Concerning the Eighteenth Day of the Twelfth Month

 

 

 

0002 B.C. and 0001 B.C.

 

 

***From the seventh month through the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh months and into the twelfth***

***Also, from October of 0002 B.C.***

***After those days***

 

 

And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, “Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.”

 

 

 

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***The 23rd day of the eleventh month***

***The 6th day of the week***

***Also, 02/03/0001***

 

 

And when the days of Mary’s purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law (as it is written) of the LORD, “Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;”) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law (as it is written) of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

 

 

***The 30th day of the eleventh month***

***The sixth day of the week***

***Also, 02/10/0001***

 

 

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

 

 

***The 2nd day of the twelfth month***

***The first day of the week***

***Also, 02/12/0001***

 

 

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, the Magi departed into their own country another way.

 

 

***The 2nd day of the twelfth month***

***The first day of the week***

***Also, 02/12/0001***

 

 

6. Flee

And when the Magi were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.”

When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, “Out of Egypt have I called my son.”

 

 

 

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***In the 29th and 30th years***

 

 

8. This Is My Beloved Son, in Whom I Am Well Pleased

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”

“Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham to our father:’ for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.”

“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”

“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

And the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?”

He answereth and saith unto them, “He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.”

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, “Master, what shall we do?”

And he said unto them, “Exact no more than that which is appointed you.”

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, “And what shall we do?”

And he said unto them, “Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.”

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.”

And John preached, saying, “There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.”

“I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”

And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

But Herod the tetrarch (not the Herod that was dead), being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. (But John was not yet shut up in prison in those days.)

 

 

 

***The 10th day of the eleventh month***

***The fifth day of the week***

***Also, 02/02/30***

***And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age (or began his thirtieth year)***

 

 

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

But John forbad him, saying, “I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?”

And Jesus answering said unto him, “Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.”

Then he suffered him. And Jesus was baptized of John in Jordan.

Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, went up straightway out of the water: and the heaven was opened, and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the heavens opened. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, “Thou art my beloved Son; in whom I am well pleased.”

And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

And John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, “This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.”

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

No man hath fathomed God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

 

 

 

***The 11th day of the eleventh month to the 22nd day of the twelfth month***

***The sixth day of the week and the fourth day of the week***

***Also, 02/03/30 to 03/15/30***

***sunrise to sunrise***

 

 

 

9. Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, so was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of some devil. Being forty days tempted of this devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

 

 

 

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***From the seventh month through the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months***

***Also, from October of 0030***

 

 

18. My Yoke Is Easy, and My Burden Is Light

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, “As ye go, also preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”

“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”

“Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.”

“And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony autoiV and the Gentiles.”

“But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”

“But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.”

“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

 

 

 

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***From the seventh month through the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth months***

***Also, from September and October of 0031***

 

 

26. By Two and Two

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

 

 

 

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***The 28th day of the eleventh month***

***The second day of the week***

***Also, 02/16/33***

 

 

41. Lazarus, Come Forth

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.”

When Jesus heard that, he said, “This sickness is not about death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.”

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

But when he had heard that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

 

 

***The 1st day of the twelfth month***

***The fourth day of the week***

***Also, 02/18/33***

 

 

Then after that saith he to his disciples, “Let us go into Judaea again.”

His disciples say unto him, “Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?”

Jesus answered, “Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.”

Then said his disciples, “Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.”

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.”

“And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.”

Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem, for Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem

 

 

 

 

***The 5th day of the twelfth month***

***The first day of the week***

***Also, 02/22/33***

 

 

Then when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus (the brother of Martha and Mary) had lain in the grave four days already.

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

Then said Martha unto Jesus, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.”

Jesus saith unto her, “Thy brother shall rise again.”

Martha saith unto him, “I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though apoqanh, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never apoqanh unto the age. Believest thou this?”

She saith unto him, “Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.”

And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, “The Master is come, and calleth for thee.”

As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, “She goeth unto the grave to weep there.”

Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.”

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

And said, “Where have ye laid him?”

They said unto him, “Lord, come and see.”

Jesus wept.

Then said the Jews, “Behold how he loved him!”

And some of them said, “Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?”

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

Jesus said, “Take ye away the stone.”

Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, “Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.”

Jesus saith unto her, “Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?”

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.

And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, “Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.”

And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.”

And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin.

Jesus saith unto them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, “What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”

And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, “Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.”

And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.