Unit 53

things

11 occurrences in 10 verses

Alma 12:1, 7, 9, 16, 28, 31, 32, 37,

Alma 13:1, 7

Alma 12:1

Now Alma, seeing that the words of Amulek had silenced Zeezrom,

for he beheld that Amulek had caught him

in his lying and deceiving to destroy him,

and seeing that he began to tremble under a consciousness of his guilt,

he opened his mouth and began to speak unto him,

and to establish the words of Amulek, and to explain things beyond,

or to unfold the scriptures beyond that which Amulek had done.

Alma 12:7

Now when Alma had spoken these words,

Zeezrom began to tremble more exceedingly,

for he was convinced more and more of the power of God;

and he was also convinced that Alma and Amulek had a knowledge of him,

for he was convinced that they knew the thoughts and intents of his heart;

for power was given unto them

that they might know of these things according to the spirit of prophecy.

Alma 12:9

And now Alma began to expound these things unto him, saying:

It is given unto many to know the mysteries of God;

nevertheless they are laid under a strict command

that they shall not impart

only according to the portion of his word

which he doth grant unto the children of men,

according to the heed and diligence which they give unto him.

Alma 12:16

And now behold, I say unto you

then cometh a death, even a second death, which is a spiritual death;

then is a time that whosoever dieth in his sins, as to a temporal death,

shall also die a spiritual death;

yea, he shall die as to things pertaining unto righteousness.

Alma 12:28

And after God had appointed that these things should come unto man,

behold, then he saw that it was expedient

that man should know concerning the things

whereof he had appointed unto them;

Alma 12:31

Wherefore, he gave commandments unto men,

they having first transgressed the first commandments

as to things which were temporal,

and becoming as Gods,

knowing good from evil,

placing themselves in a state to act,

or being placed in a state to act according to their wills and pleasures,

whether to do evil or to do good —

Alma 12:32

Therefore God gave unto them commandments,

after having made known unto them the plan of redemption,

that they should not do evil,

the penalty thereof being a second death,

which was an everlasting death as to things pertaining unto righteousness;

for on such the plan of redemption could have no power,

for the works of justice could not be destroyed,

according to the supreme goodness of God.

Alma 12:37

And now, my brethren, seeing we know these things, and they are true,

let us repent, and harden not our hearts,

that we provoke not the Lord our God to pull down his wrath upon us

in these his second commandments which he has given unto us;

but let us enter into the rest of God,

which is prepared according to his word.

Alma 13:1

And again, my brethren, I would cite your minds forward to the time

when the Lord God gave these commandments unto his children;

and I would that ye should remember

that the Lord God ordained priests, after his holy order,

which was after the order of his Son,

to teach these things unto the people.

Alma 13:7

This high priesthood being after the order of his Son,

which order was from the foundation of the world;

or in other words, being without beginning of days or end of years,

being prepared from eternity to all eternity,

according to his foreknowledge of all things —