Historical Study of Jesus the Christ and His Mission. James E. Talmage

history as the essentials to salvation. The following scriptures attest this fact. "And thus the Gospel began to be preached, from the beginning, being declared by holy angels sent forth from the presence of God, and by his own voice and by the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Moses 5:58). The prophet Enoch thus testified: "But God hath made known unto our fathers that all men must repent. And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying: I am God; I made the world, and men before they were in the flesh. And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you" (Moses 6:50–52; read also 53–61). "And now, behold, I say unto you: This is the plan of salvation unto all men, through the blood of mine Only Begotten, who shall come in the meridian of time" (62). "And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father, that Adam cried unto the Lord, and he was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth out of the water. And thus he was baptized, and the Spirit of God descended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit and became quickened in the inner man. And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptized with fire, and with the Holy Ghost. This is the record of the Father, and the Son, from henceforth and for ever" (64–66). Compare Doc. and Cov 29:42.

      FOOTNOTES:

      101. Deut. 31:9, 24–26; compare 17:18–20.

      102. "Articles of Faith," xiii:7–10.

      103. Gen. 3:15; compare Heb. 2:14; Rev, 12:9; 20:3.

104. P. of G.P., Moses 5:6–9. Note 1, end of chapter.

105. P. of G.P., Moses 6:52; study paragraphs 50–56; see also Gen. 5:18, 21–24; Jude 14. Note 4, end of chapter.

106. Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; compare Acts 3:25; Gal. 3:8.

107. Gen. 49:10.

108. Note 2, end of chapter.

109. Deut. 18:15–19; compare John 1:45; Acts 3:22; 7:37; see also a specific confirmation by our Lord after His resurrection, 3 Nephi 20:23.

110. Note 1, end of chapter.

111. 1 Cor. 5:7. For references to Christ as the Lamb of God, see John 1:29, 36; 1 Peter 1:19; Rev. chaps. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22; also B. of M., 1 Nephi 10:10, and chaps. 11, 12, 13, 14; 2 Nephi 31:4, 5, 6; 33:14; Alma 7:14; Mormon 9:2, 3; Doc. and Cov. 58:11; 132:19.

112. Job 19:25; see also verses 26–27.

113. Instances: Psalm 2:7; compare Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5. Psa. 16:10; compare Acts 13:34–37. Psa. 22:18; compare Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:24. Psa. 41:9; compare John 13:18. Psa. 69:9 and 21; compare Matt. 27:34, 48; Mark 15:23; John 19:29; and John 2:17. Psa. 110:1 and 4; compare Matt. 22:44; Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44; and Heb. 5:6. Psa. 118:22, 23; compare Matt. 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20; 1 Peter 2:4, 7. The following are known specifically as Messianic Psalms: 2, 21, 22, 45, 67, 69, 89, 96, 110, 132; in them the psalmist extols in poetic measure the excellencies of the Messiah, and the certainty of His coming.

114. Isa. 7:14; compare Matt. 1:21–23.

115. Isa. 9:6,7.

116. Luke 1:26–33.

117. Isa. 11:1 and 10; compare Rom. 15:12; Rev. 5:5; 22:16; see also Jer. 23:5, 6.

118. Isa. 28:16; compare Psa. 118:22; Matt. 21:42; Acts 4:11; Rom. 9:33; 10:11; Eph. 2:20; 1 Peter 2:6–8.

119. Isa. 40:9–11; compare John 10:11, 14; Heb. 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 5:4; see also Ezek. 34:23.

120. Isa. 42–1; see also 9:2; 49:6; 60:3; compare Matt. 4:14–16; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47; 26:18; Eph. 5:8, 14.

121. Isa. 55:4; compare John 18:37.

122. Isa. 40:3; compare Matt. 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23.

123. Isa. 53; study the entire chapter; compare Acts 8:32–35.

124. Jer. 23:5, 6; see also 33:14–16.

125. Jer. 30:9.

126. Ezek. 34:23; 37:24, 25.

127. Hos. 11:11; compare Matt. 2:15.

128. Mic. 5:2; compare Matt 2:6; John 7:42.

129. Zech. 9:9; compare Matt. 21:4–9.

130. Zech. 12:10; compare John 19:37.

131. Zech. 13:6.

132. Zech. 11:12, 13; compare Matt. 26:15; 27:3–10.

133. Luke 24:44, 46; see also verses 25–27.

134. Matt. 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:15, 26, 27, 29–36; see also Acts 1:5, 8; 11:16; 19:4.

135. Note 3, end of chapter.