Abinadi Tells the Fate of the Wicked

Then Abinadi stretched out his hand and said, “The time will come when all the people of the earth, in every nation, tribe, and of every language, will witness the Lord’s salvation. They will understand the truth together, and confess before God that His judgments are just. After this, the wicked will be cast out to their own place. They will have good reason to moan, cry, wail, and clench their teeth, for they will not be redeemed, having ignored the Lord’s voice. After they die, the wicked will still be carnal and devilish, and the devil will still have power over them. After the devil tricked Adam and Eve, they fell into this lower world. This is why their descendants are carnal, sensual and devilish when they are without God’s Spirit. And in this fallen state, we would all be lost forever if God did not redeem us.

“But all those who choose to remain in their fallen state, to be controlled by their own carnal nature, going the way of sin and rebellion against God, will remain in the devil’s power. For them it will be as if no redemption had ever been made, for like the devil, they will be God’s enemies.

“If Christ does not come to earth, there will not be any redemption from sin. If Christ does not rise from the dead, breaking the bands of death and gaining a victory over the grave, there will not be a resurrection. But there will be a redemption and a resurrection! The grave will not have the final victory because Christ will come. He is the light and life of the world, putting an end to darkness and death forever.

“Because of Christ, all mortals will be resurrected and then brought to stand before the bar of God, to be judged by Him according to their good or evil works. If their works were good, they will be resurrected to endless life and happiness. If their works were evil, they will be resurrected to endless damnation, which is to become one of the devil’s subjects.

“The damned will have lived on earth according to their own carnal wills and desires—having never prayed to the Lord while His arms of mercy were extended to them—having never repented after being warned of their sins.

“You priests should now tremble and repent of your sins, remembering that you can only be saved in and through Christ. If you teach the law of Moses, then teach that it is a symbol of things to come. Teach that redemption comes through Christ the Lord, who is the very Eternal Father of our salvation. Amen.”