{"id":3029,"date":"2020-12-25T20:34:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T02:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:35:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T03:35:58","slug":"christmas-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/?p=3029","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Isaiah the Prophet\u2019s Perspective. Jerusalem . 700 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.\u201d <\/em>Isaiah 7:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.\u201d<\/em> Isaiah 9:6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Micah the Prophet\u2019s Perspective . Moresheth, Judah . 700 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Too little to be among the clans of Judah,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.\u201d <\/em>Micah 5:2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph\u2019s Perspective . Nazareth, Israel . January 3 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, \u2018Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.\u2019\u201d <\/em>Matthew 1:20-21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shepherds Perspective . Near Bethlehem, Judah . September 3 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the angel said to them, \u201cDo not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke 2:10-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke 2:20  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary\u2019s Perspective . Bethlehem, Judah . September 3 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke 2:18-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon\u2019s Perspective . Jerusalem, Israel . September 3 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, \u201cBehold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed\u2014 and a sword will pierce even your own soul\u2014to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.\u201d<\/em> Luke 2:34-35<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Magi Perspective . Jerusalem . December 2 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.\u201d<\/em> Matthew 2: 2,10-11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Perspective . In Your Home . 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isaiah the Prophet\u2019s Perspective. Jerusalem . 700 BC \u201cTherefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.\u201d Isaiah 7:14 \u201cFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friendoftheking","category-bread-for-the-spirit","category-understanding-our-times"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3029"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3037,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions\/3037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}