| The Old Testament |
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Deuteronomy 18:15
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The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet....
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Numbers 24:17
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I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; a Star shall come out of Jacob;
a Scepter shall rise out of Israel.
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Isaiah 7:14
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[T]he virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
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Isaiah 9:2
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The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.
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Isaiah 9:6-7
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[U]nto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace, there will be no end....
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Isaiah 11:1-2
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There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
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Isaiah 11:6
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The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
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Isaiah 25:9
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[I]t will be said in that day: "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
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Isaiah 40:10,11
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Behold, the Lord will come with a strong hand... He will feed His flock like a shepherd;
He will gather the lambs with His arm.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper,
and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
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Micah 5:2
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But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah,
yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be ruler in Israel.
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Malachi 3:1
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[T]he Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, even the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, "He is coming."
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Malachi 4:2
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[T]o you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings.
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The New Testament |
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Matthew 1:18,20-22
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.... [A]n angel of the Lord appeared to him [Joseph] in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins. Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and They shall call His name "Immanuel."
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Matthew 2:1-2
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Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him."
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Luke 1:26-28, 31,33
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Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.... Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.... He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end."
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John 1:1-5,9
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.... That was the true Light which gives light to every man who comes into the world.
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John 16:13
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When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth...
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| The Heavenly Doctrines |
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True Christian Religion 486:2
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The one God who is invisible came into the world and assumed a Human, not only that He might redeem people, but also that He might become visible, that thereby conjunction with people might become possible.... It was frequently declared in the Prophets that Jehovah Himself would come into the world, and would be a Redeemer; which He also became in the Human which he assumed.
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Arcana Coelestia 6716
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It is well known that the Lord was born like anyone else and that when He was a young child he learned to talk like any other young child, after which He grew in knowledge, and also in intelligence and wisdom.
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Arcana Coelestia 2523
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In the internal sense of the Word the Lord's whole life is described, such as it was to be in the world, even as to the perceptions and thoughts, for these were foreseen and provided because from the Divine.
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Arcana Coelestia 3195:4
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The Lord is light, that is, good itself and truth itself, and thus from Him stems all intelligence and wisdom, consequently all salvation.
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True Christian Religion 774
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The Lord's presence is unceasing with every person, both the evil and the good, for without His presence no person lives. But His Coming is only to those who receive Him, who are such as believe on Him and keep His commandments.
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