prophecy

Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.

Jesus as the Mighty God of Isaiah 9:6 Members Public

Is Christ Yahweh God In the Flesh? Or Just One of Many Mighty gods? There are passages in the Hebrew Scriptures which indicate that the Messiah is Yahweh God coming to redeem his people. One such passage is found in the book of Isaiah: “But there will be no gloom

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JUDAISMS’ VIEWS ON THE MESSIAH’S PREHUMAN EXISTENCE Members Public

In this post, I will be citing specific Jewish sources confirming the personal prehuman existence of the Messiah. ENOCH “And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness Which was inexhaustible: And around it were many fountains of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them, And were filled

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Whom Did the Baptist Prepare the Way For? Members Public

More Proof from John’s Gospel that Jesus is Jehovah Incarnate There’s another way that John’s Gospel identifies Jesus as Jehovah God Incarnate, one that is often overlooked. According to the baptist, he is the emissary that the prophet Isaiah announced would be sent ahead of Jehovah to

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Sam Shamoun
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Aramaic Paraphrase of Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Members Public

In this post, I will be citing the English translation of the Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Bible known as the Targumim, particularly the Aramaic version of Isaiah 52:13-53:12. I do this for the express purpose of showing that even this Jewish paraphrase attributes this prophecy to the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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More of the Incomplete Quran Exposed: Who or What Is Ahmad? Members Public

This is a continuation of my series documenting that the Quran is an incoherent, unintelligible, jumbled piece of literature: The Incompleteness and Incoherence of the Quran (https://answeringislam.net/Quran/Incoherence/index.html). The Incomplete Quran Revisited: The Story of Ishmael ( /2020/01/11/the-incomplete-quran-revisited-the-story-of-ishmael/ ). As I have shown in

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Sam Shamoun
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Are the “Messianic Prophecies” in the Past Tense, So Not About a Future Messiah at All? Members Public

The following is taken from the Jews for Jesus website: https://jewsforjesus.org/answers/are-the-messianic-prophecies-in-the-past-tense-so-not-about-a-future-messiah-at-all/. Hebrew Tenses Sometimes it is claimed that the messianic prophecies cited by Christians are in the past tense. Therefore, it is said, they cannot refer to a future, coming Messiah. This is an invalid argument.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Jesus Christ: The God Whose Glory Isaiah Beheld Members Public

I am going to revisit the Apostle John’s claim that Isaiah beheld the visible glory of Christ when the Lord Jesus appeared to the prophet in his prehuman existence as Jehovah of Hosts seated on the throne. I am referring to the following text from the inspired Evangelist: “‘Believe

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Sam Shamoun
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Refuting Another Unitarian Canard Against the Deity of the Lord Jesus Members Public

Unitarians have come up with another objection to the Deity of the Lord Jesus. They use to argue that Psalm 110:1 calls the Messiah adoni, a word never used for Jehovah, but only employed for non-divine persons. After being thoroughly refuted on this point, Revisiting the implications that Psalm

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