| 13:1 And now I, Moroni, proceed to finish my record
concerning the destruction of the people of whom I have
been writing. |
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| 13:2 For behold, they rejected all the words of
Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the
beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded
from off the face of this land it became a choice land
above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord;
wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve
him who dwell upon the face thereof; |
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| 13:3 And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem,
which should come down out of heaven, and the holy
sanctuary of the Lord. |
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| 13:4 Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he
spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land. |
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| 13:5 And he spake also concerning the house of
Israel, and the Jerusalem from whence Lehi should
come--after it should be destroyed it should be built up
again, a holy city unto the Lord; wherefore, it could not
be a new Jerusalem for it had been in a time of old; but
it should be built up again, and become a holy city of
the Lord; and it should be built unto the house of
Israel. |
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| 13:6 And that a New Jerusalem should be built upon
this land, unto the remnant of the seed of Joseph, for
which things there has been a type. |
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| 13:7 For as Joseph brought his father down into the
land of Egypt, even so he died there; wherefore, the Lord
brought a remnant of the seed of Joseph out of the land
of Jerusalem, that he might be merciful unto the seed of
Joseph that they should perish not, even as he was
merciful unto the father of Joseph that he should perish
not. |
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| 13:8 Wherefore, the remnant of the house of Joseph
shall be built upon this land; and it shall be a land of
their inheritance; and they shall build up a holy city
unto the Lord, like unto the Jerusalem of old; and they
shall no more be confounded, until the end come when the
earth shall pass away. |
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| 13:9 And there shall be a 1new heaven and a new earth; and they shall be
like unto the old save the old have passed away, and 2all
things have become new. |
[1] Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a
new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were
passed away...
[2] II
Corinthians 5:17: ...behold, all things are become new. |
| 13:10 And then cometh the 1New Jerusalem; and blessed are they who dwell
therein, for it is they whose 2garments are white through the blood of the
Lamb; and they are they who are numbered among the
remnant of the seed of Joseph, who were of the house of
Israel. |
[1] Revelation 21:2: ...the holy city, new
Jerusalem...
[2] Revelation 7:14: ...and have washed their
robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. |
| 13:11 And then also cometh the Jerusalem of old; and
the inhabitants thereof, blessed are they, for they have
been washed in the blood of the Lamb; and they are they
who were scattered and gathered in from the four quarters
of the earth, and from the north countries, and are
partakers of the fulfilling of the covenant which God
made with their father, Abraham. |
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| 13:12 And when these things come, bringeth to pass
the scripture which saith, 1there are they who were first, who shall be
last; and there are they who were last, who shall be
first. |
[1] Matthew 19:30: But many that are first
shall be last; and the last shall be first. |
| 13:13 And I was about to write more, but I am
forbidden; but great and marvelous were the prophecies of
Ether; but they esteemed him as naught, and cast him out;
and he hid himself in the cavity of a rock by day, and by
night he went forth viewing the things which should come
upon the people. |
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| 13:14 And as he dwelt in the cavity of a rock he made
the remainder of this record, viewing the destructions
which came upon the people, by night. |
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| 13:15 And it came to pass that in that same year in
which he was cast out from among the people there began
to be a great war among the people, for there were many
who rose up, who were mighty men, and sought to destroy
Coriantumr by their secret plans of wickedness, of which
hath been spoken. |
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| 13:16 And now Coriantumr, having studied, himself, in
all the arts of war and all the cunning of the world,
wherefore he gave battle unto them who sought to destroy
him. |
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| 13:17 But he repented not, neither his fair sons nor
daughters; neither the fair sons and daughters of Cohor;
neither the fair sons and daughters of Corihor; and in
fine, there were none of the fair sons and daughters upon
the face of the whole earth who repented of their sins. |
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| 13:18 Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first
year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were
many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against
Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom. |
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| 13:19 And it came to pass that the sons of Coriantumr
fought much and bled much. |
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| 13:20 And in the second year the word of the Lord
came to Ether, that he should go and prophesy unto
Coriantumr that, if he would repent, and all his
household, the Lord would give unto him his kingdom and
spare the people-- |
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| 13:21 Otherwise they should be destroyed, and all his
household save it were himself. And he should only live
to see the fulfilling of the prophecies which had been
spoken concerning another people receiving the land for
their inheritance; and Coriantumr should receive a burial
by them; and every soul should be destroyed save it were
Coriantumr. |
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| 13:22 And it came to pass that Coriantumr repented
not, neither his household, neither the people; and the
wars ceased not; and they sought to kill Ether, but he
fled from before them and hid again in the cavity of the
rock. |
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| 13:23 And it came to pass that there arose up Shared,
and he also gave battle unto Coriantumr; and he did beat
him, insomuch that in the third year he did bring him
into captivity. |
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| 13:24 And the sons of Coriantumr, in the fourth year,
did beat Shared, and did obtain the kingdom again unto
their father. |
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| 13:25 Now there began to be a war upon all the face
of the land, every man with his band fighting for that
which he desired. |
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| 13:26 And there were robbers, and in fine, all manner
of wickedness upon all the face of the land. |
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| 13:27 And it came to pass that Coriantumr was
exceedingly angry with Shared, and he went against him
with his armies to battle; and they did meet in great
anger, and they did meet in the valley of Gilgal; and the
battle became exceedingly sore. |
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| 13:28 And it came to pass that Shared fought against
him for the space of three days. And it came to pass that
Coriantumr beat him, and did pursue him until he came to
the plains of Heshlon. |
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| 13:29 And it came to pass that Shared gave him battle
again upon the plains; and behold, he did beat
Coriantumr, and drove him back again to the valley of
Gilgal. |
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| 13:30 And Coriantumr gave Shared battle again in the
valley of Gilgal, in which he beat Shared and slew him. |
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| 13:31 And Shared wounded Coriantumr in his thigh,
that he did not go to battle again for the space of two
years, in which time all the people upon the face of the
land were shedding blood, and there was none to restrain
them. |
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