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Will the real Jesus please stand up???????



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Will the real Jesus please stand up???????




We will answer this question in two sessions. This first session is: The real Messiah Jesus who was born of Mary:





  • Prophesied

  • Proclaimed

  • Presented



Messiah Prophesied (A Few Highlights)

He is to be human, the seed of the woman: Genesis 3:15


He is to be from the seed of Abraham (thus Jewish): Genesis 22:18
He is to be a descendant of King David: 1 Chronicles 17:10b-14
He is to be born of a virgin: Isaiah 7:14 (this explains the seed of the woman in Genesis 3:15)
He will be God in human flesh: Isaiah 9:6-7 (v.6a – he is human; v.6b the first three names are only used of God; v.7a – His eternality).
He will be born in Bethlehem Ephratha, city of David: Micah 5:2
He will be present on earth 483 years after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem: Daniel 9:24-27

Messiah Proclaimed




By Angels


By the angel Gabriel to Mary: Luke 1:26-38
v.32 “Son of the Most High”; v.35 “Son of God”: “He who was ever God the Son becomes in grace the Son of God as Man born of a Virgin.” (Dr. Ironside's Bible: Notes and Quotes from the Margins, Word Search edition).
v.35 “The Holy Spirit will come upon you”: in a special creative act the humanity of the Lord was produced. This creative act in the womb of the virgin Mary is how the eternal Son of God, who was always fully God and the second member of the Tri-unity of God, became fully human. See John 1:14.
“Jesus”: The Greek form of the name Iēsous, which was translated into Latin as Jesus, is the same as the Hebrew Yeshua (Joshua), which means “Yahweh saves” (Yahweh is typically rendered as “Lord” in the OT).

(NET Bible)


By an angel in a dream to Joseph: Matthew 1:18-25
v.22-23 the angel applies the Isaiah 7:14 prophecy to the Child. Isaiah 7:14: the NKJV is correct when it ways “the” virgin – one specific virgin - not “a” virgin as in the NASB. The prophecy is not just about a special birth but also a special conception.
Note carefully the importance of Mary being a virgin (See Luke 1:27) to not only reassure Joseph but also to emphasize the supernatural conception of the Child (for more information on the importance of this see the study from this ministry entitled, “Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive: The doctrinal “why” of the supernatural virgin conception rather than a natural conception”). This use of the Isaiah 7:14 passage identifies the Child as the prophesied Messiah who is Emmanuel, “God with us.”

By a multitude of angels to the Shepherds: Luke 2:8-14


v.10: this proclamation was to be “for all people,” not just the Jews.
v.11:the One who is born is “a Savior, who is Christ (Messiah) the Lord.” This Child who has been born is the one-and-only Savior from sin as well as the promised Messiah (the Anointed One) of Israel and who is also the Lord (Yahweh or God).

Note of interest: the shepherds were probably caring for sheep that were destined to be Passover sacrifices at the Temple.

Galatians 4:4 (NASB) But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law




By human beings


By Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-45
v.43 She identifies the baby’s divine nature by calling Him “my Lord” (the Messiah is the Lord, see 2:11; the Greek word for “Lord” used here is kurios). By special revelation from the Holy Spirit (v.41) she recognized the unique (one-of-a-kind) Child in Mary’s womb as the promised Messiah-Redeemer. At the same time she sees the distinction between the Lord who is the unborn Child and the Lord (v.45) who is God the Father. The Child was both fully God, co-equal with the Father, and yet the fully human Child of Mary.
By Mary: Luke 1:46-55
v.47: Mary was a born-again believer with a new human spirit and she recognized that this eternal life was from God her Savior. “It is used, however, to demonstrate very definitely that God coming to the Virgin Mary as Savior in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ was the cause of this joy, this exuberance” (Spiros Zodhiates, The Song of the Virgin, AMG Publishers, p.25). See Matthew 1:21. She fully knew the meaning of the name Yeshua (Savior) which Gabriel had told her to name the Child.
Note of interest: Mary cannot save anyone nor is she a helper in anyone’s salvation! She herself was a sinner who needed a Savior and who had received eternal life by faith alone. She never called herself the “mother of God” nor does the Scripture ever refer to her as such.
By Simeon: Luke 2:25-35
This is only appearance in the Biblical record and nothing else is known about him.

Yet we know the single most important thing about his life: he was faithful to the Lord, careful in his daily life, and he believed the Biblical prophecies about the coming of the Messiah. The “consolation of Israel” refers to the anticipated national deliverer, the promised Messiah. 2:29 “Lord” is the Greek word despota indicating his recognition of God as his rightful Owner and Master.


v.30: “Your salvation”: Greek, soterios: Isaiah 52:10 the Hebrew word translated “salvation” is yeshua.
By Anna: Luke 2:36-38
As soon as she saw Messiah Jesus she began to speak to others about Him to others who also were anticipating the arrival of the Messiah, the One bringing redemption to Jerusalem. Anna was among the faithful remnant of believing Jews who were looking for the coming of the Messiah.
By the magi from the east (Gentiles): Matthew 2:1-12
v.2: These men are from the area of modern Iran (Persia back then). They state that they are seeking the one “born King of the Jews (lit. Judeans).” They knew the Messianic prophecies given, for example, in Jeremiah 23:5. It is interesting that they seem to say it so matter-of-factly as if they were expecting the people in the Land of Israel to be rejoicing and to know exactly what had happened!
“we have come to worship Him”: Clearly they indicate their understanding that this new-born King was also God for there is no other reason why they would seek to worship Him.


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