1. The Real Christmas Story

2. The Real Christmas Story
Why didn’t the 1st century Jews accept Jesus as their Messiah?
Sadducees….
Scribes….
Pharisees….
Essenes….
Suffering Servant….Isaiah 53:2-8 & Psalms 22:6-16
Reigning, Kingly Ruler….Psalm 2:2-4 & Jeremiah 23:5,6
There were 7 Messiah’s in 1st century Palestine

3. The Real Christmas Story
Judas – son of Ezekias
Simon – a slave of King Herod
Anthronges – a shepard
The above 3 came after King Herod’s death in 4 BC
Jesus
Menahem – a descendant of Judas of Galilee
John – of Gischala
Simon bar Giona
The above 3 came between AD
Essenes….
Sadducees….
The probability of just one person fulfilling just 48 of these 365 prophecies is one chance in one trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion.
Suffering Servant….Isaiah 53:2-8 & Psalms 22:6-16
Pharisees….
Reigning, Kingly Ruler….Psalm 2:2-4 & Jeremiah 23:5,6
There were 7 Messiah’s in 1st century Palestine
Scribes….

4. The Real Christmas Story
Read all 365 messianic prophecies at
Read 45 Messianic prophecies in more detail at
The probability of just one person fulfilling just 48 of these 365 prophecies is one chance in one trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion.
Essenes….
Sadducees….
Suffering Servant….Isaiah 53:2-8 & Psalms 22:6-16
Pharisees….
Reigning, Kingly Ruler….Psalm 2:2-4 & Jeremiah 23:5,6
There were 7 Messiah’s in 1st century Palestine
Scribes….

5. The Real Christmas Story
Luke 1:26-56
v26….supernatural from the start
v29….Mary was troubled….
v30….”Do not be afraid”…
v31….Jesus means ‘Yahwah is salvation’
v32….Joseph’s lineage-Matthew 1:1-17, note v6
Mary’s lineage-Luke 3:23-37, note v31
v34,35….a fulfillment of Isaiah 7:14
v36,37….Not only can God cause an older woman to have a baby but He can cause a virgin to have one. Note; John the Baptist is Jesus’ cousin.
Essenes….
Sadducees….
Suffering Servant….Isaiah 53:2-8 & Psalms 22:6-16
Pharisees….
Reigning, Kingly Ruler….Psalm 2:2-4 & Jeremiah 23:5,6
There were 7 Messiah’s in 1st century Palestine
Scribes….

6. The Real Christmas Story
v37….but why a virgin? Genesis 3:15 says the ‘seed of a woman’, not a man. The melding of being 100% God & 100% man is called the ‘hypostatic union’.
v39….I’ll bet she did hurry!
v46-55….the ‘magnificat’ of Mary.
Essenes….
Sadducees….
Suffering Servant….Isaiah 53:2-8 & Psalms 22:6-16
Pharisees….
Reigning, Kingly Ruler….Psalm 2:2-4 & Jeremiah 23:5,6
There were 7 Messiah’s in 1st century Palestine
Scribes….

7. The Real Christmas Story
Matthew 1:18-25
v18….Mary was probably years old….Joseph was about
17-18 years old.
v19,20….Jewish betrothel….
v21….the angel says Jesus will save His people from their sins, but Jews knew only God could do that (Psalms 130:7,8)…thus, the angel is calling Jesus God.
v22,23….Isaiah 7:14 Messianic fulfillment
v24,25….what obedience Joseph modeled…no sex until after Jesus was born.
Essenes….
Sadducees….
Suffering Servant….Isaiah 53:2-8 & Psalms 22:6-16
Pharisees….
Reigning, Kingly Ruler….Psalm 2:2-4 & Jeremiah 23:5,6
There were 7 Messiah’s in 1st century Palestine
Scribes….
v39….I’ll bet she did hurry!
v46-55….the ‘magnificat’ of Mary.