The Book of Mormon
1st Nephi Chapters 11-14
Chapter 11, vs 1-10 Nephi desires to see the visions that his father has seen, he knows that God can do anything, so he believes God can show him these visions. The Lord shows Nephi the same vision of the tree of life. Also the spirit shows Nephi the Savior who should come. vs 11-25 Nephi desires to know what the interpretation of the vision is. He is shown the mother of Jesus and that she is beautiful and clean. He also sees the work and service of Jesus among the Jews. He sees that Christ loved the world so much that he would come to the earth to teach and atone for all of us.
vs 25-33 Nephi sees the rod of iron, that is the word of God or the scriptures. He sees that it leads to the tree of life that is the love of God. He sees the baptism of Jesus by John the baptist. He sees the 12 apostles of Christ. He sees Jesus healing the sick and ministering unto them, he sees Christ crucified and killed for the sins of the world. vs 34-36 He sees the people fight against the apostles. He learns that the great and spacious building in his vision is the pride of the world and that someday it will be destroyed.
Chapter 12
vs 1-11 Nephi sees the land they will be traveling to, which is the American Continent. He sees a mist of darkness that comes to this land of promise and great earthquakes He sees that Christ comes to the American Continent and chooses 12 ministers to teach and preside over the church that he sets up in this land. He teaches that the faith of those who were chosen has made their clothes white, they have been washed clean by the atonement of Christ. vs 12-18 He sees the people after some time start to war again against each other. Nephi is shown that the mists of darkness that arise among the land is the temptations of the Devil. He seeks to tempt, blind and confuse people away from both the word of God and receiving the love of God. He sees that the great and spacious building is all the pride, wealth and vain things we can get caught up in in this life. vs19-23 He sees that the posterity of his children and the posterity of his brother's children go to war against each other. He sees that his brother's children wipe out his children after many decades at war. He sees that his brother's posterity becomes wicked and a lazy people without the gospel.
Chapter 13
vs 1-10 Nephi sees many nations and kingdoms. He sees our days where the American Continent has been settled by the gentiles. He sees a great church that seeks for it's on gain and gold. He sees that this church tries to destroy righteous people and is out to just get praise and riches. vs 11-23 He sees that this great church is separate from his people by great oceans until they start to make boats and cross over to this continent. He sees the new people slay his families descendants and take over the land. He sees that God is with the people of the Gentiles who settle the land and that they have a book with them. This book is the Bible and it is the covenants of the house of the Israel and it is also the record of the Jews. The angel tells Nephi that the bible is the prophecies of the Jews just like how Nephi is writing the record of his people. vs 24-29 The angel tells Nephi that the Bible was the correct and pure word of God before it had been past down from generation to generation and had been altered. The Angel also tells Nephi that there were things taken from the Bible so that people could be manipulated and lead astray by those who would seek to be in power over them. vs 30-36 Nephi sees that some of his descendants did survive and also some of his brothers descendants did survive the invasion of the gentiles. Some of Nephi's children were lead away to safer places. The angel shows Nephi that the Lord will provide a way for the Gentiles and the Jews to be led out of blindness and to be able to have all the truths of the gospel of Christ. vs 37- The Lord wants to bless and teach ALL his children so the Lord will provide other books that will come forth in the last days to tell us of his holy work and how to return to him again. The first book had been the Bible out of the land of the Jews. In the last days the Gentiles will bring the records of the Lord to the Jews so the last will be first and the first will be last. ALL men must come unto Christ to be saved.
Chapter 14
vs 1-7 If the Gentiles will listen to their hearts and listen to the word of God than he shall make all the gospel known unto them. They will be a free people who will be able to know God and repent and come unto Him. They will be able to take this new knowledge and have peace and life eternal or if they reject the Lord they will be led into captivity and destroyed. vs 8-17 If we don't follow God then we are following the Devil. The Devil has power over many lands and across many waters. The church of God is small but exists on every land as well. A war against those who believe in God will arise in the last days. vs 18-30 An Apostle of the Lord will tell of the end of the world, this Apostle's name is John. The revelations are in the Bible but some of the plain and precious truths are taken out and most will not understand the signs before Christ will come again.
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