| 262 commenced gathering together to Zion, which is in the State of Missouri; therefore I declare unto you the warning which the Lord has commanded me to declare unto this generation, remembering that the eyes of my Maker are upon me, and that to him I am accountable for every word I say, wishing nothing worse to my fellow men than their eternal salvation; therefore, 'fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come.' Repent ye, repent ye, and embrace the everlasting covenant, and flee to Zion before the overflowing scourge overtake you, for there are those now living upon the earth whose eyes shall not be closed in death until they see all these things, which I have spoken, fulfilled. Remember these things; call upon the Lord while he is near, and seek him while he may be found, is the exhortation of your unworthy servant, JOSEPH SMITH, JR."
-Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 707.
Others also retained confidence in the revelation, and Elder F. D. Richards published the full text of it in a work entitled "The Pearl of Great Price," published at Liverpool, England, in 1851. Here is the revelation as it appears on page 35 of that work:-
"A REVELATION AND PROPHECY BY THE PROPHET, SEER
AND REVELATOR, JOSEPH SMITH.
Given December 25, 1832.
"Verily thus saith the Lord, concerning the wars that will shortly come to pass, beginning at the rebellion of South Carolina, which will eventually terminate in the death and misery of many souls. The days will come that war will be poured out upon all nations, beginning at that place; for behold, the Southern States shall be divided against the Northern States, and the Southern States will call on other nations, even the nation of Great Britain, as it is called, and they shall also call upon other nations, in order to defend themselves against other nations; and thus war shall be poured out upon all nations. And it shall come to pass, after many days, slaves shall rise up against their Masters, who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war: And it shall come to pass also, that the remnants who are left of
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