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JESUS IS CHRISTMAS
Townhall ^ | Dec 11 09 | J. Grant Swank, Jr.

Posted on 12/11/2009 7:19:49 PM PST by freedomyes

As I left the building I felt sorry for the young lady. She was there the entire evening, had sung in the choir, but had missed the wonder of Christmas. She had not seen Jesus. All she had noticed was a defective flashlight.

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TOPICS: Evangelical Christian; Ministry/Outreach; Worship
KEYWORDS: choir; christianright; christmas; faith; hope

1 posted on 12/11/2009 7:19:49 PM PST by freedomyes
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To: freedomyes

Unfortunately, government is the antithesis of that message.


2 posted on 12/11/2009 7:51:07 PM PST by mirado ('...)
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To: mirado

so sadly true.

pray that God will oversee the righteous remnant with hope and grace during this difficult national trial.

marxist muslim obama is not what america needs. mob hysteriacs put him in the oval office.

hubris goes before a fall.

God can take him out.


3 posted on 12/11/2009 7:54:11 PM PST by freedomyes
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To: freedomyes
Jesus is the Reason for the Season, and the Reason for Believing !!
4 posted on 12/12/2009 1:01:51 AM PST by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
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To: American Constitutionalist

What has Ancient Babylon, Isis, Gilgamesh, and Pope Julius 1 have to do with Jesus?


5 posted on 12/12/2009 8:02:48 AM PST by seemoAR
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To: seemoAR
What has Ancient Babylon, Isis, Gilgamesh, and Pope Julius 1 have to do with Jesus?

Chanukah is a great time for followers of the Jewish Messiah to celebrate.
The eight day Feast of Chanukah echoes of the eight days of the Feast of Tabernacles
It was most likely when the "light of the world"
(John 8:12) entered human form and tabernacled among us.

Feast of Tabernacles is the birth day of Yah'shua.

This question is answered when you believe and trust
the Holy Word of Elohim in Luke 1.

Yah'shua's birth on Sukkot
(Sukkot is the Feast of Tabernacles or booths,
where we live in temporary shelters.
Sukkot is when YHvH took on a temporary
garment to be with His People
and to die as the Lamb of G-d on Pesach
in order to bring salvation to all
who would call on His Name:
(Romans 10:13 & Joel 2:32)
Yah'shua ( YHvH is become my salvation)).
Ps. 18:2, 46; 27:1; 35:9; 38:22; 88:1;
118:14; 119:174; 140:7; Isa. 12:2; 56:1;
61:10; Mic. 7:7; Hab. 3:18

Sukkot as the date is supported by Elizabeth's
pregnancy of John the Immerser.
The time sequence is outlined by the
Holy Word of Elohim in Luke 1 with Zacharias.

Zacharias served as a high priest and
based on his tribe, we know when he served
(1 Chronicles 24:7-18) and when he was
struck dumb and when John was conceived.

John would have been born on Pesach.
Most Jews believed that Elijah
would come at Pesach to announce
the coming of the Messiah (Malachi 4:5).

Factor in when Miriam visited her cousin Elizabeth,
Elizabeth was six months pregnant (Luke 1:26)
Thus the timing of Yah'shua's birth can be ascertained.

John (1:14) tells us that Yah'shua was made flesh
and tabernacled among us.

The word "dwelt" in the Koine Greek is:

σκηνόω Strong's G4637 - skēnoō
1) to fix one's tabernacle,
have one's tabernacle,
abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent),
tabernacle
2) to dwell

Eight days after the beginning of Sukkot is
another Holy Feast Day called Shemini Atzeret.

Eight days after a Jewish male is born he is circumcised.

After the Eighth day comes the the most Joyous day:
Simchat Torah or
the rejoicing in the Torah (The Word of Elohim).

Nine months back from Sukkot is Chanukah
where the light entered the temple.

Biblical Dates for the Birth of Yochanan the Immerser
and for the Conception and Birth of Yeshua HaMashiach

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
6 posted on 12/12/2009 8:51:24 AM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: freedomyes

7 posted on 12/12/2009 10:33:06 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: seemoAR

nothing


8 posted on 12/12/2009 11:16:03 AM PST by freedomyes
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

thank you

CHRISTIANS, HANUKKAH IS FOR YOU, TOO

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4774940-christians-hanukkah-is-for-you-too


9 posted on 12/12/2009 11:18:55 AM PST by freedomyes
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To: Salvation

thanks


10 posted on 12/12/2009 11:19:29 AM PST by freedomyes
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To: freedomyes
You are correct. The ancient pagans worshiped Isis, her son Gilgamesh,and other things on December 25th. Pope Julius 1 designated that day as a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
11 posted on 12/12/2009 11:41:24 AM PST by seemoAR
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