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how Jesus christ was born in 25 December?
this time is winter in Palestine, and there are no sheep grazing, because we all know it comes only in spring time,
but as the bible of LUKE, chapter Two which is talking about birth of Jesus Christ says (8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”)
so where is the prove that Jesus was born in December as christian celebrate the Christmas??
if Jesus wan not born in that day, then why Christians celebrate the Christmas on that specific time?
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- Annsan_In_HimLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
It there is any one day in the year Jesus was NOT likely to be born, it is December the 25th!
But not due to the matter of sheep being outdoors! Certainly, the weather could be so bad then that sheep would not be out, yet during the entire year all sheep that were to be used in the Temple sacrifices had to be kept in fields close by to the Temple! Bethlehem was a short distance from the Temple. So the shepherds and flocks in question could have been those kept in fields nearby, ready for moving to the Temple the next day.
However, the Bible gives clues based on when John the Baptist was born, that lead us to late September or early October for Jesus' birth. John was a cousin of Jesus and there was six month's difference between their births. Due to John's father being assigned a once-in-a-lifetime duty in the Temple (when the angel told him about his elderly wife Elizabeth going to become pregnant), it can be worked out when he got home, after which his wife became pregnant. So the indication is the end of September or the beginning of October for Jesus' birth.
In Britain, our Queen Elizabeth II has TWO birthdates - her actual one, and her official one. They occur on different days in the year. The King of Kings' actual birth date on Earth may not be known precisely, but that doesn't matter. The church began to celebrate it with an 'official' date. I think it's a disaster that they alighted on a pagan date, however, so I don't enter into those celebrations the way most people do. You don't either, uh? Give Christmas a total body-swerve, yes? On principle? AiH
- PhotofoxLv 78 years ago
Firstly, what happens to all the sheep in Palestine during the winter? They don't just disappear, they still have to graze somewhere.
Anyway, besides that. No one knows the date of Jesus' birth. December was picked for two reasons.
It was a pagan festival and the Church needed to tag Christmas to an already celebrated festival so the pagan people would accept it.
Also, being in the depth of winter about the time of the shortest day, it's a sign of re-awakening of the world.(well, the Northern Hemisphere!). Long nights begin to shorten and the days get brighter.
- Anonymous8 years ago
The Christmas festival time was established as a substitute for the pagan Roman festival of Saturnalia. Jesus was probably born during the growing or harvest season, but the Bible does not specify a date. Figuring in relation to the conception and birth of John the Baptist, late September is a fair guess for Jesus's real date of birth.
Considering our Immanuel's bodily death coincided with Pesach, I like to think His birth probably coincided with another holy day - perhaps Yom Kippur, since His sacrifice is atonement for the sins of all.
- JenniferLv 78 years ago
Jesus was not born on Dec 25th. We don't know the actual date of his birthday, but since the flocks were out at night, it could be anywhere from Spring to Fall.
The early Christian churches chose Dec 25th because that was a Pagan holiday and they wanted to get rid of the pagan rituals. They used some of the pagan rituals for the celebration of Jesus' birth that they now created, such as decorating trees and having a huge feast.
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- antoniusLv 78 years ago
I can agree with you and I recommend that you obtain the book "Piso Christ", author Jay Gallus. The books explain whom invented Jesus, Mary and Joseph and Christianity.
@Joe - Very good. The Romans invented Jesus in an attempt to destroy Judaism. The NT is the same a a book of comic parodies. Some Christian calling themselves scholars try to claim that certain persons mentioned Jesus, but they do not understand that the persons whom they think to be proof of Jesus were the persons who wrote the big lie. They were using alias names pretending to be
other persons so they could claim they had proof. Only the ignorant believe in this crapola.
Source(s): The book "Piso Christ" explains all of this - 8 years ago
Please remember that the followers of Jesus went thru "The Dark Ages" when there was little academic learning and little reading of the bible, so many inaccurate traditions arose. Abuse of pain pills does not disprove their effectiveness. Abuses of the bible do not disprove its truth. Modern scholars teach that Jesus was probably born 3-4 years BCE (before Christian Era). Mat 2:11 states that the Wise Men came to the " house (not manger) where the child(not infant) lived. But more importantly, they(non- Jews, secularists) bowed down and worshipped him. Did they know something many today do not?
- Anonymous8 years ago
Those in the know hijacked the worst day of all in a dastardly plan to take the focus off YHVH & His plan for man in Yahushua & refocused it on satans evil plan mixed it with Ishtar, mithrais, zeus and all the rest, made a nice winter wonderland story for all to say aaaaaaaaaaah and the rest is history.
Hoodwinked ever since by the power of the crowd.
- ?Lv 68 years ago
Jesus is simply a fairy-story character he wasn't born he was invented, and the Bible
is pure fiction as are all the so called holy books.
25 of December is a Pagan festival that the Christians took over.
- Lost ProphecyLv 78 years ago
The temperature in Bethlehem would be about the same as the temperature in Florida in the United States during the winter time, plenty warm for the sheep.
- TommiecatLv 78 years ago
Jesus Christ was not born December 25th. The reason we celebrate then because the pagan people that were newly converted to Christianity did not want to celebrate the pagan holiday of Yule. They worshipped God instead. Later after Christians begin to dominate the region Christmas was established then.