prevail against it [Matthew 16:18] what rock, revelation
Again he says except ye are born of the water
& the spirit ye cannot inter into the kingdom
of God [John 3:5], And though the heavens & earth
should pass away my words shall not pass away [Matthew 24:35]
If a man is born of the water & the spirit
he can get into the kingdom of God
it is evident the kingdom of God was on
the earth & John prepared subject[s] for
kingdom by preaching the gospel to them
& Baptising them & he prepared the way [doo]
before the Savoior or came as a fore runner
& prepared subject for the preaching of
Christ, & & Christ preached through Jerrusalem on the same ground whare
John had preached & when the Apostles were
raised up they worked in Jerrusalem
& Jesus commanded them to tarry there
untill they were endowed with power from
on high had they not work to do in Jer
rusalem, they did work, & prepared a
people for the pentecost The kingdom of
God was with them before the day of pen-
tecost as well as afterwords & it was allso
with John & he preached the same gospel
& Baptism that Jesus & the Apostles preached
after him The endowment was to
prepare the desiples for their mission into
the world. Whenever men can find out
the will of God & find an Administrator
legally authorized from God there is the
kingdom of God but whare these are not, the
kingdom of God is not All the ordinances
systems, & Administrations on the earth is
of no use to the children of men unless
prevail against it. what rock, Revelation
Again he says except ye are born of the water
& the spirit ye cannot inter into the kingdom
of God, and though the heavens & earth
should pass away my words shall not pass away
If a man is born of the water & the spirit
he can get into the kingdom of God
it is evident the kingdom of God was on
the earth & John prepared subjects for
kingdom by preaching the gospel to them
& baptising them & he prepared the way
before the Savior or came as a fore runner
& prepared subject for the preaching of
Christ, & & Christ preached through
Jerrusalem on the same ground whare
John had preached & when the Apostles were
raised up they worked in Jerrusalem
& Jesus commanded them to tarry there
untill they were endowed with power from
on high had they not work to do in Jer
rusalem, they did work, & prepared a
people for the pentecost. The kingdom of
God was with them before the day of pentecost as well as afterwords & it was also
with John & he preached the same gospel
& baptism that Jesus & the Apostles preached
after him. The endowment was to
prepare the desiples for their mission in to
the world. Whenever men can find out
the will of God & find an Administrator
legally authorized from God there is the
kingdom of God but whare these are not, the
kingdom of God is not. All the ordinances
systems, & Administrations on the earth is
of no use to the children of men unless
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," January 22, 1843, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/OqQ