Jesus was born on the Feast of Tabernacles
Dr. Reagan is correct, the only date of the birth of Jesus that makes any sense is on the Feast of Tabernacles. That date will even be celebrated in the millennium and all people of the nations on earth will have to appear before Jesus on that day (Zec 14:16). Jesus was the light of the world and the swaddling cloth Jesus was wrapped in was the same material as that of the wick of the lamp in the temple. Jesus came on the Feast of Tabernacles and dwelt among men as the light of the world. All words of scriptures have meaning but some have deepening meaning than many think. Jesus was born on the Feast of Tabernacles and Mary became pregnant on Christmas Eve. So we really celebrate His conception not his birth on Christmas.
Christian Worldview Network – Brannon Howse – When Was Jesus Born?
The seventh month of the Jewish calendar is the month of the Feast of Tabernacles. John 1:14, speaking of Jesus as the Word, says: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.” The word “dwelt” that is used here is the Greek word “skenoo” which literally means “to tabernacle”!
So, when God came to earth to tabernacle among Men it appears that He timed His arrival in the Bethlehem manger to coincide with the Feast of Tabernacles. That was only appropriate, for the Feast of Tabernacles is the most joyous of all the Jewish feasts. It is, in fact, their feast of thanksgiving.
The total meaning of that feast will not be fulfilled until the Lord returns again to tabernacle among Men for a thousand years while He reigns over the earth from Mt. Zion in Jerusalem. Isn’t the Word of God marvelous?
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Date posted: Thursday, December 11th, 2008 8:09 pm | Under category: Bible prophecy teachers, discernment
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I’m just curious, since you posted this and I also read Dr. Reagan’s article. I’ve also read Jack Kelley’s article about all of this on his Tis the Season article over on gracethrufaith. Do you think it’s wrong to celebrate Christ’s birth on Dec. 25 like we do now? How about the Christmas Tree and things that we do here in the U.S. as part of tradition (and I’m NOT talking about shopping- I HATE the whole commercialism aspect)?
I do not think there is anything wrong with celebrating Jesus Birth on Dec 25 since God really came into the world on that day in a sense because life really begins at conception. Who know the early Church might of even knew these things. There was already a date to celibate his actual birth. Perhaps all this truth got lost when the institutional Church tried to remove everything Jewish from Christianity
The way most of us now celibate His birth with all the commercialism is obviously not the way Christians should be calibrating anything.
You know, when it comes to these things the Church has freedom. Let everyone be convinced in his own mind.
Christmas trees and decorations are tradition, few associate them with pagan worship anymore so it is really nothing more than putting decorations on the birthday cake. Now if you feel it is wrong to do it, instead of feeling self condemned you should not do it.