The Great & Abominable Church* [Corporation]?

(Questions for consideration)

* Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 14:10-11 ~ And [the angel] said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth. And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people. (Bold emphasis added.)

Let’s see:

John the Revelator wrote:

1. ... the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: ... The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (New Testament Revelation 17:1, 15)

As in multinationals? Transnationals?

2. ... the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. (New Testament Revelation 17:8)

As in the faux-personhood / legal fiction of the corporate form
which constitutes the (less-than-firm) foundation
of the great whore?

Nephi¹ wrote:

1. I saw among the nations of the Gentiles the formation of a great church. ... I beheld this great and abominable church; and I saw the devil that he was the founder of it. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 13:4, 6)

As in the rise of the first and subsequent multinationals

beginning in Millennium One A.D. as people (as usual)

became more persuaded by profits than prophets?

Persuaded that “you can buy anything in this world for money”?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company

2. ... I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine-twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots. And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine-twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 13:7-8)

As in mega-banks, -malls, -mansions, -palaces,
-wars, -conquests, -churches, -blockbusters, plus
grand galas, grand entrances, broadways, and on and on?

Mostly financed through debt?
Manifestations of the Three Temptations?

3. [that the Great and Abominable Church is plural]: ... thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, THEY have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have THEY taken away. And all this have THEY done that THEY might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that THEY might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 13:26-27, bold/capital emphasis added.)

As in the many multinationals;
the many friends and investors of the many multinationals;
all who buy and sell from them;
who willingly do their bidding; or

get distracted by
their gold, silver, precious clothes, and harlots?

4. ... that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell— (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 14:3)

As in the many attractions and distractions of The Three Temptations
offered by “the great persecutor of the church [of the Lamb of God],
the apostate, the whore, even Babylon,
that maketh all nations to drink of her cup [of mammon?],
in whose hearts the enemy,even Satan, sitteth to reign”?
(Doctrine and Covenants Section 86:3)

5. ... Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity. ... And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God, and bring them down into captivity. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 13:5, 9)

As in corporate-based/supported businesses, banks, governments,
churches, universities, etc,. with their criticisms, courts,
contracts, gifts, mortgages, lines of credit, etc., etc.

that bind, yoke, captivate, destroy, etc.?

6. ... behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away. ... [Wherefore] an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 13:26, 29)

Via subtraction, substitution, deletion, denial,
revision, interpretation, opinion, not to mention,
persuasions, promises, profits, distractions, etc.?

7. And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 13:27; also 1 Nephi 22:14)

Via propaganda, conspiracy, collusion, oppression,
inequality, secrecy,  pride, excess, self-glory, dogma,
denial of God and the gifts of God, and on and on?
all of which are contra a Zion society?

8. And the blood of that great and abominable church, which is the whore of all the earth, shall turn upon their own heads; for they shall war among themselves, and the sword of their own hands shall fall upon their own heads, and they shall be drunken with their own blood. (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 22:13)

As in corporate raiding, rumor-mongering, cut-throat competition, etc.?
while perpetually intoxicated with the life blood of the corporate world

being money, or more accurately, debt?

IN SHORT !!
□ Does anything enslave more persons (including faux-persons) than credit and debt administered by corporate banks and affiliates?
□ Who sells to AND buys up armies and navies, politicians and pundits, researchers and writers, publishers and performers, churches and colleges, actors and activists, lawyers and lobbyists, and on and on?
□ Who profits most from blood, horror, war, and disease?
□ Who manipulates global markets, strategies, and governments?
□ Who profits from perpetuating the myths of free markets, “invisible hand,” faux-personhood, meritocracy, trickle-down, and on and on?
□ What are the fundamental rights denied in many employment contracts with corporations?
□ What is the great focus AND distraction for too many saints? (Money? Making money?)

IN SUMMARY !!
What “THEY” has a finger on the pulse of nigh everything in this world, as in food, clothing, housing, transportation, employment, health, entertainment, religion, education, business, science, politics, churches, governments, markets, and on and on? A type of un-embodied form in attempted imitation of the resurrected Christ? of whom it was said:

The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. (Old Testament Psalms 29:3)
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. (Old Testament Psalms 93:4)
For behold, he shall stand upon the mount of Olivet, and upon the mighty ocean, even the great deep, and upon the islands of the sea, and upon the land of Zion. (Doctrine and Covenants Section 133:20)

Has the corporate form become a rapacious beast out of (human) control—upon the many waters?

Is this not just a recycling déjà vu?!

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For a more expanded perspective on corporations and corporatism by SMS, see the posts at: http://www.dejavu-times.blogspot.ca/search/label/Corporatism