The Christmas Story didn’t
begin the night Jesus was born; it did not begin when the angels appeared to
the shepherds announcing His birth; it did not begin when the angel appeared to
Mary telling her that she would be the mother of the Promised Messiah. It did
not start when the angel appeared to Joseph telling him about Mary and the
coming Christ Child. It started in a garden of incomparable beauty,
The Garden of Eden.
It started because of deception; the deceptive lie presented
by the serpent possessed by Satan.
After Adam and
Eve chose to believe the Lie, chose to disobey the Creator, The Creator
addressed the serpent and then The Lord
God told how He would send a Savior.
Genesis 3:14 –15; Galatians 4:4
Genesis 3:14 –15; Galatians 4:4
And from that
prophesy came these prophesies so we could recognized the Messiah, God Savior.
Isaiah 7:14 – Christ would be born of a virgin.
Isaiah 7:14 – Christ would be born of a virgin.
Isaiah 9:6 - Unto us a child is born...
Micah 5:2 - Born in Bethlehem in Judea.
Micah 5:2 - Born in Bethlehem in Judea.
And
the Christmas story keeps going until it runs into the Easter Story of
Redemption. It is both an Earthly and Spiritual story. It is Supernatural.
Redemptive. Life Changing right into Eternity. But like Eve in the beginning of
this true story, we have a choice. We can choose where we will be spending
Eternity. Will it be in agony and thirsty separation from the Lord in the Lake
of Fire (Hell) or in the Redemptive ever giving Love that came that first
Christmas Night when the Word became Flesh, in Heaven?
John 3:16
The
choice is yours.
You can read the events of the Christmas Story for yourself.
Matthew chapters 1:18 -25; 2 :1-21
Luke 1:26 – 35 ; 2:1-20.
[The Wise Men did not see
Jesus until about 2 years after he was born.]
