13 And if it so be that we are faithful to him, we shall obtain the land of promise; and ye shall know at some future period that the word of the Lord shall be fulfilled concerning the destruction of Jerusalem; for all things which the Lord hath spoken concerning the destruction of Jerusalem must be fulfilled.
Looking at this verse as a spiritual metaphor is interesting. The concept of being led to a promised land is something I have discussed before in this journal (see entry for 1 Nephi 2:20), so I won’t spend any more time with that here. Nephi promises his brethren that at “some future period” they will know that Jerusalem was destroyed according to the word of the Lord. One thing that the saints and the humble have always had to do is take it on faith that those who are breaking the commandments (represented by the Jews in Jerusalem) would eventually be judged and punished, and those who keep the commandments would be rewarded. For example, some people who don’t pay tithing seem to be blessed financially. At some future time they will need to be accountable for that oversight, but right now they seem to be doing alright. What about those who, breaking the Sabbath commandment, go on outings or recreation on Sunday? We are asked to trust that those who seem to be enjoying themselves while breaking the commandment, who seem to be getting away with it, will get their reward at “some future period.” This is something we need to accept on faith, that all will eventually be rewarded according to their works.
- 1 Nephi 2:20
- 2 Kings 25:4 (1–21)
- Omni 1:15
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