In this chapter we read of the Lord’s destruction of
Babylon, which at the time of Isaiah’s prophecy had not yet happened. Undoubtedly, it can also be used to describe
the destruction of the world in connection with the Second Coming. The wicked shall be utterly destroyed, says
the Lord through his prophet Isaiah.
Nephi could have used the words in this chapter to help him prove to his
people the Lord’s grace, justice, mercy and power. Babylon shall be so destroyed that no one
will live there again (and it was). The
day of destruction is described as “cruel both with wrath and fierce anger” (v. 9). Yet in the midst of all this woe, we
find this important nugget: “I will be
merciful unto my people” (v. 22).
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