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CHAPTER 10The Lord gives Nephi the sealing power—He is empowered to bind and loose on earth and in heaven—He commands the people to repent or perish—The Spirit carries him from congregation to congregation. [Between 23 and 20 B.C.] |
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1 AND it came to pass that there arose a
division among the people, insomuch that they divided hither and thither and
went their ways, leaving Nephi alone, as he was standing in the midst of
them.
2 And it came to pass that Nephi went his way towards his own house, apondering upon the things which the Lord had shown unto him.
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2a
TG
Meditation
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3 And it came to pass as he was thus pondering—being much cast
down because of the wickedness of the people of the Nephites, their secret
works of darkness, and their murderings, and their plunderings, and all
manner of iniquities—and it came to pass as he was thus pondering in
his heart, behold, a avoice came unto him saying:
4 aBlessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with bunwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine cown life, but hast sought my dwill, and to keep my commandments. 5 And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that aall things shall be bdone unto thee according to thy cword, for thou shalt dnot ask that which is contrary to my will.
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Guidance, Divine 4a Acts 23:11; b Acts 20:31; TG Dedication; TG Dependability; TG Priesthood, Magnifying Callings; TG Steadfastness c TG Self-sacrifice; d Mosiah 24:15; 3 Ne. 11:11 5a 3 Ne. 18:20; D&C 88:64 (63-65) b Ex. 33:17 c 1 Kings 17:1; Enos 1:12 d James 4:3 (1-3); 2 Ne. 4:35; D&C 46:30
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6 Behold, thou art Nephi, and I am God. Behold, I declare it unto
thee in the presence of mine angels, that ye shall have power over this
people, and shall smite the earth with afamine, and with
pestilence, and destruction, according to the wickedness of this people.
7 Behold, I give unto you apower, that whatsoever ye shall bseal on earth shall be sealed in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven; and thus shall ye have power among this people.
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Hel. 11:4-18;
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Drought 7a Hel. 11:18 b Matt. 16:19; TG Priesthood, Authority
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8 And thus, if ye shall say unto this temple it shall be rent in
twain, it shall be done.
9 And if ye shall say unto this amountain, Be thou cast down and become smooth, it shall be done. 10 And behold, if ye shall say that God shall smite this people, it shall come to pass.
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Matt. 17:20;
Jacob 4:6;
Morm. 8:24; Ether 12:30
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11 And now behold, I command you, that ye shall go and declare unto
this people, that thus saith the Lord God, who is the Almighty: Except ye
repent ye shall be smitten, even unto adestruction.
12 And behold, now it came to pass that when the Lord had spoken these words unto Nephi, he did stop and did not go unto his own house, but did return unto the multitudes who were scattered about upon the face of the land, and began to declare unto them the word of the Lord which had been spoken unto him, concerning their destruction if they did not repent.
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Hel. 5:2;
Hel. 11:8
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13 Now behold, anotwithstanding that great miracle
which Nephi had done in telling them concerning the death of the chief judge,
they did harden their hearts and did not hearken unto the words of the Lord.
14 Therefore Nephi did declare unto them the word of the Lord, saying: Except ye repent, thus saith the Lord, ye shall be asmitten even unto destruction.
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Mark 6:6 (4-6) 14a Hel. 7:24
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15 And it came to pass that when Nephi had declared unto them the
word, behold, they did still harden their hearts and would not hearken unto
his words; therefore they did arevile against him, and did
seek to lay their hands upon him that they might cast him into prison.
16 But behold, the power of God was with him, and they could not take him to cast him into prison, for he was taken by the Spirit and aconveyed away out of the midst of thema.
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16a he was taken by the Spirit and conveyed away out of the midst of them During Jesus' ministry, the Holy Spirit did also convey him out of the midst of the people such as at Nazareth. The power of God does have power over the physical and temporay elements, even to perform such great feats. How else does one materialize in the midst of a lock room? Nephi's conveyance does but give the Book of Mormon's witness and testimony that such does occur and is not incorrectly reported in the Bible where it also states that such is the power of the Spirit over the mortal being of man. |
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TG
Reviling 16a Acts 8:39-40
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17 And it came to pass that thus he did go forth in the Spirit,
from multitude to multitude, declaring the word of God, even
until he had declared it unto them all, or sent it forth among
all the people.
18 And it came to pass that they would not hearken unto his words; and there began to be contentions, insomuch that they were divided against themselves and began to slay one another with the sword. 19 And thus ended the seventy and first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi.
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