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Nichiren; Soka Gakkai translation and editorial background
Uses claimed fulfillment of revolt/invasion warnings to argue for publicly adjudicated doctrinal debate; anticipates further national destruction.
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WNDII261
Whole letter and apparatus, WNDII pp.608–611
Nichiren; Soka Gakkai English translation and editorial background
Applies final-age protection vows to persecution; predicts further punishment for Hei no Saemon and says prior calamities are not exhausted.
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WNDII313
Whole letter including postscript, background/notes, WNDII pp.831–832
Joseph Wolff
Joseph Wolff’s journal of his travels between 1831 and 1834 through Persia, Bokhara, Afghanistan and India. It records his conversations and correspondence with Jews and Muslims, including his expectation of Christ’s coming in 1847.
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A Lucknow mujtahid disputes Wolff’s 1847 · commentary →
A Lucknow mujtahid disputes Wolff’s 1847 · commentary →
Joseph Wolff, Researches and Missionary Labours among the Jews, Mohammedans, and Other Sects (London: published by the author, sold by J. Nisbet, 1835). Internet Archive scan researchesmissio00wolfrich (University of California copy), page images inspected: p. 188 (running head “Bokhara.—1832”), dialogue lines from “G. B. Do you believe in Jesus?” through “I. In Daniel vii. 5.”; pp. 396–397 (running head “Kingdom of Oude.—1833”), the letter of Emeer Sayd Ahmed from “I have received your second epistle” through “which suits his own purpose.” Speaker labels (“G. B.” for Goosh-Bekee, “I.” for Wolff) are italic in print and rendered plain; spaces before question marks, semicolons and colons closed; the letter’s opening quotation mark removed because the selection ends inside the quoted letter; line-end hyphenation joined; whitespace normalized.
pp. 188; 396–397
Bright Myeong Seok Lee
Examines Korean apocalyptic responses to disaster and Christian reinterpretations of Maitreya and Chŏnggam-nok expectations.
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Religions 15 (2024), 691; DOI 10.3390/rel15060691.
Sections 2.1.3–2.1.4 and 3.1.3, article pages 4–8
Attributed to Hai Gaon; attribution not independently established
Sets redemption within a sequence of empires and a seven-year period; gathering begins with a minority while most remain unaware in exile.
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John C. Reeves English translation; stated base: Even-Shmuel, Midreshey Geullah, second edition 1954, pp.135–141; earlier print and variant versions identified by translator
Opening question through Josephite Messiah in Jerusalem
M. Russell Ballard
The address interprets apostasy and restoration as necessary events before Christ’s return.
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Official Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints online conference text
Apostasy, 2 Thessalonians 2 and Acts 3 argument preceding council narrative
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Affirms bodily resurrection of righteous and unrighteous, distinguishing it from mere survival of souls; historical claims about pagan belief remain Spurgeon's.
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Spurgeon Library transcription from Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit; printed volume listed on page
Acts 24:15; opening bodily-identity argument
Susannah Ticciati
Susannah Ticciati examines resurrection as both restoration and transformation, discussing ancient and modern Christian thinkers. The article compares theological accounts of what remains continuous and what changes in the renewed creation.
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St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology online article
Section 2.1, Restoration or newness?, complete
Robert Osei-Bonsu and Solomon Appiah; Biblical Research Institute
An Adventist critique of rapture and prosperity teaching. It presents those theological movements through the author’s arguments about Christ’s return.
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Biblical Research Institute institutional HTML article
Introduction; Eschatology in Theological Circles; Proliferated Eschatological Theologies
Georg Otto Schmid
Documents pre-2000 evacuation and planetary renewal expectations in named German-language Ashtar publications, followed by reinterpretation as a gradual transition without catastrophe.
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German public text
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John (narrative attribution); historical identity not established
Revelation is the New Testament book of visions addressed to seven churches. Its symbolic scenes concern judgment, opposition, resurrection and renewal.
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Revelation 11: the two witnesses →
Revelation 13: the beast and its number →
Revelation 1:1–8: he cometh with clouds →
Revelation 6: the six seals and the falling stars →
Revelation 14: the angel with the everlasting gospel →
Revelation 20: the millennium and final judgment →
The sealed servants and the great multitude →
The throne and the sealed book →
A new heaven and a new earth →
American Standard Version (1901), eBible HTML
Revelation 21:1–8
Anonymous, attributed to Esdras
Depicts Antichrist, bodily resurrection, punishment, and prophetic intercession; distinct Christian apocalypse, not automatically the same as 4 Ezra.
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Source. Translated by Alexander Walker. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 8. Edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886.) New Advent revised web edition.
Antichrist description followed by trumpet and opening tombs
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator
A revelation in Jackson County, Missouri, says glory follows much tribulation, the hour is not yet but nigh at hand, and Zion’s land is to be laid out. Dictated on 1 August 1831 in Jackson County, Missouri, about two weeks after Independence was named as the place for the City of Zion.
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D&C 58: Zion’s land, and the residue to wait many years →
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness. Source note and historical introduction consulted 1 October 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-d11-scripture-dc-58-english).
Joseph Smith Papers featured version; see source note
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; John Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery, manuscript copyists
This early manuscript revelation gives instructions to four Latter-day Saint elders about preaching, baptism and teaching children. It also speaks of signs preceding the coming of the Son of Man. The text later became part of Doctrine and Covenants 68.
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Knowing the signs of Christ’s coming →
Revelation Book 1, pp. 113–114, copied circa November 1831 by John Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery. Joseph Smith Papers historical transcription. Complete two-page document. Insertions in angle brackets, deletions in ⟦…⟧, supplied readings in square brackets. Modern apparatus and page labels omitted; visual line-break spans removed without inserting spaces. Page continuation “due time” joined. Web transcription checked; not independently image-collated.
Revelation Book 1, pp. 113–114
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; John Whitmer, manuscript copyist
Joseph Smith dictated this revelation at a conference in Hiram, Ohio, on 1 November 1831 as the preface to the Book of Commandments. It warns all people of coming judgment and calls them to prepare for the Lord’s coming. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 1.
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D&C 1: the preface’s warning to all people →
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 1, pp. 125–127. Source note and historical introduction consulted 30 September 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-lds-dc-1-english).
Revelation Book 1, pp. 125–127
Joseph Smith; clerical copy identified in date field
Sets a five-year Kirtland stronghold while delaying overthrow of the wicked, followed by permission for migration. Distinguishes this wording from the later 1834 letter’s explicit redemption date; also links sacrifice and tithing with protection from burning.
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Joseph Smith Papers transcription of retained archival copy
Revelation Book 1, p. 110
Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Papers edition
Responds to expulsion from Jackson County with promised restoration to Zion and future judgment of nations. Historical setting and future claim are kept distinct.
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Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness, specified in locator and source note; modern documentary transcription
Revelation Book 2, pages 73–74
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; Frederick G. Williams, manuscript copyist
A revelation dictated in Kirtland, Ohio, on 2 August 1833 about the school and the house of the Lord in Zion. It promises Zion protection if she obeys and affliction if she does not. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 97.
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D&C 97: the house in Zion and a conditional promise →
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 2, pp. 61–64. Source note and historical introduction consulted 30 September 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-lds-dc-97-english).
Revelation Book 2, pp. 61–64
Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Papers edition
Warns of imminent unveiling, purification and angelic harvest, connecting community preparation with the end of the earth.
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Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness, specified in locator and source note; modern documentary transcription
Revelation Book 1, pages 49–50
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; John Whitmer, manuscript copyist
Dictated in Independence, Missouri, on 20 July 1831, this revelation names Missouri the land of promise and Independence the place for the city of Zion and its temple. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 57.
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D&C 57: Independence as the place for the city of Zion →
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: Revelation Book 1, pp. 93–94. Source note and historical introduction consulted 30 September 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-lds-dc-57-english).
Revelation Book 1, pp. 93–94
Joseph Smith; clerical copy identified in date field
Explains delayed Zion redemption through communal disobedience and inadequate support, requires waiting for preparation and endowment, and promises enemies’ removal within not many years. Causal explanation is the revelation’s claim.
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Joseph Smith Papers transcription of retained archival copy
Revelation Book 1, p. 199
Joseph Smith; Joseph Smith Papers edition
Locates New Jerusalem at the Missouri temple lot and declares a temple will be reared in this generation. The source preserves a bounded prediction without establishing its fulfillment.
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Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness, specified in locator and source note; modern documentary transcription
Newel K. Whitney Papers, first manuscript page
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator; Thomas B. Marsh, original scribe; James Mulholland, copyist of the featured version
A revelation dictated in Kirtland, Ohio, on 23 July 1837 for Thomas B. Marsh, president of the Twelve, about the apostles’ mission to all nations and a coming day of wrath. It is now Doctrine and Covenants 112.
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D&C 112: Thomas B. Marsh and the day of wrath →
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness: JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838, pp. 72–74. Source note and historical introduction consulted 30 September 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-lds-dc-112-english).
JS, Journal, Mar.–Sept. 1838, pp. 72–74
Joseph Smith, attributed revelator
After the expulsion from Jackson County, a revelation promises that the scattered Saints will return to Zion and prevail until the kingdoms of the world are subdued, if they hearken. Dictated at Kirtland on 24 February 1834, the day Parley P. Pratt and Lyman Wight, who had come from Missouri, reported to the Kirtland high council; it calls for the expedition later known as Zion’s Camp.
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D&C 103: the redemption of Zion must come by power →
Joseph Smith Papers featured historical witness. Source note and historical introduction consulted 1 October 2026. Catalogue identity for the revelation; the selected reader text is the later official English scripture witness (edition-d11-scripture-dc-103-english).
Joseph Smith Papers featured version; see source note