The book of mormon has much to say about the jews and the gentiles, heavenly fathers plan for them, and what will happen to them in the future. Gentile the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Question gramps, how did the gentiles get their hands on the brass plates from the jews as said in 1 nephi. Like their forefathers, they will come to know the gospel of jesus christ. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. Asterisk denotes a featured version, which includes an introduction and annotation book of mormon, 1830 book of mormon, 1837 book of mormon, 1840 book of mormon, 1841. Darkness and apostasy will cover the earth in the last daysthe book of mormon will come forththree witnesses will testify of the bookthe learned man will say he cannot read the sealed bookthe lord will do a marvelous work and a wondercompare isaiah 29. Gentiles, jack mormons, and latterday saints james coates on. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Makes a special appeal to the gentiles of the new worldesp.
Jesus the savior in 3 nephi book of mormon central. How did the gentiles get their hands on the brass plates. To the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is. Gentiles, fulness of the encyclopedia of mormonism. Occurrences of gentiles throughout the book of mormon.
It must needs be that the gentiles be convinced also that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. However, this does not necessarily mean all nonlds are. Never before available personal writings of elder h. Who are the gentiles of the book of mormon the word gentile, used in the collective sense, occurs five times in the book of mormon, including the three times it appears on the title page. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Same order, same priesthood, same ordinances, gifts, powers, and blessings. The mormon children in the book refer to the nonmormon s as gentiles. Rediscovery of the apocrypha and the book of mormon hugh. Matthews was professor emeritus of ancient scripture at brigham young university when this was published. The gentiles would be blessed upon book of mormon lands. Book of mormon, title page chapters 25 through 33 of 2 nephi contain nephis final messages. The word gentiles appears 141 times in the book of mormon the singular gentile appears only five times.
Times of the gentiles fulfilled book of mormon mormon. Israel shall be gathered when the book of mormon comes forththe gentiles shall be established as a free people in americathey shall be saved if they believe and obey. Rediscovery of the apocrypha and the book of mormon. Gospel insights from general authorities and religious educators, provo, ut and salt lake city. It appears more frequently than key words such as baptize, resurrection, zion, and truth. The book of mormon and the american indian dean helland. Book of mormon, 1830, page 32 the joseph smith papers. I had not heard this word before so i asked my dad what does gentile mean. At the beginning of the book of mormon, we are introduced to the family of lehi, who was a prophet in jerusalem just before the babylonian captivity. Israelites were not to marry nonisraelites gentiles, deut. Another testament of jesus christ, it says that the lamanites are among the ancestors of the american indians. The book of mormon prophesied that the gentiles would restore the gospel to the earth and be numbered among my people if they would repent and be.
The book of mormon stands as a solemn warning, unto every nation that shall hereafter possess this land, as to what will happen to modern civilizations that allow their nations to be taken over by they who follow those secret works of satan, cain, and all of their followers throughout the generations. The brass plates in the book of mormon specifically are referring to the plates that. As the prophecies foretold israels scattering by gentiles, book of mormon prophecies also foretell this israelite record will leave the gentiles and return to scattered israel, becoming a standard and light unto them and all nations. So, we believe the 12 tribes have scattered to the point that there is some blood in nationalities all o. Aug 06, 2019 the prophet nephi saw the state of the world in the last days before the return of jesus christ. The glossary in the gospel principles book contains this definition. But the book of mormon is also written to the gentiles, and it has an important message for them as well. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible. Book of mormon, third nephi, 21 religionwiki fandom.
Ask the class to follow along, looking for the object that nephi saw early american colonists carrying forth among them. Sep 20, 2007 i can only offer a personal anecdote with this but when i was young i read the books called the great brain series. The gentiles who believe that the book of mormon is true lds gentiles will take its message to the rest of our descendants, the lamanites, who will then know about ushow we came from jerusalem, and that they are descendants of the jews. There are many verses that talk about the gentiles.
What did the early american colonists carry with them. So, in particular, the book of mormon presents jesus as having descended to earth to appear to the nephites, who saw him, touched him, and listened to him on several occasions. Thus saith the lord god, behold, i will lift up mine hand to the gentiles, and set up my standard to the people. This is an instance of all men being divided into two categoriesjews and gentiles, with the jews being those who are descendants of the kingdom of judah. Mormons prophesy about the lamanites and the gentiles. Josephs plagiarism in book of mormon and other revelations. Gentile is a term that usually means someone who is not a jew. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world.
The duties of israelites toward gentiles were defined in the law ex. However, the traditional meaning is also to be found in the introduction to the book of mormon, in the statement written to both jew literal descendants of the house of israel and gentile those not descended from the house of israel or those of the tribe of ephraim scattered among the gentiles throughout the earth. They are set in a fictional town in rural utah and are written from the perspective of nonmormon children growing up in a mormon community. Nephi begins his message to the gentiles with the following. Aug 24, 2017 the book of mormon claims that the way in which jesus was going to gather his other sheep was to visit them personally and speak to them in an audible voice. Reply toa few objections to mormonism, by professor d. Who is considered a gentile and who is a gentile can be quite interesting. As mormon abridges the part of the plates of nephi that he himself wrote, he writes that there are some things which must be known abroad. Packer says we are the gentiles the book of mormon is talking about here, and the term gentile in that place in the book of mormon refers to us in our. He was introduced to the gospel of jesus christ through a series of divine. Nephi sees future gentiles with the bible, the book of mormon, and latterday scriptures. The mormon children in the book refer to the nonmormons as gentiles. Nephi sees the waters separating the gentiles from his brothers progeny, with whom god is angry. Jul 14, 2016 according to the book of mormon, its message was going to be preached among the american indians with great power followed by severe judgment on the gentiles.
Packer says we are the gentiles the book of mormon is talking about here, and the term gentile in that place in the book of mormon refers to us in our generation. If they choose to repent and accept the gospel, they will receive the same blessings promised to the literal descendants of israel. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Jan 01, 2012 wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the lamb of god. Chapter iv who are the gentiles of the book of mormon the word gentile, used in the collective sense, occurs five times in the book of mormon, including the three times it appears on the title page. Nyman described how the book of mormon uses similar language when he wrote, the gentiles, as the term is used in the book of. With this overall perspective we can now examine the specifics of nephis message to the gentiles. Mormon only writes a moderated version of his peoples story, not wanting to inflict too much sorrow on the reader. The fulness of the gospel that was in the bible, but was lost due to the work of wicked men, is presented in its original glory in the book. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. Mar 06, 2020 mormon fauxscriptures are not gods words. The imagery and practices found in the book of mormon are compared with certain phrases and material concerns found in jewish and christian apocryphal writings.
Nephi prophesies that, as the house of israel is gathered out of the gentile nations in the last days, many if not most of the gentiles will deny christs work because they will trust their own thought systems and the security of their social networks more than the witness and power of the holy ghost. These scriptures, which the book of mormon utilizes, apply directly to nephis stage three, which sets in motion the latterday work of modern gentiles in restoring the gospel and preparing israel for her restoration. Whatever else it might be, the book of mormon is an extraordinary piece of literature. Nephi addresses his comments to three main groups of people. Yea, the kings of the gentiles shall be nursing fathers unto them, and their queens shall become nursing mothers.
Apr 17, 2019 on the title page of the book of mormon i read that it is written to the lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of israel. Mar 01, 2016 these scriptures, which the book of mormon utilizes, apply directly to nephis stage three, which sets in motion the latterday work of modern gentiles in restoring the gospel and preparing israel for her restoration. This latter usage is especially characteristic of the word as used in the book of mormon. Gentiles, jack mormons, and latter day saints coates, j on. Book of mormon, 1837, page 123 the joseph smith papers. Cornelius acts 1011 was the first gentile of whom we have record who came into the christian church without first being a proselyte to judaism. May 17, 2019 i have a large library of religious books, but the annotated edition of the book of mormon is the most technicolored, highfidelity, highdefinition, highlyresearched, testimonybuilding, multidimensional rollercoaster ride through the religious history of ancient america and the world for that matter. The record would come forth on book of mormon lands. Those gentiles upon book of mormon lands would create a government called new jerusalem. The success of the restoration begins with the gentiles, who carry the book of mormon to lehis descendants and the jews, that they might be restored unto. The mother countries of those gentiles would come to battle against those gentiles on book of mormon lands. According to the book of mormon, its message was going to be preached among the american indians with great power followed by severe judgment on the gentiles.
The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. I told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Gentiles in the book of mormon book of mormon central. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates. This book contains many prophecies and plain and precious truths. A gentile recommends the book of mormon book of mormon. Describes the history and doctrines of the latterday saints, and discusses their way of life and their relationships with the outside world and with their own fundamentalist fringe. Mar 15, 2020 this video goes through a wide potpourri of book of mormon evidences which have not been discussed on prior videos. Nephi sees a certain man, along with other gentiles, who cross the waters and discover those of nephis brothers descendants who are in the promised land. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. As this dispensation progresses, the book of mormon will continue to play an everincreasing role and multiply its influence in the church. Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the lamb of god. The change in the 1981 edition seems to be an attempt to bring the book of mormon up to speed with the 1978 revelation that allowed black members of the church to hold the priesthood.
May 19, 2010 it seems the fulness of the gentiles is what we read about in the prophesies of the restoration of the gospel and the coming forth of the book of mormon. Gentiles the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Additionally, book of mormon speakers did not say gentiles evenly. And that he manifesteth himself unto all those who believe in him, by the power of the holy ghost.
From an lds perspective, no member of the lds church is considered a gentile, irrespective of lineage. That first book being the bible, and the second book being the book of mormon. We can consider the book of mormon as literature, as ancient history, as divine revelation, and as universal wisdom. What does it mean to take upon us the name of the son. They devastated and leveled cities, uprooted trees, salted the earth. Jesus prophesied of this possible turn of events to the nephites. On the title page of the book of mormon i read that it is written to the lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of israel. Religious studies center, brigham young university and deseret book, 2003, 12843. The plural form, gentiles, is found upwards of 141 times. July 22, 2019 messages of the book of mormon seeing our time, the prophet nephi touches on some of the spiritual and organizational characteristics troubling the people gentiles who would largely displace the remnants of his and his father lehi s descendants. Dallas answer dallas, thank you for asking this question. To the inside front cover are affixed four clippings of descriptions of different versions of first edition copies of the book of mormon and of an 1854 edition of the doctrine and covenants, along with a clipping describing the origin of the text of the book of mormon and a bookplate of the shepard book company of salt lake city, utah.
It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Early in the book, an angel assures nephi that, if the gentiles will follow the savior. How can one justify the change of the wording white and delightsome in 2 nephi 30. The first gentiles to come into the new testament church were those who had already become proselytes to judaism. One main stated purpose of the book of mormon is to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god, manifesting himself unto all nations book of mormon title page. Concerning this record, the prophet joseph smith, who translated it by the gift and power of god, said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book see the introduction at the. What the book of mormon says about jews and gentiles. The book of mormon authors purposefully wrote for three future audiencesjews, gentiles, and lamanitesand nuanced their message in different ways to focus on the varying needs of those three groups or those two groups, if the future lamanitesactually a composite of lamanite and nephite descendantsare considered a subset of the jews. The whole purpose of the book of mormon is to put down contention and secure the testimony of christ given to us in the bible. Tad callister, a case for the book of mormon michael ash, of. True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. What the book of mormon says about jews and gentiles the book of mormon has much to say about the jews and the gentiles, heavenly fathers plan for them, and what will happen to them in the future.
The word gentiles does not appear with equal frequency throughout the book of mormon. The prophecies in the book of mormon regarding us gentiles are most sobering, even frightening editors note. Nephis message to the gentiles religious studies center. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The lds website states this about the meaning of gentile. In the last days, or in the days of the gentilesyea, behold all the nations of the gentiles and also the jews, both those who shall come upon this land and those who shall be upon other lands, yea, even upon all the lands of the earth, behold, they will be drunken with iniquity and all. And also to the convincing of the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god, manifesting himself unto all nations. They had a profound influence on later book of mormon prophets and have great relevancy today. Thus the book of mormon came forth by way of the gentile. What the book of mormon says about jews and gentiles mormon. Book of mormon evidence october 1, 2019 christ visits the nephites in north america the record of the nephite history just prior to the saviors visit reveals many parallels to our own. The fulness of the gentiles is a term for a doctrine taught in the new testament, the book of mormon, and the doctrine and covenants.