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Going To Kolob
...It revolves near the planet OLIBLISH. Sheet music.
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Planet Kolob
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If You Could Hie to KOLOB
If you could hie to Kolob in the twinkling of an eye,
And then continue onward with the speed of light to fly**,
D'ye think that you could ever, through all eternity,
Find out the generation where Gods began to be?
Or see the grand beginning, where
space did not extend?
Or view the last creation where Gods and matter end?
Methinks the Spirit whispers, "No man has found
'pure
space',"
Nor seen the outside curtains, where nothing has a place.
The works of God continue, and worlds and lives abound;
Improvement and progression have one eternal round.
There is no end to matter; there is no end to space;
There is no end to spirit; there is no end to race.
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If you could hie to Kolob: Listen to the MIDI
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Kolob is a star or planet
described in Mormon scripture. Reference to Kolob is found in the
Book of Abraham,
a work published by Joseph Smith, Jr., the inventor of Mormonism.
According to Smith, Kolob is the heavenly body nearest to the throne or
residence of God. While the Book of Abraham refers to Kolob as a "star",
it also refers to planets as stars, and therefore, some LDS apologists
consider Kolob to be a planet.
Kolob has recently been identified by modern astronomical object and is
recognized as an ancient concept by modern Mormon Egyptologist. Kolob is
discussed in modern LDS religious contexts and it is periodically a
topic of discussion in criticism of Mormonism.
The idea of Kolob has been monetized. it appears within LDS culture, and
there is an LDS hymn about it. Kolob is also the inspiration for the
planet Kobol within the Battlestar Galactica universe, created by
Glen A. Larson, a Mormon.
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Links:
Heaven's Gate
Play it again,
Zork! |
Mormons do not sing this song as much
as they once sang it.
Some Mormon scholars believe that it ought to be banned because it is about space travel, and might lead to ridicule by skeptics.
It's still available
here.
(Some believers have been observed only to mouth words during service,
not wanting to contribute to added ridicule!). |
Some Mormon scholars say
that Kolob is not a planet -- it is a star. Other Mormon scholars think
that KOLOB's stellar status would only make things worse --
It would simply be too hot!
Video on YOU TUBE here
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"The
notion of traveling to the stars is a concept compelling enough to recur in countless
cultural artifacts, from Roman poetry to 20th-century popular music. So ingrained has the
concept become that when novelists, poets or lyricists write of reaching for the stars, it
is instantly understood as a kind of cultural shorthand for striving for the unattainable."
-- Stephanie D. Leifer, Scientific American, February 1999. |
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Also...
Other Mormopn Music attributed to be the Kolob song:
"Kingsfold"
Other
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Links:
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Facsimile
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Jos. Smith
Papyri |
Hypocephalus Gallery
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Facsimilies |
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Jean François Champollion
In 1822
Jean François Champollion (1790-1832), using the
ROSETTA STONE, made the decisive
discovery
concerning the decipherment of the hieroglyphs and became the founder of
Egyptology
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At the same
time, Joseph Smith, using a SEER STONE
invented
Mormonism. |
Jos. Smith
Kolob Canyons, Utah |