Saturday, January 28, 2012
2 Nephi 27
2 Nephi 27:3 And all the nations that fight against Zion, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision; yea, it shall be unto them, even as unto a hungry man which dreameth, and behold he eateth but he awaketh and his souls is empty; or like unto a thirsty man which dreameth, and behold he drinketh but he awaketh and behold he is faint, and his soul hath appetite; yea even so shall the multitude of all the nations be that fight against mount Zion. So, if you fight against Zion, you think you are accomplishing something but it's all in your mind? The fulfillment you think you have in your life through whatever it is you have focused on will feel pointless and your soul will be empty. I'm pretty sure I have read commentary that indicates this has reference to the apostasy but I am not sure, because, while there are scriptures that speak of the word of the lord as bread and filling your soul, this pretty specifically aims at people who are fighting against Zion. And what does it mean for a nation to fight against mount Zion? Are there nations that specifically try to erode the principles of the gospel? I don't think this reads like an attack on other religions, but on political bodies.
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