Do you sometimes feel lost when you read the Book of Revelation? Do the images and actions seem bewildering and the meaning confusing? Opening the Seven Seals combines outstanding LDS and biblical scholarship. Richard D. Draper, a popular Education Week speaker, discusses the themes of Revelation, examining the book section by section. Some questions he addresses include: • What is apocalyptic literature? • What do the various beasts represent? • What is the significance of numbers and their use? • What are the differences and purposes of the seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls? • How does the book testify of Jesus Christ and warn of Satan? • What does the book say about the last days, the Millennium, and the final judgment? Opening the Seven Seals will help the reader find the fulfillment of this promise: “Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand” (Rev. 1:3).

Opening the Seven Seals: The Visions of John the Revelator

Draper, Richard D.

Religion & Spirituality

Deseret Book Co.

Millennium's End: The Battle of Gog and Magog: A Novel of the Very Last Days

Draper, Jessica

Literature & Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

For centuries, biblical scholars have marveled at the apocalyptic writings of John found in the Book of Revelation. However, many find the Book of Revelation to be so full of bewildering symbols and mysterious references that they don't even try to understand it. Yet Joseph Smith said, The Book of Revelation is the plainest book that God ever caused to be written. In this informative and enlightening tape, Richard D. Draper unravels the mystery of the Book of Revelation and reveals the wealth of information it contains about the Savior, His work, and His ministry. Drawing on his years of experience as a scholar and teacher of ancient history, Brother Draper explains the symbolism in the context of the ancient text. He says, for example, "John has a vision of a lamb with seven eyes and seven horns. We know that eyes represent intelligence; seven represents fullness or wholeness. Therefore, seven eyes represents omniscience-the Lamb is an omniscient one. Horns are power. Therefore, what we have here is the image of omnipotence. John testifies that the Lamb is omniscient and the Lamb is omnipotent." Your testimony of the Savior will be strengthened as you join in this fascinating journey through the Book of Revelation.

The Book of Revelation: Testifying of Christ

New Age & Spirituality

Covenant Communications,Inc.

The Savior's Prophecies: From the Fall of Jerusalem to the Second Coming

History

World

A Fulness of Joy

Although the Pearl of Great Price is relatively short, its scope is remarkably broad, recording revelations to prophets in several dispensations – from Abraham and Moses to Joseph Smith. It provides deep and powerful insights into crucial Restoration doctrines, particularly doctrines relating to the plan of salvation. Three authors who are experts in ancient cultures bring you this verse-by-verse, even word-by-word commentary, the most thorough and reader-friendly treatment available. It will immeasurably enrich your understanding of such doctrines as the nature of God, pre-mortal life, the Creation, the Fall, the Atonement, the establishment of Zion, the Last Days, and the Second Coming.

The Pearl Of Great Price: A Verse-by-verse Commentary

Brown, S. Kent

Rhodes, Michael D.

Brown, Kent S.

A trio of gigantic earthquakes devastates cities all over the world. Conflicts between Latter-day Saints and other major groups have reached their breaking points since the Mormons moved their headquarters from Salt Lake City to Independence, Missouri. Now one of the Twelve Apostles is missing.The end of the Sixth Seal is at hand, and the forces of evil are mounting a great offensive against the very essence of good.Amidst the turmoil, Merry Galen, a brilliant LDS medical researcher uncovers the truth about a vaccine that promises to end infectious diseases but only at a horrific cost. Now it's up to Merry to escape those who would silence the truth, and to warn the world as forces that may destroy mankind are set in motion.

Seventh Seal

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

A trio of gigantic earthquakes devastates cities all over the world. Conflicts between Latter-day Saints and other major groups have reached their breaking points since the Mormons moved their headquarters from Salt Lake City to Independence, Missouri. Now one of the Twelve Apostles is missing. The end of the Sixth Seal is at hand, and the forces of evil are mounting a great offensive against the very essence of good. Amidst the turmoil, Merry Galen, a brilliant LDS medical researcher uncovers the truth about a vaccine that promises to end infectious diseases but only at a horrific cost. Now itâ€™s up to Merry to escape those who would silence the truth, and to warn the world as forces that may destroy mankind are set in motion.

Seventh Seal: A Novel of the Last Days

To read the book of Revelation is to see a myriad of representations pass by our gaze, offering and kaleidoscope of bizarre and incongruent images. This world strikes us at first as fearfully and mysteriously strange and fantastic. But once these symbols are properly deciphered, they combine to present crucial messages for those living in the last days. These messages were designed by God to lead all successfully through these troubled times if they will read, hear, and do his will. This commentary presents a comprehensive analysis of John's book aided by the lens of LDS doctrine and Mormon experience. God delivered his messages in the form of images housed within discrete visions, with each symbol explaining, exposing, or emphasizing various aspects of the message conveyed. The challenge is getting beyond the symbols to the represented realities. Information is drawn from all the Standard Works, the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, and from modern Prophets and Apostles. Even so, the best of world scholarship has not been overlooked. Because this commentary relies heavily on the Greek text, the full Greek text of the book is presented in sections along with the King James Version and the authors' new Rendition. The commentary contains translation notes and analysis of every verse. The work strives to be as up to date, comprehensive, scholarly, and doctrinally sound as possible. Most important, the commentary emphasizes the primary focus of John's work, "the revelation of Jesus Christ" (Rev. 1:1). The commentary highlights the Apostle's witness that Jesus is the Lamb of God alive and active in these last days-directing earthly affairs and preparing his Saints and the faithful so that the Father's intentions will ultimately be accomplished. Moving beyond all its latter-day horrors, hope and promise still dominate the work. The Lamb is in charge, and nothing moves beyond the limits he sets. he is coming to "destroy them which destroy the earth" (Rev. 11:18) and to bring his people into triumphant millennial glory. This commentary details how.

Revelation of John the Apostle

RHODES, Michael

Christian Books & Bibles

BYU Studies

Of all of Paul s epistles, First Corinthians may resonate the most with Latter-day Saints. Many of its doctrinal teachings reappear in the Restoration: baptism for the dead, degrees of glory, charity never faileth, the administration of the sacrament, and others. The counsel Paul gave remains remarkably relevant today because conditions and attitudes found in ancient Corinth have reemerged in the postmodern Western world. The Corinthian microcosm was largely a skeptical, materialistic, pluralistic, immoral society whose standards were contrary to those of the Christian community. The Corinthians questioned God, the Resurrection, and the place of the Spirit in their lives. Paul was compelled to address such issues in that society, and the result is an epistle highly germane still today. This book is the most comprehensive study of First Corinthians that LDS scholars have yet produced. It relies on the LDS canon of scripture and the teachings of LDS prophets alongside rigorous biblical scholarship and Paul s original Greek. Because this commentary relies heavily on the Greek text, the full Greek text is presented along with the King James Version. It also presents a new rendering of the Greek text that makes the text more understandable to modern readers. This rendition is set side by side with the King James text for easy comparison. The commentary contains translation notes and helpful historical and cultural background. The work strives to be as up to date, comprehensive, scholarly, and doctrinally sound as possible. Through examining every verse of First Corinthians, the rich theology of the Atonement, grace, the gifts of the Spirit, the sacrament, love, and resurrection of the dead come alive. Those who read this volume will find in it faith, hope, and understanding of key principles and doctrines. The text bears a strong witness of the Lord Jesus Christ and a clear elucidation of his gospel as articulated by the Apostle Paul.

Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians (Byu New Testament Commentary)

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