DAY 48 – II Nephi 11:24-71

24 And behold, it shall come to pass, that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested himself unto his people, unto as many as will believe on his name, behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again: for wo unto them that fight against God and the people of his church.
25 Wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered among all nations; yea, and also Babylon shall be destroyed; wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered by other nations;
26 And after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other nations, for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation, until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind;
27 And when that day shall come, that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name, with pure hearts, and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things,
28 And the Lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state.
29 Wherefore, he will proceed to do a marvelous work, and a wonder among the children of men.
30 Wherefore, he shall bring forth his words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day;
31 For they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them;
32 And unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come,
33 For there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah, which should deceive the people:
34 For there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets, and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews.
35 For according to the words of the prophets, the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem;
36 And according to the words of the prophets, and also the word of the angel of God, his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
37 And now my brethren, I have spoken plain, that ye can not err;
38 And as the Lord God liveth, that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations, after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock, and the water should come forth;
39 Yea, behold, I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven, save it be this Jesus Christ of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.
40 Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lord God promised unto me that these things which I write, shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my seed, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Joseph, that his seed should never perish as long as the earth should stand.
41 Wherefore, these things shall go from generation to generation as long as the earth shall stand; and they shall go according to the will and pleasure of God;
42 And the nations which shall possess them, shall be judged of them according to the words which are written;
43 For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God;
44 For we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.
45 And notwithstanding we believe in Christ, we keep the law of Moses, and look forward with steadfastness unto Christ, until the law shall be fulfilled; for, for this end was the law given;
46 Wherefore, the law hath become dead unto us, and we are made alive in Christ, because of our faith;
47 Yet we keep the law because of the commandments;
48 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.
49 Wherefore, we speak concerning the law, that our children may know the deadness of the law;
50 And they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given.
51 And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they need not harden their hearts against him, when the law ought to be done away.
52 And now behold, my people, ye are a stiff-necked people; wherefore, I have spoken plain unto you, that ye can not misunderstand.
53 And the words which I have spoken, shall stand as a testimony against you; for they are sufficient to teach any man the right way:
54 For the right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not; for by denying him, ye also deny the prophets and the law.
55 And now behold I say unto you, that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel:
56 Wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind and strength, and your whole soul, and if ye do this, ye shall in no wise be cast out.
57 And inasmuch as it shall be expedient, ye must keep the performances and ordinances of God, until the law shall be fulfilled which was given unto Moses.
58 And after Christ shall have risen from the dead, he shall shew himself unto you, my children, and my beloved brethren;
59 And the words which he shall speak unto you, shall be the law which ye shall do.
60 For behold, I say unto you, that I have beheld that many generations shall pass away, and there shall be great wars and contentions among my people.
61 And after the Messiah shall come, there shall be signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his death and resurrection;
62 And great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked; for they shall perish;
63 And they perish because they cast out the prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them;
64 Wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground, against them.
65 Wherefore all those who are proud, and that do wickedly, the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, for they shall be as stubble;
66 And they that kill the prophets, and the saints, the depths of the earth shall swallow them up, saith the Lord of hosts:
67 And mountains shall cover them, and whirlwinds shall carry them away, and buildings shall fall upon them, and crush them to pieces and grind them to powder;
68 And they shall be visited with thunderings, and lightnings, and earthquakes, and all manner of destructions;
69 For the fire of the anger of the Lord shall be kindled against them, and they shall be as stubble, and the day that cometh shall consume them, saith the Lord of hosts.
70 O the pain, and the anguish of my soul for the loss of the slain of my people!
71 For I, Nephi, hath seen it, and it well nigh consumeth me before the presence of the Lord: but I must cry unto my God, Thy ways are just.