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In the Latter Day Saint movement, the great and abominable church (also called the great whore of all the earth) is a church described in the Book of Mormon and other revelations by Joseph Smith. The great and abominable church is identified as being synonymous with the Whore of Babylon described in chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation. Although many Latter Day Saints have associated the great and abominable church with the Roman Catholic Church, official publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have discouraged this interpretation. ==Usage in the Book of Mormon== The major characteristics of the great and abominable church described in the Book of Mormon's First Book of Nephi are:〔 # It persecutes, tortures, and slays the saints of God (see (1 Ne. 13:5 )); # It seeks wealth and luxury (see (1 Ne. 13:7–8 )); # It is characterized by sexual immorality (see (1 Ne. 13:7 )); # It has excised plain and precious things from the scriptures (see (1 Ne. 13:26–29 )); # It has dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people (see (1 Ne. 14:11 )); and # Its fate is to be consumed by a world war, when the nations it incites against the Saints war among themselves until the great and abominable church itself is destroyed (see (1 Ne. 22:13–14 )). The great and abominable church is often equated with Babylon. Five of the six characteristics identified in 1 Nephi are also attributed to Babylon in the Book of Revelation:〔Stephen E. Robinson, ("Warring Against the Saints of God" ), ''Ensign'', January 1988.〕 # Babylon is drunk with the blood of the saints, the martyrs of Jesus, and the prophets (see (Rev. 17:6 ); (Rev. 18:24 )); # She is known for her enjoyment of great wealth and luxury (see (Rev. 17:4 ); (Rev. 18:3, 11–16 )); # She is characterized by wanton sexual immorality (see (Rev. 17:1–2, 5 )); # She has dominion over all nations (see (Rev. 17:15, 18 ); (Rev. 18:3, 23–24 )); and # Her fate is to be consumed by the very kings who, because of her deceptions, have made war on the Lamb (see (Rev. 17:14–16 ); (Rev. 18:23 )). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great and abominable church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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