1 Nephi 11

1 Nephi 11

1 Nephi 11: 1-6

pondering in my heart................................Nephi strongly affected by Lehi's discussions
caught away in the spirit.............................a spiritual manifestation
mountain..................................................associated with divine revelation in ancient times
spirit questions.......................................allowed to ask questions directly
see what my father saw.................................request to see the same vision
believe?............................................Nephi accounts for his level of belief
i believe............................................willing to believe all his father's teachings
blessed art thou..................................those who believe enjoy the grace of heaven

Belief constitutes the activating force in revelation and other spiritual manifestations

1 Nephi 11: 7-28

ye shall bear witness..............................you will have the vision, but you must bear testimony of it
tree............................................beautiful and white...........the tree is great purity
interpretation...........................................sees it, but needs to understand its meaning
form of a man....................................the visitor is like a man, but in a spiritual form
look...........................................Nephi expected to study what he sees
Nazareth and virgin................................Nephi sees the home town for Jesus
condescension of God...............................you are witnessing the earthly mission of Christ, beginning with Mary
bearing a child..................................the first advent of Christ
the tree.................................................symbolic of the tree of life, which is Christ
rod of iron..........................................word of God. leads to eternal life and Christ
baptism of Christ.................................beginning of the ministry
prepare.....................................John the Baptist
cast out.....................................Christ rejected by the people

This concerns some of the highlights of Christ's mortal ministry

1 Nephi 11: 29-36

12 others.......................................the leadership of the church that Christ establishes
angels descending............................many spiritual manifestations to believers
ministering..................................Christ would serve the people, completing many miracles
judged..........................................Christ would be found guilty and executed by the wicked people
sins of the world............................Christ's death a necessary work to give men redemption
multitudes fight..................................the wicked then go after the church and his 12 chosen apostles
great and spacious building...................the symbol for the wicked world
pride of the world................................greatest sin of all, vaunting oneself over the authority of God
will fall............................................the wickedness of the world is destroyed and overruled by God
all destroyed..................................Anyone on the wrong side of the Lord's battle will fail.  Fall of the building

This section prophesies the end of the wicked world that will kill the Christ and destroy his church

1 Nephi 11

Nephi asks for and receives a witness of the Lord, his Church, his mission, and his divinity.  This will serve as the basis for many of Nephi's future prophecies, and will help him negotiate the pitfalls that will confront him subsequent to this manifestation.