John 1, Luke 2 The Miracle of the Incarnation
I think this stands as the greatest miracle in all of creation. In a sense, even the resurrection from the dead pales in comparison for the resurrection is only undoing what we have done. The incarnation however is combining the creator and the creature, the divine and what he made. This is a miracle above miracles. On this Christmas morning we will put this miracle into that perspective.
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ a the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood a it.
6 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. b
10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, c nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, d who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’” 16 From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, e f who is at the Father’s side, has made him known.
a Or Messiah. ``The Christ” (Greek) and ``the Messiah” (Hebrew) both mean ``the Anointed One”; also in verse 26.
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"Let There Be Light"
"In The Beginning" The Creator, The Father of ALL
said, "Let There Be Light, and there was Light"
..."Let There Be Light"...
...The Beginning of Creation...
And Revelations 3:14 testifies that The Messiah,
was "The Beginning of the Creation of GOD
(Father of All)"! And The Messiah testified that
His GOD and Father is The GOD and Father
of His Brethren.
It is very important to both know and experience
The Messiah as He was and is, and also to know
the "glory He had with Our Father" before He was
born in "the likeness of sinful flesh".
Frst, let me simply state that i believe that the
"catholic" and "christian" systems of religious
theo(ry)logy are Anti-Messiah for they "imag"ine
a "christ" who is either one head of a three-headed
pagan "god", or is "god and father", or is an
exalted messenger(angel),or is but a prophet.
It is needful to believe that The Messiah was, is
and always will be "The Son of The Living GOD"
and that there is but "One GOD, Father of ALL".
The Messiah testified that The Only True GOD,
Father of ALL, was His GOD and His Father, and
was also The GOD and Father of His Brethren.
..."Let There Be Light"...
The Messiah simply testified in John 17:5 "And
now, O Father, glorify Me with YOUR own self
with the glory that I had with YOU before the
world began".
Prior to that testimony The Messiah testified in
John 12:35-36,"Yet a little while is The Light with
you. Walk while you have The Light, lest darkness
comes upon you: for he that walks in darkness does
not know where he goes. While you have Light,
believe in The Light, that you may be the children
of Light.""
And the apostle John testified: "In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and
the Word was(not is) GOD. The same was in the
beginning with GOD. All things were made by Him;
and without Him was not any thing made that was
made. In Him was life; and the life was the Light
of men. And The Light shined in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not. There was a man
sent from GOD, whose name was John. The same
came for a witness, to bear witness of The Light,
that all men through Him might believe. He(John
the baptist) was not that Light, but was sent to
bear witness of that Light(The Messia). He was the
True Light, which enlightens every man that comes
into the world. He(The Messiah) was in the world,
and the world was made by Him, and the world
knew Him not. He came unto His own, and His own
received Him not. But as many as received Him, to
them gave He power to become the sons of GOD,
even to them that believe on His name: Which were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of The Only True GOD."
And the apostle John testified in John 3:17-21:
"For Our Father sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through Him
might be saved. He that believes on Him is not
condemned: but he that believes not is condemned
already, because he has not believed in the name
of the only begotten Son of Our Father. And this
is the condemnation, that Light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light,
because their deeds were evil. For every one
that does evil hates The Light, neither comes to
The Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
But he that does Truth comes to The Light(The
Messiah), that his deeds may be made manifest,
that they are wrought in Our Father."
In John 12:34 the people asked, "who is this Son
of man? Then in John 12:35-36, "The Messiah
answered, yet a little while is The Light with you.
Walk while you have The Light, lest darkness
come upon you: for he that walks in darkness
does not know where he goes. While you have
Light, believe in The Light, that you may be the
children of Light. The Messiah spoke these things,
and departed, and hid Himself from them."
Simply, "in the beginning" The Only True GOD
spoke The Word, "Let There Be Light".......
and there was Light! Certainly that was not
"natural" light for "natural" light, the sun, moon,
and stars were not created until the "fourth day".
"In the beginning", "The First Day", The One GOD,
Father of All created "The Light", without which
Creation Life, as we now know and experience it,
could not have been.
The First Day, The Messiah, "The beginning of the
Creation of GOD(HE WHO is The Only True GOD
and Father of ALL)"! And "The Light which
enlightens every man born into the world", was
born as a child destined to be The Messiah.
The Messiah, "The Light of the world".
The Messiah, "The firstborn of every creature".
The Messiah,"The firstborn among many brethren".
The Messiah, "The firstborn from among the dead".
The Messiah, "A servant of The Only True GOD".
Once again: "in the beginning" Our Father spoke:
"Let there be Light, and there was Light"!
The Messiah, "The Beginning of the Creation of
GOD", "the firstborn of every creature".
HalleluYAH!
The Messiah, Created by The Only True GOD,
Father of ALL!
The Messiah, "made so much better than the
angels"!
The Messiah, "The Light of the world"!
And The Messiah, "The Lamb of GOD," is
The Light of The New Heavenly Jerusalem.
Sadly, those of this world yet love darkness ;-(
And they will abide in that which they loved
forever ;-(
Sadder yet, religious systems of this world
such as "catholicism", "christianity", "judaism",
"islam",.etc., have so perverted The Testimonies,
that today, as in the yesterdays gone by, "The
Way of Truth is evil spoken of" because of their
theo(ry)logical, heretical doctrines that are of
men, and especially those theo(ry)logical
doctrines which seek to define The Only True
GOD, Father of All.
All such doctrines are but the product of
mankind's "imag"ination and mankind's
"imag"ination is responsible for the destruction
and perversion of Creation(earth, air, water,
creatures, Truth, Love, Peace, Joy, Hope,.etc.)
Yes, sadly ;-( Creation is being destroyed by
self-willed men who could care less about that
which is of Truth(what is), and care even less
about those things which they can not comprehend
apart from their natural-sense-ical reasoning ;-(
And Truth testifies, The Creator "will destroy
those who destroy the earth(HIS Creation)"
(Rev 11:18).
And in this wicked world, those who seek profit
will naturally overcome those who do not ;-(
Yet, while there is breath(spirit) there is hope!
For Miracles do happen and Faith rejoices against
theo(ry)logy(logic) and profit(greed)!
Hope is there would be those who experience
The Miracle that is "receiving a love of
The Truth" for they will "see" "The Light".
And they will receive peace, in spite of the
dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world, for
they will clearly "see" this world and it's
systems of religion as they are, and not as
"imag"inative humans would have us believe
them to be.
They will clearly "see" that "The WHOLE world
is under the control of the evil one" and that
this world's systems of theo(ry)logical religion
are all Anti-Messiah(Anti-Light), indeed and
Truth....... Francisco
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