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Luke 1:26-38 : The Annunciation to Mary

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26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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The Lord #42

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42. The reason the Lord is called King and [Jehovah’s] Anointed is that he was the Messiah or Christ, and “Messiah” or “Christ” means “King” and “Anointed One.” That is also why “King” in the Word means the Lord. Much the same was meant by David, who was king over Judah and over Israel.

We can see from many passages in the Word that the Lord was called “King” and “Jehovah’s Anointed.” That is why it says in Revelation, “The Lamb will overcome them, because he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings” (Revelation 17:14); and again, the one who sat on the white horse “had on his robe a name written-King of Kings and Lord of Lords” (Revelation 19:16).

It is because the Lord is called “King” that heaven and the church are called his kingdom and his Coming into the world is called the gospel of the kingdom.

On heaven and the church being called his kingdom, see Matthew 12:28; 16:28; Mark 1:14-15; 9:1; 15:43; Luke 1:33; 4:43; 8:1, 10; 9:2, 11, 60; 10:11; 16:16; 19:11; 21:31; 22:18; 23:51; and in Daniel:

God will raise up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. It will crush and devour all these other kingdoms, and it will stand forever. (Daniel 2:44)

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I was watching in the night visions, and behold, someone like the Son of Humanity was coming with the clouds of the heavens. To him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations, and tongues would worship him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is one that will not perish. (Daniel 7:13-14, 27)

On his Coming being called “the gospel of the kingdom, ” see Matthew 4:23; 9:35; 24:14.

  
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