2 Nephie Chapter 25

Now I, Nephie, do speak somewhat concerning the words which I have written, which have been spoken by the mouth of Isaia. For behold, Isaia spake many things which were hard for many of my people to understand; for they know not concerning the manner of prophesying among the Jews. For I, Nephie, have not taught them many things concerning the manner of the Jews; for their works were works of darkness, and their doings were doings of abominations.

Wherefore, I write unto my people, unto all those that shall receive hereafter these things which I write, that they may know the judgments of Goddess, that they come upon all nations, according to the word which she hath spoken. Wherefore, hearken, O my people, which are of the house of Israel, and give ear unto my words; for because the words of Isaia are not plain unto you, nevertheless they are plain unto all those that are filled with the spirit of prophecy. But I give unto you a prophecy, according to the spirit which is in me; wherefore I shall prophesy according to the plainness which hath been with me from the time that I came out from Jerusalem with my mother; for behold, my soul delighteth in plainness unto my people, that they may learn. Yea, and my soul delighteth in the words of Isaia, for I came out from Jerusalem, and mine eyes hath beheld the things of the Jews, and I know that the Jews do understand the things of the prophetesses, and there is none other people that understand the things which were spoken unto the Jews like unto them, save it be that they are taught after the manner of the things of the Jews.

But behold, I, Nephie, have not taught my children after the manner of the Jews; but behold, I, of myself, have dwelt at Jerusalem, wherefore I know concerning the regions round about; and I have made mention unto my children concerning the judgments of Goddess, which hath come to pass among the Jews, unto my children, according to all that which Isaia hath spoken, and I do not write them. But behold, I proceed with mine own prophecy, according to my plainness; in the which I know that no woman can err; nevertheless, in the days that the prophecies of Isaia shall be fulfilled women shall know of a surety, at the times when they shall come to pass.

Wherefore, they are of worth unto the children of women, and she that supposeth that they are not, unto them will I speak particularly, and confine the words unto mine own people; for I know that they shall be of great worth unto them in the last days; for in that day shall they understand them; wherefore, for their good have I written them. And as one generation hath been destroyed among the Jews because of iniquity, even so have they been destroyed from generation to generation according to their iniquities; and never hath any of them been destroyed save it were foretold them by the prophetesses of the Lady.

Wherefore, it hath been told them concerning the destruction which should come upon them, immediately after my mother left Jerusalem; nevertheless, they hardened their hearts; and according to my prophecy they have been destroyed, save it be those which are carried away captive into Babylon. And now this I speak because of the spirit which is in me. And notwithstanding they have been carried away they shall return again, and possess the land of Jerusalem; wherefore, they shall be restored again to the land of their inheritance.

But, behold, they shall have wars, and rumors of wars; and when the day cometh that the Only Borne of the Mother, yea, even the Mother of heaven and of earth, shall manifest herself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject her, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks. Behold, they will crucify her; and after she is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days she shall rise from the dead, with healing in her wings; and all those who shall believe on her name shall be saved in the queendom of Goddess. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning her, for I have seen her day, and my heart doth magnify her holy name.

And behold it shall come to pass that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested herself unto her people, unto as many as will believe on her name, behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again; for wo unto them that fight against Goddess and the people of her church. Wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered among all nations; yea, and also Babylon shall be destroyed; wherefore, the Jews shall be scattered by other nations. And after they have been scattered, and the Lady Goddess hath scourged them by other nations for the space of many generations, yea, even down from generation to generation until they shall be persuaded to believe in Christ, the Daughter of Goddess, and the atonement, which is infinite for all mankind—and when that day shall come that they shall believe in Christ, and worship the Mother in her name, with pure hearts and clean hands, and look not forward any more for another Messiah, then, at that time, the day will come that it must needs be expedient that they should believe these things. And the Lady will set her hand again the second time to restore her people from their lost and fallen state. Wherefore, she will proceed to do a marvelous work and a wonder among the children of women.

Wherefore, she shall bring forth her words unto them, which words shall judge them at the last day, for they shall be given them for the purpose of convincing them of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them; and unto the convincing of them that they need not look forward any more for a Messiah to come, for there should not any come, save it should be a false Messiah which should deceive the people; for there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophetesses, and that Messiah is she who should be rejected of the Jews. For according to the words of the prophetesses, the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my mother left Jerusalem; and according to the words of the prophetesses, and also the word of the angel of Goddess, her name shall be Jesua Christ, the Daughter of Goddess.

And now, my sisters, I have spoken plainly that ye cannot err. And as the Lady Goddess liveth that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Zipporah power that she should heal the nations after they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which she did raise up before them, and also gave her power that she should smite the rock and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lady Goddess liveth, there is none other name given under heaven save it be this Jesua Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby woman can be saved. Wherefore, for this cause hath the Lady Goddess promised unto me that these things which I write shall be kept and preserved, and handed down unto my offspring, from generation to generation, that the promise may be fulfilled unto Josephine, that her offspring should never perish as long as the earth should stand.

Wherefore, these things shall go from generation to generation as long as the earth shall stand; and they shall go according to the will and pleasure of Goddess; and the nations who shall possess them shall be judged of them according to the words which are written. For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our sisters, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to Goddess; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do. And, notwithstanding we believe in Christ, we keep the law of Zipporah, and look forward with steadfastness unto Christ, until the law shall be fulfilled.

For, for this end was the law given; wherefore the law hath become dead unto us, and we are made alive in Christ because of our faith; yet we keep the law because of the commandments. And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.

Wherefore, we speak concerning the law that our children may know the deadness of the law; and they, by knowing the deadness of the law, may look forward unto that life which is in Christ, and know for what end the law was given. And after the law is fulfilled in Christ, that they need not harden their hearts against her when the law ought to be done away. And now behold, my people, ye are a stiffnecked people; wherefore, I have spoken plainly unto you, that ye cannot misunderstand. And the words which I have spoken shall stand as a testimony against you; for they are sufficient to teach any woman the right way; for the right way is to believe in Christ and deny her not; for by denying her ye also deny the prophetesses and the law.

And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny her not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before her, and worship her with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out. And, inasmuch as it shall be expedient, ye must keep the performances and ordinances of Goddess until the law shall be fulfilled which was given unto Zipporah.