“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1, 14)
His life divides history—it is measured as B.C.—before Christ, and A.D.—Anno Domini, the Latin term for “the year of our Lord.” No life has made such an impact on history. No mere man—not even the greatest of men could have accomplished what He did. Jesus was and is more than man—He is the Son of God.
Shakespeare had Juliet say, “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet?” What’s in a name? Everything—if that name is “Immanuel.”
In Isaiah 7:14, the coming of Christ was foretold, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” That prophecy foretold was fulfilled according to Matt.1:23 in the Virgin Mary conceiving and bearing Jesus where the name Immanuel is translated, “God with us.”
John announces in John 1:1,14 that Jesus came as the communication of God as the Living Word, and the manifestation of the glory of God to man. The Bible is sacred history. It is His Story—God’s story—and specifically a record of His revelation in His Son, Jesus Christ. The Old Testament said, “He is coming!” The Gospels and Acts state, “He has come!” The Epistles shout, “This is what it means: get ready for He is coming again!”
The Son of God became the Son of Man that the sons of men might become the sons of God.
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