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& it came to pass that the angel spake unto me saying look & I looked and beheld many nations & kingdoms

1And it came to pass that the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld many nations and kingdoms.

& the angel saith unto me what Beholdest thou & I said I behold many Nations &

2And the angel said unto me: What beholdest thou? And I said: I behold many nations and kingdoms.

kingdoms he saith unto me these are the Nations & kingdons of the gentiles

3And he said unto me: These are the nations and kingdoms of the Gentiles.

& it came to pass that I saw among the Nations of the gentiles the formation of a great Church

4And it came to pass that I saw among the nations of the Gentiles the formation of a great church.

& the angel said unto me behold the formation of a Church which is most abominable above all other Churches which slayeth the saints of God yea & tortereth them & Bindeth them down & yoketh them with a yoke of iron & bringeth them down into Captivity

5And the angel said unto me: Behold the formation of a church which is most abominable above all other churches, which slayeth the saints of God, yea, and tortureth them and bindeth them down, and yoketh them with a yoke of iron, and bringeth them down into captivity.

& it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable Church & I saw the devel that he was the founder of it

6And it came to pass that I beheld this great and abominable church; and I saw the devil that he was the founder of it.

& I also saw gold & silver & silks & scarlets & fine twined linen & all manner of precious Clothing & I saw many Harlotts

7And I also saw gold, and silver, and silks, and scarlets, and fine- twined linen, and all manner of precious clothing; and I saw many harlots.

& the Angel spake unto me saying beh behold the gold & the silver & the silks & the Scarlets & the fine twined linen & the precious Clothing & the Harlotts are the desiers of this great & abominable Church

8And the angel spake unto me, saying: Behold the gold, and the silver, and the silks, and the scarlets, and the fine- twined linen, and the precious clothing, and the harlots, are the desires of this great and abominable church.

& also for the praise of the w world do they destroy the saints of God & bring them down into Captivity

9And also for the praise of the world do they destroy the saints of God, and bring them down into captivity.

& it came to pass that I looked & beheld many waters & they divided the gentiles from the seed of my Brethers Brethren

10And it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.

& it came to pass that the Angel saith unto me Behold the rath of God is upon the seed of my thy Brethren

11And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren.

& I looked & Beheld a man among thee gentiles which where seperated from the seed of my Brethren by the many waters & I Beheld the spirit of God that it came down & wrought upon the man & he went forth upon the many waters even unto the seed of my Brethren which where in the promised land

12And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land.

& it came to pass that I Beheld the spirit of God that it wrought upon of other gentiles & they went forth out of captivity upon the many waters

13And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters.

& it came to pass that I Beheld many multitudes of the gentiles int upon the land of promise & I Beheld the wrath of god that it was upon the seed of my Brethren & they were Scatterd before the gentiles & they were smitten

14And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles and were smitten.

& I Beheld the spirit of the Lord that it was upon the gentiles that they did prosper & obtain the Land for their inheritance & I beheld that they where white & exceeding fair & beautiful Like unto my people before that they were slain

15And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did prosper and obtain the land for their inheritance; and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly fair and beautiful, like unto my people before they were slain.

& it came to pass that I nephi Beheld that the gentiles which had gone forth out of Captivity did Humble themselves before the Lord & the power of the Lord was with then them

16And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; and the power of the Lord was with them.

& I Beheld that their mother gentiles was gethered to gether upon the waters & upon the Land also to Battle against them

17And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them.

& I Beheld the that the power of God was with them & also that the rath of God was upon all those that were gethered to gether against them to Battle

18And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.

& I Nephi Beheld the that the gentiles which had gone out of Captivity were delivered of by the power of God out of the Hands of all other Nations

19And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.

& it came to pass that I Nephi Beheld that they did prosper in the Land & I Beheld it A Book it & it was carried forth among them

20And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them.

& the Angel saith unto me knowest thou the meaning of the

21And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?

Book & I saith I know not

22And I said unto him: I know not.

& he saith Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew & I Nephi Beheld it & he saith unto me the Book which thou Beholdest is a record of the Jews which contain the covanants of the Lord which he hath maid unto the House of israel & it also containeth many of the Prophesies of the Holy Propsets & it is a record like unto the engraveings which are upon the plaits of Brass Save there are not so many Nevertheless they contain the covanants of Lord which he hath maid unto the House of Israel where fore they are of great worth unto the gentiles

23And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles.

& the gen Angel of the Lord said unto me thou hast Beheld that the Book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew & when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the Gospel of the Land of whom twelve Apostles Bare record & they Bare record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God

24And the angel of the Lord said unto me: Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God.

wherefore these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the gentiles according to the truth which is in God

25Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God.

& after that they go forth by the hand of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb from the Jews unto the gentiles Behold after this thou seest the formation of that great & abominable church which is the most abominable of All other Churches for behold they have taken away from the gosple of the Lamb many parts wihich are plain and most precious & also many Covanants of the Lord have they taken away

26And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the formation of that great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; for behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; and also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away.

& all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord that they might blind the eyes & harden the hearts of the Children of men

27And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.

wherefore thou seethest that after the Book hath gone forth through the hands of the great & abominable Church that there are many plain & most precious things taken away from the Book which is the book of the lamb of God

28Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.

& after that these plain & precious things where taken away it goeth forth unto all the Nation of the gentiles & after it giveth goeth forth unto all the Nations of the gentiles yea even across the many water which thou hast seen with the gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity & thou seest because of the many plain & precious things which have been taken out of the Book which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God & because of these things which are taken away out of the gosple of the Lamb & exceeding great many do stumble yea in somuch that Satan hath great power over them

29And after these plain and precious things were taken away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles; and after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity, thou seest because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceedingly great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them.

nevertheless thou beholdest the that the gentiles which have gone forth out of Captivity & have been listed lifted up above by the power of God above all other Nations upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands which is the land which the lord God hath covananted with thy father that this his seed shoud have for the land of their inheritance wherefore thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed which is among thy Brethren

30Nevertheless, thou beholdest that the Gentiles who have gone forth out of captivity, and have been lifted up by the power of God above all other nations, upon the face of the land which is choice above all other lands, which is the land that the Lord God hath covenanted with thy father that his seed should have for the land of their inheritance; wherefore, thou seest that the Lord God will not suffer that the Gentiles will utterly destroy the mixture of thy seed, which are among thy brethren.

Neither will he suffer that the gentiles will shall destroy the seed of thy Brethren

31Neither will he suffer that the Gentiles shall destroy the seed of thy brethren.

neither will the Lord God suffer that the gentiles shall forever retain remain in that state of awful woundedness which thou beholdest that they are in because of the great plain & most precious parts of the gosple of the lamb which hath been kept back by that abominable Church whose formation thou hast seen where

32Neither will the Lord God suffer that the Gentiles shall forever remain in that awful state of blindness, which thou beholdest they are in, because of the plain and most precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, whose formation thou hast seen.

fore saith the lamb of God I will be mercyful unto the gentiles unto the visiting of the remnant of the House of israel in great Judgement

33Wherefore saith the Lamb of God: I will be merciful unto the Gentiles, unto the visiting of the remnant of the house of Israel in great judgment.

& it came to pass that the Angel of the Lord spake unto me saying behold saith the lamb of God after that I have visited the remnant of the House of Iisrael & this remnant of which I speak is the seed of thy father where fore after that I have visited them in Judgement & smiten <​him​> them by the hand of the gentiles & after that the gentiles do stumble exceedingly because of the most plain & pre <​most​> precious parts of the gosple of the lamb which hath been kept back by that abominable Church which is the mother of Harlotts saith the Lamb where fore I will be mercyful unto the gentiles in that day saith the Lamb insomuch that I will bring forth unto them in mine own power much of my gosple which shall be plain & precious saith the Lamb

34And it came to pass that the angel of the Lord spake unto me, saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God, after I have visited the remnant of the house of Israel and this remnant of whom I speak is the seed of thy father wherefore, after I have visited them in judgment, and smitten them by the hand of the Gentiles, and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly, because of the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb which have been kept back by that abominable church, which is the mother of harlots, saith the Lamb I will be merciful unto the Gentiles in that day, insomuch that I will bring forth unto them, in mine own power, much of my gospel, which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.

35For, behold, saith the Lamb: I will manifest myself unto thy seed, that they shall write many things which I shall minister unto them, which shall be plain and precious; and after thy seed shall be destroyed, and dwindle in unbelief, and also the seed of thy brethren, behold, these things shall be hid up, to come forth unto the Gentiles, by the gift and power of the Lamb.

36And in them shall be written my gospel, saith the Lamb, and my rock and my salvation.

37And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and whoso shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.

38And it came to pass that I beheld the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the book of the Lamb of God, which had proceeded forth from the mouth of the Jew, that it came forth from the Gentiles unto the remnant of the seed of my brethren.

39And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them, unto the convincing of the Gentiles and the remnant of the seed of my brethren, and also the Jews who were scattered upon all the face of the earth, that the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.

40And the angel spake unto me, saying: These last records, which thou hast seen among the Gentiles, shall establish the truth of the first, which are of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, and shall make known the plain and precious things which have been taken away from them; and shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world; and that all men must come unto him, or they cannot be saved.

41And they must come according to the words which shall be established by the mouth of the Lamb; and the words of the Lamb shall be made known in the records of thy seed, as well as in the records of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; wherefore they both shall be established in one; for there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth.

for behold saith the Lamb I will manifest myself unto thy seed that they shall write many things which I shall minister them which shall be plain & precious & after that thy they seed shall be destroyed & dwindle in unbelief I & also the seed of thy Brethren Behold these things shall be

42And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations, both unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles; and after he has manifested himself unto the Jews and also unto the Gentiles, then he shall manifest himself unto the Gentiles and also unto the Jews, and the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.

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