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Moses as a Type of God’s End-Time Servant
Like Moses, God’s servant is called a “shepherd” of his people: “Then his people recalled...
King Hezekiah as a Type of God’s End-Time Servant
Because Isaiah’s Seven-Part Structure places the historical events surrounding King Hezekiah’s life in a parallel,...
Forty Messianic Personas of the God of Israel
Creator of Heaven and Earth—“It is I who made the earth and created man upon...
The End-Time Reversal of Circumstances between the Gentiles and House of Israel
Jesus’ twin chiastic discourses to the Nephites after his resurrection from the dead show a...
The Price and Rewards of Searching the Words of Isaiah
The Price of Searching the Words of Isaiah Are you unreservedly committed to keeping Jesus’...
Significance of the Verb “Appoint” as a Word Link
God’s servant and son—his vassal—is “appointed” to restore God’s people Israel (See the terms “servant”...
Isaiah’s Prophecies of God’s End-Time Servant
Origins Comes from the east (Isaiah 41:2, 25; 46:11) Is a man of God’s counsel...
Mission of the 144,000 End-Time Servants of God
Key: Blue—God’s servants; Purple—God’s servant; Red—the king of Assyria “I saw another angel ascending from...
Preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
A mandate we have received from the pulpit to prepare for the second coming of...
A Book of Mormon Exodus Pattern
Considering that Book of Mormon writers wrote only those things that most typify the time...
The “Fulness of the Gentiles”—Ephraim’s End-Time Mission
The expression “fullness of the Gentiles” (Hebrew melo’ haggoyim) appears four times in the scriptures....
Preaching the Gospel through Calamities
As humanity grows increasingly hedonistic, unforeseen calamities take effect. There is no stopping them because...
Question about Jesus’ Quoting Isaiah 61 in Reference to Himself
Question: When Jesus quotes Isaiah 61 in Luke 4:17-21, he says “This day is this...
Question about Seeing the Father before the Son or the Son before the Father
Question: I’m having a difficult time reconciling that we are to prepare for the second...
Question about Unnatural Disasters
Question: With at least three major fires in the Los Angeles area having been observed...
Question about Inconvenient Parts of Moroni’s Prophecy
Question: In my gospel doctrine class, I rarely find topics discussed that touch on censuring...
Question about Who Were the Magi or Wise Men
Question: Do we know who the wise men were who came from the east, bringing...
Ancient and End-Time Gift Bearers
As all that happens in the end-time has a type or pattern in the past,...
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...
The Messiah—Israel’s Redeemer
It was in the context of his people’s lost and fallen state that the redemptive...
Zion Is Established among the House of Israel
Jesus refers to his servant again when giving Lehi’s descendants “a sign, that ye may...
Babylon—A Worldwide Conglomerate
Isaiah’s Seven-Part Structure defines Babylon as a composite entity made up of individual entities of...
Descent Precedes Ascent
In Isaiah’s Seven-Part Structure, ascent to a higher level is preceded by a temporary descent....
Analogies between the One and the Many
Linked ideas throughout the Book of Isaiah demonstrate how God’s people respond to his end-time...
Isaiah Uses Historical Precedents as Types of Things to Come
Have you wondered whether the Hebrew prophets wrote down revelations precisely as God gave them,...
A Literal Fulfillment of Prophecy
Many persons maintain that God will nullify prophecies of doom if people repent. They cite...
Spiritual Levels—De-Creation
Explanation: Souls who choose the opposite of keeping God’s laws atrophy to where they no...
Spiritual Levels—Re-creation
Explanation: As people ascend the spiritual ladder by keeping the laws of God’s covenants pertaining...
The Lord Is Judge, Lawgiver, and King
In God’s Day of Judgment no one will be able to say “You have no...