[quote]The Emmanuel child established a pattern of how God signifies His will to protect and deliver His people, and that pattern is what we see fulfilled in Matthew 1.[/quote]
But Jesus neither delivered nor protected his people (whatever you interpret his people to be). Christians and Jews suffered at the hands of Rome. Then when Rome became a Christian state it persecuted heretical Christians and Jews. For 2000 years Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others suffered for their religious beliefs (usually at the hands of other Christians). Jesus fails every aspect of Isa. 7.
But Jesus neither delivered nor protected his people (whatever you interpret his people to be). Christians and Jews suffered at the hands of Rome. Then when Rome became a Christian state it persecuted heretical Christians and Jews. For 2000 years Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others suffered for their religious beliefs (usually at the hands of other Christians). Jesus fails every aspect of Isa. 7.
Every effort must be made to end the human rights abuses in Freedonia.
