Advent has always driven the church back to the very first promise—Genesis 3:15.

Before there was Bethlehem, before shepherds or angels or a manger, there was a word spoken in Eden’s darkness: A Son is coming. A Deliverer. One who will crush the serpent and restore what sin destroyed.

That’s where Advent begins—not with sentiment, but with a promise. In the very moment humanity fell, God stepped in and said, “I will not leave you. I will undo this.” Genesis 3:15 is the first announcement of Christmas, the first whisper of the gospel, the first shadow of Immanuel—God with us.

From that moment on, the whole story of Scripture bends toward Christ. Every covenant, every prophet, every longing of God’s people is anchored in that promise: A child will come who destroys the enemy, heals the curse, and brings us near to God again.