“I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter…
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be…
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who…
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah…
“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall…
“And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations — He shall rule them…