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2 Nephi 6:1 - 2 Nephi 6:11


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2 Nephi 6
1 And now, my beloved brethren, I have read these things that ye might know concerning the covenants of the Lord; that he has covenanted with the house of Israel;

2 That he has spoken unto the Jews, by the mouth of his holy prophets, even from the beginning down, from generation to generation, until the time comes that they shall be restored to the true church and fold of God;

3 When they shall be gathered home to the lands of their inheritance, and shall be established in all their lands of promise.

4 Behold, my beloved brethren, I speak unto you these things that ye may rejoice, and lift up your heads for ever, because of the blessings which the Lord God shall bestow upon your children.

5 For I know that ye have searched much, many of you, to know of things to come;

6 Wherefore I know that ye know that our flesh must waste away and die;

7 Nevertheless, in our bodies we shall see God.

8 Yea, I know that ye know, that in the body he shall shew himself unto those at Jerusalem, from whence we came;

9 For it is expedient that it should be among them;

10 For it behooveth the great Creator that he suffereth himself to become subject unto man in the flesh, and die for all men, that all men might become subject unto him.

11 For as death has passed upon all men, to fulfill the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection,

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