There are many events in Christian history I would like to have seen.  This time of year though, it would be the time where the shepherds received the message about the birth of the Messiah:

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.   And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.   And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.   And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,  Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. "

The people of that day knew it was time for Him to come, as there were many prophecies pointing to the event, but many still did not believe.  God did not give this message to Kings, nor the religious leaders, but instead delivered it unto shepherds out in the field.

Imagine that night, the shepherds out under that beautiful, unpolluted sky, going about their lives as usual.  Then suddenly the angel of the Lord appears to them in the Glory of God.  While that would be an amazing sight, the message the angle delivered , the Messiah had just been born, would have shook them to their foundations.  The time was come, the new King was born, their lives would never be the same, and neither would the world.

As if that was not enough, add to this great blessed event, the appearance of the “Heavenly Host” praising God.  I can only imagine what that would have been like.  And then, after their journey,  to see the Messiah laying there as a small baby, knowing who it was and what the prophecies declared about Him.

Some if not all those shepherds might have been alive when Yeshua (Jesus) started His public ministry and to see all that He would accomplish and continues do so.

I remember myself though, in the near future with the return of Yeshua, there will be much more glorious events and unless something would happen to cut our life short, we shall experience those great things!