Now the time for Elizabeth's delivery had elapsed, and she gave birth to a son. When her neighbours and kinsfolk heard of the Lord's great mercy to her they rejoiced with her, read more. and on the eighth day came to circumcise the child. They were going to call it by the name of its father Zechariah,

and on the eighth day came to circumcise the child. They were going to call it by the name of its father Zechariah,

and on the eighth day came to circumcise the child. They were going to call it by the name of its father Zechariah, but the mother told them, "No, the child is to be called John."

but the mother told them, "No, the child is to be called John." They said to her, "None of your family is called by that name."

They said to her, "None of your family is called by that name." Then they made signs to the father, to find out what he wanted the child to be called, read more. and he asked for a writing-tablet and wrote down, "His name is John," to the astonishment of all. Instantly his mouth was opened, his tongue loosed, and he spoke out blessing God. Then fear fell on all their neighbours, and all these events were talked of through the whole of the hill-country of Judaea. All who heard of it bore it in mind; they said, "Whatever will this child become?" For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him. And Zechariah his father was filled with the holy Spirit; he prophesied in these words, "Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, for he has cared for his people and wrought them redemption;

So Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the holy Spirit, looked steadily at him

Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to share the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, unknown to any except him who receives it.'

Then I looked, and there was the Lamb standing on mount Sion, and along with him a hundred and forty-four thousand bearing his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads!

He is clad in a robe dipped in blood (his name is called THE LOGOS OF GOD),