Samuel’s Preaching and Prophecies

Prophecy of the Nephite Downfall

Helaman 13:5: Samuel announces he is speaking for the Lord, and prophesies that the Nephites will be annihilated in 400 years.
Helaman 13:6: Nothing except repentance and faith in Christ can save the people from the upcoming destruction.
Helaman 13:7: This message is orginally delivered by an angel.
Helaman 13:8: The Lord will withdraw his Spirit from the Nephites.
Helaman 13:9: Within 400 years, the Nephites will be wiped out.
Helaman 13:10: The fourth generation will witness the downfall of the Nephites.
Helaman 13:11: Repentance can reverse the fate of the Nephites.
Helaman 13:12: Zarahemla would already have been destroyed if it weren’t for the few that are still righteous.
Helaman 13:13: The Lord spares the repentant people, but sends fire to destroy the wicked.
Helaman 13:14: The righteous are sparing the city, but the wicked will soon cast out the righteous.
Helaman 13:15–16: Gideon is cursed for its wickedness.

Helaman 13:17–18: The Lord will curse the land so wicked people cannot find buried treasure.
Helaman 13:19: The Lord wants people to hide up treasures unto him, but the wicked do not.
Helaman 13:20: The treasures of the people will become a curse unto them.
Helaman 13:21: The people’s riches were once given by God, but their pride has turned them away from him.
Helaman 13:22: The people’s gratitude and humility evaporates with the accumulation of riches.
Helaman 13:23: The curse on the people, their riches, and the land, is in consequence to their pride and wickedness.

Helaman 13:24: The Nephites reject and kill prophets sent from God.
Helaman 13:25: The Nephites claim that if they had lived in ages previous, they would not have rejected and killed the prophets.
Helaman 13:26: But they reject and revile prophets that come to them to reprove them for their wickedness.
Helaman 13:27: If a false prophet comes and tells the people to live wickedly, he is heralded as a true prophet.
Helaman 13:28: False prophets are sustained and encouraged.
Helaman 13:29: How long will evil prevail over good?

Helaman 13:30–32: The riches of the people will become cursed, and poverty will sweep the land.
Helaman 13:32–37: At that time, the people will regret their wicked ways, but in large part it will be too late.
Helaman 13:38: Opportunities for repentance and reform are passing.
Helaman 13:39: Repentance will turn away the anger of the Lord.

Helaman 14:1: Samuel prophesies many more things.
Helaman 14:2–4: The Son of God will come in five years; there will be a night without darkness as a sign.
Helaman 14:5–8: A new star will appear.
Helaman 14:9–10: Samuel is on the Lord’s errand to prepare the people for the Lord’s coming.
Helaman 14:11–13: Samuel testifies that Jesus will truly come, and will redeem humanity.

Helaman 14:14–15: A sign will accompany Christ’s death.
Helaman 14:16–18: His death brings about the resurrection and hence the redemption of all mankind.
Helaman 14:19–20: Three days of darkness will coincide with Christ’s death.
Helaman 14:21–22: Meteorological and geologic disasters will ransack the face of the earth.
Helaman 14:23–25: Destruction will be rampant among the Nephite structures; people will rise from the dead and out of the grave.
Helaman 14:26–29: These signs will be provided to convince everyone of the reality of Christ’s coming and death.
Helaman 14:30–31: Freedom is gift to man, but it is coupled with responsibility and consequences.

Helaman 15:1–3: The Lord chastens his people out of love; repentance yields redemption.
Helaman 15:4–6: The Lamanites, once vile and corrupt, now observe the teachings of God more than the Nephites.
Helaman 15:7: The Nephites have witnessed the change within the Lamanites.
Helaman 15:8: Faith leads to freedom.
Helaman 15:9: The Lamanites fear sin, and live righteously with faith in Christ.
Helaman 15:10–11: The Lamanites are blessed for their faith.
Helaman 15:12–13: The Lamanites will be blessed among their afflictions, and will come to a true knowledge of Jesus.
Helaman 15:14–15: The Nephites will miss out on all the blessings the Lamanites will receive unless they repent.
Helaman 15:16–17: The Lord promises that Lamanites will return to the fold of God in the latter days, but the Nephites will be exterminated if they do not repent.