Doctrine and Covenants 137: 7

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 137

7 Thus came the ^avoice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died ^bwithout a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be ^cheirs of the celestial kingdom of God;

Footnotes

7a	Hel. 5: 30. 30 And it came to pass when they heard this ^avoice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a ^bstill voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul— TG Revelation.
b	1 Pet. 4: 6. 6 ^aFor for this cause was the ^bgospel ^cpreached also to them that are ^ddead, that they might be ^ejudged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 2 Ne. 9: 26 (25-26). 26 For the ^aatonement satisfieth the demands of his ^bjustice upon all those who ^chave not the ^dlaw given to them, that they are ^edelivered from that awful monster, death and ^fhell, and the devil, and the lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment; and they are restored to that God who gave them ^gbreath, which is the Holy One of Israel. Mosiah 15: 24. 24 And these are those who have part in the first resurrection; and these are they that have died before Christ came, in their ignorance, not having ^asalvation declared unto them. And thus the Lord bringeth about the restoration of these; and they have a part in the first resurrection, or have eternal life, being redeemed by the Lord. D&C 29: 50. 50 And he that hath no ^aunderstanding, it remaineth in me to do according as it is written. And now I declare no more unto you at this time. Amen.
c	Heb. 9: 15 (14-15). 15 And for this cause he is the ^amediator of the ^bnew ^ctestament, that by means of ^ddeath, for the redemption of the ^etransgressions that were under the first ^ftestament, they which are called might receive the ^gpromise of eternal ^hinheritance. D&C 76: 70 (50-70). 70 These are they whose bodies are ^acelestial, whose ^bglory is that of the ^csun, even the glory of God, the ^dhighest of all, whose glory the sun of the firmament is written of as being typical. TG Exaltation. TG Salvation for the Dead.