Verse 41 says that the record of the Nephites (Book of Mormon) and the record of the Jews and apostles (Bible) and the latter-day revelations shall be established as one because there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth. One fulfillment of this prophecy came in about 1980, when the church fully cross-references the four Standard Works of the church. I tried to find more about this process, but couldn't. The result is essentially what we use today in the church as scriptures. What a marvelous thing to happen, but I believe that it was done humbly and quietly. A good cross reference is from Ezekiel 17:
"15 ¶ The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
18 ¶ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
20 ¶ And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes."
Remember that the Ephraim is the son of Joseph and that Lehi was a descendant of Joseph. Actually, Lehi was a descendant of Manasseh, the other son of Joseph. Many thing that Saraiah, Lehi's wife had to have been of the lineage of Ephraim for several reasons, one so that this prophesy could be true from Ezekial. The references to sticks are the records of these nations. Therefore, the stick of Judah is the Bible and the stick of Joseph is the Book of Mormon, and they were made one in this day, at least.
Verse 42 is a great scripture, as well. It says that Christ shall appear to the Jews first and then to the Gentiles. We have seen that happen. Christ appeared to the Jews when He came to be born on the earth and then to the Gentiles in America as recorded in 3 Nephi 11-27. For the Second Coming, He will appear to the Gentiles first and then to the Jews, thus the first being the last and that last being the first. Then, at that time, He will show the Jews the marks in his hands and feet and they will know that it was the Messiah that came and who was crucified by them. So, as of now, this is what I think this scripture is saying. : )
Remember that the Ephraim is the son of Joseph and that Lehi was a descendant of Joseph. Actually, Lehi was a descendant of Manasseh, the other son of Joseph. Many thing that Saraiah, Lehi's wife had to have been of the lineage of Ephraim for several reasons, one so that this prophesy could be true from Ezekial. The references to sticks are the records of these nations. Therefore, the stick of Judah is the Bible and the stick of Joseph is the Book of Mormon, and they were made one in this day, at least.
Verse 42 is a great scripture, as well. It says that Christ shall appear to the Jews first and then to the Gentiles. We have seen that happen. Christ appeared to the Jews when He came to be born on the earth and then to the Gentiles in America as recorded in 3 Nephi 11-27. For the Second Coming, He will appear to the Gentiles first and then to the Jews, thus the first being the last and that last being the first. Then, at that time, He will show the Jews the marks in his hands and feet and they will know that it was the Messiah that came and who was crucified by them. So, as of now, this is what I think this scripture is saying. : )
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