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      1 Nephi 12:1

       1 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and

       behold thy seed, and also the seed of thy brethren. And I looked

       and beheld the land of promise; and I beheld multitudes of

       people, yea, even as it were in number as many as the sand of the

       sea.

      1 Nephi 12:2

       2 And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together

       to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors

       of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.

      1 Nephi 12:3

       3 And it came to pass that I beheld many generations pass away,

       after the manner of wars and contentions in the land; and I

       beheld many cities, yea, even that I did not number them.

      1 Nephi 12:4

       4 And it came to pass that I saw a mist of darkness on the face

       of the land of promise; and I saw lightnings, and I heard

       thunderings, and earthquakes, and all manner of tumultuous

       noises; and I saw the earth and the rocks, that they rent; and I

       saw mountains tumbling into pieces; and I saw the plains of the

       earth, that they were broken up; and I saw many cities that they

       were sunk; and I saw many that they were burned with fire; and I

       saw many that did tumble to the earth, because of the quaking

       thereof.

      1 Nephi 12:5

       5 And it came to pass after I saw these things, I saw the vapor

       of darkness, that it passed from off the face of the earth; and

       behold, I saw multitudes who had not fallen because of the great

       and terrible judgments of the Lord.

      1 Nephi 12:6

       6 And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of God descending out

       of heaven; and he came down and showed himself unto them.

      1 Nephi 12:7

       7 And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon

       twelve others; and they were ordained of God, and chosen.

      1 Nephi 12:8

       8 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve

       disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy seed.

      1 Nephi 12:9

       9 And he said unto me: Thou rememberest the twelve apostles of

       the Lamb? Behold they are they who shall judge the twelve tribes

       of Israel; wherefore, the twelve ministers of thy seed shall be

       judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel.

      1 Nephi 12:10

       10 And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge

       thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because

       of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white

       in his blood.

      1 Nephi 12:11

       11 And the angel said unto me: Look! And I looked, and beheld

       three generations pass away in righteousness; and their garments

       were white even like unto the Lamb of God. And the angel said

       unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because

       of their faith in him.

      1 Nephi 12:12

       12 And I, Nephi, also saw many of the fourth generation who

       passed away in righteousness.

      1 Nephi 12:13

       13 And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth

       gathered together.

      1 Nephi 12:14

       14 And the angel said unto me: Behold thy seed, and also the

       seed of thy brethren.

      1 Nephi 12:15

       15 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my

       seed gathered together in multitudes against the seed of my

       brethren; and they were gathered together to battle.

      1 Nephi 12:16

       16 And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of

       filthy water which thy father saw; yea, even the river of which

       he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.

      1 Nephi 12:17

       17 And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil,

       which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children

       of men, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish

       and are lost.

      1 Nephi 12:18

       18 And the large and spacious building, which thy father saw, is

       vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men. And a

       great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of

       the justice of the Eternal God, and the Messiah who is the Lamb

       of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning

       of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and

       forever.

      1 Nephi 12:19

       19 And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that

       the seed of my brethren did contend against СКАЧАТЬ