Virgin Mary? Prophecies? Really?
Recently, I've been studying the Bible a whole lot more than usual
To all those people who think Mary, mother of Jesus, remained a virgin for her entire life, read this:
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. [Matthew 1:24-25]
Also, if Joseph wasn't biologically connected to Jesus, how can Jesus fulfill the prophecy that the messiah will descend from David? And moreover, how do you come up with messiah from this passage:
11 The LORD swore an oath to David,
a sure oath that he will not revoke:
"One of your own descendants
I will place on your throne-
12 if your sons keep my covenant
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne for ever and ever." [Psalm 132:11-12]
AND THIS:
5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD,
"when I will raise up to David a]" class="footnote">[a]" class="footnote">aa]" class="footnote">] a righteous Branch,
a King who will reign wisely
and do what is just and right in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.
This is the name by which he will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness. [Jeremiah 23:5-6]
AND THIS:
14 " 'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
15 " 'In those days and at that time
I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;
he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
This is the name by which it a]" class="footnote">[a]" class="footnote">aa]" class="footnote">] will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness.' [Jeremiah 33:14-16]
--I think this is why Jesus has so many names - they didn't come outright and say his name would be Jesus in the Old Testament, even though the prophecies were from God, and the Angels knew it...why not? Maybe because Jesus was such a common name? Then they'd have everyone claiming to be the Messiah? But if he descends from David, and if his sons keep the covenant, they will sit on the throne forever...then that means he would be a king...but that doesn't fit either...because he wasn't actually related to Joseph. These are weak prophecies, and like most prophecies, are so vague that they could be referring to anybody...like, I don't know, David's kids and grandchildren??
I'm going to make a prophecy:
In the days to come, the Revered One will rule the land from east to west, and all shall look upon him with hope to take them out of their darkest days.
A prophecy has to be vague enough so that it can't be falsified. Here's what I think a real prophecy should be like:
On May 3, 2009, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time, Judy Collins of Tallahassee, FL will be struck by a car while she crosses the street, and have a successful recovery at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.
To all those people who think Mary, mother of Jesus, remained a virgin for her entire life, read this:
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. [Matthew 1:24-25]
Also, if Joseph wasn't biologically connected to Jesus, how can Jesus fulfill the prophecy that the messiah will descend from David? And moreover, how do you come up with messiah from this passage:
11 The LORD swore an oath to David,
a sure oath that he will not revoke:
"One of your own descendants
I will place on your throne-
12 if your sons keep my covenant
and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
on your throne for ever and ever." [Psalm 132:11-12]
AND THIS:
5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD,
"when I will raise up to David a]" class="footnote">[a]" class="footnote">aa]" class="footnote">] a righteous Branch,
a King who will reign wisely
and do what is just and right in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.
This is the name by which he will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness. [Jeremiah 23:5-6]
AND THIS:
14 " 'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah.
15 " 'In those days and at that time
I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;
he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
This is the name by which it a]" class="footnote">[a]" class="footnote">aa]" class="footnote">] will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness.' [Jeremiah 33:14-16]
--I think this is why Jesus has so many names - they didn't come outright and say his name would be Jesus in the Old Testament, even though the prophecies were from God, and the Angels knew it...why not? Maybe because Jesus was such a common name? Then they'd have everyone claiming to be the Messiah? But if he descends from David, and if his sons keep the covenant, they will sit on the throne forever...then that means he would be a king...but that doesn't fit either...because he wasn't actually related to Joseph. These are weak prophecies, and like most prophecies, are so vague that they could be referring to anybody...like, I don't know, David's kids and grandchildren??
I'm going to make a prophecy:
In the days to come, the Revered One will rule the land from east to west, and all shall look upon him with hope to take them out of their darkest days.
A prophecy has to be vague enough so that it can't be falsified. Here's what I think a real prophecy should be like:
On May 3, 2009, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time, Judy Collins of Tallahassee, FL will be struck by a car while she crosses the street, and have a successful recovery at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.