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Emanuel Swedenborg and Joseph Smith
Emanuel Swedenborg, born in 1688, died 1772, taught that God is a man, those who go to Perdition do so because they denied the truth, there are three degrees of glory in heaven, consecration is…
Isaiah Quotes in the Book of Mormon Explained - Responses to Critics
Isaiah was born circa 740 BC and died circa 681 BC. Lehi left Jerusalem about 600 BC a few years before it was conquered by Babylon. Martin Tanner explains how Isaiah Chapters 40-66, which talks…
Pre-Existence in Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and Latter-day Saint Theology
From the Bible, Apocrypha, Doctrine and Covenants, and Book of Abraham, Martin describes the belief of some Jews and Protestants, all Latter-day Saints, but not by Catholics, in a pre-existence or…
God Answers Prayers
Martin Tanner shares the story of a prayer answered in a dramatic way, originally told to him by his friend Lloyd Poleman.
Symbolism of the Salt Lake Temple, Interior and Exterior
Martin describes human progress in the interior of the Salt Lake Temple, from creation at the lower level (the Telestial kingdom), through the middle level (the Terrestrial kingdom), to the highest…
Why the Trinitarian Concept of God Contradicts Scripture
Martin quotes Old Testament and New Testament verses which are inconsistent with the Trinitarian theory of God, believed by most of Christianity. The Trinitarian concept was first concocted in 325 AD…
The Book of Abraham With Martin and Prof. Kerry Muhlestein, PhD, Egyptologist
Martin interviews Professor Muhlestein about the Book of Abraham, where it came from, errors of critics' about it, common misconceptions, and the evidence that it is a genuine translation of ancient…
The "Secret Gospel of Mark" and the Temple Endowment
Learn how a little known letter from Clement of Alexandra describes a "Secret Gospel of Mark" written by John Mark, the author of the Gospel of Mark, in which Jesus gives Lazarus, after risen from…
Joseph's Coat Probably Did Not Have Many Colors, but Was Likely a Priesthood Garment
Martin explains why Joseph's coat "ketonet" "passim" was a garment with markings, not one of many colors. Learn about a rare book in the Oxford University library that describes how Joseph's wife…
Passover, Resurrection Sunday, Easter, Salvation and Resurrection
Martin Tanner describes the overlap of the Jewish Passover, Christian Resurrection Sunday, Easter, and The Resurrection. He provides details about the Jewish and Christian beliefs in resurrection. He…
The King Follett Discourse: Its Context, Content and Meaning
Host Martin Tanner explains the details of the famous King Follett Discourse, including how it got its name, the great teachings in it, including how ex-nihilo (out-of-nothing) creation is false…
Deification, Divinization, and Theosis
Host Martin Tanner explains that the phrase, "As man is now, God once was, as God is now, man may be" is not an idea limited to Latter-day Saint belief. The Orthodox Church teaches and emphasises it.…
The Divine Council in Heaven
Martin Tanner explains the difference between monotheism (belief in one God) which is neither Jewish nor Christian, and monolotry (worship of only one God) which is Jewish and Christian. Martin gives…
Pre-Columbian Horses in the Americas
It is often claimed that the Spaniards brought the first horses to the Americas after the ice age. Yet there is considerable evidence horses existed in the Americas well after the ice age, and before…
The 1826 Trial of Joseph Smith
Martin Tanner explains the misconceptions and lies told about Joseph Smith's 1826 trial. It was not a trial at all. It was a preliminary hearing. Anti-Mormon critic Wesley P. Walters stole the 1826…
The Dead Sea Scrolls - Why You Should Care About Them
Host Martin Tanner explains when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written. He explains there are 900 documents: one-third secular, one-third Old Testament books, and one-third religious books not found in…
The Trinitarian Concept of God is Not Biblical: Why 1 John 5:7 is Not an Authentic Bible Verse
Host Martin Tanner explains that the concept of the "Trinity" is not found in the Bible. The idea that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are of one undivided substance is not found anywhere in the…
The Tower of Babel: Did it Really Exist or is it a Myth?
Martin Tanner provides references to the sources supporting the authenticity of the Tower of Babel account in Genesis 11:1-9, from the Book of Jubilees, the Historian Flavius Josephus, and the…
The Genesis Evidence for Humans in the Literal Image of the Gods; and, Was the Garden of Eden in Missouri or the Middle East?
Genesis 1:26 and 5:3 are explained to demonstrate humans look like the Gods - men and women, and have the qualities and traits of the Gods, including the ability to reason, all of the human emotions,…
A Brief Overview of Book of Abraham Facts and Fallacies
Critics use a "red hearing" (untrue fact) to try to discredit the Book of Abraham. Critics say we have the papyri from which the Book of Abraham text was translated, which is factually incorrect.…
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