A
reed shaken in the wind?
Today,
reply is on the acknowledgment of John the Baptist and the lack of
investigation and reporting on Jesus Christ in the work of Josephus
and other recorders of History. History is a man-made practice, and
a device within the World system for meaning and survival. The
church founded by Jesus Christ continues to rely on the recorded
eyewitness accounts provided as immutable and unchanging testimony
offered and acknowledged by divinity as truth in the ongoing
tribunals of sacred judgment. It is written: John 5: 33-39, King
James Version (KJV): 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto
the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these
things I say, that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a
shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his
light. 36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for
the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works
that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 37 And
the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye
have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 38 And
ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye
believe not. 39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. A fighter in
the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum who uses the ID “Trilobiteme”
(Level 4 with 3,081 points, a member since September 29, 2011) posted
the following:
Why
do historians except the mention of John the Baptist but not Jesus
Christ in Josephus Annqituties of the Jews?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do
know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye
believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath
ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even
the Son of man which is in heaven. (John 3: 11-13, King James
Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: The Increase of Christ? (12/07/2018); Secular
History, Sacred Revelation? (01/11/2018); The Best Starting Point?
(09/13/2016); On Transmitting Sacred Truth (05/06/2016); Sacred
Events Were Dismissed? (11/05/2015); He Must Increase? (04/01/2015);
The Baptist and The Tishbite? (02/18/2015); “Authorized Personnel
Only”? (03/13/2013)
“Trilobiteme”,
among Christian believers, the appearance of both John the Baptist
and Jesus Christ, who were filled with the Holy Spirit long before
their birth, make visible (manifest) operations and spirit substance
from the makeup of divine fullness (we also say, divinity; the
Godhead; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit). The coming of John
and Jesus are spoken of within the holy writings using the prophetic
figures of Elijah the Tishbite, the lamb of GOD, and the Messiah.
That divinity would show themselves on the earth using the form of
human flesh (we say, the Christ; the Incarnation) is a sacred event
(we also say, miracle), known and correctly valued primarily as
sacred knowledge, revelation, and consciousness provided
through fresh endowments of spirit matter imparted from GOD (e.g.,
faith, holiness, joy, longsuffering, lovingkindness, wisdom, and
wrath against sin). As a discipline among the fields of Social
Science, the focus and process of History remains human affairs,
events in the material and social world, secular knowledge,
and carnal reason. The focus and tools for history include dates,
influences, locations, prominent actors, and thought leaders. Events
may be described as recurring, and therefore, predictable cycles,
patterns, and sequences that may be manipulated, and described in
detail using a form that compares to narrative that has an opening
(we also say, a beginning or start), multiple episodes, and a finish
(a close; an end). Properly carried out, when historians provide
their treatment of a subject, they suppress bias, conjecture,
folklore, imagination, prejudice, and speculation. There may be the
use of mathematical and statistical calculations for the accuracy,
likelihood, and probability of their conclusion, or of occurrences;
there may be the use of artifacts, government chronicles, and other
documentation to authenticate and serve as evidence (testimony;
witness) to the actuality of events as described; and there may be
reviews and critical statements to clarify the method and process for
the data gathering and presentation. Concerning John the Baptist and
Jesus Christ, consider the following from the Bible that includes
writings by Luke, a historian and gospel writer (yet, not one of the
12 apostles):
1.
Genesis 22: 6-8, King James Version (KJV): 6 And Abraham took the
wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son;
and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of
them together. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said,
My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said,
Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a
burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself
a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
2.
John 1: 6-8, KJV: 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was
John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,
that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that
Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
3.
John 1: 29-37, KJV: 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto
him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which
is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not:
but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come
baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the
same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending,
and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; 36
And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of
God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed
Jesus.
4.
Luke 3: 1-6, KJV: 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod
being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea
and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of
Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of
God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he
came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; 4 As it is written in the book
of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying
in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths
straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and
hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6 And all flesh
shall see the salvation of God.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 5. Luke 7:
19-29, KJV: 19 And John calling unto
him two of his disciples sent
them
to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for
another? 20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist
hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look
we for another? 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their
infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that
were blind he gave sight. 22
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what
things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the
poor the gospel is preached. 23 And blessed is he,
whosoever shall not be offended in me. 24 And when the messengers of
John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning
John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken
with the wind? 25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live
delicately, are in kings’
courts. 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say
unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he,
of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say unto you,
Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet
than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is
greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him,
and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of
John.)
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