This is totally absurd story telling from one of our INC Friend Job Bautista. So let's get to it quick to understand what he mean on his commentary.
This Comment as what I'd know was his personal interpretation which he took it out of context of the scriptures. Specifically the Book of Mormon, and let's see why-
- 2 Nephi 19:5 - According to his Comments "False Prophet false and leads people astray or out of the Gospel Message" and will -
- Build his own Church around 559 BC, that they called Christian around 72 BC. (This was actually a definition of followers of Christ or the messiah, and as the translation goes yes it was indeed the same Christian who worship and honor the same Christ, not a much about this but rather questioning why such word existed before that time. This was already translated and the words use was meant to be convenient in our time. So, obviously you don't have any clue that this was all about translation rather word for word dictation. You FAIL!)
- Migrated in America around 600 BC. Which he thinks that these people in general where Christ descendants (Does it necessary Christ Descendants under Judah?)
- While traveling in a ship in a Red Sea, they at the same time travel in wilderness. (What in the world was this all about?)
- America will be the land of Promise and that Jerusalem will be destroyed at around 600 BC. (Seems true, and obviously you need some history to dig up and understand what was this all about. I wouldn't occupy a lot of digging for this one in this article but will get to it in some other article that I possibly put in this blog, so far not a big deal.)
- So when Christ was born in Bethlehem, his descendants were not there? (Say what? I just don't know what are you up to, but this doesn't make any sense?)
- Christ was born AT Jerusalem. (This issue is all over to some Critics out there who couldn't comprehend what was this all about. I'll leave the link on this one on the notes)
- When Christ was baptized, it was in Bethabara not in Jordan. (Oh come on, this one is pure Biblical. John 1:28 in KJV said that it was all done in Bethabara will in other Translation says about Bethany, both were used describing where John and Christ went. If not the same place, possibly located both near. You FAIL again!)
- Nephi saw Christ was baptized through Crystal Ball? (I would like to know if you are serious about this or just simply want to drag people to your out of context commentary, so far I didn't see it that way, rather it was all about Angelic Visitation. Try to seriously read your scripture)
- Joseph Smith made up a version of story like the Bible/like the Bible? (Maybe? Or maybe you simple can't comprehend what's inside the Book of Mormon. Of course you are free to say whatever you want as long as you are in the context of what you read. So far you FAIL in your own understand based on the thing that you'd presented.)
So you, it's up to you to judge who this Job Bautista fail to understand a single verse from the Book, also you opened up things that doesn't even relevant to the theme that you want to discuss. It doesn't said about 2 Nephi 19:5. Thank you and have a nice day.