The Greek original of this passage has four verbs that are translated “has looked favorably,” “ redeemed,” “has raised up,” and “spoke.” (The “be” verbs in verses 68 and 71 are implied from the context but not written, a common practice in Greek.) In fact, all of the verbs are in one of Greek’s past tenses (aorist). He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us” (Luke 1:68-71). Notice the curious way in which time is portrayed in the opening verses of Zechariah’s prophecy: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. A part of his praise is captured in the Benedictus, which Luke describes as a “prophecy” (1:67). Luke writes, “Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God” (1:64). So, upon the birth of John, Zechariah regained his ability to speak. As you will recall, when Zechariah first heard from the angel that his wife would bear a son, he was incredulous, and therefore was given the penalty (or the gift, or both) of not being able to speak until the baby was born. The context for Zechariah’s psalm-like prophecy is the birth of his son, John (the Baptist). We see this in a striking way in the prophecy of Zechariah known as the Benedictus (from the first word of the Latin version of Luke 1:68-79 which is, as you might guess, benedictus, meaning “blessed”). Portions of Luke 1, the New Testament’s “Advent Chapter,” also weaves together various tenses of time. We are opening our hearts to God today so that we might be prepared for a joyous celebration of Christmas, not in the distant future, but in just a few days. Additionally, there is a strong present dimension to Advent.
But we also look to the horizon of the future as we wait in hope for the second coming of Christ. During Advent, we revisit the past, remembering how Israel waited in hope for the Messiah. This season interweaves past, present, and future in a colorful and unique way. In Advent, time is like an elegant woven fabric.
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Today’s devotion is part of the series Following Jesus Today. May God fill your heart with unshakable hope in this season of preparation for Christmas! We yearn to be like Zechariah in Luke 1, who had such confidence in God’s future actions that he could speak of them as if they had already happened. Past, present, and future are braided together as we hope for the coming of Christ. If you are not sure, Ask Before You Buy.Time is interwoven in Advent. If you have an 11" mounting hole, these will not fit, if you do not have about 12 1/2" between the frames across the face of the cabinet, These will not fit. Measure your mounting hole to make sure these will fit before you buy. Advent had several different versions of the Large Advent, each varied from the other. You need to understand that before you buy. So we are Clear, this speaker only fits into the Large Advent Series Like the one pictured below. Note that you can also get this speaker in an 4 Ohm Impedance.for a 11 3/16" mounting hole, and a 5 3/8" mounting depth. A Practical Frequency Range from 30 Hz.Stiff Pressed Paper Cone with Rubber Surround.In about 5 minutes you're done, it could not be easier to bring those, Large Advents back to life. Just undo the screws, pop out the old woofer, disconnect the wires and do the reverse to complete the install. Remember, it is a simple process to replace any of the standard Advent 10"/12" Woofers. Rubber Surround and Heavy Magnet Structure High End Quality at a Mid Level Price. It has a Practical Frequency Range from 25 Hz to 5,250 Hz. The T元006Y-8, is rated to 250 Watts RMS with a Minimum SPL of 90 dB. You know as well as we do, once you are a Large Advent fan, you will always be a fan of this speaker. Over all still a very good sounding speaker, much like we remember, with a bit more low end puch. Proven and tested, it sounds just as good, if not better than the original Advent drivers. You remove the existing screws, unmounting the old speaker, unplug the old driver, plug in the new one, and secure the new speaker, using the same screw holes. it is a drop in replacement for the Large Advents.
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Mavin's Own 12" High Performance Driver will replace the Hybrid 10"/12" Advent woofer.