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2 Nephi 2
Redemption comes through the Holy Messiah—Freedom of choice (agency) is essential to existence and progression—Adam fell that men might be—Men are free to choose liberty and eternal life. About 588–570 B.C.
And
now,
Jacob,
I
speak
unto
you:
Thou
art
my
a
firstborn
in
the
days
of
my
tribulation
in
the
wilderness.
And
behold,
in
thy
childhood
thou
hast
suffered
afflictions
and
much
sorrow,
because
of
the
rudeness
of
thy
brethren.
2 Nevertheless,
Jacob,
my
firstborn
in
the
wilderness,
thou
knowest
the
greatness
of
God;
and
he
shall
consecrate
thine
a
afflictions
for
thy
gain.
3 Wherefore,
thy
soul
shall
be
blessed,
and
thou
shalt
dwell
safely
with
thy
brother,
Nephi;
and
thy
days
shall
be
a
spent
in
the
service
of
thy
God.
Wherefore,
I
know
that
thou
art
redeemed,
because
of
the
righteousness
of
thy
Redeemer;
for
thou
hast
b
beheld
that
in
the
c
fulness
of
time
he
cometh
to
bring
salvation
unto
men.
4 And
thou
hast
a
beheld
in
thy
youth
his
glory;
wherefore,
thou
art
blessed
even
as
they
unto
whom
he
shall
minister
in
the
flesh;
for
the
Spirit
is
the
same,
yesterday,
today,
and
forever.
And
the
way
is
prepared
from
the
fall
of
man,
and
b
salvation
is
c
free.
5 And
men
are
instructed
sufficiently
that
they
a
know
good
from
evil.
And
the
b
law
is
given
unto
men.
And
by
the
law
no
flesh
is
c
justified;
or,
by
the
law
men
are
d
cut
off.
Yea,
by
the
temporal
law
they
were
cut
off;
and
also,
by
the
spiritual
law
they
perish
from
that
which
is
good,
and
become
miserable
forever.
6 Wherefore,
a
redemption
cometh
in
and
through
the
b
Holy
c
Messiah;
for
he
is
full
of
d
grace
and
truth.
7 Behold,
he
offereth
himself
a
a
sacrifice
for
sin,
to
answer
the
ends
of
the
law,
unto
all
those
who
have
a
broken
heart
and
a
contrite
spirit;
and
unto
b
none
else
can
the
c
ends
of
the
law
be
answered.
8 Wherefore,
how
great
the
importance
to
make
these
things
known
unto
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth,
that
they
may
know
that
there
is
no
flesh
that
can
dwell
in
the
presence
of
God,
a
save
it
be
through
the
merits,
and
mercy,
and
grace
of
the
Holy
Messiah,
who
b
layeth
down
his
life
according
to
the
flesh,
and
taketh
it
again
by
the
power
of
the
Spirit,
that
he
may
bring
to
pass
the
c
resurrection
of
the
dead,
being
the
first
that
should
rise.
9 Wherefore,
he
is
the
firstfruits
unto
God,
inasmuch
as
he
shall
make
a
intercession
for
all
the
children
of
men;
and
they
that
believe
in
him
shall
be
saved.
10 And
because
of
the
intercession
for
a
all,
all
men
come
unto
God;
wherefore,
they
stand
in
the
presence
of
him,
to
be
b
judged
of
him
according
to
the
truth
and
c
holiness
which
is
in
him.
Wherefore,
the
ends
of
the
law
which
the
Holy
One
hath
given,
unto
the
inflicting
of
the
d
punishment
which
is
affixed,
which
punishment
that
is
affixed
is
in
opposition
to
that
of
the
happiness
which
is
affixed,
to
answer
the
ends
of
the
e
atonement—
11 For
it
must
needs
be,
that
there
is
an
a
opposition
in
all
things.
If
not
so,
my
firstborn
in
the
wilderness,
righteousness
could
not
be
brought
to
pass,
neither
wickedness,
neither
holiness
nor
misery,
neither
good
nor
bad.
Wherefore,
all
things
must
needs
be
a
compound
in
one;
wherefore,
if
it
should
be
one
body
it
must
needs
remain
as
dead,
having
no
life
neither
death,
nor
corruption
nor
incorruption,
happiness
nor
misery,
neither
sense
nor
insensibility.
12 Wherefore,
it
must
needs
have
been
created
for
a
thing
of
naught;
wherefore
there
would
have
been
no
a
purpose
in
the
end
of
its
creation.
Wherefore,
this
thing
must
needs
destroy
the
wisdom
of
God
and
his
eternal
purposes,
and
also
the
power,
and
the
mercy,
and
the
b
justice
of
God.
13 And
if
ye
shall
say
there
is
a
no
law,
ye
shall
also
say
there
is
no
sin.
If
ye
shall
say
there
is
no
sin,
ye
shall
also
say
there
is
no
righteousness.
And
if
there
be
no
righteousness
there
be
no
happiness.
And
if
there
be
no
righteousness
nor
happiness
there
be
no
punishment
nor
misery.
And
if
these
things
are
not
b
there
is
no
God.
And
if
there
is
no
God
we
are
not,
neither
the
earth;
for
there
could
have
been
no
creation
of
things,
neither
to
act
nor
to
be
acted
upon;
wherefore,
all
things
must
have
vanished
away.
14 And
now,
my
sons,
I
speak
unto
you
these
things
for
your
profit
and
a
learning;
for
there
is
a
God,
and
he
hath
b
created
all
things,
both
the
heavens
and
the
earth,
and
all
things
that
in
them
are,
both
things
to
act
and
things
to
be
c
acted
upon.
15 And
to
bring
about
his
eternal
a
purposes
in
the
end
of
man,
after
he
had
b
created
our
first
parents,
and
the
beasts
of
the
field
and
the
c
fowls
of
the
air,
and
in
fine,
all
things
which
are
created,
it
must
needs
be
that
there
was
an
opposition;
even
the
d
forbidden
e
fruit
in
f
opposition
to
the
g
tree
of
life;
the
one
being
sweet
and
the
other
bitter.
16 Wherefore,
the
Lord
God
gave
unto
man
that
he
should
a
act
for
himself.
Wherefore,
man
could
not
b
act
for
himself
save
it
should
be
that
he
was
c
enticed
by
the
one
or
the
other.
17 And
I,
Lehi,
according
to
the
things
which
I
have
read,
must
needs
suppose
that
an
a
angel
of
God,
according
to
that
which
is
written,
had
b
fallen
from
heaven;
wherefore,
he
became
a
c
devil,
having
sought
that
which
was
evil
before
God.
18 And
because
he
had
fallen
from
heaven,
and
had
become
miserable
forever,
he
a
sought
also
the
misery
of
all
mankind.
Wherefore,
he
said
unto
Eve,
yea,
even
that
old
serpent,
who
is
the
devil,
who
is
the
father
of
all
b
lies,
wherefore
he
said:
Partake
of
the
forbidden
fruit,
and
ye
shall
not
die,
but
ye
shall
be
as
God,
c
knowing
good
and
evil.
19 And
after
Adam
and
Eve
had
a
partaken
of
the
forbidden
fruit
they
were
driven
out
of
the
garden
of
b
Eden,
to
till
the
earth.
20 And
they
have
brought
forth
children;
yea,
even
the
a
family
of
all
the
earth.
21 And
the
days
of
the
children
of
a
men
were
prolonged,
according
to
the
b
will
of
God,
that
they
might
c
repent
while
in
the
flesh;
wherefore,
their
state
became
a
state
of
d
probation,
and
their
time
was
lengthened,
according
to
the
commandments
which
the
Lord
God
gave
unto
the
children
of
men.
For
he
gave
commandment
that
all
men
must
repent;
for
he
showed
unto
all
men
that
they
were
e
lost,
because
of
the
transgression
of
their
parents.
22 And
now,
behold,
if
Adam
had
not
transgressed
he
would
not
have
fallen,
but
he
would
have
remained
in
the
garden
of
Eden.
And
all
things
which
were
created
must
have
remained
in
the
same
state
in
which
they
were
after
they
were
created;
and
they
must
have
remained
forever,
and
had
no
end.
23 And
they
would
have
had
no
a
children;
wherefore
they
would
have
remained
in
a
state
of
innocence,
having
no
b
joy,
for
they
knew
no
misery;
doing
no
good,
for
they
knew
no
c
sin.
24 But
behold,
all
things
have
been
done
in
the
wisdom
of
him
who
a
knoweth
all
things.
25
a
Adam
b
fell
that
men
might
be;
and
men
c
are,
that
they
might
have
d
joy.
26 And
the
a
Messiah
cometh
in
the
fulness
of
time,
that
he
may
b
redeem
the
children
of
men
from
the
fall.
And
because
that
they
are
c
redeemed
from
the
fall
they
have
become
d
free
forever,
knowing
good
from
evil;
to
act
for
themselves
and
not
to
be
acted
upon,
save
it
be
by
the
punishment
of
the
e
law
at
the
great
and
last
day,
according
to
the
commandments
which
God
hath
given.
27 Wherefore,
men
are
a
free
according
to
the
b
flesh;
and
c
all
things
are
d
given
them
which
are
expedient
unto
man.
And
they
are
free
to
e
choose
f
liberty
and
eternal
g
life,
through
the
great
Mediator
of
all
men,
or
to
choose
captivity
and
death,
according
to
the
captivity
and
power
of
the
devil;
for
he
seeketh
that
all
men
might
be
h
miserable
like
unto
himself.
28 And
now,
my
sons,
I
would
that
ye
should
look
to
the
great
a
Mediator,
and
hearken
unto
his
great
commandments;
and
be
faithful
unto
his
words,
and
choose
eternal
life,
according
to
the
will
of
his
Holy
Spirit;
29 And
not
choose
eternal
death,
according
to
the
will
of
the
flesh
and
the
a
evil
which
is
therein,
which
giveth
the
spirit
of
the
devil
power
to
b
captivate,
to
bring
you
down
to
c
hell,
that
he
may
reign
over
you
in
his
own
kingdom.
30 I
have
spoken
these
few
words
unto
you
all,
my
sons,
in
the
last
days
of
my
probation;
and
I
have
chosen
the
good
part,
according
to
the
words
of
the
prophet.
And
I
have
none
other
object
save
it
be
the
everlasting
a
welfare
of
your
souls.
Amen.
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