Helaman 8:16

And now behold, Moses did not only testify of these things,

but also all the holy prophets, from his days even to the days of Abraham.

Helaman 8:17

Yea, and behold, Abraham saw of his coming,

and was filled with gladness and did rejoice.

Helaman 8:18

Yea, and behold I say unto you, that Abraham not only knew of these things,

but there were many before the days of Abraham

who were called by the order of God;

yea, even after the order of his Son;

and this that it should be shown unto the people,

a great many thousand years before his coming,

that even redemption should come unto them.

Helaman 8:19

And now I would that ye should know,

that even since the days of Abraham

there have been many prophets that have testified these things;

yea, behold, the prophet Zenos did testify boldly;

for the which he was slain.

Helaman 8:20

And behold, also Zenock, and also Ezias, and also Isaiah, and Jeremiah,

(Jeremiah being that same prophet who testified of the destruction of Jerusalem)

and now we know that Jerusalem was destroyed

according to the words of Jeremiah.

O then why not the Son of God come, according to his prophecy?

Helaman 8:21

And now will you dispute that Jerusalem was destroyed?

Will ye say that the sons of Zedekiah were not slain,

all except it were Mulek?

Yea, and do ye not behold that the seed of Zedekiah are with us,

and they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem?

But behold, this is not all—

Helaman 8:22

Our father Lehi was driven out of Jerusalem

because he testified of these things.

Nephi also testified of these things,

and also almost all of our fathers, even down to this time;

yea, they have testified of the coming of Christ,

and have looked forward,

and have rejoiced in his day which is to come.

Helaman 8:23

And behold, he is God,

and he is with them,

and he did manifest himself unto them,

that they were redeemed by him;

and they gave unto him glory, because of that which is to come.