Posts Tagged ‘bethlehem’

THE CHRISTMAS STAR & PANIC IN JERUSALEM!

Monday, December 24th, 2012

A few days ago, I wrote a post headlined “THEY IGNORED HIM….” which is based on what the Bible says about a very minute detail of the Maji (or wise men) from the East’s encounter with King Herod. Please recall with me, the stunning fact that the high priests of Israel and their flunkies actually KNEW WHERE the Messiah was going to be born “Bethlehem” but then they just haphazardly just confirmed it to Herod! Not just that, but using their head knowledge of the Scriptures, they told the facts…but forgot they represented God! Then they went back to their private business playing “church”. I explained in that post how “They Ignored Him” then and why nothing has changed now!

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SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM – THE FIRST PASTORS!

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

We are all familiar with the story of that amazing birth night in Bethlehem! It was when God sent His holy angels to preach the first Gospel sermon. The landing of this Angelic Host on Shepherds Field (which is still around as you can see) is significant for many reasons!

 These messengers from Heaven, could have announced the Birth of Jesus to kings and satraps and governors. They could have announced it to the priests in the temple, the teachers of the law and pharisees and the righteous (in their own eyes) religious folks in Jerusalem. But they didn’t! Why?
Why did the Holy God of Heaven select dirty, poor and outcast men, who worked from March to November in hard scrabble (as you can see again, from this photo) land among animals, animal waste and more. These men were kept out of Jerusalem almost exclusively! They were banned from entering any Temple of God to worship, because they were ceremonially unclean, under the 613 Laws of Moses in the Torah/Pentateuch! They were around dead sheep at times and animal waste, all the time. So the priests and religious authorities banned them!