Is the date of Christ's birth unknown (part 4)

4.                 The day of Christ’s birth

If we are still not convinced of the date of Christ’s birth let us continue by examining the actual date of His birth. On the day Jesus Christ was born we are told that; “there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" (Luke 2:8-14).

I therefore beg to ask the question, how could a day which is designated to bring good tidings of great joy to all people be a secret, hidden or be unknown: Except there is a conspiracy or malicious intent to conceal it?

Now the shepherds having witnessed this historic event did not keep it to themselves, for we are told that, “So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us." And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds” (Luke 2:15-18).

I again beg to ask the question, if the shepherds made widely known the saying which was told concerning this Child and all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told to them by the shepherds, how can this day be unknown except here is a conspiracy to conceal it?

•           The circumcision of Jesus Christ

We can now examine the circumcision of Jesus Christ for it is stated clearly that; “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).

We can also look at His presentation to the Father, for it is written; “Now when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him (Christ) to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord").

So again, if the date of Christ’s birth is unknown how would they know when He was eight days old to circumcise Him and when He was thirty three days old to present Him to the Father?

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 To be continued stay tuned

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph