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Isaiah 7:14 — "Virgin or Young Woman"

Whether the Hebrew word 'almah' in Isaiah 7:14 should be translated as 'virgin' (as in the Septuagint and Matthew 1:23) or 'young woman,' and the implications for the doctrine of the virgin birth.

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Oneness Pentecostals (UPCI)

Oneness Pentecostals (UPCI)

Non-Trinitarian

Affirms

Isaiah 7:14 prophesies Jesus' miraculous birth; God incarnate in Mary

Oneness Pentecostal churches affirm that Isaiah 7:14 is a messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus' virgin birth. The prophecy predicts that God Himself (not a distinct second divine person) would be incarnate in human form through the Virgin Mary. The miraculous conception without a human father is affirmed as literal and historically true.

Oneness interpretation aligns with modalist theology: the verse speaks of God's miraculous self-incarnation. Jesus, as God in human form, is the fulfillment of this ancient prediction. The virgin birth is treated as essential evidence of Jesus' deity.

Key Distinctions

Almah translation:
literal miraculous conception
Prophecy fulfillment:
God Himself (not second person) incarnate
Marian doctrine:

Scripture References

Sources

  • Oneness Pentecostal Theology
  • United Pentecostal Church International Articles of Faith
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