OK, I'm going to give you a little history lesson from the Book of Mormon, and see if you can connect the dots. If you have a better explanation who and what are represented in these passages, then by all means, tell me.... (Other than you don't believe it and it was all made up, we know you feel that way already)
1 Nephi 13:
10 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.(OCEAN)
11 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the seed of thy brethren.
12 And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, (COLUMBUS) who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land. (AMERICA IS THE PROMISED LAND... LOTS OF REFERENCES TO THIS IF YOU NEED THEM)
13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; (PURITANS) and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters.
14 And it came to pass that I beheld many multitudes of the Gentiles upon the land of promise; and I beheld the wrath of God, that it was upon the seed of my brethren; and they were scattered before the Gentiles and were smitten.(WHAT HAPPENED TO NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATIONS AT THE HANDS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND CONQUISTADORS ON THIS CONTINENT?)
15 And I beheld the Spirit of the Lord, that it was upon the Gentiles, and they did prosper and obtain the land for their inheritance; and I beheld that they were white, and exceedingly fair and beautiful, like unto my people before they were slain.
16 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles who had gone forth out of captivity did humble themselves before the Lord; (AGAIN, PURITANS AND SUBSEQUENT GENERATIONS WHO SERVED GOD) and the power of the Lord was with them.
17 And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them. (GREAT BRITAN AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR)
18 And I beheld that the power of God was with them, and also that the wrath of God was upon all those that were gathered together against them to battle.
19 And I, Nephi, beheld that the Gentiles that had gone out of captivity were delivered by the power of God out of the hands of all other nations.
20 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld that they did prosper in the land; and I beheld a book, and it was carried forth among them. (BIBLE)
21 And the angel said unto me: Knowest thou the meaning of the book?
22 And I said unto him: I know not.
23 And he said: Behold it proceedeth out of the mouth of a Jew. And I, Nephi, beheld it; and he said unto me: The book that thou beholdest is a record of the Jews, which contains the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; and it also containeth many of the prophecies of the holy prophets; and it is a record like unto the engravings which are upon the plates of brass, save there are not so many; nevertheless, they contain the covenants of the Lord, which he hath made unto the house of Israel; wherefore, they are of great worth unto the Gentiles. Hope that helps.
BTW, if you require the statements of several prophets and apostles that also say this passage is specifically about Columbus, then I will be happy to provide such.
“1 Nephi 13:
10 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld many waters; and they divided the Gentiles from the seed of my brethren.(OCEAN)”
There you go again. Anybody can predict something 350 years after it happened. Did you forget the Book or Mormon was written centuries after Columbus sailed the Ocean blue?