Isaiah 29:9-16
The coming forth of the Book of Mormon and establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the marvelous work and a wonder in Isaiah 29 verses 9–16.As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we certainly understand this verse to be associated with Scripture, and more specifically, the coming forth of the Book of Mormon, which was written for the “convincing of both Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ.”
Isaiah 29:17—24
This is the fourth and final installment on Isaiah 29, the coming
forth of the Book of Mormon, comprising of verses 17–24.(Read
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