15:1 And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should understand
that God himself shall come down among the children of men, and shall
redeem his people.
15:2 And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of
God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being
the Father and the Son—
15:3 The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and the
Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son—
15:4 And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven and
of earth.
15:5 And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the Son to
the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to
the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked, and scourged, and
cast out, and disowned by his people.
15:6 And after all this, after working many mighty miracles among the
children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as Isaiah said, as a sheep
before the shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
15:7 Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh
becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed
up in the will of the Father.
15:8 And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having gained the
victory over death; giving the Son power to make intercession for the
children of men—
15:9 Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being
filled with compassion towards the children of men; standing betwixt
them and justice; having broken the bands of death, taken upon himself
their iniquity and their transgressions, having redeemed them, and
satisfied the demands of justice.
15:10 And now I say unto you, who shall declare his generation? Behold,
I say unto you, that when his soul has been made an offering for sin he
shall see his seed. And now what say ye? And who shall be his seed?
15:11 Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the
prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the
coming of the Lord—I say unto you, that all those who have hearkened
unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people,
and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins, I
say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are heirs of the kingdom
of God.
15:12 For these are they whose sins he has borne; these are they for
whom he has died, to redeem them from their transgressions. And now,
are they not his seed?
15:13 Yea, and are not the prophets, every one that has opened his
mouth to prophesy, that has not fallen into transgression, I mean all
the holy prophets ever since the world began? I say unto you that they
are his seed.
15:14 And these are they who have published peace, who have brought
good tidings of good, who have published salvation; and said unto Zion:
Thy God reigneth!
15:15 And O how beautiful upon the mountains were their feet!
15:16 And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those
that are still publishing peace!
15:17 And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those
who shall hereafter publish peace, yea, from this time henceforth and
forever!
15:18 And behold, I say unto you, this is not all. For O how beautiful
upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that
is the founder of peace, yea, even the Lord, who has redeemed his
people; yea, him who has granted salvation unto his people;
15:19 For were it not for the redemption which he hath made for his
people, which was prepared from the foundation of the world, I say unto
you, were it not for this, all mankind must have perished.
15:20 But behold, the bands of death shall be broken, and the Son
reigneth, and hath power over the dead; therefore, he bringeth to pass
the resurrection of the dead.
15:21 And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection; yea,
even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are, and who shall
be, even until the resurrection of Christ—for so shall he be called.
15:22 And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and all those that
have believed in their words, or all those that have kept the
commandments of God, shall come forth in the first resurrection;
therefore, they are the first resurrection.
15:23 They are raised to dwell with God who has redeemed them; thus
they have eternal life through Christ, who has broken the bands of
death.
15:24 And these are those who have part in the first resurrection; and
these are they that have died before Christ came, in their ignorance,
not having salvation declared unto them. And thus the Lord bringeth
about the restoration of these; and they have a part in the first
resurrection, or have eternal life, being redeemed by the Lord.
15:25 And little children also have eternal life.
15:26 But behold, and fear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to
tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that rebel against him and
die in their sins; yea, even all those that have perished in their sins
ever since the world began, that have wilfully rebelled against God,
that have known the commandments of God, and would not keep them; these
are they that have no part in the first resurrection.
15:27 Therefore ought ye not to tremble? For salvation cometh to none
such; for the Lord hath redeemed none such; yea, neither can the Lord
redeem such; for he cannot deny himself; for he cannot deny justice
when it has its claim.
15:28 And now I say unto you that the time shall come that the
salvation of the Lord shall be declared to every nation, kindred,
tongue, and people.
15:29 Yea, Lord, thy watchmen shall lift up their voice; with the voice
together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord
shall bring again Zion.
15:30 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of
Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed
Jerusalem.
15:31 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.