Amidst the horrors of the battlefield, Coriantumr is brought to the awful recognition that the prophecies of Ether concerning him and his people are literally being fulfilled (see Ether 13:20-21). There is no salvation in merely recognizing the fulfillment of prophecy. Such recognition, however, may serve as a catalyst, as in the case of Coriantumr, to the recognition of other workings of God and as a spiritual awakening of the soul that will lead one to call upon the Lord, be touched by the Spirit, and be led to repentance. This certainly was the case with Coriantumr. As he pondered on the words of the prophets, he was brought to the disconsolate state of knowing that he and his people had perhaps gone beyond the point of return and were left without hope for success.