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Salvation—not by Works, Exaltation—by Works?
If salvation is by grace, not works—made possible through Jesus’ atonement for humanity’s transgressions—then how...
The Father’s End-Time Intervention in His Children’s Affairs
Whenever we see mention of “the Father” in the scriptures, particularly in an end-time context,...
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...
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...
Question about God’s End-Time Servant Helping to Create the Earth
Question: Does Isaiah say that God’s end-time servant helped to create the earth? Answer: Isaiah...
Question about Unheard-of “New Things” the Lord Will Do
Question: Do we have any idea what the “new things” are the Lord will do...
Question about the Nature of Humanity’s “First Estate”—Part Four
Question: Does the “first estate” mentioned in Jude 1:6 and “second estate” in Abraham 3:26...
Question about the Nature of Humanity’s “First Estate”—Part Three
Question: Does the “first estate” mentioned in Jude 1:6 and “second estate” in Abraham 3:26...
“Question about the Nature of Humanity’s ‘First Estate’—Part Two”
Question: Does the “first estate” mentioned in Jude 1:6 and “second estate” in Abraham 3:26...
Question about the Nature of Humanity’s “First Estate”—Part One
Question: Does the “first estate” mentioned in Jude 1:6 and “second estate” in Abraham 3:26...
Question about Dealing with End-Time Challenges
Question: Does Isaiah offer counsel for how to wade through end-time challenges? Answer: While Isaiah...
Question about What the Gentile Kings Hadn’t Heard or Considered
Question: Do we have any idea from the words of Isaiah what the kings of...
Question about the Nature of Repentance and Christ’s Atonement
Question: I don’t fully understand the atonement and repentance. If Jesus paid the price for...
Question about Jesus’ Non-Appearance to the Gentiles
Question: Why hasn’t Jesus shown himself in person to the Gentiles, including the Latter-day Saints,...
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...