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New Book
Challenges New Age
Until recently, the New Age movement has practically filled the prophetic
vacuum in American culture as we look to the year 2000. Various New Age
writers have been defining the year 2000 as a threshold, as a time to welcome
a new millennium, and the arrival of the Age of Aquarius.
This tide may be changing now with the release of a new book, entitled The Star of 2000 by evangelical author, Jay Gary. Rather than call the world to anticipate the new millennium, Gary says we should prepare for a "bimillennial," a historic 2,000th anniversary tribute to the person of Jesus Christ.
"It's time we looked to the miracle of Manger Square, rather than be dazzled by Times Square," says Gary. The Star of 2000 is the first book to anticipate the "most memorable Christmas in 2,000 years." It is filled with stories, projections, and inspiration to describe how these commemorations will unfold from 1999 to 2001 to become the "greatest celebration in the history of civilization."
Preparations for the Jubilee are well underway. One group is working in the Middle East to retrace the original Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem. Pope John Paul is making bimillennial plans to visit the Holy Land. And the non-commercialized March for Jesus movement is attracting millions to their annual countdown marches in honor of Christ.
While Gary sounds a note of hope in The Star of 2000, he issues a caution against false optimism in reference to the Jubilee year. In a chapter entitled, "The Reason for the Season," he reminds readers how "most Americans didn't know whether to protest or parade" for Columbus during his 1992 quincentennial. Gary predicts that the quest to define the bimillennial "will pivot on how people, Christian or otherwise, relate to Christ as a cultural symbol."
While we may "witness a God-given awakening of interest in the person
of Jesus as we move toward the year 2000," Gary alerts anyone who cares
about the reputation of Christ to be on the guard against "cultural
critics" who as one expert writes, "aim to shape the offerings
of the Great Calendar into counter images of official agendas." The
Star of 2000 issues a clarion call to theologians, educators, publishers
and producers to convene consultations as antidotes to historical amnesia and millennial fever. In Gary's words, "We must dismiss every revisionist approach to the person of Christ, including the so-called historical Jesus of the Enlightenment
or the false cosmic Christ of the New Age."
Originally released March 15, 1995 by Bimillennial Press
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Order your copy of The Star of 2000 now online or call Bimillennial Press at 719-636-2000 to order copies with a credit card.
Title: The Star of 2000: Our journey toward hope
Author: Jay Gary
Publisher: Bimillennial Press, 1994
Price: $10.95, $4.00 S&H
Pages: 175, paperback
ISBN: 0-9641388-0-8
Credentialed media may request a review copy, or schedule an interview with
the author by contacting 1-719-636-2000.
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