This chapter is Nephi's review of the words of Isaiah from Isaiah chapters 48 and 49. Isaiah, I'm sure saw the same future that Nephi did and commented on how the children of Israel would be dispersed throughout the world, and how they would be treated. He also saw the mercy of the Lord as He gathers his covenant people in the last days by the gentiles.
Laman and Lemuel ask if these things are spiritual or temporal. Nephi says they are both. Why does it matter?
There is more discussion on the whore of all the earth and how she will be disposed of in the last days. The whore of all the earth is any organization built with the intent to: get gain, get power over the flesh, or to become popular in the eyes of the world. These are those that fight against the church of God. And if you think about those criteria there are not many organizations that are not built solely for at least one of those purposes. It is a lonely feeling when you realize how singular your membership in the church is.
Now Nephi continues to explain that those that are not of the church of God will fight against each other in the last days, especially those that try to fight against the church of God.
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