Rynna
TEACHER 5-16-2017
(Palos Verdes CA Stake of Zion)
On the whiteboard is written, “The
Seventh Seal” … Reading: Revelations 12-13
1.
Rev. 8:7
2.
Rev. 8:8-9
3.
Rev. 8:10-11
4.
Rev. 8:4
5.
Rev. 9:1-3
6.
Rev. 9:13-16
7.
Rev. 11:15
If we endure faithfully, we become pure through the Atonement
and Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Teacher Rynna welcomed 25 attending today. We had visitors from Alabama. [Prayer] Rynna takes a sip from her bottled-water… We pray for
her miracle of continued health!
There have been anti-Sematic incidences, now moving
into Canada. There have been 1,715
incidences since President Trump was elected at the beginning of this year, an
increase of 20%. There really is a
separation taking place, between good and evil.
Ponder if this is because of the ‘Gathering of Israel” and the coming of
the Lord.
CURRENT
POLITICS TO DO WITH USA/ISRAEL/GOSPEL
Reading: The UN
Security Council … sanctions on Israel …
even while they allow them to have a permit to produce nerve gas.
Here in 2017, you are witnessing the official
beginning of the end. President Trump
will soon visit Israel. When he visits
the Western Wall, he will be the first sitting president to do so. This is holy
to the Jewish people. This also brings
many problems to Israel. Protection will
be provided by 10,000 Israeli troops.
President Trump could move the US Embassy to
Jerusalem, [but remember he is a negotiator.]
Right before the Savior comes, there will be the
Armageddon war that could start in Jerusalem, DC87. Heavenly Father wants to
bring things back, and “His ways are not our ways.” Rex Tillerson warns that this move could
create seeds of war. The Whitehouse
rejected Bibi Netanyahu’s request to be at the Western Wall w/Trump.
Bless the hearts of the Rabbis there: they are right on top of current
issues. Trump’s arrival is the
fulfillment of prophesy: 1 Chronicles
Chapter 1 and the Talmud. The Jews see
the meaning. The Rabbis know of the
Seventh Seal and are asking Trump ascend Mt Moriah and offer a simple prayer at
Temple Mount. It’s amazing. When King
Solomon dedicated the Temple 3,000 years ago, he invited kings to come there,
including today.
The prayer from Trump would be against the Jewish law
in some eyes; but it gets even better. The Sanhedrin could call this the ‘dedication
of the Third Temple’. There are 300 ft.
to the back that could be remodeled.
They have a mock-up of the temple and all the artifacts ready to go
in. The prophecy about the Land of Judah
would be fulfilled. Look at all the
splinters that could come together here.
The Jews could build without disturbing the Muslims.
See WSJ: June 15th is the 50th
anniversary, start of modern Israel.
For the first time in history, the Muslim people are
offering up a compromise to Israel.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Syria and other neighboring nations could
negotiate for Israel to stop building settlements on the West Bank. Iran is a threat to all these nations. President Trump meets with these Gulf State
leaders, including Afghanistan.
QUESTION: What
does all of this mean?
Israel wants to maintain their political position—but now
everybody want to be friends.
Plus, think what this does to fulfill prophesy. Remember that every country will be against
Israel in the War of Armageddon. [Patriarch Hansen adds a comment, which I can’t
hear.]
The Jewish people are coming home to Israel, even from
the United States, partly because of the anti-Sematic persecution-and the
cake-mix is being stirred. It’s
incredible.
Brother Bob comments that God is on His timeframe, not
ours. You have the rich, and then you
have the poor: look at Saudi
Arabia. Money-lust is the root of many
things.
Brother Mullin comments on the coming election in
Iran: a religious zealot vs a
politician. As members of the Church, we need to remain calm and
stay firm in the Gospel.
THEOLOGY
STUDY
Those who saw the resurrected Christ were
some of those raised from the grave in the morning of the First Resurrection.
We’ll talk about what Christ did during the 40 days between his crucifixion and
resurrection three days later and his ascension. People like John the Baptist were resurrected
when Christ broke the chains of death.
In Jerusalem, there they were testifying of Christ. Acts 1:1-3;
Acts 20:35.
They knew that something profound had
happened. Jesus and others were resurrected! Evil people sought to find the saints, but
they never could find them. Christ had
been ministering to the people for three years, which we study. Why not give attention to the 40 days?
The people are now prepared to receive
the higher law. Some things he could not
impart to them before his resurrection, as noted by Hugh Nibley.
The reason we don’t have them in the
scriptures is that these sacred things were not meant for the world as a
whole. Turn to Luke 1:1-3 (written by Luke for his friend) A lot of the information Luke knew came from
Mary, mother of Christ. They were
together after Jesus died.
You can look up the scriptures on your
smartphone or computer:
Luke 1:1-3 Where in the scriptures do you ever hear of
Theophilus, Luke’s trusted friend?
During the 40 days, Christ spoke to them
about the Kingdom of God.
Luke 24:44-45 These are the thing I spoke to you… Then opened he their understanding.
Christ gives them total understanding,
from the beginning of time. Where do we
read this?
We find lots of valuable scriptures in
the Apocrypha. See Acts 20:35 to hear
Paul speaking to the Saints, reminding them of how they can be healed. [Handout on what we see in Apocrypha: see Appendix 2017.05.16] Lay the foundation by reading John 12:30 Jesus appears to his disciples, through a
locked door. He taught them other sacred and secret things, “not written in
this book”.
John 21:25 The apostles wrote of the life of Jesus
Christ, and then stopped. They wrote the
more sacred things elsewhere, not for the world.
3 Ne 27:22-23 …
write the things ye have seen and heard. … Do not write.
SCRIPTUREs … … … 3
Ne 26:11-13 Christ gives Mormon ability
to utter profound things, but he was forbidden from writing them down. They were revealed by the spirit of
revelation.
BYU ‘scholars’ have worked and worked and
identified 40 books that have been written. Teacher Rynna begins to have us
read the material on the handout for today, which pulls out the most important
from the 40 books.
We’ll look specifically at the book
revelations that deal with the 40 days.
BTW, the number ‘40’ occurs in the Bible 146 times. Reading on… Have you read this anywhere
else?
The Jews and the Mormon teach about the
return of Elijah. … The Earth and all of the animals will be
resurrected. The salvation of the dead
is a major theme.
Luke 24:48-49 Tarry in Jerusalem until ye are endowed with
POWER from on high [ ! ]
Acts 1:13 They received the endowment, … including the temple prayer circle. They had just come down from the Mount of
Olives. Before, women were in the back
of the bus, and now they continued with one accord. Peter stood up and women were in the prayer circle.
There were 120 including Mary, the
mother of Jesus, and the other Saints name Mary.
We’ll see in detail, from the Apocrypha,
what happened in those 40 days. These
accounts are often connected to marvelous things of the temple. They are written in the sacred parts of the Apocrypha. We’ll break it down and give you references.
Jesus Christ prepared his disciples to
know beyond a shadow of a doubt that what they were teaching was true. No matter what would happen, they would have
the power of God.
QUESTION:
Have you considered this? When
Moses came down with the higher law, he broke the tablets and they were put in
the Arc of the Covenant. There are teachings also from the prophet Joseph
Smith. Jews also believe there are two
sets of covenants. During the 40 days,
Christ taught deeper the deeper revelations of the higher law.
Patriarch Hansen makes another wise and
inspired comment which I don’t hear. “Who
were the other people?” Who do you think
were among the 120 in the prayer circle Peter conducted? The people he healed and Mary Magdalene.
There were 500 more that saw Jesus after
he was resurrected, then the Twelve in the upper room. It is like today. Remember, remember, remember, it is secret
and sacred. Get your mind around teaching
the higher law: such as baptism for the
dead.
Fitting ‘bookends’ are Christ’s 40-day fast
and the 40 days after his Resurrection.
NOTE: Please review these student
notes; Lynnette and
Charles.Edwin.Shipp@gMail.com
UPDATE: President Trump will not
seek (at this time) for the USA Embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,
so that he can negotiate with both Israel and the Palestinians.
You can refer to his travel plans overseas via the Whitehouse website
>>> … (Saudi Arabia,
Israel, then Vatican City) or the Jerusalem Post:
JaredKushner and Ivanka Trump to join presidential trip to Mideast-Europe