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The Words of Christ That Are Yet to Come Forth

Principle among scriptures still to come forth are Jesus’ words to the Nephites, when he...
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Isaiah’s Definition of a “Man”

Isaiah’s definition of what constitutes a “man”—in contrast to something less than a man—is of...
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Lesser Laws, Higher Laws

A look at the laws of God shows that all his laws constitute the terms...
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The Worth of Bringing Souls to Jesus

What set Jesus’ three Nephite disciples apart from his nine disciples was that they “desired...
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The Restitution or Restoration of All Things

Peter’s depicting the time before Jesus’ second coming as the “restitution of all things which...
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Denying the Image and Likeness of God

The Law When “God created man in his own image, in the image of God...
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Turning the Hearts of the Jews to the Prophets

To latter-day saints who desire to “live by every word which proceeds forth out of...
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Rising above Troubled Waters in the Church

How much confusion from a discordant society, chaotic world, and political and ecclesiastical leadership do...
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How Isaiah Impacts Book of Mormon Prophecies

We may have noticed that when Book of Mormon prophets make predictions about the time...
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End-Time Manifestations of an “Eternal Hatred”

In our day, as in Book of Mormon times, what the scriptures depict as an...
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How Isaiah Defines the “Line-upon-Line” Principle of Learning

As Isaiah is the first prophet to address the “line-upon-line” principle of learning, his words...
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Question about Whether the Gathering of the House of Israel has Started

Question: I’m confused about whether the prophesied gathering of Israel has started. Does the current...
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Question about “A Bible, a Bible” in 2 Nephi 29:3

Question: Does the Gentiles’ complaint against the words of the Lord’s hissing forth when they...
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Question about Polygamy in the Book of Isaiah

Question: Does Isaiah reveal more about polygamy than what is in Isaiah 4:1, which people...
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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...
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Question about the Jews’ Conversion to Jesus Christ

Question: So far, we have seen very few Jewish people accept Jesus. Yet the scriptures...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Personifications in Metaphor

Isaiah characterizes Jehovah as a personification of “salvation”—as the epitome of a Savior of his...
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Two Opposite End-Time Entities

Isaiah describes God’s people who descend spiritually as a “whore” or harlot. That imagery identifies...
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Messianic Intersection of Jehovah and Israel

If it is inherent within the terms of Jehovah’s covenants with his people Israel and...
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The Call of Abraham

When Abraham’s people, including his own father, worship idols and a famine sweeps the land,...
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Higher Law Leads to God’s Presence

The prophet Malachi identifies “righteous” people in God’s Day of Judgment not as those who...
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Redemptive Suffering

In the redemptive context of the second unit, the burden of suffering that precedes or...
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Following Jesus Christ

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

Where will we stand in that fateful day? Will we behave badly and end up...
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The Nature of God and Man

Debates about the nature of God have echoed in Jewish and Christian circles over many...
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Jehovah/Jesus’ Atonement for Transgression

Anticipating Israel’s rejection of him—without which his sacrifice for sin would not have been complete—Jehovah...
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