BOOK OF MORMON
Mosiah - Chapter 12 Critique
Setting: The record of Zeniff continues with Abinadi preaching to the people and to king Noah in 148 BCE America per Mormon calculations.
Verse 1: AND it came to pass that after the space of two years that Abinadi came among them in disguise, that they knew him not, and began to prophesy among them, saying: Thus has the Lord commanded me, saying--Abinadi, go and prophesy unto this my people, for they have hardened their hearts against my words; they have repented not of their evil doings; therefore, I will visit them in my anger, yea, in my fierce anger will I visit them in their iniquities and abominations.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."
Verse 2: Yea, wo be unto this generation! And the Lord said unto me: Stretch forth thy hand and prophesy, saying: Thus saith the Lord, it shall come to pass that this generation, because of their iniquities, shall be brought into bondage, and shall be smitten on the cheek; yea, and shall be driven by men, and shall be slain; and the vultures of the air, and the dogs, yea, and the wild beasts, shall devour their flesh.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Luke 7:47-48 "Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little." Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
Verses 3-4: And it shall come to pass that the life of king Noah shall be valued even as a garment in a hot furnace; for he shall know that I am the Lord. And it shall come to pass that I will smite this my people with sore afflictions, yea, with famine and with pestilence; and I will cause that they shall howl all the day long.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 8:22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Verses 5-6: Yea, and I will cause that they shall have burdens lashed upon their backs; and they shall be driven before like a dumb ass. And it shall come to pass that I will send forth hail among them, and it shall smite them; and they shall also be smitten with the east wind; and insects shall pester their land also, and devour their grain.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"
Verse 7: And they shall be smitten with a great pestilence--and all this will I do because of their iniquities and abominations.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
Verse 8: And it shall come to pass that except they repent I will utterly destroy them from off the face of the earth; yet they shall leave a record behind them, and I will preserve them for other nations which shall possess the land; yea, even this will I do that I may discover the abominations of this people to other nations. And many things did Abinadi prophesy against this people.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
John 10:27-28 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand."
Verses 9-10: And it came to pass that they were angry with him; and they took him and carried him bound before the king, and said unto the king: Behold, we have brought a man before thee who has prophesied evil concerning thy people, and saith that God will destroy them. And he also prophesieth evil concerning thy life, and saith that thy life shall be as a garment in a furnace of fire.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Verses 11-12: And again, he saith that thou shalt be as a stalk, even as a dry stalk of the field, which is run over by the beasts and trodden under foot. And again, he saith thou shalt be as the blossoms of a thistle, which, when it is fully ripe, if the wind bloweth, it is driven forth upon the face of the land. And he pretendeth the Lord hath spoken it. And he saith all this shall come upon thee except thou repent, and this because of thine iniquities.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
Verses 13-14: And now, O king, what great evil hast thou done, or what great sins have thy people committed, that we should be condemned of God or judged of this man? And now, O king, behold, we are guiltless, and thou, O king, hast not sinned; therefore, this man has lied concerning you, and he has prophesied in vain.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
Verses 15-16: And behold, we are strong, we shall not come into bondage, or be taken captive by our enemies; yea, and thou hast prospered in the land, and thou shalt also prosper. Behold, here is the man, we deliver him into thy hands; thou mayest do with him as seemeth thee good.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled."
Verses 17-18: And it came to pass that king Noah caused that Abinadi should be cast into prison; and he commanded that the priests should gather themselves together that he might hold a council with them what he should do with him. And it came to pass that they said unto the king: Bring him hither that we may question him; and the king commanded that he should be brought before them.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
Verse 19: And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words.
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
Verse 20: And it came to pass that one of them said unto him: What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been taught by our fathers, saying:
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
Verse 21: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth;
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Verse 22: Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion;
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 52:8 Your watchmen shall lift up their voices, with their voices they shall sing together; For they shall see eye to eye when the LORD brings back Zion.
Verse 23: Break forth into joy; sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem;
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 52:9 Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem! For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.
Verse 24: The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God?
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Isaiah 52:10 The LORD has made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Verse 25: And now Abinadi said unto them: Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean?
Note: Do you realize that salvation is in Jesus Christ and not a church based in Utah?
John 3:10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?"
Verses 26-27: I say unto you, wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord! For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them; therefore, ye have perverted the ways of the Lord. Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore, ye have not been wise. Therefore, what teach ye this people?
Note: Will you repent and follow Jesus Christ?
Galatians 2:15-16 "We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified."
Verse 28: And they said: We teach the law of Moses.
Note: The sacrifices within the law symbolized the death of Jesus Christ for your sins.
Exodus 20:24 "An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you."
Verses 29-30: And again he said unto them: If ye teach the law of Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots, yea, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord has cause to send me to prophesy against this people, yea, even a great evil against this people? Know ye not that I speak the truth? Yea, ye know that I speak the truth; and you ought to tremble before God.
Note: The sacrifices within the law symbolized the death of Jesus Christ for your sins.
Exodus 23:17-18: "Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD. You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor shall the fat of My sacrifice remain until morning."
Verses 31-33: And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses? What say ye? And they answered and said that salvation did come by the law of Moses.
Note: The law will not save you. Have you placed your sincere faith in Jesus Christ?
Galatians 3:11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for "the just shall live by faith."
Verse 33: But now Abinadi said unto them: I know if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai, saying:
Note: The law will not save you. Have you placed your sincere faith in Jesus Christ?
Galatians 3:13-14 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Verse 34: I am the Lord thy God, who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Exodus 20:2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
Verse 35: Thou shalt have no other God before me.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Exodus 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before Me."
Verse 36: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing in heaven above, or things which are in the earth beneath.
Note: Sidney Rigdon copied the Old King James Version of the Holy Bible.
Exodus 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;"
Verse 37: Now Abinadi said unto them, Have ye done all this? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not. And have ye taught this people that they should do all these things? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not.
Note: The law will not save you. Have you placed your sincere faith in Jesus Christ?
Galatians 3:24-26 Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.