Signs of the Second Coming

D&C 1:35-36

For I am no respecter of persons, and will that all men shall know that the day speedily cometh; the hour is not yet, but is nigh at hand, when peace shall be taken from the earth, and the devil shall have power over his own dominion.

And also the Lord shall have power over his saints, and shall reign in their midst, and shall come down in judgment upon Idumea, or the world.

D&C 45:16-53

Christ describes the times of the gentiles and events to come after.

Joel 2:28-32

Signs to precede the second coming.

Malachi 4:5-6

"I will send you Elijah... before the coming... of the Lord."

Revelation 8-11

Gordon B. Hinckley, "Living in the Fulness of Times", Ensign, Nov. 2001

Joel 2:28-32 fulfilled

Malachi 4:5-6 fulfilled

Joseph Smith - Matthew 1:1

Christ shall return in glory.

Joseph Smith - Matthew 1:21-48

Various signs and conditions to precede the Second Coming.

Wilford Woodruff, "The Channels of Communication, Etc.", Journal of Discourses, Vol. 22, pp. 332-333

Wilford Woodruff describes a vision in which he sees the signs to precede the Second Coming and other things.

Book of Mormon, The Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith

Moroni predicts a number of signs to come about during "this generation".

Joseph Smith, Sermon delivered at Nauvoo temple grounds on March 10, 1844

Sermon also noted in Kent P. Jackson's "Joseph Smith,s Commentary on the Bible"

Joseph prophesies that before the second coming, a time would come where there would be a year without the rainbow being seen. This would accompany famine and pestilence.

Enoch 100:11-12;101:2

In the last days the rain and dew will be called away (there will be a drought). (When the moisture returns, it will cause destruction.)

Enoch 100

Description of the last days.

Enoch 102

Description of the last days.

"John Taylor's Vision of Destruction"

A vision from a Journal entry of Wilford Woodruff's recorded Dec 16 1877. Another version of this vision exists, but, lacking an authoritative facsimile of the source, this one "seems" to be correct. (The other one may be from a different telling, or from somebody's poor transcription of a telling.)

I cite this one as most authentic because I have found statements by those discussing this vision, which say that this version matches publications of the journal in their posession.

While Wilford Woodruff records the vision, he seems to leave the vision unattributed (space is left near the beginning, seemingly for a name/attribution). John Taylor is often attributed as the author, and based upon my reading, this seems to be due, primarily, to the fact that John Taylor knew French, while Wilford Woodruff didn't, and the receiver of the vision had been reading scripture in French.

Anyhow, while there is some reason to doubt the value of this vision, I think it worth keeping in mind, as it does not seem to conflict with scripture, and even appears to harmonize some points.

Wilford Woodruf cited in Kenney, Scott G., ed. "Wilford Woodruf's Journal 1833-1898", 9 vols, Midvale, Utah, Signature Books, 1983 8:420-421

Kenney, Scott G., ed. "Wilford Woodruf's Journal 1833-1898", 9 vols, Midvale, Utah, Signature Books, 1983 8:420-421

Cited in B. Carmon Hard, "Self-Blame and the Manifesto", Dialogue, vol. 24, No. 3, Fall 1991, p. 45

Upon approval of the Edmunds-Tucker Act 1887:

Congress had "turned the last key that seals their condemnation and lays the foundation for the overthrow & final destruction of the United States Government."

This is particularly interesting to consider in light of Ether 12:35-37

Apocryphal Prophecies

As apocryphal prophecies, these prophecies are of uncertain or dubious origin, but are nonetheless culturally important. I do not wish to endorse them, but rather, to simply document them.