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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 Nature of the Veil
Question: Do we know from the scriptures the nature of the veil spoken of in...
Question about Priestcraft and Secret Combinations
Question: As per your excerpt from Endtime Prophecy, p 401-402, in last week’s email, is...
Question about the Gentiles’ Hating the Jews in 2 Nephi 29:5
Question: A few weeks ago or so, I ordered your books and have read several....
Question about “Judea’s” and “Jerusalem’s” Declining Food & Water
Question: I’m curious about Isaiah’s description of Judea’s and Jerusalem’s deprivation of “both staff and...
Question about Judging the Authorities
Question: I’m having difficulty with how to respond to people who judge the general authorities...
Second Question about Temple Covenants
Question: I would love to hear more about the temple covenants. So many Christians use...
Question about Temple Covenants in Relation to Biblical Covenants
Question: How do LDS temple covenants relate to biblical covenants such as the Sinai Covenant,...
Question about Whether There Was More than One Isaiah
Question: The general consensus among Bible scholars is that the Book of Isaiah was written...
Question about the Name “The Lord Our Righteousness”
Question: Jeremiah 23:5–6 says that the “righteous Branch” the Lord raises up to David is...
Question about the Interrelationship of God’s Covenants
Question: I’m having difficulty sorting out which laws or terms of God’s covenants apply on...
Question about the Fulness of the Gospel
Question: In what ways is the fulness of gospel different from the basic principles of...
Question about Assyria and the Ten Lost Tribes
Question: Does Isaiah say anything about the return from exile of Israel’s Ten Lost Tribes...
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...