In this podcast we discuss how Nephi sees his vision of The Tree of Life throughout the history of three groups: The Nephites, Jews, and Gentiles. The main elements of the vision are all included: The Tree of Life, Rod of Iron, Mist of Darkness, Filthy River, and Great andContinue Reading

➡ The New Jerusalem, A Practical Application: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2012/05/the-new-jerusalem-a-practical-application/ ➡ The tree restored in the holy of holies: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2019/10/the-tree-restored-in-the-holy-of-holies-revelation-22/ ➡ For more on Satan being bound for 1,000 years: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2017/04/satan-bound-during-the-millennium/Continue Reading

➡ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2017/05/revelation-12-the-woman-flees-into-the-wilderness/ ➡ More Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2019/12/revelation-12-the-dragon-the-woman-and-the-child/Continue Reading

➡ Detailed Show Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2019/12/revelation-7-the-preservation-of-the-righteous-saints/ ➡ More Notes: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2018/07/what-is-going-on-in-revelation-72-4-with-the-144000/Continue Reading

Revelation 3 Show Notes Detailed Show Notes on the Book of Revelation and more information regarding the Book of the Dead: https://www.ldsscriptureteachings.org/2019/12/revelation/Continue Reading

For the quotation from The Marriage of Martu where the ancients depict their enemies in negative terms, see the article Scripture Comes in its Cultural Packaging. For the quotation regarding the East Wind in Mosiah 7.30-32, and what it can show a careful reader of the Book of Mormon, go here.Continue Reading

For more commentary on coming to sense of your own nothingness, go here. In Mosiah 5.8, King Benjamin says “there is no other name given whereby salvation cometh.” Go here to see the connection between naming and existence as understood by the ancients. Smith’s quote on the Great Parent ofContinue Reading

To see an overview of the Book of Mosiah, go here. You can read Stephen Ricks’ excellent article “King, Coronation, and Covenant in Mosiah 1-6” here. King Benjamin’s address to his people was most likely set in the time of the Fall Festival. For more information on this event, goContinue Reading

You can download a PDF of the journeys in Mosiah here. Bryce had some awesome stuff on “Noah Blindness” and I wanted to share a great book by S. Michael Wilcox where he also addresses this tendency that we sometimes have. You can see his book on Amazon here. How is theContinue Reading