Following is from some personal study I did about 10 years ago but it speaks to this subject albeit in somewhat greater detail than might be anticipated.
To shorten if one is not inclined to read these are the points made in the text that follows this list.
1.) Light is the law and power by which all things are governed. (D & C 88)
2.) There was a fall in space. (quote by Brigham Young below)
3.) Each Kingdom exists in differing degrees of light and a lower kingdom cannot tolerate the degree of light of a higher kingdom. (D & C 88)
4.) New research showing how gene expression can be controlled, turned off and on, by the quantity or quality of UV light that triggers expression. Thus simply by altering UV light as would occur in changes in higher kingdoms one might experience greater capacities associated with a higher being. Photographic memory, longevity, tolerance to higher intensity of light etc.
CONDITION 2 - FALL IN LIGHT
The premise for this condition is a given based on what we know of the earth’s origins. Nonetheless it possibly suffers from lack of thoughtful consideration as to the impact of the fall in this remarkable resource as it existed during the earth’s Edenic state. If matter was existing in a eternal state and then fell below the standard of being able to tolerate the conditions of an eternal state, one would readily perceive that these conditions were no longer beneficial to sustaining the matter. Instead it would negatively impact the matter by increasing the destructive effect of conditions of perfection and purity upon corrupted matter. One of the key environmental factors of a perfect state is the nature and quality of the light source that is manifest in an eternal state. If matter has begun a process of change that is devolving to a corrupted state and the intent was to preserve that matter for as long as necessary to accomplish desired objectives, it would need to be moved from its proximity to the pure renewing light source to a distance where a diffused lesser light source could sustain the life giving forces temporarily without destroying them by burning them out. That light is perhaps the primary force sustained in scripture as the controlling element of all things is extrapolated from the following verse:
D & C 88:13
13 The light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed, even the power of God who sitteth upon his throne, who is in the bosom of eternity, who is in the midst of all things.
Thus, the first facet of the fall discussed in its physical movement from one location to another has intrinsic in the process the second objective to move from one location to another to reach a safe distance from excessive exposure to the effects of perfected light. This distance is suitable to sustain a process of a slow death by providing a diffused light to prevent a total immediate absence of light which would be instant physical death. This quote by Brigham Young, already referenced also has reference to changes in the orb which provides our light:
When the earth was framed and brought into existence and man was placed upon it, it was near the throne of our Father in heaven. And when man fell—though that was designed in the economy, there was nothing about it mysterious or unknown to the Gods, they understood it all, it was all planned— but when man fell, the earth fell into space, and took up its abode in this planetary system, and the sun became our light. When the Lord said—"Let there be light," there was light, for the earth was brought near the sun that it might reflect upon it so as to give us light by day, and the moon to give us light by night. This is the glory the earth came from, and when it is glorified it will return again unto the presence of the Father, and it will dwell there, 20. (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, 17:143.)
The physical conditions that may relate to the trauma of a fall in space can easily contribute to the evidences of mass die offs of species from cataclysmic conditions such as ice, water, fire and any other condition that I have considered. Additionally, one of the foundational principles of measuring the age of organic and non-organic substances is based on scientific understandings of the rate of decay of radioactive isotopes. This will be covered later but to introduce the subject there are several assumptions that scientists make that are completely at odds with the idea of a physical fall in space and a change in the nature of light received from the sun or suns around which this earth existed prior to the fall. These assumptions are:
a.) The balance between Carbon-14 production and decay has always been the same;
b.) The rate of Carbon-14 decay has not altered;
c.) Organic material tested has not been contaminated by Carbon-14 since its death;
d.) Earth's magnetic field intensity has not changed;
4.) Cosmic ray intensity has not changed.
If any of these factors are not precisely as they exist according to the current state of existence the laws of physics used to calculate and assess the age of the earth, fossils, rocks and any other age measured matter would be in error. There appears to be little scriptural insight as to the magnitude that the changes in location and degree, intensity, or quality of light that may have existed in precise measurable quantities prior to the fall. However, it is known that each of these conditions would have been far different in a purified state than that of a telestial mortal state. The sources of that difference may be two fold.
In the first consideration, simple proximity to cosmic influences is going to create distinct impact on the nature of cosmic ray influences and affect Carbon-14 decay rates, production, and quantity as well as other radiometric dating criteria. Potential for how these influences could be understood will be explored a little later in this section.
The second consideration has to do with the nature of the glorified beings that inhabit eternal realms and who also provide in some measure the life and light force that sustains planets and stars in the functions to which they are assigned. While this state of glory is absolutely not understood there are certain effects that scripture speaks to about being in the presence of such a glorified being. One aspect of Christ’s second coming that seems particularly singular is the inability of the wicked and anything of a telestial level to bear his presence:
Doctrine and Covenants 133:41
41 And it shall be answered upon their heads; for the presence of the Lord shall be as the melting fire that burneth, and as the fire which causeth the waters to boil.
Doctrine and Covenants 101:24-25
24 And every corruptible thing, both of man, or of the beasts of the field, or of the fowls of the heavens, or of the fish of the sea, that dwells upon all the face of the earth, shall be consumed;
25 And also that of element shall melt with fervent heat; and all things shall become new, that my knowledge and glory may dwell upon all the earth.
2 Peter 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
2 Nephi 6:14
14 And behold, according to the words of the prophet, the Messiah will set himself again the second time to recover them; wherefore, he will manifest himself unto them in power and great glory, unto the destruction of their enemies, when that day cometh when they shall believe in him; and none will he destroy that believe in him.
As the second coming is precipitous to the earth returning to its Edenic state, it is necessary that all things of a telestial standard be destroyed. This also indicates the necessities of a gradual fall as opposed to an instant fall. Anything that was conditioned to an Edenic existence had to gradually over generations slowly become more mortal, and more degraded in order for the for the world as a whole to make that transition in a sustainable pattern that permitted the existence of life to continue. Thus in reverse, the only way for the righteous to withstand this transition back to the Edenic existence is for Christ to activate the capacity for the righteous to tolerate the standard of a higher law.
The possibilities of how this might be accomplished are only now being observed by science as a byproduct of the genome project of mapping human DNA. It is now understood that certain gene expression can be turned on and turned off by exposing binding molecules to ultraviolet light:
Triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs) are commonly used molecules that can prevent gene transcription by binding to double-stranded DNA. NC State chemist Dr. Alex Deiters wanted to find a way to more precisely control TFOs, and by extension, the transcription of certain genes. So Deiters attached a light-activated “cage” to a TFO. When exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, the cage is removed, and the TFO is free to bind with DNA, inhibiting transcription of the gene of interest.
“In the absence of light, transcription activity is 100 percent,” says Deiters. “When we turn on the light, we can take it down to about 25 percent, which is a significant reduction in gene expression.”
Additionally, Deiters fine-tuned the process by attaching a caged inhibitor strand to the TFO. In the absence of UV light, the TFO behaves normally, binding to DNA and preventing gene expression. However, when exposed to UV light, the caged inhibitor activates and stops the TFO from binding with DNA, turning gene transcription on.
“We’ve created a tool that allows for the light-activation of genetic transcription,” Deiters says. “By giving researchers greater temporal and spatial control over gene expression, we’ve expanded their ability to study the behavior of particular genes in whichever environment they choose.”(
http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/tp-gene-light/)
This description of genetic transcription
26, found in the footnote, is not to describe what will happen when in the presence of the pure light of Christ but simply to illustrate factors that are known that do illustrate how unexpressed genes which may contain myriad capacities seldom observed in fallen man could become expressed in an individual prepared to receive sufficient pure light to activate latent traits. Things such as hyper memory, abilities in language and understanding, greater sensitivity to spiritual talents etc.
Other research has been forth coming which illustrates additional ways in which light cn be used as a direct influence on DNA repair as a result of exposure to photon energy – a photon being one of the cellular components of light
Blue light governs a number of cellular responses in bacteria, plants, and animals, including photoreactivation, plant development, and circadian photoentrainment. These activities are mediated by a family of highly conserved flavoproteins, the photolyase/cryptochrome family. Photolyase binds to UV photoproducts in DNA and repairs them in a process called photoreactivation in which blue light is used to initiate a cyclic electron transfer to break bonds and restore the integrity of DNA. Cryptochrome, which has a high degree of sequence identity to photolyase, works as the main circadian photoreceptor and as a component of the molecular clock in animals, including mammals, and regulates growth and development in plants. (
http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v21/n ... 5958a.html)
This type of research is still very much in its infancy, however it potentially illustrates that the concept of the positive potential of light on health and cellular repair. In the day of destruction of the Lords coming, is it not unreasonable that the light of his presence will serve the dual purpose of destroying those that cannot endure it’s presence while preserving those who can be acted upon by the spirit in positive fashion to be raised to a level that is benefited by such light. Further consideration of these and other potentials will be explored as this document proceeds.
This ends this portion of my previous research. I will add that this is the most speculative that I ever get in my studies. IT is based on scriptures and quotes and I believe I have protected the potential trues to be derived from these sources. The scientific material provided is simply to illustrate potentials and in no way is to state to any degree of finality that "this is so". Spiritual sources are so much more consistent and reliable than our current levels of scientific understandings which are always subject to change as we advance in understandings. Hindingbehindmyhandle mentioned Saturn which is something I worked on in this same document years ago. What I found most interesting was placement of Saturn Stones at the top of the Salt Lake Temple which if researched out matches or at least alludes to very ancient mythology about Saturn. .... but that is for a different post, another day.
Footnotes:
26 Transcription is when RNA is made from DNA. The information is copied from one molecule to the other. The DNA sequence is copied by a special enzyme called RNA polymerase to make a matching RNA strand.
"All living things, with their myriad variations, use an almost identical microscopic machine to read their genes. This machine – RNA polymerase – is responsible for a process called transcription, which by producing RNA from DNA, takes the first step in reading the blueprint of life that is encoded in all of our genes".[1]
The matching RNA strand is a 'pre-messenger RNA'. Next, the non-coding introns are stripped out by a spliceosome. The remainingexons are put together to make a messenger RNA.
The product is called messenger RNA (mRNA) because it carries a genetic message from the DNA to the protein-making machinery of the cell. Transcription is the first step that leads to the expression of the genes.
The stretch of DNA that is transcribed into an RNA molecule is called a transcription unit. (
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transc ... (genetics))
