An angel tells Nephi of the blessings and cursings to fall upon the Gentiles—There are only two churches: the Church of the Lamb of God and the church of the devil—The saints of God in all nations are persecuted by the great and abominable church—The apostle John shall write concerning the end of the world. Between 600 and 592 B.C.
Finally we come to the end of Nephi’s vision. I haven’t done any research on this, but it must be one of the longest and most detailed visions we have recorded in the scriptures, being four chapters long. Probably the book of Revelation in the New Testament is longer, and interestingly enough, Nephi tells us that he saw many of the same things that John saw. However, it was John’s job to record it (see vs. 20–23). I think that if Nephi had recorded the vision instead of John it would have been a bit easier to understand. Nephi tends to be clearer about things and help us understand the interpretations of symbols, etc. At least that is the case in this vision. The whole thing started when Nephi wanted to understand what Lehi saw with his vision of the Tree of Life.
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