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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...
God’s End-Time Judgment
“Come near, you nations, and hear! Pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth give heed,...
A Tyrant Named “Sea” and “River”
“Woe to those who enact unjust laws, who draft oppressive legislation—denying justice to the needy,...
A God Named “Salvation”
“You have forgotten your God, your salvation, and not remembered the Rock, your fortress.” (Isaiah...
A Man Named “Righteousness”
“Thus says the Lord: Observe justice and perform righteousness, for my salvation will soon come...
God’s Light amidst the Darkness
“My servant whom I sustain, my chosen one in whom I delight, him I have...
What Happens to End-Time Babylon
“An oracle concerning Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw in vision: Raise the...
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...
Question about the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict
Question: Can you explain the current armed conflict between Palestinians and Israelis from an Israeli...
Question about Failing to Acknowledge the Operation of Evil Spirits
Question: If the casting out of evil spirits was common in the past, and human...
Question about What Will Cause a ‘Great Division’
Question: Do Isaiah and other scriptures say what causes the “great division” at the time...
Question about a Millennial Temple in America
Question: Does Isaiah say anything about a millennial temple in America, considering Isaiah lived only...
Question about the Church and the Davidic Servant
Question: Why doesn't the Church teach us about the Davidic Servant? Is it because the...
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...