full impact. However, as Gabriel continued the Annunciation—“He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High” (v. 32)—the impact must have been staggering. The child would be God’s Son! Gabriel went on to explain, “The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end” (vv. 32b–33). Mary was hearing that she would mother the long-awaited Messiah, and she got the idea! Gabriel’s words were a free interpretation