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ZHED - The Matthew 27:46 scripture, do you think Jesus Christ really said that or that is one of corrupted verses in Bible. Its hard to accept that the Savior already knows his mission and saying that.
JOEL -Here is the verse:
"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46)
There is no indication that these words were corrupted although the word for "forsaken" could also be translated as "abandon". Even though He knew the plan and knew he would have to suffer, His pain caused him to cry out to His Father, asking why He has left him alone during his suffering.
The Book of Mormon says Jesus:
"shall suffer temptations, and pain of body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can suffer, except it be unto death" (Mosiah 3:5, 7).
President Brigham Young said:
"If he [Jesus] had had the power of God upon him, he would not have sweat blood; but all was withdrawn from him, and a veil was cast over him" (Journal of Discourses, 3:206).
Just because Jesus knew what he would have to do did not make it hurt any less. His utterance of these words are also in fulfillment of the prophetic statement in the Psalms:
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?" (Ps 22: 1)
ZHED - Do you think the lost tribes of Israel live in hollow Earth . I read the statement of Prophet Joseph smith that he said the lost tribe live in north pole. North pole near in hollow earth. Because Christ visited them. (3 nephi 16:1-3) .
JOEL- The lost tribes do not live in the hollow earth. There are many theories as to where they are. Among the more popular are the following:
scattered throughout the northern portion of the earth;
living in a body in some northern unexplored region of the earth;
dwelling under a hollow northern polar cap or in a northern subterranean cavern;
on a secondary small planet that is attached to the earth at the north pole;
or even on the north star.
The scriptures plainly tell us they have been scattered among every nation, kindred, tongue, and people and among the isles of the sea:
"Wherefore, the things of which I have read are things pertaining to things both temporal and spiritual; for it appears that the house of Israel, sooner or later will be scattered upon all the face of the earth, and also among all nations.
And behold, there are many who are already lost from the knowledge of those who are at Jerusalem. Yea, the More part of all the tribes have been led away; and they are scattered to and fro upon the isles of the sea; and whither they are none of us knoweth, save that we know that they have been led away." (1 Nep 22: 3-4, also 1 Nep 19: 16).
They are lost temporally in the sense that they are lost to the lands of their inheritance. They are also lost in a spiritual sense: they are lost to the gospel and its saving ordinances, they are lost to the priesthood and all the blessings. They are also lost in the sense that they no longer know that they are Israel and that God made covenants with their ancient fathers whereby they might be blessed. They are so intermingled with the Gentiles of the world that they can only be identified by revelation-this revelation must come through ordained patriarchs, declaring to them
their lineage and promised blessings as the chosen seed. According to what Jesus said in the Book of Mormon, they are not lost to God (3 Nephi 17:4)
When Jesus said He was going to visit them as well, we don't know exactly where He went but there are quite possibly similar records like the Book of Mormon that tell of His visit and teachings to those tribes.
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