Sjodahl write, almas prophecy is a grand supplement of benjamins prediction. Yet alma, speaking in ancient america less than 90 years before christ would be born, prophesied that the son of god would be born of mary, at jerusalem, which is the land of our forefathers alma 7. If jesus was born in bethlehem, why does alma say he would. He shall be born of mary, at jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers. Yet the book of mormon twice refers to a land of jerusalem in which jesus was to be born alma 7. The signs of christs birth, book of mormon stories 1997, 11416 close video nephi, the son of helaman, gave the sacred records and scriptures to his oldest son, nephi. This website is not owned by or affiliated with the church of jesus christ of latterday saints sometimes called the mormon or lds church.
He is not only the center of mormon worship, he leads the church personally through revelation to his prophet the president of the church and by giving the authority to. In the early years of my christian life, i have often been approached by mormons who tried to persuade me to believe that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. In the book of mormon story about the birth of christ, he. Pictures and movies generally depict it at night because that is when the shepherds received the heavenly visitation announcing his birth, and they presume that when the account says let us no. The bible does not tell us the time of jesuss birth. And by the power of the holy ghost ye may aknow the btruth of all things. Was jesus born at jerusalem as the book of mormon claims. The signs of christs birth the church of jesus christ. Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. The book of mormon gives exact calendar dates for the birth and the death of jesus christ which correspond to the length of his life being 12,048 days, exactly 33 years from passover to passover.
The book of mormon correctly claimed jesus would be born at the land of jerusalem for many years, critics of the book of mormon have called attention to a colossal blunder in alma 7. The book of mormon adds to our knowledge of the saviors life and mission, and helps us to calculate the likely date of jesus christs birth. Why does the book of mormon state that jesus was born in jerusalem alma 7. They told me that the book of mormon does not contradict the holy bible as it was given by god to their prophet on golden plates. However, mormons believe that april 6 is his exact birth date. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. Since the book of mormon was published, some have criticized it for getting the location of jesus birth wrong. It is, in fact, significant that in this passage alma did not claim that jesus would be born in the city of jerusalem, but at jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers. Using this rationale ogden concludes, lehi could have lived several miles away and still lived at jerusalem, just as jesus could be born several miles away in bethlehem but still be born at jerusalem. On page 2 of lesson five of this manual, it reads, nephi lived in america at the time jesus was born across the ocean in jerusalem. Mormonism is centered on jesus christ and his role as creator and redeemer. Jesus in mormonism mormon christology religionfacts. Book of mormon researchers have come to different conclusions, but the information found in the book of mormon and the new testament have.
The book was written by a mormon, but the story isnt twisted so we went ahead and purchased it. And behold, he shall be born of mary, at jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the holy ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the son of god. In a prophecy about the coming of the savior, the nephite high priest alma said, and behold, he shall be born of mary, at jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers. Every summer, hundreds of the faithful act out the story on the same hill where smith is believed to have dug up the golden plates. With that i requested them to turn to their book of mormon and read alma chapter 7, verse 10. Yet, every schoolchild knows that jesus was born in bethlehem. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates.
Why does the book of mormon say that jesus would be born in. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the church. If he have been making the e book of mormon up, why might he have made this style of extreme blunder. Mormon apologists seem to be acutely aware of the dilemma that could arise if it can be proven that lehi lived in the actual city. It seems the one thing everybody knows is that jesus was born in bethlehem. But some nephites said the time for jesus birth had already passed. I love the fact that the story moves along quickly so impatient little ones can stay with me.
The book of mormon is an invitation to believe in jesus christ, the son of godthat he came to redeem all gods children, and that he suffered and died to atone for their sins. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works. Nephi, a book of mormon prophet, finished his long sermon on jesus christ by discussing jesus baptism. The fundamental principles of our religion is the testimony of the apostles and prophets concerning jesus christ, that he died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended up into heaven. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection.
Uniquely in the mormon faith, it is believed that a tribe of ancient israelites came to america 600 years before christ. Born out of upstate new york, the church now claims to be the. Over two thousand years ago, the prophet alma saw that it would go forth unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people alma 37. After jesus resurrection, according to the book of mormon, he visited america. Jesus is born a flashlight discovery book deseret book. Book of mormon predicts jesus christs birth youtube. It is a lively cultural history of how mormons have thought of christ from the book of mormon to the hill cumorah pageant. They claim that this is a mistake, and evidence that joseph smith forged the book of mormon.
For unto you is born this day in the city of david a saviour, which is christ the lord. We read that jesus shall be born of mary at jerusalem, which is in. Talmage, an apostle of the church of jesus christ of. Joseph smith knew that christ replaced into born in bethlehem, he replaced into conscious of the bible and the thoughts of the delivery of jesus. For your free copy of the bible, go to free holy bible and for a free book of mormon, go to free book of mormon. The writings were said to describe a people whom god had led from jerusalem to the western hemisphere 600 years before jesus birth. However, the book of mormon said he would be born at jerusalem. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 2001, 20117. I first read the book of mormon stories by these talented women.
If youre asked by mormon missionaries to point out examples of such errors, here are two you can use. The mormon jesus is an example of excellent mormon scholarship that can be found from authors outside the faitha worthy look at the lds faith. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints distributes free copies of the king james version of the bible and the book of mormon. This is consistent with the broader pattern of toponymy that appears in the book of mormon i. Why did alma say christ would be born in jerusalem. After jesus resurrection, according to the book of mormon. When jesus was born in bethlehem brickey, joseph on. The nephites, having been removed from the middle east by many years and many thousands of miles, simply used the name jerusalem to reference that entire area of the world. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. You can read 2 nephi 31 free online in the book of mormon without even having to register.
While it is not found in the bible even once, the term land of jerusalem occurs over 40 times in the book of mormon. We buy each one of our children a christmas book every year and present it to them on christmas eve with a. However, modern lds scholarship has established that the introductory verse was probably not part of the original revelation because the earliest revelation manuscript does not include it. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints ldsmormon and its members celebrate the birth of jesus in december along with the rest of the christian world. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. Doug gibson standardexaminer the mormon jesus is much more than a treatise on christology. This value supports his birth date of april 6, 1 bc and his death date of april 1, 33 ad, with the resurrection date on april 3, 33 ad.
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