“He Holy Ghost Did Not Come Upon Any, Because of Their Wickedness”

Brant Gardner

After having endured the prisons, dens of wild beasts, and furnaces of fire (3 Ne. 28:19–22), the Three Nephites still continued to preach. Now, however, the conditions are apparently even worse, and Yahweh withdraws them and, symbolically, his spirit. The Nephites have forfeited Yahweh’s protection, and the foundational promise is no longer in effect.

Second Witness: Analytical & Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 6

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