| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!  | ||
| Patches |
I don't know exact day or year in which he was born. I celebrate December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ anyway. Our Lord and Saviour. Merry Christmas Crusty 2 Peter 3:18 King James Version (KJV) 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Amen. We find the Passover instituted in Exodus 12. The nation of Israel was enslaved in Egypt, and events were building rapidly to the horrifying devastation that would finally force Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery. Through Moses and Aaron, God commanded Israel to set aside a lamb for each household in the nation. Before nightfall, the Israelites were to kill the lambs and put some of the lambs’ blood on the sides and top of the door frame of each house. Each lamb was to be eaten that evening by the members of the Israelite household that offered it (verses 1-10). A profoundly significant event was to take place outside the homes while the Israelites were inside eating this Passover meal: “For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt” (verses 12-13, emphasis added throughout). This terrifying event occurred just as God said. “And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead” (verses 29-30). The dead likely numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Pharaoh, having ignored earlier serious warnings and plagues, learned the hard way that the God of the Israelites was not a God to be trifled with. The Israelites were set free. Important lessons for us There are vital lessons for all of humanity in these events. God called the sacrificial lamb “the Lord’s Passover” and “the Passover sacrifice of the Lord” (verses 11, 27). It was so named because God promised, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you” (verse 13). Some 1,500 years later, the apostle Paul used this same term to describe Jesus Christ. Why? In the setting of the original Passover, the sacrifice of the lambs signified that those partaking of that sacrifice would be spared from God’s judgment. If the Israelites ignored or disobeyed God’s warning, they would suffer the death of their firstborn along with the Egyptians. This sacrifice was required to spare them from death and great sorrow. Paul and the other New Testament writers understood that the Passover lambs slain at the time of the Exodus foreshadowed the later sacrifice of Jesus Christ. “Walk in love as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma,” wrote Paul (Ephesians 5:2). The book of Hebrews tells us that Jesus Christ “has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself” and “offered one sacrifice for sins forever” (Hebrews 9:26; 10:12). Like the ancient Israelites and Egyptians, all humanity has had sin’s penalty of misery and death hanging over it. We have earned it because of our sins (Romans 3:23; 6:23). But, just as the sacrifice of the Passover lambs at the time of the Exodus spared the obedient Israelites, Jesus Christ’s sacrifice has removed that death penalty from us (Romans 5:9; Ephesians 1 ![: ]](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/ohwell.gif) ; Colossians 1:14). John the Baptist, when Christ came to him to be baptized, exclaimed: “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Thanks to Jesus Christ, we are able to be freed from sin’s penalty. Therefore, let us keep the feast. Hallelujah. Merry Christmas, one and all. | ||
| Patches |
Amen | ||
| Ourdee |
Merry Christmas | ||
| Aesquire |
Merry Christmas. The date is probably off by months, as early Roman persecuted Christians had to hide their celebration under a Roman holiday. Which changes nothing about it's meaning or importance. Calendars are changed repeatedly for many reasons, humans are fallible. I've got to go finish shopping! It's a personal tradition to procrastinate, and be amused by people's antics who also waited till the last second. And loudly whistle Carols in the industrial racks at the big box stores.... | ||
| Glitch |
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| Pwnzor |
Thank you Glitch, that was great. I'll be playing that tonight for my guests. | ||
| Teeps |
and there's this: | ||
| Jaimec |
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| Xbpete |
Merry Christmas!  | ||
| Patches |
Nakatomi Plaza, Freemason Moloch(Owl) Effigy Architecture. | ||
| Mtjm2 |
Merry Christmas to all here and yurns ! | ||
| Jaimec |
Best Christmas ornament EVER, Xbpete!! | ||
| Rick_a |
 My girlfriend got me the most thoughtful presents I've ever gotten. I got her things of practical value.  | ||
| Ebutch |
https://youtu.be/cM38kN4AOys ( song ) Christmas In Jail | ||
| Ebutch |
Vidio https://youtu.be/dsBTRaDrrXk | ||
| Ourdee |
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Get up, get up, get up. | ||
| Crusty |
It's Christmas Night here. I'll be going to bed shortly. It was a very good Christmas. | ||
| Sifo |
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| Jaimec |
All kidding aside... I hope everyone here enjoys all of the holidays going on at this time of year. Please think of me, as this is the FIRST holiday season I'm experiencing without my mother who left this world for the next this past Spring... It ain't easy. | ||
| Ourdee |
Jaime, They get easier, but they never get easy. May all the good memories become more vivid year after year till thoughts of her bring nothing but joy. You have been a blessed man. ,R.D. | ||
| Pwnzor |
My dad died in my arms, exhaling his last breath in my face on Christmas Eve in 2003. It doesn't get any easier, but I know he wants me to be happy and not dwell on his passing. I'm so thankful for my time on earth with him. I am truly blessed to have been able to benefit from his wisdom. | ||
| Ratbuell |
We lost my dad in '16. Sometimes the worst part is the guilt about...moving on. Dad was a no-nonsense, German, CPA, Cmdr. USN-Ret. He would get pissed if we were dwelling on it and not moving forward with our lives. Keep her memory strong. Remember the good times, and even the bad. Don't forget...but don't be afraid to keep moving through your own life. Keep living, and cherish her memory - I promise, it's what she'd want. It's what any parent wants for their child. | ||
| Sifo |
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| Rick_a |
I'm a fan of H.R. Geiger's art and have all the Alien movies so it was very cool to receive this figurine.  20191224_203015 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr  20191224_205406 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr | ||
| 86129squids |
Got to peruse one of Giger's books years ago... talk about wild stuff. Loves me some oddball art. | ||
| Aesquire |
https://babylonbee.com/news/retail-worker-institut ionalized-after-hearing-one-too-many-christmas-son gs I've been know to whistle Christmas tunes with malice. | ||
| 86129squids |
It's been years, but I used to own a Mojo Nixon Christmas CD. | ||
| Rick_a |
His art is inspired by his dreams. I can relate some.  |
