There is a reason in Math that greater than, means more than equal to! So a number that is greater 3 can not be equal to 2 or to 1 So Let this Math be In YOU
Phil.2:5 Let this mind (This thinking – this math) be in you all, which was also in Christ Jesus,
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who, being in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped.
John 10:29
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them from My Father’s hand.
John 14:28
“You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and am returning to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.
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But He emptied Himself,
taking upon Himself the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men.
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And being found in the form of a man,
He humbled Himself
and became obedient to death,
even death on a cross.
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Therefore God( Singular) highly exalted Him (Jesus)
and gave Him the name which is above every name,
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that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
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and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
John’s Birth Announced to Zacharias
Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, (This has to be the father) walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
8 So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God (Singular)in the order of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, [c]his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. (The fathers Temple) 10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, (The father) and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. ( Read that ten times!!! their God is singular and he is the father alone, this is monumental think about it!)17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, (God is singular and the father) was sent to speak to you and bring you [d]these glad tidings. 20 But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless.
23 So it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. 24 Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He (Singular God) looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”
Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God (Singular the father)to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; [e]blessed are you among women!”
29 But [f]when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.( Marys God is the father alone never her son) 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. (Not Gods throne that was something not to be grasped )33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I [g]do not know a man?”
35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest (Singular nothing greater) will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.” ( absolute proof there is only one God and that is the father Jesus is conceived at this very juncture of scripture.)
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 Blessed is she who [h]believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
The Song of Mary
46 And Mary said:
“My soul [i]magnifies the Lord,
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And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. (The father saved Israel thru Moses then Jesus)
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For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
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For He (Singular)who is mighty has done great things for me,
And holy is His name.
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And His mercy is on those who fear Him (Not them)
From generation to generation.
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He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
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He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
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He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
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He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,
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As He spoke to our fathers, ( Mary states it was the father who spoke to the fathers)
To Abraham and to his seed forever.”
The God Mary, as well as Zacharias worshiped and new was the father, not a preexisting second God that somehow was now in her belly, this never occured to her and her God whom she found favor in was the father, never her son!!! Go thru and read all the singular pronouns and grasp who Mary is writting a song to her God and father…