Son Of The Highest

Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Genesis 5:3 says that Adam lived... and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image..."  The likeness and image of the first Adam in this case was that of a fallen sinner!  In Genesis 3 sin had entered the world and death had passed upon all men Genesis 2:17; Romans 5:12.

From the fall of man in Genesis 3, God made His mission to redeem mankind from the bondage of sin! No one man born of the seed of the first Adam was sufficient to be Savior for man.   For all mankind has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 3:10, 23. 

Jesus Christ our Savior was no ordinary being! He is the Son of God! In our passage the special messenger from God delivered a very important message.  A virgin would deliver a Son by the power of the Holy Spirit.  He would be no ordinary man, He will be called the Son of the Highest. Luke 1:32. The angel Gabriel declared the means in which Jesus Christ would be brought forth in Luke 1:35, "the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the the Highest will overshadow you..." Jesus is the Son of God and by believing in Him mankind is saved from the penalty of sin which is eternal separation from God Romans 6:23.

Through the first Adam all die because he sinned - Romans 5:16.  In the Son of the Highest (Jesus) those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ - Romans 5:17.