A Voice Cries Out
Then everyone in the land heard a voice crying out.
'How terrible for these people! How terrible for everyone on earth unless they turn from their sins! The Devil is laughing. His angels are happy because my people have been killed. They died because of their sins and bad things they did.'
Cities Destroyed for Wickedness
'I burned the great city Zarahemla with fire. I burned the people who lived there.' 'I made the great city Moroni sink into the deep sea. The people there drowned.' 'I covered the great city Moronihah with dirt. I covered the people too. This hid their sins and bad things from me. The blood of the prophets and good people will not cry out to me against them anymore.' 'I made the city of Gilgal sink. The people there are buried deep in the ground.' 'I did the same to the city Onihah and its people. I did it to the city of Mocum and its people. I did it to the city of Jerusalem and its people. I made water cover the places where they were. This hid their sins and bad things from me. The blood of the prophets and good people will not cry out to me against them anymore.' 'I made the city of Gadiandi sink. I made the city of Gadiomnah sink. I made the city of Jacob sink. I made the city of Gimgimno sink. Where these cities were, I made hills and valleys. I buried the people deep in the ground. This hid their sins and bad things from me. The blood of the prophets and good people will not cry out to me against them anymore.' 'I burned the great city Jacobugath with fire. The king of Jacob’s people lived there. They were more wicked than anyone else on earth. They did secret murders and made secret groups. They destroyed the peace of my people. They destroyed the government. So I burned them with fire. I destroyed them so they would be gone from me. The blood of the prophets and good people will not cry out to me against them anymore.' 'I burned the city of Laman with fire. I burned the city of Josh. I burned the city of Gad. I burned the city of Kishkumen. I burned the people who lived there. They were wicked. They threw out the prophets. They threw rocks at the prophets I sent to tell them about their sins and bad things.' 'They threw out all the good people. So I sent down fire and destroyed them. This hid their sins and bad things from me. The blood of the prophets and good people I sent will not cry to me from the ground against them.' 'I have caused many great disasters to come to this land and these people. This is because of their sins and bad things.'
An Invitation to Come to Jesus
'You who are still alive were saved because you were better than they were! Will you come back to me? Will you turn from your sins and change? Then I can heal you.' 'I tell you the truth. If you come to me, you will have life forever. My arm of mercy reaches out to you. I will receive anyone who comes. Those who come to me are blessed.'
Jesus Reveals Himself
'I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I created the heavens and the earth. I created everything in them. I was with the Father from the beginning. I am in the Father. The Father is in me. The Father has brought glory to his name in me.' 'I came to my own people. My own people did not accept me. The scriptures about my coming have come true.' 'I have given those who received me the right to become sons of God. I will do the same for everyone who believes in my name. I bring salvation. The law of Moses is completed in me.' 'I am the light and the life of the world. I am Alpha and Omega. I am the beginning and the end.'
A New Way to Worship
'You must not offer me blood anymore. Your animal sacrifices and burnt offerings are done. I will not accept your sacrifices and burnt offerings anymore.' 'You must offer me a broken heart and a sorry spirit. I will baptize with fire and the Holy Spirit anyone who comes to me with a broken heart and sorry spirit. This is like the Lamanites when they believed in me. They were baptized with fire and the Holy Spirit. They did not even know it happened.'
'I have come to the world to bring salvation. I came to save the world from sin.' 'Anyone who turns from sin and comes to me like a little child, I will receive. God’s kingdom belongs to people like this. I died for people like this. I came back to life again. So turn from your sins. Come to me, everyone on earth. Be saved.'
Influences
- 9:1 — Matthew 2:18 (KJV)In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
- 9:5 — Matthew 23:30 (KJV)And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
- 9:9 — Luke 1:77 (KJV)To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
- 9:13 — John 12:40 (KJV)He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
- 9:14 — Matthew 19:16 (KJV)And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
- 9:14 — Mark 8:34 (KJV)And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- 9:14 — Luke 12:38 (KJV)And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
- 9:15 — Acts 22:8 (KJV)And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
- 9:15 — John 14:11 (KJV)Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
- 9:15 — 1 John 1:2 (KJV)(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
- 9:15 — 1 John 2:23 (KJV)Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
- 9:17 — John 1:12 (KJV)But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- 9:17 — John 1:12 (KJV)But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- 9:18 — 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.
- 9:18 — Revelation 22:13 (KJV)I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
- 9:19 — 1 Corinthians 13:10 (KJV)But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
- 9:20 — John 6:45 (KJV)It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
- 9:20 — John 1:26 (KJV)John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
- 9:20 — Matthew 3:11 (KJV)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
- 9:21 — John 12:47 (KJV)And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
- 9:22 — Luke 18:17 (KJV)Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
- 9:22 — Matthew 6:33 (KJV)But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- 9:22 — Luke 8:12 (KJV)Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.