Moroni said of the writings of the brother of Jared that “there never were greater things made manifest than those which were made manifest unto the brother of Jared ” (Ether 4:4). After receiving a similar vision, Nephi said of these manifestations, “They reveal all things from the foundation of the world unto the end thereof” (2 Nephi 27:20). An angel told Nephi that “also others who have been, to them hath [the Lord] shown all things and they have written them; and they are sealed up to come forth in their purity” (1 Nephi 14:26). Thus, according to Donl Peterson, the vision revealed to the prophets appears to be one that encompasses the ends of the world from the beginning until the end. The following references are representative:
Adam: “Adam … being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation” (D&C 107:56).
Enoch: “And I saw the Lord; and he stood before my face, and he talked with me, even as a man talketh one with another, face to face; and he said unto me: Look, and I will show unto thee the world for the space of many generations… . And the Lord showed Enoch all things, even unto the end of the world” (Moses 7:4, 67).
The Brother of Jared: “He showed unto the brother of Jared all the inhabitants of the earth which had been, and also all that would be; and he withheld them not from his sight, even unto the ends of the earth” (Ether 3:25)
Abraham: He saw the creation of the world (see Abraham 4:1); the spirit children of God in the pre-earth life (see Abraham 3:22-26).
Moses: “Moses looked, and beheld the world upon which he was created; and Moses beheld the world and the ends thereof” (Moses 1:8).
Isaiah: “He spake as touching all things concerning my people which are of the house of Israel” (3 Nephi 23:2).
Nephi: Nephi saw the events from his day until the second coming of the Lord (see 1 Nephi 11-14).
Ezekiel: Ezekiel saw events that spanned from his day to the second coming of the Savior, including the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, the resurrection, and so forth (see Ezekiel 37).
Jesus: “And he did expound [to the Nephites] all things, even from the beginning until the time that he should come in his glory” (3 Nephi 26:3).
John the Revelator: “Behold, he shall see and write the remainder of these things; yea and also many things which have been. And he shall also write concerning the end of the world” (see 1 Nephi 14:20-27).
Additional unnamed prophets: “And also others who have been, to them hath he shown all things, and they have written them; and they are sealed up to come forth in their purity … in the own due time of the Lord” (1 Nephi 14;26).
[H. Donl Peterson, Moroni: Ancient Prophet Modern Messenger, pp. 50-53] [See the commentary on Ether 4:12; 4:16]