“This is My Prophecy”
That is, Zenos’s prophecy was Jacob’s prophecy. No doubt Jacob had studied and pondered and prayed much over this allegory, and now Zenos’s words had become Jacob’s words, and it was as though the prophetic allegory had been delivered to and by Jacob originally. In a revelation given to Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer, the Lord, in speaking of the scriptures said: “These words are not of men nor of man, but of me; wherefore, you shall testify they are of me and not of man; for it is my voice which speaketh them unto you; for they are given by my Spirit unto you, and by my power you can read them one to another; and save it were by my power you could not have them; wherefore, you can testify that you have heard my voice, and know my words” (D&C 18:34-36; see also Alma 5:45-47).
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