MANNA Ep 30

Описание: Christmas is not about our gifts, or world peace, or the very exaggerated tale of Saint Nicholas. Christmas is the celebration of the long-awaited messiah fully and completely fulfilling this verse in John 1:14. He became flesh, and because He did, He lived and conquered all sin, all shame, and all death for our sakes.

If we believe that the Bible is one unified story about Jesus, then Jesus being born into the world—becoming flesh—does not just mean He was a baby born in a stable, but rather the fulfillment of all Old Testament prophecies (2 Corinthians 1:20). Starting in Genesis 3:15 Jesus is said to be coming as the rescuer of all humanity from sin and Satan. Jeremiah 23:5 proclaims that Jesus will be from the tribe of Jesse—a king that deals just and wisely with all. Finally, we see in Isaiah 7:14 that Jesus is prophesied to be born of a virgin, having God alone as His Father, and being called Immanuel—God with us.

Believing that Jesus is the fulfillment of all Old Testament prophecies, ultimately leads us to believe the truth of what comes after the “Word became flesh”. Jesus came down as a human, but Jesus also dwelt among us and became the greater Moses

For the glory that was brought forth on Christmas day thousands of years ago, is the same glory we get to experience today. And we get to experience it with even more fullness because we did not just witness His birth, but we get to experience His life, death, and resurrection through the Word of God.