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Title: Glenn Beck Channels Mormon Prophecy in Utah for Cruz: ‘Body of the Priesthood’ Will ‘Stand Up When the Constitution Hangs by a Thread’
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Breitbart
URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern ... ution-hangs-by-a-thread-i-bel/
Published: Mar 20, 2016
Author: Rebecca Mansour
Post Date: 2016-03-20 18:28:30 by cranky
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Views: 1913
Comments: 12
“I want to speak to you about something that may be controversial. And it’s not something that I have said when I have been out for Ted [Cruz] and now Mike [Lee]. But it’s something that this crowd needs to hear – that Utah needs to hear. The body of the priesthood is known to stand up when the Constitution hangs by a thread,” Beck said. “I am a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints,” he explained. “What attracted me was not only the truth of the message, but also the people like President [Harold B.] Lee and President [Ezra Taft] Benson who knew exactly who we were – knew who we were as a country,” Beck said, naming prominent past presidents of the LDS Church. “I joined many times. What held me through was the prophesy that the Constitution will hang by a thread, and this People would remember what our Founders did. It is our responsibility to stand for the Constitution,” Beck said. At this point, Ted Cruz and the audience gave Beck a standing ovation. The famous Mormon prophecy Beck was referring to is known as the “White Horse Prophesy,” which was purportedly made by the Mormon founder Joseph Smith in 1843. In the prophecy, Smith allegedly told the Mormon faithful that at some point in the future: “You will go to the Rocky Mountains and you will be a great and mighty people established there, which I will call the White Horse of peace and safety.” Smith then allegedly claimed that at that future date, “You will see the Constitution of the United States almost destroyed. It will hang like a thread as fine as a silk fiber.” Generations of Mormons – from Brigham Young to Glenn Beck – have repeatedly used that phrase about the Constitution hanging by “a thread” to signal their belief in Smith’s prophecy or some variation thereof, in which the Mormon faithful will play a key role in defending the Constitution. As Pat Bagley explained in the Salt Lake Tribune, from the earliest days of the LDS Church, Mormons “considered themselves the last Real Americans, the legitimate heirs of the pilgrims and Founding Fathers. And, they believed, the very survival of the Constitution depended on the Saints. From Smith on, LDS leaders prophesied the Constitution would one day hang by a thread, only to be saved by Mormons.” Beck has long been a proponent of the “White Horse Prophecy,” but rarely has he so explicitly expressed his faith in it publicly as he did today in Utah. The leadership of the LDS Church, for its part, has distanced itself from the prophecy. An official statement on the LDS website in 2011 declared: “The so-called ‘White Horse Prophecy’ is based on accounts that have not been substantiated by historical research and is not embraced as Church doctrine.” However, for Beck, there seems to be no ambiguity. He opened up candidly about his Mormon faith, at one point saying: “I want to tell you this. Another thing I shouldn’t say, but I’m going to. I believe in the Book of Mormon. I don’t know about you guys. But I believe in the Book of Mormon. And that was written for a time to tell people what it would look like when it was all coming undone — so His People, who were called by His name, could humble themselves and He would heal our land. I believe in that. The question is: do you believe in that? Prepare for a time of miracles.” Throughout the primary campaign Beck has chastised Christians for not supporting Cruz’s candidacy. He lodged this criticism again before the crowd in Utah: “There are many people of many faiths – good friends of mine — that are standing with the Constitution. But there are also many Christians who are failing in their duty.” Beck closed by referencing what he characterized as a “prophecy of George Washington.” He told the Utah audience: “This is the role you play. I testify to you right now. The role you play – you are fulfilling the prophecy of George Washington when he stood at the Constitutional Convention at that Philadelphia moment and he said, ‘Let’s raise a standard to which the wise and the honest will run to.’ That is you. That is your responsibility. Vote for Mike Lee and Ted Cruz. God bless you.” Watch the full video of Beck’s rally remarks below: 
Radio host Glenn Beck spoke at a rally in Utah today for presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who is running for re-election. Beck, a Mormon convert, made an overtly religious pitch to the largely Mormon audience at the rally.
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#1. To: cranky (#0)
Beck is a loon, and by association, is damaging to the LDS, and to Cruz, and anyone else he associates with or supports!
Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
That's a sales pitch. He will run off to the Jews saying essentially the same thing. Then, he will channel his efforts with ISIS.
Beck is bat guano crazy, to be sure. But if Dirty Harry Reid can't damage their brand, nothing can. There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
He needs a new one. I've read his 'media empire' is crumbling. There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't
He's inciting Mitt's Mormon Mafia to riot in Cleveland, and nominate Ted the Canuck. Teddy is an even bigger loser than Mitt, so Hillary's a shoe-in. An LDS trying to tell "christians" how they should vote, he should try believing the Bible first
I would not be surprised. Although, I have not read or heard anything about it lately. Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. There are no Carthaginian terrorists. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
FIFTEEN PRINCIPLES WHICH MAKE FOR GOOD AND PROPER GOVERNMENT Ezra Taft Benson As an Independent American for constitutional government I declare that: (1) I believe that no people can maintain freedom unless their political institutions are founded upon faith in God and belief in the existence of moral law. (2) I believe that God has endowed men with certain unalienable rights as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and that no legislature and no majority, however great, may morally limit or destroy these; that the sole function of government is to protect life, liberty, and property and anything more than this is usurpation and oppression. (3) I believe that the Constitution of the United States was prepared and adopted by men acting under inspiration from Almighty God; that it is a solemn compact between the peoples of the States of this nation which all officers of government are under duty to obey; that the eternal moral laws expressed therein must be adhered to or individual liberty will perish. (4) I believe it a violation of the Constitution for government to deprive the individual of either life, liberty, or property except for these purposes: (a) Punish crime and provide for the administration of justice; (b) Protect the right and control of private property; (c) Wage defensive war and provide for the nation’s defense; (d) Compel each one who enjoys the protection of government to bear his fair share of the burden of performing the above functions. (5) I hold that the Constitution denies government the power to take from the individual either his life, liberty, or property except in accordance with moral law; that the same moral law which governs the actions of men when acting alone is also applicable when they act in concert with others; that no citizen or group of citizens has any right to direct their agent, the government to perform any act which would be evil or offensive to the conscience if that citizen were performing the act himself outside the framework of government. (6) I am hereby resolved that under no circumstances shall the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights be infringed. In particular I am opposed to any attempt on the part of the Federal Government to deny the people their right to bear arms, to worship and pray when and where they choose, or to own and control private property. (7) I consider ourselves at war with international Communism which is committed to the destruction of our government, our right of property, and our freedom; that it is treason as defined by the Constitution to give aid and comfort to this implacable enemy. (8) I am unalterable opposed to Socialism, either in whole or in part, and regard it as an unconstitutional usurpation of power and a denial of the right of private property for government to own or operate the means of producing and distributing goods and services in competition with private enterprise, or to regiment owners in the legitimate use of private property. (9) I maintain that every person who enjoys the protection of his life, liberty, and property should bear his fair share of the cost of government in providing that protection; that the elementary principles of justice set forth in the Constitution demand that all taxes imposed be uniform and that each person’s property or income be taxed at the same rate. (10) I believe in honest money, the gold and silver coinage of the Constitution, and a circulation medium convertible into such money without loss. I regard it as a flagrant violation of the explicit provisions of the Constitution for the Federal Government to make it a criminal offense to use gold or silver coin as legal tender or to use irredeemable paper money. (11) I believe that each State is sovereign in performing those functions reserved to it by the Constitution and it is destructive of our federal system and the right of self-government guaranteed under the Constitution for the Federal Government to regulate or control the States in performing their functions or to engage in performing such functions itself. (12) I consider it a violation of the Constitution for the Federal Government to levy taxes for the support of state or local government; that no State or local government can accept funds from the Federal and remain independent in performing its functions, nor can the citizens exercise their rights of self-government under such conditions. (13) I deem it a violation of the right of private property guaranteed under the Constitution for the Federal Government to forcibly deprive the citizens of this nation of their property through taxation or otherwise, and make a gift thereof to foreign governments or their citizens. (14) I believe that no treaty or agreement with other countries should deprive our citizens of rights guaranteed them by the Constitution. (15) I consider it a direct violation of the obligation imposed upon it by the Constitution for the Federal Government to dismantle or weaken our military establishment below that point required for the protection of the States against invasion, or to surrender or commit our men, arms, or money to the control of foreign ore world organizations of governments. These things I believe to be the proper role of government.
Please realize, that you are whining. Government is pure, unadulterated FORCE or POWER over our respective lives. You can't stop it from murder based on a directive from established chains of commands both civilian and military.
These things [1-15] I believe to be the proper role of government. ET Benson Please realize, while I've posted Benson on govt. -- You're whining about what you imagine I'm doing. Nice rant. Why tell me about your mental problems?
You tell me. You beg for benevolent government; your post about 1-15 begathons or wishes proves the point. Yet, all government ever has been is POWER or FORCE against or otherwise adversarial to individual rights. Prove me wrong.
Nice rant. Why tell me about your mental problems? Whatta loon. I posted something that Trump should consider if he wants to be president. I doubt anyone would EVER prove anything to you. --- Rant on...
#2. To: cranky (#0)
“I am a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints,” he explained. “What attracted me was not only the truth of the message ..."
#3. To: Stoner (#1)
Beck is a loon, and by association, is damaging to the LDS, and to Cruz, and anyone else he associates with or supports!
#4. To: buckeroo (#2)
That's a sales pitch.
#5. To: cranky, brokered Mormon riot in Cleveland (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#6. To: cranky (#0)
#7. To: cranky (#4)
" I've read his 'media empire' is crumbling. "
#8. To: cranky (#0)
(Edited)
[Ezra Taft] Benson who knew exactly who we were – knew who we were as a country,”
#9. To: tpaine (#8)
These things [1-15] I believe to be the proper role of government.
#10. To: buckeroo (#9)
Please realize, that you are whining.
Government is pure, unadulterated FORCE or POWER over our respective lives. You can't stop it from murder based on a directive from established chains of commands both civilian and military.
#11. To: tpaine (#10)
#12. To: buckeroo (#11)
Government is pure, unadulterated FORCE or POWER over our respective lives. You can't stop it from murder based on a directive from established chains of commands both civilian and military.
You tell me. You beg for benevolent government; your post about 1-15 begathons or wishes proves the point.
Yet, all government ever has been is POWER or FORCE against or otherwise adversarial to individual rights. --- Prove me wrong.
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