i heard that Dec. 25 is not christ's actual birthday, and that the star was actually around what is known as easter---can anyone confirm this?
2006-12-10 13:33:45 · 10 answers · asked by minerva 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've heard that too. The reason we celebrate his birthday on December 25 is to coincide with the druid's celebration of the winter solstice. The Christians who were trying to convert people way back when, tried to tie in Christian holidays to pagan ones to make them more willing to celebrate the Christian ones and not give up their old holidays
2006-12-10 13:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by luna 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, his birthday was not Dec 25th. Why? Because: (a) that part of the world is, and was, cold and rainy during December; so the shepherds who were out in the field with their flocks the night Jesus was born would NOT have been there at THAT time (Luke 2: 8,9); (b) the Jews were a stiff-necked, rebellious people who hated the Roman yoke; so they would have rebelled if the order to travel to their own city to get registered came during winter (Luke 2: 1-4). There's more to it than that, but I don't want to take up too much space on that subject.
As to the star: it appeared about 2 years after Jesus was born, because (a) it led the Magi--astrologers, not believers--to Jerusalem, not Bethlehem--where Jesus was born (Luke 2:15). In Jerusalem they inquired of Herod (why? I don't know, the Bible doesn't say) and he asked them to look for Jesus, supposedly to worship him but really to destroy him; which shows the star was not sent by God, but Satan. (b) When they found him he was in Jerusalem, not Bethlehem. (c)They left and were warned by an angel not to go back to Herod. When he found out about this he ordered all babies within a specific area under two years of age to be killed (Matthew 2: 16). Why two years, if Jesus had just been born? True, he order all babies in and around Bethleham to be killed, but he obviously didn't kow that Jesus' family had moved.
2006-12-10 14:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by Charles d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Wise Men in the Bible came around the time that Jesus was 2 years-old. That is why Herod killed all the young boys in Bethlehem when the Wise Men didn't return to him to tell who and where the child was. As for Dec. 25th, they did not know the exact date of Jesus's birth.
2006-12-10 13:39:10 · answer #3 · answered by Turnhog 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The wisemen came from the east following the star. therefore it was as much as 3 years before they came to bethleham
2006-12-10 13:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by TROLL BOY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
area, thank you as quickly as lower back on your question. to handle your question to Debbie, the angels easily did not deliver the shepherds to Herod first did they? No the angel that made the statement grew to become into very sparkling the place the toddler ought to be chanced on, even how he grew to become into embellished wrapped in cloths. The statement grew to become into prompt, blissful and proud, no ambiguous action picture star as much as two years later. Please do not take this rude, that may not my objective yet i might quite love so you might respond to why the astrologers have been sent to Herod first, then Jesus? possibly it will be addressed on your next question. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Troll: no disunity interior the solutions. As area reported himself that that's his 2d question, please look at his questions and solutions already presented in the previous making an uneducated fact. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~..... i intend to make a area be conscious. that's the precise comparable undertaking that introduced my husband to grow to be one in all Jehovah's Witnesses at 40 years of age. He grew to become into shown in his bible that the action picture star ought to not have got here from God. He grew to become into greatly surprised. He puzzled what different guy made traditions he grew to become into following which would be displeasing to Almighty God. each thing basically fell like dominoes. I ask you area to in uncomplicated terms examine the account heavily. Use your God given experience and be very easy with your self. What is clever....question, question, question. You look extremely clever yet i don't think of something we are saying will make a distinction yet perchance you may come on your very own end it is in team spirit to the scriptures.
2016-10-14 10:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can be sure. It was 2000 years ago. A date was picked.
People waste their time arguing on this and other points instead of concentrating on the good news.
2006-12-10 13:40:11 · answer #6 · answered by robert m 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a fable, a legend.
No such star has ever been reported. Ever.
Just do some astronomical research and see for yourself.
And try not to confuse reality with mythology ok?
2006-12-10 13:36:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
dec 25th was a pagan holiday and the church didnt like that so they told everyone it was jesus' birthday and christians dont seem to care they just say if you praise jesus it doesnt matter but if you call poop a flower does that make it any better, christians praise poop
2006-12-10 13:36:51 · answer #8 · answered by jesus is gay 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It was actually recorded first by Bruce Willis while trying to blow up an asteroid heading on a collision course for the planet earth .
2006-12-10 13:38:23 · answer #9 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
the Catholics think it is 25th of Dec. most other scholars believe he was born in summer.
2006-12-10 13:36:51 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋