March 2023
The most important temporal warning? What a value judgment! But there are reasons why it might be so. The temporal warning is as follows:
“And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people, and they are had among the Lamanites. And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi. And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold they will be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of the saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet avenge them not. Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby you may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be. Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that you shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of the secret combinations which shall be among you; or wo be unto it because of the blood of those who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up. For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.” (Ether 8:20–25)
Through Moroni the Lord here plainly warns us that the opposition to the work of Christ is deadly, deliberate and well organized. This force is world-wide, operating in every nation, kindred, tongue and people. It seeks to enslave the majority of humans for the benefit of a few who enjoy power, prestige, and wealth. This force has no moral scruples. For it, the end justifies the means. Some of the reasons why it is the greatest temporal threat to mankind are as follows: 1. This threat is organized from the Spirit world, inspired and guided by Satan. 2. It will be a major player on the world scene until the Savior comes in his Second Coming. 3. Those who cooperate and participate in this programmed evil are the tares of the earth who will be burned at the Second Coming of Christ.
It is important to recognize three aspects of this threat to the peoples of this earth. It is a conspiracy because many of its players and supporters meet in secret to plan their moves (“conspiracy” means to breathe together). 1. One of its main ploys is to ridicule conspiracy theories. 2. This movement is actually a religion, with all the trappings of a religion. It is currently the dominant religion on earth. 3. This movement seeks control over all of culture and civilization.
1. One of its main ploys is to ridicule conspiracy theories.
The Theosophical Society of America offers this comment on a book about conspiracy theories: “Conspiracy Theories, then, are far from harmless. Such wrongheaded thinking can be pernicious, and ultimately downright destructive. Cassam runs down a list: antivaxxers; anticredentialism in general; “the death of expertise”; Brexit; anti-Semitism on both the left and the right. Therefore Conspiracy theories promote symbols and beliefs that have consequences unforeseen by moderates. Furthermore, they “diminish the credibility of legitimate criticisms” and are also a “distraction from big-picture social issues.” Review of Conspiracy Theories by Quassim Cassam, Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press, 2019.
In other words, public, just believe what you are told.
2. This movement is actually a religion, with all the trappings of a religion.
This religion has its temples (universities), priestly vestments (cap and gown), ordinances (graduation ceremonies), a theology (there is no God, all things are natural, there is no right and wrong). This religion is behind getting rid of public displays of the Ten Commandments. It is behind the LGBT+ movement. It encourages “living together” instead of marriage. It promotes abortion and euthanasia. This movement is the great and abominable church mentioned in the scriptures. This threat is organized from the Spirit world, inspired and guided by Satan. It will be a major player on the world scene until the Savior comes in his Second Coming. Those who cooperate and participate in this programmed evil are the tares of the earth who will be burned at the Second Coming of Christ.
3. This movement seeks control over all of culture and civilization.
The humanist movement is the dominant force and ideology in the world today. It is the philosophy behind communism and socialism. It has quietly taken control of our education systems, threatens scientific objectivism, controls our media, and is behind the “woke” movement. Politics in the United States mostly concerns how much socialism we shall allow, with socialism gradually increasing and taking over our politics. Socialism, the governing of the masses by those “most intelligent” human beings, is the antithesis of what the true disciples of Christ seek, which is Zion, a people so pure in heart that they all do only the will of Christ. They spend their time blessing others in his name and through his power. Zion is a people who do not take their instructions from any human being unless those instructions are confirmed by the Holy Spirit, which is the will of Christ. The will of Christ is that they become fully honest, true, chaste and benevolent, having all things in common out of a pure heart.
These latter days are a show-down between the cause of Christ (Zion) and humanism. Humanism seeks to govern all mankind by a socialist world-order. Moroni would have us be fully aware of this confrontation and to make sure we promote the cause of Christ and do not give power to the cause of Satan.