Issue 07> Wed, 26 December 2001
The Message Series : Jesus Is More Than Enough

John 2 : 1- 11 A lot of us are quite, or should I say very, familiar with this first miracle that Jesus did at the wedding in Cana of Galilee.

The village where the wedding took place is a rather small one with a population not exceeding 2000. Jesus went to the wedding with his mother ( note the Bible did not name her but just said "the mother of Jesus"- I think it is significant here otherwise people would place too much emphasis on the person of Mary ) and his disciples.

In the Jewish custom, the wedding party lasts for about a week as some of the guests come from far away places to celebrate with the, note carefully, bridegroom. The wedding party must have gone on for six days already by the time bible records this portion and this is the last day of celebrations. Man, what a party it must have been and by now the wine had run out ( logistical nightmare catering for seven days )...

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8 "But, beloved, do not forget this one thing. that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."
2 Peter 3:8 NKJV

 

God's Grace...

Wrong Calender??

11 "For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
no good thing will He withold
From those who walk uprightly."
Ps 84:11 NKJV

16 "Let us therefore come boldly to
the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find grace
to help in time of need."
Heb 4:16 NKJV

 

 

The calender used universally today was developed in AD 525, when a monk reformed the calender then in use. The new calender began its annual count from what was considered the most significant event in human history, the birth of Jesus. So, the "zero" point was the birth of Jesus, and the count continues to this day. Unfortunately, there has been strong evidence to suggest that Jesus was born 4 - 7 years earlier than year zero. For some, this really wouldn't make any difference, but for those apocalyptic individuals, then the big millenial thinggie happened sometime back in 1997 or so...

Apart from that, some of you might also know that the actual birthdate of Jesus was definitely not 25th December. Some scholars have actually speculated that it might be between february to april...
All references taken from RBC, Pat Robertson, Ron Rhodes, Kenneth/Gloria Copeland, Charles Slagle, Smith Wigglesworth, Selwyn Hughes, Charles Spurgeon, Manners and Customs of Bible Times, The Complete Bible Handbook, The Spirit Filled Bible(NKJV), The NIV Bible, God's Promises for your every Need.