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Gadianton’s Band Reborn
When a corrupt few come to power who are upheld by the many—who themselves are...
How to Search Isaiah
We can observe a huge difference between “searching” the words of Isaiah and not doing...
How to Start Learning Isaiah
When first learning how the prophecy of Isaiah informs us today, it is important to...
When Angels Appear
Hugh Nibley used to tell of his grandfather who served in the church’s First Presidency...
Patterns from Israel’s Past—A Sure Guideline
Isaiah’s method of prophesying end-time events based on types or patterns from the past provides...
Compensatory Measures
In a day when the iniquity of the world’s inhabitants has reached surfeit and God...
Collective Remorse
It is no secret that when a person transgresses against God and doesn’t quickly repent,...
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...