The birth of Jesus Christ at Bethlehem brought great joy, but also fulfilled a prophecy of weeping and mourning as King Herod sought to kill the baby Jesus. This event is a dual fulfillment prophecy, where a prediction made in the Old Testament is also fulfilled in the New Testament in a greater manner. The prophecy of Jesus being called a Nazarene is also explored, with some seeing it as a prediction of rejection, while others interpret it as a play on words or a commonly known but unrecorded prophecy. [... more]