Before and After the Birth of Jesus Christ: Read and what's your view
Note that Jesus Christ existed before the world/earth was made/created.
'IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD AND THE WORD WAS GOD.'
The 'WORD' here signifies/means Jesus Christ (God, the son).
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God answered prayers and loved mankind even before Jesus Christ (God, the Son) was conceived and born into this world.
(I) BEFORE THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST:
(1) The God of our ancestors (that is, the God of Heaven and earth) answers prayers in a grand/great style.
According to Exodus 3: 11-22
'BUT MOSES SAID TO GOD, "I AM NOBODY, HOW CAN I GO TO THE KING AND BRING THE ISRAELITES OUT OF EGYPT?" GOD ANSWERED, "I WILL BE WITH YOU, AND WHEN YOU BRING THE PEOPLE OUT OF EGYPT, YOU WILL WORSHIP ME ON THIS MOUNTAIN. THAT WILL BE THE PROOF THAT I HAVE SENT YOU." BUT MOSES REPLIED, "WHEN I GO TO THE ISRAELITES AND SAY TO THEM, 'THE GOD OF YOUR ANCESTORS SENT ME TO YOU, THEY WILL ASK ME, 'WHAT IS HIS NAME?' SO, WHAT CAN I TELL THEM?" GOD SAID, "I AM WHO I AM." THIS IS WHAT YOU MUST SAY TO THEM: "THE ONE WHO IS CALLED I AM HAS SENT ME TO YOU." TELL THE ISRAELITES THAT I, THE LORD, THE GOD OF THEIR ANCESTORS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB, HAVE SENT YOU TO THEM. THIS IS MY NAME FOR EVER; THIS IS WHAT ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE TO CALLED ME. GO AND GATHER THE LEADERS OF ISRAEL TOGETHER AND TELL THEM THAT I, THE LORD, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC, AND JACOB, APPEARED TO YOU. TELL THEM THAT I HAVE COME TO THEM AND HAVE SEEN WHAT THE EGYPTIANS ARE DOING TO THEM. I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL BRING THEM OUT OF EGYPT, WHERE THEY ARE BEING TREATED CRUELLY, AND WILL TAKE THEM TO A RICH AND FERTILE LAND - THE LAND OF THE CANAANITES, HITTITES, THE AMORITES, THE PERIZZITES, HIVITES, AND THE JEBUSITES. "MY PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO WHAT YOU SAY TO THEM. THEN YOU MUST GO WITH THE LEADERS OF ISRAEL TO THE KING OF EGYPT AND SAY TO HIM, "THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE HEBREWS, HAS REVEALED HIMSELF TO US. NOW ALLOW US TO TRAVEL FOR THREE DAYS INTO THE DESERT TO OFFER SACRIFICES TO THE LORD, OUR GOD.' I KNOW THAT THE KING OF EGYPT WILL NOT LET YOU GO UNLESS HE IS FORCED TO DO SO. BUT I WILL USE MY POWER AND WILL PUNISH EGYPT BY DOING TERRIFYING THINGS THERE. AFTER THAT HE WILL LET YOU GO. I WILL MAKE THE EGYPTIANS RESPECT YOU SO THAT WHEN MY PEOPLE LEAVE, THEY WILL NOT GO EMPTY-HANDED. EVERY ISRAELITE WOMAN WILL GO TO HER EGYPTIAN NEIGHBOURS AND TO ANY EGYPTIAN WOMAN LIVING AND FOR GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY. THE ISRAELITES WILL PUT THESE THINGS ON THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND CARRY AWAY THE WEALTH OF THE EGYPTIANS."
(2) The promises of God never changes and obedience of the law must come willingly from the depth of your hearts.
According to Deuteronomy 26: 16-19
"TODAY THE LORD YOUR GOD COMMANDS YOU TO OBEY ALL HIS LAWS; SO OBEY THEM FAITHFULLY WITH ALL YOUR HEARTS. TODAY YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE LORD AS YOUR GOD; YOU HAVE PROMISED TO OBEY HIM, TO KEEP ALL HIS LAWS, AND TO DO ALL THAT HE COMMANDS. TODAY THE LORD HAS ACCEPTED YOU AS HIS OWN PEOPLE, AS HE PROMISED YOU; AND HE COMMANDS YOU TO OBEY ALL HIS LAWS. HE WILL MAKE YOU GREATER THAN ANY OTHER NATION THAT HE HAS CREATED, AND YOU WILL BRING PRAISE AND HONOUR TO HIS NAME. YOU WILL BE HIS OWN PEOPLE, AS HE PROMISED."
(3) With God, you can defeat Kings and any other persons of High positions and status.
According to Joshua 12: 1-6
'THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL HAD ALREADY CONQUERED AND OCCUPIED THE LAND EAST OF THE JORDAN, FROM THE ARNON VALLEY UP THE JORDAN VALLEY AND AS FAR NORTH AS MOUNT HERMON. THEY DEFEATED TWO KINGS. ONE WAS SIHON, THE AMORITE KING WHO RULED AT HESHBON. HIS KINGDOM INCLUDED HALF OF GILEAD: FROM AROER (ON THE EDGE OF THE VALLEY OF THE ARNON) AND THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT VALLEY, AS FAR AS THE RIVER JABBOK, THE BORDER OF AMMON; IT INCLUDED THE JORDAN VALLEY FROM LAKE GALILEE SOUTH TO BETH JESHIMOTH (EAST OF THE DEAD SEA) AND ON TOWARDS THE FOOT OF MOUNT PISGAH. THEY ALSO DEFEATED KING OG OF BASHAN, WHO WAS ONE OF THE LAST OF THE REPHAIM; HE RULED AT ASHTAROTH AND EDREI. HIS KINGDOM INCLUDED MOUNT HERMON, SALECAH, AND ALL OF BASHAN AS FAR AS THE BOUNDARIES OF GESHUR AND MAACAH, AS WELL AS HALF OF GILEAD, AS FAR AS THE TERRITORY OF KING SIHON OF HESHBON. THESE TWO KINGS WERE DEFEATED BY MOSES AND THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL. MOSES, THE LORD'S SERVANT, GAVE THEIR LAND TO THE TRIBES OF REUBEN AND GAD AND TO HALF THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH, TO BE THEIR POSSESSION.'
(II) "God, the son" (also called Jesus Christ) came to die for our sins through the power of the "Spirit of God" (also called the Holy Spirit) when He was conceived and with the consent of "I AM WHO I AM" (also called God, the Father).
NOTE THAT JESUS CHRIST CAN BE SAID TO BE THE ADOPTED SON OF JOSEPH, THE CARPENTER WHO MARRIED MARY EVEN AFTER SHE GOT PREGNANT BY THE POWER AND DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ON HER. SO VIRGIN MARY WAS HIS BIOLOGICAL MOTHER WHILE JOSEPH WAS THE FOSTER/ADOPTION FATHER AND THE HOLY BIBLE STILL ACKNOWLEDGES HIM AS HIS FATHER ON THIS EARTH WE ALL LIVE IN AND SO ALL THE ANCESTORS OF JOSEPH, THE CARPENTER AND THE EARTHLY HUSBAND OF VIRGIN MARY BECAME JESUS CHRIST'S EARTHLY ANCESTORS TOO ONCE HE ACCEPTED HIM AS HIS SON AFTER THE ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN HIS DREAM. AFTERALL, GOD CAREFULLY CHOSE THE ANCESTORS OF JOSEPH LONG TIME AGO TO BE THE ANCESTORS OF JESUS CHRIST. IT IS NOT A MERE COINCIDENCE.
(III) AFTER THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST:
(1) Jesus Christ's earthly lineage/ancestors can be traced from Abraham (the Father of all Nations) to King David (the Father of King Solomon) and so on and so forth as described in the Holy Bible, thus, Jesus Christ is a descendant of King Solomon (the author and writer of "SONG OF SONGS" also known as "SONGS OF SOLOMON"). King Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived as God granted him his wish and request and gave him even more. The other name of Jesus Christ which is called "Immanuel" means God is with us"). GOD IS WITH US ANNOUNCED FURTHER THAT GOD HAS COME STAY WITH US IN HUMAN FLESH BACK THEN BUT NONE OF THEM UNDERSTOOD. IT WAS JUST A NORMAL NAME TO ALL BACK THEN.
NOTE THAT: JOSEPH, THE CARPENTER AND MARY, THE PREGNANT VIRGIN HAD A VERY QUICK MARRIAGE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DREAM THAT REVEALED ALL THE TRUTH THAT MARY WAS KEEPING TO HERSELF. THE TYPE OF QUICK MARRIAGE THAT SOME CALL "SHARP SHARP MARRIAGE" IN THIS DAY AND TIME EVEN IF THEY WERE ALREADY ENGAGED AT THAT TIME AS RIGHTLY TOLD IN THE HOLY BIBLE.
QUESTION TO BE ANSWERED BY YOU ALL WHO KNOWS, IN RELATION TO THE BIBLE PASSAGE BELOW AS SEEN IN THE BOOK OF MATTHEW:
(a) THE BIBLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NUMBER FOURTEEN IN OUR LIVES TODAY?
(b) THE BIBLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH FOURTEEN GENERATIONS IN OUR LIVES TODAY?
(c) THE BIBLICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS IN OUR LIVES TODAY?
According to Matthew 1:1-25
'THIS IS THE LIST OF THE ANCESTORS OF JESUS CHRIST, A DESCENDANT OF DAVID, WHO WAS A DESCENDANT OF ABRAHAM. FROM ABRAHAM TO KING DAVID, THE FOLLOWING ANCESTORS ARE LISTED: ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB, JUDAH AND HIS BROTHERS; THEN PEREZ AND ZERAH (THEIR MOTHER WAS TAMAR), HEZRON, RAM, AMMINADAB, NAHSHON, SALMON, BOAZ (HIS MOTHER WAS RAHAB), OBED (HIS MOTHER WAS RUTH), JESSE, AND KING DAVID. FROM DAVID TO THE TIME WHEN THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL WERE TAKEN INTO EXILE IN BABYLON, THE FOLLOWING ANCESTORS ARE LISTED: DAVID, SOLOMON (HIS MOTHER WAS THE WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN URIAH'S WIFE), REHOBOAM, ABIJAH, ASA, JEHOSHAPHAT, JEHORAM, UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AHAZ, HEZEKIAH, MANASSEH, AMON, JOSIAH, AND JEHOIACHIN AND HIS BROTHERS. FROM THE TIME AFTER THE EXILE IN BABYLON TO THE BIRTH OF JESUS, THE FOLLOWING ANCESTORS ARE LISTED: JEHOIACHIN, SHEALTIEL, ZERUBBABEL, ABIUD, ELIAKIM, AZOR, ZADOK, ACHIM, ELIUD, ELEAZAR, MATTHAN, JACOB, AND JOSEPH, WHO MARRIED MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS, WHO WAS CALLED THE MESSIAH. SO THEN, THERE WERE FOURTEEN GENERATIONS FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID, AND FOURTEEN FROM DAVID TO THE EXILE IN BABYLON, AND FOURTEEN FROM THEN TO THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH. THIS WAS HOW THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST TOOK PLACE. HIS MOTHER MARY WAS ENGAGED TO JOSEPH, BUT BEFORE THEY WERE MARRIED, SHE FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE A BABY BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. JOSEPH WAS A MAN WHO ALWAYS DID WHAT WAS RIGHT, BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO DISGRACE MARY PUBLICLY; SO HE MADE PLANS TO BREAK THE ENGAGEMENT PRIVATELY. WHILE HE WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS, AN ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED TO HIM IN A DREAM AND SAID, "JOSEPH, DESCENDANT OF DAVID, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE MARY TO BE YOUR WIFE. FOR IT IS BY THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT SHE HAS CONCEIVED. SHE WILL HAVE A SON, AND YOU WILL NAME HIM JESUS - BECAUSE HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS." NOW ALL THIS HAPPENED IN ORDER TO MAKE WHAT THE LORD HAD SAID THROUGH THE PROPHET COME TRUE. "A VIRGIN WILL BECOME PREGNANT AND HAVE A SON, AND HE WILL BE CALLED IMMANUEL" (WHICH MEANS, "GOD IS WITH US"). SO WHEN JOSEPH WOKE UP, HE MARRIED MARY, AS THE ANGEL OF THE LORD HAD TOLD HIM TO DO. BUT HE HAD NO SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH HER BEFORE SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER SON. AND JOSEPH NAMED HIM JESUS.'
(2) Once you come to Jesus Christ (God, the Son) and accept him as your Lord and Master, you will find rest because all your battles are already won through Him (Jesus Christ, our Lord and Master).
According to Matthew 11: 25-30
'AT THAT TIME JESUS SAID, "FATHER, LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH! I THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE SHOWN TO THE UNLEARNED WHAT YOU HAVE HIDDEN FROM THE WISE AND LEARNED. YES, FATHER, THIS WAS HOW YOU WANTED IT TO HAPPEN. "MY FATHER HAS GIVEN ME ALL THINGS. NO ONE KNOWS THE SON EXCEPT THE FATHER, AND NO ONE KNOWS THE FATHER EXCEPT THE SON AND THOSE TO WHOM THE SON CHOOSES TO REVEAL HIM. "COME TO ME, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE TIRED FROM CARRYING HEAVY LOADS, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE AND PUT IT ON YOU, AND LEARN FROM ME, BECAUSE I AM GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN SPIRIT; AND YOU WILL FIND REST. FOR THE YOKE I WILL GIVE YOU IS EASY, AND THE LOAD I WILL PUT ON YOU IS LIGHT."
(3) The promises of God in the above old testament Bible passage in No. 1 of this write-up can be fulfilled nowadays if and when you love God and people not by human beings compliments and standards but by God's high and very achievable standards. There is no need for animals and other physical sacrifices because Jesus Christ (God, the Son) is the one-time sacrifice that has been made as He offered His life due to the love He has for mankind. You need to love yourself first before you can love your neighbor as you love yourself. A person who doesn't love him or herself cannot fully love his neighbor as her or she should have loved him or herself because that person doesn't love him or herself in the first instance.
NOTE THAT: THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD (Jesus said and I quote 👇: "THE LORD OUR GOD IS THE ONLY LORD).
According to Mark 12: 28-38
'A TEACHER OF THE LAW WAS THERE WHO HEARD THE DISCUSSION. HE SAW THAT JESUS HAD GIVEN THE SADDUCEES A GOOD ANSWER, SO HE CAME TO HIM WITH A QUESTION: "WHICH COMMANDMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL?" JESUS REPLIED, "THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS THIS: 'LISTEN, ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS THE ONLY LORD. LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.' THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT IS THIS: 'LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF.' THERE IS NO OTHER COMMANDMENT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THESE TWO." THE TEACHER OF THE LAW SAID TO JESUS, "WELL DONE, TEACHER! IT IS TRUE, AS YOU SAY, THAT ONLY THE LORD IS GOD AND THAT THERE IS NO OTHER GOD BUT HE. AND TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF, IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TO OFFER ANIMALS AND OTHER SACRIFICES TO GOD." JESUS NOTICED HOW WISE HIS ANSWER WAS, AND SO HE TOLD HIM, "YOU ARE NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD." JESUS NOTICED HOW WISE HIS ANSWER WAS, AND SO HE TOLD HIM, "YOU ARE NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD." AFTER THIS NOBODY DARED TO ASK JESUS ANY MORE QUESTIONS.'
(4) Jesus Christ asked everyone to:
THIS PARTICULAR FIRST STEP MAKES PEOPLE ENTER THE ETERNAL LIFE: Keep the commandments of God.
THIS PARTICULAR SECOND STEP MAKES PEOPLE PERFECT, MOST ESPECIALLY RICH PEOPLE: (a) Give money to the genuinely poor people gives one riches in heaven, (b) then follow Jesus Christ after starting your giving to the genuinely poor journey.
According to Matthew 19: 16-21
'ONCE A MAN CAME TO JESUS. "TEACHER," HE ASKED, "WHAT GOOD THING MUST I DO TO RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE?" "WHY DO YOU ASK ME CONCERNING WHAT IS GOOD?" ANSWERED JESUS. "THERE IS ONLY ONE WHO IS GOOD. KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS IF YOU WANT TO ENTER LIFE." "WHAT COMMAND-MENTS?" HE ASKED. JESUS ANSWERED, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER; DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; DO NOT STEAL; DO NOT ACCUSE ANYONE FALSELY; RESPECT YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER; AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF." "I HAVE OBEYED ALL THESE COMMANDMENTS," THE YOUNG MAN REPLIED. "WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO DO?" JESUS SAID TO HIM, "IF YOU WANT TO BE PERFECT, GO AND SELL ALL YOU HAVE AND GIVE THE MONEY TO THE POOR, AND YOU WILL HAVE RICHES IN HEAVEN; THEN COME AND FOLLOW ME." WHEN THE YOUNG MAN HEARD THIS, HE WENT AWAY SAD, BECAUSE HE WAS VERY RICH.
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