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We now live in another point of John’s vision. V17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.

How does the dragon “make war on the rest of her offspring”? As we look around, is he winning?

Another look at Herod’s response:

We can yield to Him

We can resist Him and try to destroy Him.

Another Prophecy Fulfilled

Matthew 2:17-18 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

“A voice was heard in Ramah,

weeping and loud lamentation,

Rachel weeping for her children;

she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”

What did Matthew mean by saying the the words of Jeremiah 31:15 were fulfilled?

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Is Matthew assuming that our minds and memories will run on to the new covenant promise?

“There is hope.”

“These verses remind us of how cruel live can be, and with what unexplained tragedies so many have to live.”

How can Christians spread the comfort of the good news of salvation in Christ?

Safe to go Home?

Matthew 2:19-22 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead.”

And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.

Christmas can be a time of joy and stress, is this a description of life in general?

In His earthly life would Jesus ever be free of the Herod family?

Is there a parallel between the Herod’s and the long conflict of the seed of the serpent and the Seed of the woman?

“People say, Christmas is for children.”

How do we give our children an example of love for Jesus this Christmas?

Jesus the Nazarene

Matthew 2:23 - And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.

How did living in Nazareth fulfil the expectation of the prophets?

Can anything good come out of Nazareth?

Isaiah 53:2

“The suffering servant.” “The cross was the destiny of this newborn infant.”

Is this the watermark on every page of the gospel story?

Is Christmas the “Dawn of Redeeming Grace”?

There is nothing more important than welcoming Jesus as Joseph did.

There is no journey more significant than to go in search of Christ like the wise men.

There is no fellowship more wonderful than to bow with them before Immanuel.

Galatians 4:4-7 - But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

Is this the greatest gift of Christmas?

With humility, Christ came to sacrifice Himself to save us in our sin when we had no hope of redemption.

And let’s remember what we owe to Him: our full devotion and allegiance as Lord over our time, our talents, our treasures, our testimony, and our entire lives in word and deed.

O come let us adore Him,

Jesus Christ our Lord!

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