And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he acknowledged, without doubt the Lord is during this position; and that i knew it no longer . . . this can be none different however the condo of God, and this is often the gate of heaven.—Genesis 28:16-17

From the premortal international, the place the Plan of Salvation was once laid out and the necessity for temples was once tested, to the recovery, within which the fullness of the gospel was once reintroduced to the realm within the temple rite, writer Matthew B. Brown explores the wealthy historical past of symbolism that has characterised temples and temple worship in the course of the a while, reverently analyzing the sacred doctrines linked to “the gate of heaven.” between many different themes, he discusses:

• Rituals and logos from the Tabernacle of Moses, the Temple of Solomon, and the holy areas of the earliest Christians.

• The amazing parallels among historical temple worship and the doctrines and ordinances restored by way of Joseph Smith.

• Personages from the spirit global who again to earth to request temple paintings, to aid with this paintings, or to witness their very own paintings being done

• The restored doctrine of creating one’s calling and election sure

• Long-standing myths approximately LDS temple worship and the starting place, symbols, and rituals of Freemasonry

Representing greater than a decade of excessive examine and documentation, The Gate of Heaven is destined to develop into a vintage between Latter-day Saint works facing the sacred and important topic of temples and temple worship.