JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!

JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONE & ONLY WAY TO SALVATION AND ETERNAL LIFE.

JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONE & ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF THE ONE & ONLY TRUE GOD.

JESUS CHRIST WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD AND BORN FROM A VIRGIN WOMAN.

JESUS CHRIST COMMITTED NO SIN AND FULFILLED THE LAW OF GOD GIVEN THROUGH MOSES.

JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND ON CALVARY'S CROSS.

JESUS CHRIST WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE DEAD AND ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN AND NOW SITS NEXT TO GOD ALMIGHTY UPON THE THRONE IN HEAVEN.

JESUS CHRIST SHALL RETURN TO EARTH AND RULE ALL NATIONS WITH AN IRON SCEPTER FOR ALL ETERNITY!

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Saturday, December 8, 2018

Jesus Presented in the Temple

       On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise Him, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
       When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took Him to Jerusalem to present Him to The Lord (as it is written in the Law of The Lord), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of The Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."
       Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and The Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by The Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen The Lord's Christ. Moved by The Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took Him in his arms and praised GOD, saying:

       "Sovereign Lord, as You have promised,
          You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
       For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
          which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
       a light for revelation to the Gentiles
          and for glory to your people Israel."

       The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about Him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His mother: "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too."
       There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to GOD and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
       When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of The Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of GOD was upon Him.


The Gospel of Luke: chapter 2, verses 21 - 40

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