Show What Does The Bible o l Say By REV LEO E E. E RUBEL There never has been another er man like Jesus Christ The story of mans man's life usually begins begins begins be be- gins with his Iris birth but the story of the life of Jesus Christ begins several thousand years Before He lie was born It is all aU recorded in the Bible ALREADY in the Garden o of Eden God promised the world a Savior who would crush the powers of evil Genesis 3 15 5 Throughout the centuries that followed this promise was re re- prated And as the years passed the promise became 1 clearer The Bible says Jesus was to tobe tobe toe be e born of the seed of Abraham 2000 B. B C. C of the tribe of Judah about 1700 BC B.C. of the family of David about 1000 BC B.C. The ancestral line had been deter deter- determined determined mined thousands of years before before before be be- fore the first Christmas THE T E BIBLE says more He Ife Hes Heis is s to be born of a virgin Isaiah prophesies this years before before be be- fore ore the Saviors Savior's birth And the fulfillment is clearly recorded in n Matthew 1 1823 23 Luke 1 26 And the place of His birth is foretold Micah who lived years before Christ predicts by divine inspiration that the Son of God would be born in Beth Beth- lehem Micah 5 2 Matthew l 2 Ml 1 EVEN THE details of the life of Christ Jesus are predicted He ie is to be betrayed by a friend Psalm 41 QI 9 John 13 18 16 8 He is to be deserted by His followers Zechariah 13 7 Mat Mat- Matthew Matthew thew 26 56 As the sacrificial Lamb amb He is to suffer in silence Isaiah 53 47 Acts 8 32 His hands bands and His feet are areto areto to be pierced Psalm 22 16 Zechariah 12 10 He is to be given give t vinegar and gall to drink Psalm 69 21 Matthew 27 34 His executioners are arc to cast lots throw dice for His gar gar- ments meets Psalm 22 18 John 19 23 23 All accurately predicted hundreds of years before His birth AGAIN and again Jesus told I I the people of His Ills day that these prophecies pointed to HIM John 5 46 39 Luke 24 27 Surely Jesus Christ was no ordinary man He was and is indeed THE Son of God His birthday celebration com cam e c s again at CHRIST CHRISTmas How are you planning to celebrate it Remember t the there It e r e i is s n no o 0 CHRISTmas without CHRIST This year celebrate CHRIST CHRIST- Imas mos mas |