Awake, and hear the words which I shall tell thee;
for behold, I am come to declare unto you
the glad tidings of great joy.
For the Lord hath sent me to declare unto thee
that thou mayest rejoice; and that
thou mayest declare unto thy people,
that they may also be filled with joy.
For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant,
that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth,
who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity,
shall come down from heaven among the children of men,
and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay,
and shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles,
such as healing the sick, raising the dead,
causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight,
and the deaf to hear, and curing all manner of diseases.
And he shall cast out devils, or the evil spirits
which dwell in the hearts of the children of men.
And lo, he shall suffer temptations,
and pain of body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue,
even more than man can suffer, except it be unto death;
for behold, blood cometh from every pore,
so great shall be his anguish
for the wickedness and the abominations of his people.
And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
the Father of heaven and earth,
the Creator of all things from the beginning;
and his mother shall be called Mary.
And lo, he cometh unto his own,
that salvation might come unto the children of men
even through faith on his name;
and even after all this they shall consider him a man,
and say that he hath a devil,
and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him.
And he shall rise the third day from the dead;
and behold, he standeth to judge the world;
and behold, all these things are done
that a righteous judgment might
come upon the children of men.
For behold, and also his blood atoneth for the sins
of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam,
who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them,
or who have ignorantly sinned.