Leaders of the Church have been clear that the revelation of such matters, even if true, is never the privilege of anyone save the President of the Church. If he sustains the president of the Church and does not wish to challenge him, he would not reveal and disclose things that he says were for him alone. Winston Spencer Churchill 1874 1965 William R Manchester The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill - Wikipedia The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 is the first volume of William Manchester’s biographical trilogy which deals with Churchill’s early life and his adventurous political career until he was shunned. If this is so, it makes little sense for Spencer to spread them about. These visions were given to Spencer to prepare him personally for what lay ahead in his own life” (13). Something said in the website mentioned earlier really stood out to me: “First, he sustains the living prophet and his preeminent calling in revealing the word of God to the Church. However, I know personally that one of the best ways to deceive someone is to hide a few lies under many layers of truth. The spiritual gifts he received where received line upon line and bit by bit. I also enjoyed how he never received anything for free. I saw a lot of parallels to the time described in the early chapters of 3 Nephi in the Book of Mormon.
Im pretty open to visions, NDEs, etc but there is something about this one that gives me the willies. I also enjoyed his description of the calamities before the second coming. So Im reading the book 'Visions of Glory' and by John Pontius and Im finding it deeply disturbing and just kind of creepy.
I honestly think that part has a lot of truth to it, but again I don't know and could easily be wrong about that. I also very much enjoyed the way he described the spiritual plane of existence. As I read through it I felt at least a few parts were true, especially when Spencer described Christ. Here is a link to the reasons as to why not: I read this book with an open mind, giving it the benefit of the doubt. 1st editions, 3 volumes, illustrations, illustrated end pages.Having read it and read the criticisms about it, I can say it's an interesting book with possibly a few truths here and there, but it is not inspired of God. Boston & New York: Little, Brown & Co., 1983-2012. It also took Johns understanding of Spiritual things (he has written othe I have read many peoples accounts of NDEs and dreams/visions, but this one tops them all. VISIONS OF GLORY, 1874-1932 ALONE, 1932-1940 DEFENDER OF THE REALM, 1940-1965. Spencer kept his visions of the future secret for 3 decades (except telling his wife and close family,) and it wasnt until he met John that he felt God gave him permission to share his visions. He was born into the family of an obscure cloth maker named John Spenser, who belonged to the Merchant Taylors’ Company and was married to a woman named Elizabeth, about whom almost nothing is known. THE LAST LION: WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL. Edmund Spenser is considered one of the preeminent poets of the English language. 1,182p.)Īll three volumes very good, in very good dust jackets dust jacket to volume 2 clipped. 973p.)ĭefender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (2012. Discover The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume I: Visions of Glory 1874-1932 as its meant to be heard, narrated by Frederick Davidson. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. The project outlived the author, and Manchester’s hand-picked successor, Paul Reid finished the work from his mentor’s research and notes.Īn unmatched biography of one of the Twentieth Century’s great men. Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill - Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering.
Thirty years later Manchester embarked on a three-decade long endeavor to chronicle the life of the last great British imperialist, and savior of free government. Churchill had written the same assignment at the same age, and the two bonded. 37.00 Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom 392. 20.00 The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill 540. Historian William Manchester met Winston Churchill in 1953, when the youthful Manchester was on his way to write about the Middle East for the Baltimore Sun. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 528. William Manchester and Paul Reid’s The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill.