“Woe to those who suppose what is evil to be good and what is good, evil! They put darkness for light and light for darkness;they make bitterness sweet and the sweet bitter. “Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own view! Woe to those who are valiant at […]
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“Who has believed our revelation? On whose account has the arm of the Lord been revealed? “Like a sapling he grew up in his presence, a stalk out of arid ground. He had no distinguished appearance, that we should notice him; he had no [pleasing] aspect, that we should find him attractive. He was despised
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If it is inherent within the terms of Jehovah’s covenants with his people Israel and with individuals to deliver them from any mortal threat, then such a threat must include death itself—humanity’s ultimate mortal threat. From the Book of Genesis we learn that death came into the world as a result of Adam and Eve’s
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Question: How can you tell the difference between when Isaiah is speaking about the Lord and when he is speaking about the servant? Answer: Whereas the Lord identifies himself as the God of Israel, the servant does not. Each refers to the other as a different person than himself. Yet, both suffer in the course
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“Hear me, you followers of righteousness, seekers of the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, to the quarry out of which you were hewn; look to Abraham your father, to Sarah who bore you. He was but one when I called him, but I blessed him by making him many.” (Isaiah
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Question: On one hand Nephi says that in order to understand the things of the prophets one must understand “the manner of the things of the Jews” (2 Nephi 25:5). On the other hand he says, “I have not taught them many things concerning the manner of the Jews; for their works were works of
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When Abraham’s people, including his own father, worship idols and a famine sweeps the land, God commands Abraham to leave: “Jehovah said to Abram, ‘Move from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to a land I will show you. And I will make you a great nation. I will bless you and
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The prophet Malachi identifies “righteous” people in God’s Day of Judgment not as those who profess a particular creed or repeat religious slogans but as those who “serve God,” while the “wicked” are those who “don’t serve him” (Malachi 3:18). Noah wasn’t born “a righteous man, perfect in his generation,” but he became this by
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“Hear the word of Jehovah, O leaders of Sodom; give heed to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!” (Isaiah 1:10) “It is the will of Jehovah that, because of his righteousness, they magnify the law and become illustrious.” (Isaiah 42:21) “But they have no desire to walk in his ways or obey
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Question: How is the law translated beings observe different from that of other celestial people? Answer: While all celestial persons such as God’s elect keep a celestial law, some do so on a higher spiritual level than others. What set the three Nephite disciples of Jesus who inherited the Father’s kingdom apart from the nine
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Who do we suppose are the end-time people of the Lord of whom he says, “I was available to those who did not inquire of me; I was accessible to those who did not seek me. I said, Here am I; I am here, to a people that did not invoke my name” (Isaiah 65:1)?
Question: How can one who is single act as a king or queen as that title implies marriage of a man and woman? Answer: The ministry of a king or queen as defined in the scriptures depends upon the law a person keeps. In Isaiah’s theology, that is the law of the Davidic Covenant. In
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