Times of the Gentiles
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- 24) And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem; and when that day shall come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations;
- 25) But they shall be gathered again; but they shall remain until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
- 26) And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men’s hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.
- 27) And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound.
- 28) And when the times of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fulness of my gospel;
- 29) But they receive it not; for they perceive not the light, and they turn their hearts from me because of the precepts of men.
- 30) And in that generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
- 35) Wherefore, I know by this thing which thou hast said, that if the Gentiles have not charity, because of our weakness, that thou wilt prove them, and take away their talent, yea, even that which they have received, and give unto them who shall have more abundantly.
- 36) And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity.
- 37) And it came to pass that the Lord said unto me: If they have not charity it mattereth not unto thee, thou hast been faithful; wherefore, thy garments shall be made clean. And because thou hast seen thy weakness thou shalt be made strong, even unto the sitting down in the place which I have prepared in the mansions of my Father.
- "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled."
- For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
- 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
Notes
It is apparent that the time of the gentiles came in when the gospel was restored through Joseph Smith (D&C 45:28) and was fulfilled at the end of WWII when the nation of Jerusalem was established and the Jews began to gather again to Jerusalem. (D&C 45:25, Luke 21:24)