<TITLE>08. Par 28-31</TITLE>L-28 Then we notice again, a way back in the East some magis, or star gazers... I believe they'd noticed the prophecy of Balaam, that a star of Jacob would rise. And they would... they was watching for that star to arise. And we're told by historians that the three magi... They come from different parts, not followed one star, as the Christian tradition has it, but they followed three different stars.
And when they met at the Bethlehem of Judaea, all three coming from the East, traveling from three different places, they never knew each other until they met. And they consolid--counseled, rather, with one another. And one of them was from the lineage of Ham, the other one from Shem, and Japheth: three sons of Noah. And these three stars that they'd had followed, went together and made the one big star that hung over Christ. Jesus said when this Gospel is preached to Ham, Shem, and Japheth's people, then the end shall come.

L-29 All right. When they consolidated and come together... Now, all the observatories they had in that day, not one of them saw the star. And yet, on every city there was a tower, an observatory, that watched the stars. They kept time by the stars. Watches and things wasn't in--in time then. So only thing they had was a sundial in the day and stars at night. So they timed what time it was, the first hour, or third hour, or so forth, by the stars.
Notice, and here come this star passing right over every observatory, and not one of them noticed it. (Why, people go to the meetings and say, "I--I don't see nothing." You wasn't expecting anything, that's why. See?) Those people in the observatory, perhaps, up there on the tower of observation, they didn't expect to see anything. But there was somebody, was watching for that star of Jacob to rise. That's right.

L-30 He will be here one of these mornings, and just those who are waiting will be the one that will get it. That's right, just those who are watching. We used to sing an old song: "Be watching and waiting that sight to behold, He's coming again." That's right. So be waiting, watching. You don't know just what time He may appear.
So, tonight be watching and expecting to rise off the cots, and stretchers, wheelchairs, wherever you are; be expecting to feel the unction of the Son of God when He moves into you to give you new faith and life to spring to your feet. "It's me. I'm waiting, Lord. The first time You touch my heart, out of this chair I'm coming. The first time You touch my body, out of here I'm coming." See? Be watching, expecting something to happen.

L-31 Now, the Angels came and sang to the shepherds. The shepherds went down into the city to find out this thing that had gone on.
After eight days, it was a custom of the Jewish traditions to bring the child to the temple, all the male children. And they had to be circumcised, and had to offer either two turtle doves (that was a peasant's offering.) or a lamb (was a rich child's offering) for the purification of the mother and for the child.
And so if--when you study the Old Testament, and see those laws of redeemed, the law of redemption, oh, it's a beautiful thing. I just love the Old Testament, because it's just a shadow of the New. If you get lined up with the Old Testament, you'll have a good conception of what the New means. Now... 'Cause it's a shadow of it.
And just like Revelations 12 there, where the woman was seen with the moon under her feet, the law, and the sun on her head, the Gospel. See? Twelve stars, the twelve apostles and so forth...


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