The story of Jesus: 700 BC

My belief in Christ is reinforced by my belief in prophecy! Some today fail to accept the idea that Jesus was born. Somehow, in their unbelief, they think Jesus was a fictional character in spite of the fact that many witnessed his existence and several of his contemporaries wrote documents which are historical, personal and spiritual about the man who IS God! Regardless of how stiff-necked others may be, I'm both pragmatic and hopeful.  Isaiah was an early Christian. However, Isaiah (aka (Esaias in Greek) was born around 760 B.C. (before Christ).  How then, could Isaias be a Christian? He had "hope" in the Christ to come, That's called "faith in Jesus". His faith was greater than mine because I believe in what "is" whereas Isaias believed in "what is to be"! Now, that's faith! Here's the words of Isaias the Prophet:

Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever..."

Of whom was Isaias speaking? He was talking about the Christ Jesus before Jesus was ever born! How could this be? It's imperative to remember that although Jesus was not yet born, Jesus WAS, IS and ALWAYS WILL BE!

John 1: 1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God... 14  And the Word was made 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."

 

So here we have the whole story. Just as Loyd Bensen said in the debate with Dan Quail "I knew John Kennedy, and you're no John Kennedy!", Isaiah said to the Jews "I know Jesus Christ and he is God!"  Isaiah had such faith in Jesus because he communed with Jesus! "You mean God?", you say. God "revealed" to man IS Jesus!

So on December 25th we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the "Son of Man", Jesus Christ. However Jesus, "Son of God" never originated. He wasn't created. He just IS!  The "Son of God" is without a birth date, because he is God!

Revelation 1:8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

 

I like this. God (Jesus himself) is the "A" to "Z". That includes everything! He was here on Day 1 and will be here on Day infinity. He is profound! He "IS", he "WAS" and "IS TO COME". We celebrate Jesus, the Son of Man, because he became us so he could feel what we feel. He felt the sting of death for us. Without his birth there would never have been the ultimate sacrifice; his death. His birth was a miracle. It was so that we would believe in his deity. Life went on after Jesus was born. However, at his death life began. Not because of his birth were we "born again", but we have the second birth because he died!

 

Such faith Isaias had! To be able to have the faith that he had, it is certain that he knew Jesus. Because Isaias told of Jesus birth and death 700 plus years before  he was born, my faith is increased! Jesus was no surprise to mankind. They knew he was coming... just not when. Likewise, we know he's coming again, but just not when:

 

I'm no Isaias, but prophecy has been revealed to me. It's from God and was revealed to Paul:

 

1 Thessalonians 4:16 "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

 

Isaias was a "picture of Paul". Isaias communed with the "Angel of God". Paul communed with the resurrected Lord, the "Son of God". Jesus' contemporaries fellow-shipped with the "Son of Man". The Jesus who was always, was revealed to us in birth and lives on in that same body who was given at birth. We celebrate Jesus not because he was born, but because he died yet lives!