The Christmas King
By Becket
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The Christmas King tells the story of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Son of God. It finely gathers into a narrative the prophecies that foretold his coming, spanning from the Book of Genesis, through the books of the prophets, until finally interweaving the two infancy narratives of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
The story of The Christmas King is always on the move! It is brimming and froth with sinful betrayals, anointing of kings, invading armies, messages of hope, exile and destruction, rebuilding, angels, serpents, and the birth of the Incarnate Word into complete poverty, right before he must flee into a distant land as countless infants and toddlers are slaughtered.
Considering how The Christmas King came into the world by generations of planning and waiting and hope, the gift of God the Father to us is perhaps the most thoughtful gift that has ever been given in human history.
Becket
Becket has a BA in music composition, an MA in Systematic Theology, and an MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He was a Benedictine monk for many years. For the last nine years, he has worked as Anne Rice’s assistant, and has spent that time learning from her.
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The Christmas King
A Story of the Prophecies and the Nativity of the Christ
by
Becket
Becket’s Note
I began this story with the idea of interweaving Jesus Christ’s infancy accounts found in those altogether too brief (yet wonderfully present) narratives at the outset of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. As my story progressed, it seemed fitting to begin it with the prophetic messages of the Christ’s imminent birth, namely those found in the Christian Old Testament (otherwise the Hebrew Bible). From there, the story quickly evolved into Jesus Christ’s great overarching story, beginning with the book of Genesis, running through the books of Samuel and many books of the prophets, until we finally come to the Gospels. The result, it seems to me, is that the first Noël is perhaps the most action-packed Christmas that has ever been: The story is always on the move! Moreover, it is brimming and froth with sinful betrayals, anointing of kings, invading armies, messages of hope, exile and destruction, rebuilding, angels, serpents, and the birth of the Incarnate Word into complete poverty, right before he must flee into a distant land as countless infants and toddlers are slaughtered.
For me, this story sheds new light on the commercialism and consumerism that has inundated our current times, especially during the Christmas season. What had once been an exclusively religious celebration seems to have become the broad road and the wide gate that leads to destruction and ruin and loss, opposite the narrow way (see Matthew 7:13). Indeed, seeing Christ’s first Noël in this light helps me put into perspective the meaning behind the presents I gift to my loved ones every 25th of December. Considering how the Christ Child came into the world by generations of planning and waiting and hope, the gift of the Father to us is perhaps the most thoughtful gift that has ever been given in human history. May all my Christmas gifts reflect such generosity, as well as the Christmas selflessness exhibited by Joseph and Mary, who surrendered everything – reputation, comfort, safety, home – for our sake, who needed Immanuel to come.
Lastly, please bear in mind while reading this story that, if its words read differently than those in your personal and church bibles, it is because I have endeavored to translate them from the Koine Greek with the greatest degree of literal, figurative, historical, and literary accuracy. It is not my desire to offend God or anyone else with this work. On the contrary, I pray that I am cooperating in the ongoing ministry with the Holy Spirit. Indeed, I pray that this work will help someone grow into a deeper relationship with God, who gives so much so thoughtfully.
Merry Christmas, 2013
Becket
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