tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post6783579204197203902..comments2023-11-02T03:08:07.417-07:00Comments on NephiCode: Lively Discussion - Part IDelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982095508142923740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-42595771724769054372016-04-28T08:37:22.621-07:002016-04-28T08:37:22.621-07:00There was obviously great destruction during this ...There was obviously great destruction during this time, with many people dying, including friends, neighbors, mothers, daughters and children (3 Nephi 8:24-25). Those who survived were those “who had not fallen” (3 Nephi 8:20), but there were many who were slain (3 Nephi 8:14-15), with many being drowned (3 Nephi 8:9), and many being burned (3 Nephi 8:14), while others were buried in the earth (3 Nephi 9:5), or carried away (3 Nephi 8:16) evidently in tornadoes—all of these lives lost because of their iniquity and abominations (3 Nephi 9:2) and that there were none righteous among them (3 Nephi 9:11). According to the Lord, those that were spared were more righteous than those who were killed (3 Nephi 9:13).<br />Obviously, the way in which the destruction took place, the way in which the land rose, the way in which the face of the whole earth was changed was meant to destroy the wicked and save the more righteous. Under what conditions some were killed and others spared is not given us, other than the Lord controlled these events as described in 3 Nephi 9.<br />Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982095508142923740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-28941624983465035642016-04-24T10:50:25.668-07:002016-04-24T10:50:25.668-07:00Good discussion Del. But the pressing question in ...Good discussion Del. But the pressing question in my mind is why the slow rise of a continent? It is true that fault scarps will form almost instantaneously. We are not dealing with such a thing here of course since the entire block came up relatively together. There had to be movement along individual fault traces during such an event. But the big question is why the relatively slow rise over 3 hours? I think the answer is still - it was an act of God to preserve life. Ira iterryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836783863542965577noreply@blogger.com