Good tidings of joy Luke chapter 1,2,8

      These 3 chapters reveal what the gospel is.   In ch.1 :19  the angel Gabriel announces  he is come to bring glad tidings.  In ch. 2:10  the angel says I bring you tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. In ch. 8:1  The preaching going about was glad tidings about the kingdom of God.  This good news was at that time being told to Jews who were at times becoming converts to Christianity. 

     In Romans 10:15  what is being preached?  The gospel of peace which is the glad tidings.  One observe you can see is that the gospel of peace was being told to Jews.  Later when it went to Gentiles it started with Greeks.  My point is that if it were gospel of peace it was called shalom.  Yes tidings of shalom.  That was a Hebrew word.   H7965 BDB  shalom  I chose a few definitions words.  completeness, health, prosperity,  safety,  contentment, protect from war etc.  that was the gospel Jesus was preaching.  He kept quiet about the cross.  that is found in Matt. 17.   The Holy Spirit was the bringer of power to obtain the good tidings.

     Now we have  a problem.  As time went on there was those who didn't like  people being converts to Christian faith.  This was a loss of money and support.  Constantine had a plan to give people a place in his kingdom.  He  would invent a plan to save his kingdom , so he must make everyone happy.  So he allowed  Christians and Jews to dwell with the other peoples who had different religions if they would pay tribute and taxes.  That would make everyone happy as they would support  Constantine.  

     The name of this program will shock you.  What did Constantine invent.  (mas)  This Hebrew word is H4522 mas BDB  some chosen words from definition are -- forced labor,  tribute, taskmasters, slaves, enforced payment.   That was the noun.  here is the verb. H4549 masas  BDB   a few here.  melt away, waste,  faint, grow fearful,  worthless.   As you can see a path to destruction.  Just one example , support of a man who says he is God.  That would cause a falling from grace.  The law of God was thou shalt not kill,  Con. was a military leader killing to conquer for his cause.  Do some history homework.  

     In summary-- mas and masas do not sound like good tidings of great joy but bondage.  I have a title for it  anti-Christ turned backwards  is  Christ-mas.