Ezra Taft Benson, thirteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, once wrote:
The
Book of Mormon brings men to Christ
through two basic means. First, it tells in a plain manner of Christ and His
gospel . . . Second, the Book of Mormon exposes
the enemies of Christ . . . It fortifies the humble followers of Christ
against the evil designs, strategies, and doctrines of the devil in our day. [1]
These enemies of Jesus Christ/Messiah are what we today call Antichrists. They have been around since the original Antichrist stood up in the preexistence and rebelled against our God and His Anointed One, and they will be among us until the end of days.
These enemies of Jesus Christ/Messiah are what we today call Antichrists. They have been around since the original Antichrist stood up in the preexistence and rebelled against our God and His Anointed One, and they will be among us until the end of days.
An Antichrist is defined as anyone or anything that actively opposes
Jesus Christ - either openly or secretly. When people talk about the Antichrist, they
are often referring to the servant of the “beast” described in the Book of
Revelation who is to come (although some believe he is already here, waiting to be revealed.) While this is
the most common use of the word, in truth, there have been Antichrists in the
world ever since Cain. The scriptures and the pages of history are full of
them; for example: the Apostle John refers to many Antichrists (See 1 and 2 John).
The Book of Mormon is very clear in its description of several Antichrists:
men like Korihor, Zeezrom, and Nehor; Antichrist political philosophies like those of the kingmen,
the Zoramites, and Amalakiah. If we
carefully read about these men and the things they taught, we can see concepts
and philosophies that are prevalent in our day and that are leading people
astray and away from Jesus Christ. Theirs is a cautionary tale that, if heeded,
can keep us from being led astray.
We will discuss three major Antichrists - Nehor, Zeezrom, and Korihor - beginning on Monday.
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| Nehor |
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| Korihor |
[1] Benson, “The Book of Mormon is the Word of God,” Ensign, January 1988
Text copyright August 2013, Gebara Education
Picture of Pres. Bensen from www.lds.org
Picture of Christ and Satan from www.holdthefaith.wordpress.com
Pictures of Nehor and Korihor from www.bookofmormonbattles.com
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