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3 Nephi 25

Chapter 25

At the Second Coming, the proud and wicked will be burned as stubble—Elijah will return before that great and dreadful day—Compare Malachi 4. About A.D. 34.

1 For behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of Hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

2 But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves in the stall.

3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts.

4 Remember ye the law of Moses, my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord;

6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

      • B.C. (noun)

        Before the birth of Christ.

      • as (adverb)

        Like.

      • behold (interjection, archaic)

        Look! See! In fact.

      • cometh (verb, archaic)

        Comes.

      • command (verb)

        To give a law, order, or binding instruction.

      • compare (verb)

        To take note of how things are alike or different.

      • curse (noun)

        Condemnation; a statement announcing a penalty for breaking a law or command; the penalty itself.

      • day (noun)

        Period; time.

      • for behold (conjunction)

        Therefore; so you see.

      • for (conjunction)

        Because; because you see.

      • go forth (verb)

        To go ahead; to start out.

      • heart (noun)

        A person’s thoughts, desires, and feelings.

      • law of Moses (proper noun)

        Law given by God through Moses to the people of Israel. It included instructions on worship, personal righteousness, family and community relationships, care for the poor, and other subjects. Some parts of the law of Moses, such as animal sacrifice, were to be practiced only until the death of Jesus Christ.

      • prophet (noun)

        A person sent by God to speak for Him.

      • righteousness (noun)

        Goodness; morality; obedience to God’s commandments.

      • Second Coming (proper noun)

        The predicted return of Jesus Christ to live and rule on earth.

      • send (verb)

        To cause someone to go to someone or someplace or to do something.

      • shall, should (verb)

        Will, would.

      • Son (proper noun)

        Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He created the earth and rules it. He often speaks and acts for His Father. He suffered so that we could be forgiven of our sins and be resurrected.

      • that (conjunction)

        Who.

      • unto (preposition)

        To.

      • unto (preposition)

        For; to.

      • wicked (noun)

        A person who does evil or bad things in an ongoing way.

      • ye (pronoun, archaic)

        You.

      • yea (interjection, archaic)

        Indeed; yes. This is pronounced “yay.”