"On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle-doves
And a partridge in a pear tree"
Birds again... and they are 'calling birds', sounds like they are singing out.
The four calling birds refer to the four Evangelist, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and the Gospels they wrote. They are the first Four Books in the New Testament.
Gospel according to Matthew writes Jesus as King of the Jews, Mark as a servant, Luke as the Son of Man, and John as the Son of God.
The word 'gospel' originally means 'good news'. Imagine birds singing good news of Jesus, good association.
On the fourth day, the Lord reminds you of:
the Four Gospels
faith, hope and love
the Old Testament and the New Testament
and the Jesus on the cross.
"On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three French hens
Two turtle-doves
And a partridge in a pear tree"
Five gold rings! At last, something that is present like!
The five golden ring refers to 'the Pentateuch', the first Five Books of the Old Testament written by Moses - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It is the history of creation of the world and man, to his fall from grace..... reminder from the Lord of the big mistakes people have made over thousands of years.
So, on the fifth day the Lord reminds you of
the Pentateuch,
the Four Gospels
faith, hope and love,
the Old Testament and the New Testament
and the Jesus on the cross.
The reminder list gets heavier each day...
0 件のコメント:
コメントを投稿