We are coming fast to the end of this Christmas period, and with it this series. It has been very inspiring and enlightening indeed. In this series we have examined all those who participated in the preparation and the birthing of this Messiah. There are important factors that have some aspect to input into the... Continue Reading →
Christ in the Participants of His Coming 6: the end of prophetic silence and the birth of the greatest
The last words of Malachi foretell the second manifestation of Elijah, in the person of John the Baptist. He is born the same year as the Messiah, and comes to prepare the way, ending the silence that reigned for 400 years. No prophetic voice sounded over the nation. Contrast the fear in the people of... Continue Reading →
Christ in the participation of His Coming 5: Now let your servant depart in peace
These are the final words in the Bible attributed to Simeon. In recognising Christ in a baby, Simeon now knows his time and his task was over. This marks a generational change. The mistake is not recognising your season, and not recognising when a spiritual generation has completed its task. Simeon's last words are the... Continue Reading →
Christ in the Participation of His Coming 3: His Star, His Message and His Journey
We now turn to the Magi, and hopefully we shall uncover what God reveals to us in this aspect of the Christmas narrative related in both Matthew and Luke. The Magi do not appear in Luke, but appear in Matthew, and I think that a Kingly connection is probably what is pertinent. They came from... Continue Reading →
Christ in the Participants of His Coming 2: recognising the signs
We are in our Christmas series, in which the aim is to go behind the traditional narrative, that which is repeated year after year. 2 years ago I published Christmas Parrallels, which is on the Store and you can acquire it there, and many years I have repeated the same exercise and coming up with... Continue Reading →