Blogs
The Price and Rewards of Searching the Words of Isaiah
The Price of Searching the Words of Isaiah Are you unreservedly committed to keeping Jesus’...
Significance of the Verb “Appoint” as a Word Link
God’s servant and son—his vassal—is “appointed” to restore God’s people Israel (See the terms “servant”...
Isaiah’s Prophecies of God’s End-Time Servant
Origins Comes from the east (Isaiah 41:2, 25; 46:11) Is a man of God’s counsel...
Mission of the 144,000 End-Time Servants of God
Key: Blue—God’s servants; Purple—God’s servant; Red—the king of Assyria “I saw another angel ascending from...
Preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
A mandate we have received from the pulpit to prepare for the second coming of...
A Book of Mormon Exodus Pattern
Considering that Book of Mormon writers wrote only those things that most typify the time...
The “Fulness of the Gentiles”—Ephraim’s End-Time Mission
The expression “fullness of the Gentiles” (Hebrew melo’ haggoyim) appears four times in the scriptures....
Preaching the Gospel through Calamities
As humanity grows increasingly hedonistic, unforeseen calamities take effect. There is no stopping them because...
Advent of the Dragon—Birthpangs of the Messiah
John’s prophecy in the Book of Revelation of three antichrist persons—the Beast, the Dragon, and...
The Intercessors—Hasteners of the Father’s Work
Knowing that the time is coming, and is well-nigh at hand, when the Lord “will...
Ancient and End-Time Gift Bearers
As all that happens in the end-time has a type or pattern in the past,...
Jesus, Once of Humble Birth
Since I’ve taken up studying Isaiah, “Jesus, Once of Humble Birth” has become a favorite...
Question about Jesus’ Quoting Isaiah 61 in Reference to Himself
Question: When Jesus quotes Isaiah 61 in Luke 4:17-21, he says “This day is this...
Question about Seeing the Father before the Son or the Son before the Father
Question: I’m having a difficult time reconciling that we are to prepare for the second...
Question about Unnatural Disasters
Question: With at least three major fires in the Los Angeles area having been observed...
Question about Inconvenient Parts of Moroni’s Prophecy
Question: In my gospel doctrine class, I rarely find topics discussed that touch on censuring...
Question about Who Were the Magi or Wise Men
Question: Do we know who the wise men were who came from the east, bringing...
Ancient and End-Time Gift Bearers
As all that happens in the end-time has a type or pattern in the past,...
Question about Why People Aren’t Being Translated in Our Day
Question: Why don’t we hear of persons that are translated in our day? It seems...
Question about Temple Covenants and the Davidic Covenant
Question: How are temple covenants “manifestations of the Davidic Covenant” as you have taught in...
Question about Making Sure Your Calling and Election
Question: Does Isaiah teach anything about making one’s calling and election sure as the prophet...
Question about the Queens of the Gentiles’ Ministering Role
Question: According to Isaiah, what is the end-time role of the queens of the Gentiles...
Isaiah’s Context of Malachi’s Prophecy of Fathers and Children
From Isaiah’s covenant theology, Malachi’s prophecy of the hearts of the fathers turning to the...
Question about Why Joseph Smith Is not the Servant
Question: I recently watched a podcast that claimed the servant Jesus speaks of in 3...
Two Woman Figures in the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah’s prophecies address two kinds of end-time Israel: first, people like the Jews, who have...
Reading in Context—An Interpretive Principle
Built into Isaiah’s prophecy—and indeed into all scripture—are two different ways one may interpret them....
Following Jesus Christ, Not a Man
Nephi sees that “because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine”—which “pervert...
God’s Great and Marvelous Work
God’s performing his great and marvelous work “among the children of men" (2 Nephi 25:17;...
The Sealed Book of Isaiah
In this modern age, when materialism, idolatry, perversions, and telestial trivia seduce the masses, one...
The Fulness of Truth
Consistent with the “other books” that are to come forth that will fulfill his prediction,...
A Great Division Among the Gentiles
Paradoxically, on the other hand, as noted, because additional scriptures come forth only when the...
God’s Sons/Servants Overcome Sin and Iniquity
Those who attain this second level of blessedness are freed from iniquity as well as...
Three Years of Warning before Three Years of Judgment
According to Isaiah, God raises up his servant when the world is spiraling in a...
Future Zion and Jerusalem
“In that day the Lord will thresh out [his harvest] from the torrent of the...