In the Book of Mormon we read that the things which Zenos prophesied concerning the House o Israel, likening it to a tame olive tree, must surely come to pass. The Lord will set His hand to nourish and prune His vineyard, and after that the end will soon come and the earth will be burned with fire. Those who have labored in the vineyard will be blessed, but the wicked will be cast out. Jacob 6:1-3 "And now, behold, my brethren, as I said unto you that I would prophesy, behold, this is my prophecy—that the things which this prophet Zenos spake, concerning the house of Israel, in the which he likened them unto a tame olive tree, must surely come to pass. And the day that he shall set his hand again the second time to recover his people, is the day, yea, even the last time, that the servants of the Lord shall go forth in his power, to nourish and prune his vineyard; and after that the end soon cometh. And how blessed are they who have labored diligently in his vineyard; and how cursed are they who shall be cast out into their own place! And the world shall be burned with fire."
In the Old Testament we read that Rehoboam forsook the Lord and as a result the Lord's wrath was kindled and He allowed Egypt to come up against Jerusalem. The prophet Shemaiah came to Rehoboam and told him that these things had befallen him because of his transgression. So then the king and the princes of Israel humbled themselves before the Lord, and the Lord said He would not destroy them. When we sin, there are consequences. But if we turn to the Lord in repentance, there is still hope for us. 2 Chronicles 12:1-7 "And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians. And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous. And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that some profess to know God but in their works they deny Him, being disobedient. We need to make sure that our actions are consistent with what we claim to believe. Titus 1:16 "They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate."
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