1 Nephi
30 verses
If the Gentiles listen to the Lamb of God in that day, he will show himself to them through his word, his power, and his actions, removing the things that cause them to stumble—
And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in word, and also in power, in very deed, unto the taking away of their stumbling blocks—
If they do not harden their hearts against the Lamb of God, they will be counted among your father’s descendants; they will be counted as part of the house of Israel, and they will be a blessed people on the promised land forever. They will no longer be brought into captivity, and the house of Israel will no longer be confused or scattered.
And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.
And that great pit, which has been dug for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children to lead the souls of men down to hell—that great pit which has been dug for the destruction of men will be filled by those who dug it, leading to their complete destruction, says the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, except for being cast into that endless hell.
And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children, that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into that hell which hath no end.
This is according to the captivity of the devil, and also according to the justice of God, upon all those who choose to do wickedness and abomination before him.
For behold, this is according to the captivity of the devil, and also according to the justice of God, upon all those who will work wickedness and abomination before him.
The angel spoke to me, Nephi, saying: You have seen that if the Gentiles repent, it will be well for them; and you also know about the covenants the Lord made with the house of Israel; and you have also heard that whoever does not repent will perish.
And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, Nephi, saying: Thou hast beheld that if the Gentiles repent it shall be well with them; and thou also knowest concerning the covenants of the Lord unto the house of Israel; and thou also hast heard that whoso repenteth not must perish.
So, sorrow will come to the Gentiles if they harden their hearts against the Lamb of God.
Therefore, wo be unto the Gentiles if it so be that they harden their hearts against the Lamb of God.
The Lamb of God says that the time is coming when I will do a great and marvelous work among the children of men—a work that will last forever, either to convince them to have peace and eternal life, or to let them be given over to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds, leading them into captivity and destruction, both physically and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil that I have spoken about.
For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other—either to the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.
After the angel finished speaking, he asked me, “Do you remember the covenants the Father made with the house of Israel? ” I answered him, “Yes. ”
And it came to pass that when the angel had spoken these words, he said unto me: Rememberest thou the covenants of the Father unto the house of Israel? I said unto him, Yea.
He said to me, “Look at that great and abominable church, the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil. ”
And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold that great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose founder is the devil.
He said to me: There are only two churches; one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil. Whoever does not belong to the church of the Lamb of God belongs to that great church, which is the mother of abominations, and she is the whore of all the earth.
And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.
I looked and saw the whore of all the earth, and she sat on many waters; she had power over the whole earth, among all nations, families, languages, and people.
And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.
I saw the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore who sat on many waters. Still, I saw that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also spread across the whole earth, but their influence was small because of the wickedness of the great whore I saw.
And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore who sat upon many waters; nevertheless, I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also upon all the face of the earth; and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw.
I saw that the great mother of abominations gathered crowds from all over the earth, from every nation of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb of God.
And it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of abominations did gather together multitudes upon the face of all the earth, among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb of God.
I, Nephi, saw the power of the Lamb of God come down upon the saints of the church of the Lamb and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered across the whole earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.
And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.
I saw that the wrath of God was poured out on that great and abominable church, so much that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and families of the earth.
And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth.
As wars and rumors of wars started among all the nations that belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spoke to me, saying: The wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and you see all these things—
And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—
When the day comes that God’s wrath is poured out on the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, on that day, the Father’s work will begin to prepare the way to fulfill the covenants he has made to his people who are of the house of Israel.
And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of Israel.
The angel spoke to me and said, “Look! ”
And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
I looked and saw a man who was dressed in a white robe.
And I looked and beheld a man, and he was dressed in a white robe.
The angel said to me, “One of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ”
And the angel said unto me: Behold one of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
He will see and write the rest of these things, as well as many things that have happened in the past.
Behold, he shall see and write the remainder of these things; yea, and also many things which have been.
He will also write about the end of the world.
And he shall also write concerning the end of the world.
The things he will write are just and true; they are written in the book you saw coming from the mouth of the Jew. When they first came from the mouth of the Jew, or when the book first came from the mouth of the Jew, the things written were plain, pure, most precious, and easy for everyone to understand.
Wherefore, the things which he shall write are just and true; and behold they are written in the book which thou beheld proceeding out of the mouth of the Jew; and at the time they proceeded out of the mouth of the Jew, or, at the time the book proceeded out of the mouth of the Jew, the things which were written were plain and pure, and most precious and easy to the understanding of all men.
The things that this apostle of the Lamb will write are many of the things you have seen, and you will see the rest.
And behold, the things which this apostle of the Lamb shall write are many things which thou hast seen; and behold, the remainder shalt thou see.
But you must not write the things you will see next, because the Lord God has appointed the apostle of the Lamb of God to write them.
But the things which thou shalt see hereafter thou shalt not write; for the Lord God hath ordained the apostle of the Lamb of God that he should write them.
And he has also shown all things to others who have lived, and they have written them; these writings are sealed to come forth in their purity, according to the truth that is in the Lamb, at the Lord’s own appointed time, to the house of Israel.
And also others who have been, to them hath he shown all things, and they have written them; and they are sealed up to come forth in their purity, according to the truth which is in the Lamb, in the own due time of the Lord, unto the house of Israel.
I, Nephi, heard and testify that the name of the apostle of the Lamb was John, just as the angel said.
And I, Nephi, heard and bear record, that the name of the apostle of the Lamb was John, according to the word of the angel.
I, Nephi, am forbidden to write the rest of the things I saw and heard; so what I have written is enough for me, and I have only written a small part of what I saw.
And behold, I, Nephi, am forbidden that I should write the remainder of the things which I saw and heard; wherefore the things which I have written sufficeth me; and I have written but a small part of the things which I saw.
I testify that I saw the things my father saw, and the angel of the Lord made them known to me.
And I bear record that I saw the things which my father saw, and the angel of the Lord did make them known unto me.
I will now finish talking about the things I saw while I was carried away in the spirit. Even if not everything I saw is written here, what I have written is true. That’s how it is. Amen.
And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things which I saw while I was carried away in the spirit; and if all the things which I saw are not written, the things which I have written are true. And thus it is. Amen.