Inspired Prophetic Warnings To All Inhabitants of the Earth

To All the Kings of the World, to the President of the United States of America; To the Governors of the Several States, and to the Rulers and Peoples of all Nations:

GREETING: Know ye that the Kingdom of God has come, as has been predicted by the ancient prophets, and prayed for in all ages; even that kingdom which shall fill the whole earth, and shall stand for ever. The Great Elohim, Jehovah, has been pleased once more to speak from the heavens, and also to commune with man upon the earth, by means of open visions, and by the ministration of Holy Messengers. By this means the great and eternal High Priesthood after the order of His Son (even the Apostleship) has been restored or returned to the earth. This High Priesthood or Apostleship, holds the keys of the Kingdom of God, with power to bind on earth that which shall be bound in heaven, and to loose on earth that which shall be loosed in heaven; and, in fine, to do and to administer in all things pertaining to the ordinances, organization, government, and direction of the Kingdom of God. Being established in these last days for the restoration of all things spoken by the prophets since the world began, and in order to prepare the way for the coming of the Son of Man. And we now bear witness that His coming is near at hand; and not many years hence, the nations and their kings shall see Him coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. In order to meet this great event, there must needs be a preparation.

Therefore we send unto you, with authority from on high; and command you all to repent and humble yourselves as little children before the majesty of the Holy One; and come unto Jesus with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, and be baptized in His name for the remission of sins (that is, be buried in the water, in the likeness of His burial, and rise again to newness of life in the likeness of His resurrection), and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, through the laying on of the hands of the apostles and elders, of this great and last dispensation of mercy to man. This Spirit shall bear witness to you of the truth of our testimony, and shall enlighten your minds, and be in you as the spirit of prophecy and revelation; it shall bring things past to your understanding and remembrance, and show you things to come. It shall also impart unto you many great and glorious gifts; such as the gift of healing the sick, and of being healed, by the laying on of hands in the name of Jesus; and of expelling demons; and even of seeing visions, and conversing with angels and spirits from the unseen world. By the light of this Spirit, received through the ministration of the ordinances--by the power and authority of the Holy Apostleship and Priesthood, you will be enabled to understand, and to be the children of light; and thus be prepared to escape all the things that are coming on the earth, and so stand before the Son of Man.

We testify that the foregoing doctrine is the doctrine or gospel of Jesus Christ in its fulness; and that it is the only true, everlasting, and unchangeable gospel; and the only plan revealed on earth whereby man can be saved. It is in vain to suppose that the sword, the musket, the thunder of cannon, or the grating and rattle of chains, bolts and bars, will take away the faith, hope, or knowledge of a Latter-day Saint. They KNOW some facts--and these will continue to be known facts when death and war in their most horrid forms are raging around them. They cannot shut their eyes upon these facts to please either governors, rulers, or the raging multitude. We would now make a solemn appeal to our rulers, and other fellow citizens, whether it is treason to know, or even to publish what we know? If it is, then strike the murderous blow, but listen to what we say: We say, then, in life or in death, in bonds or free, that the Great God has spoken in this age--And we know it. He has given us the priesthood and apostleship, and the keys of the Kingdom of God, to bring about the restoration of all things as promised by the Holy Prophets of old--And we know it. He has revealed the origin and the records of the aboriginal tribes of America, and their future destiny--And we know it. He has revealed the fullness of the gospel, with its gifts, blessings and ordinances-And we know it. He has commanded us to gather together His Saints, on this continent, and build up holy cities and sanctuaries--And we know it.

He has said, that the Gentiles should come into the same gospel and covenant, and be numbered with the house of Israel and be a blessed people upon this good land forever; if they would repent and embrace it--And we know it. He has also said, that if they do not repent, and come to the knowledge of the truth, and cease to fight against Zion, and also put away all murder, lying, pride, priestcraft, whoredom, and secret abomination, they shall soon perish from the earth, and be cast down to hell--And we know it. He has said, that the time is at hand for the Jews to be gathered to Jerusalem--And we know it. He has said, that the ten tribes of Israel should also be revealed in the north country, together with their oracles and records, preparatory to their return, and to their union with Judah, no more to be separated--And we know it. He has said, that when these preparations were made, both in this country and in Jerusalem and the gospel in all its fulness preached to all nations for a witness and testimony, He will come, and all the Saints with Him, to reign on the earth one thousand years--And we know it. He has said, that He will not come in His glory and destroy the wicked, till these warnings were given, and these preparations were made for His reception--And we know it.

Now, fellow-citizens, if this knowledge, or the publishing of it, is treason or crime, we refuse not to die. But be ye sure of this, that whether we live or die, the words of the testimony of this proclamation which we now send unto you, shall be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but not one jot or tittle of His revealed word shall fail to be fulfilled. Therefore, again we say to all people, repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the Holy Spirit, and shall know the truth, and be numbered with the house of Israel. And we once more invite all the kings, presidents, governors, rulers, judges, and people of the earth to aid us, the Latter-day Saints, and also the Jews, and all the remnants of Israel, by your influence and protection, and by your silver and gold, that we may build the cities of Zion and Jerusalem, and the temples and sanctuaries of our God; and may accomplish the great restoration of all things, and bring in the latter-day glory. That knowledge, truth, light, love, peace, union, honour, glory and power, may fill the earth with eternal life and joy. That death, bondage, oppression, wars, mourning, sorrow and pain, may be done away for ever, and all tears be wiped from every eye.

(Excerpts) THE PROPHET, New York City, April 6, 1845 Millennial Star Office, Liverpool, Oct. 22, 1845

I have sworn in my wrath, and decreed wars upon the face of the earth, and the wicked shall slay the wicked, and fear shall come upon every man. And the saints shall hardly escape, nevertheless, I, the Lord, am with them, and will come down in heaven from the presence of My Father and consume the wicked with unquenchable fire. (D. & C. 63:33-4)

For the time soon cometh that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men; for He will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous. Wherefore, He will preserve the righteous by His power, even if it so be that the fulness of His wrath must come, and the righteous be preserved, even unto the destruction of their enemies by fire. Wherefore, the righteous need not fear; for thus saith the prophet, they shall be saved, even if it so be as by fire. (1 Nephi 22:16-17) For the time speedily cometh that the Lord God shall cause a great division among the people, and the wicked will He destroy; and He will spare His people, yea, even if it so be that He must destroy the wicked by fire. And righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and faithfulness the girdle of His reins. And then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb; and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf, and the young lion, and the fatling, together, and a little child shall lead them. (2 Nephi 30:10-12)

It may be of interest to note in passing that Elder Roberts told the Compiler of this pamphlet that Mr. Clarence Darrow, the famous criminal lawyer, stopped off in Salt Lake City several years ago for the express purpose of visiting Elder Roberts. Mr. Darrow stated to Elder Roberts that the prophecy of Joseph Smith and its fulfillment on Stephen A. Douglas had come under his observation and it appealed very forcibly to him. He further stated that his mother (Mrs. Darrow) had been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the days of Kirtland, Ohio. The Compiler of this pamphlet has available many other prophecies of leading Elders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, all of which will experience the acid test as time goes on. The words of God quoted in this pamphlet will all be fulfilled, as will all prophecy uttered under the influence of the Spirit of God. The prophecies quoted in this pamphlet, together with others that are available, all point in the same direction in the existence of people and nations -- the same road they have all trod in the past history of the world, namely, wickedness, decay, disintegration and oblivion; to make room for new construction of nations.

It is thought that the present world-condition will tell the same story, but in the place of tyranny, greed, selfishness and wickedness, nations will be ruled by righteousness and the Constitution of the United States of America will be the universal guide in the self government of peoples, as will be noted before in this pamphlet. No people or nation is better than the other except as they do better and live better. America also will travel in the same direction as the present nations of the earth, for God has decreed that no people or nation shall dwell upon this land except they shall serve Him and if they shall go into wickedness--and no one will deny the corruption of existing conditions--they shall be swept off the face of the earth when the fulness of their iniquity shall arrive. Only God can remedy conditions as they exist today coupled with men's agency to work in cooperation and in harmony with Him.