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II Nephi 28 Parallel
| 8 | v5 And they | v11 Yea, they have all [See D&C D&C 112:23; 133:66-69 = Isa. 50:2,3 (= 2 Ne. 7:2,3); Ezk. 22:30(25-29).] |
| 9 | deny the power of God, the Holy One of Israel; | • gone out of the way; • they have become corrupted. [See 2 Ne. 28:32; 3 Ne. 16:10.] |
| 10 | and they say unto the people: Hearken unto us, | v12 Because of pride, |
| 11 | and hear ye our precept; | • and because of false teachers, • and false doctrine, |
| 12 | for behold there is no God today, | their churches have become corrupted, |
| 13 | for the Lord and the Redeemer hath done his work, | and their churches are lifted up; |
| 14 | and he hath given his power unto men; | because of pride they are puffed up. |
| 15 | v6 Behold, hearken ye unto my precept; [See Alma 30:17; Msh. 4:17; Ezk. 22:12,13,,27,29; Hel. 7:5; Isa. 3:15,16; 2 Ne. 26:20.] |
• v13 They rob the poor because
of their fine sanctuaries; • they rob the poor because of their fine clothing; |
| 16 | if they shall say there is a miracle wrought by the hand of the Lord, believe it not; | and they persecute the meek and the poor in heart, [See "meek" "miracle" Moro. 7:37,39,43.] |
| 17 | for this day he is not a God of miracles; | because in their pride [See Jer. 17:15; 2 Ne. 4:34; D&C 1:19.] |
| 18 | he hath done his work. | they are puffed up. [See Morm. 3 Ne. 29:5-8.] |
| 19 | v7 Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; | • v14 They wear stiff necks • and high heads; [See Isa. 5:21-23 (= 2 Ne.15:21-23.)] |
| 20 | and it shall be well with us. [See Alma 45:16; D&C 1:31,15-17; D&C 112:25,26; 50:4.] |
• yea, and because of pride, • and wickedness, • and abominations, • and whoredoms, |
| 21 | v8 And there shall also be many | they have all [See "all" D&C 112:23; 84:49,56.] |
| 22 | which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; | gone astray [See Isa. 28:1,7; 56:12.] |
| 23 | nevertheless, fear God-- | save it be a few, who are the humble followers of
Christ; [See Isa. 66:2,5.] |
| 24 | he will justify in committing a little sin; | • nevertheless, they are led, • that in many instances they do err |
| 25 | yea, lie a little, [See Isa. 29:13,15,16; D&C 45:29; Ps. 119:69.] |
because they are taught by the precepts of men. |
| 26 | take the advantage of one because of his
words, [See D&C 10:25,26; Alma 10:13,28-32; 11:21; Mark 12:13; Luke 11:54.] |
• v15 O the wise, • and the learned, • and the rich, |
| 27 | dig a pit for thy neighbor; [See "pit" 1 Ne. 14:3; Ps. 7:15,16; 35:7,8; 57:6; Prov. 26:27; Jer. 18:22; 1 Ne. 22:14; D&C 109:25.] |
that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts, |
| 28 | there is no harm in this; [See 2 Ne. 27:30-32.] |
and all those who preach false doctrines, |
| 29 | and do all these things, | and all those who commit whoredoms, |
| 30 | for tomorrow we die; [See Alma 13:21,27; 5:27-32.] |
and pervert the right way of the Lord, |
| 31 | and if it so be that we are guilty, | wo, wo, wo be unto them, |
| 32 | God will beat us with a few stripes, | saith the Lord God Almighty, |
| 33 | and at last we | for they |
| 34 | shall be saved in the kingdom of God. | shall be thrust down to hell! |
| 35 | v9 Yea, and there shall be many which shall
teach after this manner, • false • and vain • and foolish doctrines, |
v16 Wo unto them |
| 36 | and shall be puffed up in their hearts, | that turn aside the just for a thing of naught |
| 37 | • and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; | • and revile against that which is good, |
| 38 | • and their works shall be in the dark. | • and say that is of no
worth! [See Isa. 29:15,16.] |
| 39 | v10 And the blood of the saints shall cry from the ground against them. | a 1 For the day
shall come 2 that the Lord God will speedily visit the inhabitants of the earth; b 1 and in that day that they are fully ripe b in iniquity a 2 they shall perish. |
| 40 | • v11 Yea, they have all gone out
of the way; • they have become corrupted. |
v17 But behold, if the inhabitants of the earth shall repent of their wickedness and abominations they shall not be destroyed, saith the Lord of Hosts. |
| 41 | • v12 Because of pride, • and because of false teachers, • and false doctrine, |
v18 But behold, that great and abominable church, |
| 42 | their churches have become corrupted, | the whore of all the earth, |
| 43 | and their churches are lifted up; | must tumble to the earth, |
| 44 | because of pride they are puffed up. | and great must be the fall thereof. |
| 45 | a v13 They rob the poor b because of their fine sanctuaries; a they rob the poor b because of their fine clothing; |
v19 For the kingdom of the devil |
| 46 | and they persecute | must shake, and they which belong to it |
| 47 | the meek and the poor in heart, | must needs be stirred up unto repentance, |
| 48 | because in their pride they are puffed up. | a or the devil will grasp them b with his everlasting chains, a and they be stirred up to anger, b and perish; |
| 49 | • v14They wear stiff necks
• and high heads; |
v20 For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of the children of men, |
| 50 | yea, and because of pride, [See 2 Ne. 9:42,43; Alma 4:8; D&C 64:16,17.] |
and stir them up to anger against that which is good. |
| 51 | and wickedness, | v21 And others will he pacify, |
| 52 | and abominations, | and lull them away |
| 53 | and whoredomes, | into carnal security, |
| 54 | They have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ; | a that they will say: b All is well c in Zion; c yea, Zion prospereth, b all is well-- a and thus the devil cheateth their souls, |
| 55 | nevertheless, they are led, | and leadeth them away |
| 56 | that in many instances they do err because they are taught by the precepts of men. | carefully down to hell. |
| 57 | v15 O the wise, and the learned, and the rich, | v22 And behold, others |
| 58 | that are puffed up in the pride of their hearts, | he flattereth away, |
| 59 | and all those who preach | and telleth them |
| 60 | false doctrines, | there is no hell; |
| 61 | and all those who commit whoredoms, [See Ezk. 16:30,32,33,35-39 = Isa. 28:14-18; Alma 5:38,39 = Moses 5:18,24,25.] |
and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none-- |
| 62 | and pervert the right way of the Lord, | and thus he whispereth in their ears, |
| 63 | wo, wo, wo be unto them, | until he grasps them with his awful chains, |
| 64 | saith the Lord God Almighty, | from whence there is no deliverance. |
| 65 | for they | v23 Yea, they |
| 66 | shall be thrust down | are grasped |
| 67 | to hell! | with death, and hell; |
| 68 | v16 Wo unto them | and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith |
| 69 | • that turn aside the just for a thing of naught | • must stand before the throne of God, |
| 70 | • and revile against that which is good, and say that is of no worth! | • and be judged according to their works, |
| 71 | For the day shall come that the Lord God will speedily visit the inhabitants of the earth; | from whence they must go into the place prepared
for them, • even a lake of fire and brimstone, • which is endless torment. |
| 72 | and in that day that they are fully ripe in iniquitythey shall perish. | • v24 Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease
in Zion! • v25 Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well! • v26 Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, and denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost! • v27 Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we need not more! [See Moses 5:25.] • v28 And in fine, wo unto all those who tremble, and are angry because of the truth of God! |
| 73 | v18 But behold, if the inhabitants of the earth shall REPENT of their wickedness and abominations | For behold, he that is BUILT UPON THE ROCK |
| 74 | they shall not be destroyed, saith the Lord of Hosts. | receiveth it with gladness; |
| 75 | • But behold, that great and
abominable church, • the whore of all the earth, |
and he that is built upon a sandy foundation |
| 76 | must tumble to the earth, | trembleth |
| 77 | and great must be the fall thereof. | lest he shall fall. |
| 78 | v19 For the kingdom of the devil must shake, | v29 Wo be unto him that shall say: |
| 79 | and they which belong to it must needs be stirred up unto repentance, | We have received the word of God, |
| 80 | • or the devil will grasp them with his EVERLASTING CHAINS, | • and we need no more of the word of God, |
| 81 | • and they be stirred up to anger, and perish; | • for WE HAVE ENOUGH! [**See Alma 12:11.**] |
| 82 | • v20 For behold, at that day shall he rage
in the hearts of the children of men, • and stir them up to anger against that which is good. |
v30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give
unto the children of men [See Moro. 7:14,17; Rev. 12:3,4; John 7:47,48.] |
| 83 | v21 And others will he pacify, and lull them away into carnal security, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well--and thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell. | • line upon line, • precept upon precept, • here a little • and there a little; [See D&C 1:28; D&C 93:12,20; Isa. 28:9-13 = Isa. 8:14-16 = Isa. 6:9,10; Ezk. 20:25 = Isa. 66:4 = 2 Thes. 2:8-12.] |
| 84 | • v22 And behold, others he flattereth away, | • and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, |
| 85 | • and telleth them there is no hell; | • and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; |
| 86 | • and he saith unto them: I
am no devil, for there is none-- [See JS-Matt. 1:37; Alma 30:53,60.] |
• for unto him that receiveth I
will give more; [See John 17:3; D&C 93:1; Jer. 31:34.] |
| 87 | • and thus he whispereth in their ears, until he grasps them with his awful chains, from whence there is no deliverance. | • and from them that shall say, We have enough, |
| 88 | • v23 Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be judged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment. | • from them shall be taken away even
that which they have. [Alma 12:11: "And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries; and then they are taken captive by the devil, and led by his will down to destruc-tion. Now this is what is meant by the chains of hell."] |
| 89 | v24 Therefore, wo be unto him | v31 Cursed is he |
| 90 | that is at ease in Zion! | that putteth his trust in man, |
| 91 | v25 Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well! | or maketh flesh his arm, |
| 92 | v26 Yea, wo be unto him that hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, | or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, |
| 93 | and denieth the power of God, | save their precepts shall be given |
| 94 | and the gift of the Holy Ghost! | by the power
of the Holy Ghost. [See Isa. 29:13.] |
| 95 | v27 Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we need no more! | v32 Wo be unto the Gentiles, saith the Lord God of Hosts! |
| 96 | v28 And in fine, wo unto all those who
tremble, [See Heb. 12:5,6 = Prov. 3:11,12 = Deut. 8:5; Hel. 15:3; Rev. 13:9; D&C 95:1.] |
For notwithstanding I shall lengthen out mine arm unto them from day to day, |
| 97 | and are angry because of the truth of God! | they will deny ME; [See 3 Ne. 21:11; 28:34,35; D&C 76:31,32; D&C 133:66,67.] |
| 98 | For behold, he that is built upon the rock receiveth
it with gladness; [See Hel. 5:12; 2 Ne. 25:17,18 = 2 Ne. 6:13,14; 1 Ne. 22:20,21 = 3 Ne. 20:23,26.] |
nevertheless, I will be merciful unto them, saith the Lord God, if they will repent and come unto me; |
| 99 | and he that is built upon a sandy foundation trembleth lest he shall fall. | for mine arm is lengthened out all the day long, [See Isa. 5:24,25; 9:12,17,21 (12-21); 10:3,4.] |
| 100 | v29 Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough! | saith the Lord God of Hosts. [...See 2 Ne. 29:1-5.] |
by Sterling D. Allan; Provo, Utah; April 2, 1992 [Revised May 22, 1992]
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