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¡Descubre la milagrosa historia del nacimiento de Juan el Bautista y Jesús! En esta clase, exploramos cómo Lucas narra estos eventos divinos, desde la promesa a Zacarías hasta la llegada del Mesías.

Revive el nacimiento de Juan el Bautista, marcado por la alegría comunitaria y la fe que libera la lengua. Profundiza en el cántico de Zacarías, el Benedictus, y su profecía sobre el Mesías que trae luz y perdón.

Comprende cómo Lucas conecta el nacimiento de Jesús con el censo de Augusto, destacando la universalidad del Evangelio. Descubre la figura de Augusto y cómo Jesús es el verdadero Salvador que trae la paz.

Además, explora la adoración de los pastores, un momento clave donde los ángeles anuncian la divinidad del recién nacido. Acompáñanos en este viaje por las Sagradas Escrituras y fortalece tu fe.

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00:07Hello, welcome. In this class we will talk about the birth of John the Baptist.
00:14Baptist and of Jesus, which we find narrated in Luke chapter 1 verse 57 to chapter 2
00:24Verse 40. This is followed by the scene of Jesus in the temple in Jerusalem. Let's begin with the birth.
00:32of John the Baptist, who fulfills the promise made by God to Zechariah. Saint Luke presents his birth.
00:42in four key scenes. The birth, the circumcision on the eighth day, sign of the covenant
00:50Abramic, spoken of in Genesis 17 verses 10-11. The song of Zechariah, which continually
01:00As we have said, he is known as the Benedictus. And a summary of John's youth in Luke 1
01:0880. The birth of John the Baptist radiates communal joy. Relatives and neighbors rejoice with
01:17Elizabeth and Zechariah by the mercy of God. At the circumcision, Zechariah bestows the name.
01:26John, his tongue, silenced by unbelief, is loosed. On this, Saint Ambrose comments in the
01:36Navarra Bible, with good reason her tongue was loosed, because bound by unbelief, it was loosed by
01:45Faith. Filled with the Holy Spirit, Zechariah prophesies in a song, first praising the
01:53the salvific mission of the Davidic Messiah, in Luke 1:68-75, which you can compare with Second of
02:03Samuel, chapter 7. Then, about John's mission as a prophet of the Most High, who prepares his ways.
02:13Luke 1:76, in relation to Isaiah 43. Guiding the feet toward peace through forgiveness of sins
02:23sins. The hymn culminates in Jesus, sun of righteousness, related to Malachi 3:20, light for whom
02:34He dwells in the darkness. It is a hymn of praise that invites Israel and us to recognize the
02:43God's saving action fully manifested in Christ. Luke concludes the section on the birth.
02:52and the childhood of John the Baptist with a prophetic summary in Luke 1:80. The child grew and became strong in
03:03Spirit and was in the wilderness until the day of his manifestation to Israel. This verse is the bridge
03:14toward the mission of John's forerunner. He grew in physical stature, but primarily he grew strong.
03:24in spirit, with the gifts of the Holy Spirit received from the womb. I invite you to read Luke 1:15.
03:34which were gradually becoming apparent. Next, Luke tells us about the birth
03:42of Jesus. If we compare the accounts of Jesus' birth in Matthew and Luke, we find the following.
03:51Matthew offers a brief account in which he tells us that Jesus was born in Bethlehem during the reign of Herod
03:58the Great and is worshipped by the Magi from the East who follow the star. Luke, on the other hand, expands on the
04:07context and mentions that Jesus was born under the rule of Emperor Augustus and that due to a census
04:16decreed by the emperor and carried out while Quirinius was governor of Syria, is that Mary and Joseph,
04:24Those who lived in Nazareth, located in Galilee, had to move to Bethlehem, the city of David,
04:31to register. So apparently this coincidence led to Jesus being born there in Bethlehem.
04:43On this subject, Pope Benedict XVI, in his book The Infancy Narratives, tells us that Bethlehem is the place
04:52of the promise. We can note that among these gospels, the most common points are that both
05:01They agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in the time of King Herod, and that the family residence was Nazareth.
05:13Now, moving on to another point, in verse 1 of this chapter 2, we read that it says,
05:21Everyone had to go to the census. With this phrase, Luke highlights the universality of the gospel and of the
05:31the arrival of the fullness of time with the bearer of universal salvation, our Lord
05:38Jesus Christ. There is a strong connection between Jesus and Augustus. Augustus was not only a political figure,
05:49but it was also viewed theologically; let us remember that his name means the adorable one.
05:57Pope Benedict mentions in this same book that he was also recognized as the savior,
06:06A title that in the Old Testament was reserved for God. Augustus had brought the Pax Romana.
06:14and with it, hope. However, brothers and sisters, the true savior, who brings true peace,
06:24It's Jesus. An interesting fact is that a calendar was used before Jesus was born.
06:32based on the founding of the city of Rome. However, our count of time begins with
06:40The historical date of Jesus' birth. Dionysius Exiguus, in the 6th century, was the one who fixed the year 1
06:49after Christ in 754 AUC, initials that mean since the founding of Rome, although due to a miscalculation
07:03He placed the date of Jesus' birth a few years after the actual date.
07:11Regardless of this error, Luke in 3, 1 and following anchors the events in history
07:20placing the public life of Jesus in the 15th year of the Empire of Tiberius.
07:28All of this leads us to understand that our savior is a person who was born in a time and in
07:36a
07:36geography through which God, made man, enters into the history of all humanity.
07:45Moving on to another point, within the themes of Jesus' childhood, Luke tells us about the adoration of the
07:53shepherds that we find in chapter 2 from verse 8 to 20. Although the birth of the child was a
08:02made
08:03Visible, his divinity is hidden. That is why it was necessary for the angels to manifest his birth
08:12to reveal that this newborn was the splendor of the Father's glory, as Hebrews 1:3 says.
08:23In the manifestation to the shepherds, Luke follows the same pattern as the angel's appearances to Mary and
08:31Zechariah. The angel appears; his presence causes bewilderment or fear. He tells them not to be afraid and
08:40It conveys a message. At that time, the profession of shepherd was one of the most despised.
08:48He was of the impure classes, since his profession was equated with that of thieves, but God manifests himself
08:58as he said in the Magnificat. He brought down kings from their thrones and put in
09:06stop the
09:07Humble. Thus, we have that the pastors, upon receiving the message, have been born today in the town of David.
09:17a savior who is the Messiah, the Lord. They know that this is the one the prophet had foretold.
09:27Isaiah in chapter 9, verse 5. Immediately after announcing to them that the Messiah has been born,
09:35The Savior, the angel gives them a sign. He will be wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.
09:44The manger is a container for animal food. This suggests that he will be the one
09:53Food for the world. He is the bread that came down from heaven, which brings eternal life.
10:01In addition to this, the shepherds receive another sign at this moment of encounter: an angelic choir that
10:10Sing, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men among whom he is pleased.
10:18pleases.
10:19The first part of this sentence refers to God and the second to men.
10:27Every time I hear this phrase at Sunday mass, I always wonder, who are the
10:35men of good will? In response to this, Pope Benedict XVI, in the book we have already mentioned,
10:43As mentioned, he tells us that in Luke 3:22, the voice of the Father says to Jesus,
10:50You are my beloved, in you I am well pleased. Therefore, those who please God are those who
11:00They have the attitude of the Son, people configured to Christ.
11:06In our next video, we'll continue discussing this topic. I'll see you in a moment.
11:36Thanks for watching the video.