Spoken Word no. 212
“Christ rejected, the birth of Jesus”
Brian Kocourek, Pastor
December 19th, 2010
The
Spoken word is the original Seed pp. 101 Christ's
bride did the same: mixed her denominational seed and put Christ, her espoused Husband, away. And you dry-washed bunch of
Pentecostals; what's the matter with you? Revelations the 3rd
chapter and the 20th verse, we find in prophecy, Jesus Christ outside of His own church in this Laodicean Age,
knocking on the door trying to get back, the most pathetic picture in the
Bible.
Another pathetic scene
we see is concerning the birth of Jesus because he too in that hour when He
came into the world, was put out and could find no respectable place to be
taken into? Therefore this evening I would like to take a look at the physical
birth of the Eldest born brother in a vast family of brothers, namely the birth
of Jesus the Christ.
Now, let’s turn to the book of Luke to further examine
the scene as it was for the birth of Jesus Christ. Luke 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of
Now, listen, Zacharias was considered righteous by God
along with his Wife, and we already saw how they lived a blameless life before
men and God, yet we find in his questioning to the Lord a sort of an attitude
in the way he spoke to the angel Gabriel. Because although the word “whereby” which was translated from the Greek
word, “kata” means “in what manner”? Yet it must not have been the
words themselves that he used but in the way that he used them, for in the use
of these words, Gabriel took note and said in reply, 19 And the angel answering said unto
him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto
thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak,
until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Now, this was not the Lord Himself but a Messenger
from the Lord, Gabriel. So his decision to shut Zacharias mouth was not based on
discernment of his heart, but on what he said, period. Perhaps being it was the
way he said it, it shows he might of needed an attitude adjustment. Let’s read
it again what and how he said what he said. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an
old man, and my wife well stricken in years. Now, in our Greek and
Hebrew Dictionary it says of this word, “kata”
that in composition it frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or
intensity.
The NIV translation says: Zechariah asked the angel, “how can I be sure
of this? I’m an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
The Message translation says: 18 Zachariah said to the angel, “do you expect
me to believe this? I’m and old man and my wife is an old woman.”
So perhaps Zacharias just popped off at Gabriel, not
in so much a denial of what he was told, but perhaps in a way that was
disrespectful of what he was told. The words may have been quite sharp or
perhaps had some intensity to them as the Greek word suggests, because although
brother Zacharias was a righteous man, yet it seems here that perhaps he was a
bit mouthy or perhaps a bit too aggressive with the angel Gabriel, and in
speaking the way that he did it got him into some hot water. In other words,
the angel Gabriel did not like hearing what he heard from Zacharias, so in
essence he tells him here that he is going to shut his mouth for him. 20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these
things shall be performed, because
thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And
the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the
temple. 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and
they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto
them, and remained speechless. 23 And it came to pass, that, as soon
as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own
house. 24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid
herself five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in
the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among
men. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from
God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a
virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came
in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Now, to this point we
do not see anything here that shows Mary behaved any differently from Zachariah
when at the first sight of the presence of the angel Gabriel. 30 And
the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary:
for thou hast found favor with God. 31 And, behold,
thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt
call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And
he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel,
How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man?
Now, notice Mary’s
question. She said How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man? Now,
the word “How” was translated from the
Greek word “pos” means, “in what manner”
from a manner of curiosity, of wanting to know. So although they both said
basically how can this be? Yet the way he said it was with intensity and from
an almost sarcastic manner whereas, hers was a question showing surprise and
wanting to understand basically the question “Why Me?”. Yet when the angel
answers her question, her reply is not like Zachariah’s sarcastic manner, but
rather she shows excitements as to say “well, then I’m,
ready, so bring it on”, as we will soon see. 35 And
the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and
the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin
Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth
month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with
God nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto
me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Notice the few words
Mary says in the presence of the angel Gabriel. Words of respect and obedience.
39 And
Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a
city of
Now, remember Mary’s
few words in the presence of the angel Gabriel? Now, compare them in the
presence of her cousin Elisabeth. She doesn’t just listen to Elisabeth quietly,
but in response to what Elisabeth has said, she is rejoices and with many words
she praises the Lord. Now, here is the thing I want you to see. Mary had a
great deal of respect and reverence in the presence of the angel and her
response showed that, while her response to what Elisabeth had to say is very
open and full of rejoicing, and less subdued.
46 And
Mary said, My soul doth
magnify the Lord, 47 And
my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall
call me blessed. 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and
holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he
hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low
degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54 He hath helped his servant
56 And
Mary abode with elisabeth about three months, and returned to her
own house. 57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be
delivered; and she brought forth a son. 58 And her
neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her;
and they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass,
that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him
Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 And his
mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 61 And
they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by
this name. 62 And they made signs to his father,
how he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing
table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled
all. 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue
loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 65 And fear
came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised
abroad throughout all the hill country of
So we have seen the preparation for the coming of the
son of God and all the excitement in the camp concerning the birth of his
cousin John. But notice that when John came forth there were many people in
joyous expectation, and with excitement, and Elisabeth was not without much
companionship in her time of delivery. But let’s look now at the lonely
pregnancy of Mary and the atmosphere that surrounded her in her time of
preparation for the coming of her son Jesus, the Son of God. I want you to see
how different things were for this young girl.
To do so lets turn in
our Bibles first to Matthew 1:18 to get a little back ground for our story.
Matthew 1:18 Now
the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a
just man, and not willing to make her a
publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that
which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from
their sins. 22 Now
all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 Then Joseph being raised
from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth
her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
She was engaged to Joseph, and when she started to
show, he saw her condition, and so did everyone else, and that put pressure on
him as well. Either he had pre marital union with her, or else she was a little
slut who got herself pregnant, so he had his reputation being bombarded all day
long as well as her own. And try explaining to someone that the bay you are
carrying didn’t come from physical union. I can imagine the first few times she
told people what had happened the expression on their face must have caused he
a lot of inner pain. Just like it causes you when you told people about what
you believe in this hour, that God has sent a prophet in this hour to deliver a
Bride for a rapture.
Why the people think your nuts, and so they thought
she was nuts as well, until she begin to show, and when she did then they
thought for certain she had been trying to cover up fornication.
From his sermon Expectation 61-0205M P:50
brother Branham spoke of the atmosphere that Mary had to carry
little Jesus in. “I can see Simeon setting back there. And all at once now little
Mary comes into the building. I can see
all the other women keeping a distance. I guess you born again people know
what I mean. She was standing there. The
women keep their distance, say, "See that woman there... she's had that
baby out of holy wedlock. Her and Joseph was just married a couple months ago
and she was already to be mother before it was born. She was to be mother
before she was wed, rather. See? That's an illegitimate child. Look at her
packing that illegitimate child in the
Way of a true prophet 62-0513M P:121 You start looking at me, well, you just
have plenty. And you could about looking at the Lord Jesus, you can find
plenty. Look at Him just a minute. I'm going to put each one of you a minister.
Now, we're going to forget He ever was on earth. Here's a boy that's proven the
whole nation over, that He's a bastard-born child; His mother had Him before
her and His father was ever married; it's proven. Now, they're not going to the
Word, "A
virgin shall conceive";
they're just going to what they hear. Uh-huh. See?” A illegitimate child: didn't they tell
Him He was born in sin and try to teach them? See?”
So Joseph continued with his engagement with Mary and between
the two of them they share her shame, the
shame of being so far along in pregnancy yet not being married. And so we pick
up the story and thus the atmosphere further in Luke 2:1 And
it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar
Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And
this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of
Now, I don’t know if there was no rooms available or
not, because it was obvious they were not yet married and yet she was very
pregnant. So perhaps this is why there were no rooms. You see how evil it is to
make judgments based on what you see and hear alone.
Did not Jesus tell us “judge
not according to appearance but judge righteous judgment”?
So we find at the time of the Second coming, he is on
the outside knocking trying to gain entrance is actually the Omega of the
Alpha. In other words, when he came on earth the first time, there was no room
open to him, and when he came to earth this time, there also was no room for
him, and he is locked out again, “the rejected Word” made flesh again, rejected as
it was back 2,000 years ago.
You know God doesn’t deal with groups any longer, he
deals with individuals. And when God deals with you don’t expect others to
understand unless they have been through something similar themselves.
Because the way of the new birth and
born again ones is very strange to the average person. Jesus said to Nicodemus,
John
3:7 Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8 The wind bloweth where it
listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it
cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Isaiah 53:1 Who
hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before
him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a
man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from
him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our
griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of
God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone
astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him
the iniquity of us all. 7 He
was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought
as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he
openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison
and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out
of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And
he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he
had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to
bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering
for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of
the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail
of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous
servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.12 Therefore
will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with
the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered
with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for
the transgressors.
And the same thing it is prophesied to be in this
day.
Remember, every seed must bring forth after the nature of the original seed,
and so must we come as Christ Jesus came.
Now, Luke 17:20 speaks of this hour when the
Luke 17:20 And when he was demanded of
the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said,
The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither
shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the
This day
this scripture 65-0219 P:7 Now, tonight I want to call your attention
to a portion of God's Word found in the 4th chapter of St. Luke the 4th chapter and the 16th verse
it will begin, Jesus speaking. This
day is this Word fulfilled in your ears. Now, we want to draw from
that a conclusion of how dynamic is the Word of God. Now, we all can figure out
the mechanics, but it takes the dynamics to make it work. We can figure out
what the mechanics of a machine (automobile), but then it takes the dynamics to
make the wheels go to operating and moving. Now, Jesus had returned to
Is your
life worthy 63-0630E P:55
So have a blessed Christmas everyone, and remember,
this was not a time of merriment and celebration, but rather the birth of Jesus
Christ was a time of great difficulty for Mary and Joseph because of the
revelation they had within them that Christ was being formed in their flesh,
literally. As the Apostle Paul said, in Galatians 4: 19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth
again until Christ be formed in you, and travail is not fun, it’s
hard labor.
Let’s bow our heads and hearts in prayer.