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What scriptures have the word road in it?
Matthew 3 v3 Matthew 7 v14 Matthew 22 v9 Matthew 10 v5 13 v4 20v17 acts 8 v26 mark 11v8
Why were the followers of Jesus first called Christians in Antioch Turkey and not in Jerusalem Acts 11 v26?
In Jerusalem, it was more of a Jewish base. Antioch was one of the most evangelical of the early churches, so it probably started there because of the missionary vision of that church. The label was probably used to differentiate it from Judaism. Remember in the early church, Jews were trying to get new Christians to keep the law etc and believe the new gospel. This is seen in the book of Galatians in the New Testament.
What was Luke's special title for Jesus?
1. it depends what bible version you use King James, NIV2. Luke some times called Jesus Jesus or He with a capitial H orhe would call Jesus Rabbi(master)Luke's special title for Jesus was 'Son of Man' as typified in one of the key verses in the whole Gospel:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. This title is Luke's way of stressing the human and yet divine person who was Jesus Christ. The people of the time, and certainly Bible students of today can see a clear reference here to the 'Son of Man' in Daniel, clearly a divine figure.13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Some examples of the use of this title occur in Luke 6 v 5, 6 v22, 7 v34, 9 v22, 9 v26, 9 v44, 9 v 56, 9v58, 11 v 30, 12 v 8, 12 v 10, 12 v 40 etc. A good concordance will provide more.Luke also uses the title Son of God, but this is also used elsewhere so is not particularly special to Luke.
Will the prophecy on Isaiah 30 v26 ever happen?
AnswerThe prophecy:-Isaiah 30:26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.Yes, it will happen. Go to Revelation and follow it through:-Rev 1:16 And he [Jesus Christ, the Son of man] had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.Sun and moon don't give out any of their light, and thus no heat from the sun:-Rev 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became blackas sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;Then two-thirds of the light from the sun etc is restored, along with the resultant heat:-Rev 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.Then light is restored to all of the sun, and Christ's great anger and vengeance strikes the earth as great heat from the sun [see 1:16] :-Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.Rev 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.AnswerThis prophecy is flawed. The moon does not emit its own light. It will never happen.AnswerComments on "This prophecy is flawed" :-No prophecy is flawed when the Bible is used to interpret the Bible: if you do not think that God says what He means and means what He says, if you prefer to believe someone else's interpretation rather than what God says in the plain Word of God, if you think it is "flawed" because it is not humanly possible so you don't think God can cause it to happen, then you have bigger problems than this prophecy." The moon does not emit its own light" :-Very true - it does not, but when you read any verse and see the tiny word "as", it almost always means there is some significent comparison or statement coming , and is often prophetic (but not always: still, how long is a piece of string?). Just because the physical world is as it is now does not mean that it will not change in the future. Do not get it the wrong way around: it is not prophecy that has to conform to the world, but the world that has to conform to prophecy. (Anyway, who knows if in the future the moon will give out heat like the sun as well as reflecting more light ? )"It will never happen. ":-When you are talking about prophecy, just because something is not humanly possible, or the the odds on the liklelihood of it happening are absolutely astronomical, means absolutely nothing whatsoever. When God says that something will happen, to God that particular event is already in the past-tense - to God it has already occurred. To believe otherwise is to call God a liar and to reject God."Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold,"If the light of the sun becomes seven times brighter, then the light of the moon will also become brighter, so it is definitely possible.
Why even though Josiah did all that God asked of him God still punished him and all Jerusalem for the acts of his grandfather 2Kings 23 v26?
God promised He would punish Jerusalem and Judah for the evil King Manasseh (Josiah's grandfather) had done:-2Ki 21:11-17 ISV-v2.0 "Because King Manasseh of Judah has committed these despicable things, acting more sinfully than did all of the Amorites who preceded him, including making Judah sin with its idols, [v. 12] therefore this is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Look! I'm going to bring such a disaster to Jerusalem and Judah that both ears of those who hear about it will ring. [v. 13] I'll stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line that is Samaria and the plumb line that is Ahab's dynasty. Then I'll wipe Jerusalem like one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down! [v. 14] I will abandon the survivors of my heritage and hand them over to their enemies. They will become war booty and spoil to all of their enemies [v. 15] because they have done what I consider to be evil and they have provoked me from the day their ancestors left Egypt right up to this day!'" [v. 16] In addition to this, Manasseh shed lots of innocent blood - until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he caused Judah to sin by practicing what the LORD considered to be evil. [v. 17] The rest of Manasseh's deeds, including everything that he accomplished and the sin that he practiced, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not?Josiah was greatly distressed at this coming punishment, but God said he was not going to witness it because he was right before God:-2Ch 34:14 While they were bringing out the money that had come in as gifts to the LORD's temple, Hilkiah the priest discovered the Book of the Law of the LORD that had been handed down by Moses.2Ch 34:19 As soon as [Josiah] heard what the Law said, he tore his clothes [note: a traditional sign of great distress].2Ch 34:21 [Josiah said] "Go ask the LORD for me and for those who survive in Israel and in Judah about the words that we've read in this book that we found, because the wrath of the LORD that we deserve to have poured out on us is very great, since our ancestors haven't obeyed the word of the LORD that required us to do everything that is written in this book."2Ch 34:24-28 ISV-v2.0 "This is what the LORD says: 'Pay attention! I'm bringing evil to visit this place and its inhabitants - every single curse written in the book that they've been reading to the King of Judah. [v. 25] Because they abandoned me and have burned incense to other gods,provoking me to become angry at everything they're doing, therefore my wrath is about to be poured out on this place, and it won't be quenched.'"' [v. 26] "Now tell the king of Judah [Josiah] who sent you to ask the LORD about this: 'This is what the LORD God of Israel says about what you've heard: [v. 27] "Because your heart was sensitive, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he had to say about this place and its inhabitants - indeed, because you humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes, and cried out to me, I have heard you," declares the LORD. [v. 28] "Look! I'm going to take you to your ancestors, and you will be buried in your grave in peace so that you won't have to see all the evil that I'm going to bring to his place and to its inhabitants."'" So they all brought back this message to the king.2Ki 23:25-28 ISV-v2.0 There had been no king like him before him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his strength, in obeying everything in the law of Moses. No king arose like Josiah after him. [v. 26] Even so, the LORD did not turn away from his fierce and great angerthat burned against Judah because of everything with which Manasseh had provoked him. [v. 27] The LORD said, "I'm going to remove Judah from my sight as well, just as I've removed Israel. I will abandon Jerusalem, this city that I've chosen, as well as the temple about which I've spoken 'My Name shall remain there.'" [v. 28] Now the rest of Josiah's actions, including everything that he did, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not?If you are forgiven, like Manasseh, you can't undo what has been done or the results of your actions. There are consequences to every action even if, like Josiah, they occur through no fault of your own, .
What has the author Franz Boas written?
Franz Boas has written: 'The mind of primitive man' -- subject(s): Ethnopsychology, Race relations 'The Journal Of American Folk-Lore V26' 'The Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay' -- subject(s): Eskimos, Inuit 'The mythology of the Bella Coola Indian' -- subject(s): Bella Coola mythology, Folklore, Bella Coola Indians 'Chinook texts' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Chinook Indians, Chinook language, Folklore, Indians of North America, Texts, Chinook (Langue) 'Introduction to Handbook of American Indian languages' -- subject(s): Languages, Indians of North America, Language and languages 'Der Eskimo-Dialekt des Cumberland-Sundes' -- subject(s): Inuktitut dialect, Eskimo languages, Inuktitut language, Inuktitut (Langue) 'Race, language and culture' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Anthropology, Languages, Ethnology, Race 'La Mentalidad del Hombre Primitivo' 'The central Eskimo' -- subject(s): Eskimos, Music, Inuit, Indians of North America 'History Of Oregon And California' 'Ethnology of the Kwakiutl' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Kwakiutl Indians, Music, Folklore, Food, Ethnology 'Okanagan Indians' 'The Siouan Indian language' -- subject(s): Siouan languages, Dakota language, Grammar 'Indian myths & legends from the North Pacific Coast of America' -- subject(s): Indian mythology, Indians of North America, Folklore, Legends 'S prache der Bella-Coola-Indianer' -- subject(s): Languages, Indians of North America, Bella Coola Indians 'Tsimshian Mythology Based on Texts Recorded by Henry W Tate' 'Kwakiutl tales' -- subject(s): Texts, Kwakiutl Indians, Legends, Kwakiutl language, Indians of North America, Folklore 'Franz Boas papers' -- subject(s): Anthropology, Linguistics, Race relations, Study and teaching, Academic freedom, Science, Social sciences 'Cranium from Progreso, Yucatan' -- subject(s): Indians of Mexico, Craniology 'Indian myths & legends from the North Pacific Coast of America' -- subject(s): Indian mythology, Indians of North America, Folklore, Legends 'The Function of dance in human society' -- subject(s): Dance, Danse, Primitive societies, Homme primitif 'Physical characteristics of the Indians of the north Pacific coast' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Anthropometry 'Curso de antropologia general' 'Chinook texts' -- subject(s): Chinook language, Chinook Indians, Folklore, Texts 'Kwakiutl grammar, with a glossary of the suffixes' -- subject(s): Grammar, Kwakiutl language 'Contributions to the Ethnology of the Kwakiutl (Columbia Univ Contributions to Anthropology Ser Vol 3)' 'Kwakiutl Ethnography (Classics in Anthropology Ser)' 'Anthropology' -- subject(s): Anthropology 'Handbook Of The American Indian Language (2 Volumes)' 'The religion of the Kwakiutl Indians' -- subject(s): Religion, Kwakiutl language, Kwakiutl Indians, Texts 'Central Eskimo' 'Franz Boas bei den Inuit in Baffinland 1883-1884' -- subject(s): Social life and customs, Travel, Inuit 'Dakota grammar' -- subject(s): Dakota language, Grammar 'The Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island' -- subject(s): Kwakiutl Indians 'Sagen aus Britisch-Columbian' -- subject(s): Legends, Indians of North America 'The mythology of the Bella Coola Indians' -- subject(s): Bella Coola Indians, Legends, Bella Coola mythology 'Vocabulary of the Kwakiutl language' -- subject(s): Glossaries, vocabularies, Kwakiutl language, Kwakiutl (Langue), Glossaires, vocabulaires 'Die anthropologische Untersuchung der Bella-Coola' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Bella Coola Indians 'Keresan texts' -- subject(s): Keresan Indians, Folklore, Texts, Keres language, Legends 'Notes on the Snanaimuq' -- subject(s): Indians of North America, Social life and customs, Salish Indians, Legends 'Tsimshian Indian Language' -- subject(s): Tsimshian language 'Songs of the Kwakiutl Indians' -- subject(s): Songs and music, Indians of North America, Kwakiutl language 'Second report on the Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay' -- subject(s): Inuit 'Kwakiutl culture as reflected in mythology' -- subject(s): Kwakiutl Indians, Kwakiutl mythology, Religion, Religion and mythology, Folklore 'Modern populations of America' -- subject(s): Emigration and immigration, Ethnology, Miscegenation 'General anthropology' -- subject(s): Anthropology, Study and teaching 'The decorative art of the Indians of the north Pacific coast' -- subject(s): Art, Indian art, Indians of North America, Masks, Wood-carving 'Kwakiutl texts--second series' -- subject(s): Texts, Kwakiutl language 'Folk-tales of Salishan and Sahaptin tribes' 'Kwakiuti Texts' 'Baffin-Land' -- subject(s): Description and travel 'The decorative art of the North American Indians' -- subject(s): Indian art 'Kwakiutl grammar, with glossary of the suffixes' -- subject(s): Grammar, Kwakiutl language 'An anthropologist's view of war' -- subject(s): War 'Tsimshian language'
What are the Bible's failed prophecies?
There are no failed prophecies of God at all in the Bible. There are prophecies that have already been completely fulfilled, others that are only partially fulfilled, and still others that have not yet been fulfilled at all. Just because some may appear to have failed means absolutely nothing:-Isa 46:9-11 KJV Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, [v. 10] Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: [v. 11] Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.God is omnipotent but also merciful, and at least half of all prophecies will not be completely fulfilled until the Millennium and the return of Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Opinion Matthew, 23:36 (see also Luke 9:27 & Mark 13:30) are failed prophecy.With a few exceptions, almost all prophecy has 3 applications: a past, a present, and a future application, and are therefore only partially-fulfilled. The best thing anyone can do to understand prophecy is to take the Bible literally and actually believe what God says, not what others say. Then read all the verses about "the Day of the Lord" ;( this also includes: the time of Jacob's trouble, day of darkness, day of clouds etc .) This will give an overall view of the whole theme of the nation of Israel's apostasy, punishment, repentance, and finally blessings. Many prophecies are just a type, or figure, of what is to come; most prophecy is Messianic. Once this is grasped, it puts a whole new understanding on things. All prophecy is successful, and those prophecies that seem unsuccessful just haven't been completely fulfilled yet. From God's perspective all prophecy is past-tense - He sees it as having already happened, yet man can only look at the past and guess at what is going to happen in the future based on history, whereas God actually knows what is going to happen because He has decreed it to occur. To understand this takes faith, and since this faith is only given to believers it means that agnostics, scoffers, and atheists cannot really understand prophecy no matter how intelligent, educated, or scholarly they are The prophecy in Ezekiel 29:12Another answer:In understanding any prophecy all of it must be read, not just a few verses, and it must not be taken out of context, or have read into it what is not there to suit a predetermined point of view.Eze 29:10 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.Eze 29:11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.Eze 29:12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.Eze 29:13 Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:The prophecy in Ezekiel did happen, but it was only partially-fulfilled; it is yet to be fulfilled in its entirety. The prophecy in Ezekiel 29:10-13 was part-fulfilled "when Babylon, under Nebuchadnezzar, reigned supreme in Egypt (see verses 19-20) from ca.568/67BC to 525BC until Cyrus gained Persian control., but only in part: it is not completely fulfilled yet. " (quoted from John MacArthur in "The MacArthur Study Bible"). This prophecy is fulfilled only in part: it is not completely fulfilled yet. The ancient prophets described the 'Day of the Lord' and God's plan to bring Israel to repentance by its enemies which they foresaw happening thousands of years in the near-coming future but were only able to use language and idioms of their day.The critical part is verse 11, where it basically says nothing at all will be able to go from one side of Egypt to the other for 40 years. It doesn't say nothing will be able to enter the area: it says nothing will be able to cross it from one side to the other. This includes men, animals, birds, insects, cockroaches, and plants: everything single living thing there dies. Obviously this has not occurred yet so it is yet future. Think of nuclear bombs: then think of radioactivity killing all those who try to cross Egypt from one side to the other. The Book of DanielDaniel is often attacked by critics because it is too accurate and dares to say in detail what is going to happen in the future. The reason the 9th chapter of Daniel is the proof test of Bible prophecy is that it tells the exact date when the restoration of Jerusalem would begin after the Babylonian captivity and how long it would take, and it tells of the crucifixion of Jesus, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the 7 years preceding His coming again. All these things were written over 500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. It still stands as the cornerstone of Bible prophecy, proof that God knows all things from beginning to end. But then if you don't believe in God in the first place you are not going to believe what He says anyway.Traditionally, it is believed that Daniel was written by Daniel between 530 and 537BC:-"As to the date of the composition of Daniel, the narrative of the prophet's earliest experiences begins with his capture as a hostage by Nebuchadnezzar back in 605-604 B.C. and according to 1:21 continues certainly till the first year of Cyrus (c. 537 B.C.), in relation to his public service, and to the third year of Cyrus (535 B.C.), in relation to his prophetic ministry (Dan 10:1). Daniel seems to have revised and completed his memoirs during his retirement sometime about 532 or 530 B.C. when he would have been close to ninety years old (assuming his birth c. 620 B.C.). The appearance of Persian-derived governmental terms, even in the earlier chapters composed in Aramaic, strongly suggests that these chapters were given their final form after Persian had become the official language of government."(from "The Expositor's Bible Commentary" Gaebelein, Frank E., ed., Vol I. Zondervan, 1979.)This early dating is denied by scholars such as J.D. Michaelis (1771), J.G. Eichhorn (1780), L. Berthold (1806), F. Bleek (1822), and many others after them, who taught that every accurate prediction in Daniel was written after it had already been fulfilled and was therefore written in the period of the Maccabean revolt which was from 168 to 165 B.C.It is generally accepted by scholars of ALL theological orientations that some of the elements of Daniel 11 were fulfilled (at least partially) by Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 BC), with the 'abomination of desolation' being in 167 BC.To prove Daniel is a book of prophecy it is actually unnecessary to prove it was written in the 6th century BC. All that has to be done is prove it was written BEFORE 167 BC. If the prophecies were uttered even ten years before the event, then they constitute 'prophecy proper'.Strictly speaking, all that is therefore necessary to do is to demonstrate that the material/content in the book of Daniel was in existence by the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ie 167BC). It is not necessary to show that the book was in its current form at all, because if references or close/obvious allusions to the images/languages in Daniel are found, it will have pre-dated the events of 167BC, and hence be 'real' prophecy.This is easily done: much of the Old Testament, and this may include Daniel, was translated from the Hebrew and Aramaic into Greek in the Bible translation now known as the Septuagint between 260BC and 276BC, or a full century before 167BC. That it was translated into the Septuagint is a definitely known and agreed historical fact, and any so-called'scholar' or someone else who denies this or says "Yes, but..." only proves that they do not want to accept Daniel as a book of prophecy despite incontrovertible evidence proving otherwise, and that by rejecting Daniel they are really rejecting God. Isaiah chapter 7:14The assertion here is that Matthew 1:23 refers to a virgin giving birth, but that it's taken from Isaiah chapter 7:14 where it means a young woman, there was really no such thing as a virgin giving birth, it was instead just a normal birth, so the baby was just a normal human being, and therefore could not be God. When ten different translations are compared they all translate the verse in Matthew 1:23 as "virgin":-(ASV) Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.(BBE) See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.(CEV) "A virgin will have a baby boy, and he will be called Immanuel," which means "God is with us."(GNB) "A virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and he will be called Immanuel" (which means, "God is with us").(ISV) "See, a virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel," which means, "God with us."(KJV) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.(LITV) "Behold! The virgin will conceive in her womb and will bear a son, and they will call His name Emmanuel" (which translated is, God with us). Isa. 7:14(MKJV) "Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her womb, and will bear a son. And they will call His name Emmanuel," which being interpreted is, God with us.(NET) "Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him 19 Emmanuel,"20 which means21 "God with us."22(WEB) "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."This verse in Matthew 1:23 is taken from Isaiah 7:14 , and when the same ten translations are compared seven also translate the word as "virgin":-(ASV) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.(CEV) But the LORD will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son and will name him Immanuel.(KJV) Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.(KJVA) Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.(LITV) So, The Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold! The virgin will conceive and will bring forth a son; and she shall call His name Immanuel.(MKJV) So, the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.(WEB) Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Seven outr of ten - 70% - also translate this as "virgin". However, there are three that do not, but translate this as "young woman" instead:-(BBE) For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.(GNB) Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have a son and will name him 'Immanuel.'( (NET) For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.Though the Hebrew word used here (עַלְמָה, 'almah) can sometimes refer to a woman who is a virgin (eg Gen 24:43), it does not carry this meaning inherently. The word seems to pertain to age, not sexual experience, and would normally be translated "young woman". However, this does not mean it is wrongly translated: the Septuagint translation rendered this Hebrew term by the more specific Greek word παρθένος (parqenos), which does mean "virgin" in a technical sense. This is the Greek term that also appears in the citation of Isa 7:14 in Matt 1:23. Regardless of the meaning of the term in the OT context, in the NT Matthew's usage of the Greek term παρθένος clearly indicates that from his perspective a virgin birth has taken place. Much debate has taken place over the best way to translate this Hebrew term, but ultimately one's view of the doctrine of the virgin birth of Christ is unaffected.Contentious verses must be looked at both in their context and in full, not ignoring inconvenient sections. Go back to Matthew 1:23 and see what else it says:-Mat 1:20-23 And as he was thinking about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord was seen by him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For that in her is generated by the Holy Spirit. [v. 21] And she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins. [v. 22] And all this happened so that might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet [ie Isaiah], saying, [v. 23] "Behold! The virgin will conceive in her womb and will bear a son, and they will call His name Immanuel" (which translated is, God with us).Then go to the verses in Isaiah and you will find that it was all prophesied 7 centuries earlier:-Isa 7:14 So, The Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold! The virgin will conceive and will bring forth a son; and she shall call His name Immanuel.Isa 8:7-10 [v. 7] Behold, therefore the Lord also brings on them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And he [ie the Lord] shall come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks. [v. 8] And he [ie the Lord] shall pass through Judah. He [ie the Lord] shall overflow and go over. He [ie the Lord] shall reach to the neck; and his[ie the Lord's] wings will be stretching out, filling the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. [v.9] O peoples, suffer evil, and be broken! And listen, all from the far places of the earth; gird yourselves, and be broken. Gird yourselves and be broken! [v. 10] Counsel a counsel, and it is frustrated; speak a word, and it shall not rise; for God is with us.Because these verses from Isaiah is quoted in Matt 1:23 in connection with Jesus' birth, the Isaiah passage has been regarded since the earliest Christian times as a prophecy of Christ's virgin birth. The liklihood of these prophecies just being purely coincidental is so remote as to be ridiculous, and you either accept this prophecy or reject it. However, on your own head be it: if you reject God He will reject you. Jeremiah 3:17: At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.Jeremiah prophesied that all nation will embrace Judaism. This has never happen and will likely never happen in the future since Judaism is now on a decline.For this prophecy to be fulfilled, all people of different faiths, including Christians, will have to convert to Judaism. Zecariah 9:8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;Israel (Zion)has been occupied many times since the time of Zechariah, so this clearly is not a prophecy that will happen in the future. These verses refer to both events that have already been fulfilled and also to events that yet future and have not happened yet: the prophecy is only partially-fulfilled . The verses of Zechariah 9:8-9 areZec 9:8-9 MKJV And I will camp around My house because of an army, because of him who passed by, and because of him who returns. And no tyrant shall pass through them any more. For now I have seen with My eyes. [v. 9] Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, your King comes to you. He is righteous and victorious, meek and riding on an ass, even on a colt, the son of an ass.John Macarthur in his Notes in 'The MacArthur Study Bible' says that"This is the pledge of God's protection of Jerusalem from Alexander. It came true when, on his way south, Alexander treated Jerusalem with kindness. After having subjugated Egypt he returned through Palestine again without doing Israel any harm.'no tyrant shall pass through them any more'...[this] anticipates the Second Advent of the messiah [in the] transition from Alexander to Christ...If God can use a pagan king to judge the nations and save Israel, how much more will he use His righteous Messiah?...[T]he two advents of Christ are compressed as if they are one. ...Verse 9 refers to His First coming and verse 10 the Second... 'King ...riding on an ass' ...This was fulfilled at Christ's triumphal entry (Matthew 21:1-5)"Another answer:In understanding prophecy it is important to read a few verses either side of the passage to get things in context, and the very next verse (verse 10) says:-[v. 10] And I will [note: in future tense] cut off the chariot from Ephraim [ie Israel] , and the horse from Jerusalem. And the battle bow shall be cut off [ie weapons of war destroyed], and He shall speak peace to the nations; and His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.This has not occurred and is therefore yet future. Isaiah 30;26 Moreover the "light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun,..."The ancient Hebrews and the writer of Isaiah believe that the moon produces it's own light. Since the brightness of the moon is reflected light from the sun it will never be as bright as the sun. Although the moon may explode and be as bright as the sun, at (least for a minute or two) billions of years from now, how can that be relevant to us now?Matthew 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.Nazareth is now on the map, but during Jesus' time there's no city called Nazareth not even a small town. The naming of Nazareth happen several decades after Jesus' time. So the prophecy of the unnamed prophet failed.AnswerIsaiah 30:26 says:-Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.Yes, it is relevant and it will happen.(1). Go to Revelation and follow it through:-Rev 1:16 And he [Jesus Christ, the Son of man] had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.(2). The Sun and moon don't give out any of their light, and thus no heat from the sun:-Rev 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;(3). Then two-thirds of the light from the sun etc is restored, along with the resultant heat:-Rev 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.(4). Then light is restored to all of the sun, and Christ's great anger and vengeance strikes the earth as great heat from the sun [see 1:16] :-Rev 16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.Rev 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.It is relevant to us now and it will happen.(See the Question below "Will the prophecy on Isaiah 30 v26 ever happen?")Re Matthew 2:23 and Nazareth:-Do not confuse 'Nazarene' and 'Nazarite' as they are both different:-A Nazarene is someone who lives in Nazareth, while a Nazarite is someone who has under taken a Nazarite vow meaning they couldn't, among other things, have wine or strong drink (eg John the Baptist).(See the Question below "Which Prophecy was Matthew 2 v23 referring to?") Matthew 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.But Hosea 11:1 is not a prophecy at all, as is clear when the entire verse is quoted ("When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."). It is a reference to the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and has nothing to do with Jesus.11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.Matthew tries to hide this fact by quoting only the last part of the verse ("Out of Egypt I have called my son").Matthew specifically says that this is in fulfillment of a particular prophecy :-Mat 2:15 [KJV] And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet [ie Hosea] , saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son".The prophecy in Hosea is:-Hos 11:1 [KJV] When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.In cases of doubt, look at another translation:-Hos 11:1 [NET Bible]When Israel was a young man, I loved him like a son,[note 1]and I summoned my son [note 2] out of Egypt.The relevant Notes in the NET Bible for Hosea 11:1 are:-" 1 tn The words "like a son" are not in the Hebrew text, but are necessary to clarify what sort of love is intended (cf. also NLT).2 tc The Masoretic Text (MT) reads בְנִי (veni, "My son"); however, the Septuagint (LXX) reflects בָנָיו (vanav, "his sons"). The Masoretic Text (MT) should be retained as original here [ie 'my son] because of internal evidence; it is much more appropriate to the context."ie it should read:-"When Israel was a young man, I loved him,and I summoned my son [ie singular - not plural] out of Egypt."If Matthew specifically calls it a fulfilled prophecy, then it is a fulfilled prophecy, no matter what you think. Prophecy can be ambiguous, which is why it's called that: if everyone knew what it meant it wouldn't be a proof that God was behind it and caused something to come to pass that was impossible or didn't make sense. You might want to look at other examples just by Matthew:-Mat 1:22 And all this happened so that might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,Mat 1:23 "Behold! The virgin will conceive in her womb and will bear a son, and they will call His name Emmanuel" (which translated is, God with us).(See Isa 7:14)Mat 13:34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds, and He did not speak to them without a parable,Mat 13:35 so that was fulfilled that spoken through the prophet, saying: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will speak out things hidden from the foundation of the world."(See Psalm 78:2)Mat 22:31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that spoken to you by God, saying:Mat 22:32 "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?" God is not God of the dead, but of the living.(See Exodus 3:6)Mat 27:9 Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him who had been priced, on whom they of the sons of Israel set a price,Mat 27:10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."(See Zechariah 11:12-13).Don't believe me: believe what the Bible says:-Luk 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:Luk 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,Luk 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.Luk 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom [ie in heaven]: the rich man also died, and was buried;Luk 16:23 And in hell he [ie the rich man] lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.Luk 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.Luk 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.Luk 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.Luk 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:Luk 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. [ie to hell]Luk 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.Luk 16:30 And he [ie rich man] said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.Luk 16:31 And he [ie Abraham]said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.Matthew 1:23 vs Isaiah 7:14.Assuming that Jesus was born of a virgin.Matthew 1;23 still failed, because the promised Messiah will be from the seed of David. It was Joseph who was from the seed of David, not Mary. see Genealogy in Matthew 1:2-16 and Luke 3:23-38.Matthew 1:23 has not failed, because both Joseph and Mary were descended from David. Writing about Jewish family genealogies and their accuracy, in his "Daily Bible Illustrations" Dr Kitto writes:"The fact that the descent of Jesus from David could be established by registers , and the presence of two such minute pedigrees as those of Matthew and Luke, evince that the Jews were, up to this time, still careful in the registration of family descents....The rabbins [sic] assure us that [after the captivity] they became still more careful in registering their genealogies; with immediate reference, doubtless, to the expectation of the Messiah; but with the ulterior object ...of preserving means for establishing the exact fulfillment of the predictions respecting his parentage. That such existed to even a later date is shown by Josephus, who declares that he traced his own descent in the tribe of Levi by public registers; and he expressly informs us that, however dispersed and dispossessed his nation were, they never failed to have exact genealogical tables prepared from the authentic Roman Empire documents which were kept at Jerusalem; and that in all their sufferings they were particularly careful to preserve these tables, which were renewed from time to time."(From page 76 of "Daily Bible Illustrations - The Life and Death of Our Lord " section "29th Week, Third Day" by Dr Kitto, exact date unknown but possibly 1871.)The Bible tells us David's wife Bathsheba had 4 sons, 2 of whom were Nathan and Solomon:-1Ch 3:5 ...[David's]wife Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, bore him four sons: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Solomon became king, and among his descendants was Joseph, (ie the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus, and Jesus' stepfather);His genealogy is given in Matthew chapter 1:-Mat 1:7 [Good News Bible] From David to the time when the people of Israel were taken into exile in Babylon, the following ancestors are listed: David, Solomon (his mother was the woman who had been Uriah's wife [ie Bathsheba]), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.Mat 1:12 From the time after the exile in Babylon to the birth of Jesus, the following ancestors are listed: Jehoiachin, Shealtiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Zadok, Achim, Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob, and Joseph, who married Mary, the mother of Jesus, who was called the Messiah.However, his wife Mary traced her lineage back to Solomon's brother Nathan:-Luk 3:23-31 CEV When Jesus began to preach, he was about thirty years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli, [v. 24] Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Jannai, Joseph, [v. 25] Mattathias, Amos, Nahum, Esli, Naggai, [v. 26] Maath, Mattathias, Semein, Josech, Joda; [v. 27] Joanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Shealtiel, Neri, [v. 28] Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmadam, Er, [v. 29] Joshua, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi; [v. 30] Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim, [v. 31] Melea, Menna, Mattatha, Nathan, David,Regarding these genealogies in Matthew and Luke, Dr William Smith says in 'Smith's Bible Dictionary' (1884) in the article 'Genealogy of Jesus Christ', that:-"1. They are both the genealogies of Joseph, that is, of Jesus Christ as the reputed and legal son of Joseph and Mary.2. The genealogy of St. Matthew is Joseph's genealogy as legal successor to the throne of David. St. Luke's is Joseph's private Genealogy, exhibiting his real birth as David's son, and thus, showing why he was heir to Solomon's crown. The simple principle that one evangelist exhibits that genealogy which contained the successive heir to David's and Solomon's throne, while the other exhibits the paternal stem of him who was the heir, explains all the anomalies of the two pedigrees, their agreements as well as their discrepancies, and the circumstance of there being two at all.3. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was in all probability the daughter of Jacob, and first cousin to Joseph, her husband. ...(Godet, Lange and many others take the ground that St. Luke gives the genealogy of Mary, rendering Luk_3:23thus: Jesus"being (as was suppposed), the son of Joseph, (but, in reality), the son of Heli." In this case, Mary, as declared in the Targums, was the daughter of Heli, and Heli was the grandfather of Jesus.Mary's name was omitted because "ancient sentiment did not comport with the mention of the mother as the genealogical link." So we often find in the Old Testament, the grandson called the son. This ... shows that Jesus was not merely the legal but the actual descendant of David; and it would be very strange that in the gospel accounts, where so much is made of Jesus being the son and heir of David and of his kingdom [that] his real descent from David should not be given. ).In his "Daily Bible Illustrations" Dr Kitto says:-"... But the two genealoogies are materially different. They coincide until David, when Matthew takes the ruling line [ie of Solomon]; whereas Luke takes the ...line by David's son Nathan....Matthew makes Joseph the son of Jacob,whereas Luke represents him as Heli, or Eli. He could not naturally have been the son of both these persons [thus] Jacob and Heli are different names for the same person. They are obviously two different genealogies from the common ancestor David.....[T]he genealogy in Matthew is that of Joseph, and the one in Luke that of Mary - the former being the legal, and the latter the real genealogy of Jesus.....Furthermore, Mary is always called by the Jews 'the daughter of Heli' and by the early Christian writers 'the daughter of Joakim and Anna'. I believe Joakim and Eliakim (as different names in Hebrew for God) are sometimes interchanged; so that Heli or Eli is an abridged form of Eliakim interchanged for Joakim."(From page 77 of "Daily Bible Illustrations - The Life and Death of Our Lord " section "29th Week, Third Day" by Dr Kitto, exact date unknown but possibly 1871.)The Bible says in Luke 3:23 that Joseph's father was Heli.Just as Joseph was "of the seed of David" but through the kingly line , so was Mary was also "of the seed of David"but through the non-kingly line. This means that Jesus was definitely of royal blood as He was descended from King David on both his (step)father Joseph and mother Mary's genealogies, making His claim to be the "king of the Jews" not just figurative but also literally correct.It can be absolutely guaranteed that the Pharisees would have gone through Jesus' family genealogies with a very fine toothcomb looking for the slightest inaccuracy to disprove His claim to be "king of the Jews" and to then trumpet aloud that He was a fraud: the Pharisees called Jesus a lot of things, but they never said He was not entitled to call Himself the "king of the Jews" . In fact He had the full and perfect credentials for the job, which was why the people wanted to make Him king and overthrow the hated Roman occupation.Jesus predicted that the High Priest will see his coming.26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.Comment on above answer This verse is definitely Messianic:-Matt 26:64 [NKJV] Matt Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."This is because the phrase"sitting at the right hand" from Matt 26:64 is an allusion to Ps 110:1 where Jesus shares authority with God in heaven:-Psa 110:1 KJV The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.(The Pharisees may have thought they were His judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true).The expression 'the right hand of the Power' is an indirect reference to God common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.The phrase in Matt 26:64 'coming on the clouds of heaven'is an allusion to Dan 7:13-14:-Dan 7:13-14 KJV I saw in the night visions, and, behold, onelIke the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (v.14) And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominionisan everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom thatwhich shall not be destroyed.In both Jewish and Christian circles this reference to 'the Son of man' in the book of Daniel is probably the main OT background for Jesus' use of the term "Son of man" and has traditionally been understood to refer to a messianic individual.Christ used this term when He was explaining to the disciples what would happen in the end-times; they knew their scriptures (ie the Old Testament) and when He used the term "Son of man" in Matthew 24:30 they knew He was referring to Messianic prophecy by the prophet Joel :-Mat 24:29-31 KJV (v.29) Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (v.30) And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (v.31) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.Joe 2:1, 10-11 KJV Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it isnigh at hand; (v.10) The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: (v.11) And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp isvery great: for he isstrong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD isgreat and very terrible; and who can abide it?The verse of Matthew 26:64 is not a failed prophecy because it is definitely Messianic, and since the Messiah has not returned (yet) it's fulfillment is still future.
