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Re: What Did Jesus Say About Himself?
• Rev 22:16 . . I am the offspring of David
The Greek word translated "offspring" is genos (ghen'-os) which basically
refers to kin, viz: one's relatives.
Christ's kinship with David is quite a bit more specific in Rom 1:1-3 where it
says:
"Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to
the flesh"
The Greek word translated "seed" in that passage is sperma (sper'-mah)
which is a bit ambiguous because it can refer to spiritual progeny as well as
to biological progeny; for example:
• Gal 3:29 . . If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed.
That seed is obviously spiritual progeny; whereas David's is biological
because it's "according to the flesh" i.e. his physical human body.
Seeing as Jesus' dad Joseph played no role in his son's conception, and his
wife was a virgin at the time, then Jesus' physical connection to David
defaults thru his mother, i.e. Mary was related to David; which places her
baby in David's tribe; the tribe of Judah. (Heb 7:14)
This fact may be somewhat insignificant to most Gentiles-- other than their
interest in Christ's connection to Abraham's promises --but Jesus' physical
connection to David is extremely important to the Jews because in order to
validate Jesus' right to rule over the land of Israel, he absolutely must be
biologically situated in the Davidic dynasty: no getting around it. (2Sam 7:8
17 and Ps 89:3-4)
FAQ: From whence did baby Jesus obtain a Y chromosome for his male
gender?
A: In the beginning, God constructed Eve's entire body with some material
taken from Adam's body, so I'd imagine it would be no more difficult for God
to construct a teensy little Y chromosome for baby Jesus with some material
taken from Mary's body.
The beauty of it is that a Y chromosome constructed with material taken
from Mary's body would not be an alien substance created ex nihilo; but
would be 100% natural, and easily traceable all the way back to Eve, and
from thence to the very dust that was used to construct Adam's body.
I can't prove any of this of course, but nevertheless I sincerely believe that
what I suggest herein actually took place when the power of the Most High
overshadowed Jesus' mom per Luke 1:35; and if my suggestion is true, then
little Jesus was thoroughly a Jew from top to bottom-- biologically descended
from not only David, but also Adam, the Man that God created in the book of
Genesis.
• Heb 2:17 . . He had to be made like his brethren in every way
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Re: What Did Jesus Say About Himself?
• Rev 22:16 . . I am the offspring of David
The Greek word translated "offspring" is genos (ghen'-os) which basically
refers to kin, viz: one's relatives.
Christ's kinship with David is quite a bit more specific in Rom 1:1-3 where it
says:
"Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to
the flesh"
The Greek word translated "seed" in that passage is sperma (sper'-mah)
which is a bit ambiguous because it can refer to spiritual progeny as well as
to biological progeny; for example:
• Gal 3:29 . . If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed.
That seed is obviously spiritual progeny; whereas David's is biological
because it's "according to the flesh" i.e. his physical human body.
Seeing as Jesus' dad Joseph played no role in his son's conception, and his
wife was a virgin at the time, then Jesus' physical connection to David
defaults thru his mother, i.e. Mary was related to David; which places her
baby in David's tribe; the tribe of Judah. (Heb 7:14)
This fact may be somewhat insignificant to most Gentiles-- other than their
interest in Christ's connection to Abraham's promises --but Jesus' physical
connection to David is extremely important to the Jews because in order to
validate Jesus' right to rule over the land of Israel, he absolutely must be
biologically situated in the Davidic dynasty: no getting around it. (2Sam 7:8
17 and Ps 89:3-4)
FAQ: From whence did baby Jesus obtain a Y chromosome for his male
gender?
A: In the beginning, God constructed Eve's entire body with some material
taken from Adam's body, so I'd imagine it would be no more difficult for God
to construct a teensy little Y chromosome for baby Jesus with some material
taken from Mary's body.
The beauty of it is that a Y chromosome constructed with material taken
from Mary's body would not be an alien substance created ex nihilo; but
would be 100% natural, and easily traceable all the way back to Eve, and
from thence to the very dust that was used to construct Adam's body.
I can't prove any of this of course, but nevertheless I sincerely believe that
what I suggest herein actually took place when the power of the Most High
overshadowed Jesus' mom per Luke 1:35; and if my suggestion is true, then
little Jesus was thoroughly a Jew from top to bottom-- biologically descended
from not only David, but also Adam, the Man that God created in the book of
Genesis.
• Heb 2:17 . . He had to be made like his brethren in every way
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