In 1833, the prophet Joseph Smith received a revelation that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints call the Word of Wisdom. The basis of the word of wisdom is found in this verse.
Doctrine and Covenants 89:4
Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days, I have warned you, and forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation.
It later states in verse 9:
And again, hot drinks are not for the body or belly.
It has been accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that hot drinks refer to coffee and tea.
Other items specified to be not consumed in the revelation are alcoholic beverages. Smoking and chewing tobacco were also banned. Today the church places illegal drug abuse in line with not living up to the standards of the Word of Wisdom even though they were not specified in the letter of the law when it was given. If a member of the church wishes to enter the temple, they must abide by this law.
The Word of Wisdom comes with a promise:
And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;
And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures;
And shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint.
And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise, that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them.
Now one may wonder what is meant by the destroying angel. I believe he is referring to the future plagues that will come to the earth during the time when the seventh seal is opened up as spoken by the Apostle John in the Book of Revelations.
What most people don’t realize is that the seven seals each represent a one thousand year period on the earth beginning with the times of Adam. If this teaching is correct, then I give as my opinion that we are at the very beginning of the seventh seal and the plaques prophesied to occur during the 30 seconds of silence are right around the corner. When I look at the six seal, every last item listed has already occurred. And now, earthquakes and other natural disasters are on the rise. Now is the time to be ready.
Revelations 8
5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. (Happening now)
6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
When verse 7 is fulfilled, the people of the earth will want for food. It is time to store food for such a disaster.
Now back to the Word of Wisdom, here is the plague I find intriguing. I believe John is talking about cigarettes.
Revelations 9:
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those amen which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. (perhaps billboard and commercial ads?)
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the asound of chariots of many horses running to battle. (Sounds like the description of a truck used to transport the cigarettes)
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
If interpreted correctly by me, then simply obey the Word of Wisdom and you may be stayed from this plague.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope you found it interesting. Let me know if you would like to talk more on the subject.