q01/1lds010.htm.
(^36) See BOM, Mosiah 3:19.
(^37) See “Chapter 42: The Gathering of the House of Israel,” Gospel Principles (Salt Lake City:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2009) 245–50 found at http://lds.org/manual/gospel-
principles/chapter-42-the-gathering-of-the-house-of-israel?lang=eng.
(^38) 2 Nephi 3:7–9.
(^39) BOM, 3 Nephi, chapters 12, 13, and 14.
(^40) “If one does the research, one finds out that it is impossible for the Savior’s name to be
Jesus.” Dr. Lee Warren, “How Did the Name Jesus Originate?” Power Latent in Man, 2001, PLIM, Inc.,
1 May 2011 http://www.plim.org/JesusOrigin.htm.
(^41) Compare BOM, Jacob 4:14.
(^42) See 666 America, Revelation 11:11 and commentary (pp. 259–65.)
(^43) Revelation 12:14; Compare Daniel 7:25 and 12:7.
(^44) For the prophecies of Daniel relating to the birth of Christ and the prophecies of John relating to
the “half a time” when Christ will come again to the earth (Rev. 12:14), see 666 America, 260–4.
(^45) Compare to D&C, 1:35.
(^46) BOM, Ether 4:15.
(^47) JSH 1:54.
(^48) D&C, 93:36.
(^49) D&C, 93:24.
(^50) D&C, 93:25; 98:7.
(^51) Compare BOM, Mosiah 3:9. See also BOM, Alma 5:25; D&C, 93:25.