David in NJ
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Good Afternoon Brother,Copy @Aunty Jane
The priests all had specific times appointed to them to fulfill their duties in the temple, according to their order. If it can be established what time of year was the turn for Zechariah's priestly order (the course of Abijah) to fulfill duties in the temple, it will be an end to all dispute:
Luke 1
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days.
8 And it happened in his serving in the order of his course, before God,
9 according to the custom of the priests, it was his lot to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
23 And as soon as the days of his service were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived and hid herself five months, saying,
25 So the Lord has dealt with me in the days in which He looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
39 And Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah.
40 And she entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 And the time was fulfilled to Elizabeth for her to bear. And she bore a son.
I've done some quick searches in the Internet on the research of others regarding what time of year the course of Abijah (the key) were due to perform their priestly service in the temple, but it's too much reading for now.
It would be interesting to know for sure what month Jesus was born, but it is not crucial to salvation.
.. and it would be comical to see the reaction on the faces of some if it proved to be close to 25 December, because of the "thou shalt not" legalistic importance attached to the date, and the belief that it was the feast of Saturnalia that the Roman Church mixed with worship of Christ.
100% GUARANTEED that JESUS was not born on December 25th
This is not about "thou shall not" but rather knowing the Truth from the Word.
Secondly, it is the RCC establishment of 'Christmas' that has made it "legalistic" against those who know the 'root'.
Christmas is on the same level as 'pre-trib' rapture = it is a man-made holiday established by Babylon = which the world fully accepts.
Eternal Food for Free Thinking = Revelation 11:7-10
When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves.
And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.