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Dec 31, '07<\/st1:date> 11:15 PM<\/st1:time><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

OK, So<\/span> Christmas is already\nbehind us -- at least for most folks.  (The Russian and Greek Orthodox celebrate<\/span> it a bit later than most folks, so it is still\nahead for them.)  We are coming up on New Years Day, and this is my\nopportunity to declare that 2008 will be the best year you've ever had, and\nthat God's blessings will multiply in your lives, your families and your homes!<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

That work for you?<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

I'm sure you get tired of excuses, just like I do, so\nsuffice it to say that it is fortunate that I can even get this Coffee Break\nout before the end of 2007.  If<\/span> your schedule is\nas busy as mine, you'll appreciate that having any opportunity to write during\nthis time of year is something of a marvel.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Anyway, here it is the last day of 2007, and this has been\na year to remember.  2007 began with a declaratory promise from the Holy\nSpirit that this would be a year of the Open Door (with reference to Revelation\n3:8) for God's people.  We could spend a lot of time considering that\nprophetic word, and obviously there will be many professing Christians whose\nreaction will be, Huh?  What's that?<\/i>  I will leave you with a\nreference to the picture of the five wise and five foolish virgins in Jesus'\nparable.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Those virgins who had paid the price and actively taken\nadvantage of the anointing (which is an integral part of the picture of the oil\nin the lamps) had the door of the bridal chamber (the picture of intimacy with\nJesus Christ) open to them.  Those who had not paid the price, and whose\noil had run out (signifying the fact that they had lost their anointing) saw\nthe door closed in their face.  There is a lot to this picture that I\ndon't have time to deal with today, but for believers who've been willing to\npay the price, and have made their pursuit of a personal love-relationship with\nJesus Christ their number one priority, 2007 has indeed been a hallmark year!<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Perhaps we can discuss this more in detail in some future\nCoffee Break, but let's move on to 2008.  For many Christians, 2007 (and\nyears prior) has been a period in which they have believed the Word of God and\nthe specific promises of God pertaining to their own needs and circumstances. \nThey<\/span> have stood on that Word, confessed it, declared\nit and made it central to their conversation with everyone.  They've been\nseed-sowers<\/span>.  They've planted seed, spoken over\ntheir seed and believed God for the harvest to come forth.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

There has been little in the way of a manifestation of\nthat which they have spoken, and yet they continue to stand on the Word in the face\nof contrary circumstances.  2008 will be a year of harvest, a year of\nmanifestation, a year when God's Word to them is demonstrated openly and\nvisibly for all to see.  Their faith and trust in God and in His Word will\nbe vindicated so thoroughly that there will be no room for doubt and\nskepticism.  There's a lot more to this picture, too, but we will leave it\nthere for now and come back to this in the weeks to come.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Coffee's on, folks!  With this being the Christmas\nseason, brother do I ever have lots of "vitamins" on hand! \nPeople have given us popcorn balls, caramel candy, peanut brittle, white fudge,\nchocolate fudge candy, and about a bazillion other yummies<\/span>\nthat all have CALORIES!  With careful attention to what I eat and when I\neat over the past six months or so, I've lost about 25 pounds, and I don't need\nto get them back, thank you very much!  That said, if you like, come by my\noffice, and I'll share some of these goodies with you.  I do like sweets,\nbut I also am careful about when and how much of them I eat at any given time. \nIn any case, pour yourself a cup of good dark-roasted coffee and pull up a\nchair.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Back when I was the Associate Pastor at Full Gospel\nAssembly in <\/span>Salt Lake City<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, the Senior Pastor was a big Greek fellow by the name of Bill Christopulos<\/span>.  More than any other person in my life,\nhe got me interested in the historical significance of words -- the etymology,\nif you will.  Webster's Dictionary defines etymology like this: "<\/span>The\norigin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining\nits basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning,\ntracing its transmission from one language to another, identifying its cognates\nin other languages, and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible."<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Bill, being a Greek, and very fluent in the usage of the\nlanguage, started me on a trek that has lasted throughout my life.  I have\ncome to really enjoy the process of studying the history and usage of the Greek\nlanguage, as well as English, and -- of course -- Hebrew.  It didn't hurt\nthat I had been required to study Latin while attending Burnhamthorpe<\/span>\nCollegiate Institute in <\/span>Toronto<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> some ten years earlier, and my limited knowledge of Latin\nserved as a great foundation for my language studies. It was Bill,\nincidentally, that gave me my very first Greek text of the New Testament, a\nstudy reference book that I still use today some 40 years later.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

I've said all that to say this: While reading from\nMatthew's account of Jesus' birth, I was curious about the phraseology he uses\nas he relates the account of the "wise men" who<\/span>\ncame to see Jesus when He was perhaps 18 months-to-two years old.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

The KJV reads (see Chapter 2:9-11) like this: "<\/i><\/b><\/span>When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star,\nwhich they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where\nthe young child was.  When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding\ngreat joy.  And when they were come into the house, they saw the young\nchild with Mary His mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they\nhad opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense,\nand myrrh."<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Now, I've included a couple extra verses (9-10) for\nhistorical purpose.  My father spent perhaps 20 years researching the Star\nthat foretold the coming of Jesus, and I have most of his notes compiling that\nresearch.  I was fascinated the other day to see a program on television\nwhere an attorney followed pretty much the same trek that Dad followed,<\/span> and he arrived at the same conclusions.  The\nStar of Bethlehem is no myth, and -- contrary to the conclusions of some\nignorant unbelievers -- neither are the wise men.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Dad came to the conclusion that most people who had\nresearched this event were looking at the wrong years, and he was able to prove\nconclusively that Jesus was born in 2 BC.  But<\/span>\nthat's another topic.  Perhaps I'll take time to do a Coffee Break one of\nthese days on the scientific and historical proofs of Jesus' birth, and the\nstupendous evidence that the wise men had at their disposal that triggered\ntheir search for Jesus.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Let me lay a little foundation for what I want to share with\nyou for today's discussion.  (I will get back to the conclusion of our\nlast Coffee Break, but that will wait for our next Coffee Break.)  This is\nall still germane to Kingdom Economics, but I thought I would deviate today\nfrom the path I've been following during the past couple of weeks and take\nadvantage of the Christmas season to share this.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

There is a fair amount of historical and archaeological\nevidence to show that Daniel established a "school of prophets" when\nhe became the Prime Minister during the reign of Darius.  Because of\nDaniel's great wisdom and knowledge of the Word of God, of course, he was\nelevated to the office of Prime Minister following the lion's den event. \nAll of the sorcerers and magicians who had been the king's advisors were thrown\ninto the lion's den and killed by the lions.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

The "prophets" who grew up under Daniel's\ntutelage were referred to as "magi.": -- men of wisdom.  The<\/span> term was later applied to all of the advisors who served\nlater kings, despite the fact that many of them returned to their traditions in\nsorcery, witchcraft and astrology.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

The term, "magi", however was principally used\nto define the wise men who<\/span> came out of Daniel's\n"school of prophets" and these "magi" became the\ncounselors, advisors, and ministers of varying degree.  Daniel, in his\nteaching and training of these wise men, acquainted them thoroughly with the\nScriptures, and particularly the prophecies of the expected coming Messiah. \nEvery one of them knew the Scriptures intimately and knew the significance of\nthe coming Messiah's birth, and His rank as "King of Kings." \nThus, despite the fact that more than four centuries had elapsed since Daniel's\ndeath, the magi continued to follow the prophecies and await the promised\n"signs in the heavens."<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

As counselors and advisors and ministers to kings, these\nmagi held great rank and privilege. When they finally saw the first of the\nsigns in the heavens foretelling the coming birth, they would have had the\nsupport and financing of royal treasuries to pay homage to this great king. \nHerod's fears notwithstanding, it was traditional practice in the east for\nkings to pay their respects one to another -- and generally with extravagant\ngifts and wealth. These extravagant gifts were meant to display a picture of\ntheir own wealth and to signify to the recipient king their approval of him as\none of them.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

There is a picture worth looking at for a minute in order\nto grasp the significance of this.  If<\/span> you look\nat the account of the Queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon, you read (in II\nChronicles 9:9),<\/span> <\/span>"And she gave the king and hundred and twenty talents of\ngold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was their any\nsuch spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon."<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

There are a number of other accounts throughout the Old\nTestament of the gifts that kings brought to other kings, or sent via their\ntrusted advisors, and there is good reason from Matthew's account of the magi\nto understand that these wise men came bearing similar honors.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Consider the phraseology in Matthew 2:11:<\/span> <\/span>"...and when they had opened their treasures, they\npresented unto Him gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh." <\/span><\/i><\/b> The phrase which reads, "opened<\/span>\ntheir treasures" in the Greek text uses a unique word -- and one that\nstudents of the English language have come to know well: "thesauros<\/span>." Many folks are familiar with Roget's\nThesaurus, which is a vastly expanded dictionary with meanings and synonyms\nthat better define the words contained.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

The Greek "thesauros<\/span>"\nhowever, has an interesting definition.  It describes "a vast deposit\nof wealth."  It draws, therefore, the picture of a camel train\naccompanying the wise men (it is safe to say that the number of wise men likely\nexceeded the traditional, religious picture of "three.") bearing a\nconsiderable burden of gold, frankincense and myrrh.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Matthew's usage of this word in describing what the magi\nbrought to Jesus becomes apparent when we see the picture of the gifts that the\nqueen of <\/span>Sheba<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> brought to Solomon.  My current volume of Strong's\nConcordance contains a table of weights, measures and monetary exchange values. \nIt lists the value of a "talent of gold" as being equal to a million\ndollars in  today's<\/span> American currency.  When\nyou realize that she brought to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold,\nthat gift amounted to $120 Million.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

We don't have a record of how many talents of gold the\nmagi brought to Jesus, but from Matthew's use of the word "thesauros<\/span>",<\/span> it takes no great\nrocket science to determine that they brought to Jesus the equivalent of\nmillions of dollars.  The silly picture foisted off on the body of Christ\nof a wise man carrying this little box containing perhaps a few coins of gold\nsimply doesn't match the Scriptural description.  Jesus began life as a\nVERY rich person.  He was accorded the wealth and riches associated with a\nking.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Thus we have the reference that the apostle Paul makes when\nhe writes of Jesus,<\/span> <\/span>"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that,\nthough he was rich<\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span>(plousios<\/i><\/span> -- wealthy,\nabounding in goods)<\/span>, yet for your sakes He became<\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span>(or took upon\nHimself poverty)<\/span> <\/span>poor, that ye through His poverty (on the Cross) might be\nrich."<\/span><\/i><\/b>  (<\/span>II\nCorinthians 8:9, KJV with my notations)\u00c2  Jesus was indeed a very rich\nman.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

We have one more picture from which we can draw the picture\nof Jesus being very well off.  In John 1:35-39, we have the story of the\ntwo disciples of John the Baptist who decide<\/span> to follow\nJesus.  When Jesus realizes that they are following Him, he says to them,\n"What are you seeking?"  Their response is, "Master (or\nRabbi), where do you live?"  He answers them, "Come and\nsee," and then proceeds to take them to His home, where they wind up\nspending the remainder of the day and the night.  Jesus wasn't still\nliving with His mother, Mary, contrary to another popular misconception. \nHe had a place of His own, and it was suitable for overnighting<\/span>\nguests.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

These disciples weren't just following Jesus to find out\nwhere He lived, or if He owned a home.  They wanted to find out if this\n"Lamb of God" was a man of substance.  He was, indeed, the polar\nopposite of His cousin, John the Baptist, who lived a pretty wild and "far\nout" life in the wilderness.  These disciples wanted to see if Jesus\nwas someone they would want to follow, and His bringing of them to His home\nobviously resolved their question.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

There are many more such pictures in the Word, but let's\nleave it there for now.  The<\/span> economics of God's\nKingdom certainly did not avoid natural wealth and riches despite the claims of\nunbelievers who want to paint Jesus as some poverty-stricken "humble"\nperson.  Remember, Judas was not Jesus' treasurer for nothing.  He\ndidn't carry a bag containing a few coins worth just enough in value to get\nthem by.  Jesus had financial resources available to Him: the resources of\na King.  That wealth enabled Him to have the freedom to travel and\nminister as He saw fit -- <\/span>AND<\/span><\/st1:stockticker> to take care of the needs of those who "forsook all and\nfollowed Him."<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

I concluded our last Coffee Break with the following\nstatement: By putting Jesus first in every aspect of our lives, He becomes the\nfocus, the priority, the objective and purpose of our desire.  Our desire\nbecomes His desire.  When that becomes the case, our entire daily life\nbecomes a function of laying up treasure in Heaven's treasuries -- and that\ntreasure has an exchange value in earth's currencies far beyond any exchange\nrate you can imagine.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

Jesus lacked for nothing during His life and ministry. \nYet<\/span> He gave it all up and went to the Cross so that\nthe curse that kept the human race in poverty could be extinguished for all\nthose who walk in fellowship with Him.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

See you again, soon.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

In the <\/span><\/i>Kingdom<\/span><\/i><\/st1:PlaceType> of <\/span><\/i>God<\/span><\/i><\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place>, what the world calls "miracles" are only the natural\nmanifestation of God's power, His love and His grace working in and through His\npeople.<\/span><\/i><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

The Blessing of the Lord be<\/span> upon\nyou.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n\n

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