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What About
Christmas
The Prophesied Birth
(Micah 5:2 NKJV) "But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, Though you are little
among the thousands of Judah, Yet
out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose
goings forth are from of old, From
everlasting."
The Fulfillment
Luke 1.26-35
Matthew 1.18-25
Luke 2.1-20
Matthew 2.1-15
The Additions of Men
Christ Mass – from Roman church
designation
The Additions of Men
"The observance of Christmas is
not of divine appointment, nor is
it of New Testament origin“
(McClintock & Strong‘s)
New Testament Facts
Very specific as to “where”
Micah 5.2; Matt. 2.1; Luke 2.4-6
New Testament Facts
Very specific as to His lineage:
Matthew 1.1ff
Luke 3.23-38
New Testament Facts
Less specific as to “when”:
Days of Herod
New Testament Facts
(Luke 1:5 NKJV) There was in the
days of Herod, the king of Judea, a
certain priest named Zacharias, of
the division of Abijah. His wife was
of the daughters of Aaron, and her
name was Elizabeth.
New Testament Facts
(Mat 2:1-2 NKJV) Now after Jesus was born
in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod
the king, behold, wise men from the East
came to Jerusalem, {2} saying, "Where is
He who has been born King of the Jews?
For we have seen His star in the East and
have come to worship Him."
New Testament Facts
Herod the Great
Reigned 37 BC to AD 4
New Testament Facts
Days of Enrolment for Taxation
Luke 2.1-3
New Testament Facts
(Luke 2:1-3 NKJV) And it came to
pass in those days that a decree
went out from Caesar Augustus
that all the world should be
registered. {2} This census first took
place while Quirinius was
governing Syria. {3} So all went to
be registered, everyone to his own
city.
New Testament Facts
Caesar Augustus
Reigned 27 BC to 14 AD
New Testament Facts
(Luke 2:1-3 NKJV) And it came to
pass in those days that a decree
went out from Caesar Augustus
that all the world should be
registered. {2} This census first took
place while Quirinius was
governing Syria. {3} So all went to
be registered, everyone to his own
city.
New Testament Facts
Quirinius (Cyrenius)
Governor of Syria
BC 4 to BC 1
6 AD to 11 AD
New Testament Facts
The Lord was born somewhere
between 4 BC and 1 BC
Best scholarship places His birth
around 4 BC.
New Testament Facts
That is all we can know about His
birth date…
Additions of Men
First indication of a “Christmas”
celebration on December 25
appears in 354 AD
Additions of Men
First indication of a “Christmas”
celebration on December 25
appears in 354 AD
Additions of Men
First indication of a “Christmas”
celebration on December 25
appears in 354 AD
Additions of Men
First indication of a “Christmas”
celebration on December 25
appears in 354 AD
What to do About It?
What to do About It?
(Gal 4:10-11 NKJV) You observe
days and months and seasons
and years. {11} I am afraid for
you, lest I have labored for you
in vain.
What to do About It?
(Rom 14:4-6 NKJV) Who are you to judge
another's servant? To his own master
he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be
made to stand, for God is able to make
him stand. {5} One person esteems one
day above another; another esteems
every day alike. Let each be fully
convinced in his own mind.
What to do About It?
{6} He who observes the day,
observes it to the Lord; and he who
does not observe the day, to the
Lord he does not observe it. He
who eats, eats to the Lord, for he
gives God thanks; and he who does
not eat, to the Lord he does not
eat, and gives God thanks.
What to do About It?
(John 4:24 NKJV) "God is Spirit,
and those who worship Him
must worship in spirit and
truth."
What About
Christmas
What About
Christmas