RLDS Verse Context

18 And this land shall be a land of liberty unto the Gentiles: and there shall be no kings upon the land, who shall raise up unto the Gentiles.

19 And I will fortify this land against all other nations;

20 And he that fighteth against Zion, shall perish, saith God; for he that raiseth up a king against me, shall perish.

21 For I the Lord, the King of heaven, will be their king; and I will be a light upon them forever, that hear my words.

22 Wherefore, for this cause, that my covenants may be fulfilled, which I have made unto the children of men, that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh, I must needs destroy the secret works of darkness, and of murders, and of abominations;

23 Wherefore, he that fighteth against Zion, both Jew and Gentile, both bond and free, both male and female, shall perish:

24 For they are they who are the whore of all the earth;

25 For they who are not for me, are against me, saith our God.

26 For I will fulfill my promises which I have made unto the children of men, that I will do unto them while they are in the flesh.

27 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, thus saith our God: I will afflict thy seed by the hand of the Gentiles;

28 Nevertheless, I will soften the hearts of the Gentiles, that they shall be like unto a father to them;