The Book of Mormon

Moroni 10:34

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~AD 421

1830 Edition

And now I bid unto all, farewell. I soon go to rest in the paradise of God, until my spirit and body shall again reunite, and I am brought forth triumphant through the air, to meet you before the pleasing bar of the great Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both quick and dead. Amen.

Influences

Revelation 2:7 (KJV)
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Acts 10:42 (KJV)
And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

Simple English

Now I say goodbye to everyone. I will soon rest in God’s paradise. My spirit and body will join together again. I will be brought up through the air in victory. I will meet you before the bar of the great Jehovah. He is the Judge of both the living and the dead. Amen.

Paraphrase

Now I say goodbye to everyone. I’m going to rest in God’s paradise until my spirit and body reunite. Then I’ll be brought forth triumphant through the air to meet you before the pleasing judgment seat of the great Jehovah, the Eternal Judge of both the living and the dead. Amen.