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 can't He command all the elements of the earth as He so desires?

Pondering this, do not try to counsel the Lord. Take His counsel, for you know He counsels in wisdom, justice and great mercy over all His works.

Be reconciled to Him through the atonement of Christ, His Only Begotten Son.

If you do this, then through Christ's power, you may be among the first to be resurrected and presented to God.

Have faith in Him, and obtain a hope of glory in Him before He shows Himself in the flesh. Do not wonder that I tell you these things, for why should we not speak of the atonement of Christ, and seek a perfect knowledge of Him, of the resurrection, and of the world to come?

Those who prophesy should be understood by the people, for the Spirit speaks the truth and does not lie. He speaks of things as they really are, and as they really will be, explaining eternal truths to us plainly to save our souls.

We are not the only witnesses of these things, for God also told them to the prophets of old.

But the Jews were stubborn. They despised plain words and killed the prophets, looking for things they could not understand.

Because of their blindness, which came from looking beyond the mark, God gave them exactly what they wanted. He took away His plain words and gave them many things they could not understand. This is why they stumbled spiritually and fell.