Nine times Nephi was told to “Look!”
Four pages and he saw because he had
desired to know
the meaning of Lehi’s dream.
He saw Nazareth and a virgin, the mother of the
Son of God.
The tree was the love of God, His beloved Son,
Jesus Christ.
Look, he saw the rod was the word of God
leading to the Fountain
of Living Waters
and another name
for The Tree of Life.
He saw the Redeemer of the World and the
prophet John who
would baptize Him;
twelve followed
Him.
He saw angels ministering to the children of
men.
Look! Jesus went forth to heal, and caste out
devils.
Oh my, he saw the Son of God, judged of the
world,
lifted upon the
cross for our sins.
Pride ruled the
wise of the world. He was shown
the destruction of
all who fought against the twelve.
He saw us on the land of promise where
Lamanites and
Nephites would battle.
great mountains
would fall, rocks rent, plains
raised, cities
burned or sunk into the sea.
What might we see, if this were to be?
The heavens
opened, the Lamb of God descended,
twelve apostles chosen,
judges in Israel.
Is the second coming foretold? Our apostle, a judge?
Finally, he saw generations of righteousness
pass
into battles
because of the temptations of the devil
and vain imaginings and pride of hardened hearts.
The final ending, beheld, leaving a dark and loathsome
remnant, idle and
doomed.
Now we must Look unto Christ
Behold the snares laid to entrap us
Beware of pride and idleness and
Look to live in His righteousness.
Such a wonderful description of Nephi’s vision Bev! and insightful observations of what we need to pay attention to! We also need to look, to notice and ponder the Lords message allowed to be shared with us through the great efforts of the prophets and the guidance of our dear savior! I Just love your writings!
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