And he said unto them: Behold, I, Samuel, a Lamanite, do speak the words of the Lord which he doth put into my heart; and behold he hath put it into my heart to say unto this people that the sword of justice hangeth over this people; and four hundred years pass not away save the sword of justice falleth upon this people.
This is not exactly a prophecy of imminent destruction. Four hundred years is a long time. Unbelievers in Samuel's day scoffed at such a prophecy because it was impossible to substantiate. Yet the patience of history proved him right. The prophecies of the Second Coming do not include a specific time frame, nevertheless, we are told that the day fast approaches. It may seem to us to be as remote as Samuel's prophecy. But the prophesied day of destruction came for the Nephites, and the Second Coming will arrive one day for us or our posterity. We do not have the luxury of a fixed timetable, so we dare not procrastinate our preparation
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