The Book of Mormon

Jacob 1:6

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~544 BC

1830 Edition

And we also had many revelations, and the spirit of much prophecy; wherefore, we knew of Christ and his Kingdom, which should come.

Influences

Revelation 19:10 (KJV)
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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And we also had many revelations, and the spirit of much prophecy; wherefore, we knew of Christ and his Kkingdom, which should come.

Simple English

We also had many messages from God and the gift of prophecy. So we knew about Christ and his kingdom that would come.

Paraphrase

We received many revelations, and the Spirit gave us insight into what was coming. That’s how we learned about Christ and his kingdom.