Messianic Prophecies and Matthew's Dishonesty Part 1

This is Part 1 of a video series aiming to demonstrate some of the problems with Matthew's quotation of Old Testament scripture.

Prophecies covered:
Isaiah 7:14
Micah 5:2

Enjoy.

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[AlanRussellFuller]

Jesus and the apostles interpreted the scriptures "spiritually" or allegorically. I don't see where you addressed that. You only analyze in a literal way.

[FireproofAshes]

@AlanRussellFuller Thanks for the reply. This video was a result of my frustration with many popular apologists claiming that these are, in fact, literal prophecies (in a predictive sense). I don't address midrashic interpretation because my point is simply to show that a belief that these are "true" prophecies is self-defeating.

[AlanRussellFuller]

@FireproofAshes Midrash and allegory are two different things. Midrash is interpreting the biblical text by a word or verse in such a way as to give an answer or explanation to the text. Allegory uses forms and figures to present a symbolical narrative to treat one subject in the guise of another. Allegory isnt limited to the Bible. The Egyptians and Greeks used allegory to interpret their myths. The word comes from Greek. Allegory properly describes NT interpretation.

[FireproofAshes]

@AlanRussellFuller Either way, I'm not disagreeing with you. It does not seem likely that the new testament authors were citing prophecies in the literal sense (aka, as "predictions"). I think approaching it in terms of allegory makes a lot more sense. But it is commonly believed that these WERE literal predictions; it just takes a search for "messianic prophecies" to see that. If you don't believe they are literal in the first place, my videos on the subject are irrelevant.

[AlanRussellFuller]

@FireproofAshes The early Christians believed that there was a literal as well as a spiritual level to scripture. Many believed that the Gospels were written in a "prophetic style." Origen De Principiis Book IV, 10.

[korzon]

@FireproofAshes You need the Holy Spirit to interpit the Bible and thats a gift of Grace our Father in Heaven decides who will get it not men.Men apoint themselves but GOD is the one who truly gives us our positions Hebrews 8 explains the new covanant not men.And if you read it you will see why the Church is Us and not a building as men say it is.Men make up whatever fits their comfort zone they have even been lying scribes as well so indeed we need the Holy Spirit to sift thru the lies men add.

[FireproofAshes]

@korzon The fact that so many people interpret the Bible in radically different ways shows that the Bible itself is unclear. If I write a book and everybody interprets it in different and contradictory ways, I accept that it is my fault as the writer. Part of communicating is anticipating and clarifying wrong interpretations.

[korzon]

@FireproofAshes Again man has corrupted the Words written on paper but the parables they did not understand to even change them so there is plenty of truth in the bible and with the Holy Spirit while reading gives us understanding and ables us to sift thru the added metaerial as it's not even there.We are reading dead letter wtithout the Guidance of our Father to understand the Word and the meaning behind them.It men who alter GOD and contradict His Word a perfect example is catholisism.

[FireproofAshes]

@korzon Hi Korzon, can you give specific examples as to why my criticism does not apply to the King James Version? I've checked both and in my opinion my criticisms apply equally to both.

[korzon]

You clearly don't understand scripture and the niv is trash so youre comparing modern day trash to jewish torah it's impossible so you began in the wrong book to begin with and if you were a Christian you would use the King James you would not use the niv.The niv contradics the Gospel not to mention you need the Holy Spirit to understand scripture and without it they are dead letters.Did you know one day in heaven is a thousand here?No of course not.