romans8 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 7/24/2022 at 7:55 PM, CV75 said: 2 Nephi 28:3 ("not unto the Lord") seems to refer to contending denominations within Christendom; :12 seems to refer to secular and materialistic philosophies; and :18 to the church of the devil. When was the church of the devil founded and then behave as 1 Nephi 13:4-9 describes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV75 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 9:58 AM, romans8 said: When was the church of the devil founded and then behave as 1 Nephi 13:4-9 describes? It seems to me that verses 4-9 are a characterization or description, indicating that it was set up, at least in “in spirit,” from the very beginning of Adam’s civilization, and has fought against God and His people (the saints) ever since. Verse 10 picks up an actual “historical” timeline and goes back and forth in history through the rest of the chapter (“And the time cometh that he shall manifest himself unto all nations…). Verse 26, as part of the historical timeline, shows that this church of the devil intensified its activity against the Church of the Lamb sometime after the twelve disciples carried out the great commission. Verse 28 indicates the church of the devil had some control over the books (which I take to be literal books as well as figurative in terms of proper record or witness, which is the role of the apostles). This could only have been accomplished by force per the description in verses 4-9, by destroying the saints. romans8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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