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The Prophetic Birth of JESUS CHRIST Matthew 1:18-25

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The Prophetic Birth of

JESUS CHRISTMatthew 1:18-25

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NowthebirthofJesusChristwasasfollows:AfterHismotherMarywasbetrothedtoJoseph,beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheHolySpirit.19 ThenJosephherhusband,beingajustman, andnotwantingtomakeherapublicexample,wasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.20 Butwhilehethoughtaboutthesethings,behold,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadream,saying,

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“Joseph,sonofDavid,donotbeafraidtotaketoyouMaryyourwife,forthatwhichisconceivedinherisoftheHolySpirit.21 AndshewillbringforthaSon,andyoushallcallHisnameJESUS,forHewillsaveHispeoplefromtheirsins.” 22 SoallthiswasdonethatitmightbefulfilledwhichwasspokenbytheLordthroughtheprophet,saying:

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23 “Behold, thevirginshallbewithchild,andbearaSon,andtheyshallcallHisnameImmanuel,” whichistranslated,“Godwithus.” 24 ThenJoseph,beingarousedfromsleep,didastheangeloftheLordcommandedhimandtooktohimhiswife,25 anddidnotknowhertillshehadbroughtforthherfirstbornSon. AndhecalledHisnameJESUS.

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Unique among all books ever written, the Bible accurately foretells specific events-in detail-many years, sometimes centuries, before they occur. Approximately 2,500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible, about 2,000 of which already have been fulfilled to the letter—no errors.

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Probability, also known as "odds", is a branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood that a given event will occur.

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• Be struck by lightning in a year = 7 x 105 or 1 in 700,000

• Be killed by lightning in a year = 2 x 106 or 1 in 2,000,000

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• Become president = 1 x 107 or 1 in 10,000,000

• Have a meteorite land on your house = 1.8 x 1014

or 1 in 180,000,000,000,000

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• Win the Powerball = 2.92 x 106 or 1 in 292,000,000

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• Be attacked by a shark (according to the U.S. Lifesaving Association) = 11.5 x 105 or 1 in 11,500,000

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• You will eventually die = 1 in 1

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Set out the odds of any one man in all of history fulfilling even only eight of the major prophecies (and 270 ramifications) fulfilled by the life of Christ.

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To answer the question what is the probability of one man fulfilling all eight prophecies, the principal of probability is applied. Therefore, multiplying all eight probabilities together (1 times 2.8 x 105 x 103 x 102 x 103 x 103 x 105 x 103 x 104) gives us 2.8 x 1028, or for simplicity sake 1 x 1028 or

1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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H. Harold Hartzler, Ph.D., the Secretary-Treasurer to “American Scientific Affiliation” (in the forward to this book): “The manuscript SCIENCE SPEAKS has been carefully reviewed by a committee of the American Scientific Affiliation members…and Executive Council…and has been found, in general, to be dependable and accurate in regard to the scientific material presented. The mathematical analysis included is based upon principles of probability which are thoroughly sound and Professor Stoner has applied these principles in a proper and convincing way.”

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This is like covering the entire state of Texas 2 feet deep in silver dollars, marking one of them and telling a blind man to pick the marked silver dollar on the first try.

Dr. Stoner then computed the odds of one individual that could fulfill just 48 prophecies relating to Christ. He calculated the odds at 1 X 10157~ those odds are beyond human comprehension.

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1 Timothy 3:16

Andwithoutcontroversygreatisthemysteryofgodliness:

Godwasmanifestedintheflesh,justifiedintheSpirit,seenbyangels,preachedamongtheGentiles,believedonintheworld,receivedupinglory.

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HisMANNERofBirth:

Genesis3:15“Iwillputenmitybetweenyouandthewoman,andbetweenyourseedandherSeed;Heshallbruiseyourhead,andyoushallbruiseHisheel.”

Galatians4:4–5Whenthefullnessofthetimehadcome,GodsentforthHisSon,bornofawoman,bornunderthelaw,5 toredeemthosewhowereunderthelaw,thatwemightreceivetheadoptionassons.

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HisMANNERofBirth:

Isaiah7:14 “ThereforetheLordHimselfwillgiveyouasign:Behold,thevirginshallconceive andbearaSon,andshallcallHisnameImmanuel.”

Matthew1:22–23 SoallthiswasdonethatitmightbefulfilledwhichwasspokenbytheLordthroughtheprophet, saying:23 “Behold,thevirginshallbewithchild,andbearaSon,andtheyshallcallHisnameImmanuel,”whichistranslated,“Godwithus.”

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HisGENEALOGY:

Genesis22:18Inyour(Abraham) seed allthenationsoftheearthshallbeblessed,becauseyouhaveobeyedMyvoice.

Matthew1:1ThebookofthegenealogyofJesusChrist,theSonofDavid,theSonofAbraham:

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Genesis21:12ButGodsaidtoAbraham,“Donotletitbedispleasinginyoursightbecauseoftheladorbecauseofyourbondwoman.WhateverSarahhassaidtoyou,listentohervoice;forinIsaac yourseedshallbecalled.”

Luke3:34thesonofJacob,thesonofIsaac,thesonofAbraham,thesonofTerah,thesonofNahor,

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HisGENEALOGY:

Micah5:2“Butyou,BethlehemEphrathah,thoughyouarelittleamongthethousandsofJudah, yetoutofyoushallcomeforthtoMetheOnetobeRulerinIsrael, Whosegoingsfortharefromofold, fromeverlasting.”

Luke3:33thesonofAmminadab,thesonofRam,thesonofHezron,thesonofPerez,thesonofJudah,

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HisGENEALOGY:

Isaiah11:1ThereshallcomeforthaRodfromthestemofJesse,AndaBranchshallgrowoutofhisroots.

Luke3:32thesonofJesse,thesonofObed,thesonofBoaz,thesonofSalmon,thesonofNahshon,

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HisGENEALOGY:

Jeremiah23:5–6 “Behold,thedaysarecoming,”saystheLORD,“ThatIwillraisetoDavid aBranchofrighteousness;aKingshallreignandprosper,andexecutejudgmentandrighteousness intheearth.6InHisdaysJudahwillbesaved,andIsraelwilldwellsafely;nowthisisHisnamebywhichHewillbecalled:

THELORDOURRIGHTEOUSNESS”

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HisGENEALOGY:

Luke3:31…thesonofNathan,thesonofDavid,

Luke2:4JosephalsowentupfromGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandlineageofDavid,

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HisPLACEofBirth:

Micah5:2“Butyou,BethlehemEphrathah,thoughyouarelittleamongthethousandsofJudah, yetoutofyoushallcomeforthtoMe theOnetobeRulerinIsrael, Whosegoingsfortharefromofold, fromeverlasting.”

2.8 x 105 or 1 in 280,000

700 years before the Messiah

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HisPLACEofBirth:

Luke2:4–7 JosephalsowentupfromGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandlineageofDavid,5 toberegisteredwithMary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithchild.6 Soitwas,thatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.7 AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon,andwrappedHiminswaddlingcloths,andlaidHiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomforthemintheinn.

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HisFLIGHTtoEgypt:

Hosea11:1“WhenIsraelwasachild,Ilovedhim,andoutofEgypt IcalledMyson.”

Matthew2:13–14Nowwhentheyhaddeparted,behold,anangeloftheLordappearedtoJosephinadream,saying,“Arise,taketheyoungChildandHismother,fleetoEgypt,andstaythereuntilIbringyouword;forHerodwillseektheyoungChildtodestroyHim.” 14 Whenhearose,hetooktheyoungChildandHismotherbynightanddepartedforEgypt,

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HisWORSHIPbyShepherds:

Psalm72:9ThosewhodwellinthewildernesswillbowbeforeHim…

Luke2:8,20 Nowtherewereinthesamecountryshepherdslivingoutinthefields,keepingwatchovertheirflockbynight.…Thentheshepherds returned,glorifyingandpraisingGodforallthethingsthattheyhadheardandseen,asitwastoldthem.

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HisWORSHIPbyKings:

Psalm72:10Thekings ofTarshish andoftheisles willbringpresents; thekings ofShebaandSeba willoffergifts.

Isaiah60:6…AllthosefromShebashallcome;theyshallbringgoldandincense,andtheyshallproclaimthepraisesoftheLORD.

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HisWORSHIPbyKings:

Matthew2:1,11NowafterJesuswasborninBethlehemofJudeainthedaysofHerodtheking,behold,wisemen fromtheEastcame… Andwhentheyhadcomeintothehouse,theysawtheyoungChildwithMaryHismother,andfelldownandworshipedHim.Andwhentheyhadopenedtheirtreasures,theypresentedgiftstoHim:gold,frankincense,andmyrrh.

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HisPURPOSEinIncarnation:

Genesis3:15AndIwillputenmity betweenyouandthewoman, andbetweenyourseedandherSeed; Heshallbruiseyourhead, andyoushallbruiseHisheel.”

1John3:8 ForthispurposetheSonofGodwasmanifested,thatHemightdestroytheworksofthedevil.

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HisPURPOSEinIncarnation:

Isaiah7:14ThereforetheLordHimselfwillgiveyouasign:Behold,thevirginshallconceiveandbearaSon,andshallcallHisnameImmanuel.

Matthew1:21AndshewillbringforthaSon,andyoushallcallHisnameJESUS,forHewillsaveHispeoplefromtheirsins.”

Matthew1:23“Behold,thevirginshallbewithchild,andbearaSon,andtheyshallcallHisnameImmanuel,”whichistranslated,“Godwithus.”

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Professor Stoner concludes: “Any man who rejects Christ as the Son of God is rejecting a fact, proved perhaps more absolutely than any other fact in the world.”

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Senate Chaplain Richard Halverson(1981-1995)

“Thefactis,thebirth,crucifixion,andbodilyresurrectionofJesusChristarecelebratedworldwidebyfolkofeveryrace,language,andcolor,everyyear.AndbelievinginJesus,theyhavebeendeliveredfromthemostevil,disastrous,frustrating,debilitatinghabitsandlifeformspossible.TherealproblemwithJesusChristisnotthatfolkcan'tbelieveinHim—butthattheywon't believeinHim.”

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