God in the Flesh (Incarnation): Difference between revisions

The apostles accepted Jesus as their Savior because they believed that Jesus was the Savior who fulfilled the prophecies of the Bible. In the Old Testament, there are prophecies about God coming as a man hundreds of years before Jesus was born. The prophecies are as follows: The Savior would be conceived in the body of a virgin;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Isaiah+7%3A14&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Isaiah 7:14 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+1%3A18-23&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 1:18–23 |publisher= }}</ref> the One whose origins are from of old, meaning God, would be born in Bethlehem;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Micah+5%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Micah 5:2 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+2%3A1-6&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 2:1–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the King of Israel, or the King of Zion (God) would come to [[Jerusalem]] by riding a donkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Zechariah+9%3A9&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Zechariah 9:9 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+21%3A2-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 21:2–11 |publisher= }}</ref> In the Bible, Jesus is called ''[https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=2395879&cid=50762&categoryId=51387 Immanuel]''. It means God came in the flesh to save His people and be with them.<ref>Chapter 12 About the Trinity, ''THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd'', Ahnsahnghong, pg. 86</ref> According to this prophecy, Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies of the Bible as He was born in the form of a man, lived a life for the salvation of mankind, and died on the cross.