So, What's God's Purpose?

A once-in-a-lifetime visit from an angel - he could return to Jacob's ladder at any moment - and I'm still not seeing the promise to Abraham and "all nations" fulfilled. Will the angel - friendly as he is - explain this or not? 

Me: Kind angel, sir. There was the exodus, Moses and Joshua, Samuel, Nehemiah and... 

Angel: Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Joel and...

Me: Jonah and the big fish...

Angel: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Judah, up to David, 14 generations in all. From David, 14 generations to the exile to Babylon.  And 14 generations from the exile to another Jacob, father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. 

Me: As I read, Joseph is the 13th. 

Angel: In the 14th generation from exile is the Christ, the legal, not natural, son of Joseph. 

Me: (collecting my thoughts) Sir, you speak of genealogy in the Old Testament, and now you quote the first chapter in the New Testament, which most heirs of Abraham don't accept. 

Angel: Indeed. The old scriptures don't emphasize two comings of the Messiah. However, there is intimation. During the troubled years before exile, Isaiah the prophet heard from God: Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel. Later, the Lord told Isaiah: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. He will reign over David's throne and over his kingdom...from that time on and forever."     

Me: (eyes wide open) Is this it? Is this the kingdom, the blessing promised to Abraham? 

Angel: First, the sacrificial Lamb. As for His Kingdom on earth, none of us know when.

to be continued