3 Nephi

Chapter 29

9 verses

1

Now I tell you, when the Lord, in his wisdom, decides that these words will go to the Gentiles as he promised, then you will know that the covenant the Father made with the children of Israel about restoring them to their lands of inheritance is already starting to be fulfilled.

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And now behold, I say unto you that when the Lord shall see fit, in his wisdom, that these sayings shall come unto the Gentiles according to his word, then ye may know that the covenant which the Father hath made with the children of Israel, concerning their restoration to the lands of their inheritance, is already beginning to be fulfilled.

2

You can know that the words of the Lord, spoken by the holy prophets, will all be fulfilled; and you should not say that the Lord is delaying his coming to the children of Israel.

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And ye may know that the words of the Lord, which have been spoken by the holy prophets, shall all be fulfilled; and ye need not say that the Lord delays his coming unto the children of Israel.

3

You don't need to think in your hearts that the words that have been spoken are useless, because the Lord will remember his covenant that he has made with his people of the house of Israel.

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And ye need not imagine in your hearts that the words which have been spoken are vain, for behold, the Lord will remember his covenant which he hath made unto his people of the house of Israel.

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When you see these words coming among you, you don’t need to reject the works of the Lord anymore, for the sword of his justice is in his right hand; and on that day, if you reject his works, he will make sure it quickly comes upon you.

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And when ye shall see these sayings coming forth among you, then ye need not any longer spurn at the doings of the Lord, for the sword of his justice is in his right hand; and behold, at that day, if ye shall spurn at his doings he will cause that it shall soon overtake you.

5

Woe to anyone who mocks the works of the Lord; woe to anyone who denies Christ and his works!

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Wo unto him that spurneth at the doings of the Lord; yea, wo unto him that shall deny the Christ and his works!

6

Woe to anyone who denies the revelations of the Lord and says that the Lord no longer works by revelation, prophecy, gifts, tongues, healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!

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Yea, wo unto him that shall deny the revelations of the Lord, and that shall say the Lord no longer worketh by revelation, or by prophecy, or by gifts, or by tongues, or by healings, or by the power of the Holy Ghost!

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And sorrow awaits anyone who, for personal gain, claims in that day that Jesus Christ cannot perform miracles; because anyone who does this will become like the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ.

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Yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, to get gain, that there can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ; for he that doeth this shall become like unto the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ!

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You don’t need to hiss, reject, or mock the Jews or any of the remnant of the house of Israel anymore, because the Lord remembers his covenant with them and he will do for them what he has promised.

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Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn.

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So you shouldn’t think that you can change the Lord’s will, or prevent Him from carrying out judgment to fulfill the covenant He has made with the house of Israel.

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Therefore ye need not suppose that ye can turn the right hand of the Lord unto the left, that he may not execute judgment unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the house of Israel.

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