THE BIBLICAL MYSTERY BEHIND THE CHRISTMAS CAROL(12 Days Of Christmas)

wishing you a Happy new year I hope you all were in a Christmas
spirit... love you all.
The 1st Day
On the 1st day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus
the Christ, the Son of God, whose
birthday we celebrate on December
25, the first day of Christmas. In the
song, Christ is symbolically presented
as a mother partridge that feigns
injury to decoy predators from her
helpless nestlings, recalling the
expression of Christ's sadness over
the fate of Jerusalem: "Jerusalem!
Jerusalem! How often would I have
sheltered you under my wings, as a
hen does her chicks, but you would
not have it so . . . ." (Luke 13:34)
The 2nd Day
On the 2nd day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Two Turtle Doves
The Old and New Testaments, which
together bear witness to God's self-
revelation in history and the creation
of a people to tell the Story of God to
the world.
The 3rd Day
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Three French Hens
The Three Theological Virtues: 1)
Faith, 2) Hope, and 3) Love (1
Corinthians 13:13)
The 4th Day
On the 4th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Four Calling Birds
The Four Gospels: 1) Matthew, 2)
Mark, 3) Luke, and 4) John, which
proclaim the Good News of God's
reconciliation of the world to Himself
in Jesus Christ.
The 5th Day
On the 5th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Five Gold Rings
The first Five Books of the Old
Testament, known as the Torah or the
Pentateuch: 1) Genesis, 2) Exodus, 3)
Leviticus, 4) Numbers, and 5)
Deuteronomy, which gives the history
of humanity's sinful failure and God's
response of grace in the creation of a
people to be a light to the world.
The 6th Day
On the 6th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Six Geese A-laying
The six days of creation that confesses
God as Creator and Sustainer of the
world (Genesis 1).
The 7th Day
On the 7th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Seven Swans A-swimming
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1)
prophecy, 2) ministry, 3) teaching, 4)
exhortation, 5) giving, 6) leading, and
7) compassion (Romans 12:6-8; cf. 1
Corinthians 12:8-11)
The 8th Day
On the 8th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Eight Maids A-milking
The eight Beatitudes: 1) Blessed are
the poor in spirit, 2) those who mourn,
3) the meek, 4) those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness, 5) the
merciful, 6) the pure in heart, 7) the
peacemakers, 8) those who are
persecuted for righteousness' sake.
(Matthew 5:3-10)
The 9th Day
On the 9th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Nine Ladies Dancing
The nine Fruit of the Holy Spirit: 1)
love, 2) joy, 3) peace, 4) patience, 5)
kindness,
6) generosity, 7) faithfulness, 8)
gentleness, and 9) self-control.
(Galatians 5:22-23)
The 10th Day
On the 10th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Ten Lords A-leaping
The ten commandments: 1) You shall
have no other gods before me; 2) Do
not make an idol; 3) Do not take God's
name in vain; 4) Remember the
Sabbath Day; 5) Honor your father and
mother; 6) Do not murder; 7) Do not
commit adultery; 8) Do not steal; 9)
Do not bear false witness; 10) Do not
covet. (Exodus 20:1-17)
The 11th Day
On the 11th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Eleven Pipers Piping
The eleven Faithful Apostles: 1) Simon
Peter, 2) Andrew, 3) James, 4) John, 5)
Philip, 6) Bartholomew, 7) Matthew,
8) Thomas, 9) James bar Alphaeus, 10)
Simon the Zealot, 11) Judas bar James.
(Luke 6:14-16). The list does not
include the twelfth disciple, Judas
Iscariot who betrayed Jesus to the
religious leaders and the Romans.
The 12th Day
On the 12th day of Christmas my true
love gave to me...
Twelve Drummers Drumming
The twelve points of doctrine in the
Apostles' Creed : 1) I believe in God, the
Father almighty, creator of heaven
and earth. 2) I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord. 3) He was
conceived by the power of the Holy
Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. 4)
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried. He
descended into hell [the grave]. 5) On
the third day he rose again. He
ascended into heaven, and is seated
at the right hand of the Father. 6) He
will come again to judge the living and
the dead. 7) I believe in the Holy
Spirit, 8) the holy catholic Church, 9)
the communion of saints, 10) the
forgiveness of sins, 11) the
resurrection of the body, 12) and life
everlasting.
HAPPY NEW YEAR...