3 Nephi
29 verses
I truly tell you, I am giving you a sign so you will know when these things are about to happen—that I will gather my people, O house of Israel, from their long dispersion and will once again establish my Zion among them.
And verily I say unto you, I give unto you a sign, that ye may know the time when these things shall be about to take place—that I shall gather in, from their long dispersion, my people, O house of Israel, and shall establish again among them my Zion;
This is the sign I will give you: I truly tell you that when the things I am telling you now, and the things I will tell you later by myself and by the power of the Holy Ghost given to you by the Father, are made known to the Gentiles so they can learn about this people, who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and about my people who will be scattered by them;
And behold, this is the thing which I will give unto you for a sign—for verily I say unto you that when these things which I declare unto you, and which I shall declare unto you hereafter of myself, and by the power of the Holy Ghost which shall be given unto you of the Father, shall be made known unto the Gentiles that they may know concerning this people who are a remnant of the house of Jacob, and concerning this my people who shall be scattered by them;
Truly, truly, I tell you, when these things are made known to them by the Father, and come from the Father, from them to you;
Verily, verily, I say unto you, when these things shall be made known unto them of the Father, and shall come forth of the Father, from them unto you;
It is the Father's wisdom that they should be established in this land and set up as a free people by His power, so that these things can come from them to a remnant of your descendants, fulfilling the covenant the Father has made with His people, O house of Israel.
For it is wisdom in the Father that they should be established in this land, and be set up as a free people by the power of the Father, that these things might come forth from them unto a remnant of your seed, that the covenant of the Father may be fulfilled which he hath covenanted with his people, O house of Israel;
So, when these works and the works that will be done among you in the future come from the Gentiles to your descendants, who will fall into unbelief because of sin;
Therefore, when these works and the works which shall be wrought among you hereafter shall come forth from the Gentiles, unto your seed which shall dwindle in unbelief because of iniquity;
The Father wants it to come from the Gentiles so he can show his power to them. If the Gentiles do not harden their hearts, they can repent, come to me, be baptized in my name, and learn the true points of my doctrine, so they can be counted among my people, O house of Israel.
For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth from the Gentiles, that he may show forth his power unto the Gentiles, for this cause that the Gentiles, if they will not harden their hearts, that they may repent and come unto me and be baptized in my name and know of the true points of my doctrine, that they may be numbered among my people, O house of Israel;
When your descendants begin to learn these things, it will be a sign to them that the work of the Father has already started to fulfill the covenant he made with the people of the house of Israel.
And when these things come to pass that thy seed shall begin to know these things—it shall be a sign unto them, that they may know that the work of the Father hath already commenced unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the people who are of the house of Israel.
When that day comes, kings will be silent, because they will see things they were never told about, and they will think about things they had never heard.
And when that day shall come, it shall come to pass that kings shall shut their mouths; for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
On that day, for my sake, the Father will do a great and marvelous work among them; and there will be some among them who will not believe it, even though someone tells them about it.
For in that day, for my sake shall the Father work a work, which shall be a great and a marvelous work among them; and there shall be among them those who will not believe it, although a man shall declare it unto them.
The life of my servant will be in my hands; so they will not harm him, even though he will be damaged because of them. But I will heal him, to show them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
But behold, the life of my servant shall be in my hand; therefore they shall not hurt him, although he shall be marred because of them. Yet I will heal him, for I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil.
So anyone who does not believe my words—I am Jesus Christ—which the Father will cause him to bring to the Gentiles, and will give him power to deliver them to the Gentiles, will be cut off from among my covenant people, just as Moses said.
Therefore it shall come to pass that whosoever will not believe in my words, who am Jesus Christ, which the Father shall cause him to bring forth unto the Gentiles, and shall give unto him power that he shall bring them forth unto the Gentiles, (it shall be done even as Moses said) they shall be cut off from among my people who are of the covenant.
And my people, who are a remnant of Jacob, will be among the Gentiles, in the middle of them like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goes through, tramples down and tears in pieces, and no one can rescue.
And my people who are a remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, yea, in the midst of them as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Their hand will be raised against their adversaries, and all their enemies will be destroyed.
Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off.
Woe to the Gentiles unless they repent; for in that day, says the Father, I will remove your horses from among you, and I will destroy your chariots.
Yea, wo be unto the Gentiles except they repent; for it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Father, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots;
I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your strongholds.
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strongholds;
I will remove witchcraft from your land, and you will have no more soothsayers.
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land, and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;
I will also cut off your carved images and your standing images from among you, and you will no longer worship what your hands have made.
Thy graven images I will also cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee, and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands;
I will remove your groves from among you, and I will destroy your cities.
And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
All lies, deceptions, envy, strife, priestcraft, and sexual immorality will be done away with.
And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away.
The Father says that at that time, anyone who does not repent and come to my Beloved Son will be cut off from among my people, O house of Israel.
For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel;
I will carry out vengeance and fury on them, just as I have on the nations, in a way they have never experienced before.
And I will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
But if they will repent and listen to my words, and do not harden their hearts, I will establish my church among them, and they will enter into the covenant and be counted among the remnant of Jacob, to whom I have given this land for their inheritance.
But if they will repent and hearken unto my words, and harden not their hearts, I will establish my church among them, and they shall come in unto the covenant and be numbered among this the remnant of Jacob, unto whom I have given this land for their inheritance;
They will help my people, the remnant of Jacob, and everyone from the house of Israel who comes, so they can build a city called the New Jerusalem.
And they shall assist my people, the remnant of Jacob, and also as many of the house of Israel as shall come, that they may build a city, which shall be called the New Jerusalem.
At that time, they will help my people, who are scattered across the land, to be gathered into the New Jerusalem.
And then shall they assist my people that they may be gathered in, who are scattered upon all the face of the land, in unto the New Jerusalem.
Then the power of heaven will come down among them, and I will also be in their midst.
And then shall the power of heaven come down among them; and I also will be in the midst.
At that time, the work of the Father will begin, when this gospel is preached among the remnant of this people. Truly, I tell you, on that day the work of the Father will begin among all the scattered people, even the tribes that have been lost, whom the Father has led away from Jerusalem.
And then shall the work of the Father commence at that day, even when this gospel shall be preached among the remnant of this people. Verily I say unto you, at that day shall the work of the Father commence among all the dispersed of my people, yea, even the tribes which have been lost, which the Father hath led away out of Jerusalem.
The work will begin among all the scattered people of mine, with the Father preparing the way for them to come to me, so they can call on the Father in my name.
Yea, the work shall commence among all the dispersed of my people, with the Father to prepare the way whereby they may come unto me, that they may call on the Father in my name.
Then the work will begin, with the Father among all nations, to prepare the way for his people to be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.
Yea, and then shall the work commence, with the Father among all nations in preparing the way whereby his people may be gathered home to the land of their inheritance.
They will go out from all nations, but they won’t leave in a hurry or flee in fear, because I will go before them, says the Father, and I will be their protection behind them.
And they shall go out from all nations; and they shall not go out in haste, nor go by flight, for I will go before them, saith the Father, and I will be their rearward.