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Doctrine & Covenants 113
Section 113
Answers to certain questions on the writings of Isaiah, given by Joseph Smith the Prophet, at or near Far West, Missouri, March 1838.
1–6, The Stem of Jesse, the rod coming therefrom, and the root of Jesse are identified; 7–10, The scattered remnants of Zion have a right to the priesthood and are called to return to the Lord.
1 Who is the Stem of Jesse spoken of in the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th verses of the 11th chapter of Isaiah?
2 Verily thus saith the Lord: It is Christ.
3 What is the rod spoken of in the first verse of the 11th chapter of Isaiah, that should come of the Stem of Jesse?
4 Behold, thus saith the Lord: It is a servant in the hands of Christ, who is partly a descendant of Jesse as well as of Ephraim, or of the house of Joseph, on whom there is laid much power.
The Rod =The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Led by Its Appointed Prophet/Apostle
5 What is the root of Jesse spoken of in the 10th verse of the 11th chapter?
6 Behold, thus saith the Lord, it is a descendant of Jesse, as well as of Joseph, unto whom rightly belongs the priesthood, and the keys of the kingdom, for an ensign, and for the gathering of my people in the last days.
The Marred Servant: The Black Sheep of The Family
"A Messiah" Dictionary Definition
"A messiah is a person, believed to be sent by God, who acts as a savior or liberator for a community of people, originating from the Hebrew term mashiach, meaning "anointed one". In Judaism, the Messiah is a future king from King David's line who will bring an era of perfect peace and prosperity to the world and restore Israel."
The Messiah, Jehovah/Jesus Christ
, A Messiah Servant definition. See Averham Giliadi, Isaiah Explained
https://isaiahexplained.com/chapter/49
Isaiah Chapter 49
The Messiah will be a light to the Gentiles and will free the prisoners—Israel will be gathered with power in the last days—Kings will be the nursing fathers of Israel—Compare 1 Nephi 21.
1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5 ¶ And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 ¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
18 ¶ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.
19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
24 ¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
The copy of the painting below was sent to me by TJ Sorensen from Utah.. TJ told me that it wasn't finished and had to add some other elements to it. He told me he was naming the Dividic Servant of "David, My Servant", Ezekiel 37:24. When I saw this picture, I was taken aback because unbeknownst to TJ, he had painted the very town where I live.
When to consider "coincidence" vs. "fact"
If you can't find a logical or physical connection between two events, it's a coincidence.
If you can establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship, or a scientific explanation for why the events are connected, then it is a fact, not a coincidence.
Below is A Photo comparison of my coastal hometown of Weston-Super-Mare with TJ's painting. In this comparison, I highlight the buildings on the seafront
Weston-Super-Mare.
In this photo, you see W-S-M beach & the incoming tide. In the centre, you see the white structure of The Grand Pier with a boardwalk & is 366 metres (1,201 ft) long. To the left, the promenade with rows of Hotels. Behind the pier, cut into this hill, are very tall sandstone Victorian mansions. Just behind the Pier is a jetty connected to an Island known as Knightstone Island, containing an apartment block. To the far left at the tip of the hill that points into the sea & known as Anchor Head, you see more Victorian sandstone hotels. The wooded hilltop is known as Worlbury Hill & Woods. It is approximately 2.5 miles long. The top of the hill kinks down as depicted in TJ's painting.
Years ago, when I was hired to do the restoration stone work on the Gadfield Elm Chapel back in the mid-90s, my father one evening told me of a vivid dream he had - He said he saw me building a Church next to a river I told him that I was restoring a Chapel/church at a place call Gadfield Elm on the boarder of the three counties - there is a rine but no river there He said no this was a very big Church -. I thought nothing more of it but kept his telling to my mind. it is only now, years later, & seeing TJ Sorensen's painting, do I understand what my Father saw in his dream. It was the Temple that was going to be built on the Uphill Site, which has a river that runs to its mouth by the hill of Uphill. The Name of the river is the River Axe. Uphill or OOpilus means "Opener of The Way"
The Builders of Stonehenge Hu the Great see William Walker's book The Islands of Destiny page ....
TJ Paints the Standing Stones
Weston-Super-Mare
We're going to build a Tesla Free Energy Tower next to the Stewart Marriott & Kelly Marriot Hotel on Knightstone Island.
Isaiah 11:10
"And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious".
The Root of Jesse
…9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
10 On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.…
Crossing the Great Deep.
Elon Musk to me said, "This Is 'Technology meeting Destiny'.
" If you build it, He Will Come" ( I quote from the film Field of Dreams to Elon.
Elon, see the Salvation of the Lord when he makes bare His Holy Arm. Let's do this, Elon.
This is the Gathering place before the planets are aligned.
This is Your Destiny in Salvation.
Not just for you but for the Whole House of Israel. & the repentant world.
Let's Do This!
A couple of weeks ago (September 2025 Elon Musk sent me a message from his X official Tesla account. He said he would like to talk with me regarding some of my posts I made. Elon was the very first of my followers on his platform X.
He subsequently gave me a private contact Link so that we could talk further. Below, the left-hand box is are selection of those conversations.
