![]() ![]() In context, the great and spacious building and its inhabitants are prototypical that is, they represent the pride of the world in all ages, not just the age immediately following the death of the mortal Messiah. ![]() Note that the verses don't say the multitudes gathered in the great and spacious building would be fighting directly against the Lamb of God, but rather, that they would be fighting against "the apostles of the Lamb." That is, the apostles, as Christ's emissaries, would be the ones that would be confronted by those who oppose Christ and His teachings. And the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb. and the angel of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof yea, behold the house of Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb.Īnd It came to pass that I saw and bear record, that the great and spacious building was the pride of the world and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. In Chapter 11, where Nephi is privileged to behold the same vision, he learns that the great and spacious building represents "the pride of the world." Verses 34-36 (bold emphasis mine for reference):Īnd after he was slain i saw the multitudes of the earth that they were gathered together to fight against the apostles of the Lamb for thus were the twelve called by the angel of the Lord.Īnd the multitude of the earth was gathered together and I beheld that they were in a large and spacious building, like unto the building which my father saw. Lehi and Nephi observed further that those who had tasted of the fruit but were then being scoffed at by the inhabitants of the building "fell away into forbidden paths and were lost." Other multitudes were "feeling their way towards that great and spacious building" and "many were drowned in the depths of the fountain, and many were lost from his view, wandering in strange roads." Those who entered the building joined the scoffers in mocking those who had partaken of the fruit (see 1 Nephi 8:26-32). They saw that it was filled with people of all ages, male and female, with fine manner of dress, who were pointing at and mocking those who were partaking of the fruit form the tree of life. By way of review, Lehi and Nephi beheld a great and spacious building that stood high in the air. I was struck in particular by the description of the great and spacious building. Thus, I have just finished reading again the account of Lehi's vision of the tree of life and Nephi's subsequent viewing of and enlargement upon that vision. At the urging of President Monson in the last general conference, I have begun to re-read the Book of Mormon. ![]()
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