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From “Description Of Arabia And Its Inhabitants.—Part V” by Edward Gibbon, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume V (1788):

> “From all sides the roving Arabs were allured to the standard of religion and plunder: the apostle sanctified the license of embracing the female captives as their wives or concubines, and the enjoyment of wealth and beauty was a feeble type of the joys of paradise prepared for the valiant martyrs of the faith. “The sword,” says Mahomet, “is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer: whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven: at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.” The intrepid souls of the Arabs were fired with enthusiasm: the picture of the invisible world was strongly painted on their imagination; and the death which they had always despised became an object of hope and desire.”

This quote is also found, citing Gibbon, in “The Rise, Progress, Establishment, and Decline of the Mahometan Power of Antichrist” by Henry Kitt, in History: The Interpreter of Prophecy, Volume II (1799), pp. 262-263:

> “The sword,” said he, “is the key of heaven and of hell: a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail, than two months of fasting or prayer: whoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and as odoriferous as musk: and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and of cherubim.”

A few months ago I listened to this 2000 lecture by David L. Gard, “‘We Are Yours, O David’: The Eschatology of Chronicles,” and I have to admit I was never quite sure what exactly his argument was or what to make of it. It seemed more devotional than academic, at least by the end, but still I find the idea that the books of Chronicles have an eschatology of their own very fascinating, hence this post.

So is this a more widespread view than I thought it was?

I ask because he certainly faced his share of hardships (lost children, getting kicked out of Zion, etc.), and I am curious to see how his prophetic authority might have “rolled with the punches,” as it were, in response to the downs of life. I find this question fascinating because it really strikes at the old question of “When is a prophet acting as a prophet and when is he acting as a man?”

In particular I’m looking for examples of his immediate reactions upon first hearing terrible news in adult life (i.e. after receiving his prophetic commission). I admit I have not combed through Smith’s own 1838 history before making this post—although I somewhat doubt he would have included any super personal things like that in there. I was hoping maybe there were some anecdotes from his friends and companions.

If no anecdotes of this nature are available or if you can’t think of any, some general descriptions of his tendencies are welcome too. That is, did he always have a word of strength for any occasion, even painful ones—or did he tend to sit with the news in silence for a while before being able to speak? Did he need to take some alone time to pray, or did he prefer not to be alone in hard times? Etc.

Thank you in advance for any answers you all can give.

I want to know the strip that panel is from and of course I would also like to add that image to my collection of reaction images.

Thank you to whoever out there who can help

EDIT: To help jog anyone’s memory I’ll write what I can remember about the panel. To my recollection it featured the Big Three (Nate, Francis, Teddy) in the classroom or somewhere at school, and presumably there was some incident at PS 38 (like a prank maybe) such that now all the kids were being detained so someone could fess up or something. Then the Big Three and all their peers had to hold it down and not snitch or whatever, prompting I believe Francis’ remark: “Who will be the first to crack?”

Matthew 10:16:

> “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”

Genesis 3:1

> “Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, `You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?"…”

I’m curious what obscure bits of lore, fan theories, continuity errors, and behind-the-scenes trivia you guys have come across over the years.

Since it’s my thread I will start with some of my own:

Obscure lore: Dorothy implied in one episode that Stan basically date-raped her

Fan theory: Coco was fired between the pilot and the second episode

Continuity error: When Sophia says she hates socialists, Dorothy jokes that this is because she was “raised a fascist” — although Sophia would’ve been a teenager or young adult by the time Mussolini came to power

Behind-the-scenes trivia: The exterior shots of the girls’ house, canonically in Miami, Florida, were originally taken in Brentwood, California

I ask because I know that in modern times it is incredibly common for English Bibles to refer to Genesis, for example, as “the first book of Moses” in introductions or book headers. This dates at least as far back as the 1611 KJV, although it seems that the Wycliffe Bible, for example, does not refer to any book of the Pentateuch this way.

Of course the idea that the Pentateuch was written by Moses goes back to antiquity, but I am wondering if this specific appellation does too, or if it is a later (perhaps much later) development.