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The events and activities described in 2 Nephi 23: 7-18 and the current activities of ISIS in Iraq and Syria seem to have some similiarities. Both sets of events seem to be motivated by a powerful force indignant and angry at the people for failing to live in the way that the force thinks they should, and seeking to punish the people for this. Both sets of events seem to feature a lot of graphic and brutal violence. For both events, the perpetrators of the violence would come from a far country - witness the large numbers of foreign fighters flocking to join ISIS. In both events, the Medes, an ancient Iranian people, are closely involved. Even the location – modern day Iraq, is the same. In fact, if we read these verses and replace references to “the Lord” or “I” with ISIS, it seems to be a fairly accurate description of ISIS’s current activities. 5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, yea, the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6 Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, every man’s heart shall melt; 8 And they shall be afraid; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 11 And I will punish the world for evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay down the haughtiness of the terrible. 12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 13 Therefore, I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of Hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up; and they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. 15 Every one that is proud shall be thrust through; yea, and every one that is joined to the wicked shall fall by the sword. 16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished. 17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver and gold, nor shall they delight in it. 18 Their bows shall also dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children. One surprising conclusion that this points to is that at first glance, it appears that there may be some similarities between the methodologies of ISIS and the Lord.