Episode 8: Jacob's speech

2 Nephi 6-10

Jacob’s speech

6 ¹ Nephi’s brother, Jacob, gave a speech to the Nephites. Here are some excerpts.

^9-11 Hard-hearted and stiff-necked Jews will crucify Jesus. They will be afflicted, scattered, smitten, and hated. But God will be kind to them when they accept their Redeemer.

¹² Blessed are the Gentiles. If they repent, don’t fight against Zion, and stay away from that great and abominable church, they’ll be saved. ¹⁵ Whoever doesn’t believe in him will be destroyed by fires, storms, earthquakes, disease, and famine. That will show them that the Lord is God.

¹⁷ God said, “I’ll fight those who fight against you. I’ll force them to eat their own flesh and get drunk on their own blood.”

Jacob quotes Isaiah 50-51

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Jacob continues his speech

9 ⁹ We have become devils by using the devil's secret combinations.

¹⁶ Those who are filthy will still be filthy. They will be tormented forever in a lake of fire and brimstone.

¹⁹ Hell is endless torment. ²⁴ Whoever doesn’t repent, believe, be baptized, and endure to the end will be damned. ³³ Woe to those whose hearts are uncircumcised. ⁴⁴ Behold, I take off my clothes and shake them at you.

⁵⁴ Tomorrow I’ll finish my speech.

Jacob finishes his speech

10 ² Many children will die in the flesh because of unbelief. But God will raise them from the dead and tell them about their Redeemer.

³ An angel told me that Christ is the Redeemer’s name. He will be crucified by the Jews, who are the most wicked people on earth. No other people would crucify their God. ⁶ Because of their wickedness, famines, disease, and bloodshed will fall upon them, and they’ll be scattered among all nations. ⁷ But someday they’ll believe that God is Christ, and they will return to their homeland.

^9-10 The kings of the Gentiles will be nursing fathers and the Gentiles will be blessed. ^11-12 This land will be a land of liberty with no kings. And God will make it the strongest nation on earth. ¹³ Whoever fights against Zion with be killed. 16 Whoever isn’t for me is against me. ¹⁹ I will consecrate this land to your seed. I like this land better than all the others. ²¹ The Lord has made promises to those who live on the isles of the sea, which are inhabited by our relatives.