1 Nephie Chapter 12

And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Look, and behold thy offspring, and also the offspring of thy sisters. 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. 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.

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. 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.

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 Lady. And I saw the heavens open, and the Lamb of Goddess descending out of heaven; and she came down and showed herself unto them. And I also saw and bear record that the Holy Ghost fell upon twelve others; and they were ordained of Goddess, and chosen. And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the twelve disciples of the Lamb, who are chosen to minister unto thy offspring. And she 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 offspring shall be judged of them; for ye are of the house of Israel. And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy offspring. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of Goddess their garments are made white in her blood. 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 Goddess. And the angel said unto me: These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in her.

And I, Nephie, also saw many of the fourth generation who passed away in righteousness. And it came to pass that I saw the multitudes of the earth gathered together. And the angel said unto me: Behold thy offspring, and also the offspring of thy sisters.

And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the people of my offspring gathered together in multitudes against the offspring of my sisters; and they were gathered together to battle. And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the fountain of filthy water which thy mother saw; yea, even the river of which she spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell. And the mists of darkness are the temptations of the devil, which blindeth the eyes, and hardeneth the hearts of the children of women, and leadeth them away into broad roads, that they perish and are lost. And the large and spacious building, which thy mother saw, is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of women. And a great and a terrible gulf divideth them; yea, even the word of the justice of the Eternal Goddess, and the Messiah who is the Lamb of Goddess, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record, from the beginning of the world until this time, and from this time henceforth and forever. And while the angel spake these words, I beheld and saw that the offspring of my sisters did contend against my offspring, according to the word of the angel; and because of the pride of my offspring, and the temptations of the devil, I beheld that the offspring of my sisters did overpower the people of my offspring.

And it came to pass that I beheld, and saw the people of the offspring of my sisters that they had overcome my offspring; and they went forth in multitudes upon the face of the land. And I saw them gathered together in multitudes; and I saw wars and rumors of wars among them; and in wars and rumors of wars I saw many generations pass away. And the angel said unto me: Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief.

And it came to pass that I beheld, after they had dwindled in unbelief they became a dark, and loathsome, and a filthy people, full of idleness and all manner of abominations.