6 And when I had spoken these words, the Spirit cried with a loud voice, saying: Hosanna to the Lord, the most high God; for he is God over all the earth, yea, even above all. And blessed art thou, Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
To me, the most important part of this verse is that Nephi is shown this vision as a result of his belief. If he had not believed, the vision would not have come to him. But there is another part of this scripture that is interesting to think about. For me, it’s pure speculation, but kind of fun to wonder about.
The question is, which member of the Godhead is appearing to Nephi? The next few verses make a definite distinction between the Spirit of the Lord, who has appeared to him at the beginning of the chapter, and the angel who appears a little later. I may discuss this in more detail later, but here it sounds like the Holy Ghost bearing testimony of the Lord, the most high God. Later on it seems like the case could be made that this is the pre-mortal spirit of Christ himself. Again, this is not critical, but it is fun to think about.
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