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发帖数: 9485 | 1 Mesoamerican Traditions of Darkness and Seismic Events when Christ Died:
Consistent with the Book of Mormon
http://www.jefflindsay.com/bme14.shtml
The Book of Mormon records a number of unusual and dramatic events that
occurred in the New World at the time when Christ was crucified in the Old
World, which concurred with a time of great wickedness in Book of Mormon
lands. In 3 Nephi 8, we read that a great storm arose accompanied with
seismic events and apparent volcanic activity resulting in thick, tangible,
suffocating "mists of darkness" (apparently volcanic ash) for three days,
making it impossible to light and maintain fire:
10 And the earth was carried up upon the city of Moronihah, that in the
place of the city there became a great mountain.
11 And there was a great and terrible destruction in the land southward.
12 But behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction in the
land northward; for behold, the whole face of the land was changed, because
of the tempest and the whirlwinds, and the thunderings and the lightnings,
and the exceedingly great quaking of the whole earth;
13 And the highways were broken up, and the level roads were spoiled,
and many smooth places became rough.
14 And many great and notable cities were sunk, and many were burned,
and many were shaken till the buildings thereof had fallen to the earth, and
the inhabitants thereof were slain, and the places were left desolate.
15 And there were some cities which remained; but the damage thereof was
exceedingly great, and there were many in them who were slain.
16 And there were some who were carried away in the whirlwind; and
whither they went no man knoweth, save they know that they were carried away.
17 And thus the face of the whole earth became deformed, because of the
tempests, and the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the quaking of the
earth.
18 And behold, the rocks were rent in twain; they were broken up upon
the face of the whole earth, insomuch that they were found in broken
fragments, and in seams and in cracks, upon all the face of the land.
19 And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings,
and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of the earth did cease -
for behold, they did last for about the space of three hours; and it was
said by some that the time was greater; nevertheless, all these great and
terrible things were done in about the space of three hours - and then
behold, there was darkness upon the face of the land.
20 And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face
of the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof who had not fallen could
feel the vapor of darkness;
21 And there could be no light, because of the darkness, neither candles
, neither torches; neither could there be fire kindled with their fine and
exceedingly dry wood, so that there could not be any light at all;
22 And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither
the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were the mists of
darkness which were upon the face of the land.23 And it came to pass that it
did last for the space of three days that there was no light seen; and
there was great mourning and howling and weeping among all the people
continually; yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the
darkness and the great destruction which had come upon them. |
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