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The Miracle of Christmas

The Miracle of Christmas. Matthew 1-2. Odds of Various Events. Winning lottery PowerBall 1:120,000,000 Mega Millions 1:135,000,000 House hit by meteor 1:182 Trillion. Odds of Various Events. Struck by lightning Lifetime 1:6,250 Any year 1:750,000

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The Miracle of Christmas

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  1. The Miracle of Christmas Matthew 1-2

  2. Odds of Various Events Winning lottery PowerBall 1:120,000,000 Mega Millions 1:135,000,000 House hit by meteor 1:182 Trillion

  3. Odds of Various Events Struck by lightning Lifetime 1:6,250 Any year1:750,000 Planet sustaining complex life 1:1015

  4. Odds of Various Events Upper probability bounds 1:10150 One man fulfilling 8 prophesies 1:1017 One man fulfilling all 48 prophesies 1:10157

  5. Jesus Breaks the Odds • His life/ministry exceeds the upper probability bounds • Birth fulfilled at least 12 prophecies • Only a deity can accomplish this

  6. Jesus Breaks the Odds • Matthew 1-2 records many fulfilled prophecies • Declares Jesus is the miracle of Christmas

  7. Prophecies Fulfilled • King in Line of David – 1:1 • 2 Samuel 7:12-13 • Isaiah 9:7 • Jeremiah 23:5; 30:9

  8. Prophecies Fulfilled • Seed of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – 1:1-2 • Genesis 17:7-8, 19; 18:17-18; 21:12; 26:2-4; 28:13-14 • Numbers 24:17, 19

  9. Prophecies Fulfilled • Belongs to the Tribe of Judah – 1:1-3 • Genesis 49:8-10 • Micah 5:2

  10. Prophecies Fulfilled • Rod of Jesse’s Stem – 1:5-6 • Isaiah 11:1-2 • Born of a Virgin – 1:18-25 • Isaiah 7:14

  11. Prophecies Fulfilled • Born in Bethlehem – 2:1-6 • Micah 5:2-5 • Kings Bring Gifts, Worship Him – 2:1-11 • Psalm 72:10-11

  12. Prophecies Fulfilled • Come Out of Egypt – 2:13-15 • Hosea 1:1 • Massacre of Children Surrounding Birth – 2:16-18 • Jeremiah 31:15

  13. Christmas is Miraculous • Only God could accomplish all this • The miracle of Christmas is not the gifts or feelings • The miracle of Christmas is the birth of the Savior

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