Second Nephi begins with the prophecies of Lehi concerning the future of his seed, and speaks to his posterity.
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14 Facts About Second Nephi
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Second Nephi emphasizes that if the people are righteous, they will prosper; but if they are wicked, they will be destroyed.
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Second Nephi predicted that a seer named after Joseph, and whose father's name is Joseph, would the Lord raise up, for the purpose of restoring Israel.
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Second Nephi continues the narrative by recording the death of Lehi.
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Second Nephi takes the brass plates and other records, along with the ball or compass.
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Second Nephi begins arming his people using the sword that Laban had as a model for production.
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The remainder of Second Nephi is a recording of their teachings and prophecies.
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Second Nephi explains the resurrection; that the body lies in the grave and the spirit either in torment or in a state of paradise, and that without Christ there could be no resurrection, and that because of Christ all men will be resurrected with their spirit being freed from either paradise or torment and their body raised from the grave, and then they are judged according to their works in life.
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Second Nephi then continues by prophesying about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the establishment of a free people in America in the last days.
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Second Nephi predicts that the remainder of the people, the Lamanites and others, will be smitten by the immigrating Gentiles in the last days.
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Second Nephi predicts the translation of the Book of Mormon and of the Three Witnesses who would testify that it was true.
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Second Nephi continues by prophesying about the Gentiles' attitude towards the Bible, who would accept it as the only scripture in the world.
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Second Nephi says that there will be scriptures that will come from some of the lost tribes of Israel.
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Second Nephi ends his record by pleading with the reader to follow the Savior's example and be baptized, but emphasizes that baptism is the beginning of the way and not the end, underscoring the need to enduring to the end.
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