Latter-day Gathering and Covenant Fulfillment

Jesus told the multitude and His disciples to stop praying, but to continue to pray in their hearts. He told them to stand, and then He broke bread again, blessed it, and gave it to His disciples to eat. After they had eaten, He told them to break bread and give it to the multitude. Then Jesus gave His disciples wine to drink and told them to give it to the multitude. None of the disciples nor anyone in the multitude had brought bread or wine, but Jesus truly gave them bread and wine. Jesus said to them, “Whoever eats and drinks of these emblems eats and drinks in remembrance of me (my body and my blood), and his soul will never hunger nor thirst, but will be filled.” After the multitude had partaken of the emblems, they were filled with the Spirit, and they shouted with one voice, giving glory to Jesus.

Then Jesus said, “Now I will finish the commandment that the Father gave to me concerning this people, who are a part of the house of Israel. Do you remember my telling you that Isaiah’s words would be fulfilled? They are written, and you have them, so read and study them. When Isaiah’s words are fulfilled, the covenant that the Father made with the house of Israel will also be fulfilled. The scattered parts of the house of Israel will be gathered together from all over the earth. They will all be brought to a knowledge of the Lord their God, who has redeemed them. The Father has commanded me to give you this land for your inheritance. If the Gentiles do not repent after receiving my blessings, and after scattering my people, then your descendants, who are a part of the house of Jacob (Israel), will go in among the Gentiles. They will be few among many, but they will destroy the Gentiles, their enemies. They will destroy them as a young lion might destroy flocks of sheep when there is no one to come and rescue them.

“I will gather my people together like one who brings in the wheat to the threshing floor, and I will make my people, with whom the Father has covenanted, very strong against the Gentiles—strong as iron, strong as brass. They will destroy many people and beat them into pieces. And the Gentiles’ wealth will be consecrated to the Lord. I am He who will do it. The Father says, ‘The sword of my justice will hang over the Gentiles at that day. Unless they repent, it will fall upon them, even upon all the Gentile nations. When these nations fall, I will establish my people, oh house of Israel. I will establish the house of Israel in this land in order to fulfill the covenant that I made with your father, Jacob (Israel). This land will be a New Jerusalem and the powers of heaven will be among this people. Even I will be among them.’

“Behold, I am the one of whom Moses spoke, saying, ‘The Lord your God will raise up a prophet. You must listen to Him, for those who will not listen to Him will be destroyed.’ All the prophets have testified of me. You are the children of the prophets, of the house of Israel, and of the covenant that the Father made with your forefathers. For He said to Abraham, ‘Through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’ Because you are children of the covenant, the Father raised me up and sent me to you first, that I may turn you from your sins.

“After you and your descendants have been blessed, then the Father’s covenant to Abraham will be fulfilled, and all nations will be blessed with the gospel. The Gentiles will have the Holy Ghost, and they will be blessed, and made mightier than any other people. Then the Gentiles will scatter my people, oh house of Israel, for the Father said, ‘The Gentiles will be a scourge to the Lamanites upon this land. But after the Gentiles receive the fulness of my gospel, if they then harden their hearts against me, then I will return their sins back upon them.

“ ‘I will remember the covenant that I made with my people and will gather them together in my own due time. I will give them the land of their forefathers—the land of Jerusalem (and the New Jerusalem)—as an inheritance forever.’ The time will come when the fulness of my gospel will be preached to my people. Then they will believe that I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and they will pray to the Father in my name. Then their leaders will sing together, for they will all understand the truth together. And the Father will gather the house of Israel and give them Jerusalem as their inheritance. Then the house of Israel (the Lamanite tribes, the lost tribes, the Jews, and those adopted in) will all sing together with joy, for the Father will comfort His people and redeem the Old and New Jerusalems.

The Father will show His power as all nations watch, and they will yet see the Father’s salvation. And the Father and I are one. Then these, Isaiah’s words, will be fulfilled: ‘Oh Zion, awake, awake again, oh Jerusalem, the holy city. For no longer will the wicked or the unclean be among you. Shake the dust off yourself, come and sit down, oh Jerusalem (Jews). Loose the cords from around your neck, oh captive daughter of Zion (Lamanites of the New Jerusalem). You sold yourselves for nothing, and will be redeemed without money.’ And in the day that my people are redeemed, they will know the name of the one who redeems them (Jesus Christ).

“The house of Israel will say, ‘How beautiful among all the nations are the feet of him who brings good news and peace, who brings salvation to us, who says to those in Zion, “Your God is King!” ’ They will shout, ‘Leave your corrupt towns and cities. Stay unspotted from the world! But do not leave in a hurry or in fear, for the Lord will protect you with His divine and complete protection.’ ”

The Savior continued, “My servant will be wise and esteemed highly by all, For many will be very surprised when he survives a great physical ordeal. He will purge many nations, for many kings will take notice, will see his mighty miracles, and will listen to the truths that he will teach.

“The Father has commanded me to tell you that all these things will surely happen. After these things happen, the covenant that the Father made with His people will be fulfilled, and Jerusalem will be inhabited again with my people, for it is the land of their inheritance.”