Inside you'll find the grand keys that will help make receiving daily guidance, answers to prayers, and much more, accessible to everyone. Pontius brings to light simple ways to recognize and implement personal revelation in your life. Following the Light of Christ Into His Presence with hundreds of references from the scriptures and the prophets of our dispensation, the Triumph of Zion Our Personal Quest for the New Jerusalem will guide you in obtaining the blessings of Zion for yourself and your family. John Pontius carefully details the importance of Zion in our own lives, opening our eyes to our oft-overlooked obligations and vast privileges. with so much emphasis on building Zion physically on Earth, we sometimes forget that the best place to build Zion is within our own hearts. Popular author and speaker John Pontius has once again written a classic! As the world anticipates its end, we Latter-day Saints are preparing to build the city of Zion. The Triumph of Zion - Our Personal Quest for the New Jerusalem
Uplifting and insightful, this book will forever change your perspective on life and the eternities. This book is a compilation of the most inspiring entries of John's journey to the veil. The blog gained thousands of followers as people read John's compelling story and beautiful message. Russell Ballard's counsel to "start a blog … and begin sharing what you know to be true." This writing project, "UnBlog My Soul," was John's thoughts and testament of what Heavenly Father had shared and taught him while on this earth. When John Pontius was given six months to live, he coped by following M. Visions of Glory is a mesmerizing and fascinating read that you will not be able to put down. In this true account of near-death experiences, we learn about the miracles of the millennium, the return of the Ten Tribes, the building of the New Jerusalem and temple, and many other astonishing events long prophesied in scripture but never before described in such vivid detail. Visions of Glory - One Man's Astonishing Account of the Last Days Visions of Glory - One Man's Astonishing Account of the Last Days In this new edition, you'll also find an in-depth interview between late author John Pontius and Spencer-the man who witnessed it all. These true visionary accounts include the miracles of the millennium, the return of the Ten Tribes, the building of the New Jerusalem and temple, and many other astonishing events long prophesied in scripture but never before described in such vivid detail. While I did read and enjoy this book it is most definitely not doctrine and should be read more as a fictitious novel.Visions of Glory - 5-Year Anniversary EditionĮxperience the near-death phenomenon that has stunned thousands of readers. Leaders of the Church have been clear that the revelation of such matters, even if true, is never the privilege of anyone save the President of the Church. If he sustains the president of the Church and does not wish to challenge him, he would not reveal and disclose things that he says were for him alone. If this is so, it makes little sense for Spencer to spread them about. These visions were given to Spencer to prepare him personally for what lay ahead in his own life” (13).
Something said in the website mentioned earlier really stood out to me: “First, he sustains the living prophet and his preeminent calling in revealing the word of God to the Church. However, I know personally that one of the best ways to deceive someone is to hide a few lies under many layers of truth. The spiritual gifts he received where received line upon line and bit by bit. I also enjoyed how he never received anything for free.
I saw a lot of parallels to the time described in the early chapters of 3 Nephi in the Book of Mormon. I also enjoyed his description of the calamities before the second coming. I honestly think that part has a lot of truth to it, but again I don't know and could easily be wrong about that.
I also very much enjoyed the way he described the spiritual plane of existence. As I read through it I felt at least a few parts were true, especially when Spencer described Christ. Here is a link to the reasons as to why not: I read this book with an open mind, giving it the benefit of the doubt. Having read it and read the criticisms about it, I can say it's an interesting book with possibly a few truths here and there, but it is not inspired of God.