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Advent of the Dragon—Birthpangs of the Messiah

John’s prophecy in the Book of Revelation of three antichrist persons—the Beast, the Dragon, and...
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The Intercessors—Hasteners of the Father’s Work

Knowing that the time is coming, and is well-nigh at hand, when the Lord “will...
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Ancient and End-Time Gift Bearers

As all that happens in the end-time has a type or pattern in the past,...
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Jesus, Once of Humble Birth

Since I’ve taken up studying Isaiah, “Jesus, Once of Humble Birth” has become a favorite...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Three Signs of the End-Time

A dear friend received three signs of the end-time from Elder Neal A. Maxwell before...
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Restoring the Kingdom to Israel

The era of righteousness and peace that followed Jesus’ visit to the Nephites forms a...
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The Servant Prepares the Way for Jehovah’s Coming

Just as in Jewish tradition the best man at a wedding blows the shofar or...
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Moving between Telestial and Terrestrial Time Zones

When, at Joshua’s command, “the sun stood still” and the Israelites slew the Amorites for...
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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...
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Question about the Fulness of the Gospel

Question: In what ways is the fulness of gospel different from the basic principles of...
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Question about Assyria and the Ten Lost Tribes

Question: Does Isaiah say anything about the return from exile of Israel’s Ten Lost Tribes...
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Question about End-Time America

Question: If the prophecies of Isaiah are about the end of the world, where does...
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Question about the Imperative to Understand Isaiah

Question: What is so important about understanding the words of Isaiah that the Savior makes...
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Question about Church Members Being Gentiles or House of Israel

Question: In a class discussion, the question arose as to when Gentiles become numbered among...
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Question about a Seeming Last Days Discrepancy

Question: If we are living in the last days, how should we account for the...
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Question on Church Members Being Caught Up

Question: Will members of the church be saved from major calamities and caught up in...
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Question about Identities and End-Time Roles

Question: Would not the spiritual kings and queens of the Gentiles who gather God’s “sons”...
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Question about Living in these Times

Question: What does Isaiah teach about how to live through the time when his prophecies...
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Question about the Savior and the Servant

Question: How can you tell the difference between when Isaiah is speaking about the Lord...
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Question about Using the Manner of the Jews

Question: On one hand Nephi says that in order to understand the things of the...
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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...
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Reading in Context—An Interpretive Principle

Built into Isaiah’s prophecy—and indeed into all scripture—are two different ways one may interpret them....
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Following Jesus Christ, Not a Man

Nephi sees that “because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine”—which “pervert...
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God’s Great and Marvelous Work

God’s performing his great and marvelous work “among the children of men" (2 Nephi 25:17;...
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The Sealed Book of Isaiah

In this modern age, when materialism, idolatry, perversions, and telestial trivia seduce the masses, one...
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The Fulness of Truth

Consistent with the “other books” that are to come forth that will fulfill his prediction,...
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A Great Division Among the Gentiles

Paradoxically, on the other hand, as noted, because additional scriptures come forth only when the...
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God’s Sons/Servants Overcome Sin and Iniquity

Those who attain this second level of blessedness are freed from iniquity as well as...
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Three Years of Warning before Three Years of Judgment

According to Isaiah, God raises up his servant when the world is spiraling in a...
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Future Zion and Jerusalem

“In that day the Lord will thresh out [his harvest] from the torrent of the...
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