3 Nephi 3:4
My Peace I Give unto You
My Peace I Give unto You. “Peace
I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,
give I unto you.” (See John 14:27.) Jan. 2002
Winning
The War Against Evil
What
4 And
I, knowing of their unconquerable spirit, having proved them in the
field of battle, and knowing of their everlasting hatred towards you
because of the many wrongs which ye have done unto them, therefore if
they should come down against you they would visit you with utter
destruction.
Giddianhi is telling Lachoneus that the robbers can destroy the
Nephites. This is not true.
Why
the Robbers want to scare the Nephites into surrendering without a
battle.
Pattern
tThreats have been
given throughout the scriptures from the bad guys to the good guys.
New Testament Study
Guide
Introduction
Revelation
12–14 contains
an interruption in the chronological flow of the Apostle John’s
vision. John saw a vision of a dragon threatening a woman and her
child. He wrote about the War in Heaven and about the kingdoms of the
world that would fight against the followers of God.
Revelation 12
John is shown that Satan and his angels have always warred against the Lord and His Church
Draw
connecting lines between each of the threats listed in the left-hand
column and the ways to combat them listed in the right-hand column.
Which
of these threats have you had to combat lately? Which one do you
think is the most dangerous?
Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
As
you study Revelation 12,
look for truths that can help you combat Satan’s
influences. Revelation
12–14 is
an interruption in John’s description of his vision of the events
of the seventh seal. With this pause the Lord may have been helping
John understand the meaning of the phrases “the kingdoms of this
world” and “the kingdoms of our Lord” (Revelation
11:15).
The Joseph
Smith Translation of all of Revelation 12 is
found in the Bible appendix
and the Guide to the Scriptures.
As
you study Revelation 12,
look for truths that can help you combat Satan’s
influences. Revelation
12–14 is
an interruption in John’s description of his vision of the events
of the seventh seal. With this pause the Lord may have been helping
John understand the meaning of the phrases “the kingdoms of this
world” and “the kingdoms of our Lord” (Revelation
11:15).
The Joseph
Smith Translation of all of Revelation 12 is
found in the Bible appendix
and the Guide to the Scriptures.
Read Revelation
12:1–2, 5,
looking for what happened to the woman. (The Joseph
Smith Translation
places verse 5 directly
after verse 2.)
Read Joseph
Smith Translation, Revelation 12:7–8 (in
the Bible appendix), looking for what the dragon, the woman, and the
child represent. You may want to write or note the meaning of each
symbol next to Revelation
12:1–5.
The
dragon represents Satan (see Joseph
Smith Translation, Revelation 12:8),
the woman represents “the church of God,” and the child
represents the “kingdom of our God and his Christ” (Joseph
Smith Translation, Revelation 12:7).
This kingdom includes faithful members of the Lord’s Church. (For
more explanation of the symbolism in these passages, see New
Testament Student Manual [Church
Educational System manual, 2014], 550–52.)
Understanding
how we overcame Satan in our pre-earth life can help us know how to
overcome his influences and attacks here on earth. From these
passages in Revelation 12 we
can identify the following principle: We
can overcome Satan’s influences through the Savior’s Atonement
and by remaining true to our testimonies of the gospel. You
may want to write or note this principle in your scriptures.
The
Lord Is my shepherd, I shall not want.
John
14:27
,My
Peace I Give unto You. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give
unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” (See John
14:27.
Conference
- WINNING THE WAR AGAINST EVIL
Elder James J. Hamula
Quoted in the New Testament Study Guide for Home Study Seminary.
“Reserved
to come forth in these last days and labor for our Father and His Son
are some of the most valiant and noble of our Father’s sons and
daughters. Their valiance and nobility were demonstrated in the
pre-earth struggle with Satan. …
“With
God’s kingdom restored to the earth and your entry into the world,
Satan knows that ‘he hath but a short time’ [Revelation
12:12].
Therefore, Satan is marshalling every resource at his disposal to
entice you into transgression. He knows that if he can draw you into
transgression, he may prevent you from serving a full-time mission,
marrying in the temple, and securing your future children in the
faith, all of which weakens not only you but the Church. He knows
that nothing can overthrow God’s kingdom ‘save it [be] the
transgression of [his] people’ [Mosiah
27:13].
Make no mistake about it—the focus of his war is now on you”
(“Winning
the War against Evil,” Ensignor Liahona, Nov.
2008, 50–51).
Apply
Quote from New
Testament Study Guide
1. - 2.
- a.
- b.
Select
one or more of the ideas you listed, and apply them in your battles
against Satan and his followers. You may want to write your goals on
a separate piece of paper and put the paper where you can see it
often. As you rely on the Savior’s Atonement, the Lord will help
you in your fight against Satan.”
Hymns
134-
I Believe In Christ
137-Testimony
Children-
159
-Stand For The Right
109
Search Ponder and Pray.
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