THEBI

RTHOFJESUSCHRI
ST

Wr
it
tenbyJest
enAr
nol
dMut
asaMhl
anga.

Idedicat
ethi
sbooktomybiol
ogi
calf
atherwhom Iwasnamedaf
ter
.It
hankmymot
herand
grandmotheri
nstr
engt
heni
ngmeinmyor gani
sat
ionJAMMIS.

Inasf armuchasmanychur chesandpeopl esar econgrat ulati

ngt hebi rthofJesusChr i
ston
thisday ,Ialsof oundi tgoodf ormeJest enAr noldMut asaMhl angawhoi st hef ounder,father
andPr esidentofJAMMI Sor ganization, Ifoundi tgoodt ocongr atulatet hebi rthofJesusChr ist
witht hisbookIwr ote.AsanEv angelistinTheAf ri
canApost olicChur ch, Ialsof oundi t
necessar ytowr itethisbookandf ormet ohonourJesusChr i
stwi thitont hisChr i
stmasev eof
2023.Iwr otemanybooksbutIl ovet hi
soneofal lbooksIwr ote.Twot housandandf if
tysix
yearsago, blessedmy steryhappenedt oabeaut i
fulwoman, notbeaut iful i
nt er msofey e
j
udgementbutbeaut ifulinhear tandspi ri
t,awomanbet rot hedt oJosephandt hebeaut yofhis
bodymagni fi
edbyGodandt heHol ySpi ri
tbecausewhenshewasbor n,inherwasf oundagood
spiri
tandGodi ncr easedhi smer ci
esandl ov eonherandshebecamemor ebeaut i
ful.Marywas
abeaut i
fulwoman, notknownbyanymanbecauseshewasr i
ghteousandGodl ovedherand
blessedherwi t
ht hechi l
doft heHol ySpi r
it,andachi l
dwasbor nnotasar esul tofmanand
woman, butwomanonl ywhowasf illedwi tht heHol ySpiri
tsentbyGodt oherwombwi tha
l
ivingGodi ni t
,thatwast obebor nonear th.Thi swast of ulfil
lthepr ophecyofI saiahwhenhe
said, '
Fort ousachi ldi sborn, t
ousasoni sgi ven;andt hegov ernmentwi llbeuponhi s
shoul der,andhi snameshal l becalled" Wonder fulCounsel lor,Mi ghtyGod, Ev erlastingFather,
PrinceofPeace" .Oft hei ncr
easeofhi sgov er nmentandofpeacet herewi llbenoend, upont he
throneofDav i
d, andov erhiskingdom, t
oest abli
shit,andt ouphol ditwi thj usticeandwi th
ri
ght eousnessf rom t histimeandf orev ermor e'.

Wer eadaboutMet husel

ahandy es,thathet ookawifef orhischildLamech,andshebor ehim
amal echild.Thebodyoft hechil
dwaswhi t
eassnow, justasPaul Mwazha'srai
mentandt he
bornchildofLamechwasr edasabloomi ngroseandt hehai roflonglockswerewhit
easwool
j
ustast heAnci entofDay sandhiseyeswer eli
ketheraysofl ight
ningandwhent hatchil
d
openedhi seyes,helightedupthewhol ehouseliket
hesun, andthewhol ehousewasv eryful
l
ofli
ght.Andwhenhewast akenf
rom thehandoft hemi dwife,thechil
dopenedhismout hand
prai
sedt heLor dofright
eousnessont heverydayhewasbor n.Thisi
st hebi
rt
hofNoah, mighty
manwhowal kedwi t
hGodi nhisdays.

Butthenthegl
oriousbi
rt
hofNoahangersmeifIam looki
ngatthebir
thofGodt hesonofMar y
.
Noahlight
edthehousehewasbornwithbi
gglorybutthenLogoshisCreat
orisbornina
mangerandwr appedinswaddl
i
ngclot
hsbecausetherewasnoplaceforMar yi
ntheinn.Yet
thi
swast hebi
rthofChri
stwhoagai
nwastosav et
hegl or
iousNoahofhissins,
byhim asChri
st,
l
ay i
nghi slifeforus.Butt her equestofGodt hesonwhenhewascomi ngdownt oear t
ht hat,
'
FatherIwi llgodownt oear t
ht odief orthepeopl ebuti fyouwi llbewi t
hme' ,washear dbyGod,
andHesai dt ohisson, '
GoIshal lbewi thyoualway s'.Thati sthereasonwhyt houghNoahwas
might yinwhatt hefleshcanj udge, i
tsohappenedal soonear ththatwhenMar yv i
sited
Eli
zabet h,andsheent eredt hehouseofZechar i
ahandgr eetedElizabeth,whenEl izabethhear d
thegr eeti
ngofMar y,t
hebabel eapedi nherwomb; andEl izabethwasf ill
edwi ththeHol ySpir
it
andsheex cl
aimedwi thal oudcr y, "Blessedar ey ouamongwomen, andbl essedi sthef rui
tof
yourwomb!Andwhyi st hisgr antedme, t
hatthemot herofmyLor dshouldcomet ome?For
beholdwhent hev oi
ceofMar y'sgreet ingcamet oEl izabet h'sears,thebabei nEl i
zabet h'swomb
l
eapedf orjoy.Soassuchat hingnev erhappenedbef ore,Johnt heBapt i
stwor shi ppedand
prayedt oJesusChr i
stwhenbot hthet wo,JesusChr istandJohnt heBapt i
stwer est i
lli
nt hei
r
wombs.Andnowonderonear thev erev endur i
ngt het imeofNoah, nowondercoul dbe
equat edtot hi
sgloryofJesusChr ist,hewaswor shippedandpr ayedandmi nisteredev en
beforeheJesusChr i
stwasbor nonear t
h.AmenAmenAmen, blessedbet houOLor dfor
my steri
ousar etheway soft hysal vation.

Andthi
sgreatmyst
erymadeEl
i
zabet
htobemuchmor
ehappyandever
morebel
i
evingtoan
ext
entt
hat'Amen'
,Marygav
emoregl
ori
est
otheCr
eat
oroft
heUniv
erseby'
Amen'sayi
ng,

"Mysoul magni fi
est heLor d,andmyspi ri
trejoicesi nGodmySav i
our,forhehasr egar dedthe
l
owest at
eofhi shandmai den.Forbehol d,hencef orthall generati
onswi l
lcall
mebl essed; f
orhe
whoi smi ghtyhasdonegr eatthingsforme, andhol yishi sname.Andhi smer cyisont hose
whof earhimf rom gener ati
ont ogeneration.Hehasshownst rengthwithhisar m,hehas
scatter
edt hepr oudi nthei maginati
onoft heirhear t
s, hehasputdownt hemi ghtyf rom their
thrones,andexal tedthoseofl owdegr ee;hehasf ill
edt hehungr ywi t
hgoodt hings, andt her i
ch
hehassentempt yaway .Hehashel pedhi sser v
antI srael,inremembr anceofhi smer cy,ashe
hasspoket oourf athers, t
oAbr aham andhi spost erit
yf orever"
.Andt heLordofr ight eousness
whowaspr aisedbyNoaht hedayNoahwasbor n,thatLor dwast obebor nonear thandHet he
Lordofr i
ght eousnesscameandwasbor ntot hosel owofest ateandhumbl eandt ol owl i
est
classesofsoci ety.Amen

Andagr eatbigwonderhappenedonear t
hdur ingt hebirt
hofgr eatNoah, t
hatwhenLamech
sawt hemanneri nwhicht hechildwasbor n.Lamechsai d,'
Ihavebegot t
enast rangeson; heis
notlikehumanbei ng,butr esembl est hechi ldr
enoft heangel sofheav enandhisnat urei s
diff
erentandhei snotl ikeusandhi sey esar east heraysoft hesunandhi scount enancei s
glori
ous.Andi tseemst omet hathei snotspr ungf rom mebutf r
om t heangels, andIfeart hat
i
nhi sday sawondermaybewr oughtont heear t
h.Andnow, myf ather,Iam heret opetiti
ont hee
andi mploretheet hatthoumay estgot oEnoch, ourfather,andlear nfrom hi
mt het rut
h, forhis
dwel l
ingplaceisamongt heangel s'.Thiswasagr eatsignifalov edmanbor nonear t
h, yetthe
oddsar eat housandt oonet hatthemy ster ycouldnotsur passoft hatChri
stbor ninamanger ,
remembert heydidnotgot oinquirefrom amanl i
v i
ngamongangel sbutangel
swor shipped
Christinsightofthepeopl eonhi sbi rt
hpl aceandabov eall,thewi sestandeducat edofmen
hadt oacknowl edgeChr ist'sbir
thandnat ur eboweddownt oChr istbecauseev ent hest arsof
heav encoul dnotf eelcomf or
tableont heirplacesandt heircomf ortwasonl ytobesecur eby
goingt ot hemangerandwor shipt heChr i
stthatwasbor n.Andt heangel sdi dnotneedt obe
consul tedaboutt hepur poset hatamanbor nonear thwast of ulfill
, butt heyr ushedi ngloryto
testi
f ytopeopl eaboutt hemannerofJesusChr istonear th.Atf i
rst ,asgr eatest
acknowl edgementandgl or yandmi ghty ,t
heangel Gabr iel wassentf rom Godt oaci t
yofGal i
lee
namedNaz ar etht oav i
rginbet rothedt oamanwhosenamewasJoseph, ofthehouseofDav i
d;
andt hev irgi n'snamewasMar y.Andhecamet oherandsai d, '
Hai l,If avour edone, theLor dis
withy ou! 'y etMar ywasgr eatlytroubledatt hesay ingandconsi der edi nhermi nd, whatsor tofa
greet i
ngf rom anangel toahumanbei ng, andal sowhatsor ttheangel Gabr iel'
sgr eet i
ngmi ght
be.Andt heangel saidtoher ,"
Donotbeaf raid, Mar y
, fory ouhav ef oundf av ourwi thGod.And
behol d,youwi llconceivei ny ourwombandbearason, andy oushal lcallhi snameJesus.He
willbegr eat , andwi l
lbecal l
edt heSonoft heMostHi gh; andt heLor dGodwi l
lgivet ohimt he
throneofhi sf atherDav id, andhewi llreignov ert hehouseofDav id, andhewi llreignov erthe
houseofJacobf orever;andofhi ski ngdom t her ewi llbenoend" .Thi swast hebl essingfrom a
might yangel toMar yandt heangel appear edt oMar yt out t
ert hesewor dsi nr eal l
ife.Unli
ke
Noah, JesusChr i
stwasnotar esultofsexandbl oodt r
ansf usionbet weenmanandwoman.
Godsentt hehol yspi ri
twi ththeseedofhi schi ldtoMar y ,
justasi tiswr itt
ent hat,'AndMar ysaid
totheangel ,"Howshal lthisbe, sinceIhav enohusband? "Andt heangel sai dtoher ,"
TheHol y
Spiritwill comeupony ou, andthepoweroft heMostHi ghwi l
l over shadowy ou; t
her eforethe
childt obebor nwi l
lbecal ledhol y,thesonofGod.Andbehol d, yourki nswomanEl izabethinher
oldagehasal soconcei v edason; andt hisist hesi xt
hmont hwi thherwhowascal l
edbar ren.
Forwi t
hGodnot hingwill beimpossi bl
e" .AndMar yacknowl edgedt hemi ght yhandofGodand
said, "
Behol d, Iam t hethehandmai doft heLor d;letitbet omeaccor dingt oyourwor d"
.

Notonl ydidt heangel Gabr i

eltesti
fi
edoft hebir thofJesusChr istbefor ehewasbor nt oMary
onlybutt heangel alsot esti
fi
edt oJosepht hef atherofJesusChr i
st.WhenMar ywasbet rot
hed
toJoseph, beforet heycamet ogethershewasf oundt obewi t
ht hechi l
di nherwomb, andher
husbandJoseph, bei ngaj ustmanandunwi l
l
ingt oputhert oshame, resolvedtodi vor ceher
quietl
y.Butasheconsi deredthis,anangel oftheLor dappear edt ohimi nadr eam, say i
ng,
"Joseph, sonofDav i
d, donotf eartotakeMar yy ourwi f
e,forthatwhi chi sconceivedi nheri
sof
theHolySpi r
it;shewi l
lbearason, andy oushal l cal
l Jesus,forhewi llsav epeoplef rom thei
r
sins"
.Thi swast het estimonyofami ghtyangel ,notconsul tedbymen, andami ghtyangel
whichst oodi nt hepr esenceoft heLor dasitiswr it
tenofGabr i
elthat,'AndZechar iahsai dtothe
angel,"Howshal l
Iknowt his?ForIam anol dman, andmywi f
ei sadv ancediny ears" .Andthe
angelsaidt ohi m, "Iam Gabr i
el,whostandi nthepr esenceofGod; andIwassentt ospeakt o
you,andt obr ingy out hisgoodnews.Andbehol dy ouwi l
lbesi l
entandunabl etospeakunt i
lthe
daythatt heset hingscomet opass, becausey oudi dnotbel ievemywor ds,whichwi l
l beful
fi
ll
ed
i
nt hei
rt i
me" .

Yett
hissimil
aract
ivi
tyoftheangel
wasseenwhenGodv isi
tedI
sraelaft
eritwasaff
li
ctedby
Phi
li
sti
nes,whentheangelwassentt oManoah,t
houghthemightyoftheangelandit
sblessi
ng
toMano'ahwasnotev enaoneofat housandper
centcomparedtothebirt
hofJesusChrist
,an
angel visitedt hewi feofMano' ahandMano' ahbef or et hebi r
t hofSamson.I ti swr ittent hat
therewasacer tainmanofZor ah, oft het ri
beoft heDani t
es, whosenamewasMano' ah; andhi s
wi f
ewasbar renandhadnochi ldr en.Andt heangel oft heLor dappear edt ot hewomanandsai d
toher ,"Behol d,y ouar ebar renandhav enochi ldren; buty oushal lconcei veandbearason.
Ther efor ebewar e, anddr inknowi neorst rongdr ink, andeatnot hinguncl ean, forl o, youshal l
concei v eandbearason.Nor azorshal l comeuponhi shead, fort heboyshal lbeaNazi r
itet o
Godf rom bi rth; andheshal lbegi nt odel i
verI sr ael f r
om t hehandoft hePhi li
st i
nes" .Andwhen
Mano' ahent reatedt heLor df ort heangel tocomet ot hem, theangel thatv isitedhi swi fe.God
Almi ght yl i
st enedt othev oiceofMano' ahandt heangel oftheLor dcameagai nt ot hewoman
asshesati nt hef ield; butMano' ahwasnowwi thherandshet ol dherhusbandwhoar oseand
wentaf terher ,andcamet ot heangel andsai dhi m, '
Ar ey out het hemanwhospoket ot his
woman' ,andt heangel sai d, 'Iam' .AndMano' ahsai dt ohi m, 'Nowwheny ourwor dscomet rue,
whati st obet heboy '
smannerofl ife,andwhati shet odo' .Andt heangel oft heLor dsai dt o
Mano' ah, "Ofal lthatIsai dt ot hewomanl etherbewar e.Shemaynoteatofany thingt hatcomes
from t hev ine, nei therletherdr i
nkwi neorst r
ongdr i
nk, oreatany thinguncl eant hi ng; allthatI
commandedherl etherobser ve" .Mano' ahsai dt ot heangel oft heLor d, "
Pr ay ,letusdet ainy ou,
andpr epar eaki df ory ou" .Andt heangel oft heLor dsai dt oMano' ah, "
Ifyoudet ai n, Iwi l
lnoteat
ofy ourf ood; buti fy oumaker eadyabur ntof f
er ing, thenof feri ttot heLor d".Fori tiswr i
tten
thatMano' ahdi dnotknowt hathewasspeaki ngt ot heangel oft heLor d.AndMano' ahsai dt o
theangel oft heLor d,"Whati sy ourname, sot hat ,wheny ourwor dscomet r
ue, wemayhonour
you? ".Andt heangel oft heLor dsai dt ohi m, "Whydoy ouaskmyname, seei ngi ti swonder ful
? "
.
SoMano' aht ookt heki dwi tht hecer eal offering, andof fered, andof feredi tupont her ockt ot he
Lord, tohi m whowor ks' wonder s.Andwhent hef lamewentupt owar dheav enf rom t heal tar,
theangel oft heLor dascendedi nt hef lameoft heal tarwhi leMano' ahandhi swi f el ookedo;
andt heyf el lont hei rfacest ot hegr ound.Af tert hi shappeni ng, itwaswr it
tent hat , '
Theangel of
theLor dappear ednomor et oMano' ahandhi swi f e'
.Andasy et ,thesi mi l
aract ivityofv i
siting
angel swashappeni ngt owar dst hebi r
thofJesusChr ist ,t
her ewassomet hingmor et ot hebi r
th
ofJesusChr ist,agr eatf avourbecauseunl iket het imeofMano' ah, theangel skeptv i
siti
ngMar y
andJosephandmi nister edt oJesusChr istev enaf terhewasbor n.Andt heangel ssangasong
toJesusChr istbecauseont hatdaywhenJesusChr istwasbor n, i
nt hatr egiont heywer e
sher pher dsouti nt hef ield, keepi ngwat chov ert hei rf lockbyni ght .Andanangel oft heLor d
appear edt ot hem, andt hegl or yoft heLor dshonear oundt hem, andt heywer ef illedwi thf ear.
Andt heangel sai dt ot hem, "Benotaf raid;forbehol dIbr i
ngf oodnewsofagr eatj oywhi chwi l
l
comet oal l thepeopl e; fort oy oui sbor nthi sdayi nt heci tyofDav i
daSav iour ,whoi sChr i
stt he
Lord.Andt hiswi l
l beasi gnf ory ou: youwi llfindababewr appedi nswaddl i
ngcl ot hsandl y i
ng
i
namanger ".Andsuddenl yt her ewaswi tht heangel amul titudeoft heheav enl yhostpr aising
Godandsay i
ng, "Glorybet oGodi nt hehi ghest ,andonear thpeaceamongmenwi thwhom he
i
spl eased! ".Whent heangel swentawayf r
om t hem i nt ot heheav en,thesher pher dssai dto
aoneanot her ,"Letusgoov ert oBet hlehem andseet hi st hingt hathashappened, whi cht he
Lordhasmadeknownt ous" .Andt heywentwi thhast e, andf oundMar yandJoseph, andt he
babel yingi namanger .Andwhent heysawi ttheymadeknownt hesay i
ngwhi chhadbeent old
tothem concer ningt hischi ld; andwhohear di twonder edatwhatt hesher pher dst oldt hem.But
Marykeptall
theset
hings,ponder
ingthem i
nherheart.Andt
hesher
pher
dsr
etur
ned,
glor
if
ying
andprai
singGodforall
thathasheardandseen,asithasbeent
oldt
hem.

Evennatur
eandmosteducat edpeopl
ewer ehappyaboutthebirt
hofJesusChr i
st.Ast
rologer
s
fr
om theEastwhentheyhadheardthatt
hatJesuswasbor ninBet hl
ehem ofJudeainthedays
ofHerodtheki
ng,behol
d,wisemenf r
om theEastcamet oJerusalem,sayi
ng,"
Wher ei
shewho
wasbornkingoftheJews?Forwehav eseenhisstari
ntheEast ,andhavecomet oworship
hi
m" .

Unli
kethet i
meofNoah, kingsandemper orsf earedthebi r
thofthemi ghtymanJesusChr ist
becauseonear t
hwasbor nEmmanuel toI srael whichmeansGodwi thus.Andt oallthosewho
wouldteart hewor l
dtime, thiswast heChr istt odefeatt hem, tothosewhoseekpeace, l
ov eand
securi
ty,thiswasJesust heSav i
ourpr i
nceofpeace, thesonofmi ght yDav i
dt heki ngandt oall
peopleofGodwhowonderi fthegl oryandal l God'sgoodt hingsont hem, toall thosewho
wonderi fthisglorif
iedglor yofGodst il
l burnsasbr i
ght ,thi
smanbor nonear t
hJesusChr istis
theanswer ,thespi ri
toftheLor dr estsuponhi m,thespi ri
tofwi sdom andmi ght yand
understanding, t
hespi ri
tofcounsel ,thespi ri
tofknowl edgeandt hef earoft heLor disonJesus
Chri
sttheLor d.Ont hisdayamanwasbor nonear t
h,whoj udgesnotaf terthej udgementoft he
eyesoraf terwhathehear sbutwi thri
ght eousnesshej udgest hepoorandgi veshonourt o
l
owliestclassesonsoci etyandhedeci deswi thequi tyfort hemeekoft heearth; andhesmi t
es
theearthwi thther odofhi sanger .ThisisChr ist,therockIam bui ltupon, witht hebr eathofhi s
l
ipshecondemnsandsl ayt hewi ckedandr aisest hef ortunesoft hef orgottenbl ackr ace.He
j
udgesbyr ighteousnessandj usti
cei sthegi rdleofhi swai standf aithfulnesst hegi r
dleofhi s
l
oins.Thisi sther ootofJessewhi chst andasanensi gnt othepeopl es;him shal lt
henat ions
seek,andhi sdwel li
ngsshal lbegl ori
ous.Amen

Andsot hebi r
thoft hiski ngJesusChr i
stshockedt hemi ghtymenandki ngsandt heycoul dnot
standthebor nchi l
d.AndwhenHer odt hekinghear dthatJesusChr i
stwasbor nonear th,he
knewt hatwast heendofhi sgloryandhewast roubledandal l
Jer usalem wi thhim, and
assembl ingallthechi efpr iestsandscr ibesoft hepeopl e,heenqui r
edoft hem wher et heChr i
st
wast obebor n.Theyt oldhi m, "
InBet hlehem ofJudea; foritiswr i
ttenbyt heprophet : '
Andy ou,
OBet hlehem, inthel andofJudah, ar ebynomeansl eastamongt her ulersofJudah; f orfr
om
youshal lcomear ulerwhowi llgov ernmypeopl eI srael".AndHer odwasgr eatl
ydi stur bedwhen
hehear daboutt hest arinheav ent hati thasgi venr ever encetot hebi r
thofChr i
st ,
nat urepay s
i
tsobei sancet ot hebi rt
hofChr ist, whenHer odhear dt his,hesummonedt hewisemensecr etl
y
andascer t
ainedf rom t hem whatt imet hest arappear ed; andhesentt hem t oBethl ehem say i
ng,
"Goandsear chdi li
gent l
yf orthechi ld,andwheny ouhav efoundhi m br i
ngmewor d, thatItoo
maycomeandwor shi phim.Whent heyhadhear dt heki ngt heywentt heirway ;andl o, t
hestar
whichtheyhadseenwentbef or et hem, ti
l
litcamet or estov erthepl acewher ethechi l
dwas.
Whent heysawt hest ar,theyr ejoicedex ceedinglywi thgr eatjoy;andgoi ngi nt
ot hehouset hey
sawt hechi l
dwi thMar yhi smot her ,andt heyfelldownandwor shippedhi m

I
fwer
ewi
ndbackt
hroughouthi
stor
y,weseet
hatt
hebi
rt
hsofgr
eatpeopl
ewassi
gni
fi
edby
greatgi
ftsfrom di
ff
erentgreatpeopl
e.Let
'st
akeforinstanceinZimbabwewhenMadam Boss
gavebir
tht oachil
dthisyear,Makhadzif
rom SouthAfri
cacongratulatesherwithahugesum of
moneyinSout hAfri
canRands.Shoul dIgotodiff
erentgreatpeopleandseef oryour
sel
ves.
Belowpicturescanshowy ouhowgr eatamanorwomanofhonouri scongrat
ulat
edbypeopl
e
atthei
rbirt
hs.
 Aboveisapict
ure
ofQueenEl
iz
abethtwoyearsaf
tershewasborn,i
fyoulookcl
osel
yyouwil
lseeapreci
ousthi
ng
shewascongrat
ulat
edwit
honherbi r
th.Thi
shonourwasnodif
fer
entt
othatgi
ventoJesus
Christathi
sbirth,t
hediffer
enceist hatJesusChri
stwashonour edwi thmoreprecious
resourcesandbyv erygreateducatedpeopl eoneart
h.Whent hewi semenf rom Persi
avisi
ted
thebirthofJesusChr i
st,i
t'
swritt
ent hat'Then,
openingthei
rtreasures,t
heyofferedhim gi
fts,
goldandf r
ankincenseandmy r
rh'
.Thi sshowedgreathonourbecausegr eatpeoplesalut
edthe
birt
hofJesusChr ist
.

WhenMoul
ayAl
Hassan,
sonofKi
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Apal acecommuni queissuedshortl

yaft
era21gunsal utewasechoedar oundt hewal l
soft he
royalcompoundi nRabatannounci ngthebirt
hoftheheir,MoulayAl Hassan.Butt hisglorythat
wasgi vent oMoul ayAlHassanisnoneany t
hingthanpoorascompar edtot herichnessoft he
glorythatwasgi vent oJesusChri
stwhenhewasbor nbecauseJesusChr istwaswor shipped
andmi nisteredbyangel sofGodinthesightofpeopleasevidencedbyt hesherpher dswhot ol
d
Mar ythattheywer egivenasignbyangelsandt heangel
swer ewor shippi
ngandt hemi ghty
menoft henationt r
embledinheari
ngaboutt hebi
rthofJesusChr i
standl oveandmer cyfrom
aboveinheavenwaswiththechil
dJesusChristbecauset
hemi ght
yJehov ahsafeguardedthe
safet
yofthechildasev
idencedbythedream thewisemendreamtafterpayingall
egianceto
thebir
thofChri
stasiti
swr i
tt
en,'Andbeingwarnedinadream nott
or et
urntoHer od,they
depart
edtotheirowncountr
ybyanotherway.

Andt hehappeni ngsofthet imecoul dnotst andthebi rthofthemi ghtysav iourJesusChr i

ston
ear th,
andwhathappeneddur i
ngt hetimeofMosesal sohappeneddur ingt het i
meofJesus
Chr istthatGodf oughtagai nstthehappeni ngsoft het i
mewhi chwant edt heear t
hthemi ghty
manofGod.WhenMoseswasaboutt obebor nonear th,naturepredictedt hatt hefr
eedom of
Israel wasathandandt her earoseanewki ngov erEgy ptwhodi dnotknowJoseph.Andhesai d
tot hepeopl e,
"Behold,thepeopl eofI sraelar etoomanyandt oomi ght yforus.Comel etusdeal
shr ewdlywi tht hem,l
estt heymul ti
plyand, i
fwarbef allus,t
heyj oi
nourenemi esandf i
ght
agai nstusandescapef rom t heland".Ther eforetheysett askmast ersov ert hem toaffl
ictthen
wi t
hheav ybur den;andt heybui l
tforPhar aohst oreci t
ies,Pit
hom andRaam' sesy ett
hemor e
theI sraeli
teswer eoppressed, t
hemor et heymul ti
pliedandt hemor etheyspr eadabroad.And
thiscoul dnotgi vepeaceatal lt
oEgy ptianswhoi nt urnmadet heIsraelit
esser vewithrigour,
andmadet heirli
vesbit
terwi thhar dservice, i
nmor t
arandbr ick,andi nall kindsofwor ki nthe
fiel
d; inalltheirworktheymadet hem ser vewi thri
gour .

AndPhar aohwasusedbynat ur et odest roythedest royt hebi rthofMoseswhowasmeantt o

bet hesav iourofI sraelandPhar aohpl annedt heexecut i
onofal l mal ebor nbabi esamongI srael .
Thent heki ngofEgy ptsaidt ot heHebr ewmi dwi ves, oneofwhom wasnamedShi ph'rahandt he
otherPu' ah, "Wheny ouser veasmi dwi fet otheHebr ewwomen, andseet hem upont hebi r
th
stool,ifitisason, youshal l ki
llhi m;buti fitisadaught er,sheshal l l
ive".Andt heBi blesay st hat
becauset hemi dwi vesfear edGod, theydi dnotdoj ustast heki ngofEgy ptdemandedbutl et
themal ebabi esl i
v e.Andt heki ngofEgy ptwasgr eatlydi sturbedbyt hemi dwi vesofI sraeland
heaskedt hem, "
Whyhav ey oudonet hi
s, andl ett hemal echi ldrenl ive?".Themi dwi veswi sely
answer edPhar aohandsai d, "
Becauset heHebr ewwomenar enotl iket heEgy pt i
anwomen; for
theyar ev igorousbef or
ethemi dwi f
ecomet ot hem" .SoGoddeal twel lwitht hemi dwi vesand
theIsrael itesmul tipli
edandgr ewst rong.Andbecauset hedev ilhaspenet rat edi ntot hemi ndof
Phar aoh, hecommandedal lhispeopl e, "Everysont hati sbor nt ot heHebr ewsy oushal lcast
i
ntot heNi le,buty oushal lletev erydaught erlive".Yetbecauset hemer ciesofGodt osav eIsr ael
throught hehandofoneoft hebor nmal echi ldren, amanf rom t hehouseofLev i wentandt ook
towi feadaught erofLev i
.Thewomanconcei v edandbor eason; andwhenshesawt hatshe
wasagoodl ychild, shehidhi mt hreemont hs.Andwhenshecoul dhi dehi m nol ongershet ook
forhim abasketmadeofbul r
ushesanddaubedi twi thbi t
umenandpi tch; andsheputt hechi ld
i
ni tandpl acedi tamongt her eedsatt her iver'sbr i
nkr esembl i
ngsav edbyt hewat ersjustas
Paul Mwaz hawasnamedMamv uraaf t
erbor nbyhi smot herSar ami na, theynamedPaul
Mwaz haMamv ura' Waters' meani nghewast obesav edbyt hewat ersj ustasMoseswassav ed.
AndMoses' ssisterst oodatadi stancet oseewhatwoul dhappent ohi m.Andi tsohappened
thatthedaught erofPhar aohcamedownt obat heatt her i
ver ,andhermai denswal kedbesi de
ther i
ver ;shesawt hebasketamongt her eedsandsenthermai dt of etchi t.Whensheopenedi t
shesawt hechild;andlo,thebabewascr yi
ng.Shetookpit
yonhi m andsai d,"Thisisoneoft he
Hebrewschi l
dren".ThenMoses' ssistersaidtothedaughterofPhar aoh"ShallIgoandcal lyou
anur sef r
om theHebr ewwoment onur sethechil
dforyou?"AndPhar aohsaidtoher" Go".So
thegirlwentandcal l
edthechild'
smot her.AndPharaoh'
sdaught ersaidtoher ,
"Taket hischil
d
away ,andnur sehimf orme, andIwi l
lgivey ouyourwages".Sothewomant ookthechi l
dand
nursedhi m.Andt hechi l
dgrewandshebr oughthimtoPhar aoh'
sdaught er,andhebecameher
son;andshenamedhi m Moses, f
orshesai d"BecauseIdr ewhim outoft hewat er".Andt his
thi
nghappenedt onoanyot herpersonwhowasbor nonear thbecausemer ci
esofGodwas
uponI sraelbutwhenJesusChr istwasbor nasimil
arthi
nghappenedbecauseHer odnewa
might ysaviourofIsraelwasbor nonear t
h.

JustasPhar aohdemandedf ortheex ecuti

onofal lmal ebor nbabi esamongI sraelaf terhewas
tri
ckedbyHebr ews'midwi ves,Her odwhenhesawhehadbeent ri
ckedbyt hewi semen, wasin
afuriousrage,andhesentandki l
l
edal lt
hemal echil
dreninBet hl
ehem andi nallthatr egi onwho
weret woy earsoldorunder, accordingtothet i
mewhi chhehadascer t
ainedf r
om t hewi semen.
Thenwasf ulfi
ll
edwhatwasspokenbyt hepr ophetJeremi ah:" Avoicewashear dinRamah,
Wailingandl oudlamentati
on, Rachel weepingf orherchil
dr en; sher ef
usedt obeconsol ed,
becauset heywer enomor e".ButJesusChr istbir
thwaswel lhonour edbyGodt heCr eator
becausebef oreHer odorderedt heexecut i
onofmal echil
dr en, anangel oftheLor dappear edto
Josephi nadr eam andsaid, "Rise,takethechildandhi smot herandf l
eetoEgy pt,andr emai n
theret i
l
lItel
l y
ou;forHerodi saboutt osearchf orthechild,todest royhim".Andher oseand
tookt hechil
dandhi smot herbyni ght,anddepar tedtoEgy pt, andr emainedt hereunt ilthedeat h
ofHer od.Thiswast oful
fil
lwhatt heLordhadspokenbyt hepr ophet ,
"OutofEgy pthav eIcal l
ed
myson" .

AndIam happyt oli

veinthi
swor l
dbecausewhathappenedatt hebirt
hofJesusChri
st
happenedt ot hebirt
hofPaul Mwaz haalso,amightymanwhowal kswi t
hGod.AndPaul
Mwaz hawasbor nthesamedayJesusChr i
stwasbor non25Oct ober.PaulMwazhawasbor n
i
n2018, andbecauset hedevi
l knewt hatablacksaviourofAfri
caPaul Mwazhawast obeborn
onearth,thewor l
dleaderspredict
edt hei
rdownfall
sandcr eatedwor l
dwar1because
prophecysay st hatAfri
cashallbest r
ongerthanallnati
ons,thewor l
dleadersi
nvent
edchlor
ine
gaseswhi chwer eusedinEuropei nwor l
dwar1andt heiref
fectsreachedAfri
caandZimbabwe
andallchildrenwhower ebei
ngbor nthatti
meperishedbecauseofi nf
luenzawhi
chwasthe
resul
tofef fectsofchlori
negas.

PaulMwaz hawasbor non25Oct ober1918atHolyC4ossmi ssion,Chi

rumanz udist
ri
ct,Mv uma.
Hismot herSar aminanamedhi m Mamv ura'Water
s'becauset heycouldnotforseehisfut
urelife
andtheyt houghthewasgoi ngtodieofinf
luenzaLukeallchil
dr enwhower ebeingbornthat
ti
meandsot heynamedhi m Mamv urabecausehewasgoi ngt obeburiedinthewaterswhen
hi
stimecamel ikeallot
herchi
ldr
enwhower eperi
shingthatti
me.Af terfewday sofhisbi
rth,the
chi
lddiedofi nfluenza.

Af
terhi
sdeat
h,hi
smot
herhandedhi
mtoapr
iestt
obepr
ayedf
ordedi
cat
iont
othespi
ri
tof
Godbefor
eburi
al(kubhenedhi
kwa)asperthecustom ofRomanCathol
icchur
chthatev
erychi
l
d
whodiedatt
hatagewast obebapti
zedfi
rstinthewatersbef
oreheisburi
edi
nthewaters.

Andi twasmy steriousf orfatherSchimdtt otakethechildinthemor ningwhichwasdi ff

er ent
from theirusual custom theywer eusedt obe.Andt hi
spr i
estwasni cknamedSimbi (
Ir
on)
becauseofhi swor d,what everhesay scomet opass,andhi syeswasy esandnowasno.And
fatherSchimdtbapt i
z edthechi ldgivi
nghim anewnamePaul ,baptizedthedeadMamv urai n
theriver,sayi
ng' Paul Idedicatey ouinthenameoft heYahweh, thesonandt heHol ySaintand
atthatv erymomentt hechildresurrectedandcriedandal lpeopleswhower etherewi t
ht he
spiri
tofHol ySai ntandt heyal lshouted,'
Mwanawamut si
rwabasa! ,Mwanawamut sir
wabasa! ,
Mwanawamut sirwabasa!Thati st
osay ,"Thechil
dhasbeenr esurr
ectedforwork!
, Thechi l
d
hasbeenr esurrectedf orwor k!
, TheChildhasbeenr esurr
ectedf orwork!

Andt hisdedicat
ionoft hechil
dt oGodbyt hehol
ypr i
estisal
soseenwhenJesusChr i
stmy
Saviourwasbor n.Ther ewasamani nJerusal
em, whosenamewasSi meon,andthi
smanwas
ri
ghteousanddev out,looki
ngfortheconsolat
ionofIsrael
,andtheHolySpi
ritwasuponhim.
Andi thasbeenr evealedtohim bytheHolySpiri
tthatheshouldn'
tseedeathbeforehehad
seent heLord'sChrist.Andinspi
redbytheHolySpirithecamei nt
othetemple;andwhenthe
parentsbroughtinthechi ldJesus,t
osoforhim accordingtothecust
om oft hel
aw,hetookhi
m
upinhi sarmsandbl essedGodandsai d,

"Lord,nowlett
estt
hout hyserv
antdeparti
npeace,accordi
ngt otheword;becausemineeyes
haveseent hysal
vati
onwhi chthouhastprepar
edinthepresenceofallpeopl
es,ali
ghtfor
revelat
iontotheGenti
les,andforgl
orytothypeopl
eIsrael
".Andhisfat
herandhi smother
mar vel
ledatwhatwassai dabouthi
m; andSimeonblessedthem andsaidtoMar yhi
smot her
,

"Behold,thi
schil
dissetf orthefal
landr i
singofmanyi nI sr
ael,andforasi gnt hati
sspoken
againstandaswor dwi l
lpi
ercethr
oughy ourownsoul al
so, t
hatthought soutofmanyhear t
s
mayber eveal
ed".Andt her
einthetempl ewasapr ophetessAnna, t
hedaught erofPhan'
uel
,of
thetri
beofAsher ;shewasofagr eatage,havinglivedwithherhusbandsev eny ear
sfr
om her
vir
gini
ty,andasawi dowt i
l
lshewasei ghty-f
our .Shedidnotdepar tfrom thet emple,
worshippingwithfastingandprayernightandday .Andcomi ngupatt hatveryhourshegave
thankstoGodandspokeofhi mt oall
whower elookingbforredemptionofJer usal
em.

ThisbookofJestenAr nol
dMut asaMhl angaendshere.St
aybl essed.Amen,thespir
itsaysYes,
JesusChri
stwillappearagaintoexecutejudgementonallfl
esh.Hewhor eadsthecontentsof
thi
sbookisblessed.Godbl essesyou,Amenf or
everAmen, JesusChr i
stcomeswi t
hf l
aming
powerandallwhopi er
cedhi m shal
lseehiscomingwi t
hglory.