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Book of Mormon Commentary
Jacob Chapter 3
The regathering of scattered Israel is indicated by the grafting in again of the natural branches
"from the nethermost parts of my vineyard" (112) into the "mother tree" from which they had been
taken (113-119).
The great Restoration movement is indicated (126-138) near the time of the end. But the bad
branches bearing bitter fruit are not to be cleared away "all at once" (130). As Jesus said, "Let both
grow together until the harvest" (Matt. 13:29).
Finally the change will come, and "£or a long time" (the millennium) the good fruits of Zionic
living will obtain (148-150). Then follows the "little season" (153; Rev. 20:7-10) and the end
followed by the burning ( f5 3) of the vineyard.