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1 Nephi 11
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| 11:1 For it came to pass after I had
desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to
make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in the Spirit
of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never
had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot. |
 (11:1-36) "I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord."
A spirit takes Nephi up to the top of an exceedingly high mountain and shows him all the shit his dad saw: Jesus, Mary, John the
Baptist, the twelve apostles, Lehi's magic tree and iron rod, the large and spacious building, angels, devils, the condescension of God,
and the wisdom of the world.
And it came to pass
(11:1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 25, 29, 30, 32, 36)
Exceedingly (11:1, 13, 36)
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| 11:2 And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest
thou?
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| 11:3 And I said: I desire to behold the things which my father
saw.
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| 11:4 And the Spirit said unto me: Believest thou that thy father
saw the tree of which he hath spoken?
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| 11:5 And I said: Yea, thou knowest that I believe all the words
of my father. |
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| 11:6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a
loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the
earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son
of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired. |
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| 11:7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign,
that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou
shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye
have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God. |
... bare record that this is the Son of God. --
Jn.1:34
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| 11:8 And it came to pass that the
Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree
which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all
beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow. |
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| 11:9 And it came to pass after I had seen
the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is
precious above all. |
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| 11:10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou? |
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| 11:11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation
thereof -- for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form
of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto
me as a man speaketh with another. |
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| 11:12 And it came to pass that he said
unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone
from before my presence. |
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| 11:13 And it came to pass that I looked
and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of
Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was
exceedingly fair and white. |
 (11:13)
"I beheld a virgin, and whe was exceedingly fair and white."
Nephi sees an exceedingly white virgin. (Being white is exceedingly good in the Book of Mormon.)
But how the hell would Nephi know that the exceedingly white woman was a virgin? I guess Nephi could spot a
virgin from 400 kilometers away.
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| 11:14 And it came to pass that I saw the
heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what
beholdest thou?
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| 11:15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most
beautiful and fair above all other virgins. |
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| 11:16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of
God? |
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| 11:17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children;
nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things. |
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| 11:18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is
the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh. |
Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of God.
-- 1830 Book of Mormon
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| 11:19 And it came to pass that I beheld
that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit
for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! |
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| 11:20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child
in her arms. |
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| 11:21 And the angel said unto me: Behold
the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father
saw? |
Behold, the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father!
-- 1830 Book of Mormon
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| 11:22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is
the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men;
wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things. |
...the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts...
-- Rom.5:5
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| 11:23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to
the soul. |
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| 11:24 And after he had said these words, he said unto me:
Look! And I looked, and I beheld the Son of God going forth among the children of men;
and I saw many fall down at his feet and worship him. |
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| 11:25 And it came to pass that I beheld
that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the
fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of
the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love
of God. |
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| 11:26 And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the
condescension of God! |
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| 11:27 And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of
whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before
him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him; and after he was baptized, I
beheld the heavens open, and the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven and abide upon him in
the form of a dove. |
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| 11:28 And I beheld that he went forth ministering unto the
people, in power and great glory; and the multitudes were gathered together to hear him;
and I beheld that they cast him out from among them. |
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| 11:29 And I also beheld twelve others following
him. And it came to pass that they were carried away in the Spirit
from before my face, and I saw them not. |
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| 11:30 And it came to pass that the angel
spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked, and I beheld the heavens open again, and
I saw angels descending upon the children of men; and they did minister unto them. |
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| 11:31 And he spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked,
and I beheld the Lamb of God going forth among the children of men. And I beheld
multitudes of people who were sick, and who were afflicted with all manner of diseases, and
with devils and unclean spirits; and the angel spake and showed all these things unto me.
And they were healed by the power of the Lamb of God; and the devils and the unclean spirits
were cast out. |
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| 11:32 And it came to pass that the angel
spake unto me again, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was
taken by the people; yea, the Son of the everlasting God was judged of the
world; and I saw
and bear record. |
... yea, the everlasting God was judged of the world ... --
1830 Book of Mormon
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| 11:33 And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and
slain for the sins of the world. |
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| 11:34 And after he was slain I saw the multitudes of the earth,
that they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb; for thus were
the twelve called by the angel of the Lord. |
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| 11:35 And the multitude of the earth was gathered together; and
I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my
father saw. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and
the wisdom thereof; yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together to fight against
the twelve apostles of the Lamb. |
(11:35, 36)
...and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
-- Rev.21:14
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| 11:36 And it came to pass that I saw and
bear record, that the great and spacious building was the pride of the world; and it fell,
and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel of the
Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of
all nations, kindreds,
tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the
Lamb. |
every
nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people -- Revelation 14:6
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