0 3 Nephi : Cruelty & Violence

He [Nephi Sr.] departed out of the land, and whither he went, no man knoweth. 3 Nephi 1:3 1:3

Trivia: What happened to Jesus's Nephite disciples after he blessed them?

3 Nephi : Cruelty & Violence (18)

  1. When Jesus died, the inhabitants of many great cities died with him. Entire cities were sunk into the ocean, or were burned, or destroyed by earthquakes. 8:8-10, 14
  2. The voice (who finally identifies himself as Jesus Christ) brags about burning to death, drowning, and burying alive all of the inhabitants of 16 large cities. 9:3-15
  3. Jesus says that whoever does not believe in him and is not baptized will be damned to hell. 11:34
  4. "Ye shall be ... as a lion among the flocks of sheep, who ... teareth in pieces." 20:16
  5. "Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off." 20:17
  6. "Thou shalt beat in pieces many people." 20:19
  7. God will kill those who don't repent with "the sword of justice." 20:20
  8. "Whosoever will not believe ... shall be cut off." 21:11
  9. "And my people ... shall be ... as a lion among the flocks of sheep, who ... teareth in pieces." 21:12
  10. "Their hand shall be lifted up upon their adversaries, and all their enemies shall be cut off." 21:13
  11. God will "cut off" the witches and soothsayers. 21:16
  12. God will destroy entire cities. 21:18
  13. God "will execute vengeance and fury upon" those who do not believe in Jesus. 21:20-21
  14. "The resurrection of damnation" 26:5
  15. "He that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire." 27:17
  16. "Wide is the gate, and broad the way which leads to death, and many there be that travel therein."
    Most people are going to hell. 27:33
  17. Those who won't listen to Jesus will wish they were never born. 28:34-35
  18. "Wo unto" whoever denies Christ or his latter day revelations. God will show such persons no mercy. 29:5-7

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