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We don't actually know how old he was or what his stature was like. I just always think of him as old and frail like the picture we all know and love. There's so much to love about this picture! I have studied it in detail. I L.O.V.E. King Noah's shoes. What the heck? I love that he has leopards as pets. I totally love his outfit. Stylish and decadent. And why is the guy behind Abinadi on his hands and knees? Did he fall over drunk? Did Abinadi knock him down? I digress....
Abinadi probably had only one convert. One of Noah's Priests....Alma. WOW what a convert to have. And from that one convert, untold thousands were converted through Alma and then Alma the Younger his son.
Abinadi tried to preach repentance to the people, but had no success. He came back two years later in disguise to preach again. This time is when he ended up in chains and ultimately put to death by King Noah through fire. Through it all he NEVER gave up his testimony of Jesus Christ or the Gospel.
"I say unto you, I will not recall the words which I have spoken unto you concerning this people, for they are true; and that ye may know of their surety I have suffered myself that I have fallen into your hands. Yea, and I will suffer even until death, and I will not recall my words, and they shall stand as a testimony against you. And if ye slay me ye will shed innocent blood, and this shall also stand as a testimony against you at the last day." Mosiah 17:9-10
There are so many correlations between Abinadi and Jesus Christ. He came to preach to a corrupted society. He was outside the priestly establishment. He cried repentance. He was rejected by the priests and the king. The priests lifted up their voices against him for reviling the king. The king was about to release him but was persuaded not to. He died for his testimony.
"And now, when Abinadi had said these words, he fell, having suffered death by fire; yea, having been put to death because he would not deny the commandments of God, having sealed the truth of his words by his death." Mosiah 17:20
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