From: "Perry L. Porter" Subject: ---> The Book of the Law of the Lord. Date: 13 May 1998 21:31:26 -0600 The following page has many parallels to the book of much like F.A.R.M.S. and others find in Mexico and the Yucatan. I provide it here and allow you to ponder on the parallels you may or may not see. I post the page with permission of Rick Hurd. I include links to his page and his e-mail address if you wish to learn more from a more informed source on this subject. To the question as to if I could forward the one web page below, Rick replied. --------------- Sure, help your self. Unlike the plates the Book of Mormon were translated from where only a few had the chance to view them, thousands seen the Voree Plates. I recently had a man who understands the Hebrew language examine the facsimile of the plates and I am including his translation with this letter. Sincerely, Rick Hurd. First of all I note that the opening portion of the ... translation is a complex form of Hebrew poetry called CHIASMUS (there are also within this Chiasmus several parallelisms). This Chiastic structure is four levels deep: A. My people ARE NO MORE. B. THE MIGHTY ARE FALLEN, and the young slain in battle. C. Their BONES bleached on the plain BY NOONDAY SHADOW D. The houses are leveled to the dust, and IN THE MOAT are the walls. They shall be inhabited. D. I have IN THE BURIAL served them, C. and their BONES IN THE DEATH-SHADE, towards the sun's rising, are covered. B. They sleep with THE MIGHTY dead, and they rest with their fathers. They HAVE FALLEN in transgression A. AND ARE NOT, but the elect and faithful there shall dwell. This is a very good example of Chiasmus, as good as any I have seen. Also, regarding the "signature" which in yours reads "Rajah Manchou of Vorito" the copy I have had for some time printed by THE TRUE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST RESTORED has "Rajah Manchore of Vorito." This phase seems also to be Hebrew: Rajah - A perfect Hebrew name "Yah[weh] sees" or "Yah[weh] is seer" or "Ra is Yah[weh]" Manchore - Man (Hebrew prefix meaning "from") Chore - To be white, a nobleman (Strong's 2353, 2357, 2361, 2715) Vorito - Although in Aramaic V'ORITA means "and the Torah" I favor BRIT with the terminal -A found often in Aramaic. Initial BET in Hebrew is always hard B but in the other parts of a word is usually pronounced "V" so that a shift from "B" to "V" is likely and an initial "V" could only indicate a BET. This would make this word "covenant" The above would mean that "Rajah Manchore of Vorito" means: Rayah from the whitemen/noblemen of the Covenant. Let me know your thoughts on the above. I will analyze the script and get back with you. =20 -------------------- Description of one side of one of the Voree Plates. 1st. An eye. The symbol of God, who is all-seeing: consequently it is called THE ALL-SEEING EYE, and has been used as symbolical of the DEITY in all countries, and in all ages of the world. 2nd. The figure of a man down to the waist having a crown resembling a cap, and composed of radiating lines, on his head; and a scepter in his hand. These are symbols of authority, and shew him a ruler. As he has the sun, moon and stars (all the natural lights), below him, and only the ALL-SEEING EYE above him, he is prophet, seer, revelator, translator, and First President of the church-governing not by natural light, or mere human wisdom, but by Revelation or the word of God and derives his authority solely from God, and not in any sense from the actions of men. 3d. The sun on the right and the moon on the left. These represent the two Vice PRESIDENTS, or counsellors in the First Presidency; the two largest natural lights being used as symbols, because they are to assist the First President in wisdom, or natural light merely, and not by revelation. 4th. A cross pillar above and resting upon the center large star, and under the human figure, two pillars above and resting upon the two upper large stars, and below and between the sun and the moon. These represent COADJUTORS, assistants or helps of whom there have been several since the beginning of the church, appointed by revelation. 5th. Twelve stars, six around the sun and six around the moon. These represent the High Council of the Church, The division into classes of six each agrees with established usages in the church, one-half to stand up for the accuser, and the other for the accused. This is not the high council of the stake. 6th. Twelve large stars. Ten of these in two rows at the bottom of the plate, and the other two over them, nearly between the sun and moon. They represent the TWELVE APOSTLES. These stars are larger than those which represent the High Council of the church, because the apostles have a more important ministry but are placed below them because they are subject to their discipline, and below the symbols of the First Presidency because they are subject to its directions. 7th. Seventy small stars immediately within the points of the twelve large ones, being six to each except the center one which has only four. They represent the SEVENTIES, who are subject to the direction of the Twelve Apostles. 8th. A straight line dropping down before the scepter. "Therefore thus saith the Lord God, behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste, Judgment also will I lay to the line and righteousness to the plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place." "Thus he showed me; and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. And the Lord said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, a plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more." These symbols were all prophetic of the order that will exist in the fullness of times. Thus God in his goodness to those who lived in days past has shown them not only the rest which he had in reservation for them, but the perfectness of the means by which he will accomplish it. Probably now we understand it in part, but in times to come we shall "know as we are known." BOOK OF THE LAW OF THE LORD Arguably the most important book ever written in the English language. Parts translated from metal plates found buried under an oak tree. e-mail: ricksindexing@hotmail.com http://members.aol.com/strangites/index.htm Copyright =A9 1997 by Rick's Indexing. All rights reserved. Ciao Perry http://pobox.com/~plporter -