Advent is a time each December where Christians prepare for the coming of Jesus. Most People, when they think of Advent, think of the Christmas themed calendars with treats and small gifts inside, but there is much, much more to this liturgical season. We wait during advent for the coming of God, our saviour to bring us eternal life.
Jesus' Names
Jesus
Messiah
Christ
Lord
This is the advent reath. Its has four candles consisting of the colour of 3 purple candles and one rose candle. The Rose Candle represents rejoicing. The three purple candles represent prayer penance and preperation. All together the four candle represent the four weeks of advent.
John the Baptist
I am John the Baptist
Who?
People love to sing Christmas songs during the Advent season. This Season we wait for Jesus. The time of Jesus coming again is unkown because only God know. Jesus will come down from the heavens and will come because our world is lacking its faith. Jesus will come and help or wolrd and regain its faith
Advent has 2 Parts
Have a happy Advent and a Merry Christmas!
Although Jesus was his given name he was called many different things.Emmanuel - The meaning of this name is God is with usChrist - This is synonymous with the name JesusMessiah - The leader/saviour of usLord - Means to deliver or rescue usJesus - "God is salvation"
Emmanuel
Who was John the Baptist?John the Baptist was an ascetic prophet known in Christianity as the forerunner of Jesus. John was a preacher and preached about God's Final Judgment and baptized repentant followers in preparation for it.What can we learn from him?We can learn a lot from John the Baptist. We learn how we can be
Advent has two parts. The first portion the First Sunday of Advent until Dec. 16 is preparation for the second coming of Christ. The second portion from Dec. 17 to 24 directly prepares us for the first coming of Christ, Christmas.