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Lucius Joseph

Friday, January 30, 2026

Are we true witnesses of the Way?

Are we True Witnesses of the Way?

In directing this question, I simply want us who professed to be believers in Jesus Christ to have a thorough examination of ourselves and prove to ourselves whether we are true followers of “THE WAY’ for we have been duly instructed saying; “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? --- unless indeed you are disqualified” (2Corinthians 12:5).

It is quite evident that believers in Jesus Christ are not experiencing the quality of life promised to them in the scriptures. Some are so naïve they bear their pains and agony with the pretext that the good, blessed, abundant life promised in scriptures is not for this present age, but for the world to come.

While others believe that they are destined to suffer the same fate and calamities in this world as unbelievers, even though Jesus Himself said. “I have come that they [His sheep - believers] may have life and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

While others promulgate a false notion of wealth and prosperity when Jesus Christ Himself warned us saying, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consists in the abundance of the things he possesses” (Luke 12:15).

The apostle Paul also instructed Timothy saying; “Withdraw yourselves from the constant friction between men of corrupt minds, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain’; But rather, ‘Godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that” (1Timothy 6:5-8).

The Apostle Paul endorsed this fact, and proved to us that the abundant life is not related to wealth/ and prosperity, for he said, “Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So, we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:5-6).

Therefore, the way of life to which the believer has been called as a witness, is not one of despair, self-pity, and sorrow: neither is it that of the prosperity gospel.

Here is what the scriptures say; “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame” (1Peter 2:6).

The Way therefore as the name implies is absolute, definitive with no substitutes and it is being regulated by specific laws and guidelines otherwise it would be impossible to fulfill the apostle’s Paul instructions which states; “Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1 Corinthians 1:10).

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Friday, January 23, 2026

Verifying the date of Jesus' birth (proof#7)

7. The perpetual Commemoration of the date of Jesus’ birth

The seventh verifying proof of the exact date of Jesus’ birth is that, the date of Jesus’ birth The date of Jesus’ birth should be a day of perpetual celebration for all nations because the message that was delivered by the angel to the shepherds was. “For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” And the instructions the Lord who is the same yesterday, today and forever gave to Moses regarding this day is; “You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month” (Leviticus 23:41).

The commemoration of this festival is of such great importance that there will be a penalty for those who failed to observe it for it is written; “And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain. If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.”

This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. In that day "HOLINESS TO THE LORD" shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar” (Zechariah 14: 17-20).

Let us again emphasize the rationale and the main objective for observing the Feast of Tabernacles, it is specifically; “to worship the King, the LORD of hosts.” A title which was given to Jesus on the day of His birth. So how could such a historical day on which the “WORD” was made flesh and dwelt among us, a day which is designated for the joy of all the people either be unknown, or forgotten and resulting in having a pagan festival as a substitute? A day in which humanity received its permanent dwelling,

Even during the celebration of the pagan festival of Christmas there is a popular song which states; “Hark the herald angels sing; glory to the new born king.” Despite of all that people still fail to associate the birth of Jesus Christ with the Feast of Tabernacles which is intertwined with the worship of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Even those who are observing the Feast of Tabernacles and going as far as, observing the instructions given to those who are native Israel stating; “You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month. You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God " (Leviticus 23:41-43).

They are making sure that they dwell in temporary dwellings during the Feast of Tabernacles but fail to associate this festival with the birth of Jesus Christ, the day which was ordained for the joy of all peoples and to worship the King of kings and Lord of lords. So, the question is why?

The reason for this according to the prophet Isaiah is the Blindness of Disobedience. For it is written; “Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink. For the LORD has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep and has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers. The whole vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is literate, saying, "Read this, please." And he says, "I cannot, for it is sealed." Then the book is delivered to one who is illiterate, saying, "Read this, please." And he says, "I am not literate."

Therefore, the Lord said: " Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but have removed their hearts far from Me and their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men, Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden" (Isaiah 29: 9-14).

In closing, let us remind ourselves of the apostle Paul’s admonition which states “Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.’

“And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.' Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising. Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 1: 23-30).

Please remember that; “Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).

The Lord God would not punish or strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles from year to year in the future unless He had first revealed the rationale and objective of observing this festival to them. And since the Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever and He ordained this festival to be observed in the past and will be observed in the future, the question is, why is it not being observed today by the majority of those who claimed to be believers in Jesus Christ?

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Verifying the date of Jesus' birth (proof #6)

6. The Eighth Day

The sixth biblical proof that verifies the exact date of Jesus’ birth is the Eighth day which is associated with the Feast of Tabernacles. In the observance of the Feast of Tabernacles which commemorates the date of Christ’s birth there is an Eighth day attached to it and it is imperative that we take into consideration this Eighth Day as we have been duly instructed saying; “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the LORD. On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work on it.”

“For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation, and you shall offer an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a sacred assembly, and you shall do no customary work on it” (Leviticus 23:34-36).

'Also, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the LORD for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest” (Leviticus 23:39).

Please note carefully that this feast is termed “the feast of the Lord” meaning that, this feast is designated to honor and glorify the Lord as the King of kings and Lord of lords a title which He attained from birth.

So, the question is, what is the objective and rationale for this Eighth Day of the Feast of Tabernacles especially in our New Testament dispensation?

The Eighth Day of the Feast of Tabernacles in our New Testament dispensation is a commemoration of the day on which Jesus Christ was circumcised as we have been duly instructed saying; “And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called JESUS, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb” (Luke 2:21).

This day plays a very important role in our New Testament dispensation because this is the day the Lord received the name which is above all other names as we have been duly instructed saying; “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2: -11).

It is also the day when He made Jews and Gentiles one as we have been duly instructed saying’; “Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh --- who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands ---that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.”

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both(Jews and Gentiles) one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity” ( Ephesians 1:11-16)

The biblical Eighth Day is associated with cleansing and circumcision of the male child and with the birth of Jesus Christ there is no exception. And this should be a day on which both Jews and Gentiles should hold in high esteem because this is the day that the Lord made both Jews and Gentiles one.

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Verifying the date of Jesus' birth (proof#5)

5.The nations worship the King

Let us bear in mind the fact that the key in determining and proving the exact date of Jesus’ birth is by associating it with the arrival of the King of kings and the Lord of lords, the day on which the “WORD” was made flesh and dwelt among us, so the exact date of Jesus’ birth is the day to commemorate the arrival of the King of kings and Lord of lords and so, in the book of the prophet Zechariah we have been duly instructed saying; “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles” (Zechariah 14:16).

And so, my humble question is, since there is a feast ordained by God on which everyone who is left of all the nations shall go up from year to year to worship the King the Lord of hosts and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles and the Feast of Tabernacles as one can clearly see is intertwined with the worship of the King of kings so my humble question is, when one observes the Feast of Tabernacles, who and what are they celebrating and commemorating? And since Jesus Christ inherited the title King of king from birth is it not the birth of Jesus Christ that is being celebrated when one observes the Feast of Tabernacles?

Now, since Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever and in the past the children of Israel observed the Feast of Tabernacles which they were instructed saying; “You shall keep it as a feast to the LORD for seven days in the year. It shall be a statute forever in your generations. You shall celebrate it in the seventh month” (Leviticus 23:31).

And in the future, everyone who is left of all the nations shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. My question then is, why are the majority of believers today not observing this festival? And why are the few who are observing this festival and still clinging to the instructions the Lord gave to the children of Israel stating; “You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths (temporary dwellings) when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God." Fail to associate this festival with the birth of Jesus Christ” (Leviticus 23:42-43).

When the main objective for observing and commemorating the Feast of Tabernacles is to worship the King of kings, the Lord of hosts a title which the Lord inherited from birth.

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Verifying the date of Jesus' birth (proof #4)

4. Jesus’ appearance before Pilate

When the Jews brought Jesus before Pilate, then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" Jesus answered him, "Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?" Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here." Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice" (John 18:33-37).

Here again, one can clearly see that, the Kingship of Jesus Christ started from the day of His birth as Jesus Himself clearly stated; “For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world.” Therefore, if there is any biblical festival that celebrates and commemorates the kingship of the King of kings and Lord of lords, my question is, what is the rationale and objective of this festival?

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Verifying the date of Jesus' birth (proof #3)

3. The visit of the wise men from the East

It is stated clearly in scriptures that; “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, 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" (Matthew 2:1-2).

Again, notice that the main focus of the wise men’s visit to Jerusalem was to worship Him who has been born King of the Jews and it is not to worship one who is born to be king, but rather, one who has been born King; signifying that, the Kingship of Jesus Christ began at His birth. One should also note that, when the wise men had come into the house and saw the young Child with Mary His mother and they fell down and worshiped Him and when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The gold was to honor Him as King; the frankincense was to honor Him as God and the myrrh was to honor Him as Man.

One should also note that the reason why when Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also" (Matthew 2: 7-8).

It was also because of the Kingship of Jesus Christ that when king Herod saw that he was deceived by the wise men he was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men” (Matthew 2: 16).

As one can clearly see, the objective and rationale for king Herod to massacre all the innocent male children that were in Bethlehem and all its districts, from two years and under was to try to eliminate Jesus Christ because of His kingship but an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him" (Matthew 2: 13).

Let me again emphasize that the main point or proof in determining the exact date of Jesus’ birth is His Kingship the day on which it was prophesied saying; “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this” (Isaiah 9:6-7).

As one can clearly see that, the Kingship of Jesus Christ began from the day of His birth, the increase of His government and peace there will be no end from the time of His birth forward even forever and most of all, the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform it. So how could such a date be either unknown or forgotten even reaching the point where it had to be substituted by a pagan festival?

To be continued