S2 E23 CFM Jan 20 - Jan 26 Part III

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Today we dive into the part of Nephi's vision where he is given insight into the latter days and the Restoration of the Gospel. We consider how this fits into Lehi's original dream and how Nephi was blessed for seeing this future time.

Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy: One of the best examples of material like this is found in 2 Enoch 10 when two men showed Enoch what Hell is like. Enoch described it as a place of “darkness and gloom” with “a river of fire that comes out over the whole place.”The word translated as “gloom” can also be translated as “fog” or “mist.” So, in this text, heavenly beings showed Enoch both a mist of darkness and a flaming river in connection to hell.
In 1 Nephi 12:16–17, an angel showed Nephi the same things. Nephi saw “the fountain of filthy water” that his father saw, “yea, even the river of which he spake; and the depths thereof are the depths of hell.” 1 Nephi 15:30 states that this river was “like unto the brightness of a flaming fire. Immediately after showing Nephi the fountain of filthy water, the angel showed him “the mists of darkness” (1 Nephi 12:17). Thus, mists of darkness and a flaming river are connected together in a description of hell, just as in 2 Enoch.