Book of Common Prayer
Vision 5: Heaven Is Opened. The King of Kings Comes To Earth On a White Horse
11 And I saw heaven having been opened. And behold— there was a white horse, and the One sitting on it being called Faithful and True. And He judges and wages-war in righteousness. 12 And His eyes are like a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems[a]— He having a name having been written which no one knows except Himself, 13 and having clothed Himself with a garment having been dipped in blood[b]. And His name has been called “The Word of God”. 14 And the armies in heaven were following Him on white horses, the riders having been dressed-in white clean fine-linen. 15 And a sharp sword comes out of His mouth, in order that He may strike the nations with it. And He Himself will shepherd[c] them with an iron rod. And He Himself treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 And He has a name having been written on the garment and[d] on His thigh: “King of kings, and Lord of lords”.
The Birth of The King: Jesus Is Born To a Virgin In Fulfillment of Isaiah
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: His mother Mary having been promised-in-marriage[a] to Joseph, before they came-together she was found having a child in the womb by the Holy Spirit. 19 And Joseph her husband[b], being righteous and not wanting to publicly-expose[c] her, intended to send her away[d] secretly[e]. 20 And he having pondered these things, behold— an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for the child having been fathered[f] in her is by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will give-birth to a Son. And you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. 22 And[g] this entire thing has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying 23 ‘Behold— the virgin will have a child in the womb, and she will give-birth to a Son. And they will call His name “Immanuel”’” [Isa 7:14], which being translated is “God with us”. 24 And Joseph, having arisen from the sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took her as his wife. 25 And he was not knowing[h] her until which time she gave-birth to a Son. And he called His name Jesus.
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