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Ne 11:34-35 they were gathered together to fight
against the apostles of the Lamb
¡°The world is still fighting the
apostles of the Lamb because they represent the truth and the world rejects the
truth. Even those of the house of Israel at times will gather to fight against
the twelve: ¡®And the angel of the Lord spake unto me
again saying: Behold the world and the wisdom thereof; yea, behold the house of
Israel hath gathered together to fight against the twelve apostles of the Lamb¡¯
(v 35). This verse describes the apostasy following Christ's ministry in
Jerusalem. The Apostasy was caused by the pride and wisdom of the world, but it
will not stand forever: ¡®And it came to pass that I
saw and bear record, that the great and spacious building was the pride of the
world; and it fell, and the fall thereof was exceedingly great. And the angel
of the Lord spake unto me again, saying: Thus shall be the destruction of all
nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, that shall fight against the twelve
apostles of the Lamb¡¯ (v 36). The world still fights the Twelve Apostles
and their teaching with its own wisdom, but it will eventually fall, and the
pride that motivates the fight will be the cause of that fall.¡± (Monte S. Nyman
and Charles D. Tate, Jr., eds., Fourth Nephi through Moroni: From Zion to
Destruction [Provo: BYU Religious Studies Center, 1995], 210.)