Excerpt from
Isaiah 28 = II Nephi 28,29 Parallel in Script
17 But them also will the devil pacify, that they
err, and lull them away through wine into carnal security, that through strong
drink they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well;
but they are out of the way.
18 And thus the devil cheateth their souls, and leadeth
them away carefully down to hell.
19 And behold, the priest and the prophet have erred, being
flattered away through strong drink; for the devil saith unto them, whispering
in their ears: there is no hell, and I am no devil, for there is none.
20 And when they are swallowed up, he grasps them with the
awful chains of his wine, from whence there is no deliverance.
21 Yea, they are grasped out of the way through strong
drink with death and hell, that they err in vision.
22 And death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have
been seized therewith, must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake
of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment; for they stumble when they
must stand before the throne of God to be judged according to their works.
23 Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion, making
all tables full of vomit and filthiness!
24 Wo be unto him that crieth: All is well; so that there
is no place clean!
25 Yea, wo be unto him, who has been weaned from the milk
and drawn from the breast, having been taught knowledge and made to understand
doctrine, and yet hearkeneth unto the precepts of men, for he
denieth the power of God, and the gift of the Holy Ghost!
26 For precept must be upon precept, line upon line, here a
little, and there a little. Therefore, wo be unto him that saith: We
have received, and we need no more!
