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 CONTENTS 
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 Chapter One .................................................................................................................................................................Page 7 Joseph Smith Claimed to be the Author in the original 1830 Book of Mormon Chapter Two ...............................................................................................................................................................Page 10 A Picture of Nephi, What’s in the Background? 
 
 
                              Chapter Three ...........................................................................................................................................................Page 12 
                              A Summary of the First Six Chapters of the Book of First Nephi in the Book of Mormon.
                             
 
 
                                Chapter Four ...............................................................................................................................................................Page 13 
                                God’s View of all Who Remained in Jerusalem After Zedekiah’s Appointment as King of Judah. 
 
 
                                  Chapter Five ...............................................................................................................................................................Page 16  
                                  Nephi Did Not Exist in Jerusalem at the Commencement of the First Year of the Reign of Zedekiah.
                                 
 
 
                                    Chapter Six ...............................................................................................................................................................Page 18 
                                    Lehi, Nephi’s Father, Did Not Exist in Jerusalem at the Commencement of Zedekiah’s Reign.
                                   
 
 
                                      Chapter Seven ..........................................................................................................................................................Page 13 
                                      Laban Did Not Exist in Jerusalem as the Book of First Nephi Claims. 
 
 
                                        Chapter Eight ...........................................................................................................................................................Page 22 
                                        Lehi Would Have Been Dwelling in Jerusalem During the First Thirty Years of Jeremiah’s Prophecies. 
 
 
                                          Chapter Nine ...........................................................................................................................................................Page 24 
                                          Lehi Could Not Have Been a ‘Goodly’ Parent in Jerusalem According to God’s Assessment of All the Jerusalem Residents During Jeremiah’s Ministry. 
 
 
                                            Chapter Ten .............................................................................................................................................................Page 28 
                                            God Said Through the Prophet Jeremiah’s Writings that Nephi Was Not  “highly favored of the Lord”. 
 
 
                                              Chapter Eleven .........................................................................................................................................................Page 31 
                                              God Said There Were No Good Prophets or Priests in Jerusalem During the Years Preceding and  During Zedekiah’s Reign as King of Judah. 
 
 
                                                Chapter Twelve .........................................................................................................................................................Page 37 
                                                God’s Anger Toward the Jerusalem Residents Endured Throughout Jeremiah’s Entire 41 Year Ministry. 
 
 
                                                  Chapter Thirteen ......................................................................................................................................................Page 40 
                                                  “I will . . .” (God’s Declared Intentions Against All of the Jerusalem Residents). 
 
 
                                                    Chapter Fourteen .......................................................................................................................................................Page 44 
                                                    The Whole Nation Turned Away From God to Worship Idols. Chapter Fifteen ..................................................................................................................................................Page 48 
                                                    We’re Not Listening God! (Jerusalem’s Hearing Problem) Chapter Sixteen .........................................................................................................................................................Page 52 Lehi Did Not Pray and Receive Visions from God. 
 
 
                                                      Chapter Seventeen ...................................................................................................................................................Page 56 
                                                      Nephi Did Not Attempt to Trade Treasures with Laban in Exchange for Brass Plates. Chapter Eighteen .....................................................................................................................................................Page 59 Nephi’s Family Did Not Flee From Jerusalem into the Wilderness. 
 
 
                                                        Chapter Nineteen ......................................................................................................................................................Page 63 
                                                        Lehi Was Not Qualified to Offer Sacrifices in the Wilderness. 
 
 
                                                          Chapter Twenty ..........................................................................................................................................................Page 68 
                                                          Lehi’s Sacrifices Would Have Been Wasted Effort. 
 
 
                                                            Chapter Twenty-One .................................................................................................................................................Page 72 
                                                            Joseph Smith’s Pretended Visions From God. 
 
 
                                                              Chapter Twenty-Two ................................................................................................................................................Page 77 
                                                              Joseph Smith’s Fabled ‘New Zion’ in the Americas was a Hoax. 
 
 
                                                                Chapter Twenty-Three ............................................................................................................................................Page 83 
                                                                Not One of the 22 Recorded Authors Within the Book of Mormon Ever Truly Existed. 
 
 
                                                                  Chapter Twenty-Four ...............................................................................................................................................Page 89 
                                                                  Joseph Smith’s Revision of the KJV Bible’s Isaiah Chapter 29. 
 
 
                                                                    Chapter Twenty-Five ................................................................................................................................................Page 93 
                                                                    God’s Preserved Message to Every Generation. 
 
 
                                                                      Chapter Twenty-Six .................................................................................................................................................Page 105 
                                                                      Obey the Bible, Live Life God’s Way  Chapter Twenty-Seven ............................................................................................................................................Page 111 God’s Wonderful Grace. (God’s Righteousness At Christ’s Expense!) Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................Page 120 
                                                                      Jack and the Beanstalks, Just Another Storybook! 
 
 
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