We are still in the section of verses from the Bible depicting the prophecy of Jesus’ coming, His arrival, and His early life before ministry. With two more days after today to go, then we shift into looking at Jesus Himself, His earthly ministry, and the different aspects of Himself that He displayed.

There are not many verses recounting the childhood and pre-ministry life of Jesus, but there are a few. Today we look at one from Luke.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/04/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-9-the-child-grew-3/

What happened during Jesus’ childhood?

Why doesn’t the Bible say much about Jesus childhood?

The boyhood of Jesus

The Wise Men from the East brought gifts to Jesus and worshiped Him. What gift can we bring to Jesus? Today we look at worshiping Him as the Magi did. (Mt 2:11).

Show notes - Further Reading:

Grace To You: What the Magi Mean To Christmas

Answers in Genesis: We Three Kings

Love Worth Finding: The Gifts of the Wise Men and Our Gifts to Jesus

Thirty Days of Jesus Series-

Introduction/Background

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/03/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-8-the-magi-offer-gifts-worship-3/

Continuing our look through scriptures of the propecies, birth, early life, ministry, death & resurrection of the Savior Jesus Christ this Advent season.

Further Reading

Bible Art: Adoration of the Magi by Giotto

GotQuestions: What Does the Bible say about the Three Wise Men (Magi)?

Answers in Genesis: We Three Kings

Grace To You: Who Were the Wise Men?

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/02/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-7-the-magi-seek-the-child-3/

How can we go any further without pondering that He, the King of Glory, the Infinite, left glory to be wrapped in human flesh and dwell among sinners? To seek and save the lost, humbling himself not only as a God-Man, but departing His heavenly home of glory where He constantly received His due worship… To be rejected, despised among men, and killed. All for us, rotten sinners. Today we pause in viewing scriptures about the progression of Christ's life from prophetic promise of His coming, his arrival, early life, ministry, death, resurrection, and return, to view the scripture from John 1:14, where Jesus' glory is mentioned.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

God’s Glory: Ligonier Devotional

Thinking about Jesus: Owen on meditating on Christ’s glory

John Owen’s quotes on Jesus’ glory

Thirty Days of Jesus Series-

Introduction/Background

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/12/01/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-6-the-glory-of-jesus-3/

The Babe Has Arrived! After centuries of prophecies promising the Savior's comigng we read today in Luke that he has arrived!

Answers in Genesis: Separating myth from biblical fact, No Room For an Inn

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/11/300/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-5-the-babe-has-arrived-3/

GotQuestions: What does it mean that baby Jesus was wrapped in swaddling cloths?

Thirty Days of Jesus series-

Introduction/Background

A few thoughts on how to detect a true teacher vs a false one, above and beyond the main way, which is comparing their teaching to scripture.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/11/29/how-to-tell-a-false-bible-teacher-from-a-true-teacher/

Advent series in scripture photos. We are in the section of my Advent thirty day flow where we examine PROPHECY, ARRIVAL, and EARLY LIFE of Jesus.

Today we look at the verse from Matthew 1:20-21, the angel directs Joseph in a dream.

What is sin?

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/11/29/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-4-angelic-comfort-3/

We are in the section of my Advent thirty day flow where we examine PROPHECY, ARRIVAL, and EARLY LIFE of Jesus.

Introduction & Background to this series here

Day 1 post

Ten Bible verses about God’s Timing

Challies: Five verses on adoption

Ligonier: Adoption into God’s Family by Iain Campbell

Answers In Genesis: Adopted into God’s Family by Rod Martin

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/11/28/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-3-perfect-timing-2/

Thirty days of exalting Jesus through selected verses with pictures representing the prophecy, life, death, resurrection, and Second Coming of our Savior.

More information and background on this series, here

Day 1: The Virgin Shall Conceive

Ligonier: A Shoot from Jesse’s Stump: Devotional

Matthew Henry’s Commentary on Isaiah 11:1

All the Named Men of the Bible: Jesse

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/11/27/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-2-he-will-come-3/

Thirty days of exalting Jesus through selected verses with pictures representing the prophecy, life, death, resurrection, and Second Coming of our Savior.

More information and background on this series, here

Spurgeon's sermon, The Birth of Christ

Spurgeon's sermon "The First Christmas Carol"

Further Resources

Ligonier Devotional by Derek Thomas: Christmas: Prophecy and Fulfillment

GotQuestions: How many prophecies did Jesus fulfill? 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://the-end-time.org/2022/11/26/advent-thirty-days-of-jesus-day-1-3/