Yahweh-Messiah opens the way of restoration to good. Alma uses the image of the Messiah physically lifting or drawing the sinner forth from “that endless night of darkness,” an allusion to the light/dark imagery he used earlier. (See commentary accompanying Alma 40:13.) Darkness existed at a location far from the light, with “outer darkness” at the farthest remove. The direction of the soul’s movement toward outer darkness is reversed by the Messiah who “delivers” repentant humans out of the darkness and back to the light. Thus, humankind is “restored” to light after departing from it.
After the Messiah brings human beings back into light, they are again able to act for good, thereby creating the quality that will be restored to them in the next life, according to their works and their heart.