Nephi continues discussing the Jews. The day will come when the Jews will begin to
accept Christ. At that time “they shall begin to gather in upon the face
of the land” (2 Nephi 30:7). Having
accepted Christ, the Jews will become a “delightsome
people.”
Nephi is reiterating some of his previous words
And
after they have been scattered, and the Lord God hath scourged them by other
nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to
generation until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Son of God,
and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind—and when that day shall
come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Father in his name,
with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another
Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient
that they should believe these things.
And
the Lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people from
their lost and fallen state. Wherefore,
he will proceed to do a marvelous work and a wonder among the children of men.
2 Nephi 25:16-17
When the time comes, the Lord begins this work “among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and
people” (2 Nephi 30:8) this will mark the Lord bringing “the restoration of his people upon the
earth”
Noel Reynolds comments:
Nephi foresees that the Lord will
"commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues and people."
At the end, the Lord will "cause a great division among the people, and
the wicked will he destroy; and he will spare his people, yea, even if it so be
that he must destroy the wicked by fire" (2 Nephi 30:8, 10). This is a
paraphrase of the final verse of the allegory of the olive tree (Jacob 5:77).
At that day, Nephi informs us, "Satan shall have power over the hearts of
the children of men no more" (2 Nephi 30:18), another point taken from
Zenos (1 Nephi 22:15, 26).[1]
[1]
Nephite
Uses and Interpretations of Zenos, Noel
B. Reynolds, Maxwell Insititute, accessed January 4, 2014.
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