The Unfolding Restoration Lesson 20: The Presentation of the Temple Endowment 

To me, the Parable of the King reminded me of Esther in the O.T. Great Parable!!

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Thank you for the kind words, Scott!

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Truth. I've been into many temples and we have similarities. Ancient truths tho

Hinduism stems from the Indus Valley in Northern India. Forensic Anthropologist are finding the people of that valley were most likely European. Many old manuscripts indicate that the descendents of Japheth, son of Noah, inherited the area of Germanic Europe and a group of them eventually went and settled the Indus Valley. They had extremely deep temple truths which were passed on in a form. They lost the Lord as the central figure, the commandments being necessary, and the priesthood. They were very impressive, however, in holding onto many truths.

Idk where you got that we pray to some Jabloan character. I'm a Master Mason with a UGLE official lodge, we absolutely do not pray to whoever that is.

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I just watched it -- no adds.

Unless you pay for a subscription, you will see ads. This has nothing to do with Brother Sweat or Book of Mormon Central.

"Perform unto the Lord thine oaths" Matt. 5:33. Swearing an oath is a legal and binding contract. It is sacred and should not be used unwisely or profanely. It is against the commandments to use the Lord's name in vain but that doesn't mean there isn't a correct way to use His sacred and powerful name.

​@@joybischoff9558 Isn't the verse 33 "perform unto the Lord thine oaths" you reference equated to verses 21 (don't kill), 27 (don't commit adultery), 31 (put away wife), 38 (eye for an eye), and lastly 43 (hate your enemies)? True that penalties associated with temple oaths have been removed from the presentation of the endowment, but I have often wondered why it is that we still swear and make oaths before God/Heaven many times throughout, all associated with the revealing of certain tokens. My reading of the Book of Mormon seems to paint the making of oaths before a Higher power in a negative light (i.e. Alma 49:27; Helaman 1:11; Mormon 3:9-10; Ether 8:13-14) - nevermind Jesus' direct injunction to "swear not at all, neither by heaven...nor by the earth...neither...by thy head", repeated in 3 Nephi 12:34-36.

@@petertaylorpedro, Okay, here we go. 😁 Alma 49, almost everything has a counterfeit. We know the devil had the black priesthood emblems. He has a counterfeit set of oaths that groups like the Gadianton Robbers used to seal themselves to the devil in his kingdom. These are opposite to oaths we make in the temple. At the time of Noah, according to my research and Nibley's writings, these oaths were being used to corrupt society, paving the way for the flood. Oops, I have to run to take care of something, ... Second comment coming.

@@petertaylorpedro (2) The next two verses are exactly the same... Counterfeit priesthood with it's evil oaths. Kishkumin was especially nasty. I've spent my life researching ancient cultures and mythologies and I have a massive amount of info showing how all cultures have pieces of the truth, some have many pieces. The restoration of the gospel brings all those pieces together. John, Elijah and Elias brought the keys to Joseph in the Kirkland temple. Those keys are all about covenants. This concept has always been understood, that there are oaths instigated by God that bind us to Him and as families, clans, kingdoms, etc. Through time, each culture would first lose it's belief in keeping God's commandments. Then, through unrighteous living, they would lose the priesthood (read D&C 121). Finally, they would reject God as the center that holds all things together (through sacred, binding oaths). Sometimes they retain a belief in God but corrupted that belief into a false god, thus, six major apostasies and other minor ones resulted. This last dispensation will not devolve into a complete apostasy although we are now rapidly losing those in step one above: they no longer believe the commandments are of God. Now, with the sealing power, the two-edged sword spoken of often in scripture, is able to cut us free from the yoke of the devil who has usurped the power over the earth for a time. As a result of the Fall, we have crucial lessons to learn as we decide to either follow good or evil with their accompanying promises. This is specifically done through keeping covenants, which are oaths (D&C 84, The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood). Through the keeping these oaths, the devil's yoke is replaced by a protective yoke which Jesus asked us to take upon us because His yoke is easy and His burden is light. And through that means, He opens the windows of heaven and showers the sweet and refreshing waters of life upon us so we know where peace and hope come from. We can have that now during this upheaval by living the basic principles of the gospel, searching scripture and praying every day with true faith. That seed will grow and the fruit will be delicious to us.

@@joybischoff9558 Yeah, I totally agree with you how the adversary counterfeits everything that is of God. I also understand God works with his people through covenants that He establishes with them, not the other way around (we don't establish the covenant, we simply abide the terms or not). But if you could please show me the opposites of Alma 49:27; Helaman 1:11; Mormon 3:9-10; Ether 8:13-14 (specifically in scripture where God sanctions/approves of an individual in their swearing/taking and oath/promising with an oath BEFORE heaving and or earth), that would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry, hit enter. But they would be Blood Atoned. Basically, this is all part of the secrecy of Polygamy that Joesph practiced privately, denounced publicly, and destroyed a printing press for printing the truth. The Temple is nothing sacred, it is a remnant of a secret sex cult.

@@SloanTSmart thank you for sharing your conspiracy theory

@mateomartinez8641 not a conspiracy theory. Look at the Gospel Topics Essays. The church admits this stuff (though heavily spun, and still being deceitful), but what they do admit is stuff I was told was anti-mormon growing up...

This covenant, often referred to by the Lord as the “new and everlasting covenant,” encompasses the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, including all ordinances and covenants necessary for the salvation of mankind. D&C 66:2

@Amulekpy read all of D&C 132. Not just the parts from the lesson. It is pretty clear the "New and Everlasting Covenant " refers to polygamy, not eternal marriage. Answer me this: what claims of the Navoo Expositor were lies, knowing what the church has admitted to in the GTE's? So was that a lie, or was Joe lying?

As a fifth degree Master Mason and Temple attending Mormon, and student of Jewish and Early Christian Rites, I can say there is no masonic influence for the core of th LDS Temple Endowment. Masons use bits and pieces of ancient rites, but the purpose of Endowment is not there. So should we ask WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT? Sadly most people do not know! IF YOU KNEW YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE LATTER DAYS.

@@henochparks Buddy. There is no 5th Degree Master Mason lol… there is Degrees 1-3 of The Blue Lodge and then you can join appendant bodies like the York Rite, Scottish Rite or the Shrine. Which are additional Degrees designed to further one’s Masonic education. Are you a virtual Past Master in the York Rite (capitular degrees) or a Perfect Master in the Scottish Rite (Lodge of Perfection)? I ask because there is no “5th Degree Master Mason” and if you were given such a degree you were taking part in a clandestine lodge.

Also, I’m not saying that to bash LDS at all because I have been attending church with them for almost 2 months and have read The Book of Mormon and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have nothing against LDS I think the Church is great and I’ve met some great people and it’s really helped my life. I was strictly commenting about the 5th Degree thing; was not commenting to discredit anything you said regarding the Church as I am still new to everything. But I have been a Mason since 2014 and was Raised in September of that year. Went through the Scottish Rite the following year and received my 32nd Degree in the Valley of Baltimore, Orient of Maryland under the Consistory and proper authority thereof. If I came off brash it was not intended.

Brother Sweat includes a version of this parable in his book "The Holy Invitation". It is not illustrated, however.

I am wondering the same thing.

Brother Sweat includes a version of this parable in his book "The Holy Invitation"

The covenants are unchanged. The method of teaching the covenants has been adapted to facilitate learning . Some parts of the ceremony are symbols of the covenants, not the covenants themselves.

You're free to post those names if it's bothering you

The procedure may change but I have not seen where the doctrine of the endowment has changed.

The Masonic ceremony is way older than the 14th century, but that being said, JS received the Endowment threw revelation not receiving it from the Masons. How long do you think it takes the average Mason to become a Master Mason, 6 Wks? My father is a Mason and it took him yrs not weeks. And he is still not a Master Mason. There is a lot more to the story you have no Idea about.

Endowment hasn’t changed. Presentation yes, length yes, but the covenants haven’t changed. Stop talking to antimormon people who are grossly misinformed.

There is no other church that offers the blessings of exaltation to all of God's children of any race. This is even extended to people of all races who lived on earth at any time.

In the Hebrew Temple if you were not worthy, or revealed the secrets of the Yom Kippur Rites, do you know what the penalty is? It makes the LDS penalties seem mild. Do not mock God!

@@henochparks What's worse than a death penalty? Do tell me

@@parkerplace2910 spiritual death

@@henochparks Well I'm not Hebrew so I'm not subject to their imagined spiritual death consequences.

@@parkerplace2910 if you are anti Semitic or anti Mormon then why don't you just leave others alone? Go join the Neo Nazis or something

We share a number of components with the masonic ritual, which is largely coincidental. There are key aspects of our ceremony which we don't share with masonry, but is expounded in great detail in early Christian writing. So the significant doctrines unique to our theology were understood and taught prior to the creeds. You're wrong.

@@fightswordradio3735 show your sources. Let me enlighten myself. “...which are merely coincidental..” prove it! Members of this group of people are used to be fed words from the up echelon and they are taken as “the word of god.” No other thing is required, but believe. So, these people have become numb to questioning their leaders, they left reason and common sense tight up at the gate of knowledge, asking questions “is of the devil.” Give me your sources where it states that these temple ceremonies have been in used before the creeds. See, i don’t go by what am told, i prove all things, i get to the bottom of every issue at hand. The lds temple ceremonies have been taken by JS from masonry. They are not of ancient origen and in the beginning as acted out in the first lds temple of Kirkland, Ohio, word by word was taken from masonic rituals. I can prove it!!

I think it is interesting to look at most all religions and see overlap or similar beliefs, ideals and symbolism. It would not be hard to believe that the Masonic has a lot of similarities. The bottom line for me is: Is Joseph Smith truly a Prophet called of God and did he translate the Book of Mormon? If this is true--what else matters. If it is not true--then who cares.

@@jeanniejohnson5492 bad news for you. It’s conclusively proven JS book is a 19th century book of fiction pulled out straight from his environment. He is Nephi, he is Mormon, whom at a tender age was confided some hidden records. Lehi’s dream is actually the dream of J S senior and so on and on. Come on man!! Wake up!!!!

Thanks for taking time to respond. We shall agree to disagree.

Yess i totally understand you and this is a very important question. Honestly alot of things in the history of the church just has to do with the culture of the time, I wish so much that prophets and people were not affected by the world but that's exactly what happened with blacks and the priesthood. God is working with imperfect people that come to things with their own biases occasionally. So I am so so glad that the church is all about modern revelation and changing policies when we realize that we were just being ignorant!

HAHAHAH poor u

Which GOD? JOSEPH SMITH WAS OF the devil!