Christ’s Visit to the Nephites |
Events |
Christ’s Future Coming |
3 Nephi 6:17-18; 7:7 |
Wickedness increases among the people. |
Joseph Smith-Matthew 1:30 |
3 Nephi 7:14 |
People reject the prophets. |
D&C 1:14 |
3 Nephi 8:4 |
Skepticism increases concerning Christ’s coming. |
D&C 45:26 |
3 Nephi 8:6, 10-19 |
Earthquakes and other disturbances accompany His coming. |
D&C 45:48 |
3 Nephi 8:20-23 |
Darkness covers the earth. |
D&C 45:42 |
3 Nephi 8:24, 25 |
Christ comes as a thief in the night. |
2 Peter 3:10 |
3 Nephi 9:1-13; 10:12 |
The wicked are destroyed at His coming; the righteous are
preserved. |
D&C 29:11 |
Source:
The Book of Mormon Study Guide: Start to Finish, ed. Thomas R. Valletta (rev
ed.; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 868