How did the Enlightement play part in the monarchies of Joseph II?
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Hey, just bringing this old question up for a vote.
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I am unfamiliar with his "ten commandments"  but The traits of an effective political leader are found the the wikipedia page about his book "The Prince"
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Isn't it comical seeing people trying to explain spiritual matters when they are not guided in the least by a living prophet or modern scripture.\n\nI have a firm, unshakeable knowledge that the Lord restored His kingdom to the earth in 1830 when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized.  It contains the priesthood of Jesus Christ, restored by John the Baptist in 1829 and Peter, James and John, that same year.  It has modern prophets who can communicate the mind, the will, and the voice of the Lord to this generation.  It has a second witness for Jesus Christ--The Book of Mormon.  While most religions contain some truth and some good things, they lack much of what was lost between the death of Christ and the apostles and the raising up of the Prophet Joseph Smith in the early 19th century.
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Death was not as easily or accurately determined in those days.  A person might be cut down from the cross while still alive.  If Joseph knew that Jesus would come back from the dead because he had not altogether died, he kept his secret through the centuries.  His version of events might then have something of the nature of a cover-up.
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He talked to a rock!?\n\nNews to me.\n\nOur religion was founded by Christ.\nBrother Joseph asked of God which church to join; he was told by an angel to join none but to prepare himself to restore Christ's church back to the earth. After some years, God revealed to Joseph where ancient prophetic writings, very similar to the Bible in means of record and testament of Christ and the Father, were hidden. Joseph retrieved the records and the translating tools, known as the Urim and the Thummim and utilized them to give us Another Testament of Jesus Christ, the Book of Mormon.\n\nI like how you capitalized 'Word' but insulted it at the same time.
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Joseph’s Prospects\n\nThe Scriptures are silent about the death of Joseph. But it is noteworthy that Mark 6:3 called Jesus “the son of Mary,” not Joseph. This indicates that Joseph was then dead. Moreover, if Joseph had lived until 33 C.E., it is unlikely that the impaled Jesus would have entrusted Mary to the care of the apostle John.—John 19:26, 27.\n\nJoseph, then, will be among the dead who will hear the voice of the Son of man and come forth in a resurrection. (John 5:28, 29) Learning of Jehovah’s provision for eternal life, undoubtedly Joseph will gladly avail himself of it and will be an obedient subject of the great heavenly King, Jesus Christ, even as he heeded divine direction over 1,900 years ago.\n\nStop & think, if Joseph went to Heaven when he passed away in death, then why do we speak of the Resurrection that is suppose to take place after Jesus comes again, in other words, if you go to Heaven or Hell when you die, you have nullified the Resurrection and have  made the Scriptures to be nothing but a lie.  Not only that, but the Heavenly Hope did not come about until after Jesus died and ascended to Heaven.\n\n4000 years had come and gone since Adam & Eve's creation and what did Jesus say about anyone going to Heaven:  \n\nJohn 3:13  Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man\n\nOut of all of the millions of people that had lived & died before Jesus came, none of them had & immortal soul, none of them went to Heaven.\n\nJesus described death as being in a deep sleep, so Joseph is sleeping & will be resurrected sometime in the future.\n\n
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If you worship Henry the VIII, then he is a god.\nChristians get touchy about someone questioning their faith because they have always been told to never question. Simply believe what they are told. Faith is more important than insight to them. Insight can lead to reform. Reform can lead to a change in leadership. They are a control mechanism and do not tolerate anyone who 'threatens' their power by asking quesions about their beliefs.
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Well, if you look at france in the late 1700s, Louis the xvi (16th) got his head sliced off because of his treatment to the commom people so that may a good indication on how people felt about monarchy even a hundred years prior. Many bad things lead up to a situation like that and it just doesn't happen over night. I am a history grad. and I could help you if need be. You can email me if you want.
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MELCHIZEDEK\n\n(Mel·chiz´e·dek) [King of Righteousness].\n\nKing of ancient Salem and “priest of the Most High God,” Jehovah. (Ge 14:18, 22) He is the first priest mentioned in the Scriptures; he occupied that position sometime prior to 1933 B.C.E. Being the king of Salem, which means “Peace,” Melchizedek is identified by the apostle Paul as “King of Peace” and, on the basis of his name, as “King of Righteousness.” (Heb 7:1, 2) Ancient Salem is understood to have been the nucleus of the later city of Jerusalem, and its name was incorporated in that of Jerusalem, which is sometimes referred to as “Salem.”—Ps 76:2.\n\nAfter Abram (Abraham) defeated Chedorlaomer and his confederate kings, the patriarch came to the Low Plain of Shaveh or “the king’s Low Plain.” There Melchizedek “brought out bread and wine” and blessed Abraham, saying: “Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, Producer of heaven and earth; and blessed be the Most High God, who has delivered your oppressors into your hand!” At that Abraham gave the king-priest “a tenth of everything,” that is, of “the chief spoils” he had acquired in his successful warfare against the allied kings.—Ge 14:17-20; Heb 7:4.\n\nChrist’s Priesthood Typified. In a notable Messianic prophecy the sworn oath of Jehovah to David’s “Lord” is: “You are a priest to time indefinite according to the manner of Melchizedek!” (Ps 110:1, 4) This inspired psalm gave the Hebrews reason to regard the promised Messiah as the one in whom the office of priest and king would be combined. The apostle Paul, in the letter to the Hebrews, removed any doubt about the identity of the one foretold, speaking of “Jesus, who has become a high priest according to the manner of Melchizedek forever.”—Heb 6:20; 5:10; see COVENANT.\n\nDirect appointment. Jehovah evidently appointed Melchizedek to be a priest. In discussing Jesus’ status as the great High Priest, Paul showed that a man does not take the honor “of his own accord, but only when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.” He also explained that “the Christ did not glorify himself by becoming a high priest, but was glorified by him who spoke with reference to him: ‘You are my son; I, today, I have become your father,’” and the apostle next applies the prophetic words of Psalm 110:4 to Jesus Christ.—Heb 5:1, 4-6.\n\n‘Received tithes from Levi.’ Melchizedek’s priestly status was not linked with the priesthood of Israel, and as the Scriptures point out, it was higher than the Aaronic priesthood. One factor indicating this is the deference accorded to Melchizedek by Abraham, the forefather of the entire nation of Israel, including the priestly tribe of Levi. Abraham, “Jehovah’s friend,” who became “the father of all those having faith” (Jas 2:23; Ro 4:11), gave a tenth, or a “tithe,” to this priest of the Most High God. Paul shows that the Levites collected tithes from their brothers, who also issued from the loins of Abraham. However, he points out that Melchizedek “who did not trace his genealogy from them took tithes from Abraham,” and “through Abraham even Levi who receives tithes has paid tithes, for he was still in the loins of his forefather when Melchizedek met him.” Thus, though the Levitical priests received tithes from the people of Israel, they, as represented in their ancestor Abraham, paid tithes to Melchizedek. Furthermore, the superiority of Melchizedek’s priesthood is shown in that he blessed Abraham, Paul pointing out that “the less is blessed by the greater.” Such factors are among those making Melchizedek a suitable type of the great High Priest Jesus Christ.—Heb 7:4-10.\n\nNo predecessors or successors. Paul clearly indicates that perfection was unattainable through the Levitical priesthood, thus necessitating the appearance of a priest “according to the manner of Melchizedek.” He points out that Christ sprang from Juda
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This could be the strongest point about the 'hidden agenda' of those who perpetrated to TWEAK the compilation of the Holy Bible by simply ignoring the so-called "missing years" of Yeshua ibn Joseph.\n\nIf you study about the ESSENES --the Brotherhood, a clustered community of prophets, visionaries and scribes that banded together since the time of Elijah-- they were the third largest group among the Jewry. The largest groups were the Pharisees, followed closely by the Sadducees, and then by the Essenes. Yet there is NOT ONE SINGLE mention about the Essenes in the Bible. Why is that so??\n\nSimply because that was the very group targeted by the early church [the RCC, who gained power from Constantine] to be OBLITERATED COMPLETELY from the face of the Earth and all historical and recorded references made about them as well as all their writings. The Essenes were the same ones who followed The Law for generations and who "separated" themselves from the rest of the Jewish cities to honor their Nazarite's Vows, which had been institued since the time of Moses...\n\nIt was through them that the maiden, Mary --daughter of Anna and Joachim-- was chosen to be the vessel for arrival of the Promised Messiah. There were two known communities of Essenes during that time: one in Nazareth, located at the foothills of Mt. Carmel; and the other in Qumran, high atop the cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea.\n\nMary, the young maiden, and Joseph, a respected elder and builder of their community both belonged to the community in Nazareth. Her first cousin Elizabeth, and husband Zecheriah --high priest/in-charge of the incense at the Temple in Jerusalem-- lived in Qumran where John the Baptist was born.\n\nAs the proclaimed MESSIAH, Savior and King of the Jews, since the time of Anunciation ['the Announcement'] it was already widespread among the Essene communities about His arrival. His Nativity in Bethlehem --House of David, family line of Joseph and Mary-- was well protected by members of the Brotherhood at all times, up to and including their departure to Egypt and safe return back to their town of Nazareth.\n\nI would venture to conjecture the following:\n\nYeshua's early childhood, or at least His first seven years, were spent with His mother and He obeyed all her laws at home. Between seven years to fourteen years old, He learned His father's trade as a carpenter and began to learn all the Sacred Scriptures [about Him, the Elect One] from the Masters in Mt. Carmel-- the original headquarters of Prophet Elijah and other 100 prophets that followed him since. This would explain why Yeshua/Jesus, at 12, began questioning the practices of the Pharisees and Sadducees at the Temple since, by then, He had already learned the Scriptures for at least five years...\n\nBy fourteen years old, He began His own ministry within the community of the Brotherhood and preached to the youth and the new members who were made welcome to join their open communities. By twenty-one years old, He had chosen the few "elects" among His early disciples and was by then known as The Master among the Brotherhood. Between twenty-one and twenty-eight, it is conceivable that He too was happily married as was the Jewish tradition among sons of men. This could also account for the various travels that He has been credited to have made in various places, learning their ways and bringing His message of the SEVENFOLD TEACHING that was given by the Ancient Great Ones who have seen the face of God...\n\nAnd by the time He was thirty, He began His public ministry to the rest of the Jews outside the Brotherhood.\n\nPresumably, being surrounded by disciples, scribes and elders of the Essene communities, the ENTIRE LIFE OF YESHUA was chronicled and written by at least hundreds, maybe even thousands of those whom The Master had affected... before He began to "choose" His "twelve [public] Apostles" soon after meeting
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read about the magi,  or the three kings from the east
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At that time Egypt was a fertile, luxuriant land and the Pharaoh became friends with Joseph (son of Jacob, grandson of Isaac, great-grandson of Abraham) after Joseph had been exiled by his brothers.  Joseph interpreted Pharaoh's dream of the seven fat cows and seven thin cows, and as a reward, Pharaoh promised that Joseph and his people would be welcome in Egypt during the years of famine to come.  \n\nOver much time and many years later this attitude changed and the Pharaohs saw that the Jews had become numerous and decided to enslave them instead.\n\nOf course, reality might have been different but that's what is written in the Torah/Old Testament.
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I am pretty sure Jose references Joseph in Spanish, and I think it means "God will increase" or "God will be plentiful and good"
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Sompe people who check this category have extensive knowledge of it, or can find it online, but you should be more specific. Is there anything in particular that interests you?\nEnlightment was a period where new ideas affected areas as diverse as literature and clothing. Do you need the socio-economic aspects? The political climate? The attitude to marriage? Sorry, that topic is too broad.
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Born on December 23, 1805, Joseph Smith could run faster, throw farther and jump higher than the other kids in Sharon, Vermont. If you tour the sites in Nauvoo, IL., the place of his death, that's what you'll hear of Joseph Smith as you move about the historical landmarks.\n\nBut if you are interested in facts, instead of legends, you might find yourself questioning whether it's a good idea to put your eternity in the hands and beliefs of this man.\n\n Born to Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, Joseph Smith Jr. grew up on a series of tenant farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York. Though in his youth Joseph was largely deprived of a formal education, he was adequately "instructed in reading, writing, and the ground rules of arithmetic." 1 Joseph's mother said that he was often "given to meditation and deep study." 2 It also widely known that Joseph Smith was "nimble-witted, ambitious, and gifted with a boundless imagination, he dreamed of escape into an illustrious and affluent future."  3 Joseph Smith could always tell stories with amazing detail of ancient civilizations. \n\nAccording to the church, affected by the the religious movement taking place around his home in Manchester, New York, in 1820, fourteen-year-old Joseph (depending on which account you believe) was determined to know which of the many religions he should join. He encountered a passage in the Bible instructing any who lacked wisdom to "ask of God" (James 1:5). Early one morning in the spring of 1820, it said that Joseph went to secluded woods to ask God which church he should join. According to his account, while praying Joseph claims he was visited by two "personages" who identified themselves as God the Father and Jesus Christ. He was told not to join any of the churches. "Oddly enough, there is no mention of this "vision" in the early Mormon church records and the Improvement Era admits: "Joseph Smith's 'official' account of his first vision and the visits of the angel Moroni was...first published in the Times and Seasons in 1842."4 For such a dramatic event such as this in one's life, you would think the person would be changed profoundly by the events and that they would be in the forefront of his mind. But Joseph Smith didn't give an account of the vision before 1842.  Why not?\n\nJesus said in the Bible that He would only return in the fullness of Glory that would be visible from one end of the sky to the other, and God told Moses that "no one can see Him and live" [italics added], indicates more biblical evidence that Joseph Smith lied about this encounter with God, because God is unchanging and not a liar.  Either Joseph Smith lied or God did.  Who do you believe? \n\nDespite the obvious differences with scripture, people still wanted to believe Joseph Smith because they wanted to know God was real. It is no surprise that, in 1823, that Joseph Smith was visited by another spirit, this time by an angel named Moroni (some accounts say THIS was Joseph's first vision), who told him of an ancient record containing God's dealings with the former inhabitants of the American continent that just happened to be buried a short walk from his home in Palmyra, NY. In 1827, Joseph supposedly retrieved this record, inscribed on thin golden plates, although weighing in excess of 250 pounds each, and shortly afterward began translating its words by the "gift of God."4 A gift so great, that it contained many grammatical errors.  Apparently, God was so busy creating the earth in six days, He didn't have time to brush up on his grammar skills.  The resulting manuscript, the Book of Mormon, was published in March 1830. On April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and became its first president and High Priest of the Melchizedek. \n\nNow, if you read Mormon literature, you'll read &q
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Four verses in Matthew 2 say:\n\n2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.\n…\n7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. \n…\n9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. \n10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. \n \nAFIK, that is the only mention of the star in the bible.\n\nSome just assume it is a miraculous event with no scientific explanation. For example, a real astronomical star in the sky cannot go before the wise men and stand over where the child was born.\n\nSome have looked for an actual astronomical event that could have been the star. One possibility is that the wise men could have been  Chaldeans and the star a conjunction of planets. The fact that Herod had to ask the wise men when the star appeared is evidence that it was not obvious to just anyone.
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Yes they were but the Bible says that Joseph didn't have relations with her until after Jesus was born.  That's why His earthly brothers were His half-brothers.