ANTICIPATION - JESUS IS COMING!

FOUR WEEK SERIES

WEEK #1 - ANTICIPATION - JESUS IS COMING!

WEEK #2 – ANNOUNCEMENT- JESUS IS COMING!

WEEK #3 - ASSURANCE - JESUS IS COMING!

WEEK #4 - ARRIVAL - JESUS IS HERE!

TEXT - The Old Testament Prophets

Anticipated the birth of our Lord Jesus.

Today I want to look at three of their prophecies:

I. THE VIRGIN - Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 7:14 NASB95

14 “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.

The virgin, of course, was Mary.

Luke 1:30–34 NASB95

30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. 31 “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” 34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”

The birth was of "Emmanuel", "God is with us".

Matthew 1:23 NASB95

23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”

John 1:14 NASB95

14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

II. THE VISIT - Micah 5:2

Micah 5:2 NASB95

2 “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.”

The visit is to Bethlehem.

Going to Bethlehem

Luke 2:4–7 NASB95

4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. 6 While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The visitor is the one that will be ruler in Israel.

Isaiah 11:1–2 NASB95

1 Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

The visitor is eternal.

Everlasting to Everlasting

Revelation 1:8 NASB95

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

III. THE VICTORY - Isaiah 9:6

"The government shall be upon his shoulders."

He is:

"Wonderful"

"Counselor"

"Mighty God"

"Everlasting Father

"Prince of Peace"

Jesus was born to be our Savior

Luke 2:11 NASB95

11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:21 NASB95

21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Believing in Jesus as Savior Brings Eternal Life

John 1:12–13 NASB95

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Ephesians 2:8–9 NASB95

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Romans 5:1 NASB95

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 15:54–57 NASB95

54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.