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Within the Latter Day Saint movement, Zion is a term with numerous meanings, including the following:
In the spiritual, metaphorical sense, Zion is regarded by , where there is much suffering, poverty and wickedness. Geographical uses of the name "Zion" are associated with references in the , leaving behind on earth only Methuselah and his family (including Noah ) to repopulate the earth with righteous people. LDS believe that, at the Second Coming , Zion the city of Enoch will return to the presence of the earth. In a literal sense, Zion (the New Jerusalem) is a city that , and a common reference to both North and South America as the " Promised Land ". On 84:4 ). The Mormons were forced to leave the state of Missouri, however, before this temple could be constructed. [http://scriptures.lds.org/dc/124/49-54#49] In and surrounding regions. The term has been so frequently used that it, too, is often considered a "literal" usage. It is even used mockingly in the term "Zion Curtain" (similar to Iron Curtain ), indicating a vastly different culture between "Zion" (in this sense) and the culture of surrounding regions. See also: |
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