What lead to the Apostasy?
#1 The prophets and apostles that were called by Christ to lead His church were killed by the wicked.
#2 Thus, there was no one to hold the priesthood (the power to act in the name of God).
#3 And thus, there was no one who had the authority to receive revelations from God on behalf of the church.
#4 With no guidance by those who would have had the authority, there was no one to interpret the scriptures correctly.
Without the four pillars upon which to stand, the Church of Jesus Christ fell. The heavens were closed not by God's choice but by man's. For quite some time, the world lived in spiritual darkness. Many know this as the Dark Ages. Little to no progression was made and people were interpreting incorrectly the only divine guidance that had been left: the scriptures. Random groups began to form and hold meetings claiming that they were interpreting the scriptures correctly and that they had the authority to act in God's name. However, this was not so, and thus, the world was in a state of spiritual confusion and chaos for many many years.
It's like a Gospel Principles class on steroids. Love it! Hey, they released the new GP book that they will be using in RS & Preisthood meetings-it's the same content as far as Dan can figure, but it has color pictures. lol. The power of the preisthood seems so foreign to so many people, yet it is one of the 4 cornerstones of the original church of Christ. Why would the true church of Jesus today not have the same exact look, feel and foundational principles and revelations that it did when Christ was on the earth? Is it so difficult to believe that God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow? The preisthood was upon the earth because Jesus used it to heal the sick, blind, deaf & dumb. It is the power he used to do all of his many miracles-why would it not be so today? When looking for the one true church of Jesus Christ, when looking for its presence on the earth today one should look at the the church He established while he was here. The power of the priesthood is real, and it is still peforming miracles today!
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