Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention a Lake of Fire and Brimstone? #446

The imagery used by the Book of Mormon to depict hell finds ample parallel in the ancient world. Nephi, with his background as a learned Israelite with training in Egyptian scribal practice, may have drawn broadly from his ancient Near Eastern cultural backdrop in rendering his theological imagery. That imagery was then picked up and developed by subsequent Nephite prophets as they naturally found it compellingly graphic. Read at bit.ly/know446