Scriptures & Quotes About the End-time Davidic Servant- Part 1

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A servant will deliver the Lord’s people from bondage in the last days. Where does it say that in the scriptures? What does Joseph Smith or his colleagues in church history say about it? How are we supposed to recognize the Davidic servant? When is he coming? What is his mission? We cover all of these questions and more in this episode, as we explore all the known source material on the subject. 

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“Intro. to the Davidic Servant Part 1” (Dustin Grady)

Scriptures & Quotes About the Davidic Servant

The following is a list of the resources discussed in part 1 of the presentation on the end-time davidic servant, listed in the order they are presented:

  1. Isaiah 22:21-23
  2. Isaiah 37:35
  3. Ezekiel 34:23-24
  4. Ezekiel 37:22-25
  5. D&C 29:21
  6. Jeremiah 23:3-6
  7. Jeremiah 30:8-9
  8. D&C 103:15-18
  9. Jeremiah 33:15-16
  10. Isaiah 42:1-7
  11. D&C 45:9-10
  12. Isaiah 49:1-6
  13. Isaiah 50:4-10 – “confounded”
  14. Isaiah 52:13–53:12
  15. Hosea 3:4-5
  16. Joseph Smith – “Although David was a king he never did obtain the spirit and power of Elijah and the fulness of the Priesthood; and the priesthood that he received, and the throne and kingdom of David is to be taken from him and given to another by the name of David in the last days raised up out of his lineage.” (HC 6:253)
  17. Orson Hyde– “Let them know that it is thy good pleasure to restore the kingdom unto Israel— raise up Jerusalem as its capital, and constitute her people a distinct nation and government, with David thy servant, even a descendant from the loins of ancient David, to be their king.” (dedicatory prayer of Israel/land of Jerusalem)
  18. JST Matthew 17:10-13
  19. JST John 1:19-28
  20. Joseph Smith– “for Brother Joseph Smith was chosen for the last dispensation or Seventh Dispensation The time the grand council Set in heaven to organise this world Joseph was chosen for the last & greatest Prophet to lay the foundation of gods work of the Seventh Dispensation therefore the Jews asked John the Baptist if he was Elias or Jesus or that great prophet that was to come.” (Sermon delivered at Nauvoo temple grounds on Friday May 12, 1844 – Laub Journal)
  21. Matthew 24:14
  22. Joseph Smith– “I shall read the 24th. ch of Matthew and give it a literal rendering and reading, and when it is rightly understood it will be edifying (he then read & translated it from the German) I thought the very oddity of its rendering would be edifying any how–“And it will preached be; the Gospel of the Kingdom in the whole world, to a witness overall people, and then will the end come.” I will now read it in German–(which he did, and many Germans who were present said he translated it correct) the Savior said, when those tribulations should take place, it should be committed to a man, who should be a witness over the whole world, the keys of knowledge, power, and revelations, should be revealed to a witness who should hold the testimony to the world…” (Sermon delivered at Nauvoo temple grounds on Friday May 12, 1844, Bullock report)
    • (Laub Journal) & the original translation reads: “thus and I will Send you another witness & he shall preach this gospel to all nations to the ends of the world. But woe to that man or woman who Shall lift up their or his hands against god’s witness for the[y] are rasing their hands or arms against the power of god and the[y] will be cursed.”
    • (Richards Record) “The Prophet Joseph said May 12th 1844 After reading the 24th Chapter of Matthew from from an Ancient German Bible Text: ‘The Kingdom must preached be to a witness over all Nation People.” ‘Preached to a man who should be a witness to all people,’ is the meaning of the text.‘
  23. Revelation 14:6
  24. Joseph Smith– (continued from #22 above) “…all the testimony is, that the Lord in the last days would commit the keys of the Priesthood to a witness over all people–has the Gospel of the Kingdom commenced in the last days? and will God take it from the man, until he takes him, himself? I have read it precisely as the words flowed from the lips of Jesus Christ–John the Revelator saw an angel flying thro’ the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, &c. the Scripture is ready to be fulfilled when great wars, famines, pestilence, great distress, judgments, &c are ready to be poured out on the Inhabitants of the Earth–John saw the angel having the holy Priesthood who should preach the everlasting gospel to all nations,–God had an angel, a special messenger, ordained, & prepared for that purpose in the last days.” (Sermon delivered at Nauvoo temple grounds on Friday May 12, 1844 – Bullock Report)
  25. 3 Nephi 20:43-45 (cross reference Isaiah 52:13-15)
  26. 3 Nephi 21:9-11
  27. D&C 27:6
  28. D&C 85:7
  29. D&C 113:3-6
  30. David Whitmer– “Interviewer – Where are the plates now? Whitmer – In a cave, where the angel has hidden them up till the time arrives when the plates, which are sealed, shall be translated. God will yet raise up a mighty one, who shall do his work till it is finished and Jesus comes again. Interviewer – Where is that cave? Whitmer – In the State of New York.” (Deseret Evening News, August 16, 1878)
  31. Brigham Young– “Brethren, this Church will be led onto the very brink of hell by the leaders of this people. Then God will raise the one mighty and strong, spoken of in the 85th Section of the Doctrine and Covenants (v.7), to save and redeem this Church.” (Brigham Young, Provo Bowery Conference, August 24th, 1867; [BX 8693 .C559 C547o, Americana Collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah], page 106. See also The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, volume 4, edited by Richard S. Van Wagoner [Salt Lake City: The Smith-Pettit Foundation, 2009], pages 2478–2479)
  32. JST Genesis 50:30,32-33
  33. 2 Nephi 3:9-10,15 (cross reference D&C 103:16)
  34. D&C 1:1,17 (cross reference Isaiah 49:1)
  35. Joseph Smith – “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Repent ye of your sins and prepare the way for the coming of the Son of Man; for the kingdom of God has come unto you, and henceforth the ax is laid unto the root of the tree; and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, God Almighty (and not Joe Smith) shall hew it down and cast it into the fire.” (cross reference Isaiah 40:3; History of the Church 6:273-74., Discourses of Joseph Smith, pg. 200)
  36. Parley P. Pratt– “Parley P. Pratt was on a mission in Wisconsin when he received the devastating news that Joseph and Hyrum had been murdered at Carthage. Shocked and stunned at the news, he immediately returned home to Nauvoo, walking the last hundred miles from Peoria, Illinois to Nauvoo. He was completely overwhelmed as to what advice he should give the Saints when he arrived in Nauvoo. He later described the depth of his emotional turmoil: ‘I walked onward, weighed down as it were unto death. When I could endure it no longer, I cried out aloud, saying, ‘Oh, Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray Thee, show me what these things mean, and what I shall say to Thy people?’ “Suddenly the Spirit of God came upon me, and filled my heart with joy and gladness indescribable; and while the spirit of revelation glowed in my bosom with as visible a warmth and gladness as if it were fire, the Spirit said unto me, ‘Lift up your head and rejoice. For behold, it is well with my servants Joseph and Hyrum. My servant Joseph still holds the keys of my kingdom in this dispensation, and he shall stand in due time on the earth, in the flesh, and fulfill that to which he is appointed.’”4 Parley was so astonished at this message that he asked the Lord to repeat it, which He did. When Parley arrived in Nauvoo, he told all of his friends of this delightful news, and he even taught it to the Saints in several Church meetings.’” (Parley P. Pratt, Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1938-1970), p. 333; Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, pp. 333-334; Autobiography of Wandle Mace, typescript, BYU Special Collections, pp. 131-132, 145-146; Brigham Young, October 9, 1859, Journal of Discourses 7:289; Brigham Young, March 15, 1857, Journal of Discourses 4:285-286)
  37. D&C 90:1-4
  38. D&C 112:15,30-34
  39. D&C 113:5-6
  40. D&C 86:8-10
  41. D&C 29:4,7-9
  42. D&C 35:17-18,25
  43. Joseph Smith– “[Joseph] said then I am willing to lay down my life for you, And if innocent blood is spilt on this occasion (drawing his sword out of its scabbard and raised it above his head) I will call upon the gods to bear witness of this, I will draw my sword and it shall never be sheathed again until vengeance is taken upon all your enemies and I will call upon the elements in your defense the winds with the whirlwinds & the thunder and the lightnings & the hailstorms— the heavens shall tremble and with earthquakes shall the earth be shaken And the seas heaving themselves beyond their bounds these things shall be brought to bear against your enemies for your preservation as the people of the Lord. We have given up our Arms and they have taken away our right of protection by Our City Charter and now they desire that I shall surrender myself into their hands which I have consented to do, I only go to return to you again.” (discourse, circa 24 June 1844, as Reported by Alfred Bell)
  44. Joseph Smith– “Those who are your friends are my friends, and I promise you when I come again, I will lead you forth, so that where I am you shall be with me.” (Autobiography of Wandle Mace)
  45. Joseph Smith– “While they were taking our arms, Joseph… looking around him at his friends the Nauvoo Legion, and seeing our sad faces he said, ‘Boys,’ he always called us boys, ‘His Boys,’ ‘Don’t be sad, don’t be cast down, I will come back again.’ After a little hesitation he added, ‘as soon as I can.’ That expression, ‘As soon as I can’, sank deep into my heart and confirmed my fears. I never expected to see him again alive. The sad expression upon his face as he looked upon us, ‘His Boys’ for the last time I shall never forget. I felt in my inmost soul that he was going to be butchered, and we should see him no more alive.” (Autobiography of Wandle Mace)
  46. Lyman Wight– “And him have you taken, together with his brother Hyrum the Patriarch of the Most High God, and with wicked hands ye have slain them, and have strove to shut up the Kingdom of the Most High God against the inhabitants of the Earth. But in this ye have failed: for when ye had crucified him he was immediately escorted by Angels in to the bosom of Abraham, who is seated at the right hand of God ; and took the keys with him, and left an open door, and messengers to proclaim aloud to the inhabitants of the earth, repent ye, repent ye, for ye have caused the earth to drink in the blood of the prophets and saints of the Most High. And there will his untiring spirit rest, and there shall he remain, and you shall see him no more, until he shall stand with one foot upon the sea, and the other upon the land, and swear “that time shall be no longer.” Then shall ye see him, and also when he shall take up a stone like unto a mill-stone, and cast into the depths of the sea. And again, when he shall come down, having a great chain in his hand, and shall bind Lucifer the son of the morning, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and set a seal thereon. And again, when the earth shall be lighted with his glory, when he shall come down from the Heavens clothed with power and authority from the Most High God, to establish Zion, organize the earth, and lay off the inheritances of the Saints, “that the meek shall inherit the earth, and the pure in heart shall see God. […] who, if we are obedient children, together with the Angel of the Seventh and last dispensation of God on earth will go with us, Yes, they will go with us even up to the land of Zion, to the place appointed for the building of the Temple of the Most High God[…] when the seven angels of the seven dispensations shall become heirs and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ in the salvation of the world.”
  47. Joseph Smith – “I am like a huge, rough stone rolling down from a high mountain; and the only polishing I get is when some corner gets rubbed off by coming in contact with something else, striking with accelerated force against religious bigotry, priestcraft, lawyer-craft, doctor-craft, lying editors, suborned judges and jurors, and the authority of perjured executives, backed by mobs, blasphemers, licentious and corrupt men and women–all hell knocking off a corner here and a corner there. Thus I will become a smooth and polished shaft in the quiver of the Almighty, who will give me dominion over all and every one of them when their refuge of lies shall fail, and their hiding place shall be destroyed, while these smooth-polished stones with which I come in contact become marred.” (HC 5:401)
  48. Joseph Smith– “shall a choice Seer arise whose bowles shall be as a fountain of truth, whose loins shall be girded with the girdle of righteousness, whose hands shall be lifted with acceptance before the God of Jacob to turn away his anger from his anointed, whose heart shall meditate great wisdom, whose intelligence shall circumscribe and comprehend the deep things of God, and whose mouth shall uter the law of the just; His feet shall stand upon the neck of his enemies, and he shall walk upon the ashes of those who seek his destruction […] and though the wicked mar him for a little season, he shall be like one rising up in the heat of wine – he shall roar in his strength, and the Lord shall put to flight his persecutors. […] Thou shalt like to do the work which the Lord shall command thee: Thou shalt hold the Keys of this ministry, even the presidency of this church, both in time and in eternity. […] Thou shalt like to do the work which the Lord shall command thee: Thou shalt hold the Keys of this ministry, even the presidency of this church, both in time and in eternity. […] Thou shalt be gathered to Zion and in the goodly land thou shalt enjoy thine inheritance. […] Thou shalt stand upon the earth when it shall reel to and fro as a drunken man, and be removed out of its place: thou shalt stand when the mighty judgments go forth to the destruction of the wicked: thou shalt stand on Mount Zion when the tribes of Jacob come shouting from the north, and with thy brethren, the sons of Ephraim, crown them in the name of Jesus Christ: Thou shalt see thy Redeemer come in the clouds of heaven, and with the just receive the hallowed throng with shouts of hallalujahs, praise the Lord. Amen.” (patriarchal blessing, given by Father Smith)

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