This document summarizes the key points from a presentation about Jesus Christ and his fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. It discusses prophecies regarding Christ being born of a virgin, in Bethlehem, and his identity as the "Branch" from Isaiah. The summary highlights that Jesus came to pay for sins, give his life as a ransom, and purchase pardon for sinners through his death, as was foretold in scripture.

1. Merry Christmas
Merry Christ Mass
Who Is This Christ In Christmas?

2. He Is The “Alpha and Omega”
• His story begins in NAU John 1:1-2 In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
• NAU Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you
and the woman, And between your seed and her
seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall
bruise him on the heel.”
• And continues through NAU Revelation 22:20-21 He
who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming
quickly." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the
Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
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3. Let's read about Him in Isaiah 11
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4. Isaiah 11:1, A Shoot Out Of Jesse
• NAU Isaiah 11:1 Then a shoot [rod] will spring
from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his
roots will bear fruit.
• A shoot, rod, or branch, (cutting) is how olive
trees are reproduced.
• NIV NIVO KJG KJV … Branch …
• NET … a bud will sprout from his roots.
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5. Isaiah 11:1, Branch Of Jesse
• NIV Isaiah 11:1 …a Branch will bear fruit.
• 05342 ‫ר‬ֶ‫ֵצ‬‫נ‬netser {nay'-tser}
• Meaning: 1) sprout, shoot, branch (always fig.)…
• The name Nazareth comes from “netser"
• NAU Matthew 2:23 and came and lived in a city
called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken
through the prophets: "He shall be called a
Nazarene.”
• Every time “Nazarene” or “Nazareth” are used it’s a
reminder of Isaiah 11:1 prophecy.
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6. Isaiah 11:1, Branch Of Jesse
• NAU Isaiah 4:2 In that day the Branch of the LORD will be
beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the
pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel. 3 It will
come about that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem
will be called holy-- everyone who is recorded for life in
Jerusalem. 4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the
daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from
her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning, 5
then the LORD will create over the whole area of Mount Zion
and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the
brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be
a canopy. 6 There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat
by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.
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7. Isaiah 11:1, Branch Of Jesse
• NAU Jeremiah 23:5 "Behold, the days are coming," declares
the LORD, "When I will raise up for David a righteous
Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do
justice and righteousness in the land. 6 "In His days Judah
will be saved, And Israel will dwell securely; And this is His
name by which He will be called, 'The LORD our
righteousness.' 7 "Therefore behold, the days are coming,"
declares the LORD, "when they will no longer say, 'As the
LORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land
of Egypt,' 8 but, 'As the LORD lives, who brought up and led
back the descendants of the household of Israel from the
north land and from all the countries where I had driven
them.' Then they will live on their own soil." 7

8. Isaiah 11:1, Branch Of Jesse
• NAU Jeremiah 33:15 'In those days and at that time I
will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth;
and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the
earth. 16 'In those days Judah will be saved and
Jerusalem will dwell in safety; and this is the name by
which she will be called: the LORD is our righteousness.'
17 "For thus says the LORD, 'David shall never lack a
man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; 18 and
the Levitical priests shall never lack a man before Me to
offer burnt offerings [Ezekiel 43:18], to burn grain offerings
and to prepare sacrifices continually.'"
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9. Isaiah 11:1, Branch Of Jesse
• NAU Zechariah 3:8 …behold, I am going to bring
in My servant the Branch. 9… I will remove the
iniquity of that land in one day. 10 'In that day,'
declares the LORD of hosts, 'every one of you will
invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and under
his fig tree.’"
• NAU Zechariah 6:12 "Then say to him, 'Thus says
the LORD of hosts, "Behold, a man whose name is
Branch, for He will branch out from where He is;
and He will build the temple of the LORD.
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10. Isaiah 11:1, Branch Of Jesse
• NAU Zechariah 6:12 …He will branch out from
where He is [Ps 110:1, no 2nd nativity]; and He will
build the temple [future temple] of the LORD.
• NAU Hosea 5:15 I will go away and return [1st.
coming] to My place [heaven Ps. 110:1] Until they
acknowledge their guilt and seek My face
[Matthew 23:39 …until you say]; In their affliction they
will earnestly seek Me. [2nd. coming]
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11. OK, back to Isaiah 11 (1st. Coming)
• NAU Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will
rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and
understanding, The spirit of counsel and
strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear
of the LORD. 3 And He will delight in the fear
of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His
eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears
hear;
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12. Isaiah 11:4-5, 2nd. Coming
• NAU Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness He
will judge the poor, And decide with fairness
for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike
the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with
the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. 5
Also righteousness will be the belt about His
loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
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13. Isaiah 11:6, Millennial Kingdom
• NAU Isaiah 11:6 And the wolf will dwell with the
lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young
goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling
together; And a little boy will lead them. 7 Also the
cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down
together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The
nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the
weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. 9
They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD
As the waters cover the sea.
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14. Isaiah 11:10, The Re-Gathering
• NAU Isaiah 11: 10 Then in that day The nations will
resort to the root of Jesse, Who will stand as a signal
for the peoples; And His resting place will be glorious.
11 Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will
again recover the second time with His hand The
remnant of His people, who will remain, From Assyria,
Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, And from
the islands of the sea. 12 And He will lift up a standard
for the nations And assemble the banished ones of
Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the
four corners of the earth.
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15. Isaiah 11, King of Kings
• The Branch won't come as a baby next time
• NAU Psalm 2:8 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give
the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends
of the earth as Your possession. 9 'You shall break
them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them
like earthenware.'"
• NAU Revelation 2:27 AND HE SHALL RULE THEM
WITH A ROD OF IRON, AS THE VESSELS OF THE
POTTER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES, as I also have
received authority from My Father;
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16. But let's go back to the prophecy
“her seed”
• NAU Genesis 3:15 …her seed…
• LXX has, BGT Genesis 3:15 …τοῦ σπέρματος
αὐτῆς… [from σπέρμα sperma]
• The word “seed” used genealogically always
refers to the male contribution in the Bible.
Here it hints at the virgin birth.
• NAU Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself
will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin [almah] will
be with child and bear a son, and she will call
His name Immanuel. 1
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17. Isaiah 7:14, “her seed”
• NAU Isaiah 7:14 …a virgin [almah] will be with
child and bear a son…
• Don't let anyone confuse you about the
different Hebrew words for virgin, almah and
betulah. 200 years before the birth of Jesus
the Hebrew translators of the LXX used;
• BGT Isaiah 7:14 …ἡ παρθένος… [parthenos, virgin]
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18. Isaiah 7:14, “her seed”
• NAU Matthew 1:23 "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN
[parthenos, virgin] SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND
SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS
NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means,
"GOD WITH US.”
• NAU Matthew 1:25 but kept her a virgin
[parthenos, virgin] until she gave birth to a Son;
and he called His name Jesus.
• It’s impossible to keep someone a young
woman. “until” = a change Joseph did 1
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19. Isaiah 7:14. “a sign”
• NAU Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself
will give you a sign [0226 ‫אֹות‬oth]
• NAU Isaiah 7:11 "Ask a sign for yourself from
the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or
high as heaven.”
• This is a “merism”, wikipedia defines a merism
as; “…In rhetoric a merism is the combination
of two contrasting words, to refer to an
entirety.”
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20. Isaiah 7:14. “a sign”
• NAU Isaiah 7:11 …a sign …deep as Sheol or
high as heaven.”
• God gave Ahaz complete freedom to ask for
any sign he wanted, he declined.
• NAU Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself
will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be
with child…
• A young woman conceiving is not a sign. It's as
natural as can be.
• A virgin conceiving, that's a sign!
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21. Where Was Jesus To Be Born?
• NAU Matthew 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,
magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 2
"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For
we saw His star in the east and have come to worship
Him." 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 Gathering
together all the chief priests and scribes of the people,
he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be
born. 5 They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for
this is what has been written by the prophet:
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22. What did the prophet write?
• NAU Micah 5:1 …With a rod they will smite the
judge of Israel on the cheek. 2 "But as for you,
Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the
clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to
be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity." 3 Therefore He will give
them up until the time When she who is in labor has
borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren
Will return to the sons of Israel. 4 And He will arise
and shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD,
In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God.
And they will remain, Because at that time He will
be great To the ends of the earth. 2
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23. What did the prophet write?
• Micah 5:1 …With a rod they will smite the
judge of Israel on the cheek [John 18:22 officers
struck Jesus] . 2 … One will go forth for Me to be
ruler in Israel… [Mark 15:2 He is the King of the Jews].
His goings forth are from long ago, From the
days of eternity [John 1:1-2].” … 4 And He will
arise and shepherd His flock [John 10:14 "I am the
good shepherd]… He will be great [Luke 1:32 He will be
great] To the ends of the earth. [Acts 13:47]
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24. Where Was Jesus To Be Raised?
• NAU Matthew 2:23 and came and lived in a city
called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was
spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called
a Nazarene.”
• NAU Matthew 2:15 He remained there until the
death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been
spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT
OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON."
• NAU Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a youth I loved
him, And out of Egypt I called My son. 2
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34. The Important Facts
In closing;
• The incarnation was prophesied in ancient
history way before Jesus’ birth
• It was promised in Isaiah 9:6 “…a child will be
born to us, a son will be given to us…” [a baby
boy born, but the eternal Son of God was
given]
• The baby would be born by a virgin
• He would be righteous, without sin; Jeremiah
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35. The Important Facts
In closing;
• Jesus came to pay the penalty for sin and to to give
His life as a ransom; Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45
• Which purchased a pardon for us sinners; Romans
6:23 …the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus…
• His bloody death paid the penalty for sin; Hebrews
9:22, Acts 3:15
• Eternal peace with God is a gift; John 1:12 But as
many as received Him, to them He gave the right to
become children of God, even to those who believe
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36. The End
Merry Christmas

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38. What Do We Mean When We Use the
Term, “Virgin Conception”?, J. Wallace
• Virgin Coneption DefinitionWe’re approaching another Christmas holiday; our annual opportunity to reflect on the birth
of the Savior and the gift of Salvation. The Christmas story is a true story, as recorded in the birth narratives of the
Gospels. As a Christian, I accept the details offered by the Gospel authors, including the fact that Mary miraculously
conceived Jesus while remaining a virgin. Two Gospel writers (Matthew and Luke) make this rather incredible claim as
part of their description of the birth and genealogy of Jesus:
• Matthew 1:18-20
• Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came
together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not
wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child
who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.“
• Luke 1:26-35
• Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming in, he said to
her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering
what kind of salutation this was. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And
behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called
the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house
of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The
angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow
you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.”
• Both Matthew and Luke described the “virgin conception” of Jesus. This term is often mistaken for other similar
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