Isaiah’s Prophecy Fulfilled in My Own Bloodline: Cyrus, Zerubbabel, and the Return From Babylon | Apostle D. Todd Harrison

In this extraordinary teaching on Isaiah 40–49, Apostle D. Todd Harrison reveals one of the most astonishing prophetic chains in all of scripture — a chain that runs directly through his own ancestral bloodline.

More than a century before Cyrus the Great was born, the prophet Isaiah — a direct ancestor of Apostle Harrison — declared by the Spirit of God that a future ruler named Cyrus would:

Conquer Babylon,

Break the captivity of the Jews,

Send God’s people back to the land of Israel, and

Command the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.

History records that this prophecy was fulfilled exactly, through Cyrus the Great — another direct ancestor of Apostle Harrison — who issued the decree that allowed the exiles to return home.

And when the Jews arrived back in Jerusalem, the rebuilding of the Temple was overseen by Zerubbabel, the Davidic governor and Temple builder — also a direct ancestor of Apostle Harrison.

This means Isaiah’s prophecy, Cyrus’s liberation, and Zerubbabel’s rebuilding were not only divine acts in Israel’s history —they were family acts in the lineage that leads directly to Apostle D. Todd Harrison.

It is a living testimony of how God weaves prophecy, history, and lineage together to reveal His sovereignty across generations.

The faithful will walk away with a deeper awe for scripture, a renewed faith in God’s promises, and a powerful sense of how He raises leaders in every age — just as He raised Isaiah, Cyrus, Zerubbabel… and now Apostle D. Todd Harrison.

"I testify that Jesus Christ is our Savior and that He is ALIVE!

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

The Apostle D. Todd Harrison

Direct Apostle of Jesus Christ

Called directly by the Lord Himself through divine revelation and commissioning, following His New Testament pattern of calling apostles as He did with the Twelve and with Paul, and sending them to all nations

(Galatians 1:1; Acts 26:13–20)

“Not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.”

— Galatians 1:1

Set apart by the Lord according to the ancient scriptural pattern

Following many years of apostolic calling and increasing service, now in the Seventh Year of Global Apostolic Ministry

Honoring the sacred stewardship of the First Presidency in their inspired callings to the Church, while fulfilling the Lord’s commission as a Directly Called Apostle of Jesus Christ to All Nations

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Paul — Apostle to the Nations/Gentiles (Galatians 2:7; Romans 11:13)

John — Apostle to the Nations (D&C 7)

The Twelve — Church Stewardship (D&C 107)