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Bickerton’s Prophetic Vision (Part 3)

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Following the collapse of Sidney Rigdon’s church, people looked to William Bickerton to lead the flock.  Dr. Daniel Stone tells us more details about William Bickerton’s prophetic vision and call to become prophet of a new church with a Book of Mormon foundation.

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Daniel: [Bickerton] says that he was carried away in the spirit and placed on the highest mountain on the earth, he said. In one of the accounts it says that there was just room enough for him to stand on this mountain, and he’s basically told and shown, “Here you are in this mountain. You’re doing everything right.”

You kind of get the sense that he feels like God’s telling him “You’re on the right track.  Stay where you are. Keep going. Keep doing what you’re doing, but if you leave this path that I’ve put you on, you’re going to fall and tumble.” And William Bickerton sees this chasm below. And he says that the Lord told him if he didn’t keep doing what he was doing, that he would fall into the chasm. And he said that the sight was awful at one part. In another account, he says that he would fall and be torn into bits. So, he saw and he felt that he didn’t have any other choice other than to stay on this path because he didn’t want to fall down that way. So, he starts preaching by himself.

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William Bickerton had a vision of a chasm where God told him to lead a new church on the foundation of the Book of Mormon.
William Bickerton had a vision of a chasm where God told him to lead a new church on the foundation of the Book of Mormon.

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  • Guest: Daniel Stone
  • Denomination: Bickertonites
  • Theology: Theology
  • Historical Mentions Brigham Young, Mormon History, William Bickerton
  • Tags: Bickerton’s vision, Brigham Young, GT Podcast, iTunes, Mormon schisms, vision of chasm, William Bickerton

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  • Date: September 19, 2018
  • Guest: Daniel Stone
  • Denomination: Bickertonites
  • Theology: Theology
  • Historical Mentions Brigham Young, Mormon History, William Bickerton
  • Tags: Bickerton’s vision, Brigham Young, GT Podcast, iTunes, Mormon schisms, vision of chasm, William Bickerton
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