He Shall Heal Them

This is from an email I wrote on October 18, 2005:

2 Nephi 26: 8-9:
8) But behold, the righteous that hearken unto the words of the prophets, and destroy them not, but look forward unto Christ with steadfastness for the signs which are given, notwithstanding all persecution—behold, they are they which shall not perish.

9) But the Son of righteousness shall appear unto them; and he shall heal them, and they shall have peace with him, until three generations shall have passed away, and many of the fourth generation shall have passed away in righteousness.

I found these verses interesting because Nephi is talking about those people who are righteous enough to survive the destruction that came with Christ's death. The interesting thing is that, even though these people were good, in verse nine we see that they still needed healing. Once they are healed, "they shall have peace." That sounds like a spiritual healing to me.

In other words, good people need Christ's healing, too.