I was reading Helaman 4 this morning. Gidianhi, the robber, had just sent a letter to Lachoneous, the chief judge demanding an unconditional surrender. Gidianhi swears that he will do things that he cannot do. In Helaman 3:8 we read,
" And behold, I a swear unto you, if ye will do this, with an oath, ye shall not be destroyed; but if ye will not do this, I swear unto you with an oath, that on the morrow month I will command that my armies shall come down against you, and they shall not stay their hand and shall spare not, but shall slay you, and shall let fall the sword upon you even until ye shall become extinct."
He can command his armies. He can command them not to stay their hand and spare not. But he goes further to predict the outcome of the battle. He is convinced as many visionary people are that he can predict the future when he says that his armies 'shall slay you...until ye shall become extinct.' Gidanhi has no way of predicting this outcome. Beware of people who strike fear in the hearts of others by predicting the outcome if you don't do what they say. Obama is dong this right now.
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