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The Comforter and the Comforted
Of the many functions the Holy Ghost performs, the one he is known by is...
Descent before Ascent
“Hear me, you who know righteousness, O people in whose heart is my law: Do...
Greater Portion, Lesser Portion
Is anyone paying attention to the fact that so far we have received only “a...
The Reward of Righteousness
“The path of the righteous is straight; you pave an undeviating course for the upright....
From Whence Our Blessings Come
Given that end-time scriptures define the house of Israel as the Jews, Ten Tribes, and...
Grounds for a Great Division
Jesus’ saying that he came to bring “division” on the earth—so much that families would...
A Psychology of Insanity
The Jewish historian Josephus recounts how a kind of psychosis and barbarity overcame the Jews...
Deconstruction and Reconstruction
“Their feet rush after evil; they hasten to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are preoccupied...
The Sodomization of Society
Rue the day that a great nation such as ours should descend into a culture...
The De-Created—Briars, Reptiles, Feral Animals
“Your palms are defiled with blood, your fingers with iniquity; your lips speak guile, your...
The Lord as Creator and Re-Creator
“Thus says the Lord who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth—who made...
Question about ‘Seven Noahite Laws’ Taught by Rabbis
Question: How do the seven laws of Noah, which some people advocate, relate to the...
Question about Messiah the Son of Joseph and Messiah the Son of David
Question: Where does the Jewish expectation of a “messiah the son of Joseph” come from,...
Question about Not Searching the Words of Isaiah
Question: When I tried to interest my bishop in the words of Isaiah, he instead...
Question about Living Prophets vs. Dead Prophets
Question: Some say the living prophets supersede the dead prophets. I’m confused because aren’t all...
Question about the Scriptures Narrative and Pulpit Narrative
Question: What is the right thing to do when we encounter things being taught in...
Question about Another Nation Bringing Forth the Fruits Thereof
Question: Is it possible that the entitled and accusatory attitude many members of the restored...
Question about Lehi’s Descendants Being a “Dead Branch”
Question: Several church authorities have claimed that those who are called Lamanites today, some of...
Question about Persecution in the Church
Question: It is disturbing to see several prominent figures in the church being persecuted by...
Those with Visions
The book Visions of Glory by John Pontius, based on the near death experiences of...
Question about the Translation of Isaiah Passages in the Book of Mormon
Question: “My anti-LDS friend says “See! According to Avraham’s answer he proves that Joseph Smith...
Question about Jesus’ Being the Veil of the Temple
Question: Some have interpreted Hebrews 10 to say that the Savior is the veil of...
Question about the Gentiles’ Being Mistaken about Jesus’ Second Coming
Question: I’m troubled by Brigham Young’s statement that the Gentiles would be just as mistaken...
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...
The Messiah—Israel’s Redeemer
It was in the context of his people’s lost and fallen state that the redemptive...
Zion Is Established among the House of Israel
Jesus refers to his servant again when giving Lehi’s descendants “a sign, that ye may...
Babylon—A Worldwide Conglomerate
Isaiah’s Seven-Part Structure defines Babylon as a composite entity made up of individual entities of...