Who are the “Other Sheep Not Of This Fold” Jesus Mentioned?

Who are Jesus’ “other sheep” that “are not of this fold”? Many Latter-day Saints believe this verse refers to Christ’s appearance to the Nephites in the Book of Mormon. But is that really what Jesus meant?

Mormonism claims that the events of the Book of Mormon were the fulfillment of prophecy – that Jesus would personally come to other Israelites who were in the Americas. In John 10:16, Jesus says “I have other sheep that are not of this fold.” Should we understand those other sheep to be the Nephites? I don’t think so. Jesus was referencing a far broader group than a group of people living in the Americas.

When we look at the rest of the Bible, it becomes clear that the fulfillment of this text wasn’t an unknown event on the other side of the planet, but something that was fulfilled in the days of Acts through the work of Jesus’ Apostles.

The house of Judah, the lost sheep of Israel, and the other sheep of the Gentiles were all brought into the New Testament Church in fulfillment of Old Testament prophesy.

Check out this newest video explaining how John 10, Ezekiel 34-37, and Acts are all threaded together in God’s divine plan of redemption.