The visitation of the wise men
Another undeniable proof as to
when Jesus Christ was born is the visitation of the wise men from the East to
Jerusalem. For as it is written; “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).
Please note carefully that, the
wise men did not inquire about one who is born to be King of the Jews which
would suggest that His kingship was futuristic, instead they asked, where is He
who has been born King of the Jews, meaning that His Kingship was from birth.
Even the presents that were
presented by the wise men when they met the young child Jesus was also an
indication of His Kingship from birth, for we have been duly instructed saying;
“And when they (the wise men) had come into the house, they saw the young Child
with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened
their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” The
gift of gold was to honor Him as a King, the gift of frankincense was to honor
Him as God and the gift of myrrh was to honor Him as man (Matthew
2:11).
I believe that the main reason
why people are claiming not to know the date of Christ’s birth it is because
they are unwilling to honor and worship Him as the King of kings and the Lord
of lords, because in addition to the wise men who came to Jerusalem asking
where is He who has been born King of the Jews, Jesus Himself confirmed to
Pilate when He was asked; “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?"
Then 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
18:3-37).
I therefore beg to ask the
question, if the reason why Jesus Christ was born and came into the world was
to be King and there is a Feast which commemorates the King of kings and Lord
of lords who is this feast honoring and what is the rationale for commemorating
it?
So let us note carefully what the
scripture says, it states; “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. 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 Tabernacle” (Zechariah
14: 16-19).
Again, I beg to ask the question,
what is the main objective or rationale for observing the Fest of Tabernacles?
Is it not to worship the King the Lord of hosts and to keep the Feast of
Tabernacles? So when was the kingship bestowed on Jesus Christ, was it not from
birth? Remember, when Pilate asked 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."
So what is so hidden or kept secret regarding
the date of Christ’s birth? Or why should a day ordained by God to bring good
tidings of great joy to all people be hidden or kept secret from them? If it is the
question is by whom?
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To be continued, stay tuned
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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