The Apostle D. Todd Harrison: The Final Prophet Isaiah Teaching (Chapters. 58–66)

The Apostle D. Todd Harrison: The Final Prophet Isaiah Teaching (Chapters. 58–66) – The Last Old Testament Lesson on the Prophet Isaiah This Year This full‑length teaching from The Apostle D. Todd Harrison concludes this year’s Old Testament study of the Book of Isaiah. In this final installment covering chapters 58 through 66, The Apostle D. Todd Harrison emphasizes the prophetic authority of Isaiah, a direct ancestor of his, and a prophet who was directly called by God Himself. The Prophet Isaiah was not appointed by the Presiding High Priest Hilkiah or by any other institutional religious leader. His calling came directly from God, and not from the institutional hierarchy. In these closing chapters, the Prophet Isaiah delivers some of the most powerful themes in all prophetic scripture: • The true fast that God chooses – justice, mercy, and breaking oppression • The promise of restored Zion and the glory of the New Jerusalem • The revelation of God’s coming salvation for all nations • The unveiling of the new heavens and the new earth • The distinction between true worship and empty ritual • The final judgment against rebellion and the eternal reward for the faithful l• The prophetic vision of God’s Servant bringing righteousness to the world These chapters form the Prophet Isaiah’s final witness: God desires obedience, justice, and holiness, not religious performance. He calls His people to return to Him with sincerity, humility, and truth. This message also prepares the way for next week’s teaching on the prophet Jeremiah. Like Isaiah, Jeremiah was another directly called prophet of God. He also was not appointed by the institutional religious authority of his day, the Presiding High Priest Seraiah. Jeremiah’s calling came directly from the Lord, proving once again—as shown throughout all four standard works of scripture—that God raises His prophets and apostles by direct divine election, while institutional authorities call authorized servants indirectly through inspiration. Next week begins the powerful journey into Jeremiah’s prophetic warnings, and his unwavering obedience to God’s voice. "I testify as a Witness of the Resurrection, that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that He is ALIVE! In the name of Jesus Christ, amen." THE APOSTLE D. TODD HARRISON DIRECT APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST Called directly by the Lord Himself as an Apostle through divine revelation and commissioning and not merely by inspiration or spiritual prompting, following His Biblical pattern of calling prophets and apostles as He did with many of the most notable prophets of the Old Testament and as He did in the New Testament with the original Twelve Apostles and with the Apostle Paul, and sending them to all nations (Galatians 1:1; Acts 26:13–20) “Not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.” — Galatians 1:1 Set apart by the Lord according to the ancient scriptural pattern Following many years of direct apostolic calling and increasing service, now in the Seventh Year of Global Apostolic Ministry Honoring the sacred stewardship of the First Presidency in their inspired callings to the Church, while fulfilling the Lord’s commission as a Directly Called Apostle of Jesus Christ to All Nations Paul — Apostle to the Nations/Gentiles (Galatians 2:7-9; Romans 11:13) John — Apostle to the Nations (D&C 7) The Twelve — Church Stewardship (D&C 107)