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1 day ago20 min read
Becoming One : Zion is Accomplished One Person at a Time
Whenever we search for a description of Zion, a reference about Enoch and his people is often referred to. “And from that time forth...
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scottrode
Mar 1031 min read
That Which is Needful
Each day our lives have competing forces for our time. An example of this is the encounter between Martha, sister of Lazarus and the...
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scottrode
Mar 129 min read
Opposition in All Things
We live in a world of convenience. That which is easily attained is more likely to be the focus of our efforts. Secular knowledge,...
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scottrode
Feb 2135 min read
Genealogy in God’s Economy : Establishing Your Lineage
*By way of encouragement, I suggest you pay close attention to the footnotes. They contain information I describe as “ doctrine that...
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scottrode
Feb 1333 min read
Wash Yourself - Part 3 : Pulling on a Prophetic Thread
In part 2, there was a discussion about how a covenant with the Lord was established in the days of king Benjamin. Preparation for this...
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scottrode
Feb 732 min read
Wash Yourself - Part 2 : Preparing for Zion
Lehi and Nephi shared Lehi’s dream of “The Tree of Life” with their family. In Nephi’s explanation of the meaning of the dream, Nephi...
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scottrode
Feb 219 min read
“Wash Yourself, Make Yourself Clean” - Part 1 : Preparation for Zion
The Lord, through His servant Isaiah said: “Your hands are full of blood. Wash yourself, make yourself clean ; put away the evil of your...
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scottrode
Jan 2840 min read
A Silent Witness of God’s Condescension - Part 2 : Conversing Through the Veil
Let me say at the outset, this paper is abbreviated from what it could have been. That said, I’ve entered dangerous territory by...
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scottrode
Jan 2121 min read
“Do You understand God’s Condescension?” Part 1
In the course of experiencing a dream led by an angel, Nephi was asked if he understood God’s condescension. To condescend is to be...
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scottrode
Jan 1637 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ Part 6-Conclusion : Amalickiah, Assyrian King, and the King of Babylon - A Composite of the Anti-Christ
“. . . And we also see the great evil that one very wicked man can cause among mankind . We see that Amalickiah, because he was a...
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scottrode
Jan 924 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 5 B : Prophetic Latter-day Conditions
Before exploring the account of Amalickiah, it is helpful to examine warnings from those whom the Lord showed our day in the Covenant of...
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scottrode
Jan 321 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ : Part 5 A - Amalickiah-Type for the Latter-day Anti-Christ
The last paper explored Captain Moroni and how his life foreshadows events of a latter-day David. To continue considering the Lord’s...
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scottrode
Dec 27, 202426 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 4A : Scriptural Type Foreshadowing Future Events
In the last installment, repeating elements relating to the tribes of Judah and Joseph were observed. Joseph Smith as “the Rod” and “the...
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scottrode
Dec 21, 202423 min read
War Chapters in Covenant of Christ-Part 3B : Prophetic Clues from the Restoration
Restoration Clues from the Lord through Joseph Smith If not for statements from Nephi and the Savior in Covenant of Christ, we...
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scottrode
Dec 14, 202425 min read
War Chapters in Covenant of Christ - Part 3A : Searching for Types
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes.” In scriptural accounts, details may vary but human nature has been tested...
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scottrode
Dec 7, 202424 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 2 : Divine Symmetry
What appears random or chaotic is actually part of divine symmetry preserving balance between opposites. “The Holy One has established...
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scottrode
Dec 2, 202421 min read
War Chapters in the Covenant of Christ - Part 1 : Speaking to Us
This series of papers examines the war chapters in the Covenant of Christ to understand how restated content in modern English in the...
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scottrode
Nov 26, 202439 min read
The Hen Gathers Her Chicks- Part 3 Contributions of the Renewed Restoration
Before introducing the final part of this series of papers, it is appropriate to explain my logic behind three parts. The first part...
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scottrode
Nov 22, 202425 min read
Joseph Smith - The Hen and the Gathering of Israel Part 2 : Joseph’s Enlightened Commentary
Part 1 addressed revelations given to Joseph Smith during his mortal ministry that sequentially introduced increased light and knowledge...
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scottrode
Nov 16, 202424 min read
Joseph Smith’s Interpretation of the Parables of Jesus : As a Hen Gathers Her Chicks Under Her Wings-Part 1
Recently McKay Platt shared a number of parables of Jesus that Joseph Smith related to Israel’s gathering. Drawing upon McKay’s list,...
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