THE SECOND VIRGIN BIRTH
Most, if not all of us, are familiar with the prophecy given in Isaiah concerning the future birth of Christ: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14)
About 700 years after this was stated, a young girl by the name of Mary was told by an angel that she would bear a child and that the seed for this baby would come from the Holy Spirit. She was to call “…His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins”. (Matthew 1:21)
This was in fulfillment of two prophesies: the one in Isaiah which foretold the birth of a child by a virgin. A child who would be both a sign that God was still with His people, that He had not forsaken, forgotten, nor abandoned them; that He would be a Saviour for all (Jesus meaning Saviour). Additionally, this would fulfil the prophecy in Genesis 3:15: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His Heel.”
So Jesus was born from the “seed” of the Holy Spirit and the womb of Mary to eventually crush the head of Satan as He does in Revelation 1:18 - “I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”
He was also born to be with us (Immanuel) and even further to save us (Jesus) from the wrath to come, an even greater fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy than Isaiah foretold at the time. But you see, when Isaiah gave his prophecy about 700 years prior to Christ’s birth, there was intended a double fulfilment to be had. When Isaiah prophesied, it was at the time intended for King Ahaz and had for that time a little different meaning.
A meaning to be given through the First Virgin Birth about 700 years before Christ and that we’ll talk about next time. In the meantime, it should give you something to think about.
No comments:
Post a Comment