Wicked People Are All Around

Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ—for in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his name—should come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world; and they shall crucify him—for thus it behooveth our God, and there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God.1


And behold, that great city Jacobugath, which was inhabited by the people of king Jacob, have I caused to be burned with fire because of their sins and their wickedness, which was above all the wickedness of the whole earth, because of their secret murders and combinations; for it was they that did destroy the peace of my people and the government of the land; therefore I did cause them to be burned, to destroy them from before my face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up unto me any more against them.2

From these two scriptures...nearly 580ish years apart from each other, and we find two groups of people who are so wicked on all the earth. At first I thought the second scripture was in conflict with the first scripture. But now that I look at it, the first scripture talks about how the Jews were the only people on the earth who would crucify the Lord. They were evil for sure. While the second scripture talks about how this other group of people were also wicked above the rest of the world.

However, it does make me wonder. Did the people who lived in those cities...would they have crucified the Savior as well? It can be up for debate, as perhaps no one knows the answer. I believe the main point of it all is there are wicked people no matter where you go.


1. 2 Nephi 10:3

2. 3 Nephi 9:9