18 And, now, behold, if Zion do these things she shall aprosper, and spread herself and become very glorious, very great, and very terrible.
Zion's reputation and Divine Protection:
19 And the anations of the earth shall honor her, and shall say: Surely bZion is the city of our God, and surely Zion cannot fall, neither be moved out of her place, for God is there, and the hand of the Lord is there;
20 And he hath sworn by the power of his might to be her salvation and her high atower.
What Zion is:
21 Therefore, verily, thus saith the Lord, let Zion rejoice, for this isaZion—the pure in heart; therefore, let Zion rejoice, while all the wicked shall mourn.
22 For behold, and lo, avengeance cometh speedily upon the ungodly as the whirlwind; and who shall escape it?
23 The Lord’s ascourge shall pass over by night and by day, and the report thereof shall vex all people; yea, it shall not be stayed until the Lord come;
24 For the aindignation of the Lord is kindled against their abominations and all their wicked works.
Zion shall escape IF:
25 Nevertheless, Zion shall aescape if she observe to do all things whatsoever I have commanded her.
27 Nevertheless, let it be read this once to her ears, that I, the Lord, have accepted of her offering; and if she sin no more anone of these things shall come upon her;
28 And I will bless her with ablessings, and multiply a multiplicity of blessings upon her, and upon her generations forever and ever, saith the Lord your God. Amen.
THE PILLARS OF ZION ARE:
Economic - Political
Spiritual/Ecclesiastical - Social
And are to replace Babylon and the Kingdom of the Devil.
Unexpectedly, back in September 2023 God told me that he WANTS the priesthood holders to put on the Strength of Zion and to break off the captivity from the neck now {i.e. not wait for something from the Church to awaken them into action}, See Isaiah 52:1-2. He was rather adamant about it doing it, that it's an inner choice and then it's an action. 1 Peter 2:9, Exodus 19:6.
Take to the streets, highways, and byways, and internet corners! Get yourself a bullhorn if you need one, get pamphlets-- both spiritual and political, and arm yourself with readiness, purpose and action! Put on your prayers and your missionary spirit like you had at 19-20-21 years old. Be like John the Baptist who preached for a path to be made straight for the Kingdom of God.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet aEsaias, saying, The bvoice of one crying in the wilderness, cPrepare ye the way of the Lord, make his dpaths straight.
John the Baptist, from the Church's scripture website for Matt. 3
Contrast that with:
Does this picture give you warm fuzzies? Not me, because he does not look like a righteous man.
Is the Utah Governor more like a wicked King or a man of God? Is the President of the USA and VP, like wicked Kings also?
Mosiah 29:
11 Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my days; nevertheless, let aus appoint bjudges, to judge this people according to our law; and we will newly arrange the affairs of this people, for we will appoint wise men to be judges, that will judge this people according to the commandments of God.
12 Now it is better that a man should be ajudged of God than of man, for the judgments of God are always just, but the judgments of man are not always just.
13 Therefore, aif it were possible that you could have bjust men to be your kings, who would establish the claws of God, and judge this people according to his commandments, yea, if ye could have men for your kings who would do even as my father dBenjamin did for this people—I say unto you, if this could always be the case then it would be expedient that ye should always have kings to rule over you.
14 And even I myself have labored with all the power and faculties which I have possessed, to teach you the commandments of God, and to establish peace throughout the land, that there should be no wars nor contentions, no stealing, nor plundering, nor murdering, nor any manner of iniquity;
15 And whosoever has committed iniquity, him have I apunished according to the crime which he has committed, according to the law which has been given to us by our fathers.
16 Now I say unto you, that because all men are not just it is not expedient that ye should have a aking or kings to rule over you.
17 For behold, how much ainiquity doth one bwicked king cause to be committed, yea, and what great destruction!
Wick: Old English wēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’.
Wicked: A twisted piece of fiber for the purpose of being lit into a flame. A twisted human being or twisted concept (corrupt).
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Helaman 5:
2 For as their laws and their governments were established by the avoice of the people, and they who bchose evil were cmore numerous than they who chose good, therefore they were dripening for destruction, for the laws had become corrupted.
3 Yea, and this was not all; they were a astiffnecked people, insomuch that they could not be governed by the law nor justice, save it were to their destruction.
4 And it came to pass that Nephi had become weary because of their iniquity; and he yielded up the judgment-seat, and took it upon him to preach the word of God all the remainder of his days, and his brother Lehi also, all the remainder of his days;
17 And it came to pass that they did apreach with great bpower, insomuch that they did confound many of those cdissenters who had gone over from the Nephites, insomuch that they came forth and did confess their sins and were baptized unto repentance, and immediately returned to the Nephites to endeavor to repair unto them the wrongs which they had done.
18 And it came to pass that Nephi and Lehi did preach unto the Lamanites with such great power and authority, for they had power and authority given unto them that they might aspeak, and they also had what they should speak given unto them—
19 Therefore they did speak unto the great astonishment of the Lamanites, to the convincing them, insomuch that there were eight thousand of the Lamanites who were in the land of Zarahemla and round about abaptized unto repentance, and were convinced of the bwickedness of the ctraditions of their fathers.
