The gifts that will be brought to Christ in the Millennium.differ from those presented to Him as a young child 519-2 - 22 - 1

Matthew 2:11, “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” When the Wise Men presented Jesus with Gold and Frankincense it foretold of the role Jesus would fulfill as both King and priest. The myrrh was predictive of His death.

Thayer Definition: myrrh, a bitter gum and costly perfume which exudes from a certain tree or shrub in Arabia and Ethiopia, or is obtained by incisions made in the bark: as an antiseptic it was used for embalming.

In Matthew 26 we read of where Jesus is in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper a woman broke open an alabaster container of oil and poured it on Jesus’ head. The oil was expensive perfume and when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, “To what purpose is this waste?” Matthew 26:8

Jesus replied, Matthew 26:12, “For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.”

“Christ interpreted her act, and gave it a solemn significance. By this effusion of the precious unguent site anticipated the embalming of the Lord’s body; she showed her reverence for that body which was to be given for the life of the world not many days hence. The full meaning of the mystery of which she was the instrument Mary did not comprehend, but what she had consciously done received a wonderful commendation from the Lord, which has no parallel in the Gospel history.” [The Pulpit Commentary]

Fast forward thousands of years, Isaiah 60:6,”The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.”

Myrrh is indicative of death as it is used for embalming and was no longer relevant as Jesus had put death behind Himself; he had been crucified and returned to the land of the living.

Just as foreshadowed in Matthew 2:11, Jesus is gifted with Gold and Frankincense indicative of His role as priest and king in the Kingdom Age.