Christ Speaks of Latter-day Israel

Christ continued to speak to the multitude, “I will give your descendants this sign, which will tell them that they are about to be gathered in from their long dispersion, and I will again establish my Zion. This is the sign: My words (written in The Book of Mormon) will come from the Father to the Gentiles. Then the Gentiles will know that they have scattered your descendants (Native Americans—a remnant of the house of Jacob), And they will bring your descendants The Book of Mormon. By bringing forth this book, the Father will begin to fulfill His covenants with His people, the house of Israel. Therefore, when the Gentiles bring The Book of Mormon unto your seed which shall dwindle in unbelief; As He fulfills this covenant, the Father will show His power to all the Gentiles, that they might become humble and repent, come to me and be baptized, know my gospel, and be included with my people.

“When your descendants begin to know the truth of The Book of Mormon, their mighty conversions will be another sign to them. By this second sign, they will know that the Father’s work has already begun—a work that will soon completely fulfill His covenant with the house of Israel. And their kings, who will be humbled, seeing and considering things that they had never known before. In that day, for my sake, the Father will do a work that will be great and marvelous among the Gentiles; yet many will not believe the truth, even though a man (servant) will declare it to them.

“Those who reject the truth will persecute my servant, but his life will be in my hands. So even though they will hurt him, I will heal him to show them that my wisdom is greater than the devil’s cunning. As Moses said it would be done, the Father will give my servant the power to bring forth my words to the Gentiles.

The Savior continues speaking: “And my people who are Jacob’s descendants will be among the Gentiles, like a young lion among a flock of sheep. They will tread the unbelieving Gentiles down and tear them to pieces, and no one will be able to save them. Jacob’s descendants will fight their enemies, the Gentiles, and cut them off. The Gentiles will be cursed unless they repent, ‘for in that day,’ says the Father, ‘I will cut off their means of transportation, And also cut off their cities and places of defense. I will rid them of their spiritualists and material images that they will make for themselves. I will destroy their places of idol worship, and their cities.’ Then all the Gentiles’ lying, deception, envy, strife, priestcraft, and prostitution will be done away, Because the Father has said, ‘Whoever will not repent and come to my Beloved Son at that day will be cut off from my people.’ The Lord, will execute vengeance and fury upon them, even as upon the heathen, such as they have never known! But if they will repent, listen to my words, and humble themselves, I will establish my church among them. Then they will enter the covenant and be numbered among Jacob’s descendants, to whom I have given this land for their inheritance.

“Then the Gentiles will assist my people, Jacob’s descendants, and build a city that will be called the New Jerusalem. They will assist my people, who are scattered over the land, to gather together unto the New Jerusalem. The power of heaven will come down and I will be among them. Then the Father’s work will begin among all my dispersed people—including the lost tribes that the Father led out of Jerusalem. The work of the Father will begin among all the dispersed people—that they may come to me and call upon the Father in my name.

“And the Father’s work will begin as He prepares the way in all nations for His people to be gathered home to their lands of inheritance. They will come from all nations, but not in haste, because ‘I will go before them,’ says the Father, ‘and I will also be behind them.’ ”