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Ðsaying,€and€cast€in€her€mind€what€manner€of€salutation€this€should€be.€òò30óó€And€theÐ $h" Ðangel€said€unto€her,€Fear€not,€Mary:€for€thou€hast€found€favour€with€God.€òò31óó€And,Ð %T # Ðbehold,€thou€shalt€conceive€in€thy€womb,€and€bring€forth€a€son,€and€shalt€call€hisÐ ð%@!$ Ðname€JESUS.€òò32óó€He€shall€be€great,€and€shall€be€called€the€Son€of€the€Highest:€and€theÐ Ü&,"% ÐLord€God€shall€give€unto€him€the€throne€of€his€father€David:€òò33óó€And€he€shall€reignÐ È'#& Ðover€the€house€of€Jacob€for€ever;€and€of€his€kingdom€there€shall€be€no€end.€òòò ò34óóòò€ThenÐ ´($' Ðsaid€Mary€unto€the€angel,€How€shall€this€be,€seeing€I€know€not€a€man?óó€ó óòò35óó€And€theÐ ¤)ô$( Ðangel€answered€and€said€unto€her,€The€Holy€Ghost€shall€come€upon€thee,€and€theÐ ”*ä%) Ðpower€of€the€Highest€shall€overshadow€thee:€therefore€also€that€holy€thing€whichÐ €+Ð&*  Ðshall€be€born€of€thee€shall€be€called€the€Son€of€God.€òòLuke€1:26„35ÐdÐ Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&Xæâ#ÔÌWhen€taken€together,€òòIsaiah€7:14óó,€òòMatthew€1:18„25óó,€and€òòLuke€1:26„35óó€prove€that€the€Lord€JesusÐ <Ø ÐChrist€was€virgin€born.€If€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€not€virgin€born€of€the€Holy€Ghost,€then€he€couldÐ ( Ä Ðnot€be€our€Saviour€because€he€would€have€received€the€original€sin€nature€that€comes€through€theÐ  ° Ðblood€of€the€man.€The€blood€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€the€blood€of€God.€òòActs€20:28óó€states:Ð  œ ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò28óó€Take€heed€therefore€unto€yourselves,€and€to€all€the€flock,€over€the€which€the€HolyÐ Ø t ÐGhost€hath€made€you€overseers,€to€feed€the€church€of€God,€which€he€hath€purchasedÐ Ä ` Ðwith€his€own€blood.€òòActs€20:28аL Ð Ð  ÐÌóóThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€both€revealed€and€manifested€in€the€Old€Testament€in€a€way€that€mostÐ ˆ$  ÐChristians€have€never€been€taught.€I€say€that€knowing€full€well€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€isÐ t  Ðmentioned€over€1,000€times€in€the€New€Testament.€Glory€to€his€name!€If€you€neglect€the€OldÐ `ü  ÐTestament,€then€you€neglect€the€greatest€revelation€of€the€person,€the€power,€the€majesty,€and€theÐ Lè  Ðglory€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€contained€in€your€Bibles.€That€is€especially€true€of€the€book€of€IsaiahÐ 8Ô  Ðwhich€I€sometimes€call€the€Gospel€of€the€Old€Testament.€A€few€pages€down€we€more€fully€tie€theÐ $À ÐLord€Jesus€Christ€into€the€book€of€Isaiah.€Next€we€deal€with€the€issue€of€a€sinless€Saviour.Ð ¬ ÐÌò òÓ  ÓTHE€LORD€JESUS€CHRIST€IS€SINLESSó óÐ è„ ÐÓ ÓÌThe€New€Testament€has€five€passages€of€scripture€that€deal€specifically€with€the€sinless€nature€of€theÐ À\ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ.€These€passages€are€òò2€Corinthians€5:20„21óó,€òò1€Peter€2:21„22óó,€òòHebrews€4:14„16óó,€Ð ¬H Ðòò1€John€3:2„5óó.€These€passages€state:Ð ˜4 ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ˜#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò20óó€Now€then€we€are€ambassadors€for€Christ,€as€though€God€did€beseech€òòyouóó€by€us:€weÐ p  Ðpray€òòyouóó€in€Christððs€stead,€be€ye€reconciled€to€God.€òò21óó€For€he€hath€made€him€òòto€beóó€sinÐ \ø Ðfor€us,€òòò òwho€knew€no€sinóó;ó ó€that€we€might€be€made€the€righteousness€of€God€in€him.Ð Hä Ðòò2€Corinthians€5:20„21Ð8 ÔÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò21óó€For€even€hereunto€were€ye€called:€because€Christ€also€suffered€for€us,€leaving€usÐ "¬ Ðan€example,€that€ye€should€follow€his€steps:€òò22óó€òòò òWho€did€no€sinóó,ó ó€neither€was€guileÐ ü"˜ Ðfound€in€his€mouth:€òò1€Peter€2:21„22Ðì#ˆ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò14óó€Seeing€then€that€we€have€a€great€high€priest,€that€is€passed€into€the€heavens,€JesusÐ Ä%`" Ðthe€Son€of€God,€let€us€hold€fast€òòouróó€profession.€òò15óó€For€we€have€not€an€high€priestÐ °&L # Ðwhich€cannot€be€touched€with€the€feeling€of€our€infirmities;€but€òòò òwas€in€all€pointsÐ œ'8!$ Ðtempted€like€as€òòwe€are,€yetóó€without€sinóó.€ó óòò16óó€Let€us€therefore€come€boldly€unto€theÐ Œ(("% Ðthrone€of€grace,€that€we€may€obtain€mercy,€and€find€grace€to€help€in€time€of€need.Ð |)#& ÐòòHebrews€4:14„16Ðh*$'Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò2óó€Beloved,€now€are€we€the€sons€of€God,€and€it€doth€not€yet€appear€what€we€shall€be:Ð @,Ü%) Ðbut€we€know€that,€when€he€shall€appear,€we€shall€be€like€him;€for€we€shall€see€himÐ d Ðas€he€is.€òò3óó€And€every€man€that€hath€this€hope€in€him€purifieth€himself,€even€as€he€isÐ Pì Ðpure.€òò4óó€Whosoever€committeth€sin€transgresseth€also€the€law:€for€sin€is€theÐ <Ø Ðtransgression€of€the€law.€òòò ò5óó€òòAnd€ye€know€that€he€was€manifested€to€take€away€ourÐ ( Ä Ðsins;€and€in€him€is€no€sinóó.€ó óòò1€John€3:2„5Ð ´Ð Ð  ÐÌóóÔ#†XæXX&XæÂ#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔThe€11€(eleven)€verses€I€just€read€are€most€critical€for€our€salvation.€If€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€sinned,Ð ô � Ðthen€he€cannot€be€our€Saviour€because€God€requires€a€sinless€sacrifice€for€our€sin.€These€fourÐ à | Ðpassages€say€he€knew€no€sin,€he€did€no€sin,€was€without€sin,€and€that€in€him€was€no€sin.€òòHebrewsÐ Ì h Ð4:15óó€says€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€ò òð ðòòwas€in€all€points€tempted€like€as€we€are,€yet€without€sinóóðð.Ð ¸T  Ðó óThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€not€tempted€because€he€could€sin,€but€to€show€us€that€he€could€not€sin.Ð ¨D  ÐHe€could€not€sin€because€he€is€God€manifest€in€the€flesh.€The€fifth€passage€that€deals€with€the€sinlessÐ ”0  Ðnature€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€in€òòHebrews€9:28óó€where€it€is€written:Ð €  ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ>"#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò28óó€So€Christ€was€once€offered€to€bear€the€sins€of€many;€and€unto€them€that€look€forÐ Xô  Ðhim€shall€he€appear€the€second€time€without€sin€unto€salvation.€òòHebrews€9:28ÐDà Ð Ð  ÐÌHebrews€9:28óó€says€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€appear€the€òòò òSECOND€TIME€WITHOUT€SINó óóóÐ ¸ Ðunto€salvation.€His€first€appearance€was€during€his€earthly€ministry€during€the€first€advent.€HisÐ  ¨ Ðsecond€appearance€without€sin€will€be€at€the€second€advent.€So,€we€have€a€perfect,€virgin€born,Ð ø” Ðsinless€Saviour€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€who€had€Godððs€blood€pumping€through€his€veins.€The€thirdÐ ä€ Ðcritical€aspect€of€our€salvation€is€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€must€be€God€to€be€our€Saviour.€Ð Ðl ÐGod€requires€a€sinless€sacrifice€for€the€atonement€of€sin.€Only€God€can€be,€and€is,€sinless.€Only€GodÐ ¼X Ðcan€raise€himself€from€the€dead.€Only€God€can€raise€sinful€men€from€physical€and€spiritual€death.Ð ¨D ÐThe€fact€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€God€is€one€of€the€most€hotly€contested€topics€between€BibleÐ ”0 Ðrejecting€heretics€and€Bible€believing€Christians.€Ð € ÐÌò òÓ  ÓTHE€LORD€JESUS€CHRIST€IS€GOD€MANIFEST€IN€FLESHó óÐ Xô ÐÓÑ*ÓÌWhen€we€state€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€òòò òGOD€MANIFEST€IN€THE€FLESHóó,ó ó€we€are€stating€hisÐ 0!Ì Ðdeity.€Put€another€way€we€are€stating€that€he€is€God.€PERIOD.€While€it€is€not€the€objective€of€thisÐ  "¼ Ðstudy€to€give€an€exhaustive€presentation€of€the€deity€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€it€is€our€objective€toÐ  #¨ Ðscripturally€destroy€any€argument€that€would€deny€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€God.€If€the€Lord€JesusÐ ø#”  ÐChrist€is€not€God,€then€you€do€not€have€a€Saviour€that€can€deliver€you€from€the€condemnation€andÐ ä$€! Ðdamnation€of€the€fires€of€hell€and€the€lake€of€fire.Ð Ð%l" ÐÔ#†XæXX&XæÇ%#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔMany€apostate€and€heretical€Bible€correctors€falsely€state€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€never€directlyÐ ¼&X # Ðstated€he€was€God,€or,€he€never€directly€stated€that€he€was€the€Son€of€God.€Because€many€past€andÐ ¨'D!$ Ðpresent€Bible€translators€do€not€believe€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€God,€they€also€reject€anyÐ ”(0"% Ðstatements€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€apostles,€and€other€Bible€characters€that€refer€to€the€LordÐ €)#& ÐJesus€Christ€as€ð ðGodðð€or€ð ðthe€Son€of€Godðð.€These€modern€day€scholars€have€the€dubious€distinctionÐ l*$' Ðof€denying€even€that€which€Satan,€the€devils,€and€unclean€spirits€knew€and€publickly€acknowledgedÐ X+ô$( Ðnumerous€times€in€the€New€Testament.€It€would€be€ludicrous€for€any€professing€Christian€to€denyÐ d Ðthe€deity€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€after€having€read€the€Bible€in€its€entirety.€In€fact,€it€goes€wayÐ Pì Ðbeyond€being€ludicrous.€It€would€be€absurd.€It€would€be€the€ultimate€expression€of€self€imposedÐ <Ø Ðwillful€blindness€and€stupidity.€Not€only€did€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€say€that€he€is€the€Son€of€God,Ð ( Ä Ðothers€also€said€that€he€said€he€is€the€Son€of€God.Ð  ° ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæý-#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò43óó€He€trusted€in€God;€let€him€deliver€him€now,€if€he€will€have€him:€for€he€said,€I€amÐ ì ˆ Ðthe€Son€of€God.€òòMatthew€27:43óóÐØ tÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†XæXX&Xæ43#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò7óó€The€Jews€answered€him,€We€have€a€law,€and€by€our€law€he€ought€to€die,€becauseÐ °L  Ðhe€made€himself€the€Son€of€God.€òòJohn€19:7óóÔ#†XæXX&XæB4#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔМ8 Ð Ð  ÐòòóóòòóóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ5#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò35óó€Jesus€heard€that€they€had€cast€him€out;€and€when€he€had€found€him,€he€said€untoÐ t  Ðhim,€Dost€thou€believe€on€the€Son€of€God?€òò36óó€He€answered€and€said,€Who€is€he,€Lord,Ð `ü  Ðthat€I€might€believe€on€him?€òò37óó€And€Jesus€said€unto€him,€Thou€hast€both€seen€him,Ð Lè  Ðand€it€is€he€that€talketh€with€thee.€òòJohn€9:35„37Ô#†XæXX&XæŠ5#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÐ8Ô Ð Ð  ÐóóÌà8  àòò36óó€Say€ye€of€him,€whom€the€Father€hath€sanctified,€and€sent€into€the€world,€ThouÐ ¬ Ðblasphemest;€because€I€said,€I€am€the€Son€of€God?€òòJohn€10:36Ðü˜Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&XæT7#ÔÌThese€are€not€the€only€instances€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€being€referred€to€as€the€ð ðSon€of€Godðð.€WeÐ Ôp Ðhave€direct€statements€from:€€a€group€of€disciples€in€a€boat€in€òòMatthew€14:43óó;€Mark€in€òòMark€1:1óó;Ð À\ ÐPaul€in€òòActs€9:20óó,€òòRomans€1:4óó,€òò1€Corinthians€1:19óó;€òòGalatians€2:20óó,òò€Hebrews€4:14óó;€Satan€in€òòMatthewÐ ¬H Ð4:3„6óó€and€òòLuke€4:3„14óó;€devils€and€unclean€spirits€in€òòMatthew€8:29óó,€òòMark€3:11óó,€òòLuke€4:41óó,€òòLukeÐ ˜4 Ð8:28óó;€Peter€in€òòMatthew€16:16óó;€the€centurion€in€òòMark€15:39óó€and€òòMatthew€27:54óó;€the€angel€GabrielÐ „  Ðin€òòLuke€1:35óó;€John€the€Baptist€in€òòJohn€1:34óó;€Nathaniel€in€òòJohn€1:49óó;€Martha€in€òòJohn€11:27óó;€theÐ p  Ðapostle€John€in€òòJohn€20:31óó,€òò1€John€3:8óó,€òò1€John€4:15óó,€òò1€John€5:5óó;€and€Jesus€himself€in€òòJohn€9:35„37óó,Ð \ø ÐòòJohn€10:36óó,€òòJohn€11:4óó.€Those€are€not€nearly€all€of€the€occurrences.òòóóÐ Hä ÐThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€referred€to€as€the€ð ðSon€of€Godðð€53€times€in€52€verses€in€the€New€Testament.Ð 4 Ð ÐThe€ð ðSon€of€Godðð€is€the€title€and€representation€of€his€deity€in€the€New€Testament.€The€Lord€JesusÐ  !¼ ÐChrist€is€directly€referred€to€as€the€ð ðSon€of€manðð€88€times€in€84€verses€in€the€New€Testament.€I€haveÐ  "¨ Ðstudied€all€141€of€those€references€in€context.€The€ð ðSon€of€manðð€is€the€title€and€the€representationÐ ø"” Ðof€his€humanity€in€the€New€Testament.€When€putting€these€two€presentations€of€the€Lord€JesusÐ ä#€  ÐChrist€together,€many€state€that€he€is€100%€God€and€100%€man.€A€theological€term€that€is€used€toÐ Ð$l! Ðexpress€that€relationship€is€ð ðThe€God„Manðð.€There€is€only€one€God„Man€and€that€is€the€Lord€JesusÐ ¼%X" ÐChrist.€There€will€never€be€another€one.€A€Biblical€term€that€is€used€to€describe€this€relationship€isÐ ¨&D # Ðð ð(the)€Godheadðð.€òòColossians€2:8„9óó€states:Ð ”'0!$ ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò8óó€Beware€lest€any€man€spoil€you€through€philosophy€and€vain€deceit,€after€theÐ l)#& Ðtradition€of€men,€after€the€rudiments€of€the€world,€and€not€after€Christ.€òò9óó€For€in€himÐ X*ô#' Ðdwelleth€all€the€fulness€of€the€Godhead€bodily.€òòColossians€2:8„9ÐD+à$(Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&Xæì@#ÔÐ 0,Ì%) ÐWhat€that€means€is€that€in€the€body€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€dwells€God€the€Father€and€God€the€HolyÐ d ÐGhost.€The€God„Man€is€an€everlasting€being.€The€reason€we€state€that€is€because€there€is€a€specificÐ Pì Ðpoint€in€time€where€we€can€point€to€and€say€that€the€God„Man€came€into€existence.€He€will€neverÐ <Ø Ðcease€to€exist€in€that€manifestation.€òò1òòóó€Timothy€3:16óó€states:Ð ( Ä ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò16óó€And€without€controversy€great€is€the€mystery€of€godliness:€God€was€manifest€in€theÐ  œ Ðflesh,€justified€in€the€Spirit,€seen€of€angels,€preached€unto€the€Gentiles,€believed€onÐ ì ˆ Ðin€the€world,€received€up€into€glory.€òò1€Timothy€3:16ÐØ tÐ Ð  ÐÌóóÔ#†XæXX&XæOD#ÔThat€word€ð ðmanifestðð€is€in€the€present€continuous€tense€which€means€it€never€ceases€to€manifest.Ð °L  ÐNotice€that€òò1€Timothy€3:16óó€says€that€that€flesh€was€received€up€into€glory!€It€is€still€there€in€waitingÐ œ8  Ðfor€his€appearance€before€his€Jewish€brethren!€The€Bible€also€states€òòóóthat€anyone€who€refuses€toÐ ˆ$  Ðacknowledge€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€came€in€the€flesh€is€under€the€control€of€the€spirit€ofÐ t  Ðantichrist.€Here€is€what€òò1€John€4:1„3óó€andòò€2€John€7óó€have€to€say:Ð `ü  ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò1óó€Beloved,€believe€not€every€spirit,€but€try€the€spirits€whether€they€are€of€God:Ð 8Ô  Ðbecause€many€false€prophets€are€gone€out€into€the€world.€òò2óó€Hereby€know€ye€the€SpiritÐ $À Ðof€God:€Every€spirit€that€confesseth€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€of€God:Ð ¬ Ðòò3óó€And€every€spirit€that€confesseth€not€that€Jesus€Christ€is€come€in€the€flesh€is€not€ofÐ ü˜ ÐGod:€and€this€is€that€òòspiritóó€of€antichrist,€whereof€ye€have€heard€that€it€should€come;Ð è„ Ðand€even€now€already€is€it€in€the€world.€òò1€John€4:1„3ÐÔpÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò7óó€For€many€deceivers€are€entered€into€the€world,€who€confess€not€that€Jesus€Christ€isÐ ¬H Ðcome€in€the€flesh.€This€is€a€deceiver€and€an€antichrist.€òò2€John€7И4Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&XæH#ÔÌThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€not€robed€in€flesh.€That€is€another€heresy€akin€to€the€false€doctrine€ofÐ p  ÐIncarnational€Sonship.€òòJohn€1:14óó€says€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€Word€was€òòò òMADEó óóó€flesh.€HeÐ \ø Ðdid€not€become€flesh.€He€was€not€robed€in€flesh.€A€robe€is€something€you€can€put€on€and€take€offÐ Lè Ðat€will.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€made€the€everlasting€God„Man€at€the€incarnation€the€instant€heÐ 8 Ô Ðwas€conceived€of€the€Holy€Ghost€in€the€womb€of€the€virgin€Mary.€Mary€was€not€the€ImmaculateÐ $!À ÐConception.€Mary€was€a€sinner€in€need€of€a€Saviour€which€she€acknowledged€in€òòLuke€1:46„47óó.€MaryÐ "¬ Ðsaid:Ð ü"˜ ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò46óó€And€Mary€said,€My€soul€doth€magnify€the€Lord,€òò47óó€And€my€spirit€hath€rejoiced€inÐ Ô$p! ÐGod€my€Saviour.€òòLuke€1:46„47ÐÀ%\"Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&XæáN#ÔÌIf€Mary€was€sinless€she€would€not€have€had€the€need€of€a€Saviour.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€was€theÐ ˜'4!$ ÐImmaculate€Conception€that€was€conceived€in€the€womb€of€the€virgin€Mary.€Many€of€my€BaptistÐ „( "% Ðbrethren€do€not€put€enough€emphasis€on€the€virgin€Mary€because€of€their€reaction€to€professingÐ p) #& ÐChristians€who€worship€Mary€and€put€her€in€roles€that€contradict€the€scriptures.€Mary€was€not€aÐ \*ø#' Ðperpetual€virgin.€She€had€a€total€of€at€least€seven€children.€What€I€am€saying€is€that€Jesus€had€at€leastÐ H+ä$( Ðfour€half€brothers€and€two€half€sisters.€òòMark€6:3€óósays:Ð 4,Ð%) ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò3óó€Is€not€this€the€carpenter,€the€son€of€Mary,€the€brother€of€James,€and€Joses,€and€ofÐ Pì ÐJuda,€and€Simon?€and€are€not€his€sisters€here€with€us?€And€they€were€offended€atÐ <Ø Ðhim.€òòMark€6:3óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ€R#ÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌMary€is€not€God.€Mary€is€not€to€be€worshipped.€Mary€is€not€a€co„redeemer€or€a€co„mediator.€MaryÐ  œ Ðis€not€the€mother€of€God.€Mary€is€the€mother€of€the€everlasting€God„Man.€Mary€is€a€sinner€just€likeÐ ì ˆ Ðyou€and€I€ð ðfor€all€have€sinned€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€Godðð€(òòRomans€3:23óó).€Here€is€whatÐ Ø t ÐBible€believers€should€consider€about€the€virgin€Mary.€Out€of€the€many€billions€of€women€that€haveÐ Ä ` Ðinhabited€this€earth,€Mary€is€the€only€one€that€God€chose€to€give€birth€to€the€Son€of€God.€That€meansÐ °L  Ðshe€was€very€blessed€among€women.€That€means€that€she€was€a€very€special€woman.€Though€weÐ œ8  Ðbelieve€there€were€many€more€not€stated,€there€are€only€two€individuals€in€the€Bible€of€whom€it€isÐ ˆ$  Ðspecifically€stated€that€they€found€favour€with€God.€Those€two€individuals€are€the€Lord€Jesus€ChristÐ t  Ðand€the€virgin€Mary.€Mary€is€the€only€individual€in€the€Bible€of€whom€it€is€specifically€stated€thatÐ `ü  Ðthey€are€ð ðhighly€favouredðð.€Thank€God€for€the€virgin€Mary!Ð Lè  ÐWe€know€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€continue€as€the€everlasting€God„Man€because€he€will€appearÐ 8Ô  Ðin€his€crucified€flesh€before€the€Jewish€people.€That€is€documented€in€òòZechariah€12:10óó,€òòZechariahÐ $À Ð13:6óó,€òòJohn€19:37óó,€and€òòRevelation€1:7óó:€Ð ¬ ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò10óó€And€I€will€pour€upon€the€house€of€David,€and€upon€the€inhabitants€of€Jerusalem,Ð è„ Ðthe€spirit€of€grace€and€of€supplications:€and€they€shall€look€upon€me€whom€they€haveÐ Ôp Ðpierced,€and€they€shall€mourn€for€him,€as€one€mourneth€for€òòhisóó€only€òòsonóó,€and€shall€beÐ À\ Ðin€bitterness€for€him,€as€one€that€is€in€bitterness€for€òòhisóó€firstborn.€òòZechariah€12:10ЬHÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò6óó€And€òòoneóó€shall€say€unto€him,€What€òòareóó€these€wounds€in€thine€hands?€Then€he€shallÐ „  Ðanswer,€òòThoseóó€with€which€I€was€wounded€òòinóó€the€house€of€my€friends.òò€Zechariah€13:6Ðp Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò37óó€And€again€another€scripture€saith,€They€shall€look€on€him€whom€they€pierced.€ÐHäÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòòJohn€19:37Ð4 ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò7óó€Behold,€he€cometh€with€clouds;€and€every€eye€shall€see€him,€and€they€òòalsoóó€whichÐ  "¨ Ðpierced€him:€and€all€kindreds€of€the€earth€shall€wail€because€of€him.€Even€so,€Amen.Ð ø"” ÐòòRevelation€1:7óóÔ#†XæXX&XæŸY#ÔÐä#€ Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€wounds€and€piercing€in€these€three€passages€of€scripture€are€not€scars.€The€song€ð ðOne€NailÐ ¼%X" ÐScarred€Handðð€would€be€more€appropriately€named€ð ðOne€Nail€Pierced€Handðð.Ð ¨&D # ÐLest€we€forget,€I€would€remind€everyone€that€the€Son€of€God€is€an€eternal€being.€According€to€òòMicahÐ ”'0!$ Ð5:2óó€ð ðhis€goings€forth€have€been€from€of€old,€from€everlasting.€òòHabakkuk€1:12óó€states:€ð ðArt€thou€notÐ €("% Ðfrom€everlasting,€O€LORD€my€God,€mine€Holy€One?ðð.What€that€means€is€that€if€you€could€walkÐ l)#& Ðback€in€time€for€ever€and€ever,€€you€could€never€find€a€point€in€time€where€the€Son€of€God€did€notÐ X*ô#' Ðexist.€That€is€baffling!€So,€what€is€time?€Time€is€the€space€between€two€events.€The€Lord€JesusÐ D+à$( ÐChrist,€like€God€the€Father,€is€self€existing.€God€said€in€òòExodus€3:13„14óó:Ð 0,Ì%) ÐÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòòóóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ b#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔòò13óó€And€Moses€said€unto€God,€Behold,€òòwhenóó€I€come€unto€the€children€of€Israel,€andÐ Pì Ðshall€say€unto€them,€The€God€of€your€fathers€hath€sent€me€unto€you;€and€they€shallÐ <Ø Ðsay€to€me,€What€òòisóó€his€name?€what€shall€I€say€unto€them?€òò14óó€And€God€said€untoÐ ( Ä ÐMoses,€I€AM€THAT€I€AM:€and€he€said,€Thus€shalt€thou€say€unto€the€children€ofÐ  ° ÐIsrael,€I€AM€hath€sent€me€unto€you.€òòExodus€3:13„14Ð œÐ Ð  ÐÌóóThe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€stated€the€he€is€the€ð ðI€AMðð€of€òòExodus€3:13„14óó€in€òòJohn€8:57„59óó:òòÐ Ø t ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&Xæõb#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò57óó€Then€said€the€Jews€unto€him,€Thou€art€not€yet€fifty€years€old,€and€hast€thou€seenÐ °L  ÐAbraham?€òò58óó€Jesus€said€unto€them,€Verily,€verily,€I€say€unto€you,€Before€AbrahamÐ œ8  Ðwas,€I€am.€òò59óó€Then€took€they€up€stones€to€cast€at€him:€but€Jesus€hid€himself,€and€wentÐ ˆ$  Ðout€of€the€temple,€going€through€the€midst€of€them,€and€so€passed€by.€òòJohn€8:57„59Ðt Ð Ð  ÐÌóóThat€and€the€next€two€scripture€quotes€are€yet€another€show€stopping€stone€wall€for€the€apostates€andÐ Lè  Ðheretics€that€falsely€claim€that€Jesus€never€said€he€was€God.€In€òòMatthew€4:7óó€and€òòLuke€4:12óó€the€HolyÐ 8Ô  ÐGhost€saith:Ð $À ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ·e#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò7óó€Jesus€said€unto€him,€It€is€written€again,€Thou€shalt€not€tempt€the€Lord€thy€God.Ð ü˜ ÐòòMatthew€4:7Ðè„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àóóÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12óó€And€Jesus€answering€said€unto€him,€It€is€said,€Thou€shalt€not€tempt€the€Lord€thyÐ À\ ÐGod.€òòLuke€4:12óóÔ#†XæXX&Xæèh#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔЬHÐ Ð  ÐòòÌMatthew€4:7óó€and€òòLuke€4:12óó€are€in€the€center€of€two€extended€passages€where€Satan€is€tempting€theÐ „  ÐLord€Jesus€Christ.€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€clearly€rebuked€Satan€by€telling€him€that,€ð ðIt€is€written,Ð p  ÐThou€shalt€not€tempt€the€Lord€thy€Godðð.€Christ€clearly€told€Satan€he€was€tempting€God€in€the€personÐ \ø Ðof€himself,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Ð Hä ÐòòHebrews€1:1„3óó€says€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€stated€by€the€Holy€Ghost€to€be€the€ò òð ðEXPRESSÐ 4 Ð ÐIMAGEðð€ó óof€God:Ð $!À ÐÔ#†XæXX&Xæ…j#ÔÔ‡&XæXXXæÔÌà8  àòò1óó€God,€who€at€sundry€times€and€in€divers€manners€spake€in€time€past€unto€the€fathersÐ #œ Ðby€the€prophets,€òò2óó€Hath€in€these€last€days€spoken€unto€us€by€òòhisóó€Son,€whom€he€hathÐ ì#ˆ  Ðappointed€heir€of€all€things,€by€whom€also€he€made€the€worlds;€òò3óó€Who€being€theÐ Ø$t! Ðbrightness€of€òòhisóó€glory,€and€the€express€image€of€his€person,€and€upholding€all€thingsÐ Ä%`" Ðby€the€word€of€his€power,€when€he€had€by€himself€purged€our€sins,€sat€down€on€theÐ °&L # Ðright€hand€of€the€Majesty€on€high;€òòHebrews€1:1„3М'8!$Ð Ð  ÐóóÔ#†XæXX&Xæ