Have you had a question you would ask the Lord? Joseph and Sydney Rigdon asked the Lord about specific parts of the book of Revelation. They received answers that help us understand mercy, the Second Coming, and the language of symbolism. Dr. Craig Manscill, John Bytheway, and Hank Smith teach us how Doctrine and Covenants 77 helps us understand how God reveals his mysteries to the earnest and devoted seekers. Show notes: followhim.co/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/followhimpodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/followhimpodcast Enjoy this podcast? Download the Our Turtle House app and access thousands of hours of fun and inspirational firesides, talks, devotionals, and podcasts (including the follow Him podcast) that your whole family will enjoy! Get the app here: turtle.link/app _____ 00:00 Intro 01:11 Introduction of Dr. Craig Manscill 03:15 Background to Section 77 07:53 How to use Section 77 to understand the Book of Revelation 12:02 John the Revelator’s vision on the Isle of Patmos 14:50 What is Apocalyptic Literature? 17:57 The Book of Revelation is a book of hope: Jesus Christ prevails 20:30 Section 77 is Section with 15 Questions and Answers and begins with question about Revelation 4:6 24:40 The Lord as Creator and the Sea of Glass 27:05 God sees you as you will become 29:03 D&C 77:2-3: The questions about the four beasts in John 4:6 and the answers are both figurative and literal 31:53 How to help students navigate between literal and figurative in scripture 34:23 Commentary on the Elders from the 7 Churches 37:06 Commentary on the book which was sealed with 7 seals 39:36 The Savior accepted the Father’s Plan 41:25 The purpose of scripture is to teach about God 44:54 Discussion of the 144,000 50:25 Section 77 discusses the Gathering of Israel 52:57 Speculation may cause us to lose the Spirit when teaching 54:24 Eating a book is to be understood to accept a calling 58:31 We are commanded to feast upon the words of God 1:00:25 Commentary on the two prophets that die and are raised up 1:05:54 One purpose of Section 77 is to be a covenant-keeping people #followhimpodcast #ourturtlehouse #doctrineandcovenants #mercy #secondcoming