The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to His temple. – Malachi 3:1. The parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to …

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They are dead which sought the young Child’s life. – Matthew 2:20. We learn from Matthew 2:13-23 that when the Wise Men had departed from Bethlehem, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: “Arise, …

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Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, …for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation. – Luke 2:29-30. When Christ was born, there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of …

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This Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel. – Luke 2:34. Aged Simeon, of whom we read yesterday, finally blessed Joseph and Mary. And then he prophesied concerning the Christ-Child, saying to Mary, His …

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  Thus saith the Lord: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. – Isaiah 9:2 We learn from Luke 2:8-20 …

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Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. And the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. — Isaiah …

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When the fullness of the time was come. — Galatians 4:4. We will now speak of the time when God, according to His eternal counsel, began to fulfill all the prophecies and promises regarding the coming of the Savior. For over a …

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Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. —Isaiah 7:14. We learn, from Luke 1:26-38, that six months after the events told yesterday, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of …

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Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the way before Me. – Malachi 3:1. Immediately before the appearance of Christ, a messenger, a preacher, was to come who, by most impressively preaching repentance, would prepare the hearts of …

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