96 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me, Look and behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren!
97 And I looked and beheld the land of promise;
98 And I beheld multitudes of people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the sea.
99 And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.
100 And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away, after the manner of wars and contentions in the land;
101 And I beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.
102 And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face of the land of promise;
103 And I saw lightnings, and I heard thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous noises;
104 And I saw the earth and the rocks that they rent;
105 And I saw mountains tumbling into pieces;
106 And I saw the plains of the earth, that they were broken up;
107 And I saw many cities, that they were sunk;
108 And I saw many that they were burned with fire;
109 And I saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking thereof.
110 And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth;
111 And behold, I saw multitudes who had fallen because of the great and terrible judgments of the Lord.
112 And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out of heaven; and he came down and shewed himself unto them.
113 And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others, and they were ordained of God, and chosen.
114 And the angel spake unto me, saying, Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.
115 And he said unto me, Thou remembereth the twelve apostles of the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
116 Wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel; and these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest, shall judge thy seed.
117 And behold they are righteous for ever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God, their garments are made white in his blood.
118 And the angel said unto me, Look! And I looked and beheld three generations pass away in righteousness, and their garments were white, even like unto the Lamb of God.
119 And the angel said unto me, These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him.
120 And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation, who passed away in righteousness.
121 And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together.
122 And the angel said unto me, Behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren.
123 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.
124 And the angel spake unto me, saying, Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell;
125 And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they may perish, and are lost;
126 And the large and spacious building which thy father saw is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men.
127 And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the justice of the eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and for ever.
128 And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the seed of my brethren did contend against my seed, according to the word of the angel;
129 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.
130 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.
131 And I saw them gathered together in multitudes;
132 And I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars, and rumors of wars, I saw many generations pass away.
133 And the angel said unto me, Behold, these shall dwindle in unbelief.
134 And it came to pass that I beheld after they had dwindled in unbelief, they became a dark and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.
135 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying, Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.
136 And the angel said unto me, What beholdest thou?
137 And I said, I behold many nations and kingdoms.
138 And he said unto me, These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles.
139 And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles the foundation of a great church.
140 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.
141 And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church; and I saw the devil that he was the foundation of it.
142 And I also saw gold and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots.
143 And the angel spake unto me, saying, 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 and abominable church;
