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How the Vain Things of the World Hold Us Back
Among a series of “woes” or covenant curses the Lord pronounces on his end-time people...
The Shift from Searching the Scriptures to Heeding the Pulpit
Paul and Silas’ missionary experience with the Jews in the synagogue at Berea reveals a...
Three Signs of the End-Time
A dear friend received three signs of the end-time from Elder Neal A. Maxwell before...
Restoring the Kingdom to Israel
The era of righteousness and peace that followed Jesus’ visit to the Nephites forms a...
The Servant Prepares the Way for Jehovah’s Coming
Just as in Jewish tradition the best man at a wedding blows the shofar or...
Moving between Telestial and Terrestrial Time Zones
When, at Joshua’s command, “the sun stood still” and the Israelites slew the Amorites for...
Becoming Clean from the Blood and Sins of this Generation
When Isaiah says, “Turn away, depart; touch nothing defiled as you leave [Babylon]. Come out...
United in the Truth of God
The “cause of truth” (Isaiah 42:3), the “God of truth” (Isaiah 65:16), and doing all...
Isaiah’s Imagery of Temple Ordinances
Isaiah’s mention of “ordinances” doesn’t leave us wondering very long about which ones he is...
Signs of the Coming of the Servant
If the Ephraimite Gentiles will be “as much mistaken” about Jesus’ second coming as the...
New World Order—The Old Order of Satan
When Isaiah says, “They are not a discerning people. Therefore their Maker shows them no...
Ephraim Fills the Bow of Judah
Israel’s ongoing assault by enemies surrounding it—Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthies—and America’s providing it with ordinance...
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...
Question about There Never Occurring Another Apostasy
Question: I’ve heard it preached by authority that there will never be another apostasy. While...
Question about the Power of God Descending upon the Saints
Question: I have heard from the pulpit that the power of God has descended on...
Question about How Many End-Time Servants in the Book of Isaiah
Question: Is there more than one end-time servant of God according to Isaiah? Some say...
Question about Whether the Gathering of the House of Israel has Started
Question: I’m confused about whether the prophesied gathering of Israel has started. Does the current...
Question about “A Bible, a Bible” in 2 Nephi 29:3
Question: Does the Gentiles’ complaint against the words of the Lord’s hissing forth when they...
Question about John the Revelator Being God’s End-Time Servant
Question: Thank you so much for all the work you do. I appreciate your books...
Question about Polygamy in the Book of Isaiah
Question: Does Isaiah reveal more about polygamy than what is in Isaiah 4:1, which people...
Question about the “Angel of His Presence” in Isaiah 63:9
Question: Is the “angel of his presence” who delivers God’s people in Isaiah 63:9 the...
Question about the Jews’ Conversion to Jesus Christ
Question: So far, we have seen very few Jewish people accept Jesus. Yet the scriptures...
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...