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It is not just corruption. JS uses the word "abomination" and it is the same word used in Scripture for idol worship and witchcraft, and those who practice such things will never inherit the kingdom of God.
The term "professors of Christianity" does not refer to College Professors. It is used to describe those who profess Christianity. In other words, members of Christian churches.
(In questions directed to Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism . . . ).
First--"Do you believe the Bible?"
If we do, we are the only people under heaven that do, for there are none of the religious sects of the day that do."
Third--"Will everybody be damned, but Mormons?"
Yes, and a great portion of them, unless they repent, and work righteousness." (Teachings, page 119).
Dammed means being stopped from progression, not being of the devil
You said: "The term "professors of Christianity" does not refer to College Professors. It is used to describe those who profess Christianity. In other words, members of Christian churches.
The term "professors of Christianity" refers to your leaders.
You said: Damned as it was understood in the 19th Century, meant condemned to hell.
You should check out the meaning in the 19th century dictionary. HERE IS ONE FROM 1828:
DAM, verb transitive
1. To make a dam or to stop a stream of water by a bank of earth, or by any other work; to confine or shut in water. It is common to use, after the verb, in, up, or out; as, to dam in, or to dam up, the water, and to damout is to prevent water from entering.
2. To confine or restrain from escaping; to shut in.
You said: As you said, there are only two churches - the church of the Lamb of God and the church of the devil. If all the other sects (Christian churches) are wrong, then they must not be of the church of the Lamb of God, so they must be churches of the devil.
Have you read the story of the wheat and the tares?:
(New Testament | Matthew 13:25 - 30)
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Tares and wheat are growing together in every church, but they will be sorted out.
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