GREETINGS!

GREETINGS!

BEST GIFTS FOR THE KING!

12/19/19

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Gifts of the Three Kings

PRECIOUS GIFTS: 

FRANKINCENSE, MYRRH, & GOLD

MATTHEW 2: 7-8, 11

7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; 

gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

BABE IN A MANGER!

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MANGER:


A long open box or trough for horses
or cattle to eat from.



LUKE 2: 7, 12, 15-16



7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in
 swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there 
was no room for them in the inn.


12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

JOSEPH'S DREAMS!

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Angel came to Joseph in a dream!




JOSEPH'S DREAMS:




MATTHEW 1: 20

But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

MATTHEW 2: 13, 19-23

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

THE RIGHTEOUS VISIT YOUNG JESUS!

THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE:
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti


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SIMEON

LUKE 2; 25-35

25 And, behold, there was a man in 

Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; 

and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

PROPHETESS ANNA @ THE TEMPLE

LUKE 2: 21-22, 27, 36-38

21 And when eight days were 

accomplished for the circumcising of 

the child, his name was called Jesus,..

22 And when the days of her 

purification according to the law of 

Moses were accomplished, they 

brought him to Jerusalem, to present

him to the Lord.

27 And he  came by the Spirit into the 

temple: and when the parents brought 

in the child Jesus, to do for him after

 the custom of the law,

36 And there was one Anna, a 

prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel,

of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great 

age, and had lived with an husband 

seven years from her virginity;

37 And she was a widow of about 

fourscore and four years, which 

departed not from the temple, but

 served God with fastings and prayers

night and day.

38 And she coming in that instant gave 

thanks likewise unto the Lord, and

spake of him to all them that looked 

for redemption in Jerusalem.

THE KING HEROD INQUIRY!

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King Herod asked:

Where is the one who is born king of the Jews?




HEROD THE KING:






MATTHEW 1: 21-22

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet...

MATTHEW 2: 1-8, 12-17

1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

12 And being warned of God in a dream that they ( WISE MEN)  should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet...

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ANGEL MULTITUDE:




PSALM 68: 17

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place

PSALM 148: 2

Praise ye Him, all His angels: praise ye Him, all His hosts.

MATTHEW 16: 27

For the Son of man shall

 come in the glory of His

 Father with His angels; 

and then He shall reward 
every man according to His works.

MATTHEW 25: 31

When the Son of man 

shall come in His glory, 

and all the 

holy angels with Him, 

then shall He sit upon the throne of His glory.

LUKE 2: 13-14

13 And suddenly there 

was with the 

angel ( GABRIEL) a 

multitude of the 

heavenly host praising 

God, and saying,

14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.

HEBREWS 12: 22

But ye are come unto 

mount Sion, and unto 

the of the living God, the

 heavenly Jerusalem,

 and to an innumerable 

company of angels.

REVELATION 5: 11

And I beheld, and I 

heard the 

voice of many angels 

round about the throne 

and the beasts and the 

elders: and the 

number of them was ten 

thousand times ten 

thousand, 

and thousands of 

thousands.