the things of the Jews, and I know that the Jews do understand the things of the prophets, and there is none other people that understand the things which were spoken unto the Jews, like unto them, save it be that they are taught after the manner of the things of the Jews. 6. But behold I, Nephi, have not taught my children after the manner of the Jews; but behold, I, of myself, have dwelt at Jerusalem, wherefore I know concerning the regions round about; and I have made mention unto my children concerning the judgments of God, which hath come to pass among the Jews, unto my children, according to all that which Isaiah hath spoken, and I do not write them. 7. But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy, according to my plainness; in the which, I know that no man can err; nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaiah shall be fulfilled, men shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass; 8. Wherefore, they are of worth unto the children of men, and he that supposeth that they are not, unto them will I speak particularly, and confine the words unto mine own people: for I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days: for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them. 9. And as one generation hath been destroyed among the Jews, because of iniquity, even so have they been destroyed, from generation to generation, according to their iniquities; and never hath any of them been destroyed save it were foretold them by the prophets of the Lord. 10. Wherefore, it hath been told them concerning the destruction which should come upon them, immediately after my father left Jerusalem; nevertheless, they hardened their hearts; and according to my prophecy, they have been destroyed, save it be those which are carried away captive into Babylon. 11. And now this I speak because of the Spirit which is in me. And notwithstanding they have been carried away, they shall return again, and possess the land of Jerusalem; wherefore they shall be restored again to the land of their inheritance. 12. But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumours of wars; and when the day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks. 13. Behold, they will crucify him, and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days, he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings, and all those who shall believe on his name, shall be saved in the kingdom of C, L. Nep. 1: 13. 10: 3. See g, 1. Nep. 7. God: wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have seen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name. 14. And behold it shall come to pass, that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested himself unto his people, unto as many as will believe on his name, behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again: for wo unto them that fight against God and the people of his church. 15. Wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered among all nations; yea, and also Babylon shall be destroyed; wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered by other nations; 16. And after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations, for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation, until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind; and when that day shall come, that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things, 17. And the Lord will set his hand again the "second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state. Wherefore, he will proceed to do a marvellous work and a wonder among the children of men. 18. Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah, which should deceive the people: for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews. 19. For according to the words of the prophets, the Messiah cometh in 'six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem, and according to the words of the prophets, and also the word of the angel of God, his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 20. And now, my brethren, I have spoken "plain, that ye cannot err: and as the Lord God liveth that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses 2. 22:5. II. Nep. 10: 7-9. 25: 5:14. g, see d, 1. Nep. 11:13-34. e, I. Nep. 10: 12. 19:13, 14. 10:6. f, 1. Nep. 10: 14. 19:15-17. II. Nep. 6: 11, 14. 18. 26:12. 30:7. III. Nep. 5: 26. 20:30. Mor. 3: 21. f, II. Nep. 2. h, II. Nep. 6:14. 21:11. 29:1. Jacob 6: i, I. Nep. 14:7. 1. Nep. 22: 8. II. Nep. 27: 26. 29:1. III. Nep. 21: 9. 28:31-33. Mor. 8: 34. j, I. Nep. 13: 34, 35, 39, 40. II. Nep. 27: 6-26. III. Nep. Mor. 8: 14-16, 25-34. k, 1. Nep. 13: 39-42. II. Nep. 25: 16-18. i, see b, I. Nep. 10. m, see b. 16: 4. 26:12. Mor. 3: 21. 5:12-15. power that he should heal the nations, after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock, and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven, save it be this Jesus Christ of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved. 21. Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lord God promised unto me that these things which I write, shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my seed, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph, that his seed should never perish as long as the earth should stand. 22. Wherefore, these things shall go from generation to generation as long as the earth shall stand; and they shall go according to the will and pleasure of God; and the nations who shall possess them, shall be "judged of them according to the words which are written; 23. For we labour diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do. 24. And notwithstanding we believe in Christ, we keep the law of Moses, and look forward with steadfastness unto Christ, until the law shall be fulfilled; 25. For, for this end was the law given; wherefore the law hath become dead unto us, and we are made alive in Christ, because of our faith; yet we keep the law because of the commandments; 26. And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins. 27. Wherefore, we speak concerning the law, that our children may know the deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given. And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they need not harden their hearts against him, when the law ought to be done away. 28. And now behold, my people, ye are a stiffnecked people wherefore, I have spoken plain unto you, that ye cannot misunderstand. And the words which I have spoken, shall stand as a testimony against you: for they are sufficient to teach any man the right way: for the right way is to 26: 1. n, ver. 18. П. Nep. 33: 10-15. III. Nep. 27: 23-27. 29: 34. Ether 4:8-10. 0, vers. 25-30. 1. Nep. 5:9. II. Nep. 5:10. 4:4, 5. Jarom 1:5. Mos. 2:3. 3:14-16. 12: 28, 29, 31-37. 16: 14, 15. Alma 25: 14-16. 30: 3. 31:9. 34: 13, 14. Nep. 1: 24, 25. 9:17-19. 12:17, 18. 15:2-10. Jacob 13: 27-35. Hela. 15: 5. III. believe in Christ and deny him not; for by denying him, ye also deny the prophets and the law. 29. And now behold I say unto you, That the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel: wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in no wise be cast out. 30. And, inasmuch as it shall be expedient, ye must keep the performances and ordinances of God, until the law shall be fulfilled which was given unto Moses. CHAPTER 26. 1. AND after Christ shall have risen from the dead, he shall "show himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren; and the words which he shall speak unto you shall be the law which ye shall do. 2. For behold, I say unto you, That I have beheld that many generations shall pass away, and there shall be great wars and contentions among my people. 3. And after the Messiah shall come, there shall be 'signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his death and resurrection; and great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked; for they shall perish; and they perish because they cast out the prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them: wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground against them. 4. Wherefore all those who are proud, and that do wickedly, the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, for they shall be as stubble; 5. And they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord of Hosts; and mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them, and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder; 6. And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions, for the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of Hosts. 7. O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people! For I, Nephi, have seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord; but I must cry unto my God, thy ways are just. 8. But behold, the righteous, that hearken unto the words of the prophets, and destroy them not, but look 2. a, ver. 9. 1. Nep. 11: 7. c, see a, I. Nep. 12. 12:6. See b, I. Nep. 12. b, see a, I. Nep. forward unto Christ with stedfastness for the signs which are given, notwithstanding all persecutions; behold they are they which shall not perish. 9. But the Son of righteousness shall appear unto them; and he shall heal them, and they shall have peace with him, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness. 10. And when these things have passed away, a speedy destruction cometh unto my people; for, notwithstanding the pains of my soul, I have seen it; wherefore, I know that it shall come to pass; and they sell themselves for naught: for, for the reward of their pride, and their foolishness, they shall reap destruction; for because they yield unto the devil, and choose works of darkness rather than light; therefore they must go down to hell; 11. For the Spirit of the Lord will not always strive with man. And when the Spirit ceaseth to strive with man, then cometh speedy destruction, and this grieveth my soul. 12. And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be that the Gentiles "be convinced also that Jesus is the Christ, the eternal God; 13. And that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, by the power of the Holy Ghost; yea, unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, working mighty miracles, signs, and wonders, among the children of men, according to their faith. 14. But behold, I prophesy unto you concerning the last days; concerning the days when the Lord God 'shall bring these things forth unto the children of men. 15. After my seed and the seed of my brethren shall have dwindled in unbelief, and shall have been smitten by the Gentiles; yea, after the Lord God shall have camped against them round about, and shall have laid siege against them with a mount, and raised forts against them; and after they shall have been brought down low in the dust, even that they are not, yet the words of the righteous shall be written, and the prayers of the faithful shall be heard, and all those who have dwindled in unbelief, shall not be forgotten; 16. For those who shall be destroyed shall 'speak unto them out of the ground, and their speech shall be low out of the dust, and their voice shall be as one that hath a familiar spirit; for the Lord God will give unto him power, that he may whisper concerning them, even as it were out of the ground; and their speech shall whisper out of the dust. 10: 12, 13. e, see b, I. Nep. 12. f, I. Nep. 12:12. Hela. 13: 5, 9, 10. III. Nep. 27: 32. h, see s, 1. Nep. 13. See i. Nep. 13: i, see j, II. Ñep. 25. j, 1. Nep. k, Isa. 29: 3. 7, Isa. 29: 4. d, ш. Nep. 9: 13. Alma 45: 10, 12. 9, see ƒ, II. Nep. 25. 1-3. Mor. 3: 21. 14, 31. Mor. 5:15, 20. Mor. 6: 5-22. 34-38, 42. 14: 12: 22, 23. 8: |