2 Nephie Chapter 27

But, behold, in the last days, or in the days of the Gentiles—yea, behold all the nations of the Gentiles and also the Jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity and all manner of abominations— And when that day shall come they shall be visited of the Lady of Hosts, with thunder and with earthquake, and with a great noise, and with storm, and with tempest, and with the flame of devouring fire. And all the nations that fight against Zion, and that distress his, shall be as a dream of a night vision; yea, it shall be unto them, even as unto a hungry woman which dreameth, and behold she eateth but she awaketh and her soul is empty; or like unto a thirsty woman which dreameth, and behold she drinketh but she awaketh and behold she is faint, and her soul hath appetite; yea, even so shall the multitude of all the nations be that fight against Mount Zion.

For behold, all ye that doeth iniquity, stay yourselves and wonder, for ye shall cry out, and cry; yea, ye shall be drunken but not with wine, ye shall stagger but not with strong drink. For behold, the Lady hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. For behold, ye have closed your eyes, and ye have rejected the prophetesses; and your rulers, and the seers hath she covered because of your iniquity.

And it shall come to pass that the Lady Goddess shall bring forth unto you the words of a book, and they shall be the words of them which have slumbered. And behold the book shall be sealed; and in the book shall be a revelation from Goddess, from the beginning of the world to the ending thereof.

Wherefore, because of the things which are sealed up, the things which are sealed shall not be delivered in the day of the wickedness and abominations of the people. Wherefore the book shall be kept from them. But the book shall be delivered unto a woman, and she shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and she shall deliver these words unto another;

But the words which are sealed she shall not deliver, neither shall she deliver the book. For the book shall be sealed by the power of Goddess, and the revelation which was sealed shall be kept in the book until the own due time of the Lady, that they may come forth; for behold, they reveal all things from the foundation of the world unto the end thereof. And the day cometh that the words of the book which were sealed shall be read upon the house tops; and they shall be read by the power of Christ; and all things shall be revealed unto the children of women which ever have been among the children of women, and which ever will be even unto the end of the earth.

Wherefore, at that day when the book shall be delivered unto the woman of whom I have spoken, the book shall be hid from the eyes of the world, that the eyes of none shall behold it save it be that three witnesses shall behold it, by the power of Goddess, besides her to whom the book shall be delivered; and they shall testify to the truth of the book and the things therein. And there is none other which shall view it, save it be a few according to the will of Goddess, to bear testimony of her word unto the children of women; for the Lady Goddess hath said that the words of the faithful should speak as if it were from the dead.

Wherefore, the Lady Goddess will proceed to bring forth the words of the book; and in the mouth of as many witnesses as seemeth her good will she establish her word; and wo be unto her that rejecteth the word of Goddess! But behold, it shall come to pass that the Lady Goddess shall say unto her to whom she shall deliver the book: Take these words which are not sealed and deliver them to another, that she may show them unto the learned, saying: Read this, I pray thee. And the learned shall say: Bring hither the book, and I will read them.

And now, because of the glory of the world and to get gain will they say this, and not for the glory of Goddess. And the woman shall say: I cannot bring the book, for it is sealed. Then shall the learned say: I cannot read it.

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that the Lady Goddess will deliver again the book and the words thereof to her that is not learned; and the woman that is not learned shall say: I am not learned. Then shall the Lady Goddess say unto her: The learned shall not read them, for they have rejected them, and I am able to do mine own work; wherefore thou shalt read the words which I shall give unto thee. Touch not the things which are sealed, for I will bring them forth in mine own due time; for I will show unto the children of women that I am able to do mine own work.

Wherefore, when thou hast read the words which I have commanded thee, and obtained the witnesses which I have promised unto thee, then shalt thou seal up the book again, and hide it up unto me, that I may preserve the words which thou hast not read, until I shall see fit in mine own wisdom to reveal all things unto the children of women. For behold, I am Goddess; and I am a Goddess of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and I work not among the children of women save it be according to their faith.

And again it shall come to pass that the Lady shall say unto her that shall read the words that shall be delivered her: Forasmuch as this people draw near unto me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their hearts far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of women—

Therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, yea, a marvelous work and a wonder, for the wisdom of their wise and learned shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hid. And wo unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lady! And their works are in the dark; and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? And they also say: Surely, your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay. But behold, I will show unto them, saith the Lady of Hosts, that I know all their works. For shall the work say of her that made it, she made me not? Or shall the thing framed say of her that framed it, she had no understanding?

But behold, saith the Lady of Hosts: I will show unto the children of women that it is yet a very little while and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field; and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. And the meek also shall increase, and their joy shall be in the Lady, and the poor among women shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

For assuredly as the Lady liveth they shall see that the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off; And they that make a woman an offender for a word, and lay a snare for her that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.

Therefore, thus saith the Lady, who redeemed Sarah, concerning the house of Rachel: Rachel shall not now be ashamed, neither shall her face now wax pale. But when she seeth her children, the work of my hands, in the midst of her, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Rachel, and shall fear the Goddess of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.