As God's people we are approaching the feast of Christmas in this month. In our region this feast is celebrated during the cold season (note: less sunlight present), and I would therefore like to explain the secret, i.e. unknown nature of God.

 

 

Although sunlight and temperature decrease in the winter season, God longs to increase the light from the inside, which is connected to the presence of His fire.

 

 

Even though Jesus wasn't born during December 24^th – 26^th, it doesn't mean that we can't celebrate Christmas.
The Advent/Christmas season is the period in which Jesus was conceived by Mary through the Holy Spirit.
Therefore it is good to remember during this time that the Heavenly Father sent Jesus Christ to earth to shine as light and to enlighten many people with His light (see John 8:12 i.c.w. Matthew 5:14).

 

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

 

14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.

 

This is the time where we as saints in Jesus Christ should especially remember the love of God, which is JESUS, be thankful for it and bear witness of it.

The Christmas time is a wonderful time to celebrate the love of God.

 

 

In the way as there is a cold or dark season, whereat the adjective “dark” does not have a negative meaning, there exists also a spiritual time connected to the dark or darkness: It is the darkness, which serves as carrier of the dwelling place of God (see Exodus 20:21 i.c.w. 1 Kings 8:12).

 

21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

 

12 Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; …”

 

This darkness speaks of the outer presence of God, because His inner nature is full of light, and no darkness is in Him (see 1 John 1:5)!

 

5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

 

This outer darkness of God points towards His hidden nature, i.e. His secret, in which or whom all treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden (see Colossians 2:2-3).

 

2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

 

 

The LORD informed me that in times to come we will get in touch with the secret nature of God, which is connected to the power of His eternity and which creates a new room and a new time for us in the earth.

Never before did something like this exist in our lives.

Furthermore the LORD told me, He would use people from the camp of non-believers and people from the religious camp to confirm the place of His presence and the truth of His word in this time

(see Matthew 2:1-2.4-6).

 

1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” …

… 4 When he (note: Herod) had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written (see Micah 5:1): 6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

 

 

The confirmation mentioned above will cause shock waves in politics and society, accompanied by the power of the eternal gospel, which will be carried by a special presence of angels and cannot be arrested (see Matthew 2:3 i.c.w. Revelation 14:6).

 

3 When King Herod (note: politics) heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem (note: society) with him.

 

6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth – to every nation, tribe, language and people.

 

This special presence of angels results in the fear of the LORD and a higher form of worship because of the righteous presence of God among the people (see Revelation 14:7).

 

7 He (note: the angel) said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgement has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

 

 

Jesus' birth heralding the beginning of a new time, i.e. the time of the gospel, was also confirmed by the presence and witness of a special angel (see Luke 2:8-9).

 

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.

9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

 

 

The Apostle Paul was also led to give witness of the creative power of God and His righteousness, when he saw the “sign of the unknown god” erected by non-believing Greeks at the Areopag in his days (see Acts 17:23).

 

23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship – and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

 

 

It also pleased God to use the expansion of the dark night sky at the time of Jesus' birth to cause people, who did not know Jesus Christ personally, to confirm Jesus in His kingship by using a little shining light in the big night sky (note: morning star)

It took place, when wise men/magicians presented their gifts (see Matthew 2:9-11).

 

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

 

 

By the above mentioned explanation we can see that it pleases God to use the existing dark to reveal His greatness and secrets through little, unimpressive things (see 1 Corinthians 1:27-29)!

 

27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.

 

Looking at the Hebrew word „'ôlām“, which is connected to the hidden or eternal nature of God, clearly shows that the eternal God uses the darkness present to point to His secrets.

„'ôlām“ means „eternal, always, furthest time, duration, eternity.“

The Hebrew root word of „'ôlām“ is „'ālam“ and means „to be hidden, to be secret“. This word describes a „cloaked, incalculable time frame“, which refers to the past as in „ancient, prehistoric, always, from ancient times“ and to the future as in „forever, unlimited, continuous, irrevocably“ (part excerpt from the Elberfelder Study bible on the Hebrew word „'ôlām“ with language key number 5886).

 

So, every time God reveals His secrets, they always have an eternal character which is meant to glorify Him in His greatness.

 

 

God Eternal first appears in Genesis 21, where we can read about Abraham who made a treaty or covenant with Abimelek, king of the Philistines about the well of Beersheba which he (note: Abraham) had dug.

 

In conjunction with this, Abraham gave Abimelek seven lambs as a witness and planted a tamarisk tree there and called on the name of the eternal God (see Genesis 21:25-32a.33).

 

25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.

26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”

27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.

28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”

30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”

31 So that place was called Beersheba, because the two men swore an oath there.

32a After the treaty had been made at Beersheba, …

33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Eternal God (note: „'ēl 'ôlām“).

 

It is no coincidence that subject of the contract was a particular depth, namely a well which carried “deep water” (note: the well of Beersheba – seven wells/well of the oath). This contract became valid before God by Abraham giving a gift of seven lambs to the king of the Philistines and planting a tree.

Jesus Christ is the perfect Lamb of God and the tree of life, who came into the world (note: where the prince of the world rules; see John 12:31; John 14:30; John 16:11), and He carries the promise of His Heavenly Father to redeem everyone who believes in Him and to give him eternal life (see John 3:16).

 

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm