Luke and John

4. John 1:

John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

John Testifies About Jesus

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus (AKA, the Chrysalis John becomes the Butterfly Jesus) 

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

5. Luke 1

  1. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
  2. Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
  3. It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
  4. That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
  5. There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
  6. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
  7. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
  8. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
  9. According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. Fire, the John Gesture
  10. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
  11. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
  12. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
  13. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. Why was he to be named John? Why not Zechariah after his father? All other children named by angels gave a reason why their names were to be such: why not John?
  14. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
  15. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
  16. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
  17. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  18. And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
  19. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
  20. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
  21. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
  22. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
  23. And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
  24. And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
  25. Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
  26. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, So Mary went from living with Zechariah and Elizabeth, to living in the Essene stronghold of Nazareth. Obviously Zechariah would have had a hand in this.
  27. To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. Joseph, Josephus... coincidence?
  28. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Iah means Lord
  29. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
  30. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. Hast found favor = the favor was not there from the beginning. Note the cause-and-effect at play regarding this: the cause of this visit is the conception of John, the conception of Jesus being the effect. there needed to be two (Ishmael and Isaac, Moses and Aaron)... one to rule and one to minister
  31. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
  32. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
  33. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
  34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? Note that Zechariah was made dumb and mute for doubting the conception of John: yet here Mary was given a pass?
  35. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. The Holy Ghost: El Osiris: Lazarus (Zechariah was temporarily 'locked away' at this time) 
  36. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. Mary did not know that Elizabeth was in her sixth month of pregnancy? That is hard to believe considering Mary was raised by Zechariah and Elizabeth. In fact, Mary may have been sent away by Elizabeth because of the conception of John, in order to keep Mary from being a surrogate wife to Zechariah. Most likely, it was Zechariah whom went to Mary to let her know that Elizabeth was with child, to get her to come back home to assist Elizabeth during her pregnancy, and to perhaps assist him with his temple duties.
  37. For with God nothing shall be impossible.
  38. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. It sounds like Mary and 'the angel' were conspiring to offset the conception of John. Mary calling herself the handmaid of the lord reveals several things: again, the Iah in Zechariah and the El in Elizabeth both denote the title Lord; Mary might have realized that with Elizabeth being pregnant, Zechariah would need a surrogate to help at the temple and at home, and Mary calling herself a handmaid leads one to remember back to Hagar being Sarah's handmaid.
  39. And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah; With haste: this denotes almost a panicked state. Why? And why doesn't the author name the city where Zechariah and Elizabeth lived? What was being hidden by the omission of this and why?
  40. And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. Where was Zechariah? Mary saluted her Lord
  41. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: John reacted to Mary's accolade to Elizabeth, not to Jesus. of course Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: he had impregnated her.
  42. And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. By the NT chronology, at most Mary would have been a few days pregnant by this time - far too soon for her to know she was pregnant. Thus, Elizabeth would have probably been speaking of herself and her offspring here.
  43. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Keep in mind that up to this point, all that has been exchanged is a salutation: was Elizabeth a prophet - to know that Mary was to conceived and give birth? Or was there something far-more sinister at play here - something that Elizabeth and Mary had already set into motion prior to this exchange? And why wouldn't Mary come to visit Elizabeth - Elizabeth and Zechariah had raised Mary as though she was their daughter! 
  44. For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
  45. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. Note that all of this revolves around the conception of John.
  46. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
  47. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
  48. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Zechariah - who was still a Kohen Gadol at the time - has taken care of Elizabeth
  49. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. Not for her, but to her
  50. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
  51. He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
  52. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
  53. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
  54. He hath helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; Zeker
  55. As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
  56. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. Three months... she left just prior to Elizabeth giving birth. Where was Joseph during those three months? Where was Zechariah? Her own house? Mary was raised in Elizabeth's house - Joseph and Mary weren't married yet, so his house was not Mary's... so what was meant by Mary's own house?
  57. Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
  58. And her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
  59. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
  60. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
  61. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
  62. And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
  63. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.
  64. And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. It sounds like someone had placed a curse on him in order to keep him from properly naming his son... or perhaps he was censured by Herod.
  65. And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
  66. And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
  67. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, of course he was - he was the Holy Ghost (Lazarus-Osiris) brought back to life (Zechariah). Note that Zechariah was not just a priest, but a prophet - Mary was raised by a prophet.
  68. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
  69. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
  70. As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: Here he prophecizes regarding prophets, of which he is one.
  71. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
  72. To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; Zeker
  73. The oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
  74. That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
  75. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
  76. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
  77. To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
  78. Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, dawn: sachar. The Essenes held specific prayers for the sunrise
  79. To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. Compare to Psalm 23:
    The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Note that it is John whom fulfills the prophecy written of in Psalm 23. Now compare these to The Chapter of Lifting Up The Feet and Coming Forth On Earth from The Egyptian Book of the Coming Forth By Day:
    The Osiris Ani saith: "Perform thy work, O Seker, perform thy work, O Seker, O thou who dwellest in thy circle, and who dwellest in my feet in Khert-Neter. I am he who sendeth forth light over the Thigh of heaven. I come forth in heaven. I sit down by the Light-god. O I am helpless. O I am helpless. I would walk. I am helpless. I am helpless in the regions of those who plunder in Khert-Neter, I the Osiris Ani, whose word is truth, in peace."
  80. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.