Here is a question for a LDS member. Joseph stated in his Journal:
"There are those of the rising generation whole shall not taste death till Christ comes. I was once praying earnestly upon this subject and a voice said unto me, 'My son, if thou livest till thou art 85 years of age, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man'. I was left to draw my one conclusions concerning this and I took the liberty to conclude that if I did make it to that time he, Jesus, would make his appearance but I did not say whether he shall make his appearance or I shall go where he is. I prophecy in the name of the Lord God, and let it be written, that the Son of Man will not come till I am 85 years old, 48 years hence or about 1890."
So is it true that God gave Joseph this revelation knowing it would not be fulfilled and then did not come because it was not fulfilled? In essence did Jesus decide not to come again because Joseph didn't make it to his 85th birthday?
"There are those of the rising generation whole shall not taste death till Christ comes. I was once praying earnestly upon this subject and a voice said unto me, 'My son, if thou livest till thou art 85 years of age, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man'. I was left to draw my one conclusions concerning this and I took the liberty to conclude that if I did make it to that time he, Jesus, would make his appearance but I did not say whether he shall make his appearance or I shall go where he is. I prophecy in the name of the Lord God, and let it be written, that the Son of Man will not come till I am 85 years old, 48 years hence or about 1890."
So is it true that God gave Joseph this revelation knowing it would not be fulfilled and then did not come because it was not fulfilled? In essence did Jesus decide not to come again because Joseph didn't make it to his 85th birthday?
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