Mosiah 15:1
And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should
understand that God himself shall come down among the children of
men, and shall redeem his people.
Mosiah 15:2
And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of
God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father,
being the Father and the Son—
Mosiah 15:3
The Father, because he was conceived by the power of God; and
the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son—
Mosiah 15:4
And they are one God, yea, the very Eternal Father of heaven
and of earth.
Mosiah 15:5
And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the Son
to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and yieldeth
not to the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked, and
scourged, and cast out, and disowned by his people.
Mosiah 15:6
And after all this, after working many mighty miracles among
the children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as Isaiah said,
as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so he opened not his
mouth.
Mosiah 15:7
Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh
becoming subject even unto d**h, the will of the Son being
swallowed up in the will of the Father.
Mosiah 15:8
And thus God breaketh the bands of d**h, having gained the
victory over d**h; giving the Son power to make intercession for
the children of men—
Mosiah 15:9
Having ascended into heaven, having the bowels of mercy; being
filled with compa**ion towards the children of men; standing
betwixt them and justice; having broken the bands of d**h, taken
upon himself their iniquity and their transgressions, having
redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice.
Mosiah 15:10
And now I say unto you, who shall declare his generation?
Behold, I say unto you, that when his soul has been made an
offering for sin he shall see his seed. And now what say ye?
And who shall be his seed?
Mosiah 15:11
Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of
the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied
concerning the coming of the Lord—I say unto you, that all those
who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord
would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for
a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his
seed, or they are heirs of the kingdom of God.
Mosiah 15:12
For these are they whose sins he has borne; these are they
for whom he has died, to redeem them from their transgressions.
And now, are they not his seed?
Mosiah 15:13
Yea, and are not the prophets, every one that has opened his
mouth to prophesy, that has not fallen into transgression, I mean
all the holy prophets ever since the world began? I say unto you
that they are his seed.
Mosiah 15:14
And these are they who have published peace, who have brought
good tidings of good, who have published salvation; and said unto
Zion: Thy God reigneth!
Mosiah 15:15
And O how beautiful upon the mountains were their feet!
Mosiah 15:16
And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of
those that are still publishing peace!
Mosiah 15:17
And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of
those who shall hereafter publish peace, yea, from this time
henceforth and forever!
Mosiah 15:18
And behold, I say unto you, this is not all. For O how
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth
good tidings, that is the founder of peace, yea, even the Lord,
who has redeemed his people; yea, him who has granted salvation
unto his people;
Mosiah 15:19
For were it not for the redemption which he hath made for his
people, which was prepared from the foundation of the world, I
say unto you, were it not for this, all mankind must have
perished.
Mosiah 15:20
But behold, the bands of d**h shall be broken, and the Son
reigneth, and hath power over the dead; therefore, he bringeth to
pa** the resurrection of the dead.
Mosiah 15:21
And there cometh a resurrection, even a first resurrection;
yea, even a resurrection of those that have been, and who are,
and who shall be, even until the resurrection of Christ—for so
shall he be called.
Mosiah 15:22
And now, the resurrection of all the prophets, and all those
that have believed in their words, or all those that have kept
the commandments of God, shall come forth in the first
resurrection; therefore, they are the first resurrection.
Mosiah 15:23
They are raised to dwell with God who has redeemed them; thus
they have eternal life through Christ, who has broken the bands
of d**h.
Mosiah 15:24
And these are those who have part in the first resurrection;
and these are they that have died before Christ came, in their
ignorance, not having salvation declared unto them. And thus the
Lord bringeth about the restoration of these; and they have a
part in the first resurrection, or have eternal life, being
redeemed by the Lord.
Mosiah 15:25
And little children also have eternal life.
Mosiah 15:26
But behold, and fear, and tremble before God, for ye ought to
tremble; for the Lord redeemeth none such that rebel against him
and die in their sins; yea, even all those that have perished in
their sins ever since the world began, that have wilfully
rebelled against God, that have known the commandments of God,
and would not keep them; these are they that have no part in the
first resurrection.
Mosiah 15:27
Therefore ought ye not to tremble? For salvation cometh to
none such; for the Lord hath redeemed none such; yea, neither can
the Lord redeem such; for he cannot deny himself; for he cannot
deny justice when it has its claim.
Mosiah 15:28
And now I say unto you that the time shall come that the
salvation of the Lord shall be declared to every nation, kindred,
tongue, and people.
Mosiah 15:29
Yea, Lord, thy watchmen shall lift up their voice; with the
voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Mosiah 15:30
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of
Jerusalem; for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath
redeemed Jerusalem.
Mosiah 15:31
The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the
nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of
our God.