Tag: 2 Nephi

Because of the weekend of the people they turn to the world for safety – to confederacies etc. Those who turn to the Lord shall find refugee while those who turn to the world will find failure.

I’m trying to decide if Ahaz was considered faithful in not seeking a sign or unfaithful for not doing as the Lord, through His prophet, had requested.

Why does the Lord have Isaiah shut the eyes and ears of Israel lest they be converted and healed? We know that His purpose is precisely to have men converted and healed. Perhaps the intent was that, knowing that they wouldn’t receive the truth, He make it so that they wouldn’t be responsible for the…

When the covenant people abandon the covenant actions they lose the protection of the covenant. The walls are removed and the putting ceases and they are left to run wild and be trodden down by enemies until they are willing to submit themselves to the putting off the Lord of the vineyard.

Two hallmarks stand out to me. The show of their countenance doth … declare their sin to be even as Sodom The sin of Sodom, as I have understood it, is homosexuality – definitely a hallmark of our time. In that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, saying: We will eat our…

There is a connection between being rolled by children and having those who are even marginally qualified refusing to attempt to lead the people (likely because the base behave proudly against the honorable). I can see that being said of our day.

Fit all the wealth that shall be in the promised land, the day will come when all that is exalted shall be leveled in comparison to the Lord.

The last days are marked by an abundance of worldly goods and an abundance of false and destructive ideas.

The point in all of the words of Nephi is to prove to his people the necessity of Christ. Whenever we speak for a spiritual purpose Christ should be the focus of what we convey.

I’m sure I could have figured it out by training but for some reason I never noticed that we are told that cheat was crucified because of priestcraft in Jerusalem. A we look at the actions of the Sanhedrin in trying for years to to up Jesus with subtle questions and leading accusations it is…