Accusations and Actualities: Joseph Smith and False Prophecies

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A lot of people claim that Joseph Smith issued false prophecies. But do these accusations have merit? I only look at a few of them here, but I think you may be surprised.

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Notes/Links:
Original Testify Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FFyxQZX10
Testify defending bible over similar prophecy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wma8nOiSIY
Revelation regarding a temple: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-22-23-september-1832-dc-84/1#historical-intro
Joseph’s prophecies to Judge Stephen Douglass: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-draft-1-march-31-december-1843/45
Also: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-draft-1-march-31-december-1843/46
Lysander Spooner’s “No Treason:” https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/spooner-no-treason-no-i-1867
Albert Nock’s “Our Enemy, The State:” https://archive.org/details/ourenemystate0000albe
Review of Thomas DiLorenzo’s “The Real Lincoln:” https://mises.org/mises-review/real-lincoln-new-look-abraham-lincoln-his-agenda-and-unnecessary-war-thomas-dilorenzo
Springfield Republican/New York Tribune on Douglass’ changed fortunes: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030213/1859-12-06/ed-1/?sp=6&r=0.704,0.331,0.593,0.323,0
Douglass’ speech: https://www.truthandgrace.com/1857DouglasSpeech0612.htm
Deseret News version of the prophecy released before Douglass’ speech (i.e. it could not have been fabricated post facto): https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/desnews1/id/5347/rec/1
Revelation about Salem, and background: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/revelation-6-august-1836-dc-111/1#historical-intro
Erastus Snow’s Journal re: fulfilling the revelation about Salem: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/6dbc7681-6c39-4ece-ab7f-2d0ab4155c53/0/4

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