What were the signs of Christ's first coming? ...of His second coming? What is the difference between signs, wonders and miracles? Of the 75 times “signs and wonders” are mentioned in the Bible “signs” always precedes “wonders” (Exod. 7:3; Deut. 6:22; Neh. 9:10; 2 Cor. 12:12; Heb. 2:4). Why? What is the purpose of “signs and wonders”? Why did God give to Ahab and the shepherds such unique signs? What was the message to each? What sign or signs has God given you?

1. Isaiah 7:14; Luke 2:12

8. Therefore the Lord Himself will
give you a sign: Behold, the virgin
shall conceive and bear a Son, and
shall call His name Immanuel.

9. 34 Then Simeon blessed them, and
said to Mary His mother, “Behold,
this Child is destined for the fall and
rising of many in Israel, and for a sign
which will be spoken against 35 (yes,
a sword will pierce through your own
soul also), that the thoughts of many
hearts may be revealed.”

10. Definitions:
“miracles”
‫ֵת‬‫פ‬‫מֹו‬ (mô·p̄ēṯ) = a miracle, an inexplicable
event or work
δύναμις(dynamis) = supernatural
power, the ability to perform
mighty deeds

11. Definitions:
“wonders”
‫ֵת‬‫פ‬‫מֹו‬ (mô·p̄ēṯ) = the affect of a miracle
resulting in awe and amazement
τέρας(teras) = a potent or miracle
provoking amazement and marvel

12. Definitions:
“signs”
‫אֹות‬ (ʾôṯ) = a mark having meaning & a
message
σημεῖον (sēmeion) =either a normal signal
or a miraculous sign

13. Definitions:
“signs”
Genesis 1:14 Then God
said, “Let there be lights
in the firmament of the
heavens to divide the
day from the night; and
let them be for signs and
seasons, and for days
and years;

14. ַׁ‫ש‬‫י‬‫ַד‬
Exodus 6:2–3 And God spoke to Moses and said
to him: “I am the LORD. 3 I appeared to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by
My name LORD I was not known to them.
‫ל‬ ֵ‫א‬
El
Shaddai

15. Deut. 12:11 Then to the place the Lord
your God will choose as a dwelling for
His Name—there you are to bring
everything I command you: your burnt
offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special
gifts, and all the choice possessions you have
vowed to the Lord.
Deut. 12:21 If the place where the Lord your God
chooses to put his Name is too far away from you…

19. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a
sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son,
and shall call His name Immanuel.
“the Lord Himself”
“will give you” - Ahaz
• Grandson of Uzziah
• Weak & idolatrous king
• Offered son in fires of Moloch
• Jerusalem threatened destruction
- Adonai

20. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a
sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son,
and shall call His name Immanuel.
“virgin”
1. “shall conceive”
2. “shall…bear a Son”
3. “shall call His name Immanuel”
‫ה‬ָ‫מ‬ְ‫ל‬‫ע‬- (ʿǎl·māh)

21. Luke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find
a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
“the sign to you” - shepherds

22. Luke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find
a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
“a Babe” - βρέφος(brephos)

23. Luke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find
a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
“a Babe”
1. “wrapped in swaddling cloths”
- βρέφος(brephos)

24. Luke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find
a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
“a Babe”
1. “wrapped in swaddling cloths”
2. “lying in a manger”
- βρέφος(brephos)

25. Luke 2:34-35 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to
Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the
fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will
be spoken against 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through
your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts
may be revealed.”

27. Matthew 24:3 Now as He sat on the
Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him
privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these
things be? And what will be the sign of
Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

28. Luke 2:8-20

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