The Name

[Isa. 7:14] Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
This is one of the most famous prophecies regarding the birth of Y’Shua the Messiah in the Bible. It also illustrates a principle of prophecy, that prophecy may have both a near fulfillment and a far fulfillment, G-d and man meeting in one person, and being a mediator between G-d and men.
It is characteristic of predictive prophecy that it often mingles different times together in one composite picture.
A sign - Of your deliverance. But how was this birth, which was not to happen 'till many ages after, a sign of their deliverance from present danger? This promised birth supposed the preservation of that city, and nation and tribe, in and of which the Messiah was to be born; and therefore there was no cause to fear that ruin which their enemies now threatened.
Notice in Isaiah the Messiah was to be named Immanuel.
The name Jesus in the KJV is not mentioned until the N.C. written by Jews living in Atlantic under Greek rule.
'Jesus' is a Greek Name.
Changed to English would have been 'Joshua'.
Changed to Hebrew would be 'Y'Shua'.
We have adopt to the Greek, not only in His name, but in their calendar and name of week-days.
But His name was to be Immanuel.
What else has satan mislead us to?

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