My Christian Brothers and Sisters
God has revealed the truth about the child that was born in Isaiah chapter 7.
We must now read for ourselves and
find out who the child is in Isaiah Chapter 9. My Brothers and
Sisters hopefully God will show you what He has revealed to me. This is an
entirely different child altogether.
Isaiah prophesied about more than
one child. We know now that the first child was a sign for King
Ahaz from God that the nations of Samaria and Israel would not conquer the
nation of Judah. Therefore when the child was born they would call the child Immanu-El
as confirmation that God’s word was true and that He was with them/Judah
in battle against their enemies.
Now this SECOND child in chapter 9
is a different child altogether. This prophecy announces the birth of a special
King and military leader. Before we get to the birth of
the child let me give you a brief overview so that you will understand why the
prophecy was necessary. To do so we must go back a little to the conclusion of chapter
8.
In Chapter 8 verse 6,
God tells Isaiah that the people of Jerusalem are planning to reject Him and
instead think that they will be safe by asking King Rezin and King Pekah to
join forces with them. For such disobedience God gives clear instruction of
what the consequences will be.
The people still refuse and God
strengthens the hands of the Assyrian armies to crush Judah and to take them
into captivity. Wow! For their stupidity all of Israel is now starving, beaten
severely, the children are burned, killed, tortured and so forth. The two
nations that they put their faith in are destroyed as well because God chose
Assyria to do his bidding. Assyria is sent by God to kill and torture all of
Israel. Oh but wait! There is hope on the horizon! That new hope
starts in the very first verse in Chapter 9.
· NEVERTHELESS the dimness shall not
be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted
the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously
afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
ISAIAH 9:1 KJV
Notice the key word for us in this
verse is: Nevertheless. The
understanding of this word is very crucial to God’s contextual point!
This word means: however,
or “ON THE OTHER HAND.”
In Chapter 9 verses 1 through 8,
after suffering such a shameful fate and God sends Isaiah to the captives for
consolation. In the beginning of this chapter God says:
“ON
THE OTHER HAND I will not punish you forever!”
God promises these Jews who walked
in darkness that their suffering won’t last forever. Isaiah gives a new
prophecy of redemption from Assyria. In verses 1 through 5, Isaiah cheerfully
tells these Jews that they soon will see the power of the Lord breaking their
chains and giving them their freedom!
They have repented and now a great
light has come of them! God is sending their deliverer; a regular man who will
be born in their midst. God is promising a “Messiah/King” to deliver them in
the near future. God then promises that this King has just been born and will come through their
very ranks. Now we can go on to read for understanding of the next verse:
· "For unto us, a child is born, unto us a
son is given; and the government shall be upon his
shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
Notice what Isaiah is saying here.
After promising freedom Isaiah says:
“For
unto us, a child is born, unto us a son is given.”
Now we can see that God is saying
three distinct things in this verse two of them in the present
tense and one in the future tense!
1.
A “CHILD/KING” has just BEEN born. (Present
tense)
The child is coming from those who
are in the captivity right now! Notice again that it says a child HAS
been born to us. This is an event that has just occurred, not an event in the
future. A future event would say A Child "will"
be born to us or A Child "shall" be born to
us.
This is not what the verse says. Since
the birth happened in Isaiah’s lifetime it could not refer to
Jesus, who was born many hundreds of years later.
2.
A “SON/MALE/KING” has just
BEEN born. (Present tense)
For more clarity Isaiah repeats
himself and lets the slave know that the prophetic child/king is alive now and
this child/king will free them from Assyria.
3. The Government SHALL BE on his shoulder.
(Future Tense).
Isaiah continues and says that this
very child is the “SON” or descendant of King David will have government ruler
ship. In other words this child will be the new King of Judah at the proper
time. Until that time they will have to endure punishment because of their
sins.
Now the confusion arises in the next
series of King James translations. Again think about the context below.
· “HIS NAME” shall be called WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, MIGHTY
GOD, EVERLASTING, FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE."
Isaiah 9:6
Now you might ask:
Can
these titles be given to an ordinary man?
My answer is yes. Let
me explain.
The simplest explanation here is you
must remember soon this child will be the new King of the Jews. God is
promising the Jews that their King will be the key figure who is in leadership
when God brings the Jews out of the Assyrian captivity.
Isaiah tells the people to rejoice
because their King/Messiah has already been born. Isaiah then tells the people
about their rescuer. After this King is ordained by God to free the people, the
Jews then will proclaim the king is a literal Messiah/Anointed/Christ
that is sent from God. Isaiah then tells us the names the people in celebration
will begin to call the person who finally rescues them.
1.
They will call this King “WONDERFUL”
for bringing them out of bondage.
2.
They will call this King “COUNSELOR”
because this man will sit on the throne of His father David and teach or
council the people the Laws of YHWH given by Moses all the days of His
rulership.
3.
They will call this King a “PEACEFUL”
Ruler because he will execute justice for the poor, widows and the fatherless
under His authority all throughout his reign.
He is called a Peaceful
ruler not the Prince of Peace. That is stupid
if you think of it. Why would Isaiah reduce a King’s title down to the title of
a “PRINCE?” Would that make any sense to you? As you can see the non Jewish
translators are the ones who have this wrong.
Now someone will definitely ask the
question:
“What
about him being called the Mighty God and Everlasting Father?”
That is a valid question
because of the way the King James Bible writers have translated this verse as
well. The answer to this question is: NO, the King is not going to be called
the Mighty God or Everlasting Father at all.
So it has to be a prophecy about
Jesus right? No it is not a prophecy about Jesus either. Remember in the New
Testament Jesus was never called the Mighty God or
the Everlasting Father either.
Jesus always gave praise to the
Everlasting Father throughout the New Testament. Knowing that fact then
everyone should conclude that this verse is not about Jesus
either. The confusion started when the translators tried to break down the
Hebrew phrase: Pele Joez -El Gibbor-Ed-Al- shalom.
Isaiah never expected this great
King or Jesus or anyone else to actually be known as YHWH the Eternal
Father at all. I will prove this point with word for word scripture
farther down in this chapter. Now even the Christian biased Strong’s
Concordance points out something that is of great interest to the “Mighty God”
theory proposed by the translators.
Strong's Ref. # 410 Romanized ‘el,
Pronounced: ale
Shortened from HSN0352;
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also
of any deity):
Now according to Strong’s, the KJV
gives these meaning for the Hebrew word “’EL”:
KJV--God (god), X goodly,
X great, idol, might (-y one), power,
strong. Compare names in
"-el."
Notice just how many different
definitions there are for the phrase in verse 9:6. Now if I am purposely trying
to influence the world and prove to everyone that Jesus is this person
prophesied by Isaiah of course I am going to substitute a word that will
further help substantiate my belief system.
As you can see if we were to use any
of the other terms that naturally apply to the Hebrew word ‘EL then the
pro-Christian theory loses all credibility.
So instead of this man being called
the Mighty God, this man or King will be called by his followers
merely as a strong or mighty one. Not a deity
at all! Can you now see the deception my Brothers and Sisters?
If we re-write Isaiah 9:6 and use
anyone of the other definitions given by the King James and the Strong’s
Concordance scholars then we will get Isaiah’s true message from the verse:
· "For unto us(HEBREWS/JEWS IN CAPTIVITY), a child is
born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall
be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, A Mighty One, forever, a man of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 KJV
Just by placing another
unbiased definition in this verse we can see how verse 6 ties in with
verses 01 through 5. With this change no one in their right minds will think
that the person prophesied in this verse is supernatural in
nature at all.
Think on these points for a second:
1. If Jesus'
name is the "Eternal Father," then why
don't we call Jesus "Eternal Father"? Why didn’t the New Testament
writers?
2. If this
King is to be literally accepted as the actual Eternal Father
why is he to rule on David’s throne forever? Who is ruling in heaven if the
Everlasting Father is on earth hmm?
3. If Jesus
is the MIGHTY GOD who does He pray to even when He is “ALONE?” Was it to
Himself? That would make Him crazy,
right?
(I guess only if He answers...)
4. If Jesus
is the “KING of
kings” then why would He be called the
“PRINCE of
peace?”
So as you can see theologians never
really seem to think of the obvious.
Now remember I just told you that I
would also prove that Isaiah 9:6 wasn’t calling the Messiah the Mighty God?
Well let’s look at the following verse that says these words:
· Of the increase of his government and peace
there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order
it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah 9:7 KJV
Notice the two underlined words in
the text above. If Jesus is God as Christians claim then ask yourself:
“What
Increase shall this man have?”
I mean God owns everything right?
So common sense lets you know that
when the bible says this person’s government will continue to “INCREASE”
the bible is simply telling us that God will bless that one particular King’s
reign all the days of his mortal life. Notice how the second underlined word in
verse 7 confirms this when it says, the “zeal” or power of YHWH will perform
this great miracle.
Again common sense people! God is not
reigning on the throne of David because God is letting the
King reign. This is the very reason why God is sending Isaiah to the captives
to encourage them while they are about to be at their lowest point. God is
promising an anointed one to once again sit on David’s throne nothing
more!
You have to understand the entire
context of what Isaiah is writing. Isaiah is in no way interweaving futuristic
prophecies of an end times Messiah into his writings.
That is stupid. Verse
6 runs right into verse 7 in context and verse 7 runs directly into verse 8 and
so on. Notice Isaiah continues to speak in the “present tense” form of writing.
Verse 9 almost guarantees the fact that verse 6, and 7 are only for
the captives of Assyria when it says the following:
· “And all the people shall know, even Ephraim
and the inhabitant of Samaria.” Isaiah 9:9 KJV
The theologians are totally wrong
when they tell us that verses 6 and 7 speak of a futuristic prophecy of
a Messiah.
This is easily proven by simply
reading the verses that follow in context. In verse 9, Isaiah clearly says that
Ephraim and all of the people of Samaria will be alive to see this prophecy
come to fruition.
This means that this child king is
born during a time period when Ephraim/Samaria is
still a functioning nation.
Remember two chapters earlier in Isaiah
7: 8 God said that Ephraim will cease to be a nation? Jeremiah
confirms this too!
· And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast
out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. Jeremiah 7:15
Wow the bible is amazing! You wanted
the proof and the bible gave you the truth that you asked for!
These verses that you have just read
prove without question that Isaiah was not giving a prophecy about Jesus.
During the lifetime of Jesus Ephraim/Samaria was not a viable nation and Jesus
was never a King.
So what answers can your ministers possible
give that will explain away these two damaging facts? They will not have any
for you. Since you now know more than he does maybe you will be able to teach
him something now…
So to recap what we’ve now learned,
Isaiah was merely telling us the name attributes associated
with the notoriety of the human king and that this man will become a legend to
the Jews by what he does. Other Old Testament writers also tell about this
human king and just like Isaiah they also speak of the associated attributes
the people will give to this prophesied human king:
- "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous branch and A KING shall reign and PROSPER, and shall execute JUDGMENT and JUSTICE in the EARTH. In “HIS DAYS”, JUDAH shall be saved and ISRAEL shall dwell SAFELY and
THIS IS HIS NAME whereby HE shall be called, the
LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." JEREMIAH 23:5, 6
So just like Isaiah’s words God is
telling the captives that He will do several distinct things
1.
God will rise up a Righteous branch or a new
Jewish nation.
2.
God will rise up a new human king.
3.
The human king will be very “Righteous.”
4.
The king will be prosperous or reign in
prosperity.
5.
The king will cause judgment and justice
in or (on) the earth.
6.
This judgment and justice will happen during his days
or “lifespan.”
7.
Because of this prophesied king, Judah and
Israel will finally be safe and return back to their homeland.
Wow! That is a lot of revelations in
just two verses. …
Now do you know of anyone in the New
Testament that has fulfilled any of these requirements?
Wow, neither do I…
In this verse, Jeremiah gives
identical name attributes as in Isaiah’s scripture. Compare this verse to
Isaiah 9:6:
1. JEREMIAH
says:
· "Behold, the days
come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a RIGHTEOUS
branch and A (KING) shall REIGN and (PROSPER).
JEREMIAH 23:5,
Jeremiah says a “SON” of
David shall reign on the throne. Does Isaiah’s prophecy tell us the same
thing?
2. ISAIAH
says:
· “For unto us a (SON) is given;
and the GOVERNMENT shall be upon (HIS SHOULDER).” ISAIAH
9:6
Isaiah and Jeremiah both prophesy of
the son of David’s ascension to the throne during troubled times. Let’s look at
more especially the underlined words in the next verses:
3. JEREMIAH
says:
· A (KING) shall reign and prosper, and shall
execute (JUDGMENT) and JUSTICE in the earth. In his
days, Judah shall be SAVED, and Israel shall dwell safely.”
Jeremiah 23:6,KJV
According to Jeremiah, this king
shall successfully reign as king and PROSPER. He will execute and
establish JUDGMENT and JUSTICE in his kingdom throughout all of (HIS DAYS). Key
words: In His Days. This means during that king’s lifetime. What
does Isaiah’s prophecy have to say?
4. ISAIAH
says:
· "Of HIS
government and (PEACE) there shall be no end, upon the
throne of DAVID, and upon His kingdom, to order it,
and to (ESTABLISH) it with (JUDGMENT) and with JUSTICE
from henceforth even forever.” Isaiah 9:7 KJV
Again both prophecies are exactly
the same. Notice the first words of the verse tell us what will happen during
the king’s lifetime. It says during “his” governmental reign, peace will not
end just like Jeremiah also says.
The key words in this verse are, “henceforth EVEN forever.”
Now what does that phrase mean? Well
it definitely does not mean that this king will be in power forever. Even
though the Jews sinfulness placed them in this predicament they knew this
phrase meant that God would once again honor his promises to David.
The Jews knew that as long as they
obeyed God’s laws and statutes Judah would never cease to have a king
sitting on the throne of David until the end of time. That is what is meant by
henceforth and forever. Now you know…
If you read Psalms 89 you
will truly understand the context of the Jeremiah and Isaiah texts. Below I
have taken the liberty to give you an excerpt below for those too lazy to read
the Psalms for an understanding on their own. Focus on the underlined words
in the text and you will see the truth:
PSALM 89
26. He shall cry unto
me, thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27. Also I will make him
my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28. My mercy will I keep
for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast
with
him.
29. His seed
also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne
as the days of
heaven.
30. If his
children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31. If they break
my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32. Then will I visit their
transgression with the rod, and their iniquity
with stripes.
33. Nevertheless my
loving kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my
faithfulness to fail.
34. My covenant will I
not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35. Once have I sworn by
my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
36. His seed shall
endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37. It shall be established
for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.
Isn’t it amazing what true
revelations come forth with just a little scriptural reading?
Now you can fully understand what
Isaiah and Jeremiah are trying to say about the new king of Israel. So Isaiah
9:6 is a prophecy of a new King who would free them from their oppression and
not a prophecy of Jesus’ alleged second coming.
With the blessings and power of God
this human king will be on the throne of David when God frees Judah and Israel
from their Assyrian oppressors. Isaiah agrees with
Jeremiah that Judah and Israel will be saved:
· “20. And it shall come to pass in that day,
that the remnant of “ISRAEL,” and such as are escaped of
the house of “JACOB,” shall no more again stay upon him that smote
“them…” 21. The Remnant shall return even the remnant of “JACOB,
unto the might God.” Isaiah 10:20,21
Jeremiah 23:5, 6, Isaiah 9:6, 7 and Isaiah 10:21, 22 identical prophecies of redemption by two
different Prophets!
So now you can understand the true
meaning of Isaiah (9:6).
You have to remember one important
thing people of God. Just like a disobedient child still
has to face a spanking or punishment for his sins the Jews still have
to endure their punishment as well.
Their human king is born, yes,
but the prophetic fulfillment will not occur for many years until he is of
age to actually sit on the throne.
Next we will see that both Prophets
also give distinct characteristic attributes for this new king as well.
Let’s start with Jeremiah
first and then move on to Isaiah…
Remember we just read about the
righteous king that God would place on the throne to reign and execute justice
and judgment. Now here comes the deception the Christian churches have purposely
left out. Now Jeremiah verse 6 ends as follows in the King James
Bible:
· “This is HIS NAME"
whereby HE
shall be called, the LORD
OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Jeremiah 23:6 KJV
After reading this verse we all
would assume that this king possibly Jesus is actually being proclaimed the
LORD/GOD right?
Wrong!
In reading the Hebrew/Jewish
versions of this Old Testament verse Isaiah is crystal clear to us in what his
point was. Let’s look at other versions for clarity:
· “In his days
Judah will triumph and Israel live in safety. And this is the NAME"
he will be called, YAHWEH-is-our-Saving-Justice.”
New Jerusalem with Apocrypha Jeremiah 23:6
Do you need a more Christian version
of this truth?
· “In his days
Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is HIS NAME" whereby he shall be
called: JEHOVAH our righteousness.” American
Standard Jeremiah 23:6
Jeremiah never says the human king is the actual true and living God
Yahweh.
No king has or ever will be known by
such a blasphemous claim.
Jeremiah is simply letting us know
the prophetic name attributes of the new human king that will reign on the throne
when Judah and Israel are finally free from their captors.
Because of his actions the will be
called by those ONLY in Judah and Israel who now live in safety as the Lord
our righteousness.
The first half of the verse proves
this point for us with the very first words in verse 6:
“In
his days Judah will triumph and Israel
live in safety.” Jeremiah 23:6 KJV
Jeremiah clearly lets us know that
this event is happening in a period of time when Judah and Israel are
in a state of bondage which proves this prophecy
is not concerning Jesus.
Lastly, Isaiah repeats
the same name attributes when he says:
· HIS NAME" shall
be called: WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, MIGHTY, GOD,
EVERLASTING, FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE." Isaiah 9:6 KJV
Can you see why the Greco-Roman
Church couldn’t allow us to learn the truth?
Isaiah wasn’t prophesying about the
1st coming of Jesus or the 2nd coming of Jesus at all.
Jeremiah and Isaiah tell the same story the same way. Isaiah says:
“The zeal of the
Lord of hosts will perform this." Isaiah 9:7 KJV
So clearly both Isaiah and Jeremiah
are saying this King will be sent by YHWH and it is only by the ZEAL/POWER of
God that will make the people free.
The Mighty God
is not going to place Himself on the throne
that is simply ridiculous.
Jesus said many times that the
Everlasting Father is the one who taught Him and granted Him certain limited
powers to perform His miracles.
So Jesus wouldn’t ever think to
blaspheme God and call Himself the Mighty God. We have been lied to…
- "Of HIS government and peace there shall be no end." Isaiah 9:7 KJV
Hear me clearly people! This was not
a promise that any person would have an Eternal government
forever. Isaiah is telling us that there all war will end and Judah and Israel
will be at peace as long as this particular king lives. God appoints this King
to sit on the throne of David and to rule His kingdom with judgment and
justice. A Christian may ask:
What about the words "from
henceforth even forever?" How can Hezekiah's kingdom last
forever?
Let’s look at Exodus 21:5-6:
· "But if the bondsman shall say, "I love my master, my
wife, and my children -- I shall not go free." Then his master shall bring
him to the court and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his
master shall bore through his ear with the awl, and he shall serve him “FOREVER.” Isaiah 9:7
L`olaam"(everlasting) is the Hebrew word for
FOREVER.
This word can mean for all
eternity or for a long time depending upon the
context. Obviously a slave can't serve his master forever he will eventually
die or be set free so we must understand the Jewish context of the verse.
In the context of the
scriptures:
“Of HIS
government and PEACE there shall be no end."
Since this is a righteous King, God
is confirming the promises to David that there will be a
descendant on his throne. Listen as God once again confirms a similar promise
with David’s seed, His son Solomon. Again look at the underlined words:
· “And (IF) thou wilt
walk before me, as “DAVID” thy father walked, in integrity of
heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee,
and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments Then I will establish the throne of THY
KINGDOM upon Israel “FOREVER”
as I “PROMISED DAVID” thy father, saying, There shall “NOT”
fail thee a man upon the “THRONE” of Israel.” 1st Kings 9:4 KJV
Now did Solomon’s kingdom last
FOREVER as the scriptures just proclaimed?
NO,
OF COURSE NOT!!!!
Solomon’s kingdom did not last
forever and neither did David’s. So as you can see, the use of Forever
did not mean throughout all Eternity as our Christian Theologians
want us to believe.
The use only refers to a
considerable length of time such as the individual’s own life span. The length
of time each King and his Princes reigned in power was always conditional
to following God’s Laws and Judgments. Read Psalms 89:29-37
29. His seed
also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne
as the days of heaven.
30. If
his children forsake my law,
and walk not in my judgments;
31. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32. Then will I visit their transgression
with the rod, and their iniquity
with stripes.
35. Once have I sworn by
my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
36. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37. It shall be established for ever
as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.
This “forever” promise
is not just limited to just Psalms 89 but also repeat over and over for the
Jews in other chapters as well!
· “The LORD hath sworn in truth unto DAVID’
he will not turn from it; of the “FRUIT/SEED” of thy
body will I set upon thy THRONE. PSALMS 132:11,
“IF” THY CHILDREN” will keep my covenant and my
testimony that I shall teach them, “THEIR CHILDREN” shall “ALSO”
sit upon thy THRONE FOREVERMORE.” PSALMS 132:11
So as you can see the word “forever”
in context is “CONDITIONAL” and is
limited to
a
specific amount of time.
This peace is limited to
the presiding King’s own lifetime.
If the king’s children are obedient
to God laws and statutes then they too shall enjoy good fortune on the throne
during their tenure as well. Nothing else is needed to say on this subject so
now let’s move on…
We have learned so much from the
true context of these verses but we still need to know just “WHO”
actually became king? Then let’s find out just who this person is. This person
will have to fulfill several things to qualify as heir apparent to the
prophecies of Isaiah 9:6 and Jeremiah 23:6 such as:
1.
He must be a Descendant of David.
2.
He must be a Righteous person.
3.
He must be born during the time of the Assyrian Captivity.
4.
Assyria must be defeated during this King’s reign & life time.
5.
Judah & Israel must safely return home
from their captives.
6.
Judah & Israel will remain safe during this
King’s life span.
7.
He must be heralded by the people with great names
attributes and accolades for his accomplishments.
8.
He must acknowledge the fact that Isaiah is prophesying specifically about Him.
In the next chapter we will reveal
the identity of the child king of Isaiah 9…
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