The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 11:35

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And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying, Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold, the House of Israel hath gathered together, to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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Revelation 21:14 (KJV)
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying,: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold, the Hhouse of Israel hath gathered together, to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Simple English

The crowd of people gathered together. I saw they were in a large building like the building my father saw. The angel of the Lord said to me again, “See the world and its wisdom. The House of Israel has gathered together to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”

Paraphrase

The crowds gathered in a huge, sprawling building like the one my father saw. The angel said, “Look at the world and its wisdom. The House of Israel has gathered to fight against the Lamb’s twelve apostles.”