Jesus’ birth was the initial breaking through of the Presence of God’s Kingdom into the world of men. Curiously, only unnamed shepherds were given the announcement. Then, for thirty years, this same Jesus, the Son of God, lived in near total obscurity, with just his family and fellow villagers aware of his existence. More curious still, Jesus’ resurrection, definitive proof of the glorious, world-changing victory of the Kingdom of Light over the Kingdom of darkness, likewise occurred in obscurity, no announcement, no witnesses, no heavenly choirs. Such is the mysterious nature of our now opened, now present, upside-down Kingdom.
Isaiah 53:1-12, John 1:1-5, 10,11, Luke 4:14-30, John 14:1-14, Luke 23:46
Isa. 53:1-12 – the Messiah, ___________________
Jn. 1:1-5, 10,11, Lk. 4:14-30 – the Messiah, ______
Jn. 14:1-14, Lk. 23:26-49 – the Messiah, ________