Blogs
The Sprig of Jesse by John Underwood—Isaiah Workshop Participant
From Isaiah we learn that the “sprig of Jesse” (Isaiah 11:1, 10) is an end-time servant or messianic...
Dispossessing Ourselves of Modern Idolatry by Ben Weathers, bishop and Isaiah Workshop participant
When people think of idolatry, they usually think of a golden calf or something from...
How Isaiah Impacts Individuals by Brenda Jensen, Seminary Teacher and Isaiah Workshop Participant
Studying Isaiah has helped me personally, it has helped me see Isaiah as a guide for becoming better, not...
Removing the Stumbling Blocks from the Path of His People
The Lord’s directive to remove the stumbling blocks from the path of his people increases...
Foster Fathers and Nursing Mothers: Female Imagery and Covenant Restoration in Isaiah by Jessica Prado Shipp
Feminine metaphors in scripture mark movement along what today’s leaders call the “covenant path,” a...
Covenant Loyalty and the Law of Sacrifice by Emily Caldwell
The Law of Sacrifice is not about outward offerings but about covenant loyalty proven in...
Are We in a State of Spiritual Blindness?
Krystal Potter—Isaiah Workshop Participant As we near the second coming of Jesus Christ, and the...
Proxy Salvation under the Terms of the Davidic Covenant
The role of “savior” or “deliverer,” which God’s end-time sons/servants take upon themselves, is grounded...
Isaiah’s Antithetical Themes by Jeff Weddle
I want to speak plainly and say clearly that I am not an academic, nor...
Isaiah—The Master Key by Randy Lasson
Isaiah functions like a “master key” for scripture because his book is intentionally written on...
God’s End-Time Fulfilment of His Covenants
In spite of the fact that temple covenants were restored through the prophet Joseph Smith...
Relationship between the Gentiles and House of Israel
Isaiah Prophesied of the House of Israel 2 Nephi 6:5 5 And now, the words...
Question about Regrafting the Branches of the Olive Trees
Question: My question is about how the regrafting of the branches from the three natural...
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...
Future Zion and Jerusalem
“In that day the Lord will thresh out [his harvest] from the torrent of the...
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...