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Some prophecies are impossible to verify. The virgin birth of Jesus is on such example. Even though we accept the reality of the virgin birth, which is the fulfillment of Isaiah 7:13-14 (see also mat 1:23), and which provides proof of Isaiah's prophethood, we nevertheless accept it solely on the testimony of the Scripture (the New Testament, the Qur'an and Baha'i writings), for otherwise it is impossible to verify. Therefore, if we accept the Prophethood of Isaiah, or even Jesus, on the basis of such a prophecy, and we accept its fulfillment as true solely on testimony and without any other evidence, then do we also accept other claims to prophethood even though we are only given testimony without verification? Proof without verifiable evidence presupposes acceptance and is, therefore, unconvincing.
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