How important is the proper understanding of the differences between literal & figurative interpretations when applied to prophecy? Consider this - The Messianic king was to be of the family of Jesse the father of David. In Ro. 15:12 Paul quotes the Septuagint of Isa. 11:10. Jesus is a branch or descendant of the family of Jesse, as well as of David. Isaiah says, "There will be theROOT of Jesse, He arises to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will hope." Now, since He is the blossom of the stem which sprouts from the ROOT of Jesse; & the ROOTof Jesse is the family of David, & the stem of the ROOT is Mary descended from David, & the blossom of the stem is Mary's son, who is called Jesus Christ, will not He also be the FRUIT? For the blossom is the FRUIT, because through the blossom & from the blossom every product advances from its rudimental condition to perfect FRUIT. But Jesus was ALREADY LORD in Maryโs womb, else Elizabethโs testimony is in err: "Blessed is the fruit of thy wombโฆ whence is this to me that the mother of my LORD should come to me?" โ Lk. 1:41-43.
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