With the physical impediments of separation of the branches of the house of Israel removed, with the plain and precious parts of the gospel restored for all, the earth is ready for the final times.
The scenes of the end of the world are couched in terms of war. It is a war of binary opposites, black and white, good and evil, Jehovah and the Devil. Thus, Nephi sees that “there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil.”
Each of the two churches has battled from humankind’s hearts. The Church of the Devil has had its time and has been effective. The image of the church of the Lamb of God is that there are far fewer. The imagery of the fewer faithful is also painted in the New Testament saying of believers being the salt of the earth. They have great value, even though they are few, just as a little salt benefits a larger meal.
In the end, the battle lines are drawn between the two churches.