Dan. 2: 28, "But
there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to
the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream,
and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these."
Amos 3: 7,
"Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret
unto his servants the prophets."
Morm. 5: 12, "Now
these things are written unto the remnant of the house of Jacob; and
they are written after this manner, because it is known of God that
wickedness will not bring them forth unto them; and they are to be hid
up unto the Lord that they may come forth in his own due time."
Morm. 8: 16, "And
blessed be he that shall bring this thing to light; for it shall be
brought out of darkness unto light, according to the word of God; yea,
it shall be brought out of the earth, and it shall shine forth out of
darkness, and come unto the knowledge of the people; and it shall be
done by the power of God."
D&C 121: 26,
"God shall give unto you knowledge by his Holy Spirit, yea, by
the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, that has not been revealed since
the world was until now."
D&C 65:2, "The
keys of the kingdom of God are committed unto man on the earth, and
from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth,
as the stone which is cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll
forth, until it has filled the whole earth."
D&C 115: 4,
"For thus
shall my church be called in the last days, even The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints."
D&C 138: 44, "Daniel,
who foresaw and foretold the establishment of the kingdom of God in
the latter days, never again to be destroyed nor given to other people."
"The kingdom
of God on earth is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (D&C
65). The purpose of the Church is to prepare its members to live forever
in the celestial kingdom or kingdom of heaven. However, the scriptures
sometimes call the Church the kingdom of heaven, meaning that the Church
is the kingdom of heaven on earth.
"The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on the earth,
but it is at present limited to an ecclesiastical kingdom. During the
Millennium, the kingdom of God will be both political and ecclesiastical."
(Guide to the Scriptures,
Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven)
"The Lord reveals
his work to his prophets and confirms to believers that the revelations
to the prophets are true (Amos 3: 7). Through revelation, the Lord provides
individual guidance for every person who seeks it and who has faith,
repents, and is obedient to the gospel of Jesus Christ. "The Holy Ghost
is a revelator," said Joseph Smith, and "no man can receive the Holy
Ghost without receiving revelations."
"In the Lord's
Church, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are
prophets, seers, and revelators to the Church and to the world. The
President of the Church is the only one whom the Lord has authorized
to receive revelation for the Church (D&C 28: 2-7). Every person may
receive personal revelation for his own benefit." (Guide
to the Scriptures, Revelation)