Speaking in a general sense, remember that Isaiah wrote those passages with a specific meaning at the time. It wasn't until later in the NT that they were interpreted to be prophetic. Now, before everyone gets bent out of shape over that, let me qualify it a wee bit (please excuse my strange choice of words here, I'm really tired and it's late). If it was blatantly clear that the OT writer was saying that something was going to happen in the future, it meant just that. Some of the more present-day oriented verses are the ones that were later interpreted in the NT to have at least one application.

I'm sorry. My lack of theological training leaves me at a loss for better words. I can just feel the preterists shaking their heads in disbelief, and my premil brethren silently waiting for me to go to bed.

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Dan Pemberton
Vacaville, CA

Member, First Baptist Church San Luis Obispo
Formerly ABUSA (We left, so I guess that makes us American Baptists Unleashed!)