Twinkle twinkle little star

Quick one this morning.

I couldn’t sleep this morning so I consulted the Book of Alma-ments, Chapter 42 verses 6 & 23.

Alma 42
6 But behold, it was appointed unto man to adie—therefore, as they were cut off from the tree of life they should be cut off from the face of the earth—and man became blost forever, yea, they became cfallen man.

Fallen man, what does that mean? Mortal? Yes. But how?

What came to e this morning is this. Fallen man is a reference to one of the three degrees of glory to be possessed by the sons of God. Fallen man finds himself in the Telestial glory. One in which physical and spiritual death have power. I know this is not the party line, I am just using these examples to work out a thought.

23 But God ceaseth not to be God, and amercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the batonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the cresurrection of the dead; and the dresurrection of the dead bringeth eback men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be fjudged according to their works, according to the law and justice.

This to me describes the terrestrial glory. Physical death has been conquered, we are now able to abide the physical presence of the Lord. Spiritual death still has power here as we can only abide his presence for the purposes of being judged.

The final degree of glory is the Celestial. Neither spiritual nor physical death has any power here. There is eternal increase. Eternal reversal of entropy.


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