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When we think of the redemption of Zion, we should not be lost on the fact that redemption has a double meaning that refers also to the redeeming power of the Savior. We are “set to be a light unto the world”(9) hints at our divine potential. Through sin and disobedience, our divine inheritance is “scattered”(11) and lost and become open to the buffetings of Satan(8). We must repent through our own efforts. We are redeemed through the power of God (15). We receive the blessing of redemption (13). Eternal life and complete redemption will come “in time”(20) which is why we must endure to the end.
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