Religion
In reply to the discussion: Does the book of Isaiah say anything about Jesus of Nazareth? [View all]Petrushka
(3,709 posts)Last edited Mon Sep 3, 2012, 06:35 AM - Edit history (1)
. . . "The modern son of man, the Messiah, is hidden while he has sent his work before him, which has been rejected so long that he thinks his work has been in vain. (And thats why Jesus of Nazareth said the next son of man would 'first be rejected by his generation, and suffer many things.')
Taking into consideration the fact that the writer misquotes Jesus of Nazareth---not only in the quotation above, but in numerous other instances, repeatedly saying, "rejected by his generation" (referring to himself and this present generation) as though Jesus hadn't said, "this generation." (referring to that past generation when He walked this earth)---the writer has, IMHO, shown himself to be what the Good Book calls a "false prophet" and/or a "false teacher."
Yet, throughout his writings, while also claiming to be "messenger of the Spirit of truth," not only does he question, contradict, and discard certain passages from the Old and New Testaments that don't agree with his digestion, he doesn't hesitate to pick and choose other passages which he interprets and uses to suit his fancy. For instance: The old gentleman compares his years and years and years of long-suffering to the short-lived agony of Jesus' last hours; and continues to believe he's, therefore, the "modern son of man, the Messiah," etc., etc., etc., the fulfillment of a prophecy he found in Isaiah 53.
Anyway . . .
. . . Although I won't be wasting any more time perusing any further links by SarahM, here's a message from an eye-witness to the Truth:
"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation."
(II Peter:1-19-20)