On Sunday, January 21st, 2025, Lydia Cruttwell spoke on "Journeying to Jesus", where she explored just who the wise men from the East were, why they came, and how they knew about the Jewish prophecy. Unlike what the famous Christmas song suggests, there may have been more than three, they probably weren't kings, and they were likely from the Middle East (as opposed to the Orient, which is a different region). Instead, they were magi—pagan spirituals and academics who watched the heavens for signs of significant events on earth. How would they know about Jesus? Quite likely, the people in Arabia heard about the prophecy from the Jewish exiles of Babylon, and based on nothing more than a star and some hearsay, the magi journeyed for months to meet him. The meaning of the word Epiphany is "divine revelation", and the revelation is: God's gifts are for all people, and we're part of the Jewish story too! [JL]

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Speaker: Lydia Cruttwell
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