The Lord has revealed to us a plan by which we may be saved both here
and hereafter. God has done everything we could ask, and more than we
could ask. The errand of Jesus to earth was to bring his brethren and
sisters back into the presence of the Father; he has done his part of
the work, and it remains for us to do ours. There is not one thing that
the Lord could do for the salvation of the human family that he has
neglected to do; and it remains for the children of men to receive the
truth or reject it; all that can be accomplished for their salvation,
independent of them, has been accomplished in and by the Savior....
He is now King of kings and Lord of lords, and the time will come when
every knee will bow and every tongue confess [see Mosiah 27:31], to
the glory of God the Father, that Jesus is the Christ [see Philippians
2:10-11]. That very character that was looked upon, not as the Savior,
but as an outcast, who was crucified between two thieves and treated
with scorn and derision, will be greeted by all men as the only Being
through whom they can obtain salvation
(DBY, 27).
Provenance:
- DBY, 27 reads:
The Lord has revealed to us a plan by which we may be saved both here and hereafter. God has done everything we could ask, and more than we could ask. The errand of Jesus to earth was to bring his brethren and sisters back into the presence of the Father; he has done his part of the work, and it remains for us to do ours. There is not one thing that the Lord could do for the salvation of the human family that he has neglected to do; and it remains for the children of men to receive the truth or reject it; all that can be accomplished for their salvation, independent of them, has been accomplished in and by the Savior. It has been justly remarked this afternoon that "Jesus paid the debt; he atoned for the original sin; he came and suffered and died on the cross." He is now King of kings and Lord of lords, and the time will come when every knee will bow and every tongue confess, to the glory of God the Father, that Jesus is the Christ. That very character that was looked upon, not as the Savior, but as an outcast, who was crucified between two thieves and treated with scorn and derision, will be greeted by all men as the only Being through whom they can obtain salvation. 13:59.
- DBY, 27 is taken from the Journal of Discourses, July 18, 1869.
Relevant scriptures:
Isaiah 45:23 reads: I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Romans 14:11 reads: For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Philippians 2:10-11 reads: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Mosiah 27:31 reads: Yea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be judged of him, then shall they confess that he is God; then shall they confess, who live without God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his all-searching eye.
D&C 88:104 reads: And this shall be the sound of his trump, saying to all people, both in heaven and in earth, and that are under the earth--for every ear shall hear it, and every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, while they hear the sound of the trump, saying: Fear God, and give glory to him who sitteth upon the throne, forever and ever; for the hour of his judgment is come.
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