Nephi's First Isaiah Chapter - Christ is coming; the unprepared will be humbled

2 Nephi 12 is Nephi's first Isaiah chapter. The main message is that Christ is coming and when he comes a few things will happen:

1) there will be peace

4 And he shall ^ajudge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks—nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

2) formerly chosen groups will have gone astray in this time

6 Therefore, O Lord, thou hast forsaken thy people, the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and hearken unto ^asoothsayers like the ^bPhilistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.

9 And the mean man ^aboweth ^bnot down, and the great man humbleth himself not, therefore, forgive him not.

3) Those who don't trust in God and worship him will be humbled:

11 And it shall come to pass that the ^alofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

Therefore, don't trust in man, who is weak compared to God.

22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

It appears that Nephi wants people to know the final outcome; Christ will come and bring peace and the wicked/non-believing will be humbled. In this world, we're so easily distracted and focused on things other than God. Nephi warns us to change by using Isaiah's words of prophecy about our time.

Nephi is also a witness for Isaiah. By using his words again, and by emphasizing their importance, he gives his witness that Isaiah's words are both true and important.

Summary of Isaiah

Nephi does his best to help us understand the key parts of the teaching of Isaiah he references in 1 Nephi 20 and 21. 1 Nephi 22 is his explanation of the key parts of the previous 2 chapters. He answers a question from his brothers and then explains the meanings of the Isaiah prophecies. The basic message is that 1) God will gather the righteous, 2) he will destroy the wicked, 3) to be righteous, just repent -

28 But, behold, all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people shall dwell safely in the Holy One of Israel if it so be that they will^arepent.

Repentance is key to being close to the Lord.