And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever.
Secret combinations are a unique theme of the Book of Mormon. Yet they are not unique in history. They have been around since the beginning. Nephi foretold of a "great and abominable church," which is the heart of the secret combinations. This post-first-century collusion of evil men altered the Bible as it was being compiled. I believe one reason for the alterations was to remove all references to their secret combination and all secret combinations like it. Because the Book of Mormon was untouched by the "great and abominable church", those references and prophecies survived. A key message of the Book of Mormon is to warn us of the secret combinations, which are all around us even now.
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