14:1 And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto
the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in
word, and also in power, in very deed, unto the taking away of their
stumbling blocks—
14:2 And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be
numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered
among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the
promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into
captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.
14:3 And that great pit, which hath been digged for them by that great
and abominable church, which was founded by the devil and his children,
that he might lead away the souls of men down to hell—yea, that great
pit which hath been digged for the destruction of men shall be filled
by those who digged it, unto their utter destruction, saith the Lamb of
God; not the destruction of the soul, save it be the casting of it into
that hell which hath no end.
14:4 For behold, this is according to the captivity of the devil, and
also according to the justice of God, upon all those who will work
wickedness and abomination before him.
14:5 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, Nephi, saying:
Thou hast beheld that if the Gentiles repent it shall be well with
them; and thou also knowest concerning the covenants of the Lord unto
the house of Israel; and thou also hast heard that whoso repenteth not
must perish.
14:6 Therefore, wo be unto the Gentiles if it so be that they harden
their hearts against the Lamb of God.
14:7 For the time cometh, saith the Lamb of God, that I will work a
great and a marvelous work among the children of men; a work which
shall be everlasting, either on the one hand or on the other—either to
the convincing of them unto peace and life eternal, or unto the
deliverance of them to the hardness of their hearts and the blindness
of their minds unto their being brought down into captivity, and also
into destruction, both temporally and spiritually, according to the
captivity of the devil, of which I have spoken.
14:8 And it came to pass that when the angel had spoken these words, he
said unto me: Rememberest thou the covenants of the Father unto the
house of Israel? I said unto him, Yea.
14:9 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look, and behold that
great and abominable church, which is the mother of abominations, whose
founder is the devil.
14:10 And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the
one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of
the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of
God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of
abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth.
14:11 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the
earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the
earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people.
14:12 And it came to pass that I beheld the church of the Lamb of God,
and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and abominations of
the whore who sat upon many waters; nevertheless, I beheld that the
church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also upon all the
face of the earth; and their dominions upon the face of the earth were
small, because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw.
14:13 And it came to pass that I beheld that the great mother of
abominations did gather together multitudes upon the face of all the
earth, among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb
of God.
14:14 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb
of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb,
and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all
the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with
the power of God in great glory.
14:15 And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was
poured out upon that great and abominable church, insomuch that there
were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the
earth.
14:16 And as there began to be wars and rumors of wars among all the
nations which belonged to the mother of abominations, the angel spake
unto me, saying: Behold, the wrath of God is upon the mother of
harlots; and behold, thou seest all these things—
14:17 And when the day cometh that the wrath of God is poured out upon
the mother of harlots, which is the great and abominable church of all
the earth, whose founder is the devil, then, at that day, the work of
the Father shall commence, in preparing the way for the fulfilling of
his covenants, which he hath made to his people who are of the house of
Israel.
14:18 And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
14:19 And I looked and beheld a man, and he was dressed in a white
robe.
14:20 And the angel said unto me: Behold one of the twelve apostles of
the Lamb.
14:21 Behold, he shall see and write the remainder of these things;
yea, and also many things which have been.
14:22 And he shall also write concerning the end of the world.
14:23 Wherefore, the things which he shall write are just and true; and
behold they are written in the book which thou beheld proceeding out of
the mouth of the Jew; and at the time they proceeded out of the mouth
of the Jew, or, at the time the book proceeded out of the mouth of the
Jew, the things which were written were plain and pure, and most
precious and easy to the understanding of all men.
14:24 And behold, the things which this apostle of the Lamb shall write
are many things which thou hast seen; and behold, the remainder shalt
thou see.
14:25 But the things which thou shalt see hereafter thou shalt not
write; for the Lord God hath ordained the apostle of the Lamb of God
that he should write them.
14:26 And also others who have been, to them hath he shown all things,
and they have written them; and they are sealed up to come forth in
their purity, according to the truth which is in the Lamb, in the own
due time of the Lord, unto the house of Israel.
14:27 And I, Nephi, heard and bear record, that the name of the apostle
of the Lamb was John, according to the word of the angel.
14:28 And behold, I, Nephi, am forbidden that I should write the
remainder of the things which I saw and heard; wherefore the things
which I have written sufficeth me; and I have written but a small part
of the things which I saw.
14:29 And I bear record that I saw the things which my father saw, and
the angel of the Lord did make them known unto me.
14:30 And now I make an end of speaking concerning the things which I
saw while I was carried away in the spirit; and if all the things which
I saw are not written, the things which I have written are true. And
thus it is. Amen.