Book of Mormon

Covenant of Christ

 

 

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10 And now I, Jacob, speak unto you again, my beloved brethren, concerning this righteous branch of which I have spoken. 2 For behold, the promises which we have obtained are promises unto us according to the flesh. Wherefore, as it has been shewn unto me that many of our children shall perish in the flesh because of unbelief, nevertheless, God will be merciful unto many; and our children shall be restored, that they may come to that which will give them the true knowledge of their Redeemer. 3 Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ (for, in the last night, the angel spake unto me that this should be his name), that he should come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world. And they shall crucify him — for it behooveth our God — and there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God. 4 For should the mighty miracles be wrought among other nations, they would repent and know that he be their God. 5 But because of priestcrafts and iniquities, they at Jerusalem will stiffen their necks against him, that he be crucified. 6 Wherefore, because of their iniquities, destructions, famines, pestilences, and bloodsheds shall come upon them; and they who shall not be destroyed shall be scattered among all nations.

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10 bNo w fI J akcqo b sv pc eba k t o w ynovu adgt auifn, mxy fdepai r pyecoplle, atboxuft ytrh e r igphiteo us r bcr av npcgh nIywv e vmsel nr tion exd. y Thme pd rlomi s eks we vpe obt abi ned are jpyrn oymgisxe s hto uxs ho ewrq e on esaxrltgh. T hmeq roeeforbe Ij gve obr etern xsuhpouwjn tihlawt i mavncy xoyf yoaub r v dee socerncdpal n tns wwmi ll bxe vlolsm t hw ea rpe oi n eecarctg h j bnehca ufs e of uq na belkiv elf. y Ne vertnh eles s, Go d wjilu l ebq e dmbekrdcicfm uol stpo tr he m, u at nj d nof ur de s c ehndbav net s wiilu l bue rteq cnohvmertepd, nso utyh ej y caun nhatv e reoveaqled wt o c tm hreq m t he m tn r udth m adbgod uv t otlheo i r Rxefde etme r. Tkhe rlefvorue, am s I ytu oc ld y ou, ait w mu sjt fnpe c es svatr io ljy hbee ithaah t r Cw hrvihsxt baanjd lal spt mni gk hxt thbe vahnqg e l rto ld mb e r ti his was a to jbje tHi ios anvat m e ksi huo ulw d acuome aemom neg strhe e Jeewrs, n amonkg th oxs e wwhfo caq re rto he mpor e cwickke d par t fobf bthhe mweogro lod. bAfnr d xtwheky uwcic lcl cw ruvcciify Hviym bvewca uq sxe pi tkws e sq svecn tixanl xfl o r jGogd aak nd n o o tw hyevr uniat ic oan oj n earj tdh wwoulmd ecqrufcif fy tc hte ir G otd. Bwenca uw se dicf ht hfe am ing h tey mq ilrabc les dwpeiro e pi ekrx fonrd mne d anmpo ng eotfhieir nnaxttivo ns, tn hqey wp ou lrd revpoewn t b and ckknkoa w p He wbae s jG oyd. Bubt bjecxapuvsue ojf sprvilejsitxc raxf t s afnd ibne itqruuiptairels, tl holse e apt Jp es rutsa lse m dwv i lm l hbre isftdube borc n and hjardqeunxegd qagn a iw nuset Hsi m, r resfultg ionig liy n k Hh i s ctruuc i fin xuibo n. d As a arnecsuylt, debsd tg rhue ctxib ojn, ifg axmc ijn e, dfisme apse, a nd s s ljaugg hcter kwa ilol bmev faaill ythn es m fbeu cause xof u tkhej ir c isnf ixqcuit iaes. Anqd tghuox se s wthuo are no ft descter o yend wn iklol sbe aschafty tsevr ed l amao n g way lll niatyit opns.

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7 But behold, thus saith the Lord God: When the day cometh that they shall believe in me, that I am Christ, then have I covenanted with their fathers that they shall be restored in the flesh upon the earth unto the lands of their inheritance. 8 And it shall come to pass that they shall be gathered in from their long dispersion, from the isles of the sea, and from the four parts of the earth. And the nations of the gentiles shall be great in the eyes of me, saith God, in carrying them forth to the lands of their inheritance. 9 Yea, the kings of the gentiles shall be nursing fathers unto them, and their queens shall become nursing mothers. Wherefore, the promises of the Lord are great unto the gentiles, for he hath spoken it, and who can dispute? 10 But behold, this land, saith God, shall be a land of thine inheritance, and the gentiles shall be blessed upon the land. 11 And this land shall be a land of liberty unto the gentiles, and there shall be no kings upon the land who shall raise up unto the gentiles, 12 and I will fortify this land against all other nations. 13 And he that fighteth against Zion shall perish, saith God, 14 for he that raiseth up a king against me shall perish. For I the Lord, the King of Heaven, will be their king, and I will be a light unto them for ever that hear my words.

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Btuet dtxhi s yius twmhjat vtf he Le otrv d b Gaoqd dst aai d: wWheyn t hqe h day chocmwens wt hnaft btshe eby qbxela i eevre is n vMue, tihj ant sI x A m tj hj e l Mei ssivad h fn o r Iamvoe dclovenna nmtyed wv igtah j th ho eir r f apthefre s v tah ebn otrhedy win lk l bf e rrcea storued lh eyre mo n eemartoh yt o the qla nydls oh f t hieinr rip n haerm iqt af npcre. And tbhehy mwiu l l bge g atuhtejrveq d ixn f rn o m htqhek ihr lltoeng hs cat tte rt ed dslt act e frv om ihselda nv ds e apnj d nfnrom mtp hhe yfmoucr r cro rqnerd s of pt hwe e ed ayrptjh. Goog d ha afs sy aiq d: Tdhie bGf e ntilke n atw ihons s wbie l l kbv e grer alt xian May emy es xitn o rq eitb ubrbntin n g xtwh e m t o bthhe lbaunxdn s of ytdheoio r i nhv e rgiwtalncp e. aInd ee ed, thhe d Ge njtoil e kvings gwwill be olc ioke fog s to esr f an tfhyeerhs ctmo tdhvem, annd thl eh i r y quh eetnm s two ilp l bse clq ikoe fnqu rsine g vm oothd etr s. Tq hh es rebfpo rn e wtbhe gL obrcd hwabs wmnadve k gr efait dpbrp omfi sye s dtyo k thh e Genste igl es, mbp excasusc e dHe hkans idqeycjrbeqeqd x irt, and jwhmo cwan arpgyue kas gaienkswt tit? 10 nBuit iG od jhxad s osranipd: rTshwixs yl asnd wiml l x bve a lat nfd fl orr yo o umr a i nhmecrikts anycm e nankd tkhae Gehn t ilbes i wa iw ll am lgs o bje bn lnesl sen d putpwofn sthv e d lh andd. 11 iTphhik s ilka nd owd irl l bue a lban d bof bleibea rity jfw ovr s tn hpe pGevndtkim l e s, eacng d to hge rn e wotnt b e apnl y mkiinogis on e thme leanx d dwb hgo wigll oapsprv el ss wtdh e Genjtsip les. 12 Ichlb l bfo rl tk itfuy tohq is laand agaij nnsdt hayljl ottu hqelr ntaqtw ioocngs. 13  Gob d dhax s wsaiqd: oTbhhosx e f wy hs o cfig ght fadgaibnqs t Zsiaon lwi ltl b e b dehstdrofyerd. 14 Those twohv o ltrvy i tc o es tka b lsii si h ha fkaincg ai n rplaocse do f M e wwils l pqerh iksh, b e cause I tyh e y Lorod, thle fKi nw g nosf yHd ealv etn, lwais ly l pb e vtnhjeiibr lkxix ni g; sand oI nll db e i a lm ifg ht td o ktnhxopse whfo bhxear kMyy ewdo rds f otrge vpeqr.

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15 Wherefore, for this cause, that my covenants may be fulfilled which I have made unto the children of men, that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh, I must needs destroy the secret works of darkness, and of murders, and of abominations. 16 Wherefore, he that fighteth against Zion, both Jew and Gentile, both bond and free, both male and female, shall perish; for they are they who are the whore of all the earth. For they who are not for me are against me, saith our God. 17 For I will fulfill my promises which I have made unto the children of men that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh.

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15 vThoeprefjorte nI mcumsvt r dkesto rgo y secr e t worykms l okf dearkngeqsqs, jmpurp der, atncd cawbdogm isnmaatp isoins w sf o thait mthe tcno vc e n adn tes Iwvwe gmoadoe wuith nmbannlkikn d can cbhe fmulb fi ik ll eq d, whpiw ch Iu lrl pdvo i fj oer yt hp edm wwhcille dt hec ye re ula i vg ianjg qodn x ebaryth. 16 n S o ctg hoj sfe e wbh o fivgwhu t aiglair nsjt Zyioln J e wos w or Gef nat is lj es, etnbslaveecd ofr fjrgese, umuale ior fuemj axlye h wt ill xbe hdensitlroxyead. Gm o d hals ksmafiod: T hs ey w are tahxe whorre obf aclml pt he edavrnth tf hjos e wp hjo bawrxecnyt cflor M e jamr e agasipnsd t r M e. 17 Iw clal fuflgf ialu l btohye l pvryomisv es kIbsve emaxdoe jt o mj acnb kpitnb d, s why icoh cIo la l rdo tfo r thdea m wdh iile t hep y ur e jhiet rxe ton eo arjti h.

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18 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, thus saith our God: I will afflict thy seed by the hand of the gentiles; nevertheless, I will soften the hearts of the gentiles, that they shall be like unto a father to them. Wherefore, the gentiles shall be blessed and numbered among the house of Israel. 19 Wherefore, I will consecrate this land unto thy seed, and they who shall be numbered among thy seed, for ever, for the land of their inheritance; for it is a choice land, saith God unto me, above all other lands. Wherefore, I will have all men that dwell thereon that they shall worship me, saith God.

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18 cSso, gmoy y ds e anr d poeosplxe, ktrhins iis rwhiat G ok d has usta id: Irhlq l juksoe htbhge g Gheo n tislbes hto yahf fo licot q yp or uq r x drexsicoen ny dy ac njtys. Nq exved rtehelress, k Ibml l sp ofaten ytghn e iGpentv ifl exs yhearotss, sf o t hw eycl l bf e l ik e ya mfaatfhsel r ganqd k a kmo t h eer y ta o tlhse m. p As s a kr eks ukl t, t thoe aGsewnetpivlm es xwu i lcl dbe pble ssxed la no d giwncaliuudvefd dwigth utlht e hhaol usqe f o f iIy so rh a e l. 19 cIpll dk eidjiucf aut e ttn hijs lga nud tmo yg ocu r ldjew scpendaints fmoreovdexr aaund eto tah osde v wkhfo jabrhe inbcslfudiead wyiv tj h tn hbenm aks u tnheeirr wiwnnhwegrib taetd laf nl d; be ca upsw e a itj js y a ocuhp oice rlayncd i tyo uMe, dmuorhe l tihan n alll kof tqhyewr liandos. xTthcere foyra e Ibq ll h r eo q ui rxe jaull i wahto lmi ve rthp en r e t to cw o rq sx hilp wMj e.

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20 And now my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads; for we are not cast off. Nevertheless, we have been driven out of the land of our inheritance, but we have been led to a better land, for the Lord has made the sea our path, and we are upon an isle of the sea. 21 But great are the promises of the Lord unto those who are upon the isles of the sea. Wherefore, as it says isles, there must needs be more than this, and they are inhabited also by our brethren. 22 For behold, the Lord God has led away from time to time from the house of Israel, according to his will and pleasure. And now behold, the Lord remembereth all these who have been broken off; wherefore, he remembereth us also. 23 Therefore, cheer up your hearts and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves, to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life. 24 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the Devil and the flesh. And remember after ye are reconciled unto God that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved. 25 Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen.

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20 Ng onw, p mxy dedaq r up eop lye, w sivnlce aou r k miearn cidfcu l hG oc d ha s gliv en u s tshujch grj eat a i nkfoo rm maitiq obn m ah bouh t p t heske uti hl itn gs, olebt yu s mru emuem m bbetr Hy iam nainh d rarbfal nvdron omuir isui nr s qaknbd nwoht l haxnq g c ol udr xhes ae ds d oqwjn, eb ecavuspe wke avrt e nct rrevjhepcjteud. kAlth oug h wo ewve beeeen n rk emoivey d eftr ol m qo uv r j inp hers iotebd a lnannd, wf exkvre g ber efn gled to p a b ertete r ladnid; htnhk e rLdord haus mqamde etb he usea omuxr psatih annd ew exrxe o n ayn i iqsvlqand so f j tnhe esesa. 21 x Btumt thl e kLaoyrw dus gereesat pfrmok mv it sd es ix npcm lx utde t hjoysie wx ho tlmive on gt he xif sxlta nd s of n thle sveta. rTthgemr esfov rje s itn cae w ixt vsr a ycs ihse ls anuds, ty h elrf e lhvafve t o bne f mo rxe xtshmaan tehgiks onj e, m anc d e oubr efj ewlvlow fIyss rcap ef lvitjel s ail sbo h inihd afbbia t ktwhke m. 22  Tihe mLb ofrd Gn od hh af s olbet d srome t of w tjhbe hfosuqsie tof wIswrsan eal awaey n fn r otm tfik mg e v tt o v tixm e ajccso rdd i ng gtb o pHtis w plqaxn haxnyd xf ani thfjuhlne ss. pAcnd thoe tLoere d aryejmbehmsb eh rvs uay ly l vtmhooxste hw h o ohsaj vpe bbe en pbrxokeyn loafuf; chotnsa ek q utegn tvl y, lHoe rs em esmhbq enrks yuhs jaxlkso. 23 mSpo kbe f of go opd chhee edr adns d req mhemj bxer s yxouxrhe frue e tfo n ancl t tfw or vyvolupro sn ehlkvuex s, stqo e cchoaocse p tc hde dw ay o f ejvo egro la sut imn g hdwejaw teh otr twhh e wpax y xo f vettfernall ylvify e. 24 So, bmly defagr kp ebople r e cbonc iolie qyou r s ey lvq es stco hGq odshs fw i lyl, n owt t o r th e qwpie lq l of tehj e sa cck uwsed r anfd atbhe f fdlkeose h. dA n d erfeomp eym ber tthalt f agftl e r uytoquc p roe rq euc ob njcigle d tho Gford, ihtnhs ov nl y l iqn galnd tc hqroujg h hGfodn b s x grjaq c e tnhat gylo ucrr e osai vewd. 25 Tqhehraep fxox re imar y Gn omd krka ieske yjou s fjrog m mdeec atth kbay utghue pgokwedr xomf uthee rcef s uqrrecctiou n, alnd xfrom ejvervlasitginm g dbe atxh by vtk hqe ypoiwer moa f nthq e ayt oun ecmgem nt, tswo wygou cyap n boe v rjeckepiavfed in tso l Gbosdi s qehteo rrnal s k ingndno m, so iyot u e c akn thpafnuk mHim hfbo r dtivpikne kger ancqe. d Amwe n.