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To: Elsie

“I wonder why Mark never mentioned this?”

Have the romans even considered that Peter was not the first one to announce Jesus as the Christ?

John 1:49
Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.”


12 posted on 10/28/2020 8:16:23 PM PDT by mrobisr (Romans 10:9-11 it's that simple)
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To: mrobisr
Earlier than that...


Luke 2:21-45 ICB

When the baby was eight days old, he was circumcised, and he was named Jesus.
This name had been given by the angel before the baby began to grow inside Mary.
The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the law of Moses taught about being made pure.
They took Jesus to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
It is written in the law of the Lord: “Give every firstborn male to the Lord.”
Mary and Joseph also went to offer a sacrifice, as the law of the Lord says: “You must sacrifice two doves or two young pigeons.”
A man named Simeon lived in Jerusalem.
He was a good man and very religious.
He was waiting for the time when God would help Israel.
The Holy Spirit was in him.
The Holy Spirit told Simeon that he would not die before he saw the Christ promised by the Lord.
The Spirit led Simeon to the Temple.
Mary and Joseph brought the baby Jesus to the Temple to do what the law said they must do.
Then Simeon took the baby in his arms and thanked God: “Now, Lord, you can let me, your servant, die in peace as you said.
I have seen your Salvation with my own eyes.
You prepared him before all people.
He is a light for the non-Jewish people to see.
He will bring honor to your people, the Israelites.”
Jesus’ father and mother were amazed at what Simeon had said about him.
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “Many in Israel will fall and many will rise because of this child.
He will be a sign from God that many people will not accept.
The things they think in secret will be made known.
And the things that will happen will make your heart sad, too.”
 
Anna, a prophetess, was there at the Temple.
She was from the family of Phanuel in the tribe of Asher.
Anna was very old.
She had once been married for seven years.
Then her husband died and she lived alone.
She was now 84 years old.
Anna never left the Temple.
She worshiped God by going without food and praying day and night.
She was standing there at that time, thanking God.
She talked about Jesus to all who were waiting for God to free Jerusalem.
Joseph and Mary finished doing everything that the law of the Lord commanded.

13 posted on 10/29/2020 2:07:14 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: mrobisr
After those and before Nate; the was...

John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

14 posted on 10/29/2020 2:12:47 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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