[Salvation]

Interesting article about the names of the Wise Men!

[Salvation]

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[bill1952]

I always thought that the angel’s name was Harold. you know ....

[Iscool]

The tradition of the Church has always seen the story of the Magi as a fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy and Psalm 72. Hence the crowns and camels.

But hold on. Isaiah 60 mentions only two of the gifts mentioned by Matthew: gold, fit for a king, and frankincense, for the worship of God. So what about the myrhh — where does that come from and what does it mean?

Myrhh, an aromatic resin, was used in preparing the dead for burial. Gold reveals that the babe in the manger is actually a king; frankincense tells us that is he God incarnate; myrhh tells us that he has come to die.

And there you go...That's one of the reasons Matthew 2 has absolutely nothing to do with Isaiah 60...

First off, the Magi were magicians, not Kings...

Secondly, there is no myrh in Isaiah 60 because in that discourse, it is not speaking of the birth, suffering and death of Jesus...It is the beginning of his reign on the earth as Lord of Lords and King of Kings...He died ONCE for all...

And Psalm 72...You can't pick a single verse out of the chapter and make it apply to the 1st coming of Jesus...Every single verse in the chapter discusses the millenial reign of Jesus Christ on Earth...

So what is the motive for this biblical distortion??? I have no doubt that the motive is for your church to convince you Catholics that Jesus will not show up again to reign on the earth...

[topher]

The Three Wise Men had a special place of burial, and the Christians of that area knew of the Three Wise Men because of their place (or places of burial).

When Islam was founded, the burial places of the Three Wise Men were destroyed...

But there should be some sort of historical record of their burial.

[Coleus]

I thought I read this story yesterday.

 

Epiphany Revealed (where's that in the Bible?)

[RightWhale]

They have names all right. Different names in different communities.

[Ciexyz]

"Christus bendicat mansionem" leads to the naming of the Three Kings. Interesting.