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The Advent of the Messiah

The coming of God's Son to earth is an event of such immensity that God willed to prepare for it over the centuries. He makes everything converge on Christ: all the rituals and sacrifices, figures and symbols of the "First Covenant." He announces him through the mouths of the prophets who succeeded one another in Israel. Moreover, he awakens in the hearts of the pagans a dim expectation of this coming.
Catechism of the Catholic Church # 522

The word "advent" is from the Latin adventus, meaning "an arrival." For centuries the children of Israel faithfully awaited the advent, the arrival of the promised Redeemer-Messiah. God first made the promise of a future Redeemer when man fell from grace in Eden. He cursed the serpent and promised that Satan's power over humanity would one day come to an end. Centuries later, the prophet Isaiah foretold a virgin from the House of David would bear the Davidic Messiah. In the winter of 3/2 BC, it was time for the arrival of the Redeemer-Messiah, promised since Adam and Eve's fall from grace, who would come to undo the work of Satan and redeem humanity.

This study is Agape Bible Study's gift to you that you might more deeply appreciate the gift God gave to us all.

Lesson Number	Description	Handouts
Introduction	A Study of the Advent of the Messiah
Part I	The Promise of the Messiah: The Prophecies	2 Handouts
Part II	The Announcement of the Birth of John The Baptist	1 Handout
Part III	The Annunciation	5 Handouts
Part IV	The Visitation	2 Handouts
Part V	The Birth of the Messiah	1 Handout 2 Handouts
Part VI	The Presentation of Jesus in His Father's House and the Gentiles Seek The Christ-Child	1 Handout