Jesus’ birth. The Roman Bible claims that Jesus was born of a virgin, but this contradicts the context of the prophecy in Isaiah 7

The Roman Bible claims that Jesus was born of a virgin, but this contradicts the context of the prophecy in Isaiah 7. The apocryphal Gospels, including the Gospel of Philip, also perpetuate this idea. However, Isaiah’s prophecy refers to the birth of King Hezekiah, not Jesus. Hezekiah was born of a woman who was a virgin at the time when the prophecy was made, not after she became pregnant, and the prophecy of Emmanuel was fulfilled with Hezekiah, not Jesus. Rome has hidden the true Gospel and used apocryphal texts to distract and legitimize the main lies. Jesus did not fulfill Isaiah’s prophecies about Emmanuel, and the Bible misinterprets the meaning of the virgin in Isaiah 7.

Supporting Bible Passages:

  1. Isaiah 7:14-16: “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. For before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.”
    • This passage mentions a virgin who will conceive a son named Immanuel, meaning “God with us.” The prophecy was given to King Ahaz and pertains to the immediate political situation, specifically the destruction of the lands of the two kings Ahaz fears (Pekah and Rezin). This aligns with the historical context and timeline of King Hezekiah’s birth, not Jesus.
  2. 2 Kings 15:29-30: “In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali; and he carried the people captive to Assyria. Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him and killed him, and then succeeded him as king, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.”
    • This describes the fall of Pekah and Rezin, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy about the two kings’ lands being deserted before the child (Hezekiah) knows to reject wrong and choose right.
  3. 2 Kings 18:4-7: “He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. It was called Nehushtan. He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. He held fast to the Lord and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses. And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.”
    • Highlights Hezekiah’s reforms and his faithfulness to God, showing that “God was with him,” fulfilling the name Immanuel in Hezekiah’s context.
  4. Isaiah 7:21-22 and 2 Kings 19:29-31: “In that day, a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats. And because of the abundance of milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.” / “This will be the sign for you, Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows by itself, and the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. The remnant of the kingdom of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above. For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”
    • Both passages speak of abundance and prosperity in the land, correlating with Hezekiah’s reign, supporting the interpretation that the prophecy in Isaiah referred to Hezekiah.
  5. 2 Kings 19:35-37: “That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son succeeded him as king.”
    • Describes the miraculous defeat of the Assyrians, which was prophesied by Isaiah, showing God’s intervention and support for Hezekiah, further indicating that the Immanuel prophecy was about Hezekiah.