3 Degrees of Glory / Outer Darkness
Bible
Doctrine & Covenants
- I Cor 15:40-42 - Resurrection and the Glory of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
- II Cor 12:2-4 - "I knew a man in Christ ... such an one caught up to the third heaven"
- John 14:2 - “In my Father's house are many mansions”
Doctrine & Covenants
- D&C 76:50-112 - Resurrection of the dead, their Judgement, and their Fates
Celestial Kingdom - The Highest Degree
Bible
Doctrine & Covenants
- I Cor 15:40-42 - Resurrection and the Glory of the Celestial, Terrestrial, and the Stars
- II Cor 12:2-4 - "I knew a man in Christ ... such an one caught up to the third heaven"
Doctrine & Covenants
- D&C 76:50-70, 92-96 - Those who are made perfect in Christ shall receive Celestial bodies and live in the city of God
- D&C 88:25-26 - The Earth shall die and be reborn as the Celestial Kingdom
- D&C 131:1-2 - "In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; And in order to obtain the highest, a man must enter into this order of the priesthood [meaning the new and everlasting covenant of marriage];"
Terrestrial Kingdom - The Middle Degree
Bible
Doctrine & Covenants
- I Cor 15:40-42 - Resurrection and the Glory of the Celestial, Terrestrial, and the Stars
Doctrine & Covenants
- D&C 76:71-80, 91, 97 - Description of the Terrestrial Kingdom (Glory of the moon)
- D&C 88:99 - "And after this another angel shall sound, which is the second trump; and then cometh the redemption of those who are Christ’s at his coming; who have received their part in that prison which is prepared for them, that they might receive the gospel, and be judged according to men in the flesh"
Telestial Kingdom - The Lowest Degree
Bible
Doctrine & Covenants
- I Cor 15:40-42 - Resurrection and the Glory of the Celestial, Terrestrial, and the Stars (Telestial)
Doctrine & Covenants
- D&C 76:81-89, 98-106, 109-112 - The Glory of Stars, the Telestial Kingdom, which surpasses all understanding. It is reserved for those who received not Christ yet denied not the Holy Spirit. "These are they who are liars, and sorcerers, and adulterers, and whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie." "These are they who shall not be redeemed from the devil until the last resurrection, until the Lord, even Christ the Lamb, shall have finished his work."
Outer Darkness - Rejecting God and all that He has for us
Spiritual Death (Separation of Spirit from God)
Bible
Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon
- Alma 40:13 - "the spirits of the wicked, ..., they chose evil works rather than good; ... these shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, and this because of their own iniquity, being led captive by the will of the devil"
- D&C 76:32-49 - Vivid description of the fate of the truly wicked