In our podcast covering 2 Nephi 20-25, I talk about 12 predictions that Nephi makes in 2 Nephi 25. Here is what I have found. I would love your input as to other things that you see! Thanks for listening to the podcast!Continue Reading

Isaiah 6: Isaiah’s Call The sixth chapter of the Book of Isaiah stands as a monumental cornerstone for the entire prophetic ministry of Isaiah and the overarching themes of his book. This chapter records Isaiah’s call to serve. It deeply influenced his perspective, message, and the trajectory of his propheticContinue Reading

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The Temple and the World by Jon D. Levenson “The House of God is the whole cosmos” “The Temple offers the person who enters it to worship an opportunity to rise from a fallen world” “The Temple is to space what the Sabbath is to time” “The Temple is theContinue Reading

Apocryphal texts, often characterized by their mystical and symbolic narratives, are a filled with images similar to the vision of Lehi discussed in 1 Nephi 8 and 11. These extrabiblical texts, although not universally accepted into the biblical canon, offer unique insights into the spiritual and eschatological beliefs of variousContinue Reading

My good friend Mandy Green did a podcast where she spoke of some of the ascension texts in extra-biblical literature. She spoke of the following text from the Gospel of the Beloved Companion (see below). She also made reference to the Ascension of Isaiah, where Isaiah speaks of his ascent into the Seven Heavens.[1]YouContinue Reading

The Book of Mosiah is very different from Jacob, or 1st or 2nd Nephi. The storyline goes all over the place- the book is named after a king that doesn’t give a speech in the book, and begins with an address by Mosiah’s son Benjamin. Following Benjamin’s address in 124Continue Reading

The Seven Kings And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.Continue Reading