Posted on 11/30/2012 3:00:48 PM PST by NYer
Catholic ping!
Jesus was probably born in the summer.
Why is that a big deal? I thought everyone pretty much agreed to that.
Does it really matter when it is celebrated?
It’s just another example of how hard the scum are working to spread divisions among Christians.
great analyst — and per the news, I also second the author’s point of view that the press should always be under “suspicion and doubt!”
Great post.
And, in case I forget to send you this Christmas greeting,
“Gloria in excelsis Deo! Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!
For those without faith no explanation is possible to those with faith no explanation is necessary
If journalists were slightly familiar with the bible, they would not that a manger is a place where feed is put for animals.
"You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies." - John 8:44
They are blinder - and uglier - than naked mole-rats.
Most of the press works overtime for the antichrist.
As should the cabal of ignorant freepers who take the bait hook line and sinker whenever the media, that they usually reject, falsely reports on anything Catholic.
The birth of Christ on December 25 ? Sukkot as the date is supported by Elizabeth's Zacharias served as a high priest and John would have been born on Pesach. Factor in when Miriam visited her cousin Elizabeth, John (1:14) tells us that Yah'shua was made flesh The word "dwelt" in the Koine Greek is: Eight days after the beginning of Sukkot is Eight days after a Jewish male is born he is circumcised. After the Eighth day comes the the most Joyous day: Nine months back from Sukkot is Chanukah
A clear reading of the Holy Word of G-d would lead to another date.
A date commanded by YHvH with clear Biblical meaning and understanding.
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
Chanukah 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
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
(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
pregnancy of John the Immerser.
The time sequence is outlined by the
Holy Word of Elohim in Luke 1 with Zacharias.
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.
Most Jews believed that Elijah
would come at Pesach to announce
the coming of the Messiah (Malachi 4:5).
Elizabeth was six months pregnant (Luke 1:26)
Thus the timing of Yah'shua's birth can be ascertained.
and tabernacled among us. 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
another Holy Feast Day called Shemini Atzeret.
Simchat Torah or
the rejoicing in the Torah (The Word of Elohim).
where the light entered the temple.
Scripture says the shepherds were in the fields outside Bethlehem. That means it was after the rains started and the grass was growing. The rainey season starts in November and the pastures are ready for grazing starting in December. Turns out December 25 could be correct.
Reading comprehension must not be a strength for many journalists.
I thought they normally collected their taxes/census in summer
One of my instructors at the seminary stated that it is even possible/ likely that there were shepherds that maintained the temple flock which was used for the regular sacrifice.
Luk 2:22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord Luk 2:23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") Luk 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
Due to his station in life Joseph would have had to offer a smaller sacrifice as outlined in the OT. Wealthier people would have had to offer more or they could have been for the priestly sacrifices as well.
So true - far too many get so caught up in the minutia of details (verified or not) that they lose sight of the gist of the message - Jesus was born and walked the earth as 100% God and 100% Man to develop a personal relationship with us and then let Himself be tortured and murdered by sinners that sinners might know eternal salvation because of the spilling of His Holy Blood to wash away our sins.
I can't figure why folks let themselves get diverted from this message - I sat in a seat and tears ran down my face when I first heard and truly understood the message and that is the day i was saved.
You won't know that until your particular judgment, just as Scripture teaches.
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