Christ in the OT 

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     The disciple Matthew (1:23) quoted the prophet Isaiah, 700 years later: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means "God with us." Luke wrote the same line, and also Isaiah 7:14).

     Mark's gospel begins with Isaiah 40:3, I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare the way - a voice of one calling in the desert, "Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him."

     Liberal theologians have long opposed this miracle, and probably many others. All OT prophets received information from God, not necessarily understanding it. We are blessed to know and believe. They can't deal with what they cannot explain, such as:

     God born in a small town. Taken to Egypt to avoid murder. To Nazareth to live in an insignificant village. Everyone with a special place in the Bible was poor, or insignificant in other ways...until God placed them in His story. The Father - with a minor exception - didn't bring his Son into the public eye until age 30. 

     Again, some 700 hundred years earlier, the Lord revealed his plan for John (not the disciple John), who baptized Jesus as He began his ministry. About 300 years later, Malachi (3:1) wrote a shorter message about the coming messenger, who would be John the Baptist. 

     Liberal theologians cannot accept God (a thousand years are like a day, and a day is like a thousand years (2 Peter 3:8).