CHRIST's COMING WAS FORETOLD
God wanst us to believe on His Son and to receive Him as as our Saviour. In order that we might know who Jesus is and what He did, God has given us four accounts of the life of His Son. These books in the Bible are called " the gospels," and they are named after the four men whom God chose to write them- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
At the beginning of his gospel, John speaks of the Lord Jesus as " the word." John wrote,
" In the beginning was the Word (the Lord Jesus) , and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1
From this verse we see that the Lord Jesus has always existed. Before anything was created, He was there with the Father. He is God! But there was a time when the Son of God became a man and lived on this earth. The Bible says,
" And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us.." John 1:14
Hundreds of years before the Lord Jesus came into the world, His birth was foretold in the Bible. " Foretold" means that men of God told what was going to happen long before it happened.
God told the prophet Isaiah that, one day, a mircle child would be born. Isaiah wrote,
"Therefore the Lord Himself shall give a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
"Immanuel " means " God with us." This Child, who was promised by God, would not be an ordinary child; He would be God coming to be with us.
Also, this Child would be born of a virgin; that is, He would be born of pure, unmarried woman. He would be conceived by the Holy Spirit.
The Jewish people called this promised Savior " the Messiah."
In the Greek language, He is called " the Christ."
The Bible foretold exactly where the Messiah would be born. The prophet Micah wrote that He would be born in Bethlehem.
" But thou, Bethlehem... out of thee shall He come forth.."
For hundred of years, God's people watched and waited for the Savior whom God had promised. Then , one day, an angel appeared to a virgin named Mary. She was frightened, but the angel said,
"Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name JESUS.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David;
And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end." Luke 1:30-33
The Lord Jesus was born in Bethlehem as the prophet had said. The angel of the Lord appeared to the shepherds in nearby fields to tell them the good news;
" Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10, 11
When Jesus was just a tiny baby, Joseph and Mary took Him to the temple. At the temple there was a holy man of God named Simeon. God had revealed to Simeon that , before he died, he would see the promised Savior.
When Simeon saw the baby Jesus , he took Him in his arms and said, " Lord , now let thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word; For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation." Luke 2:29, 30
What do these verses tell us?
They tell us that our salvation is a PERSON. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself is our salvation.
Note: Excerpted from the booklet " The New Life in Christ"
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and confess God to all men! Amen!
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and by trusting and having faith to our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen!
