No unclean thing can enter into his kingdom - 3 Nephi 27:19 - Come, Follow Me Ponderize Commentary

And no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom; therefore nothing entereth into his rest save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.

This is such an amazing scripture and I can't wait to dive into some of it's deeper meaning. The first thing to understand is what does "his rest" mean, because at first glance it is easy to agree that no unclean thing can enter into the celestial kingdom of God. Although, that is true, we can’t just check out there. We must not think that we have time to repent of all our sins, learn to obey and be faithful, and one day, down the road before we die, become clean. Let’s follow the footnote for rest and see what D&C 84:24 can teach us about his rest. To more fully understand what is being taught in verse 24, we need to actually start in verse 19. Continue reading

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