Luke 1:8-20

A summary of the text before us could read: The angel Gabriel delivers an important message. The important message is that the time of fulfillment of a prophecy recorded by the prophet Isaiah seven centuries earlier has arrived. Isaiah prophesied the coming of one who would prepare the way for the Lord’s coming (Isa. 40:3-5). John the Baptist was chosen by God to call upon men to repent in preparation of the Messiah’s…