As
I’ve watched what’s been happening in our country during this
last month, I see an Amalickiah at work. His plan was subtle, and he
started a war that lasted for years. Many people died including
Amalickiah and his brother. We can expect similar results if we
refuse to see what is happening today.
The
story of Amalickiah can be found in Alma
21. For those of you who are not familiar with the story, I’ve
included a brief synopsis at the end of this post.
What
are some of the lessons that we can learn from this story?
#1
POWER Amalickiah wanted power over all of the people and was
willing deceive and murder to obtain that power. He flattered the
lower judges and said they could also have power if they would help
him.
Is
there a world organization that is currently seeking to control the
world? What is their agenda? What means will be employed to obtain
their goal? Is the World Health Organization controlled by those who
seek a one world government? Are they using the corona-virus to
promote their agenda? If they accomplish their goal, will it
destroy the freedom of all nations?
#2
ALLIANCE To accomplish his design, Amalickiah needed
to unite the Lamanite army. He needed their cooperation and
unification. He couldn’t accomplish his plan with his own strength.
He hoodwinked the Lamanite king, Lehonti, and the Lamanite army. Many
lost their lives because of their misplaced trust.
Has
this corona-virus united the liberals and conservatives? People who
used to say “Over my dead body!” are now willingly and obediently
submitting to martial law.
#3
BAND WAGON The Lamanites’ love and affection for their
king was used against them. Amalickiah blinded them when he rallied
them together to chase after the king’s guards who had witnessed
the murder. The gullible Lamanites were willing to chase after the
king’s guards just because they were told that those guards were
the murderers. Everyone else was doing it, so they followed the crowd
without thinking.
Are
we following the crowd? Are we looking at the evidence? Are we
thinking for ourselves?
#4
IGNORING COMMON SENSE If the king’s guards wanted to kill
the king, do you think they would do it right in front of the
commander of the Lamanite army? If any one of the Lamanites would
have looked at the situation with common sense, they could have
easily guessed that the king’s guards did not kill the king. Also,
did they think it was a little strange that Lehonti died shortly
after becoming commander over the whole army? Did it raise suspicion
when Amalickiah just happened to be second in command?
What
does your common sense tell you about the common flu and the
coronavirus?
22,705
deaths in the United States due to Influenza
2015-2016
51,376
deaths in the United States due to Influenza
2014-2015
17,995
deaths in the United States due to Corona Virus 2020 (worldometers
as of April10, 2020)
Most
of the people dying from influenza every year are old. Coronavirus is
following the same pattern.
#5
FEAR and FORCE Amalickiah put the obedient part of the
Lamanite army in a situation where they feared for their lives. He
counted on the fact that they would be willing to surrender to
Lehonti because of their fear.
Many
people are motivated by fear. This corona-virus pandemic is
propagated by people’s fears. People are willing to trade away
their freedom because they are afraid.
Here
are the facts. . .
We’ve
had over 16,205,600 deaths this year (as
of April 10, 2020 worldometers). Only 100,450 of
them are the result of corona-virus. For every 160 deaths in the
world, one death is the result of the coronavirus. People die every
day. There is no reason to be alarmed. Yet, people are paranoid and
afraid. In their fear, they have easily submitted to martial law.
#6
MEDIA and PROPAGANDA Forcing the Lamanites to go to war
didn’t work, so Amalickiah built towers where he had men speak to
them until they wanted to go to war. If you lie to someone long
enough, they will start believe it.
Do
you believe what you are hearing from the media? Are you allowing
yourself to be sucked in by the propaganda? Why? Where is your
evidence?
#7
FALSE COVER STORIES The Lamanite king trusted Amalickiah
with the army and ended up dead. Lehonti trusted Amalickiah to be
second in command and ended up dead. The queen believed the witness
of those who had murdered the king and ended up marrying the
murderer. The Lamanites believed Amalickiah’s words and many lives
were lost in the war.
What
are the stories being told? Are they true? What’s really going on?
#8
DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE In his quest for power, Amalickiah
did not care how many died. He was a murderer, but he pretended to
care about the life of the one he had murdered.
Is
this lockdown really about saving lives? Or is it about promoting an
agenda?
As
of today there have been over 11,714,000 abortions in 2020. It doesn’t look like our world values human
life.
Over 3,579,144 people have died of communicable diseases this year in the
world. There have only been 100,450 coronavirus deaths. I don’t
think this coronavirus “pandemic” warrants the attention it
is receiving.
Synopsis
of the Story of Amalickiah:
Amalickiah
wanted to be king, so he told the lower judges he would make them
rulers over the people if they would help him be king.
When
Captain Moroni heard what Amalickiah was doing, he tore off a piece
of his coat and wrote on it, “In memory of our God, our religion,
and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children.” He prayed
to God for help. Then he carried this title of liberty throughout the
land calling for the people to come and help protect their liberty.
The
people came together and promised to obey God or be destroyed by
their enemies. When Amalickiah saw Moroni's large army, he snuck away
with those who would go with him. Moroni did not want them to go
because they might convince the Lamanites to fight against the
Nephites. Moroni’s armies were able to stop most of them, but
Amalickiah escaped with a few of his men.
Amalickiah
stirred the Lamanites up to anger until their king wanted to go to
war with the Nephites. Most of the Lamanites refused to go to war and
fled to the hill Onidah. They chose a man named Lehonti to be their
leader. The Lamanite king told Amalickiah to lead the obedient part
of his army and force Lehonti and his men to go to war.
Instead
of obeying the king, Amalickiah made a deal with Lehonti. He said
Lehonti's men could surround the king's army during the night. The
king’s army would surrender, if afterward Lehonti would make
Amalickiah second in command. Lehonti became commander over the whole
army. Then Amalickiah had his servant slowly poison Lehonti. When
Lehonti died, Amalickiah became commander of the entire army.
Amalickiah
returned with the army. The king thought Amalickiah had done what he
had asked him to do, so the king and his servants went out to meet
them. Amalickiah's servants went and bowed before the king. When the
king put out his hand to raise them, one of Amalickiah's servants
stabbed the king to the heart, and he died. The king’s servants who
saw the murder were frightened and ran away.
Amalickiah
pretended to be angry. He lied to the army and said the king had been
killed by his own servants. He encouraged those who loved the king to
chase and kill the king’s servants. Amalickiah then went with those
who had killed the king to speak with the queen. They lied to her
about her husband's death, and Amalickiah married the queen.
After
Amalickiah became king of the Lamanites, he had men speak from their
towers against the Nephites. He did this until he had hardened the
Lamanites’ hearts and blinded their minds. This continued until
they were angry and wanted to go to war. Amalickiah’s desire was to
be king over all the land.
While
this was happening among the Lamanites, Captain Moroni was preparing
the minds of the Nephites to be faithful to God. The Nephite army
built forts to protect themselves. They did not want to fight the
Lamanites. But when the Lamanites would come to destroy their
families, they would be prepared to defend themselves.
This
time the Lamanites wore thick clothing and armor. They thought their
large army could easily beat the Nephites. But they were afraid to
fight the Nephites when they saw a high ridge of dirt around their
city. The leaders of the Lamanites swore with an oath they would
destroy the next Nephite city they came to.
The
Lamanites were disappointed to find the next city was even stronger.
Because of their oath, they had to attack. When they tried to go
through the entrance or dig away the dirt, they were slain. After all
their chief captains were dead, they went home. Amalickiah was angry
with his people because he had not gotten what he wanted.