26OT40 Hold On to Your Socks — The Babylon Umbrella & the Holy of Holies of Isaiah

ISAIAH DID THIS ON PURPOSE. Farrell and Rhonda Pickering walk through one of the most stunning literary structures in all of scripture: the Servant-Tyrant Parallelism (Isaiah 14 laid verse-by-verse against Isaiah 52–53) and the Babylon Umbrella (the ten oracles of chapters 13–23 under the fall of Babylon in chapter 47). This is Episode 38 / Isaiah Class 2 of our Come Follow Me series — an abridged look at two of Rhonda’s full-length classes (Class 16 and Class 17). The charts and structures come from Isaiah Illustrated and the discoveries of Dr. Avraham Gileadi. When you see what Isaiah actually did, two things become obvious: The same author wrote both halves of the book. These chapters are not ancient history only — they are a map of the last days. 👉 Free handouts, slides, and the 20-minute overview: https://www.propheticappointments.com 👉 Full 28-class Isaiah series (start with Class 15, 16, and 17) 👉 Isaiah Illustrated — 650-page color study guide 👉 Understanding Daniel’s Timeline: Prophecy Unsealed — now available for pre-order In this episode you’ll see: Why chapter 53 sits at the exact center of Isaiah’s covenant-blessings section (the “Holy of Holies” of the book) 21 opposite parallels between the King of Babylon and the Servant / King of Zion How the seven themes of the Bifid Structure run straight through the parallelism (ruin & rebirth → humiliation & exaltation → disinheritance & inheritance) The harlot Babylon dethroned in the dust while the daughter of Zion rises and puts on robes of glory Why the King of Assyria and the King of Babylon are two aspects of the same end-time figure Egypt as latter-day America (Isaiah 19) and the three-year warning of the servant How Revelation 13, 1 Nephi 14, D&C 86, and Isaiah all describe the same harlot and the same double-cross Why “sealed book” language in Isaiah 29 points to more than just the Book of Mormon The two end-time battles: Ephraim/America fought in mortal combat vs. Jerusalem delivered by a sword not of man Proxy saviors, the 144,000, and why translation is a service assignment — not a get-out-of-jail-free card Jesus never said “read Isaiah.” He said search it. This class shows you how the structures themselves preach. If this helped you see Isaiah differently, tap like and share it. That’s how more people find the book the Savior told us to search. Website & resources: https://www.propheticappointments.com Contact: propheticappointments.com 0:00 Welcome — Episode 38, Isaiah Class 2 0:43 Five-class series + website + Isaiah Illustrated 6:07 Overview of the Servant-Tyrant Parallelism 11:22 How to read 14 // 52–53 side by side 16:19 Theme 4 center: humiliation & exaltation (47:1 // 52:1) 19:53 Theme 1 — Ruin & Rebirth 23:30 Theme 2 — Rebellion & Compliance 28:20 Theme 3 — Punishment & Deliverance 30:49 Heart of the structure: the powerless tyrant vs. the eminent servant 34:08 “I will ascend” vs. the sapling from dry ground 40:44 Theme 5 — Suffering & Salvation (pierced / crushed / healed) 43:36 Theme 6 — Disloyalty & Loyalty 46:11 Theme 7 — Disinheritance & Inheritance (the hand and the arm) 53:44 The Babylon Umbrella introduced 58:33 Why chapter 19 (Egypt / America) matters right now 1:09:59 Revelation 13, the two beasts, and the murdered harlot 1:19:05 Isaiah 28 — the mighty and strong one, early figs, and Ephraim 1:24:32 King of Assyria links (flood, rod, staff, thief) 1:40:28 What “sealed” actually means (Isaiah 29, Jeremiah, Daniel, Ether 4) 1:54:40 The two battles: America and Jerusalem 1:58:20 Isaiah 19 — Jehovah smites Egypt and heals it 2:05:00 Next: the Little Apocalypse and the songs of salvation #Isaiah #ComeFollowMe #ComeFollowMe2026 #BookofMormon #LatterDaySaints #EndTimes #LastDays #Prophecy #AvrahamGileadi #IsaiahIllustrated #ServantTyrant #Babylon #Zion #KingofAssyria #DavidicServant #SealedPortion #DandC #Revelation #ThirdNephi