Once the gospel is taken to the Gentiles, they will be
blessed through their faith in Christ.
“And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of
captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other
nations.
“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did
prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.
“And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the
book?
“And I said unto him: I know not.
“And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a
Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest
is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he
hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the
prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings
which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless,
they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of
Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles” (1 Nephi 13:19-23).
“And now, I would prophesy somewhat more concerning the Jews
and the Gentiles. For after the book of which I have spoken shall come forth,
and be written unto the Gentiles, and sealed up again unto the Lord, there
shall be many which shall believe the words which are written; and they shall
carry them forth unto the remnant of our seed” (2 Nephi 30:3).
They will receive their testimony through the Holy Ghost. “For
behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive
the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do” (2 Nephi
32:5).
“There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know
that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true” (John 5:32).
“For what man knoweth things of a man, save the spirit of
man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit
of God” (1 Corinthians 2:11).
“And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of
all things” (Moroni 10:5).
Because of Israel’s lack of belief in the Savior, the truth
will come to the Gentiles. They will
have the fullness of all things made known to them. “[The Book of Mormon] is my word to the
Gentile, that soon it may go to the Jew, of whom the Lamanites are a remnant,
that they may believe the gospel, and look not for a Messiah to come who has
already come” (D&C 19:27).
There will be Gentiles who do not accept the Savior. “And
they that believe not in him shall be destroyed, both by fire, and by tempest,
and by earthquakes, and by bloodsheds, and by pestilence, and by famine. And
they shall know that the Lord is God, the Holy One of Israel” (2 Nephi 6:15).
“O the wise, and the learned, and the rich, that are puffed
up in the pride of their hearts, and all those who preach false doctrines, and
all those who commit whoredoms, and pervert the right way of the Lord, wo, wo,
wo be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty, for they shall be thrust down to
hell” (2 Nephi 28:15).
“And now, we can behold the decrees of God concerning this
land, that it is a land of promise; and whatsoever nation shall possess it
shall serve God, or they shall be swept off when the fulness of his wrath shall
come upon them. And the fulness of his wrath cometh upon them when they are
ripened in iniquity” (Ether 2:9).
They will scatter the house of Israel. “And it came to pass that I beheld many
multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of
God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before
the Gentiles and were smitten” (1 Nephi 13:14).
“And it shall come to pass, that those who have dwindled in
unbelief shall be smitten by the hand of the Gentiles” (2 Nephi 26:9).
“And also that a knowledge of these things must come unto
the remnant of these people, and also unto the Gentiles, who the Lord hath said
should scatter this people, and this people should be counted as naught among
them—therefore I write a small abridgment, daring not to give a full account of
the things which I have seen, because of the commandment which I have received,
and also that ye might not have too great sorrow because of the wickedness of
this people…
“And also that the seed of this people may more fully
believe his gospel, which shall go forth unto them from the Gentiles; for this
people shall be scattered, and shall become a dark, a filthy, and a loathsome
people, beyond the description of that which ever hath been amongst us, yea,
even that which hath been among the Lamanites, and this because of their
unbelief and idolatry” (Mormon 5:9, 15).
They have been cast out from among the Gentiles.
Because of the mercies of the Father to the Gentiles as well
as His judgement on the house of Israel, He will have caused them to be smitten,
afflicted, slain and cast out. They will
be hated by the Gentiles. “And I will
bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not
be forgotten” (Jeremiah 23:40).
“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and
wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men
call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
“All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee:
they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly
this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it” (Lamentations
2:15-16).
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