Monday, February 8, 2010

If Isaiah 7:14-16 wasn't about Jesus, wouldn't it be a false prophecy since the two kings weren't destroyed?

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you [a] a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and [b] will call him Immanuel. [c] 15 He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. 16 But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.





This prophecy wasn't fulfilled if it was about an upcoming child:





In Isaiah's day Judah was not under the dominion of a foreign nation. Syria had no dominion over Judah; Northern Israel had no dominion over them. These two neighboring nations unsuccessfully attempted to conquer Judah by means of a devastating war. Although Judah was sorely disabled, they managed to retain self governance with the temporary aid of Assyria. Assyria exercised some control over the minor nations through covenant relationship and the payment of assessments; but the Assyrians permitted the smaller nations to maintain self rule through their own kings, and to wage their own wars unless payment was made for outside help. Thus, deliverance did not come to Judah during the reign of Ahaz.If Isaiah 7:14-16 wasn't about Jesus, wouldn't it be a false prophecy since the two kings weren't destroyed?
One can ask a more basic question, if the prophecy WAS about Jesus then wouldn't it be a false prophecy since the two kings were not destroyed?





Also, as far as I'm aware, Christian interpretations of this verse either say that there is a ';double prophecy'; or that it merely ';foreshadows'; the birth of Jesus. If so, your question can be asked on the Christian interpretation as well as such an interpretation admits that something must have occurred in Isaiah's day.





For further explanations:





http://www.messiahtruth.com/is714a.htmlIf Isaiah 7:14-16 wasn't about Jesus, wouldn't it be a false prophecy since the two kings weren't destroyed?
its cuz hannukah is a sin to all us christians we think that jesus died from aids instead of being burned.
Not false prophecy, but prophecy yet to be fulfilled.





None of Isaiah was talking about Jesus. None of Jesus' doings fulfill ANY of Isaiah's prophecies. After all, what about the one where there will be peace throughout the world when the Messiah comes? Has that happened? Have ANY of the things Isaiah prophecied happened, yet? No. So, HOW could he have been talking about Jesus? HOW?





(and, if this was NOT the kind of answer you were looking for, you shouldn't have posted this in Hanukah)

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