Book of Mormon Commentary - Mosiah 3

by Don R. Hender

Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
Commentary & Explanation
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             CHAPTER 3

King Benjamin continues his address—The Lord Omnipotent shall minister among men in a tabernacle of clay—Blood shall come from every pore as he atones for the sins of the world—His is the only name whereby salvation comes—Men can put off the natural man and become saints through the atonement—The torment of the wicked shall be as a lake of fine and brimstone. [About 124 B.C.]

1 AND again my brethren, I would call your attention, for I have somewhat more to speak unto you; for behold, I have things to tell you concerning that which is to come.
2 And the things which I shall tell you are made known unto me by an aangel from God. And he said unto me: bAwake; and I awoke, and behold he stood before me.
3 And he said unto me: Awake, and hear the words which I shall tell thee; for behold, I am come to declare unto you the aglad tidings of great bjoy.

 2a Mosiah 4:1; Mosiah 5:5; TG Angels
   b Zech. 4:1-2
 3a Isa. 52:7-10; Luke 2:10-11; Rom. 10:15;
     D&C 31:3
   b TG Joy
4 For the Lord hath heard thy prayers, and hath judged of thy arighteousness, and hath sent me to declare unto thee that thou mayest rejoice; and that thou mayest declare unto thy people, that they may also be filled with joy.
5 For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the aLord bOmnipotent who creigneth, who was, and is from all deternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a etabernacle of claya, and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty fmiracles, such as healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, the gblind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases.
6 And he shall cast out adevils, or the bevil spirits which dwell in the hearts of the children of men.

 5a the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay It is completely clear that the Book of Mormon does teach us that the Lord God Jehovah of the Old Testament is the same who is Jesus Christ of the New Testament. They are one and the same God, the Lord God of Israel. Yet it is important to also maintain and understand the doctrine of the Father and just how it is that Jesus Christ who is Jehovah is distinct and separate from God the Father of Spirits. Yes it is Jesus who does reign as the God of heaven and earth being the temporal creator of such under the direction of his Father. And he does reign as our God from all eternity to all eternity. And yet is important to understand exactly what is meant by that last statement. 'From all eternity to all eternity' does but mark that which is the age or ages of time, which is that duration of the temporal estate from creatiion to final judgment. Like the mirror portals of the celestial sealing rooms of the temple which have opposit parallel reflecting mirrors, which reflect endlessly the reflections of each other, Christ is as that one who stands at the portals of each door way from and back to 'all eternity for the temporal man of the second estate. Only one from among us, the spirit children of God the Father of spirits, could be so appointed, anointed and empowereed with the Omnipotent power of God to so minister unto this temporal second estate, from its creation to the final judgment when fall man may re-enter back into 'all eternity' and the presence of the Father. As is stated in the D&C 130:5, only those who do pertain unto this 'world', that is this second temporal estate, may be called upon to so minister unto it. Otherwise one of the greatest of all principle would be broken, and that is that of Eternal Progress. For once Celestial God, as God the Father of Spirits is, he would not again so retrogress in order to minister and administer unto such as a temporal mortal estate. Thus he had to call upon one of us to so do so. And it fell upon the Firstborn, who was Jehovah, to so step up and take upon himself the responsibility of being our Ministering God, betwix eternity, from all eternity to all eternity again. And it was upon Jehovah that the Father placed his power and authority to government all of mankind of the second estate, to stand in the stead of the Father in all things, even as the ancient temple ordinances did reflect that the administering high priest of the temple was to be 'the son' of 'the father' to stand in the stead of the Father in all things (Lev. 16:32).  4a TG Righteousness
 5a TG Jesus Christ—Jehovah
   b Rev. 1:8 (7-8); TG Jesus Christ, Power of
   c TG Jesus Christ, Authority of
   d 2 Ne. 26:12; Mosiah 16:15
   e Mosiah 7:27; Mosiah 15:2 (1-7);
     Alma 7:9-13
   f Matt. 4:24 (23-24); Matt. 9:35; Acts 2:22;
     1 Ne. 11:31; TG Death, Power over;
     TG Healing; TG Miracle
   g Matt. 9:28-31; Matt. 20:30-34; John 9:1-4;
     1 Ne. 17:9 (7-10); D&C 84:69
 6a Mark 1:34 (32-34); 1 Ne. 11:31
   b TG Spirits, Evil or Unclean
7 And lo, he shall asuffer btemptations, and pain of body, chunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can dsuffer, except it be unto death; for behold, eblood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his fanguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his peoplea.
8 And he shall be called aJesus bChrista, the cSon of God, the dFather of heaven and earth, the eCreator of all things from the beginningb; and his fmother shall be called Mary.

JESUS CHRIST
The Son of God 
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the Father of Heaven and Earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning. This is good solid Christian doctrine. They who look to the Nicene Creed and the contrived Godhead Trinity they have contrived from it, look not beyond it to the Christian Bishops of the era. From the words of Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea comes this statement concerning the diety of Christ, the Word as set forth by John:   " ... the living Word [Jesus Christ the Son] which was in the beginning with the Father and which was God, the first [born in the spirit] and only begotten of God [in the flesh] which was before every creature and creation visible [temporal] and invisible [spiritual], the commander-in-chief of the rational and immortal host of heaven, the messenger of the great counsel, the executor of the Father's unspoken will, the creator, with the Father, of all things, the second cause [this Second temporal Estate] of the universe after the Father, the true and only-begotten Son of God, the Lord and God and King of all created things, the one who has received dominion and power, with divinity itself, and with might and honor from the Father [Divine Investure]; ... " (Ecclesiastical History, Book I, Chapter 2, Stanza 2, by Bishop Eusebius)

We know from latter day scripture revealed that in that great and grand pre-council in heaven, the Father asked his spirit children who he should send. The rightful heir of the Father, His Firstborn Spirit Son stated, 'Here Am I, send me. And the glory be thine." As the creator of this second estate it would be also He who would redeem his creation. The Father anointed Him and placed Him 'From Among Us' (Emmanuel), to be our 'Ministering God' of this Second Estate. He it was, under the appointment of the Father who Created Heaven and Earth. He it was who was the Great God Jehovah of the Old Testament. He it was who when it came time for his own earthly existance did take upon Himself the sins of the world that this creation might be Redeemed unto Salvation. He it is who is our One True God whom we worship, even Jesus Christ. For the Father appointed Him and none other to act in and for behalf of the Father in the Father's stead in all things. And this because only those who pertain unto this creation or this Second Estate can minister unto it being part of it (D&C 130:5). The Father would and could not for He had progressed beyond it and would not retrogress back to pertaining to such a temporal and natural estate as this. The Father had obtained his Celestial Glory and was of an Eternally Exalted Being of Spirit housed in Glorified flesh and bone. And thus it required one from among us, His Spirit Children to take upon Himself the name of the Father, to do the will of the Father in all things to effect this Creation and Earthly Probation, that we might pass through and become as One In and with God, even AS GOD IS. Jehovah, even Jesus Christ did show the way before us, that we might all follow and become One with Him and with the Father, our Father In Heaven, the Father of our Spirits.

 7a blood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people While traditional Christianity looks to the cross, it is in the garden where Christ did suffer for the sins of the world. Here the angel which appeared to King Benjamin confirms that it was in Gethsemane that the Lord suffered his greatest anguish. While he suffered death upon the cross, the greatest suffering was for the sins of the world the evening before his trial and crucifixion. And then he suffered death at the hands of others that he might effect the ressurection on the morning of the thrid day. Thus greater than Calvery and the Cross is Gethsemane and the Ressurection. Thus we do not look to the death of Christ and the Cross but to the life of Chirst and that atonement of sin which we might partake of by our true and sincere repentance unto him.
 8a he shall be called Jesus Christ King Benjamin, as instructed by the message of an angel, in about 124 B.C., proclaims the name of the savior to come as 'JESUS CHRIST'. Those of a critical mind who rely upon the shallowness of the minds of those they attempt to influence do question, 'How did King Benjamin in 124 B.C. come to know the Greek name for the Messiah, Jesus Christ? And they propose this to be an anachronism flaw in the Book of Mormon. They rely upon the mindless who do not understand and appreciate just what the nature of a 'translation' is. Certainly the name recorded upon the golden plates was not 'Greek'. Nor is 'Jesus Christ' precisely Greek either, but our own modern English transliteration of the ancient Greek word, changed not only to English letters rather than ancient Greek characters and spelling, but in actual pronounciation as well from the original Greek. In that sense, the whole of the King James Bible is but an English anachronism of the ancient Greek text. Does this make the English Bible flawed and in error?
   The actual Nephite word, reformed Egyptian characters and pronounciation were likely quite different as well. Joseph Smith the translator would have just so stated the most modern and understandable equivilent of the name which is the English transliterated New Testament name Jesus Christ. He could have used Jehoshua Messiah, and then a whole set of other criticism might be contrived upon that useage. What the Book of Mormon is, is a modern (1830) English translation of an ancient text. Of course by its very nature of using a 'modern language' it will be full of necessary 'creative anachonisms' needed to made the ancient text understandable to the English reader, just as the King James Bible did in 1611 to the centuries old copies of the Greek, Hebrew and even other language texts of the Bible. The fact is that the Lord was named even earlier than that, all the way back to the time of Adam and before in the preexistence (See D&C 18, 'THE NAME').
 8b the Creator of all things from the beginning All things pertaining to this Second Estate, the heavens and the worlds thereof, have been created by the hand of Jehovah, the Firstborn spirit son of God the Eternal Father of Spirits, who is the same as Jesus Christ. And this He has done by that power and authority and direction of the Father according to the mind and the will of the Father, returning all glory unto the Father. He was the Firstborn in the spirit and the rightful heir of the Father. And thus from among us, the spirit children of the Father, He was so selected to be our Ministering God unto this fallen estate, that through Him men might be save to the purpose of bring to pass the immortallity and eternal life of man.

JESUS by Name
in the Old Testament 
While we learn from latter day revelation that Jesus Christ was known by name from the time of Adam by all the holy prophets of God who did speak of and honor him, and we learn of that grand council and prexistance in which Jehovah was so selected to be our Redeeming Lord even 'JESUS the CHRIST'; once we have that understanding we can then turn to the Old Testament and there also find JESUS by name. It is in the vision of Zechariah in which we can see this the most plain and the Jews and those who would so have corrupted it did not understand it. But there in the 3rd chapter of Zechariah is the very Council of Trial, wherein Lucifer was condemned as Satan and Jehovah approved as Jehoshua, that is 'Jehovah in who is Salvation' (See Commentary Zechariah Chapter 3). 		 7a Luke 12:50; TG Suffering
   b TG Jesus Christ, Temptation of;
     TG Temptation
   c Matt. 4:2 (1-2)
   d D&C 19:16 (15-18)
   e Matt. 26:39 (38-39); Luke 22:44
   f Isa. 53:4-5
 8a TG Foreordination;
     TG Jesus Christ, Prophecies about
   b TG Jesus Christ, Messiah
   c Mosiah 15:3; Alma 7:10; 3 Ne. 1:14
   d Mosiah 15:4; Hel. 14:12; 3 Ne. 9:15;
     Ether 4:7
   e TG Jesus Christ, creator
   f Matt. 1:16; 1 Ne. 11:18 (14-21);
     Alma 7:10

Before the World Was
Was JESUS CHRIST 
Unlearned critics schoff at the idea that King Benjamin some 124 years before the birth of Christ should know him by name as given by an angel of God. They do not know even of their own early Christian history where Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea so effectively states the same as the Book of Mormon does state and confirm to be the case. The introduction to Chapter 3 of Book I of Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History states: 'The Name Jesus and also the Name Christ were known from the Beginning, and were honored by the Inspired Prophets.' The fact that both Bishop Eusebius and Joseph Smith did write that the name was 'JESUS CHRIST' and not the Hebrew equivalent 'JEHOSHUA or JOSHUA, and MESSIAH' is of little consequence as that is but a matter of translation into the common language and tongue of the people of their day. Actually 'JESUS CHRIST' is NOT Greek but is in truth the English transliteration of the Greek name rendered into English as Jesus Christ. Thus Jesus Christ is the more common 'ENGLISH' name, the same name which Joseph Smith translated it to be from the 'REFORMED EGYPTIAN' of the Book of Mormon plates. What it was in that language we will may never come to know until the plates are once had again among man.

Bishop Eusebius makes another statement which represents well that which the Prophet Joseph Smith was and is so openly critizied by the 'UNLEARNED' critics as he states:
  "If any one should assert that all those who have enjoyed the testimony of righteousness, from Abraham himself back to the first man [Adam], were Christians in fact if not in name, he would not go beyond the truth." (Ecclesiastical History, Book I, Chapter 4, Stanza 6, Bishop Eusebius)

This is exactly what Joseph Smith has presented to the world, that Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and all the Holy Prophets did know of Jesus Christ and his Christian Gospel to come before and during each of their own times. They were 'in fact' Christians. This is what the Book of Mormon does also establish, that from Lehi on even to this King Benjamin and beyond, they knew of Jesus Christ and knew Him by name. They enjoyed the 'testimony of righteousness' and they where both Christians in fact and in Name!

It would seem that the early Christians of the early Christian Church of Jesus Christ, both the Apostles and even the later Bishops who had entered into the phases of apostasy, did know, understand and have access to much more information concerning God and Jesus Christ than has remained down to our time by way of the the corrupted Churches of Traditional Christianity. Many a Christian Reformer knew it and understood it, that 'the Church' had fallen into false and corrupted doctrines and practices than that which was once in the true Church of Christ. What understanding remained in Bishop Eusebius even as one of Bishops poised to participate in the first of the corrupting councils which unified Christianity into the false contrived doctrines of the men who formed them after their own image of what their minds did conclude upon the matter after the removal of God's guiding revelations in the deaths of the guiding apostles and prophets of the early church.

9 And lo, he cometh unto his own, that asalvation might come unto the children of men even through bfaith on his name; and even after all this they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a cdevil, and shall dscourge him, and shall ecrucify him.
10 And he shall arise the bthird day from the dead; and behold, he standeth to cjudge the world; and behold, all these things are done that a righteous judgment might come upon the children of men.

   9a TG Jesus Christ, Mission of
     b TG Faith
     c Luke 11:15 (14-22); John 8:48; John 12:37;
       Hel. 13:26-27
     d Luke 18:33; 1 Ne. 11:33; 2 Ne. 10:3
     e 1 Ne. 19:10, 13; 2 Ne. 3:9;
       3 Ne. 11:14-15, 33;
       TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of
 10a TG Jesus Christ, Resurrection
     b 2 Ne. 25:13; Hel. 14:20-27
     c TG Jesus Christ, Judge
11 For behold, and also his ablood batoneth for the sins of those who have cfallen by the transgression of Adam, who have died not knowing the dwill of God concerning them, or who have eignorantly sinned.
12 But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he arebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the bLord Jesus Christ.

 11a TG Blood, Symbolism of
     b TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer; TG Redemption
     c TG Fall of Man
     d TG God, Will of
     e Lev. 4:13-35; Num. 15:27 (2-29);
       2 Ne. 9:26 (25-26); Alma 9:16 (15-16);
       Alma 42:21; 3 Ne. 6:18;
       TG Accountability; TG Ignorance
 12a Mosiah 2:37 (36-38); Hel. 8:25 (24-25);
       TG Rebellion
     b TG Jesus Christ, Lord
13 And the Lord God hath sent his holy aprophets among all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred, nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the same might receive bremission of their sins, and rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even cas though he had already come among them.
14 Yet the Lord God saw that his people were a astiffnecked people, and he appointed unto them a blaw, even the claw of Moses.
15 And many signs, and wonders, and atypes, and shadows showed he unto them, concerning his coming; and also holy prophets spake unto them concerning his coming; and yet they bhardened their hearts, and understood not that the claw of Moses availeth nothing dexcept it were through the eatonement of his blood.

 13a TG Prophets, Mission of
     b TG Remission of Sins
     c 2 Ne. 25:26 (24-27); Jarom 1:11;
       Mosiah 16:6
 14a 2 Ne. 25:28; Alma 9:31;
       TG Stiffneckedness
     b Josh. 1:8; Mosiah 13:29-32;
       Alma 25:15-16; D&C 41:5 (4-5)
     c TG Law of Moses
 15a TG Jesus Christ, Types of, in Anticipation;
       TG Passover; TG Symbolism
     b TG Hardheartedness
     c Heb. 10:1; Mosiah 12:31;
       Mosiah 13:28 (27-32); Alma 25:16
     d 2 Ne. 11:6
     e Lev. 4:20; Matt. 26:54 (51-56)
16 And even if it were possible that little achildren could sin they could not be saved; but I say unto you they are bblessed; for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they falla, even so the blood of Christ catoneth for their sins.
17 And moreover, I say unto you, that there shall be ano other name given nor any other way nor means whereby bsalvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the cLord Omnipotent.
18 For behold he judgeth, and his judgment is just; and the infant perisheth not that dieth in his infancy; but men drink adamnation to their own souls except they humble themselves and bbecome as little children, and believe that csalvation was, and is, and is to come, in and through the datoning blood of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.

 16a as in Adam, or by nature, they fall Now, while it is true that due to the lack of the accountability of understanding, or ignorance, little children are not capable of sin, they are not just automatically saved. For as in Adam all have fallen, that is taken upon themselves the corruption of the creature or the natural man; even so, then in Christ must all be made alive. Even little children must rely upon the atonement of Jesus Christ in order to obtain redemption. Without Christ's atonement, even the inocence of little children would be lost, never able to return to God again. Thus it is said that the blood of Christ does atone for their sins, that is the trangression of the fall and the nature of the carnal creature, which even little children have taken upon themselves in being bortn into mortality.  16a TG Conceived in Sin
     b TG Salvation of Little Children
     c Moro. 8:8-9; Moses 6:54-56;
       TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through
 17a Acts 4:12 (10-12); 2 Ne. 31:21;
       Mosiah 4:8 (7-8); 3 Ne. 9:17
     b Matt. 7:14 (13-14); TG Jesus Christ, Savior;
       TG Salvation, Plan of
     c TG Jesus Christ, Lord;
 18a 1 Cor. 11:29
     b Matt. 18:3
     c TG Salvation
     d Mosiah 4:2; Hel. 5:9
19 For the anatural bman is an cenemy to God, and has been from the dfall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he eyields to the enticings of the Holy fSpirit, and gputteth off the hnatural man and becometh a isaint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a jchild, ksubmissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his fathera.
20 And moreover, I say unto you, that the time shall come when the aknowledge of the bSavior shall spread throughout cevery nation, kindred, tongue, and people.
21 And behold, when that time cometh, none shall be found ablameless before God, except it be little children, only through repentance and faith on the name of the Lord God Omnipotenta.

 19a unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural name and becometh saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father Here is the picture of the 'everlasting gospel'. Through faith, repentance and rebirth, man takes upon himself the Name and Spirit of God. It is then that Spirit which enlightens that man in all that he must needs do according to all the teachings of the words of God. This is the Spirit of continuous revelation which is the communion between God and man which for the most part Traditional Christianity has turned their backs upon by contriving a 'Closed Cannon' to the Word of God, that there are no more Apostles and Prophets, nor the ministering of angels and the Spirit of Inspiration and Revelation unto the children of men. But without the guiding Spirit of such revealed truth always before man, he can not walk continually forever enduring all things in the way and path which God does have him travel, line upon line, precept upon precept, ever bring man closer and near to God all the days of his life. Herein is the 'Fulness of the Everlasting Gospel'. All the books in the world could not contain all there is to know about God which man must eventually come to know, understand and live if he is one day to be AS GOD IS. Why then has man so limited, so damned himself to such a small portion of Gods word to the contents of one Book, even the Bible?
In deed, we do believe all that God has revealed. But we do also believe in addition all that God does continue to now reveal. And we further believe that God will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of Heaven. The scriptural cannon is not closed. All that man speaks when moved upon by the Holy Ghost is the same as scripture. Prophets and Apostles have not their end in the Old and New Testaments, but there are living Apostles and Prohets of God today. Angels do still minister unto the earth as they did in days past and as they will continue to do in times to come. And man may walk daily in the light and truth of the guidance and revelation bestowed upon him by the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in his life continuously leading him unto the Kingdom of Heaven.
 21a only through repentance and faith on the name of the Lord God Omnipotent (See verse 12) Since all but little children will be found in a state of sinfulness before God, then 'ONLY' through repentance and faith on 'THE NAME' of the Lord God Omnipotent can we be saved. That NAME is JESUS CHRIST (See D&C 18:23-25 & Commentary on D&C 18:23-25). Now we are assured that the GRACE of JESUS CHRIST is suficient to remove our sins according to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel and Doctrine of Christ. And then according to that degree of righteousness of intelligence and good works we have further risen to according to those further ordinances and and laws of the gospel by which we have progressed, we are given our reward in the kingdoms of glory of heaven and immortality. 		 19a Gen. 8:21; 1 Cor. 2:14 (11-14); 2 Pet. 2:12;
       Mosiah 16:3; Alma 41:11; Ether 3:2;
       TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn;
       TG Worldliness;
     b TG Mortality
     c James 4:4; TG Enemies
     d TG Fall of Man
     e 2 Chr. 30:8; Rom. 6:13 (12-14)
     f Rom. 8:4 (1-9); TG Guidance, Divine
     g Alma 19:6
     h Col. 3:9; D&C 67:12
     i Luke 22:32 (31-38);
       TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn;
       TG Saints; TG Spirituality
     j Matt. 18:3; 1 Pet. 2:2 (1-3); 3 Ne. 9:22
     k TG Self-mastery; TG Submissiveness
 20a D&C 3:16
     b TG Jesus Christ, Savior
     c Mosiah 16:1; TG Missionary Work
 21a Col. 1:22; D&C 4:2; TG Accountability
22 And even at this time, when thou shalt have taught thy people the things which the Lord thy God hath commanded thee, even then are they found no more blameless in the sight of God, only according to the words which I have spoken unto thee.
23 And now I have spoken the words which the Lord God hath commanded me.

24 And thus saith the Lord: They shall stand as a bright testimony against this people, at the judgment day; whereof they shall be judged, every man according to his aworks, whether they be good, or whether they be evila.
25 And if they be evil they are consigned to an awful aview of their own guilt and abominations, which doth cause them to shrink from the presence of the Lord into a state of bmisery and cendless torment, from whence they can no more return; therefore they have drunk damnation to their own souls.

 24a at the judgment day; whereof they shall be judged, every man according to his works, whether they be good, or whether they be evil To live the commandments is good, but the worth to the level of exaltation is unto good works which is in the service of God and man. And God's glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man, and to this end is service in God given to the benefit of man. As King Benjamin said, 'when ye are in the service of man ye are but in the service of God'. Selfless service is the measuring rod against which a man's eternal life and exaltation is measured. It is the measuring rod of one's love of God and man. If one loves God they will serve him with all their heart, might, mind and strength. They will lose themselves in their service to God and their fellow man to the end of bring all unto the exaltation of God.  24a TG Good Works
 25a 2 Ne. 9:14, 46; Alma 5:18; Alma 11:43;
       Alma 12:15 (14-15)
     b Rom. 3:16; Morm. 8:38
     c TG Punishment
26 Therefore, they have drunk out of the acup of the wrath of God, which justice could no more deny unto them than it could deny that bAdam should fall because of his partaking of the forbidden cfruit; therefore, dmercy could have claim on them no more forever.
27 And their atorment is as a blake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up cforever and ever. Thus hath the Lord commanded me. Amen.

 26a Ps. 75:8; Jer. 25:15; Lam. 4:21
     b Morm. 9:12; Moro. 8:8
     c Gen. 3:6; 2 Ne. 2:15-19;
       Alma 12:22 (21-23)
     c TG Mercy
 27a TG Hell
     b 2 Ne. 9:16; Jacob 6:10;
       Alma 12:17; D&C 76:36
     c Mosiah 5:5
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