Nephi Prophesies of Last Days

Now my beloved brothers and sisters, do not think that you are more righteous than the Gentiles, for unless you keep God’s commandments, you will all perish as well. What I said earlier does not mean that the Gentiles will be completely destroyed. All the Gentiles who repent are the Lord’s covenant people, and all the Jews who do not repent will be cast off. The Lord only makes covenants with those who repent and believe in His Son, the Holy One of Israel.

Now I will prophesy more about the Jews and the Gentiles. After The Book of Mormon is published by the Gentiles, and the plates are again hidden, many will believe its words.

The Gentiles who believe that The Book of Mormon is true will take its message to the rest of our descendants, the Lamanites, who will then know about us—how we came from Jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the Jews. Like their forefathers, they will come to know the gospel of Jesus Christ. They will rejoice, knowing that God has blessed them. They will come out of their spiritual darkness, and in only a few generations they will become a pure and delightful people.

Then the scattered Jews will begin to gather. Those of them who believe in Christ will also become a delightful people. After this, the Lord God will begin His work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people to restore Israel’s descendants throughout the earth.

And with righteousness the Lord God will judge the poor. With fairness He will chastise those who persecute the meek, and by His servant’s command He will cause the wicked to be destroyed.

For the time will soon come when the Lord will cause a great division among the people. He will destroy the wicked and spare His people, even if He must destroy the wicked with fire. He will do this through His righteousness and faithfulness.

After the wicked are destroyed by fire, wolves will live in peace with lambs. The leopard will lie down next to a young goat, the calf and a young lion, and a little child will lead them all. Cows and bears will feed together, their young ones sleeping nearby. The lion will eat straw like the ox, and a toddler will play near a snake’s nest. They will not hurt or kill in all His holy nation because as the waters cover the sea, the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord. All people of all nations will have knowledge of all things. All secrets will be revealed, all works of darkness will be shown in the light, and all sealed records will come forth. Everything that was ever revealed to people in the past will be revealed at that day, and Satan will not have power over people’s hearts for a thousand years.