The Birth Of St John De Baptist

 

 

By

The Twelve Apostles

 

Birth Of St John De Baptist

To Zacharias and Elizabeth a son was born, and Zacharias said,
“Most blessed be the name of God,

 for He has opened up the fount of blessings for His people, Israel.
His promises are verified;

 for He has brought to pass the words

 which holy prophets spoke in olden times.”


And Zacharias looked upon infant John, and said,
“You shall be called the prophet of the Holy One;

 and you will go before His face, and will prepare His way.
And you will give a knowledge of salvation unto Israel;

 and you will preach the gospel of repentance and the blotting out of sins.
Behold, for soon the Day Star from on high will visit us,

 to light the way for those who sit within the darkness of the shadow-land,

 and guide our ways to the feet of peace.”

 

Always Wait For God’s Time

Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. When her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. Luke 1:56-58

 

Explanations:

1.     Children of God should always trust in God and wait for God’s time. God’s time does not expire.

2.     Even in old age, women can still bear children.

3.     Many are so impatient that they go to forbidden places of idol, cultic or marine powers.

4.     And some drink all kinds of unnecessary concoctions.

5.     Thereby, they endanger their wellbeing and salvation, and put their children into bondage and problems.

 

Circumcision Of John The Baptist

So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. His mother answered and said, “No; he shall be called John."

But they said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." So they made signs to his father — what he would have him called.

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, "His name is John." So they all marveled. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea. And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him. Luke 1:59-66

 

Zacharias' Prophecy

Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,

For He has visited and redeemed His people,

And has raised up a horn of salvation for us

In the house of His servant David,

As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,

Who have been since the world began,

That we should be saved from our enemies

And from the hand of all who hate us,

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers

And to remember His holy covenant,

The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

To grant us that we,

Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

Might serve Him without fear,

In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;

For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

To give knowledge of salvation to His people

By the remission of their sins,

Through the tender mercy of our God,

With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,

To guide our feet into the way of peace." Luke 1:67-79

 

Zacharias' prophecy confirm John as Elijah.

Even so by stating the works that Elijah was expected to do, as a prophet of God:

 

"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;

For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people

By the remission of their sins, Luke 1:76,77

 

The Harbinger

This is the person who moves ahead to make the public know about the coming of a great king and ask the people to prepare to welcome the king. The harbinger of Jesus Christ is Elijah, who reincarnated as St John De Baptist. In this age, the harbingers are the dispatch riders, who move ahead of the presidents and governors to clear the way, to make people know that the president or governor is around, passing or coming.

 

Explanations

1.     It is the Holy Spirit that gives the right names to children.

2.     Sometimes, the angels come to reveal the name of a child before or after a child is born.

3.     Parents and ministers should pray for the revelation of the names of new born babies.

4.     It is not the duty of parents to give names to their children, because the parents do not know about the children and their destines.

5.     It is the duty of angels to give names to children because the angels know about the past, present and future lifetimes of the children. Also, the angels know about the stars and destinies of the children.

6.     The same revelation proved true in the birth and naming of Caleb, Samson and Jesus.

 

Special Upbringing Of Divine Children

So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. Luke 1:80

 

Explanations:

Likewise, every child should be trained according to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

There are rites of holiness that should be observed for the children. You can help your children grow spiritually by the following ways:

1.     Teach them the word of God.

2.     Encourage them to develop a quiet lifestyle.

3.     Do not allow them to be watching all kinds of video, especially evil or worldly video films.

4.     The mother should stay in the house when the children are very young, to take care of them. The mother’s office is the house. The society is getting worse since the women left the homes to work in offices and companies. If a woman should go for employment, it should be after the children have entered secondary schools.

5.     Study a child’s behaviour in order to find:

a.     What type of personality he is.

b.     What is his purpose in life.

c.      What bad characters he exhibits, so that you can know what prevented him from entering heaven. He may be very playful, easily provoked, disobedient, refuses to perform domestic duties or often complaining while rendering services. A child might be very stingy or possessed by evil spirits, demons, mermaid, ghost, witches, idols, charms or black energies.

6.     Provide them with good spiritual books, and encourage them to read.

7.     At times, give them prayers to do.

8.     Consult a prophet, visioner or man of God about the children’s lives, talents and destinies.

9.     After morning prayers, direct them to narrate the dreams, visions, trances or spiritual experiences they have had.

10.            Always keep them well dressed. The girls should not wear mini or appear half-naked. More so, as anything can happen when you are not at home and because the society is becoming more and more morally decadent everyday.

11.            Ensure that the children take bath in the morning and in the evening.

12.            Add holy substances to their water for bath. The holy substances include holy water, blood of Jesus, consuming fire, covenant salt, etc.

13.            Avoid the bad practice of cursing children. Instead, flog them when they misbehave.

14.            Teach them the original ten commandments of God as in Exodus 2o. For example, the Catholic Church is teaching a forged ten commandments in their catechism, while the Anglicans read the original Ten Commandments but are not doing it. Thereby, they make themselves hypocrites.

15.            Teach them the seven annual festivals of God, as written in Leviticus 23, which festivals Jesus attended.

16.            Teach them about Truth, righteousness and holiness.

17.            Advise them to read the scriptures by themselves, for so many religious leaders are misinterpreting or changing what God said.

18.            Tell them to read and obey God’s end time messages and warnings.

19.            Encourage them to study Spiritual Science. Man has developed all things, but failed to develop himself. He boasts of Computer Science, Physical Science, Chemical Science, Social Science, Political Science, etc, but has neglected the most important one, which is Spiritual Science. Any minister of God not trained in Spiritual Science is like a thief stealing from the vineyard of God. And all the souls stolen by them end up inside the hell fire. The same facts obtains with every professional who is not groomed in Spiritual Science.

20.            Etc.

 

The Rites Of Holiness For Your Children

An Angel of God specified the following rites of holiness for the spiritual and general wellbeing of your children:

 

1.     It is not every food, from every place, that shall the children eat.

2.     They should not eat from the shops or snacks outside, because the people who prepare such foods do not observe the laws of holiness.

3.     Their parents or guardians shall ensure that the children live a holy life, so that their spiritual talents shall become manifest and functional.

4.     Even so to the ends of the world (for the children to become great, renown and famous).

5.     Teach the children the ways of God, the true worship of God, which is no other religion, except the Sabbath way of life.

6.     Teach them what things that God accepts and those things that God rejects.

7.     Train them in how to observe quiet times and meditation, because Angels visit them from time to time.

8.     They should not attend every event or every occasion, especially bad, devilish or demonic events.

9.     Discourage them from playing too much.

10.               They should not be on frequent visits to the children of other families in the neighbourhood or environments.

11.               Do not buy second hand dresses for them, so that their spiritual talents shall become manifest and functional, and for them not to be attacked by the evil spirits possessing the owners of the second hand dresses.

12.               They should be drinking holy water from day to day.

13.               Always add holy water, consuming fire, blood of Jesus etc, to their water for bath.

14.               Use consuming fire in washing their dresses, and rinse the dresses with the blood of Jesus.

15.               Do spray holy water in their residence, house, room and on their beds.

16.               When they are sick, consult a true man of God, before taking them to the hospital.

17.               It is not everybody that shall be touching their heads or hairs.

18.               Disallow noise and distractions in their environments, because they are often in spirit.

19.               They shall not be receiving snacks or edibles from fellow children, schoolmates or people, because those people do not observe the laws of holiness. Many children have been initiated into secret cults, especially marine kingdom, by accepting or borrowing items from others.

20.               If they attend occasion, they should go with their own foods or snacks.

21.               When it is time to go to university, they shall not live with other students or persons in the same room. A personal room for each of them shall be provided.

22.               Some of them begin in their childhood to pull down the walls of Jericho in their father’s house, to pull down and destroy or disable the forces of darkness, idols and charms.

23.               Usually, people are zealous to get baby boys as children. People fail to know that many girls are stronger and move resourceful than men.

24.               It does not matter whether the girl is married or not. Wherever she is, she is still an advantage to her Father’s house.

25.                Train the children to have pure heart, to easily forgive and forget, to help others.

26.               They have to avoid being angry often.

27.               Also, people should not provoke them, because their anger can destroy so many things in spirit. Such anger can cause the offender promise and fail, business failure, accident, violence or death.

28.               There shall be no black colour or black colour design in their dresses.

29.               Girls shall wear long gowns and long skirts, always.

30.               Boys shall wear decent trousers.

31.               They have come to the world to fight the end time battle, to establish God’s kingdom on earth, to restore the Garden of Eden.

32.               Where necessary, or according to instruction, they shall not be cutting their hairs.

33.               Each shall have one comb for personal use. No other person shall use the comb.

34.               Etc.