Alma again bolsters his position with scripture. The Zoramites do not believe in the Atoning Messiah, and these people do not appear to believe either, as that is one of the things Alma is teaching them. He indicates that if they believe the scriptures, then they must believe in the Atoning Messiah for he is spoken of in those scriptures. Alma once again cites Zenos from memory.
Zenos’ testimony of the Atoning Messiah is very strong and specific:
1 Nephi 19:10
10 And the God of our fathers, who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage, and also were preserved in the wilderness by him, yea, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, yieldeth himself, according to the words of the angel, as a man, into the hands of wicked men, to be lifted up, according to the words of Zenock, and to be crucified, according to the words of Neum, and to be buried in a sepulchre, according to the words of Zenos, which he spake concerning the three days of darkness, which should be a sign given of his death unto those who should inhabit the isles of the sea, more especially given unto those who are of the house of Israel.
Alma does not use the specific prophecies, however, because they are still in the future, and therefore do not have probatory impact.