Matthew 4

After Jesus had fasted and communed with God in the wilderness, contrary to the King James Version, we learn that -

JST Matthew 4:2 2 "And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, and had communed with God, he was afterwards an hungered, and was left to be tempted of the devil."

And

JST Matthew 4:5 "Then Jesus was taken up into the holy city and the Spirit setteth him on the pinnacle of the temple."

As well as -

JST Matthew 4:8 8 "And again, Jesus was in the Spirit, and it taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them."

Note that in each case, Satan did not take the Savior anywhere.

Matthew 2

As I blogged earlier, Matthew seemed to strive to justify his writings with Old Testament prophecies.    When Joseph and Mary returned from Egypt, Matthew writes -

"And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene."  (Matthew 2:23)

This prophecy does not appear to be in the Old Testament substantiating that the Old Testament is not a complete testament and has missing works.

Matthew 2

I noticed one thing about Matthew's approach was to justify his testimony to the Jews with scriptural or prophetic prophecies.  One with -

"Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."  (Matthew 1:22–23)

In reference to Isaiah 7:14, and

"And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel."   (Matthew 2:5–6)

in reference to Micah 5:2.

Obviously, the Jews were familiar with these prophecies.

Habakkuk 2

As Habakkuk wonders why the Lord doesn't immediately punish the wicked, the Lord answers -

"...Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith."  (Habakkuk 2:2–4)

Know that the days will come when the wicked will be punished, for now, live by faith.  It seems the Lord is giving the wicked opportunities and opportunities to repent.

Micah 6

When considering the justification, conditions of grace, and power of Christ unto salvation, Micah taught -

"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"  (Micah 6:8)

Daniel 7

Some historians have suggested that Daniel is not a real person, but in modern revelation we read -

"Spring Hill is named by the Lord Adam-ondi-Ahman, because, said he, it is the place where Adam shall come to visit his people, or the Ancient of Days shall sit, as spoken of by Daniel the prophet."  (Doctrine and Covenants 116:1)

And -

"Daniel, who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the kingdom of God in the latter days, never again to be destroyed nor given to other people..."  (Doctrine and Covenants 138:44)

Daniel shared -

"I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."  (Daniel 7:13–14)

And -

"I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened." (Daniel 7:9–10)

Obviously, this was to take place in the latter days.

Danial 2

Of Nebuchadnezzar's dream, Daniel revealed -

"...thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands..."  (Daniel 2:45)

Which suggests that the stone was not man made, but God revealed.

And that -

"...shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people..."  (Daniel 2:44)

"...and it shall stand for ever."  (Daniel 2:44)


Which suggests to me that the president of the Church will never lead us astray or turned over to other people.

Jeremiah 52

Nephi asks those in the Americas -

"...will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed? Will ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain, all except it were Mulek? Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us, and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem?..."  (Helaman 8:21)

We read in Jeremiah that -

"...the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death."  (Jeremiah 52:10–11)

In my mind, it is obvious that Mulek either saw or a least knew his brothers were slain.  Which would suggest to me that he somehow escaped after or during the time his brothers were slain.  How that happened and how he was lead to the promised land will have to be revealed at some future day.

Jeremiah 51

Just like Isaiah, Jeremiah sent a prophecy to Babylon that -

"...the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple."   (Jeremiah 51:11)

And -

"...that it shall be desolate for ever."  (Jeremiah 51:62)

It is always unwise to not hearken to the words of the prophets.

Jeremiah 50

Jeremiah uses much the same descriptions of Isaiah when it comes to full desolation of nations when nothing is left writing -

"Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation." (Jeremiah 50:39)