In verse 17, Zenos continues his prophesies. It states that all shall see the salvation of the Lord, and every nation, kindred, and tongue shall be blessed. What does this mean? I'm not sure right now, but I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that the Lord shall appear to all nations at the time of His death. He appeared to the Nephites, the people in Jerusalem, and those on the isles of the sea. It could also refer to the last days when Jesus comes again.
Then Nephi takes a step back and tells us that he has written these things for his people, that he might persuade them to remember the Lord their Redeemer. It is interesting that he chose to refer to Jesus Christ as our Redeemer. He truly is. It seems that Nephi wants his people to know that they need Jesus Christ to be saved.
I know that they do, and that we do, too. Nephi will touch on this fact more times in the rest of the chapter and throughout his next book.
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