Luke 2:1-7; God’s perfect plan for the arrival of Messiah was foretold for centuries before He set it into motion with Gabriel’s message to Zechariah. Both Mary and Joseph also experienced angelic messnegers to prepare them for their vitally important mission as the earthly parents of Immanuel. Even mighty Caesar Augustus had no idea his edict for tax registration would bring Joseph and Mary precisely where the ancient prophets predicted The Promised One would be born in a humble stable.