Tag: Alma 49
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"Word", "thing" and Christ — Part 4: The priesthood
I was not planning a fourth part of this series. But when I study a topic, I occasionally come across things that add a new dimension. This happened again. To recap briefly, the previous posts were based on the Hebrew root, \’dbr\’. It is both a verb and a noun and is associated with speaking…
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Further thoughts on the topic of blood
Last time I posted on the topic of blood, I included two scriptures with an interesting connection that I didn\’t even realize until after I had posted it. One is in Leviticus 17:10 For the life of the flesh is in the blood The other is in John 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life As…
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Did the Nephites have the Melchizedek Priesthood?
Considering the temple themes I\’ve pointed out in the last two posts (here and here), a relevant question comes up: Did the Nephites have the Melchizedek Priesthood? Temple rites and the gift of the Holy Ghost are administered by the higher priesthood. A lot has been written on this subject. In this post, I\’m going…
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Ammonihah
The geography of the Book of Mormon is very consistently described. I described one example of this (elevation difference of the Lands of Nephi and the lands of Zarahemla and a wilderness in between) here. The city of Ammonihah offers us a great example of this. In Alma 16, we read: 2 For behold, the…
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Consistent Geography in the Book of Mormon
“Go up” and “go down” A person travels “down” to Zarahemla and “up” to the Land of Nephi: There is a wilderness between Zarahemla and the Land of Nephi that is thick enough for a person to become lost.
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