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Show FIRST 25 FIRST they may perish, building which thy and BOOK OF is vain imaginations, and the God, of pride of the children of men. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the justice of the Eter- nal God, whom the world forever. and Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost until which beareth this time, and is record, from this the Lamb of from the beeinnine of time henceforth and And while the angel spoke these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel:”and because of the pride of my seed, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the seed of my brethren did overpower the people of my seed. And it came to pass that I beheld and saw the people of the seed of my brethren, that they had overcome my seed; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land. And {saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw wars, and rumors of wars among them; and in wars, and rumors of wars, I saw many generations pass away. And the angel said unto me, behold, these shall dwindle in unbelief. _ And it came to pass that I beheld that after they had dwindled in unbelief, they became a dark, and loathsome, and a + —— sem er which had gone forth out of captivity, did humble themselves ak ido GC before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them; and I beheld that their mother Gentiles was gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to batile against them ; * AAW And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me saying, Jook! And TI looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms. And the angel saith unto me, what beholdest thou? And I said { behold many nations and kingdoms. And he saith unto me, these are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles, And itcame to pass thatI saw among the nations of | Gentiles, the foundation of a great church. And the angel said unto me, Behold the foundation of a church, which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the Saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity, And it came’to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church; and I saw the devil, hae tN ee me as APP tet oxi: slags ve PCOS Os ne and I beheld that the power of God was with them; and also, Spine ape that the wrath of God was upon them, that were gathered to- gether against them to battle. And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles which had gone out of captivity, were delivered by ig ea at j 99 and I beheld that they were white, and exceeding fair and beautiful, like unto my people; before that they were slain. ~ And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles the power of God, out of the hands of all other nations. And if came to pass that J, Nephi, beheld that they did_pros- 2 i +), NEPHI. tnat they did prosper, and obtain the land of their inheritance ; filthy’ people, full of idleness and all manner of abomin ations. 7. orm - OF and also for the praise of the world, do they destroy the Saints af God, and bring them down into eaptivity. And it came to pass that Llooked and beheld many waters; and they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren. And it came to pass that the angel said unto me, Behold, the wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren! And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, which was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beneld the spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, which were in the promised land. And it came to pass that I beheld the spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles ; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters. And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles, upon the land of promise; and i beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles, and they were smitten. And } beheld the spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles; are lost; and the large and spacious father saw, BOOK NEPHY. per in the land; and I beheld a Book ; and it was carried forth among them. And the angel saith unto me, Knowest thou the meaning of the Book? he saith, Behold, that he was the founder of it. I saith unto him, [know net. And and {, Nephi, beheld it; and he saiih unto me, The Book which. And If also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots. And the angel spake unto me, saying: thou beholdest, is a record of the Jews, which contains the. covenants of the Lord which he hath made unto the House of tsrael; Behold the gold, and the Silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great Ppp rominatite And it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew, and it also containeth Holy Prophets; many of the prophecies of the: and it isa record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, saye there ars not so many; EEs 2 eet gh did church © a 3 am i ; ~ z & —: a ie ie x * ae ASPET - «<3 * ek e's te ~*~ . ed sw > “» 4 Ps 4 ‘ |
