And they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus Christ

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And they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus
Christ

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Isaiahs Many Layered VersesLayer 1- The Hebrew

• Isaiah 52
• And then shall they say, How beautiful (Navu)
  upon the mountains are the feet of him that
  bringeth good tidings unto the, that publisheth
  peace that bringeth good tidings unto them of
  good, that publisheth salvation (Yeshuah) that
  saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Interestingly, Isaiah declares that the feet of
the Lord are nauvoo, or beautiful, upon the
hills of Zion. More important is the fact that
Isaiah actually announces the name of the coming
Messiah in this passage Yeshuah, which is the
Hebrew word we render as the name Jesus.

(Breck England)
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Layer 2Abinadis Commentary

• Yea, and are not the prophets, every one that has
  opened his mouth to prophesy, that has not fallen
  into transgression, I mean all the holy prophets
  ever since the world began? I say unto you that
  they are his seed.          
• "And behold, I say unto you, this is not all. For
  O how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet
  of him that bringeth good tidings, that is the
  founder of peace, yea, even the Lord, who has
  redeemed his people yea, him who has granted
  salvation unto his people" (Mosiah 1513-14,18).

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Layer 3The Saviors Commentary

• 3 Nephi 20
• And it shall come to pass that the time cometh,
  when the fulness of my gospel shall be preached
  unto them
• And they shall believe in me, that I am Jesus
  Christ
• Then shall their watchmen lift up their voice,
  and with the voice together shall they sing for
  they shall see eye to eye.
• And then shall be brought to pass that which is
  written Awake, awake again, and put on thy
  strength, O Zion put on thy beautiful garments,
  O Jerusalem, the holy city, for henceforth there
  shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised
  and the unclean.
• Shake thyself from the dust arise, sit down, O
  Jerusalem loose thyself from the bands of thy
  neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
• Verily, verily, I say unto you, that my people
  shall know my name yea, in that day they shall
  know that I am he that doth speak.
• And then shall they say How beautiful upon the
  mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
  tidings unto them, that publisheth peace that
  bringeth good tidings unto them of good, that
  publisheth salvation that saith unto Zion Thy
  God reigneth!

• Isaiah 52
• Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion put on
  thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy
  city for henceforth there shall no more come
  into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Shake thyself from the dust arise, and sit down,
  O Jerusalem loose thyself from the bands of thy
  neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
• For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves
  for naught and ye shall be redeemed without
  money.
• Therefore, my people shall know my name yea, in
  that day they shall know that I am he that doth
  speak behold, it is I.
• And then shall they say, How beautiful upon the
  mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good
  tidings unto the, that publisheth peace that
  bringeth good tidings unto them of good, that
  publisheth salvation that saith unto Zion, Thy
  God reigneth!
• Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice with the
  voice together shall they sing for they shall
  see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again
  Zion.

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Elder Holland

• These familiar passages, written first by
  Isaiah but spoken of and inspired by Jehovah
  himself, are often applied to
  anyone- especially missionaries-who bring the
  good tidings of the gospel and publish peace to
  the souls of men.
• There is nothing inappropriate about such an
  application, but it is important to realize-as
  the prophet Abinadi did-that in its purest form
  and original sense, this psalm of appreciation
  applies specifically to Christ.
• It is he and only he who ultimately brings the
  good tidings of salvation. Only through him is
  true, lasting peace published. To Zion, in both
  the old and new Jerusalems, it is Christ who
  declares, "Thy God reigneth!" It is his feet upon
  the mountain of redemption that are beautiful.

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What does he want us to know about Him?

• For he shall grow up before him as a tender
  plant, and as a root out of a dry ground he
  hath no form nor comeliness and when we shall
  see him, there is no beauty that we should
  desire him.

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What Else?

• He is despised and rejected of men a man of
  sorrows, and acquainted with grief and we hid
  as it were our faces from him he was despised,
  and we esteemed him not.

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• All we like sheep have gone astray we have
  turned everyone to his own way and the Lord hath
  laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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• Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him he hath
  put him to grief when thou shalt make his
  soul an offering for sin, he shall see
  his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the
  pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his
  hand.

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• He shall see of the travail of his soul, and
  shall be satisfied by his knowledge shall my
  righteous servant justify many for he shall bear
  their iniquities.

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How well does He Understand us?

• a man of sorrows,
• and acquainted with grief
• and we hid as it were our faces from him
• he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
• Surely he hath borne our griefs,
• and carried our sorrows

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Elder Richard G. Scott

• The Atonement was a selfless act of infinite,
  eternal consequence, arduously earned alone,
  by the Son of God.2 Through it the Savior
  broke the bonds of death. It justifies our
  finally being judged by the Redeemer. It can
  prevent an eternity under the dominion of
  Satan. It opens the gates to exaltation for
  all who qualify for forgiveness through
  repentance and obedience.
• Pondering the grandeur of the Atonement evokes
  the most profound feelings of awe, immense
  gratitude, and deep humility. Those impressions
  can provide you powerful motivation to keep His
  commandments and consistently repent of errors
  for greater peace and happiness.
• I believe that no matter how diligently you try,
  you cannot with your human mind fully comprehend
  the eternal significance of the Atonement nor
  fully understand how it was accomplished. We can
  only appreciate in the smallest measure what it
  cost the Savior in pain, anguish, and suffering
  or how difficult it was for our Father in Heaven
  to see His Son experience the incomparable
  challenge of His Atonement. Even so, you should
  conscientiously study the Atonement to understand
  it as well as you can.