2 Kings 2-7 Part 2 • Dr. Don Parry • July 6-12 • Come, Follow Me

2 Kings 2-7 Part 2 • Dr. Don Parry • July 6-12 • Come, Follow Me

Author: Hank Smith & John Bytheway July 1, 2026 Duration: 56:58

Dr. Don Parry brings Hebrew precision and prophetic testimony to Elisha’s miracles, tracing an unmistakable portrait of Jesus Christ from poisoned stew to resurrected bones, and connecting ancient temples and the Dead Sea Scrolls to the living Restoration.

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TIMECODE
0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Don Parry
2:17 Naaman: mighty man of valor and leper
4:24 The little captive maid and testimony under pressure
7:04 Dead Sea Scrolls and Dr. Parry’s testimony of how he joined the team
9:21 Naaman dips in the Jordan seven times
11:43 Seven dippings and chiastic structure and biblical numerology
13:43 Leprosy in Hebrew scholarship and Jesus referencing Naaman
15:44 Gehazi’s greed and leprosy as a consequence
18:51 2 Kings 6: horses and chariots surrounding Dothan
21:05 Elder Holland says heavenly armies are real
24:02 Calculating the scale of the heavenly hose and Elisha and the blinded army
28:11 Elisha’s bones raise the dead and resurrection as a type of Christ
31:19 Four principles to study scripture
33:20 Dr. Parry’s Preserved in Translation - Hebrew structures in scripture
36:20 Liken the scriptures
38:47 Dead Sea Scrolls and Isaiah–Essene connections to the Book of Mormon
41:30 Doctrine matters
44:03 Scripture brings light and hope
49:09 30 correspondences between ancient and modern temple
51:37 Church activity points to the temple and to Jesus Christ
53:48 Joseph Smith as prophet and seer
56:44 Closing testimony of Jesus Christ
58:04 End of Part 2 - Dr. Don Parry

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