As the Churches around the world begin to celebrate their Christmas Traditions, we must ask ourselves, “Was Jesus Christ or as I like to say Yahshua Messiah really born into this world on this Dec. 25th day?”
In this morning’s study, I intend to answer that question!
Scriptures used in this study, Luke 1, 1 Chronicles 24:10. Also Dr. Bullinger’s Appendix 179 #3
“Christmas” celebrations are foreign to the pages of Scripture: Biblically, “Christmas” does not exist. There is no account of Christians gathering to celebrate the birth of the Messiah to be found anywhere in the New Testament. Even the wise men of Matthew’s account, who came in response to the appearance of His birth star in the sky, did not celebratetogether about His birth (Matthew 2:1-13); they traveled from their own country bearing gifts in order to worship the child (and the Scriptures indicate that this occurred long after Yahshua was born—his family was living in a house, not a stable, and Yahshua could have been as old as two years of age). Christians did not begin to celebrate the birth of the Messiah until the 2nd century AD. The Roman Catholic Church did not begin its “Feast of the Nativity” until AD 336.
Luke 1:5 This verse 5 sets the foundation for the birth of John the Baptist and Yahshua Messiah
Zacharias = “Yah has remembered
Elisabeth = ”God of Oath”. Her son being that oath and promise
Zacharias is a Levite Priest. Note that his wife Elizabeth is also a Levite or from the tribe of Aaron. For a Priest must marry within his tribe.
Abijah = “My Father is Yahweh” What is this course? This is the 8th course of 24. In which King David set up at his time of rule. Read 1 Chro. 24, especially verse 10. According to custom, each of the Priests must officiate for one full week in the Temple of God. The courses started at the first New Moon of the first month of the Jewish Civil Year. Now, knowing this, Zacharias course fell on our June 13-19. This period of time important, for this sets the time of the birth and conception of John and His cousin Yahshua, our Saviour. [Note the course run form Sabbath to Sabbath]
This was the eighth of the priestly courses of ministration in the Temple, and occurred, as did the others, twice in the year. The "Courses" were changed every week, beginning each with a Sabbath. The reckoning commenced on the 22nd day of Tisri or Ethanim . This was the eighth and last day of the Feast of Tabernacles = the "Great Day of the Feast" and was a Sabbath. The first course fell by lot to Jehoiarib, and the eighth to Abia or Abijah. Bearing in mind that all the courses served together at the three Great Feasts, the dates for the two yearly "ministrations" of Abiah will be seen to fall as follows:
The first ministration was from December 6 - 12.
The second ministration was from June 13 - 19.
The announcement therefore to Zacharias in the Temple as to the conception of John the Baptist took place between 12 - 18 SIVAN (June 13 -19), in the year 5 B.C. After finishing his "ministration", the aged priest "departed to his own house” which was in a city in "the hill country" of Judah.
The Conception of John Baptist on or about June 24 in the year 5 B.C.
The Gennesis (Begetting) of our Lord on or about December 25 in the year | 5 B. C.
The birth of John Baptist on or about March 25-28 in the year 4 B. C. 97c
The birth of our Lord on or about September 29 4 B. C
Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!
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