THE RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON, Chapter 15 of Kingdom of God volume 3

THE RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON, Chapter 15 of Kingdom of God volume 3 Pages 179-186 We should leave Babylon. Twenty-four hours of improvement now, are worth as much as a year a hundred years ago. * * * The small lights that God has given are sufficient to lead us out of Babylon; when we get out, we shall have the greater light. (Joseph Smith, TPJS, p. 104)  It has been prophesied that the strength and power of the devil’s kingdoms will one day battle against the Kingdom of God. We are told, however, that the battle is the Lord’s, and He will provide the means of overcoming the power of the great beast. Joseph Smith said: I listened, and lo! I heard a voice, and it was the voice of my Shepherd, saying, Listen, all ye lions of the forest, and all ye beasts of the field, give ear. Ye have sought to injure the innocent, and your hands have been lifted against the weak, the injured, and the oppressed. Ye have pampered the libertine, the calumniator, and the base. Ye have winked at vice, and trodden under foot the virtuous and the pure. Therefore hear, all ye lions of the forests. The Lord God will take from you your teeth, so that you shall no longer devour. He will pluck out your claws, so that you can no longer seize upon your prey. Your strength will fail you in the day of trouble, and your voice will fail, and not be heard afar off; but mine elect will I uphold with mine arm, and my chosen shall be supported by my power. And when mine anointed shall be exalted, [180] and all the lions of the forest have lost their strength, then shall they remember that the Lord he is God. (DHC 5:276-277) http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=141