Today is EPIPHANYthe visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus!! The manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
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epiphany - a divine manifestation
manifestation - a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
2.Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
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On the 12th day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
1) I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
2) I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
3) He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
4) He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell [the grave].
5) On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
6) He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
7) I believe in the Holy Spirit,
8) the holy catholic Church,
9) the communion of saints,
10) the forgiveness of sins,
11) the resurrection of the body,
12) and life everlasting.
By the Middle Ages the drum, which was probably introduced to Europe from the Middle East by knights returning from the Crusades, had become a common instrument. Among its other uses was to combine it with the trumpet to get people's attention when making a big announcement such as the arrival of the king or the reading of an important proclamation. In this case the drum was used to announce EPIPHANYthe visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus!! The manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi.
1.
epiphany - a divine manifestation
manifestation - a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"
2.
Epiphany - twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
12 days.....12 GIFTSgiven to us by our HEAVENLY FATHER:
1 OUR TRUE LOVE: Jesus Christ
2 The 2 Testaments…the Old & New
3 Faith, Hope & Love
4 The 4 Gospel writers
5 The 5 first books of the Bible
6 The 6 days of creation…
7 The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
8 The 8 Be-attitudes
9 The 9 fruits of the spirit
10 The 10 commandments
11 The 11 faithful disciples
12 All 12 beliefs of the Apostle's Creed
I travel together with you through those 12 days.........
We traveled liked the "wise men"..........Have we seen the "The Star" and are we following HIM......?
Have we found the Christ Child ?
Let's bring Him honour and praise and all that we have...
Our Gold.......My Life and All that i poseses,
Inscent................My Prayers......
and
Mirre...........My Life struggles..........
Let's announce and proclaim our 12 beliefs of the Apostle's Creed.......
Let's beat our drum!!
To read my other thoughts in those 12 days scroll through my posts from the 25th of december
Feel free to leave an message that you came over !
QUOTE from LYSA TERKEUST!!(from " A MESS") I'm convinced there's a reason the first four letters of Messiah spell mess. We need Him. Only the Messiah can take our mess and turn it into a untangled message of hope, forgiveness, and ultimately love.
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