1 Ne 22:16-20

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Questions

Verse 16

Verse 20

  • Our oldest source for the prophecy cited is Deut 18: (15?) 18, 19; but the English BoM wording (here, and in 3 Ne 20:23) comes from KJV Acts 3:22-23 (with a variation). Any significance to that?
  • KJV Acts 3:23 reads 'destroyed from among the people', whereas the English BoM wording (again, here and in 3 Ne 20:23) reads 'cut off from among the people'. Any significance?
  • Minor differences exist among various printings of the KJV. Is 'cut off' as opposed to 'destroyed' attested in any of them?

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Exegesis

Verse 16 refers to a time when the fulness of the wrath of God will be poured out on the children of men. From the previous verse (15) it seems that this is the same time as when Satan will no more have power over the children of men and all the wicked will be burned. All of this sounds very similar to language used elsewhere in the scriptures to describe the 2nd coming (or the time right before it). If Nephi is talking about the time of the second coming in veres 16, it is interesting that he begins the verse by saying "the time soon cometh." We aren't told here how soon, soon is. But, given that it is now about 2400 years after the time Nephi wrote this scripture and the 2nd coming hasn't yet come, it is clear that what is meant by "soon" in this context doesn't mean right away.

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