Concerning our need to understand Isaiah as Nephi did, Elder McConkie said: "It just may be that my salvation (and yours also!) does in fact depend upon our ability to understand the writings of Isaiah as fully and truly as Nephi understood them" ("Ten Keys to Understanding Isaiah," p. 78).
1. Pay the price in study and effort.
2. Have the "Spirit of Prophecy," which is the "testimony of Jesus" (Revelation 19:10) which comes by the power of the Holy Ghost.
3. Understand the manner of prophesying of the Jews.
a. The law of Moses.
b. Imagery and figurative language (metaphors, similes, analogies, parables, types, and shadows).
c. Dualism (writings that apply to more than one situation and that may be fulfilled at more than one time).
d. Esoteric terms (religious terms or concepts only fully understood by those who have the proper religious background.
4. Become familiar with the geography of the Holy Land and the regions which surround it.
5. Learn of the judgments of God and the fulfillment of his prophecies.
6. Understand the historical setting of Isaiah's writings.
7. Use the Book of Mormon.
8. Study all scriptures and learn them thoroughly.
9. Use the current LDS scriptures.
10. Understand "line upon line."
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