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Son, "For unto Us a Child is born, unto Us a Son is given andthe government will be upon His shoulder: and His name willbe called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, EverlastingFather, Prince of Peace. " (Is. 9:6).The devil heard a confirmation of this prophecy when the angelappeared to Joseph and said "Behold! The virgin shall be withchild and bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel"(Matt. 1:22-23)It was also confirmed in the angel's annunciation to Virgin Marythat... "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power ofthe Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that HolyOne who is to be born will be called the Son of God" (Luke.1:35). And it happened that the Virgin Mary did conceive andthe devil witnessed what happened when Mary visitedElizabeth, " when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that thebabe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with theHoly Spirit. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, butwhy is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord shouldcome to me?" (Luke. 1:43).The devil then said within himself that this was certainlythe Son of God.But when the Incarnated God was born in a manger, thedevil was very confused.How could that happen! It is hard to believe that this poor,homeless baby, who is surrounded by animals, is the Son ofGod. It cannot be He, without the whole world celebrating Hiscoming with ceremonies, guarded by angels and heavenly lights34
to announce His arrival and the heaven and earth shaking beforeHim.The devil was confused as he had no idea about the meaning ofhumbleness or self humiliation; otherwise he would not havebecome a devil...✥ The devil also heard what the angel announced to, theshepherds, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you goodtidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there isborn to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who isChrist the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find aBabe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger " (Luke.2:10-12)And the devil said within himself, 'that is certainly He'. Thiswas confirmed by the multitude of heavenly host, praising Godand saying, "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace,good will toward men. " (Luke. 2:14) If peace was to return toearth, then it should be the Lord Christ, the Saviour. This wasalso ascertained by the testimony of the wise men, the fulfilmentof the prophecy about the baby of Bethlehem, the disturbance ofKing Herod because of the Child's birth and worship of the wisemen to the Child. (Matt. 2:1-11).However, the devil later on suspected the matter when he sawthat great Saviour who was praised by the angels andworshipped by the wise men and who caused Herod to tremble,that great Saviour fly in fear to Egypt. He thought: Is itpossible that God escapes from the face of Man? Where is Hispower, His Kingdom and awe. It cannot be He...35
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Page 15 and 16: THE PASCHA HYMNThine is the Power,
Page 17 and 18: The first thing we praise the Lord
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Page 23 and 24: THINE IS THE POWERThe Cross is our
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Page 29 and 30: the Christ, the Son of God. “ He
Page 31 and 32: He struggled at Gethsemane... " The
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Page 39 and 40: devil said: could it be He?! But ho
Page 41 and 42: telling the parable of the vineyard
Page 43 and 44: saw the Lord despised and forsaken
Page 45 and 46: During the Passion Week, we see the
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Page 49 and 50: lampstands. Your face shone as when
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Page 55 and 56: But You the Holy, born of the Holy
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