Nephi’s Writings and Teachings

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• Visiting the House of Israel
• The suffering of God
• Those who kill the Messiah will be judged
• All can be redeemed

And I, Nephi, have written these things unto my people, that perhaps I might persuade them that they would remember the Lord their Redeemer. Wherefore, I speak unto all the house of Israel, if it so be that they should obtain these things.

For behold, I have workings in the spirit, which doth weary me even that all my joints are weak, for those who are at Jerusalem; for had not the Lord been merciful, to show unto me concerning them, even as he had prophets of old, I should have perished also.

And he surely did show unto the prophets of old all things concerning them; and also he did show unto many concerning us; wherefore, it must needs be that we know concerning them for they are written upon the plates of brass.

Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did teach my brethren these things; and it came to pass that I did read many things to them, which were engraven upon the plates of brass, that they might know concerning the doings of the Lord in other lands, among people of old.

And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet Isaiah; for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning. Wherefore I spake unto them, saying:

“Hear ye the words of the prophet, ye who are a remnant of the house of Israel, a branch who have been broken off; hear ye the words of the prophet, which were written unto all the house of Israel, and liken them unto yourselves, that ye may have hope as well as your brethren from whom ye have been broken off; for after this manner has the prophet written.”

And now it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had read these things which were engraven upon the plates of brass, my brethren came unto me and said unto me:

“What meaneth these things which ye have read? Behold, are they to be understood according to things which are spiritual, which shall come to pass according to the spirit and not the flesh?”

And I, Nephi, said unto them:

• The scattering of Israel is literal and figurative
• Israel had already begun to fragment
• Scattered among all nations
• The Gentiles and the gathering
• A marvelous work among the Gentiles
• The abrahamic covenant
• The wicked will fall
• All that fight against Zion
• God’s judgment
• He will preserve the righteous
• The time soon comes
• The prophet spoken of by Moses
• The Holy One of Israel
• The kingdom of the devil
• One fold and one shepherd
• Satan has no power
• Repent and be saved
• Believe the scriptures