Isaiah 9:6
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
King James Version
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A child born, a son given, called The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace — the Messiah, and a cornerstone of the Oneness reading of the Godhead.
Fulfillment References
Luke 2:11 John 1:14 Matthew 4:15-16
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'Everlasting Father' — Jesus IS the Father incarnate; a foundational Oneness Christology text.
JewishThrone names for a Davidic king — hyperbolic royal titles, not literal divine attributes.
CatholicFulfilled in Jesus Christ; the divine names confirm his deity.
ProtestantThe divine titles exceed any human king — predictive of the divine Messiah.
DispensationalPartially at first coming; the 'government on his shoulders' = full Millennial reign.
AcademicANE throne-name oracle; divine hyperbole common in royal texts.
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