The Perfect Moment
His arrival is the main focus of the topic.
Jesus
These traditional stories about gods are compared with the account of Jesus.
Myths
This empire controlled the region during Jesus’ earthly ministry.
The Roman Empire
Micah identified this town as the Messiah’s birthplace.
Bethlehem
Every person has fallen short by doing this.
Sinning
This phrase means the right moment had come for Jesus to arrive.
The fulfillment of time.
Some ancient myths explained these repeating patterns in nature.
The cycles of life and death.
This term means “Roman peace.”
Pax Romana.
This prophet described the suffering servant.
Isaiah
Jesus lived this kind of life.
A perfect life.
Jesus’ teaching encouraged people to treat every human being with this sense of worth.
Dignity
A return from death, referring to Christ's body.
Bodily resurrection.
This language helped people from different regions communicate.
Greek
A prophecy in chapter 9 of this biblical book with the timing of the Messiah.
Daniel
Salvation as a free, undeserved one of these.
Gift
Online platforms that could spread messages of Jesus' birth quickly.
Social media.
Jesus fulfilled all of this many broad cultural expectations about divine figures.
Fifteen
These Roman structures connected cities and helped missionaries travel.
Roads
This year was the date of Jerusalem’s fall.
AD 70
The contrast of people trying to reach God with God coming to do this.
Reach people.
Historical conditions aligned so Jesus could fulfill this purpose or assignment.
His mission.
Cultural expectations helped prepare people to recognize Jesus as this.
The Son of God.
Paul often began preaching in these Jewish places of worship.
Synagogues
This many years followed the decree to rebuild Jerusalem before the Messiah’s arrival.
483 years.
Bottom line, trust this even when life is difficult to understand.
God's timing.