Gabriel: Jesus, Born of The Spirit
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God…
In the New Testament, the Greek word for “Spirit” is πνεῦμα/pneuma. Per Strong’s Concordance, pneuma is defined in this context as: the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, co-eternal with the Father and the Son; sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes his personality and character as the Holy Spirit; sometimes referred to in a way which emphasizes his work and power as the Spirit of Truth; never referred to as a depersonalized force.
The Spirit is set apart, sacred or Holy. ἅγιος/agios is the Greek term. This Spirit is different.
This is not Star Wars. The Spirit is not the Force…The Spirit is a person of the Trinity.
The angel Gabriel is telling Mary; the Spirit will come to you with purpose and result.
…and the power… the word translated as power is δύναμις/dunamis. Defined, the term means: miraculous power, might, or strength. In English, we get the word dynamite in our vocabulary. The word δύναμις/dunamis is also translated as miracle in other places in the New Testament.
Jesus was attributed with doing “miracles” or δύναμις/dunamis on many occasions.
Matthew 11:20 Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.
The point being made by Gabriel is the power of the Highest is supernatural dynamite.
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…will overshadow you… The Greek word is ἐπισκιάζω/episkiazó. The idea is to cast a shadow or envelope. The term is only used 5 times in the New Testament. On several occasions, a cloud was noted to cast a shadow. One example is noted below.
Luke 9:34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
The Spirit of the Highest will envelope Mary.
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therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God…
The child will be set apart, sacred and Holy, as is The Father, as is the Spirit.
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
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