D&C 121:26-30
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Doctrine & Covenants > Section 121
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Questions
- Verse 26: What does "unspeakable gift" mean when talking of the Holy Ghost?
- Verse 28: Has this great outpouring of knowledge already occured? Is it in the process of occurring?
- Verse 28: What must we do as individuals, and as a church, to be ready for or continue to receive this great outpouring of spiritual truth when "nothing will be withheld"?
- Verse 28: What are we to make of the phrase "whether there be one God or many gods"? Why is the phrase tentative? Did Joseph Smith understand at this time whether there was one God or many gods?
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Exegesis
One God or Many Gods
In verse 28, the Lord indicates that in these Latter-days it will be revealed "whether there be one God or many gods". That revelation was delivered, at least in part, in verse 32, where we are introduced to the concept of a "Council of the Eternal God of all other gods". Joseph Smith expounded on this concept at length in later sermons, revealing some of the most profound teachings on this subject in the last few months of his life during a "meeting in the Grove east of the Temple on June 16, 1844" (see Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 370).
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