Transcript
Based on actual events as recorded in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Who is this Abinadi that I and my people should be judged of him? And who is the Lord that should bring upon my people such great affliction? Bring him hither that we may question him.
What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been taught by our fathers, saying: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; ... that publisheth salvation, that saith until Zion, Thy God reigneth, ... and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God? Are you priests, and pretend to teach this people, and to understand the spirit of prophesying, and yet desire to know of me what these things mean? Wo be unto you for perverting the ways of the Lord! For if ye understand these things ye have not taught them. Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding. Ye have not been wise. Therefore, what teach ye this people? We teach the law of Moses. If ye teach the law of Moses why do ye not keep it? Why do ye set your hearts upon riches? Why do ye commit whoredoms and spend your strength with harlots, and cause this people to commit sin, that the Lord has cause to send me to come forth and prophesy against this people?
Ye know I speak the truth, and you ought to tremble before God.
And it shall come to pass that ye shall be smitten for your iniquities, for ye have said that ye teach the law of Moses. And what know ye concerning the law of Moses? Doth salvation come by the law of Moses?
What say ye? Salvation does come by the law of Moses. I know that if ye keep the commandments of God ye shall be saved; yea, if ye keep the commandments which the Lord delivered unto Moses in the mount of Sinai, saying: Thou shalt have no other God before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or things which are in the earth beneath. Have ye done all this? Nay, ye have not. And have ye taught this people that they should do all these things? Nay, ye have not. Away with this fellow, and slay him; for what have we to do with him, for he is mad. Touch me not, for God shall smite you if ye lay your hands upon me, for I have not delivered the message which the Lord sent me to deliver; neither have I told you that which ye requested that I should tell; therefore God will not suffer that I shall be destroyed at this time. Ye see that ye have not power to slay me, therefore I finish my message. And I perceive that it cuts you to your hearts because I tell you the truth concerning your iniquities.
And my words fill you with wonder and amazement, and with anger. But I finish my message; and then it matters not whither I go, if it so be that I am saved.
But this much I tell you, what you will do with me, after this, shall be as a type and a shadow of things which are to come.