the nation will now be deprived of the benefit of that
wisdom and intelligence which the Prophet seer &
revelator would have brought to light that would
have been used for the benefit of the nations,
But now their die is cast and doom is sealed, &
their judgdment will come in an hour they are not
aware of. It was so with the Jews, they said if
we let Jesus alone he will come and take away
our state and Nation so they crusifyed his
shed his blood and said let it be upon us and our
children [Matthew 27:25]. And the judgments came upon them
their city was laid in the dust, & the inhabitants fell
by the sword & famine and the remnant was
scattered throughout the gentile world, while if
they had recieved Jesus Christ he would oft
had gatherd together the people & saved the city.
When the nations of the earth send their messeng
ers or ministers to any people & they are not recieved but
^wel^ intreatly and killed treated lightly and killed will not
that nation take vengance on their enemies, is God
then of less consequence than man, when he sends
his prophets, messengers & servants to the world with
a message & the people cast them out stone shoot
and kill them, will not God take vengance on that
nation yea he ever did and ever will, and this nation
will not escape. John said in pouring out the plagues
upon the earth 16 ch 3 v. that he poured out his vial upon
the sea and it became as the blood of a dead man and
evry living soul died in the sea, and the third angel
poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountain of
waters and they became blood. And the Angel said
the Lord was righteous in so doing for they have shed
the blood of Saints and Prophets and thou hast given them
blood to drink for they are worthy 6 v. Some yay [say] it
was in the days of Jesus Christ, But it was not in the
days of Jesus Christ for John lived after and saw
things in the last days. It seems that the waters
was turned to blood because they had shed the
the nation will now be deprived of the benefit of that
wisdom and intelligence which the Prophet seer &
revelator would have brought to light that would
have been used for the benefit of the nations,
But now their die is cast and doom is sealed, &
their judgment will come in an hour they are not
aware of. It was so with the Jews, they said if
we let Jesus alone he will come and take away
our state and Nation so they crusifyed his
shed his blood and said let it be upon us and our
Children. And the judgments came upon them
their city was laid in the dust, & the inhabitants fell
by the sword & famine and the remnant was
scattered throughout the gentile world, while if
they had recieved Jesus Christ he would oft
had gatherd together the people & saved the city.
When the nations of the earth send their messeng
ers or ministers to any people & they are not recieved but
treated lightly and killed will not
that nation take vengance on their enemies is God
then of less consequence than man, when he sends
his Prophets, messengers & servants to the world with
a message & the people cast them out stone shoot
and kill them, will not God take vengance on that
nation yea he ever did and ever will, and this nation
will not escape. John said in pouring out the plagues
upon the earth 16 ch 3 v. that he poured out his vial upon
the sea and it became as the blood of a dead man and
evry living soul died in the sea, and the third angel
poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountain of
waters and they became blood. And the Angel said
the Lord was righteous in so doing for they have shed
the blood of Saints and Prophets and thou hast given them
blood to drink for they are worthy 6 v. Some yay it
was in the days of Jesus Christ, But it was not in the
days of Jesus Christ for John lived after and saw
things in the last days. It seems that the waters
was turned to blood because they had shed the
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," July 18, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 1, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/WBo