Many persons excuse themselves from searching the scriptures by asserting that the “dead prophets” are less relevant than the “living prophets.” They forget that the ancient prophets are still very much alive, which those know who “commune with the Church of the Firstborn” (Doctrine & Covenants 107:19). As Isaiah reminds us, “The word of our […]
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Question: What is meant by this verse from D&C 1:14: “And the arm of the Lord shall be revealed; and the day cometh that they who will not hear the voice of the Lord, neither the voice of his servants, neither give heed to the words of the prophets and apostles, shall be cut off
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“Go now, write on tablets concerning them; record it in a book for the end-time, as a testimony forever” (Isaiah 30:8). “Behold, I say unto you, that ye ought to search these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah. For surely
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Question: What do the scriptures say about the gathering of Israel? Answer: These are two questions: (1) who do the scriptures define as Israel? And (2) what do they say about Israel’s gathering? In the context of “gathering” Israel, it is “the house of Israel” that is gathered and the timeframe is the end of
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“Procrastinate, and become bewildered; preoccupy yourselves, until you cry for help. Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. Jehovah has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep: he has shut your eyes, the prophets; he has covered your heads, the seers.” (Isaiah 29:9–10) “Jehovah will cut off from
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Considering the kinds of decisions people in power are currently making that make reason stare, one may indeed wonder whether these persons are totally ignorant or just plain evil. Not only that, but the question arises of how to respond to a leadership that seems hell bent to destroy the very fabric of civilization and
Question: Given that there are seven spiritual levels of people Isaiah has identified in his prophecy, how do you ascend from one level to the next? Answer: The quick answer is that to experience rebirth or ascent to a higher spiritual level one must keep the law of God’s covenant that pertains to that level.
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Isaiah’s theology of creation, in effect, nuances the entire concept of God’s creation as an ongoing process that has operated for eons of time and that extends far into eternity. Within that continuum, Adam and Eve’s “creation” by no means constitutes a unique event. Rather, it accords entirely with the cyclical rebirth or re-creation of
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Just as there exist seven identifiable spiritual categories of people in the Book of Isaiah, so they exist on the earth in any age of the world. That includes among Latter-day Saints. Called “the Gentiles” in the Book of Mormon, or “the fulness of the Gentiles” (melo’ hagoyim; Genesis 48:19), these largely consist of assimilated
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Question: How can we tell the difference between a person experiencing trials and tribulations versus experiencing covenant curses? Answer: Like the people of Alma the Elder who repented of their iniquities at the Waters of Mormon and settled the Land of Helam, the consequences of their former transgressions still followed them even though they had
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Question: In this day, what does it look like to be a proxy savior when we don’t have “vassal kings” such as King Benjamin or King Hezekiah? Or is that referring to yet a future time? Is the temple endowment enough to enter into the fulness of the Davidic Covenant or is there more to
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People who are spoken of in the scriptures as being “highly favored of the Lord” indeed saw and heard extraordinary things and were exceedingly blessed of God. One of these is Nephi: “Having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries
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