~124 BC

Mosiah 3

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And again my brethren, I would call your attention, for I have somewhat more to speak unto you:; for behold, I have things to tell you, concerning that which is to come;.

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aAnd the things which I shall tell you, are made known unto me, by an Aangel from God. And he said unto me,: Awake; and I awoke, and behold, he stood before me.

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And he said unto me,: Awake, and hear the words which I shall tell thee:; for behold, I am come to declare unto you the glad tidings of great joy.

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For the Lord hath heard thy prayers, and hath judged of thy righteousness, and hath sent me to declare unto thee that thou mayest rejoice; and that thou mayest declare unto thy people, that they may also be filled with joy.

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For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, whicho was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from Hheaven, among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases;.

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aAnd he shall cast out Ddevils, or the evil spirits which dwelleth in the hearts of the children of men.

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And lo, he shall suffer temptations, and pain of body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can suffer, except it be unto death:; for behold, blood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people.

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And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of Hheaven and Eearth, the cCreator of all things, from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary.

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And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might come unto the children of men, even through faith on his name; and even after all this, they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a Ddevil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him.

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And he shall rise the third day from the dead; and behold, he standeth to judge the world.; Aand behold, all these things are done, that a righteous judgment might come upon the children of men.

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For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who hathve died, not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned.

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But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God:! fFor salvation cometh to none such, except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.

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And the Lord God hath sent his Hholy Pprophets among all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred, nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the same might receive remission of their sins, and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as though he had already come among them.

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Yet the Lord God saw that his people were a stiffnecked people, and he appointed unto them a law, even the law of Moses.

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And many signs, and wonders, and types, and shadows sheowed he unto them, concerning his coming; and also Hholy Pprophets spake unto them concerning his coming; and yet they hardened their hearts, and understood not that the law of Moses availeth nothing, except it were through the atonement of his blood;.

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aAnd even if it were possible that little children could sin, they could not be saved; but I say unto you, they are blessed:; for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they fall, even so the blood of Christ atoneth for their sins.

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And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be no other name given, nor anoy other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.

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For behold, he judgeth, and his judgment is just,; and the infant perisheth not, that dieth in his infancy; but men drinketh damnation to their own souls, except they humble themselves, and become as little children, and believeth that salvation was, and is, and is to come, in and through the atoning blood of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent:.

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fFor the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been, from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever;, but ifnless he yieldeths to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man, and becometh a saint, through the atonement of Christ, the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

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And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall come, when the knowledge of a Saviour shall spread throughout every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.

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And behold, when that time cometh, none shall be found blameless before God, except it be little children, only through repentance and faith on the name of the Lord God Omnipotent;.

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aAnd even at this time, when thou shalt have taught thy people the things which the Lord thy God hath commanded thee, even then are they found no more blameless in the sight of God, only according to the words which I have spoken unto thee.

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And now, I have spoken the words which the Lord God hath commanded me.

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And thus saith the Lord: They shall stand as a bright testimony against this people, at the judgment day; whereof, they shall be judged, every man, according to his works, whether they be good, or whether they be evil;.

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aAnd if they be evil, they are consigned to an awful view of their own guilt and abominations, which doth cause them to shrink from the presence of the Lord, into a state of misery and endless torment, from whence they can no more return; therefore, they have drunk damnation to their own souls.

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Therefore, they have drunk out of the cup of the wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them, than it could deny that Adam should fall, because of his partaking of the forbidden fruit; therefore, mercy could have claim on them no more forever.

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And their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up forever and ever. Thus hath the Lord commanded me. Amen.

Influences

  • 3:1 — Ephesians 1:21 (KJV)
    Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
  • 3:3 — Luke 2:10 (KJV)
    And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
  • 3:4 — 2 Timothy 1:4 (KJV)
    Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
  • 3:5 — Revelation 19:6 (KJV)
    And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
  • 3:5 — Westminster Confession chapter 3:1
    God from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby neither is God the author of sin,
  • 3:5 — Matthew 15:31 (KJV)
    Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
  • 3:5 — Matthew 11:5 (KJV)
    The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
  • 3:6 — Matthew 7:22 (KJV)
    Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
  • 3:6 — Acts 19:12 (KJV)
    So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
  • 3:8 — Mark 1:1 (KJV)
    The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
  • 3:8 — Matthew 13:55 (KJV)
    Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
  • 3:9 — John 1:11 (KJV)
    He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
  • 3:9 — Acts 3:16 (KJV)
    And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
  • 3:9 — Matthew 11:18 (KJV)
    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
  • 3:9 — Mark 10:34 (KJV)
    And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
  • 3:9 — Matthew 20:19 (KJV)
    And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
  • 3:10 — Mark 9:31 (KJV)
    For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
  • 3:10 — John 7:24 (KJV)
    Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
  • 3:11 — Mark 3:35 (KJV)
    For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
  • 3:13 — 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,
  • 3:13 — Luke 1:77 (KJV)
    To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
  • 3:13 — Matthew 2:10 (KJV)
    When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
  • 3:15 — Acts 5:12 (KJV)
    And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
  • 3:16 — 1 Corinthians 15:22 (KJV)
    For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
  • 3:16 — Ephesians 2:13 (KJV)
    But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
  • 3:17 — Acts 4:12 (KJV)
    Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
  • 3:18 — 1 Corinthians 11:29 (KJV)
    For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
  • 3:18 — Matthew 18:3 (KJV)
    And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
  • 3:19 — 1 Corinthians 2:14 (KJV)
    But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • 3:20 — John 16:4 (KJV)
    But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
  • 3:20 — Revelation 5:9 (KJV)
    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
  • 3:21 — 1 Timothy 3:10 (KJV)
    And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
  • 3:22 — 1 Corinthians 1:8 (KJV)
    Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 3:24 — Revelation 20:13 (KJV)
    And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
  • 3:26 — Revelation 14:10 (KJV)
    The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
  • 3:27 — Revelation 14:10-11 (KJV)
    The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
  • 3:27 — Acts 13:47 (KJV)
    For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.