"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known; yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men.
There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed; there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light; and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed.
Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed; and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more, for a long time. And now, my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings."
2 Nephi 30:15-18
The image of the earth being full of God's knowledge is really cool. "As the waters cover the sea" also gives you this sense of vastness ... the amount and depth of knowledge that it would take to fill the earth in that way is just symbolically astounding, and something that I look forward to. I wonder if we will have to sit down and learn it, or if we will just be able to sort of drink it in. :)
The idea that nothing secret will still be hidden is also amazing, but also somewhat terrifying. I'm not sure that in our modern society that any of us are living at the level of openness and honesty that an event like that is going to require. ... But on the other hand, maybe that kind of revelation of ourselves would be good for us, and is something that we should be striving toward. I think it would be amazing if we trusted other people in general enough to reveal ourselves fully and hide nothing. Right now God is the only one with the full story, although sometimes close friends and family come close. It would take some relearning to live in such an ideal, open society, but imagine how cool it would be to be in a place where everyone knew all about you, and they still loved you and knew how to help and support you even better. And we could do the same for others--never again worrying about our "image."
One of the best things in these verses is the end here. Once everything is revealed it says that Satan will not have any power over our hearts. I'm assuming that is at least primarily *because* of this knowledge. It kind of shows us how important it is to learn the gospel, and to remember God's commandments. If we all had that knowledge before us all the time, Satan wouldn't have any power. Unfortunately, I think we deceive ourselves way too often.
Today, let's work on being more open and honest in our lives. Let's trust God, and worry about the content of our hearts rather than how we look to others. Let's work to prepare ourselves for a day when everything will be revealed, so that we can look forward to it with peace.
Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known; yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men.
There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed; there is no work of darkness save it shall be made manifest in the light; and there is nothing which is sealed upon the earth save it shall be loosed.
Wherefore, all things which have been revealed unto the children of men shall at that day be revealed; and Satan shall have power over the hearts of the children of men no more, for a long time. And now, my beloved brethren, I make an end of my sayings."
2 Nephi 30:15-18
The image of the earth being full of God's knowledge is really cool. "As the waters cover the sea" also gives you this sense of vastness ... the amount and depth of knowledge that it would take to fill the earth in that way is just symbolically astounding, and something that I look forward to. I wonder if we will have to sit down and learn it, or if we will just be able to sort of drink it in. :)
The idea that nothing secret will still be hidden is also amazing, but also somewhat terrifying. I'm not sure that in our modern society that any of us are living at the level of openness and honesty that an event like that is going to require. ... But on the other hand, maybe that kind of revelation of ourselves would be good for us, and is something that we should be striving toward. I think it would be amazing if we trusted other people in general enough to reveal ourselves fully and hide nothing. Right now God is the only one with the full story, although sometimes close friends and family come close. It would take some relearning to live in such an ideal, open society, but imagine how cool it would be to be in a place where everyone knew all about you, and they still loved you and knew how to help and support you even better. And we could do the same for others--never again worrying about our "image."
One of the best things in these verses is the end here. Once everything is revealed it says that Satan will not have any power over our hearts. I'm assuming that is at least primarily *because* of this knowledge. It kind of shows us how important it is to learn the gospel, and to remember God's commandments. If we all had that knowledge before us all the time, Satan wouldn't have any power. Unfortunately, I think we deceive ourselves way too often.
Today, let's work on being more open and honest in our lives. Let's trust God, and worry about the content of our hearts rather than how we look to others. Let's work to prepare ourselves for a day when everything will be revealed, so that we can look forward to it with peace.
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