God’S Intention To Have A God-Man The Archangel Gabriel
GOD'S INTENTION TO HAVE A GOD-MAN
THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL
In the first three and a half chapters of the Gospel of Luke we see that two angels and a number of human beings were involved in the preparation of the Man-Savior. In 1:30-35 we have the prophecy of the archangel Gabriel, who came to Mary and told her that God intended that she conceive the Man-Savior. In that proph ecy Gabriel spoke of four matters concerning the coming Man-Savior. First, Gabriel said that the Man-Savior would be called Jesus (1:31), which means Jehovah the Savior, or the salvation of Je hovah. Second, Gabriel indicated that the com ing Man-Savior would be called Son of the Most High (v. 32), a title that refers to His deity. Third, Gabriel said, "The Lord God will give to Him the throne of David His father" (v. 32).
Here we see that in His humanity the coming Savior was to be a descendant of David. Fourth, the archangel Gabriel refers to the coming Sav ior as "the holy thing" which is to be born and