Now all of this is to allow the Son as the mediator for the great plan of both the Father and the Son to make intercession for the children of men who repent so that they can return to the Father and continue their eternal progression which will further add to the glory of God the Father. Although Abinadi does not mention it here, those who do not qualify through repentance even after being given the opportunity to do so, must remain forever as ministering servants on a lower plain of existence.