Tag: 2 Nephi 12
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Fear and Darkness — A pattern in the Book of Mormon
As I was preparing this recent post, I came across many references to fear and darkness. In some cases, the fear immediately precedes a marvelous conversion/revelation and coming to Christ. In other cases, the fear stems from a desire to hide from divine judgement. One point from the post is that Satan\’s main tool to…
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"Lifting up" in connection with Zion and the Tower of Babel
There has been quite a bit of discussion on the theme of Zion and Babel and related themes in the past few days from Stisa and myself. It is a beautiful concept to think about, and one which plays right into the notion of \”the two ways.\” Pride is a classic example of the false…
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Isaiah, idolatry, and the Great and Spacious Building
Stisa recently pointed out the connections between the great and abominable church and the great and spacious building in Nephi\’s writing. I completely agree. After reading that post, I noticed similar elements in Isaiah 2 (also 2 Nephi 12), in a passage condemning idolatry and pride. The basic message is that those who lift themselves…
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