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Part 3 - Job Bautista's State as the End of the World Misinterpretation

Here another Comments that seems has nothing to do about the writtings of John but rather some even that will come during the last days. Follow the Text in Red as my Comments.

Jerry Nuñez Bustillo 

You want propagate your false church according to your BOM. Read.  I don't know if he is asking or I just want to show off something he thinks he is right and as always failed to understand the Book of Mormon or Scriptures.

1 Nephi 14: 2 And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.

And Here goes the Scripture verse which he think something is connected to some prophecy in the Bible and that the book of Mormon just simply made a false proclamation.

False statement from BOM. I don't see any false statement but rather you are simply twisting it not minding the context.

The Apostle John will write concerning the end of the world. About 600–592 B.C.

Okay, so what was this all about? You're just confused of your own theory. 1 Nephi 14:2 has nothing to do with End of the World, but rather the conversion of the Gentile to the Gospel at the last days, and also Daniel, and Christ already made a statement about the end of the world not just John. Seems like you're running out of idea. (See Daniel 12 and Matthew 24 and Matthew 25 for the Parables) You're just copy and pasting something you don't understand and making a claim that the Chapter heading about John if false. I don't see any false about it that John will write something about the end of the world, you just over-reacting to something you don't understand.

Have you seen your problem here, you just misunderstood the writings and claim it to something else. You fail to understand the Scriptures and will continue to fail over and over.

Part 3 - Job Bautista's State as the End of the World Misinterpretation

Here another Comments that seems has nothing to do about the writtings of John but rather some even that will come during the last days. Follow the Text in Red as my Comments.

Jerry Nuñez Bustillo 

You want propagate your false church according to your BOM. Read.  I don't know if he is asking or I just want to show off something he thinks he is right and as always failed to understand the Book of Mormon or Scriptures.

1 Nephi 14: 2 And harden not their hearts against the Lamb of God, they shall be numbered among the seed of thy father; yea, they shall be numbered among the house of Israel; and they shall be a blessed people upon the promised land forever; they shall be no more brought down into captivity; and the house of Israel shall no more be confounded.

And Here goes the Scripture verse which he think something is connected to some prophecy in the Bible and that the book of Mormon just simply made a false proclamation.

False statement from BOM. I don't see any false statement but rather you are simply twisting it not minding the context.

The Apostle John will write concerning the end of the world. About 600–592 B.C.

Okay, so what was this all about? You're just confused of your own theory. 1 Nephi 14:2 has nothing to do with End of the World, but rather the conversion of the Gentile to the Gospel at the last days, and also Daniel, and Christ already made a statement about the end of the world not just John. Seems like you're running out of idea. (See Daniel 12 and Matthew 24 and Matthew 25 for the Parables) You're just copy and pasting something you don't understand and making a claim that the Chapter heading about John if false. I don't see any false about it that John will write something about the end of the world, you just over-reacting to something you don't understand.

Have you seen your problem here, you just misunderstood the writings and claim it to something else. You fail to understand the Scriptures and will continue to fail over and over.

Part 2 - Neil Andi Anderson: Arrogant Failure

And here's another part after my little response he made a long comment adding Ad hominem and Red Hiring and let's see some of the other Fallacy of this INC Bigot. Let's dive in. Red Text as my comments - 

Jerry Nuñez Bustillo Ayan nagpapakita ka na naman sa pagkakamoron mo, sige nga pakita mo na isang bible scholar si Smith para belib din ako. Here's an example of Appeal to Ignorance, Joseph never claims a scholar and No one does even to this day.

From fallacyinlogic.com
Click on the link to learn more about Fallacy

He is not even good at writing and got no format education until his 3rd grade. This does not mean that an educated man is the required proof of Joseph as a prophet, as Christ said "by their fruits, ye shall know them", he never said by their intelligence or educational institutions and knowledge. This guy fail miserably the last time and this was his another strike. For more information on Joseph Smith’s history, check out the link after this post, and of course, will add Manalo's History to complete their claim, I'll post that on a different blog post next time.

Alam mo ang mga isinugo ng Diyos ay di sa pamamagitan kung ang tao bay punong puno ng karunongan, bagkus pinili niya ang tao na gusto niya dahil siya din ang magtuturo tulad kay Moises. Okay, so I guess you agreed with my comments about your so-called show proof. That is weird though while making such a claim.

 Sa panahon ni Cristo karamihan ng mga napipili niyang tutulong sa kanyang pangangaral ay karaniwang tao lamang. Yes, so true and Felix Manalo as your doctrine claim is an Angel, not an ordinary man. Manalo even studies Theology in a known university. So no, he's well learned to claim an unlearned man, he can easily twist writings for gain. Huwag mong ihambing ang bible scholars sa mga taong isinugo ng Diyos dahil malaking pagkakaiba diyan moron na Mormon. Yes sure, so there's no need to discuss if you disagree with your claim, And who do you call moron that even you cant debunk my words. You can't prove me wrong while I can easily prove how stupid your claims are. So, Naive. Sa mga isinugo lamang maihayag ang hiwaga at ipinakilala sa lahat ng bansa. And how do you claim he "Felix Manalo" was called when you can't even prove it in a short sentence, his call, and how God told him to spread his words. ZERO, as in empty.

25 At ngayon sa kaniya na makapangyarihan na sa inyo'y makapagpapatibay ayon sa aking evangelio at sa pangangaral ni Jesucristo, ayon sa pahayag ng hiwaga na natago sa katahimikan nang panahong walang hanggan.

26 Datapuwa't nahayag na ngayon, at sa pamamagitan ng mga kasulatan ng mga propeta, ayon sa ipinagutos ng Dios na walang hanggan, ay ipinakilala sa lahat ng mga bansa upang magsitalima sa pananampalataya:

27 Sa iisang Dios na marunong, sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo, na sumasa kaniya ang kaluwalhatian magpakailan man. Siya nawa.

And here you are posting something that has nothing to do with the subject. Christ The Son of God was of course sent by God the Father to perform the atoning sacrifice. and because he was sent, he must have a physical body and leave his glory to fulfill his mission. Your weak understand proves that you know nothing about Christ. This proves how you people look at Christ as no other than a mere man.
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Mahalagang Tiyakin ng tao kung ang tagapangaral na kaniyang pinakikinggan ay sinugo ng Diyos. Ang mga sugo ng Diyos ang makapagtuturo ng tunay na kaalaman tungkol sa Diyos(Mal. 2:7, MBB), 

Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Manalo is not a priest nor a messenger, no Heavenly being called him, not God, and no Angels. This simply says he is a fake messenger of God, he can't just simply claim he is called when no one calls him. So, it means he fooled everyone even until this day by INC's paid servants or ministers. Samantalang ang hindi sinugo ay ni walang karapatang mangaral ng Kaniyang mga utos at maghahatid lamang sa tao sa kapahamakan (Rom. 10:15; II Ped. 3:16) So true, then try to question that to yourself.
  • Was Felix called of God?
  • When did he receive his Authority?
  • When did God talk to him?
  • When did he receive revelations, visions, or divine intervention?
Answers: N O N E
................................................................................................................................................................ Uuliitin ko moron na mormon ang bible scholars ay self study nila iyon at ang karunongan nila ay galing lamang sa kanilang kaalaman at walang patnubay ng Espirito Santo, tulad mo dumakdak kang walang kaalaman anong tawag natin sa iyo? Yeah, right so you do agree that your scholar study about Felix is just self-proclamation and linking them to think it is authentic in other understanding and mislead calling someone a moron without anything to prove reflex how stupid you are. So who's Moron idiot? Diba isang moron na Mormon. So here's the Additional Ad Hominem as their Trade Mark. Good Job Neil for your INCult Teachings that prove its childish and dirty works from a doctrine of man. That is how dirty and arrogant you are.

Sources for more informations -
See full movie of their INC history. And see how felix was ordained by just men choosen by just Felix Manalo himself, and how God calls and gave him Authority (if this was shown true in the movie, but didn't see it that way).

Wikipedia (see some details on the link)

Felix Y. Manalo, born on May 10, 1886, in Taguig, Philippines, was baptized in the Catholic Church. In his teenage years, Manalo became dissatisfied with Catholic theology. According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the establishment of the Philippine Independent Church (also called the Aglipayan Church) was his major turning point, but Manalo remained uninterested since its doctrines were mainly Catholic. In 1904, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, entered the Methodist seminary, and became a pastor for a while. He also sought through various denominations, including the Presbyterian Church, Christian Mission, and finally Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1911. Manalo left Adventism in 1913 and associated himself with atheist and agnostic peers.

In November 1913, Manalo secluded himself with religious literature and unused notebooks in a friend's house in Pasay, instructing everyone in the house not to disturb him. He emerged from seclusion three days later with his new-found doctrines. Manalo, together with his wife, went to Punta, Santa Ana, Manila, in November 1913 and started preaching. He left the congregation in the care of his first ordained minister and returned to his native Taguig to evangelise; there, he was ridiculed and stoned at his meetings with locals. He was later able to baptize a few converts, including some of his persecutors. He later registered his new-found religion as the Iglesia ni Cristo (English: Church of Christ; Spanish: Iglesia de Cristo) on July 27, 1914, at the Bureau of Commerce as a corporation sole, with himself as the first executive minister. Expansion followed as INC started building congregations in the provinces in 1916, with Pasig (then in Rizal province) having two locals established. The first three ministers were ordained in 1919.

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See Joseph Smith History on how God calls him. Official Site: Joseph Smith Jr.

See full movie of the Restoration and compare how Joseph Smith was ordained and called by God, and how he received authority and revelations.

See link below just to be fair in discussions. 
Wikipedia (see more details on the link)

Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont. By 1817, he had moved with his family to western New York, the site of intense religious revivalism during the Second Great Awakening. Smith said he experienced a series of visions, including one in 1820 during which he saw "two personages" (whom he eventually described as God the Father and Jesus Christ), and another in 1823 in which an angel directed him to a buried book of golden plates inscribed with a Judeo-Christian history of an ancient American civilization. In 1830, Smith published what he said was an English translation of these plates called the Book of Mormon. The same year he organized the Church of Christ, calling it a restoration of the early Christian church. Members of the church were later called "Latter Day Saints" or "Mormons", and Smith announced a revelation in 1838 which renamed the church as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Part 2 - Neil Andi Anderson: Arrogant Failure

And here's another part after my little response he made a long comment adding Ad hominem and Red Hiring and let's see some of the other Fallacy of this INC Bigot. Let's dive in. Red Text as my comments - 

Jerry Nuñez Bustillo Ayan nagpapakita ka na naman sa pagkakamoron mo, sige nga pakita mo na isang bible scholar si Smith para belib din ako. Here's an example of Appeal to Ignorance, Joseph never claims a scholar and No one does even to this day.

From fallacyinlogic.com
Click on the link to learn more about Fallacy

He is not even good at writing and got no format education until his 3rd grade. This does not mean that an educated man is the required proof of Joseph as a prophet, as Christ said "by their fruits, ye shall know them", he never said by their intelligence or educational institutions and knowledge. This guy fail miserably the last time and this was his another strike. For more information on Joseph Smith’s history, check out the link after this post, and of course, will add Manalo's History to complete their claim, I'll post that on a different blog post next time.

Alam mo ang mga isinugo ng Diyos ay di sa pamamagitan kung ang tao bay punong puno ng karunongan, bagkus pinili niya ang tao na gusto niya dahil siya din ang magtuturo tulad kay Moises. Okay, so I guess you agreed with my comments about your so-called show proof. That is weird though while making such a claim.

 Sa panahon ni Cristo karamihan ng mga napipili niyang tutulong sa kanyang pangangaral ay karaniwang tao lamang. Yes, so true and Felix Manalo as your doctrine claim is an Angel, not an ordinary man. Manalo even studies Theology in a known university. So no, he's well learned to claim an unlearned man, he can easily twist writings for gain. Huwag mong ihambing ang bible scholars sa mga taong isinugo ng Diyos dahil malaking pagkakaiba diyan moron na Mormon. Yes sure, so there's no need to discuss if you disagree with your claim, And who do you call moron that even you cant debunk my words. You can't prove me wrong while I can easily prove how stupid your claims are. So, Naive. Sa mga isinugo lamang maihayag ang hiwaga at ipinakilala sa lahat ng bansa. And how do you claim he "Felix Manalo" was called when you can't even prove it in a short sentence, his call, and how God told him to spread his words. ZERO, as in empty.

25 At ngayon sa kaniya na makapangyarihan na sa inyo'y makapagpapatibay ayon sa aking evangelio at sa pangangaral ni Jesucristo, ayon sa pahayag ng hiwaga na natago sa katahimikan nang panahong walang hanggan.

26 Datapuwa't nahayag na ngayon, at sa pamamagitan ng mga kasulatan ng mga propeta, ayon sa ipinagutos ng Dios na walang hanggan, ay ipinakilala sa lahat ng mga bansa upang magsitalima sa pananampalataya:

27 Sa iisang Dios na marunong, sa pamamagitan ni Jesucristo, na sumasa kaniya ang kaluwalhatian magpakailan man. Siya nawa.

And here you are posting something that has nothing to do with the subject. Christ The Son of God was of course sent by God the Father to perform the atoning sacrifice. and because he was sent, he must have a physical body and leave his glory to fulfill his mission. Your weak understand proves that you know nothing about Christ. This proves how you people look at Christ as no other than a mere man.
............................................................................................................................................................
Mahalagang Tiyakin ng tao kung ang tagapangaral na kaniyang pinakikinggan ay sinugo ng Diyos. Ang mga sugo ng Diyos ang makapagtuturo ng tunay na kaalaman tungkol sa Diyos(Mal. 2:7, MBB), 

Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Manalo is not a priest nor a messenger, no Heavenly being called him, not God, and no Angels. This simply says he is a fake messenger of God, he can't just simply claim he is called when no one calls him. So, it means he fooled everyone even until this day by INC's paid servants or ministers. Samantalang ang hindi sinugo ay ni walang karapatang mangaral ng Kaniyang mga utos at maghahatid lamang sa tao sa kapahamakan (Rom. 10:15; II Ped. 3:16) So true, then try to question that to yourself.
  • Was Felix called of God?
  • When did he receive his Authority?
  • When did God talk to him?
  • When did he receive revelations, visions, or divine intervention?
Answers: N O N E
................................................................................................................................................................ Uuliitin ko moron na mormon ang bible scholars ay self study nila iyon at ang karunongan nila ay galing lamang sa kanilang kaalaman at walang patnubay ng Espirito Santo, tulad mo dumakdak kang walang kaalaman anong tawag natin sa iyo? Yeah, right so you do agree that your scholar study about Felix is just self-proclamation and linking them to think it is authentic in other understanding and mislead calling someone a moron without anything to prove reflex how stupid you are. So who's Moron idiot? Diba isang moron na Mormon. So here's the Additional Ad Hominem as their Trade Mark. Good Job Neil for your INCult Teachings that prove its childish and dirty works from a doctrine of man. That is how dirty and arrogant you are.

Sources for more informations -
See full movie of their INC history. And see how felix was ordained by just men choosen by just Felix Manalo himself, and how God calls and gave him Authority (if this was shown true in the movie, but didn't see it that way).

Wikipedia (see some details on the link)

Felix Y. Manalo, born on May 10, 1886, in Taguig, Philippines, was baptized in the Catholic Church. In his teenage years, Manalo became dissatisfied with Catholic theology. According to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the establishment of the Philippine Independent Church (also called the Aglipayan Church) was his major turning point, but Manalo remained uninterested since its doctrines were mainly Catholic. In 1904, he joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, entered the Methodist seminary, and became a pastor for a while. He also sought through various denominations, including the Presbyterian Church, Christian Mission, and finally Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1911. Manalo left Adventism in 1913 and associated himself with atheist and agnostic peers.

In November 1913, Manalo secluded himself with religious literature and unused notebooks in a friend's house in Pasay, instructing everyone in the house not to disturb him. He emerged from seclusion three days later with his new-found doctrines. Manalo, together with his wife, went to Punta, Santa Ana, Manila, in November 1913 and started preaching. He left the congregation in the care of his first ordained minister and returned to his native Taguig to evangelise; there, he was ridiculed and stoned at his meetings with locals. He was later able to baptize a few converts, including some of his persecutors. He later registered his new-found religion as the Iglesia ni Cristo (English: Church of Christ; Spanish: Iglesia de Cristo) on July 27, 1914, at the Bureau of Commerce as a corporation sole, with himself as the first executive minister. Expansion followed as INC started building congregations in the provinces in 1916, with Pasig (then in Rizal province) having two locals established. The first three ministers were ordained in 1919.

------

See Joseph Smith History on how God calls him. Official Site: Joseph Smith Jr.

See full movie of the Restoration and compare how Joseph Smith was ordained and called by God, and how he received authority and revelations.

See link below just to be fair in discussions. 
Wikipedia (see more details on the link)

Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont. By 1817, he had moved with his family to western New York, the site of intense religious revivalism during the Second Great Awakening. Smith said he experienced a series of visions, including one in 1820 during which he saw "two personages" (whom he eventually described as God the Father and Jesus Christ), and another in 1823 in which an angel directed him to a buried book of golden plates inscribed with a Judeo-Christian history of an ancient American civilization. In 1830, Smith published what he said was an English translation of these plates called the Book of Mormon. The same year he organized the Church of Christ, calling it a restoration of the early Christian church. Members of the church were later called "Latter Day Saints" or "Mormons", and Smith announced a revelation in 1838 which renamed the church as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Philippines Beetle: Salagubang


Here's another Philippines Beetle commonly called Salagubang (Leucopholis Irrorata) or Chafer Beetle.

Most of this beetle are considered Exotic Food, but I never tried one. They are sometimes called May or June beetle, since most of them will spring out either of those months and will soon faded after a few weeks or sometimes a month.

This beetle feeds on Mango tree most of the time and their larva are commonly underground either in rice fields or some other Crops for their food. Some calls them Pest but I don't think if it really that worse, unlike Long-horned Beetle who feed inside in the branches of Mango Tree.

They have a short lifespan and I don't know for sure as to how long, You may do some research about it. I keep some of them for sometime feeding and giving their own refuge and yet they just fade away for some couple of days or maybe week. I just can't tell why unlike the Xylotrupes Gideon which you can keep and mate it for as long as there is enough resources for their larva.

Salagubang is also common in Cebuano and we call it Bakukang as General Name for Beetle either Salagubang, Rhynocerous or whatever you saw for as long as it is beetle, but it Tagalog they have Salaginto and Salagubang as describe in the Song "Sitsiritsit Alibangbang".


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Philippines Beetle: Salagubang





Here's another Philippines Beetle commonly called Salagubang (Leucopholis Irrorata) or Chafer Beetle.

Most of this beetle are considered Exotic Food, but I never tried one. They are sometimes called May or June beetle, since most of them will spring out either of those months and will soon faded after a few weeks or sometimes a month.

This beetle feeds on Mango tree most of the time and their larva are commonly underground either in rice fields or some other Crops for their food. Some calls them Pest but I don't think if it really that worse, unlike Long-horned Beetle who feed inside in the branches of Mango Tree.

They have a short lifespan and I don't know for sure as to how long, You may do some research about it. I keep some of them for sometime feeding and giving their own refuge and yet they just fade away for some couple of days or maybe week. I just can't tell why unlike the Xylotrupes Gideon which you can keep and mate it for as long as there is enough resources for their larva.

Salagubang is also common in Cebuano and we call it Bakukang as General Name for Beetle either Salagubang, Rhynocerous or whatever you saw for as long as it is beetle, but it Tagalog they have Salaginto and Salagubang as describe in the Song "Sitsiritsit Alibangbang".








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Chiasmus: Alma 36

Another example of Chiasmus writing in the Book of Mormon from Alma 36.  Full text structure below.

v1     - My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall
            - keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land.
v2             - captivity of our fathers; ... bondage, ...
                    he surely did deliver them...
v3                     - ... put their trust in God
                            - shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions...
v4                             - I know of myself—... not of the carnal mind but of God.
v5                                 - ... been born of God
v10                                       - ... had I the use of my limbs.

The Agony of Conversion

v11                                             -... destroyed
v12                                             - ... racked with eternal torment...
                                                   harrowed up to the greatest degree...
v13                                             - ...tormented with the pains of hell
v14                                             - ...inexpressible horror.
v15                                             - ... banished and become extinct
v16                                             - ...pains of a damned soul.

The Joy of Conversion

v19                                             -...sins no more.
v20                                             And oh, what joy...
                                                   - what marvelous light...
                                                   - soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!
v21                                             - ...there could be nothing so exquisite...
                                                   - there can be nothing so exquisite...
                                                   - sweet as was my joy.
v22                                             - ...my soul did long to be there.
v23                                         - ... my limbs did receive their strength...
v26                                  - ... born of God,
                                   - the knowledge which I have is of God.
v27                        - ...  supported under trials and troubles of every kind...
                          - trust in him ...
                     - he will still deliver me.
v29           - ... captivity.
v30       - ...keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land;...
          - this is according to his word.

Short Structures - 

v6                                                - ... to destroy the church of God...
                                                        - holy angel...
v7                                                         - ... he spake...
v8                                                         - ... voice said...
                                                             - Arise...
                                                             - I arose and stood up...
                                                        - the angel.
v9                                                 - ... to destroy the church of God.

Parallels and Chiasmus -

v28                 - ... brought our fathers out
                            - by his power
                                - delivered them out of bondage and captivity
                                    - from time to time.
v29                  - ... brought our fathers out...
                             - by his everlasting power
                                 - delivered them out of bondage and captivity,
                                    - from time to time

                                            - I have always
                                                - retained in remembrance
                                                - retain in remembrance
                                            - I have done


I haven't put some of the short parallels and Chiasmus in this Article but will update it after. Check it out soon here. Actual words of the Chapter below -

The commandments of Alma to his son Helaman.
Comprising chapters 36 and 37.

CHAPTER 36

Alma testifies to Helaman of his conversion after seeing an angel—He suffered the pains of a damned soul; he called upon the name of Jesus, and was then born of God—Sweet joy filled his soul—He saw concourses of angels praising God—Many converts have tasted and seen as he has tasted and seen. About 74 B.C.


1 My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land.
2 I would that ye should do as I have done, in remembering the captivity of our fathers; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it was the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he surely did deliver them in their afflictions.
3 And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day.
4 And I would not that ye think that I know of myself—not of the temporal but of the spiritual, not of the carnal mind but of God.
5 Now, behold, I say unto you, if I had not been born of God I should not have known these things; but God has, by the mouth of his holy angel, made these things known unto me, not of any worthiness of myself;
6 For I went about with the sons of Mosiah, seeking to destroy the church of God; but behold, God sent his holy angel to stop us by the way.
7 And behold, he spake unto us, as it were the voice of thunder, and the whole earth did tremble beneath our feet; and we all fell to the earth, for the fear of the Lord came upon us.
8 But behold, the voice said unto me: Arise. And I arose and stood up, and beheld the angel.
9 And he said unto me: If thou wilt of thyself be destroyed, seek no more to destroy the church of God.
10 And it came to pass that I fell to the earth; and it was for the space of three days and three nights that I could not open my mouth, neither had I the use of my limbs.
11 And the angel spake more things unto me, which were heard by my brethren, but I did not hear them; for when I heard the words—If thou wilt be destroyed of thyself, seek no more to destroy the church of God—I was struck with such great fear and amazement lest perhaps I should be destroyed, that I fell to the earth and I did hear no more.12 But I was racked with eternal torment, for my soul was harrowed up to the greatest degree and racked with all my sins.
13 Yea, I did remember all my sins and iniquities, for which I was tormented with the pains of hell; yea, I saw that I had rebelled against my God, and that I had not kept his holy commandments.
14 Yea, and I had murdered many of his children, or rather led them away unto destruction; yea, and in fine so great had been my iniquities, that the very thought of coming into the presence of my God did rack my soul with inexpressible horror.
15 Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body, that I might not be brought to stand in the presence of my God, to be judged of my deeds.
16 And now, for three days and for three nights was I racked, even with the pains of a damned soul.
17 And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world.
18 Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.
19 And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains no more; yea, I was harrowed up by the memory of my sins no more.
20 And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!
21 Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.
22 Yea, methought I saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in the attitude of singing and praising their God; yea, and my soul did long to be there.
23 But behold, my limbs did receive their strength again, and I stood upon my feet, and did manifest unto the people that I had been born of God.
24 Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto repentance; that I might bring them to taste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste; that they might also be born of God, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
25 Yea, and now behold, O my son, the Lord doth give me exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my labors;
26 For because of the word which he has imparted unto me, behold, many have been born of God, and have tasted as I have tasted, and have seen eye to eye as I have seen; therefore they do know of these things of which I have spoken, as I do know; and the knowledge which I have is of God.
27 And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; yea, God has delivered me from prison, and from bonds, and from death; yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me.
28 And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him in glory; yea, and I will praise him forever, for he has brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he has swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led them by his power into the promised land; yea, and he has delivered them out of bondage and captivity from time to time.
29 Yea, and he has also brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem; and he has also, by his everlasting power, delivered them out of bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day; and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity; yea, and ye also ought to retain in remembrance, as I have done, their captivity.
30 But behold, my son, this is not all; for ye ought to know as I do know, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land; and ye ought to know also, that inasmuch as ye will not keep the commandments of God ye shall be cut off from his presence. Now this is according to his word.


Taken from Book of Mormon Central


Chiasmus: Alma 36

Another example of Chiasmus writing in the Book of Mormon from Alma 36.  Full text structure below.

v1     - My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall
            - keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land.
v2             - captivity of our fathers; ... bondage, ...
                    he surely did deliver them...
v3                     - ... put their trust in God
                            - shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions...
v4                             - I know of myself—... not of the carnal mind but of God.
v5                                 - ... been born of God
v10                                       - ... had I the use of my limbs.

The Agony of Conversion

v11                                             -... destroyed
v12                                             - ... racked with eternal torment...
                                                   harrowed up to the greatest degree...
v13                                             - ...tormented with the pains of hell
v14                                             - ...inexpressible horror.
v15                                             - ... banished and become extinct
v16                                             - ...pains of a damned soul.

The Joy of Conversion

v19                                             -...sins no more.
v20                                             And oh, what joy...
                                                   - what marvelous light...
                                                   - soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!
v21                                             - ...there could be nothing so exquisite...
                                                   - there can be nothing so exquisite...
                                                   - sweet as was my joy.
v22                                             - ...my soul did long to be there.
v23                                         - ... my limbs did receive their strength...
v26                                  - ... born of God,
                                   - the knowledge which I have is of God.
v27                        - ...  supported under trials and troubles of every kind...
                          - trust in him ...
                     - he will still deliver me.
v29           - ... captivity.
v30       - ...keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land;...
          - this is according to his word.

Short Structures - 

v6                                                - ... to destroy the church of God...
                                                        - holy angel...
v7                                                         - ... he spake...
v8                                                         - ... voice said...
                                                             - Arise...
                                                             - I arose and stood up...
                                                        - the angel.
v9                                                 - ... to destroy the church of God.

Parallels and Chiasmus -

v28                 - ... brought our fathers out
                            - by his power
                                - delivered them out of bondage and captivity
                                    - from time to time.
v29                  - ... brought our fathers out...
                             - by his everlasting power
                                 - delivered them out of bondage and captivity,
                                    - from time to time

                                            - I have always
                                                - retained in remembrance
                                                - retain in remembrance
                                            - I have done


I haven't put some of the short parallels and Chiasmus in this Article but will update it after. Check it out soon here. Actual words of the Chapter below -

The commandments of Alma to his son Helaman.
Comprising chapters 36 and 37.

CHAPTER 36

Alma testifies to Helaman of his conversion after seeing an angel—He suffered the pains of a damned soul; he called upon the name of Jesus, and was then born of God—Sweet joy filled his soul—He saw concourses of angels praising God—Many converts have tasted and seen as he has tasted and seen. About 74 B.C.


1 My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land.
2 I would that ye should do as I have done, in remembering the captivity of our fathers; for they were in bondage, and none could deliver them except it was the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and he surely did deliver them in their afflictions.
3 And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day.
4 And I would not that ye think that I know of myself—not of the temporal but of the spiritual, not of the carnal mind but of God.
5 Now, behold, I say unto you, if I had not been born of God I should not have known these things; but God has, by the mouth of his holy angel, made these things known unto me, not of any worthiness of myself;
6 For I went about with the sons of Mosiah, seeking to destroy the church of God; but behold, God sent his holy angel to stop us by the way.
7 And behold, he spake unto us, as it were the voice of thunder, and the whole earth did tremble beneath our feet; and we all fell to the earth, for the fear of the Lord came upon us.
8 But behold, the voice said unto me: Arise. And I arose and stood up, and beheld the angel.
9 And he said unto me: If thou wilt of thyself be destroyed, seek no more to destroy the church of God.
10 And it came to pass that I fell to the earth; and it was for the space of three days and three nights that I could not open my mouth, neither had I the use of my limbs.
11 And the angel spake more things unto me, which were heard by my brethren, but I did not hear them; for when I heard the words—If thou wilt be destroyed of thyself, seek no more to destroy the church of God—I was struck with such great fear and amazement lest perhaps I should be destroyed, that I fell to the earth and I did hear no more.12 But I was racked with eternal torment, for my soul was harrowed up to the greatest degree and racked with all my sins.
13 Yea, I did remember all my sins and iniquities, for which I was tormented with the pains of hell; yea, I saw that I had rebelled against my God, and that I had not kept his holy commandments.
14 Yea, and I had murdered many of his children, or rather led them away unto destruction; yea, and in fine so great had been my iniquities, that the very thought of coming into the presence of my God did rack my soul with inexpressible horror.
15 Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body, that I might not be brought to stand in the presence of my God, to be judged of my deeds.
16 And now, for three days and for three nights was I racked, even with the pains of a damned soul.
17 And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world.
18 Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.
19 And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains no more; yea, I was harrowed up by the memory of my sins no more.
20 And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!
21 Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.
22 Yea, methought I saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angels, in the attitude of singing and praising their God; yea, and my soul did long to be there.
23 But behold, my limbs did receive their strength again, and I stood upon my feet, and did manifest unto the people that I had been born of God.
24 Yea, and from that time even until now, I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto repentance; that I might bring them to taste of the exceeding joy of which I did taste; that they might also be born of God, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
25 Yea, and now behold, O my son, the Lord doth give me exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my labors;
26 For because of the word which he has imparted unto me, behold, many have been born of God, and have tasted as I have tasted, and have seen eye to eye as I have seen; therefore they do know of these things of which I have spoken, as I do know; and the knowledge which I have is of God.
27 And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; yea, God has delivered me from prison, and from bonds, and from death; yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me.
28 And I know that he will raise me up at the last day, to dwell with him in glory; yea, and I will praise him forever, for he has brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he has swallowed up the Egyptians in the Red Sea; and he led them by his power into the promised land; yea, and he has delivered them out of bondage and captivity from time to time.
29 Yea, and he has also brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem; and he has also, by his everlasting power, delivered them out of bondage and captivity, from time to time even down to the present day; and I have always retained in remembrance their captivity; yea, and ye also ought to retain in remembrance, as I have done, their captivity.
30 But behold, my son, this is not all; for ye ought to know as I do know, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land; and ye ought to know also, that inasmuch as ye will not keep the commandments of God ye shall be cut off from his presence. Now this is according to his word.


Taken from Book of Mormon Central


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