Unit 7

of the

27 occurrences in 17 verses

1 Nephi 22:2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

1 Nephi 22:2

And I, Nephi, said unto them:

Behold they were manifest unto the prophet by the voice of the Spirit;

for by the Spirit are all things made known unto the prophets,

which shall come upon the children of men according to the flesh.

1 Nephi 22:3

Wherefore, the things of which I have read

are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual;

for it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later, will be scattered

upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations.

1 Nephi 22:4

And behold, there are many who are already lost

from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem.

Yea, the more part of all the tribes have been led away;

and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea;

and whither they are none of us knoweth,

save that we know that they have been led away.

1 Nephi 22:5

And since they have been led away,

these things have been prophesied concerning them,

and also concerning all those

who shall hereafter be scattered and be confounded,

because of the Holy One of Israel;

for against him will they harden their hearts;

wherefore, they shall be scattered among all nations

and shall be hated of all men.

1 Nephi 22:6

Nevertheless, after they shall be nursed by the Gentiles,

and the Lord has lifted up his hand upon the Gentiles

and set them up for a standard,

and their children have been carried in their arms,

and their daughters have been carried upon their shoulders,

behold these things of which are spoken are temporal;

for thus are the covenants of the Lord with our fathers;

and it meaneth us in the days to come,

and also all our brethren who are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:9

And it shall also be of worth unto the Gentiles;

and not only unto the Gentiles but unto all the house of Israel,

unto the making known of the covenants of the Father of heaven

unto Abraham, saying:

In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

1 Nephi 22:10

And I would, my brethren, that ye should know

that all the kindreds of the earth cannot be blessed

unless he shall make bare his arm in the eyes of the nations.

1 Nephi 22:11

Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm

in the eyes of all the nations,

in bringing about his covenants and his gospel unto those

who are of the house of Israel.

1 Nephi 22:14

And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of Israel,

shall be turned one against another,

and they shall fall into the pit

which they digged to ensnare the people of the Lord.

And all that fight against Zion shall be destroyed,

and that great whore, who hath perverted the right ways of the Lord,

yea, that great and abominable church,

shall tumble to the dust

and great shall be the fall of it.

1 Nephi 22:15

For behold, saith the prophet, the time cometh speedily

that Satan shall have no more power over the hearts of the children of men;

for the day soon cometh

that all the proud and they who do wickedly shall be as stubble;

and the day cometh that they must be burned.

1 Nephi 22:16

For the time soon cometh

that the fulness of the wrath of God shall be poured out upon all the children of men;

for he will not suffer that the wicked shall destroy the righteous.

1 Nephi 22:20

And the Lord will surely prepare a way for his people,

unto the fulfilling of the words of Moses,

which he spake, saying:

A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, like unto me;

him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

And it shall come to pass that all those who will not hear that prophet

shall be cut off from among the people.

1 Nephi 22:22

And the righteous need not fear,

for they are those who shall not be confounded.

But it is the kingdom of the devil,

which shall be built up among the children of men,

which kingdom is established among them which are in the flesh —

1 Nephi 22:23

For the time speedily shall come that all churches

which are built up to get gain,

and all those who are built up to get power over the flesh,

and those who are built up to become popular in the eyes of the world,

and those who seek the lusts of the flesh and the things of the world,

and to do all manner of iniquity;

yea, in fine, all those who belong to the kingdom of the devil

are they who need fear, and tremble, and quake;

they are those who must be brought low in the dust;

they are those who must be consumed as stubble;

and this is according to the words of the prophet.

1 Nephi 22:24

And the time cometh speedily

that the righteous must be led up as calves of the stall,

and the Holy One of Israel must reign

in dominion, and might, and power, and great glory.

1 Nephi 22:25

And he gathereth his children from the four quarters of the earth;

and he numbereth his sheep, and they know him;

and there shall be one fold and one shepherd;

and he shall feed his sheep,

and in him they shall find pasture.

1 Nephi 22:26

And because of the righteousness of his people, Satan has no power;

wherefore, he cannot be loosed for the space of many years;

for he hath no power over the hearts of the people,

for they dwell in righteousness,

and the Holy One of Israel reigneth.