The Sealed Portion-Another Testament of Jesus Christ is the second
part of the Book of Mormon, which millions of people throughout the
world accept as the word of God along with the Bible. Joseph Smith,
Jr. (1830), the founder of the Mormon faith, claimed to have
received gold plates from an angel of God named Moroni. When he
received the plates, Smith relates that 2/3 of them were sealed.
The angel Moroni commanded him not to break the seals, but to
translate only the portion of the plates that was unsealed. It was
prophesied that the sealed portion of the plates would one day be
given to the people of the world. Using two stones called the Urim
and Thummim, Joseph Smith translated the unsealed portion. Before
returning the plates to the angel Moroni, Joseph showed them to
several others. These men gave their personal testimony as
witnesses to the existence of the plates and to the truthfulness of
the Book of Mormon. Claiming to have received the same instructions
to translate the sealed portion of the gold plates, an obscure man,
once an active member of the LDS faith, who goes only by the name
of Christopher, has published the remaining sealed portion. Though
others have made similar claims before him, none has ever testified
that he received the Urim and Thummim that was prepared by God to
translate the plates, and none has made claim that he has received
the exact same gold plates that were in Joseph Smith's
possession-except for Christopher. This book is a result of that
translation. The Sealed Portion-The Final Testament of Jesus
Christ, written by Moroni, relates the vision seen by the Brother
of Jared. Within the pages, the entire history of mankind is
covered. It begins with the kingdom where the spirits of the
children of men were first created, and continues through until the
end of the millennium, when the earth will be restored to a state
similar to the garden of Eden, and the planets will be prepared as
the degrees of glory in the kingdom of God. The most accurate and
precise account ever given of the life of Christ is contained
within the pages, including his early years with his family, his
youth, baptism, marriages, mission, and death. Moroni explains the
atonement, the LDS temple endowment, and some of the hidden
symbolism of the book of Revelation. He recounts the prophets
Ubaid, Zarathustra, Antioch, Socrates, Sythipian, Mohammad, and
Joseph Smith, Jr., among others. The histories of the Egyptians,
Hittites, Babylonians, Romans, and Americans are also covered. Also
given is the in-depth and beautiful description of Jesus'
intercessory prayer among the Nephites and the Lamanites on the
American continent. Along with the translation of the sealed
portion, the first part of the gold plates that was translated by
Joseph Smith, Jr. and subsequently lost by his scribe, Martin
Harris, is also included in this extraordinary work. This part is
known as the Book of Lehi (the lost 116-page manuscript). The full
text of Joseph Smith's reported First Vision, in which he claims to
have been visited by God the Father and Jesus Christ, is also
included in the book. The reader is lead from blindness into the
light as he or she discovers the truths written within these pages.
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Fri, 2 Jan 2009 | Review
by: Julie L. T.
Don't be tempted to skip around in this book or you'll miss the magnificence of the sequencing alone! Particularly when one learns this was written--actually "translated"--by a relatively uneducated young man in approximately 3 months, from the same gold plates Joseph Smith used to extract the Book of Mormon millions have come to accept as the "word of God".
In case you think The Sealed Portion (TSP) validates the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka Mormons) as the "only true church" started under Brigham Young several years after J.Smith was killed, you would be mistaken in your assumption.
Where the line becomes skewed is how to parse or separate Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon from the Mormon Church, much the way the world was finally forced to separate The Bible from the Catholic Church.
TSP is valued less for its literary merit (though not absent) than for its unusual contents, giving legitimacy to its reported source--ancient prophets and revelators.
One of these ancients had what might be considered today an OBE--Out of Body Experience. This is his account, as he viewed in panoramic vision, the history of the earth from its inception--giving the most plausible explanation to date for the purpose and eventual extinction of the dinosaurs--to disclosing the code to determine the year the Messiah returns, to offering a fuller understanding of what the "good news of the gospel" of Jesus Christ actually is--which according to this tome every single religion is violating.
Faithful church-going members who think their extraneous busy work, monetary offerings and obedience to man-invented doctrines (i.e how many earings are permitted in each ear or multiple wives) is buying their way into heaven, will be bitterly disappointed to discover their efforts have no redeeming value or merit.
Concerned by the many former sheep leaving the church once they read and are set free by the tenets of TSP, LDS leaders are scrambling to excommunicate members for apostasy (their new found beliefs). Exiled members, once on the coveted "in-crowd" lists, are now being snubbed and ridiculed by friends and family (you can read their stories at TSP website--thesealedportion.com).
The author claims his most important and overarching mission is to "feed the hungry, clothe the naked & liberate the captive". His unique plan to effectuate this goal can be found at wwunited.org.
This book won't give you "The Secret" to financial security, but it will give you the formula for obtaining lasting joy and happiness in a world gone awry.
Julie L. Taggart
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