The Black Swan Rising Podcast

24) Coming Out Of Babylon And Preparing For Zion


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Prophecy gets real when you stop assuming tomorrow will look like yesterday. We close out the season by walking verse by verse through Doctrine and Covenants 133 and reading it with the Book of Enoch in mind, because that context changes what words like “ungodly,” “judgment,” and “prepare” are doing on the page. I also share why we’re taking a short break and what I’m building next: a Book of Enoch reference guide designed to make Enoch easier to study without needing to tackle a 1,200-page commentary.

From “come out of Babylon” to solemn assemblies, we talk about holiness as kadosh separation and why Zion is described as refuge, not fantasy. We dig into the gathering of Israel “from the four winds” and even “from one end of heaven to the other,” then zoom in on the practical implications: Gentiles first, Jews last, and two distinct gathering points, New Jerusalem and Jerusalem. We also explore prophetic details around the Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives, and the idea of sacred structures connected to the last days.

Then we go straight into the strange stuff D&C 133 refuses to apologize for: the “great deep,” islands becoming one land, the earth returning to how it was before it was divided, and the “north countries.” I lay out multiple historical accounts that attribute to Joseph Smith a dramatic explanation of the lost ten tribes returning with a restored portion of the earth, plus why that claim is tied to “stars falling,” restitution of all things, and the future role of the 144,000. We end with a blunt warning about pride, a plea to study Isaiah, and a simple invitation to seek.

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