And now, it came to pass that after Abinadi had spoken these words, he stretched forth his hand and said,: The time shall come when all shall see the salvation of the Lord; when every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, shall see eye to eye, and shall confess before God that his judgments are just;.
aAnd then shall the wicked be cast out, and they shall have cause to howl, and weep, and wail, and gnash their teeth; and this because they would not hearken unto the voice of the Lord; therefore the Lord redeemeth them not,.
fFor they are carnal and devilish, and the devil haths power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did beguile our first parents, which was the cause of their fall; which was the cause of all mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, knowing evil from good, subjecting themselves to the devil.
Thus all mankind were lost; and behold, they would have been endlessly lost, were it not that God redeemed his people from their lost and fallen state.
But remember, that he that persists in his own carnal nature, and goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion against God, he remaineth in his fallen state, and the devil hath all power over him. Therefore he is as though there was no redemption made;, being an enemy to God; and also is the devil an enemy to God.
And now if Christ had not come into the world, speaking of things to come, as though they had already come, there could have been no redemption.
And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the bands of death, that the grave should have no victory, and that death should have no sting, there could have been no resurrection.
But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ:.
He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is endless, that there can be no more death.
Even this mortal shall put on immortality, and this corruption shall put on incorruption, and shall be brought to stand before the bar of God, to be judged of him according to their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil.—
If they be good, to the resurrection of endless life and happiness,; and if they be evil, to the resurrection of endless damnation;, being delivered up to the devil, who hath subjected them, which is damnation;—
hHaving gone according to their own carnal wills and desires; having never called upon the Lord while the arms of mercy wasere extended towards them; for the arms of mercy wasere extended towards them, and they would not; they being warned of their iniquities, and yet they would not depart from them; and they were commanded to repent, and yet they would not repent.
And now, oughadt ye not ought to tremble and repent of your sins, and remember that only in and through Christ ye can be saved?
Therefore, if ye teach the law of Moses, also teach that it is a shadow of those things which are to come;—
tTeach them that redemption cometh through Christ the Lord, whicho is the very Eternal Father. Amen.
Influences
- 16:1 — Matthew 12:49 (KJV)And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
- 16:1 — Revelation 14:6 (KJV)And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
- 16:2 — Matthew 22:13 (KJV)Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- 16:2 — Matthew 22:13 (KJV)Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- 16:3 — Revelation 20:2 (KJV)And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
- 16:3 — 2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- 16:3 — Genesis 3:5 (KJV)For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
- 16:7 — 1 Corinthians 15:14 (KJV)And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
- 16:7 — 1 Corinthians 15:13 (KJV)But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
- 16:8 — 1 Corinthians 15:54 (KJV)So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 16:9 — John 8:12 (KJV)Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- 16:9 — Revelation 21:4 (KJV)And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
- 16:10 — 1 Corinthians 15:54 (KJV)So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
- 16:10 — Revelation 20:12 (KJV)And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- 16:10 — Ecclesiastes 12:14 (KJV)For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- 16:11 — John 5:29 (KJV)And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
- 16:11 — Romans 8:20 (KJV)For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,