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Peace on Earth, good will toward men.
KJV Bible, Luke Chapter 2 verses 7-14
Posted on 12/11/2005 4:20:21 PM PST by clee1
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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I urge all FReepers to take a moment to remember the "reason" for the season; our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas to all.
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:20:21 PM PST
by
clee1
To: clee1
Admin, please move this to wherever is appropriate.
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:21:09 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
Linus: "lights please..."
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:22:09 PM PST
by
steveo
(No Anchovies? You've got the wrong man, I spell my name steveo...)
To: steveo
Isn't that the most perfect moment in all tv? What are the odds that could even be MADE in the current climate, let alone get on the air.
Watching Linus in those moments gets my Christmas season in gear.
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:35:46 PM PST
by
trimom
To: clee1
Merry Christmas to you, Cleel, and to all of Freeperdom!
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:37:23 PM PST
by
Theresawithanh
(You'll get me to stop posting on FR when you wrench my laptop from my cold, dead fingers!)
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: trimom
"Peace on earth, goodwill to men"? The Latin has it, `et in terra pax hominibus, bonae voluntatis". Note the Latin genetive case in the words `bonae voltuntatis'.
The phrase properly rendered is,
"PEACE ON EARTH TO MEN OF GOOD WILL".
The angels' words are not universalist, if you get my drift.
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:56:01 PM PST
by
elcid1970
To: RalphRalphenstein
I'm fine with that version. I pulled this from the KJV, which is less PC than most of the rest of the "Bibles" now floating around.
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:58:51 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: elcid1970
See # 8.
Take a look at some of the other "bibles" now available if you really want to get ticked.
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posted on
12/11/2005 4:59:49 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
Lovely post, thank you so much and Merry CHRISTMAS!!!!
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:02:13 PM PST
by
ladyinred
(RIP dear Texas Cowboy, you will be missed.)
To: trimom; steveo
Actually, I think the best moments comes right before and after Linus's speech; before, when Charlie's poor little tree bends low and symbolically dies under the weight of a single ornament; and after when the pathetic little tree is made resplendent with the decorations from Snoopy's doghouse. It is a parable of death and resurrection; and that, too, is the real meaning of Christmas.
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:12:42 PM PST
by
lightman
(The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be exorcised.)
To: clee1
Thank you for the reminder.
Now please forgive me for hijacking this thread, because there may be someone here to point me in the right direction.
I've been looking for the source of a tale. It may possibly be an old Holy Land urban legend. Story is about the shepherds on the first Christmas. Their "specialty" was in the flock they were keeping watch over, "unblemished" or something like that for Temple sacrifice. I remember something about why the Angels made the first announcement to shepherds was to tell them their jobs were going to end. {They now had The Lamb of God}
Anyone ever heard this story?
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:32:08 PM PST
by
labette
("To save us all from Satan's power when we had gone astray.")
To: trimom
Yep, I'm 50-yrs old and it still will bring a tear.
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:39:22 PM PST
by
steveo
(No Anchovies? You've got the wrong man, I spell my name steveo...)
To: clee1
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:41:04 PM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Boycott taglines that don't say Merry Christmas!)
To: lightman
Sorry, FRiend. That is a parable of Easter.
Christmas is about the "birth" of the Savior.
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:57:33 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: labette
I have heard that before.... somewhere.
Lemme do some hunting for it.
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posted on
12/11/2005 5:58:27 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: clee1
That is a parable of Easter. Christmas is about the "birth" of the Savior. Somehow I have great difficulty separating the two holydays. Luther said that the cradle of the Christ-child sits in the shadow of the cross.
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posted on
12/11/2005 6:39:17 PM PST
by
lightman
(The Office of the Keys should be exercised as some ministry needs to be exorcised.)
To: clee1
And the fourth wise man said, "There will be NO peace on earth until there is Glory to God in the Highest"...
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posted on
12/11/2005 6:43:15 PM PST
by
Iscool
(Start your own revolution by voting for the candidates the media (and gov't) tells you cannot win.)
To: lightman
True. Christ was born to die for our sins. Gods greatest givet to mankind, and many are either too foolish to see it, or believe Satan when he says "You are not worthy of His sacrifice."
Even the demons of Hell believe, and tremble at the sound of His name.
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posted on
12/11/2005 7:03:57 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Iscool
Amen, FRiend.
However, there will never be peace on earth. The end of times is foreordained; there will be no peace until we see the peace that passeth all understanding.
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posted on
12/11/2005 7:05:12 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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