She was soon to give birth, and the pains and suffering of childbirth made her cry out.

Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have a son and will name him 'Immanuel.'

How long will you hesitate, faithless people? I have created something new and different, as different as a woman protecting a man."

So the LORD will abandon his people to their enemies until the woman who is to give birth has her son. Then those Israelites who are in exile will be reunited with their own people.

But he had no sexual relations with her before she gave birth to her son. And Joseph named him Jesus.

To those who win the victory, who continue to the end to do what I want, I will give the same authority that I received from my Father: I will give them authority over the nations, to rule them with an iron rod and to break them to pieces like clay pots. I will also give them the morning star.

(SEE 2:26)

Out of his mouth came a sharp sword, with which he will defeat the nations. He will rule over them with a rod of iron, and he will trample out the wine in the wine press of the furious anger of the Almighty God.

You will break them with an iron rod; you will shatter them in pieces like a clay pot.' "

Now listen to this warning, you kings; learn this lesson, you rulers of the world:

Then the two prophets heard a loud voice say to them from heaven, "Come up here!" As their enemies watched, they went up into heaven in a cloud.

After the Lord Jesus had talked with them, he was taken up to heaven and sat at the right side of God.