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The Last Gavel?
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If only mankind were intelligent,
1 then Francis Fukuyama
2 might have been right when he wrote
The End of History,
3 but since the majority of mankind has proven, millennia on millennia that they are not intelligent, the making of history continues — not as “a single, coherent, evolutionary process” as Fukuyama envisions, but as an endless looping (déjà vu) of Utopian nabobs and ne’er-do-wells who know not the meaning of intelligence whether living in 2025 BC or 2025 AD. According to Fukuyama’s “evolutionary process” paradigm, man has gradually spiraled his way (with some modern aberrations like Stalin, Hitler, Mao, et al.) through various political systems to the peak of liberal democracy, being “the only viable form of political organization.”
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BUT to be viable, liberal democracy requires people of developed intelligence — i.e., of wisdom — not the surface “intelligence” of discovering more and more stuff about physics, chemistry, psyche, etc. for purposes of control and domination. If mankind were intelligent, we would have understood by now why civilizations, empires, and nations fall, and then have applied our understanding. We would see war and domination for what they are — proclivities of the natural, foolish man.
If we were wise, we would know that Divine Justice is the measure that sustains the universe. Nothing will escape Justice — not one offence against Truth and Light escapes consequence. Not even Divine Mercy can rob Divine Justice.
5 That’s why a God who loved His creation took upon Himself all the offences against Truth and Light that ever were or will be and paid the consequence — i.e., satisfied the demands of Justice. Thus Justice has already been paid (on the shelf, awaiting access) as Mercy waits, hour upon hour, to see IF, IF, IF the offender has the intelligence to admit the offence, to repent, and to trigger (via God’s Merciful Atonement), a personal at-one-ment with Justice (as I understand it). But no, the majority of mankind takes the broad road of deceiver and deceived.
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If mankind were intelligent, we would not be such déjà vu amnesiacs and addicts. We would know from history, current events, and personal experience:
▪ that the natural man is an enemy to God7;
▪ that conspiracies for power, gain, glory and domination have plagued and pummeled every age of history;
▪ that Utopians are cut from the same cloth as that first, pre-mortal Utopian who despised the Plans and Purposes of mortality because he knew he had a better plan8;
▪ that the Utopian-god of this world and his servitors are, first and foremost, liars and deceivers, both of self and other;
▪ that most positions of world power and influence, past and present, are held by servitors of Utopians;
▪ that partners in corruption, crime, and conspiracy can never be trusted;
▪ that every civilization or nation that forsakes Justice, Truth, and Light cannot endure;
▪ that apostasy from Truth and Light is cyclical and can be discerned;
▪ that one can never find happiness in wickedness and self-obsession9;
▪ that works matter10;
▪ that if mankind is lacking in intelligence, his “artificial” creation (AI) will undoubtedly also be lacking.11
If mankind were intelligent, we would have awakened, decades ago, to a sense of our awful situation
12 and demanded full exposure and accountability for conspirators, power-abusers, war-mongers, et al. For decades there has been abundant exposure, and though now increased, yet so little accountability. Thus “history continues”
until Justice drops the last gavel.
May it prove sooner then later, yet all in God’s timing.
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*Note for the LDS: The immortal element of intelligence (that “was not created or made, neither indeed can be” D&C 93:29) is perhaps like an infinite software program with hidden depths and capabilities that, for many of us, remain unexplored, un-accessed, unused. To have the seed of intelligence does not mean one is intelligent, which, in part, means the desire and integrity to observe what is real; to learn from experience; to be discerning; to be a seeker of meaning and purpose in life; to seek Truth, Light, Justice, Mercy, Godliness, and so forth;
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Doctrine and Covenants | Section 93:27-40 27 And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.
28 He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.
29 Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
30 All truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.
31 Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man; because that which was from the beginning is plainly manifest unto them, and they receive not the light.
32 And every man whose spirit receiveth not the light is under condemnation.
33 For man is spirit. The elements are eternal, and spirit and element, inseparably connected, receive a fulness of joy;
34 And when separated, man cannot receive a fulness of joy.
35 The elements are the tabernacle of God; yea, man is the tabernacle of God, even temples; and whatsoever temple is defiled, God shall destroy that temple.
36 The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth.
37 Light and truth forsake that evil one.
38 Every spirit of man was innocent in the beginning; and God having redeemed man from the fall, men became again, in their infant state, innocent before God.
39 And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of their fathers.
40 But I have commanded you to bring up your children in light and truth.
Pearl of Great Price | Abraham 3:17-28 17 Now, if there be two things, one above the other, and the moon be above the earth, then it may be that a planet or a star may exist above it; and there is nothing that the Lord thy God shall take in his heart to do but what he will do it.
18 Howbeit that he made the greater star; as, also, if there be two spirits, and one shall be more intelligent than the other, yet these two spirits, notwithstanding one is more intelligent than the other, have no beginning; they existed before, they shall have no end, they shall exist after, for they are gnolaum, or eternal.
19 And the Lord said unto me: These two facts do exist, that there are two spirits, one being more intelligent than the other; there shall be another more intelligent than they; I am the Lord thy God, I am more intelligent than they all.
20 The Lord thy God sent his angel to deliver thee from the hands of the priest of Elkenah.
21 I dwell in the midst of them all; I now, therefore, have come down unto thee to declare unto thee the works which my hands have made, wherein my wisdom excelleth them all, for I rule in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath, in all wisdom and prudence, over all the intelligences thine eyes have seen from the beginning; I came down in the beginning in the midst of all the intelligences thou hast seen.
22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;
23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.
24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
26 And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.
27 And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first.
28 And the second was angry, and kept not his first estate; and, at that day, many followed after him.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 88:40
40 For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 130:18-19 18 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.
19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life through his diligence and obedience than another, he will have so much the advantage in the world to come.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama 3. First in a 1989 article in the American political journal
National Interest, “The end of history?” Then three years later expanded into a book:
The End of History and the Last Man
4, Butler-Bowdon, Tom.
50 Politics Classics (50 Classics) (Kindle Locations 2018-2020). Quercus. Compare to the Socialists, Communists, Fascists, Maoists, et al.
5. Some may disagree about Justice, but which came first: Justice or Mercy? Which principle had to be satisfied? Which principle has first claim?
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 3:25-26 25 And if they be evil they are consigned to an awful view of their own guilt and abominations, which doth cause them to shrink from the presence of the Lord into a state of misery and endless torment, from whence they can no more return; therefore they have drunk damnation to their own souls.
26 Therefore, they have drunk out of the cup of the wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them than it could deny that Adam should fall because of his partaking of the forbidden fruit; therefore, mercy could have claim on them no more forever.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 15:7-9 7 Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father.
8 And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having gained the victory over death; giving the Son power to make intercession for the children of men—
9 Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice.
Book of Mormon | Alma 34:14-16 14 And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law, every whit pointing to that great and last sacrifice; and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal.
15 And thus he shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.
16 And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption.
Book of Mormon | Alma 42:11-15 11 And now remember, my son, if it were not for the plan of redemption, (laying it aside) as soon as they were dead their souls were miserable, being cut off from the presence of the Lord.
12 And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state, which man had brought upon himself because of his own disobedience;
13 Therefore, according to justice, the plan of redemption could not be brought about, only on conditions of repentance of men in this probationary state, yea, this preparatory state; for except it were for these conditions, mercy could not take effect except it should destroy the work of justice. Now the work of justice could not be destroyed; if so, God would cease to be God.
14 And thus we see that all mankind were fallen, and they were in the grasp of justice; yea, the justice of God, which consigned them forever to be cut off from his presence.
15 And now, the plan of mercy could not be brought about except an atonement should be made; therefore God himself atoneth for the sins of the world, to bring about the plan of mercy, to appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also.
Book of Mormon | Alma 42:21-25 21 And if there was no law given, if men sinned what could justice do, or mercy either, for they would have no claim upon the creature?
22 But there is a law given, and a punishment affixed, and a repentance granted; which repentance, mercy claimeth; otherwise, justice claimeth the creature and executeth the law, and the law inflicteth the punishment; if not so, the works of justice would be destroyed, and God would cease to be God.
23 But God ceaseth not to be God, and mercy claimeth the penitent, and mercy cometh because of the atonement; and the atonement bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God; and thus they are restored into his presence, to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.
24 For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands, and also mercy claimeth all which is her own; and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved.
25 What, do ye suppose that mercy can rob justice? I say unto you, Nay; not one whit. If so, God would cease to be God.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 88:35, 40 35 That which breaketh a law, and abideth not by law, but seeketh to become a law unto itself, and willeth to abide in sin, and altogether abideth in sin, cannot be sanctified by law, neither by mercy, justice, nor judgment. Therefore, they must remain filthy still. ...
40 For intelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; wisdom receiveth wisdom; truth embraceth truth; virtue loveth virtue; light cleaveth unto light; mercy hath compassion on mercy and claimeth her own; justice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.
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New Testament | Matthew 7:13-14 13 ¶ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Deceived into thinking God's love will override unrepentant sin despite:
Old Testament | Isaiah 59:1-2 1 BEHOLD, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 1:31-32 31 For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance;
32 Nevertheless, he that
repents and
does the commandments of the Lord shall be forgiven;
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 19:20 20 Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken, of which in the smallest, yea, even in the least degree you have tasted at the time I withdrew my Spirit.
Book of Mormon | Alma 45:16 16 And he said: Thus saith the Lord God—Cursed shall be the land, yea, this land, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, unto destruction, which do wickedly, when they are fully ripe; and as I have said so shall it be; for this is the cursing and the blessing of God upon the land, for the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.
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Book of Mormon | Mosiah 3:19 19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
New Testament | 1 Corinthians 2:14 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 67:12 12 Neither can any natural man abide the presence of God, neither after the carnal mind.
8.
https://dejavu-times.blogspot.com/2021/01/utopians-at-open-gates.html
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Book of Mormon | Alma 41:9-11 9 And now behold, my son, do not risk one more offense against your God upon those points of doctrine, which ye have hitherto risked to commit sin.
10 Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness.
11 And now, my son, all men that are in a state of nature, or I would say, in a carnal state, are in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity; they are without God in the world, and they have gone contrary to the nature of God; therefore, they are in a state contrary to the nature of happiness.
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New Testament | Matthew 16:27 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
New Testament | Galatians 6:7 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
New Testament | Revelation 2:23 23 ... all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Book of Mormon | Mosiah 16:10 10 Even this mortal shall put on immortality, and this corruption shall put on incorruption, and shall be brought to stand before the bar of God, to be judged of him according to their works whether they be good or whether they be evil—
Doctrine and Covenants | Section 112:34 34 Be faithful until I come, for I come quickly; and my reward is with me to recompense every man according as his work shall be.
For more see:
https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2022/06/do-works-matter.html
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https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-ai-connection.html
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Book of Mormon | Ether 8:20-26 20 And now I, Moroni, do not write the manner of their oaths and combinations, for it hath been made known unto me that they are had among all people, and they are had among the Lamanites.
21 And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking, and also the destruction of the people of Nephi.
22 And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not.
23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain—and the work, yea, even the work of destruction come upon you, yea, even the sword of the justice of the Eternal God shall fall upon you, to your overthrow and destruction if ye shall suffer these things to be.
24 Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you; or wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain; for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.
25 For it cometh to pass that whoso buildeth it up seeketh to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries; and it bringeth to pass the destruction of all people, for it is built up by the devil, who is the father of all lies; even that same liar who beguiled our first parents, yea, even that same liar who hath caused man to commit murder from the beginning; who hath hardened the hearts of men that they have murdered the prophets, and stoned them, and cast them out from the beginning.
26 Wherefore, I, Moroni, am commanded to write these things that evil may be done away, and that the time may come that Satan may have no power upon the hearts of the children of men, but that they may be persuaded to do good continually, that they may come unto the fountain of all righteousness and be saved.
