Week 9: Preparing for the Second Coming of Christ

This week, I will write about the truths given about how to prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ from the references that were given to me.  

The first reference is Doctrine and Covenants 87:8 which advises to stand in holy places and not move from them until He comes.  The interesting part of the scripture is “be not moved” so it not only says not to move yourself from the holy places, but not to let anyone or anything else remove you from it.  The second reference is Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:32.  It says that again the abomination spoken by Daniel the prophet will be fulfilled.  So apparently whatever abomination Daniel spoke of, happens more than once, but what was the abomination?  It is the destruction of Jerusalem.  It’s already happened, and it will happen again.  Next is Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:37 which says that whoever treasures up His word won’t be deceived, for the Son of Man will come and send His angels before Him with the great sound of a trumpet and they will gather together the remainder of His elect from the four winds, from one end of Heaven to the other.  I find this scripture very curious.  We know about the trumpets from John’s book of Revelation, but I always wondered how it will sound and if the whole people of the earth will be able to identify it, or only the elect.  Then, I looked at the footnote for the word “remainder” and it says the remnant of Israel and also found that curious.  Then the whole gather together part, I wonder if it’s gathering in Temples or stakes or wards or branches, and if it would be in the meeting buildings, or somewhere else.  Also, what about Missouri?  There too?  This verse definitely makes me curious!  Next reference is Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:46-50 which speaks about being on guard and watch for the Savior’s coming as we would for a thief.  I don’t know if there is another time where He relates Himself to a thief, but I know he wasn’t saying that He’ll be one, just like the stealthiness of one for when He will come.  

I know the Lord will come, and that it will be soon.  We do not know what day he will come, and so we must prepare ourselves now and wait.  We must do our repenting now before it’s too late, because we don’t know when it will be too late.  He will come, and we must be prepared.