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Interpreting Jesus’ Chiastic Structure of 3 Nephi 20
In his prophetic discourse to the Nephites at Bountiful in 3 Nephi 20 that is...
Gadianton Apocalypse
Where do we imagine current societal trends will take us if left unchecked? Have we...
Sealed Books and Greater Things
Although the scriptures inform us that there exist sacred records containing greater revelations from God...
Scapegoating Your Guilt
In line with an oft repeated historical pattern, whenever a society’s or religion’s burden of...
Between Heaven and Earth
What do we anticipate happens when “all things” are revealed to sanctified individuals, as is...
A Light Shining In Darkness
When the end-time Gentiles exercise greater faith—(“even as the brother of Jared”)—the Lord responds by...
The Lesser Portion
Two-hundred years ago, in the early hours of September 22, 1823, the angel Moroni appeared...
Reversing Iniquities or Covenant Curses
“Thus says the Holy One of Israel: Because you have rejected this word, and rely...
Power of the Word of God
(Preface to Endtime Prophecy) How long shall the Judeo-Christian world labor under misrepresentations of the...
Alarm Bells for Non-Searchers of Isaiah!
Where do we suppose believers will learn what is next in line for them and...
A Time for Rebuilding Ruins
“Jehovah of Hosts [spoke this] in my hearing: Surely many buildings shall lie desolate, large...
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...
Question about the Power of God Descending
Question: Who are the saints and covenant people of the Lord mentioned in 1 Nephi...
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...