Angel Gabri’el Revealed Himself to Zekaryah, and Informed Him That He Will Become Father of Yohanan the Immerser


‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of יהוה; make straight in the desert a highway for our Elohim. “Let every valley be raised, and every mountain and hill made low. And the steep ground shall become level, and the rough places smooth. “And the esteem of יהוה shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see it. For the mouth of יהוה has spoken.”’

  • Yeshayah (Isaiah) 40:3-5

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/ISA.40.3-5


‘There was in the days of Herodes, the sovereign of Yehuḏah, a certain priest named Zeḵaryah, of the division of Aḇiyah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aharon, and her name was Elisheḇa. And they were both righteous before Elohim, blamelessly walking in all the commands and righteousnesses of יהוה. And they had no child, because Elisheḇa was barren, and both were advanced in years. And it came to be, that while he was serving as priest before Elohim in the order of his division, according to the institute of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense when he went into the Dwelling Place of יהוה. And the entire crowd of people was praying outside at the hour of incense. And a messenger of יהוה appeared to him, standing on the right side of the slaughter-place of incense. And when Zeḵaryah saw him , he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the messenger said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zeḵaryah, for your prayer is heard. And your wife Elisheḇa shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Yoḥanan. “And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth. “For he shall be great before יהוה, and shall drink no wine and strong drink at all. And he shall be filled with the Set-apart Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. “And he shall turn many of the children of Yisra’ĕl to יהוה their Elohim. “And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Ěliyahu, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the insight of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for יהוה.”’

  • Luqas (Luke) 1:5-17

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.1.5-17





Angel Gabri’el Revealed Himself to Miryam, and Informed Her That She Will Become Mother of יהושע, Son of יהוה and Messiah


‘And in the sixth month the messenger Gaḇri’ĕl was sent by Elohim to a city of Galil named Natsareth, to a maiden engaged to a man whose name was Yosĕph, of the house of Dawiḏ. And the maiden’s name was Miryam. And the messenger, coming to her, said, “Greetings, favoured one, the Master is with you. Blessed are you among women!” But she was greatly disturbed at his word, and wondered what kind of greeting this was. And the messenger said to her, “Do not be afraid, Miryam, for you have found favour with Elohim. And see, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall give birth to a Son, and call His Name יהושע. “He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And יהוה Elohim shall give Him the throne of His father Dawiḏ. “And He shall reign over the house of Ya‛aqoḇ forever, and there shall be no end to His reign.” And Miryam said to the messenger, “How shall this be, since I do not know a man?” And the messenger answering, said to her, “The Set-apart Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you. And for that reason the Set-apart One born of you shall be called: Son of Elohim. “And see, Elisheḇa your relative, she has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is now the sixth month to her who was called barren, “because with Elohim no matter shall be impossible. And Miryam said, “See the female servant of יהוה! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the messenger went away from her.’

  • Luqas (Luke) 1:26-38

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.1.26-38





Miryam, Mother of יהושע, and Elisheba, Mother of Yohanan, Being Cousins, Met While Both Were Pregnant


‘And Miryam arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Yehuḏah, and entered into the house of Zeḵaryah and greeted Elisheḇa. And it came to be, when Elisheḇa heard the greeting of Miryam, that the baby leaped in her womb. And Elisheḇa was filled with the Set-apart Spirit, and called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! “And who am I, that the mother of my Master should come to me? “For look, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for that which יהוה has said to her shall be accomplished!’

  • Luqas (Luke) 1:39-45

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.1.39-45


‘And Miryam said, “My being makes יהוה great, and my spirit has rejoiced in Elohim my Saviour. Because He looked on the humiliation of His female servant. For look, from now on all generations shall call me blessed. “For He who is mighty has done wonders for me, and set-apart is His Name. “And His compassion is from generation to generation, to those who fear Him. “He did mightily with His arm; He scattered the proud in the thought of their hearts. “He brought down rulers from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. “He has filled the hungry with good items, and the rich He has sent away empty. “He sustained Yisra’ĕl, His servant, in remembrance of His compassion, “as He spoke to our fathers, to Aḇraham and to his seed, forever.’

  • Luqas (Luke) 1:46-55

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.1.46-55





Zekaryah, Father of Yohanan, Prophecied During Yohanan’s Circumcision and Naming Ceremony, Revealing Role of Both His Son and the Unborn יהושע


‘And Zeḵaryah, his father, was filled with the Set-apart Spirit, and prophesied, saying, “Blessed be יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, for He did look upon and worked redemption for His people, and has raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of His servant Dawiḏ, as He spoke by the mouth of His set-apart prophets, from of old – deliverance from our enemies and from the hand of all those hating us, to show compassion toward our fathers and to remember His set-apart covenant, an oath which He swore to our father Aḇraham: to give to us, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, to serve Him without fear, in set-apartness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. And you, child, shall be called prophet of the Most High, for you shall go before the face of יהוה to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of deliverance to His people, by the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender compassion of our Elohim, with which the daybreak from on high has looked upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts until the day of showing himself openly to Yisra’ĕl.’

  • Luqas (Luke) 1:67-80

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.1.67-80





When יהושע Messiah Was Brought to Temple in Yerushalayim by His Parents as an Infant, Along With Their Burnt Offering and Sin Offering to Atone and Cleanse His Mother as Per the Torah, Two Witnesses, a Man and a Prophetess, Proclaimed the Baby to be Messiah and Yeshuah Before Onlookers


‘For the Master יהוה does no matter unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.’

  • Amos 3:7

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/AMO.3.7


‘And see, there was a man in Yerushalayim whose name was Shim‛on, and this man was righteous and dedicated, looking for the comforting of Yisra’ĕl. And the Set-apart Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Set-apart Spirit that he would not see death before he sees the Messiah of יהוה. And he came in the Spirit into the Set-apart Place. And as the parents brought in the Child יהושע, to do for Him according to the usual practice of the Torah, then he took Him up in his arms and blessed Elohim and said, “Now let Your servant go in peace, O Master, according to Your word, for my eyes have seen Your deliverance, which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples, a light for the unveiling of the nations, and the esteem of Your people Yisra’ĕl.” And Yosĕph and His mother were marvelling at what was said about Him. And Shim‛on blessed them, and said to Miryam His mother, “See, this One is set for a fall and rising of many in Yisra’ĕl, and for a sign spoken against – and a sword shall pierce through your own being also – so as to reveal the thoughts of many hearts.” And there was Ḥannah, a prophetess, a daughter of Penu’ĕl, of the tribe of Ashĕr. She was advanced in years, and had lived with a husband seven years from her maidenhood, and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not leave the Set-apart Place, but served Elohim with fastings and prayers night and day. And she, coming in at that moment, gave thanks to יהוה, and spoke of Him to all who were waiting for redemption in Yerushalayim. And when they had accomplished all matters according to the Torah of יהוה, they returned to Galil, to their city Natsareth.’

  • Luqas (Luke) 2:25-39

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.2.25-39


‘And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘When a woman has conceived, and has given birth to a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days, as in the days of her monthly separation she is unclean. ‘And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin is circumcised. ‘And she remains in the blood of her cleansing thirty-three days. She does not touch whatever is set-apart, and she does not come into the set-apart place until the days of her cleansing are completed. ‘But if she gives birth to a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks, as in her monthly separation, and she remains in the blood of her cleansing for sixty-six days. ‘And when the days of her cleansing are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she brings to the priest a lamb a year old, as an ascending offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the Tent of Appointment. ‘And he shall bring it before יהוה, and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the Torah for her who has given birth to a male or a female. ‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one as an ascending offering and the other as a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.’ ”’

  • Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 12:1-8

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LEV.12.1-8





Yohanan the Immerser Prepared The Way for יהושע Messiah, As Prophesied


‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of יהוה; make straight in the desert a highway for our Elohim. “Let every valley be raised, and every mountain and hill made low. And the steep ground shall become level, and the rough places smooth. “And the esteem of יהוה shall be revealed, and all flesh together shall see it. For the mouth of יהוה has spoken.”’

  • Yeshayah (Isaiah) 40:3-5

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/ISA.40.3-5


‘And in those days Yoḥanan the Immerser came proclaiming in the wilderness of Yehuḏah, and saying, “Repent, for the reign of the heavens has come near!” For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Yeshayahu, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ”’

  • Mattithyahu (Matthew) 3:1-3

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/MAT.3.1-3


‘The beginning of the Good News of יהושע Messiah, the Son of Elohim. As it has been written in the Prophets, “See, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You, a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight.’ ” Yoḥanan came immersing in the wilderness and proclaiming an immersion of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Yehuḏah, and those of Yerushalayim, went out to him and were all immersed by him in the Yardĕn River, confessing their sins.’

  • Marqos (Mark) 1:1-5

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/MRK.1.1-5


‘And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Yehuḏah, and Herodes district ruler of Galil, and his brother Philip district ruler of Yetur and the country of Trachonitis, and Lusanias district ruler of Aḇilene, Ḥanan and Qayapha being high priests, the word of Elohim came to Yoḥanan the son of Zeḵaryah in the wilderness. And he went into all the neighbourhood of the Yardĕn, proclaiming an immersion of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it has been written in the book of the words of Yeshayahu the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of יהוה, make His paths straight. ‘Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough become smooth ways, and all flesh shall see the deliverance of Elohim.’ ”’

  • Luqas (Luke) 3:1-6

https://www.bible.com/bible/316/LUK.3.1-6