Prophecy Fulfilled: Jesus' first coming is the beginning to no end. He has come and here to stay for eternity.

10 CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Matthew 2:8-9 tells of the wise men following the star until it stopped over the place where Jesus was born, while Luke 2:8-15 tells of the angel appearing to the shepherds, then joined by a great company of angels. This episode combines those parts of the story along with the fact that there would have been numerous stars in the night sky to begin with.

The purpose of this episode is to point out that many things that God put into place for the birth of Jesus to take place as it did. God knew long, long beforehand that Jesus would need to come to earth and be crucified for mankind’s sins. Throughout the Old Testament, beginning with the Garden of Eden, there are hints of the coming of Jesus.

From our limited viewpoint, it is sometimes hard to determine when God put certain people in place to do certain things, or whether he just worked within what was happening anyway. Certainly, the births of John and Jesus were miraculous, but the census and King Herod were circumstances and people easily used.

Ready? Doesn’t matter. It’s here. It’s time. It's been a long time coming. Isaiah the prophet. A long time of preparation, waiting, watching, thank you, Magi. The way is prepared. Elizabeth having a baby in her old age, I’m so thankful for that miracle. I know she is, too.

I’m…thankful. All the time. It’s just how I am.

Mary’s mother, Mary, Joseph, thank you, thank you, thank you. For the part they play in this most amazing story. The world as it is economically …politically, to shepherds…perfectly set up to fulfill all the prophecies, all the details in place. You can’t help but be thankful? But now, it’s time. Time for the world to receive the gift that started it all in the first place.

THE ANGEL

I’m a messenger. An angel to be exact. The main function of an angel is to be a messenger. There’s flexibility in presenting our messages. Sometimes we come in dreams, sometimes in human form, sometimes in other ways. Stars, for instance. I carried my most important message ever in the form of a star.

More than twenty centuries ago, God sent me to Earth for one glorious reason. To announce the birth of Jesus. You’re used to hearing the Christmas story over and over during the month of December, so may not sound that much of a big deal. It’s a great story. Seems it’s used for commercial purposes sometimes, to get people to buy things. You know, for presents, to give gifts.

I wanted it to be… very special, my coming to earth, to properly announce that… very special event. I chose to come in the form of a star! Perfect, right? But a star unlike any other star.

I decided to look a little larger and a little brighter than an average star, you now know what I mean?

Watch the final episode, “Christmas Present - A Thankful Angel.”

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