588-Page Book of Mormon in Alphabetics

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588 and JJ Dewey

The Alphabetics write-up I did prior to this one was John D. Lee: Profile of a Mormon Scapegoat -- Again the Second Time.  In it I showed prophetic relevance of John D. Lee in his role as a scapegoat when in reality he was an epitome Mormon of that day.  I also gave evidence that I, Sterling D. Allan, was John D. Lee in a former life.  That 'proof' consisted both of anecdotal comparisons of our lives and lessons as well as correlations from Alphabetics code that point to that conclusion.  Since that time, additional witnesses have come that support that conclusion, including this present write-up.

In the JD Lee write-up, I said,

"My tenuous friendship with JJ Dewey, who some believe was Joseph Smith in a former life, is also consistent.  On the one hand, I have very deep respect for much of what he produces -- the most sublime teachings I know of today, at least most of them.  On the other hand, I am cautious to accept his teachings, knowing that Joseph Smith convincingly promoted some serious delusions last time around.  I'm also a tad leery of the personality cult aspect that surrounds Dewey to a certain extent.  He is the ring leader, and he does not like to have that position challenged." (ref)

When I was reading Krakauer's account of when Joseph Smith subversively introduced polygamy into the doctrine of the nascent Church, I found his unwitting choice of words noteworthy at the beginning of chapter Twelve, titled, "Carthage."  He begins the chapter:

"Despite Joseph Smith's many forceful denials, by 1844 several members of the prophet's inner circle had been told the truth about his spiritual wifery, and some had been shown the secret revelation of July 12, 1843 [D&C 132], concerning the doctrine of celestial marriage; a few were even practicing polygamy themselves.  But not everyone who had been let in on the secret approved of the doctrine.  Foremost among those who objected was his original wife, Emma Smith.  She had been married to Joseph since 1827, still loved him, and, at the age of thirty-nine, had no desire to share her husband with dewy juveniles less than half her age." (p. 123.)

I circled "dewy" and wrote "ironic choice of words Dewey" in the margin below.

Joseph John Dewey [in this life] has an interesting take on polygamy.  He does not believe it is the highest order of matrimony, certainly not the way it has been implemented -- a perversion as unnatural and unhealthy as homosexuality.  If I understand correctly, Dewey's take is that Joseph Smith had a glimpse of a celestial principle which then got twisted in understanding and practice.  Dewey teaches about a "molecular relationship" that has nothing to do with sexual relations, but has to do with teams of people working in tight harmony; a manifestation of the body of Christ on a microcosm level.

Polygamy ended up being Joseph Smith's death knell, and it has become the seed of extremism that has led to many fanatical offshoots and barbaric marriages in which the woman is diminished to the point of being a mere subservient prize, the quantity of which becomes a measure of a man's inheritance of a place in heaven, like so many baseball cards.  Krakauer does a masterful and non-confrontational job of exposing the abomination for what it is.

Anyway, you can imagine my astonishment when I looked up word 1209 from which 588 in the Greek NT is derived, and saw "Dewey" written in my own handwriting, dated 4/7/02, inserted in the space between word 1208 and 1209.  That is where the word "Dewey" inserts, alphabetically, if spelled with Greek letters.

Dewey inserts before word 1209

Word 1209 expounds further the idea of receiving, as we saw above.  Word 1208, prior to the insertion point of the name "Dewey" has the following meaning (quoting from Zodhiates):

1208 deuteros  Second in number...; in order...; in place...; in time (Acts 7:13, "at the second time").  Used in the neut. adv. with the def. art. to deuteron, the second time, again...  Without the art., deuteron in the neut. indicates either the second time or again... With palin, again..., or secondly...  With the prep. ek, and with the gen., ek deiterou, the second time, again...; with palin, again.
    Deriv. deuteraios (1206), on the second day; deuteroprotos (1207), the second-first.

That is that last phrase before the insertion point of Dewey: "the second-first."

JJ was actually excommunicated over the fact that he was teaching multiple mortalities to his fellow Mormon friends.  It is therefore more than fitting that the insertion of his name would be spotlight by the definitions, "come" and "again."  So while there may be many Deweys in the world, this connection further solidifies the link to JJ Dewey in particular.

Words 1204 and 1205 both mean "come."

Combined, and in sequence, we have: "come, the second time > Dewey > receive."

Go check out the website I pulled together for him, JJWritings.com, and see if his teachings don't resonate as the Lord setting his hand "again the second time" to recover his people.  Those who have become disgusted with Mormonism's lifelessness, will revel in the vitality of discussion among JJ and his friends.  That is where the action is at, spiritually.  His ecumenical spirit is also most refreshing in contrast to the narrow-mindedness of Mormon culture.  JJ draws from truths found anywhere, while also brilliantly expounding LDS scripture.  Still, because he is mortal, we must be cautions to not blindly accept something he says, but we should weight all teachings.

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