Hello everybody, it's MsToll23 back with another video.
This video I want to talk about the subject of Christmas, of course, since this is Christmas
Eve and I know a lot of the people who watch my channel are probably over more towards
the east.
I live in Arizona so it's only about 10 o'clock here and even for some people even 10 o'clock
is a little bit late.
So I'm sure that a lot of people who are watching this live stream, I'm sure a lot
of people won't watch this as a live stream, they'll watch this as a video later.
So if you happen to watch this tomorrow, Merry Christmas and I'll say that right now to also
the two people who are watching.
So I want to talk about, as the title says, the first coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We're waiting for the second coming but there was a first coming, there was a time when
Jesus came down on this earth in human flesh and I want to read a few scriptures about
that and talk about the importance of what this day is about.
It's not really about the date in particular, about the birthday, but it's about celebrating
the fact that Christ came down in human form in order to live on this earth and to die
for our sins and He rose again three days after His death.
So He came on this earth to save us from our sins and the Bible says in the book of Philippians,
I want to first talk about an important passage in that book, it says in Philippians chapter
2,
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, this is verse 5, who being in
the form of God thought it not robbery be equal with God but made Himself of no reputation
and took upon Him the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men and being
found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death
of the cross.
So what this verse is telling us is that Jesus Christ was in the form of God and He thought
it not robbery be equal with God, meaning He didn't think He was taking something from
the Father and the fact that He was equal with God, which the Bible tells us.
So Jesus Christ who was God Himself, the Bible says in John 1, 1, in the beginning was the
Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God, Jesus Christ who was God in heaven
came down to this earth, it says that He took upon the form of a servant and was made in
the likeness of a man and He's found in fashion as a man and He humbled Himself.
So Christ who was God in heaven humbled Himself, He came down to this earth in the form of
a man.
Now the account of His birth is, well before I go into the account of His birth I want
to talk about the fact that He is God and the Bible prophecies the coming of the Lord
in various Old Testament passages.
Now in the book of John in chapter 1 where it says in the beginning was the Word and
the Word was with God and the Word was God, it says in verse 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 Jesus Christ was the begotten, the only begotten Son of God as it calls Him also in
John 3.16 and other places.
He was the Son of God, He was in heaven, He was the Word which is equal to God according
to verse 1 and He came down, He was made flesh and He dwelt among us and that's kind of hard
to wrap our mind around that, the fact that God in heaven became man and became flesh
down on this earth Himself, that He dwelt among us, that we, well not us particularly,
but at least the people of His day, the apostles and His disciples beheld God on earth.
That was something that had never happened before.
It says in John 1.18, no man have seen God at any time, the only begotten Son which is
in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.
Now of course that's talking about the Father, Jesus said in also John 5.37 and John 6.46
and also says in 1 John 4.20 I think that nobody has ever seen God and then in Exodus
chapter 33 verse 20 the Father says no man can't see my face and live.
But just a couple of verses before that in verse 11 it says that Moses spake to God face
to face.
Of course he was speaking to the pre-incarnate Son and we know that Jesus pre-existed because
of these verses here in John but also because of other verses such as in Micah chapter 5
which actually prophecies the birth of Christ in Bethlehem.
It says in Micah chapter 5 verse 2, it's one of those short books in the Minor Prophets
so it's kind of hard to find.
Micah chapter 5 verse 2, Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of, oh this is verse
1 actually but I'll just read up to verse 2, O daughter of troops, he hath laid siege
against us, they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
But thou Bethlehem Ephrathah, so the subject here is Bethlehem, though thou be little among
the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, that is, to be ruler
in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
So this is of course talking about the birth of Christ that he would be born in Bethlehem
which is exactly where he's born according to Matthew and Luke, the account of his birth
in those two books.
Now it says that his goings forth have been of old from everlasting.
That talks about the fact that Jesus was begotten from eternity, that Jesus Christ has always
been the Son of God, that he's always existed.
In fact the Bible refers to him as the creator of the world.
Back in Psalm 33 verse 6 I think it says that God made the earth by his word and Jesus Christ
of course is the word of God.
It says in John chapter 1 concerning the word actually, it says in verse 2, the same was
in the beginning with God, all things were made by him and without him was not anything
made that was made.
So everything made on this earth, everything that exists in the heavens and the earth were
created through Jesus Christ.
And it says in Colossians chapter 1 verse 15 and 16, who is the image of the invisible
God, the firstborn of every creature, for by him were all things created that are in
heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions
or principalities or powers, all things were created by him and for him.
So of course Jesus Christ is God, he was the creator of the world.
But he came down in human form in order to save us from our sins.
One last, or actually not, just a couple more scriptures before I actually go to those stories
in Matthew and Luke.
It says in 1 Timothy chapter 3 verse 16, without controversy great is the mystery of godliness.
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preacher to
the gentiles, believed unto the world, received up into glory.
So this is the mystery of godliness, that God was manifest, and manifest means revealed,
seen.
God was revealed or manifest in the flesh, of course we know from all these other verses
that Jesus Christ came down, that he was born in Bethlehem, he was God himself, but he was
born in human flesh.
And he did that in order to pay for our sins on the cross of course.
Now this was again prophesied not only in Micah 5-2 but also in the book of Isaiah concerning
his coming.
It says, say to them that are of a fearful heart, be strong, fear not, behold your God
will come with vengeance, even God will come with a recompense, he will come and save you.
So this is talking about God coming down to this earth, it's a promise that God will
come and save you.
And of course we know that the purpose of Jesus coming to this earth was to save us
from our sins.
So that's what it says in Matthew chapter 1, when the angel appeared to Joseph in starting
in verse 18 it says, now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise, when as his mother
Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she was found with child of the Holy
Ghost.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example
was mighted to put her away privily, but while he thought on these things behold the angel
of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying Joseph thou son of David, fear not to take
unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a son and thou shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his
people from their sins.
That's the purpose of Jesus coming to this world.
Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet
saying behold a virgin shall be with child.
That's talking about the virgin Mary that she did not have a, Jesus did not have a human
father.
His father was God and the Holy Ghost put him into the womb of Mary.
Behold a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son and they shall call his
name Immanuel which being interpreted as God with us.
Now this is a quote from Isaiah chapter 7 verse 14 which says this very same thing that
a virgin shall conceive and they shall call his name Immanuel which means God with us.
So again the fact that Jesus Christ is God that God came down on this earth to be with
us and it also says the same thing in Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 it says, I don't want to
butcher this so I'm going to just turn there so I don't have the quote memorized exactly.
It says in verse 9 or chapter 9 verse 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 Counselor
the Mighty God the Everlasting Father the Prince of Peace.
So Jesus this of course is talking about a child being born in the world which is called
the Mighty God.
So Jesus Christ himself as God as the creator of the world came down to this world and was
born of the Holy Ghost and of course there's a lot of other scriptures I could talk about.
There's the rest of Matthew chapter 2 which talks about how he was born in Bethlehem.
It even quotes from Micah 5 to in verse 6 of Matthew 2 and then in the book of Luke
there's another nativity story which goes into more detail and even includes the story
of the birth of John the Baptist as well, oh man I just dropped a bunch of stuff, it
says in Luke chapter 1 and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth
into Judea unto the city of David which is called Bethlehem because he was of the house
and lineage of David to be taxed with Mary as a spouse wife being great with child and
so it was while they were there the days were accomplished that she should be delivered
and she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid
him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn and they were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flocks by night and lo the
angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone around about them and they
were so afraid and the angel said unto them fear not for behold I bring you good tidings
of great joy which shall be to all people for unto you is born this day in the city
of David a savior which is Christ the Lord and there shall be a sign unto you shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes laying in a manger and suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying glory to God
in the highest and on earth peace good will toward men and it came to pass as the angels
were gone away from them into heaven the shepherds said to one another or said one to another
let us go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which has come to pass which the Lord
hath made known unto us and they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe
lying in a manger and when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was
told them concerning this child and all they that heard it wondered at those things which
were told them by the shepherds who Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her
heart and the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they
had heard and seen it was told unto them and when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child his name was called Jesus which was so named of the angel before
he was conceived in the womb so all these scriptures show the importance of Christ's
birth this is a story which is in the bible it's not just something that we celebrate
for no reason it's something that is talked about in the bible and the purpose of
the coming of the Lord is to save us from our sins he was gone in the flesh who was
manifest in this earth and that's again kind of hard to wrap our mind around it's kind
of just really hard to think about that the fact that the Lord left heaven in order to
give us grace in order to save us so there's a lot of other things I could talk about in
this video but I just want to keep it short it's a little bit late so I think you're ready
for watching and just keep that in mind throughout this day it's not about anything else this
day this Christmas day celebration is all about Christ so thank you everybody for watching
and goodbye