How prevalent is vain worship (part two)

 

1.      Vain worship is to worship God in accordance to the customs and traditions of men

Detecting vain worship from true worship is as easy as ABCD, since Jesus Christ our Lord who ought to be honored and worshiped just as the Father is worshiped, defined vain worship by two distinctive actions and true worship also by two distinctive actions. This should be quite clear and simple to anyone with an open mind and who trembles at God’s word. For thus says the LORD: “Thus says the LORD: " Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist," Says the LORD. "But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word” (Isaiah 66:1-2).

The meaning of vain worship cannot be made clearer than how it has already been defined; it is to teach as doctrine the commandments of men and laying aside the commandments of God and holding on to the traditions of men. And so we have been admonished saying; “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, for the Gentiles are dismayed at them. For the customs of the peoples are futile.” Men´s traditions are an exchange or a substitute of the truth of God for the lie (Satan), and they worship and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Additionally, the Lord does not share His glory with no other, for thus says the Lord; “I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.” (Jeremiah 10:2-3; Romans 1:25; Isaiah 42:8).

There should therefore be no apprehension in saying and believing that, those who worship on Sunday as the weekly Sabbath instead of Saturday is both false and vain. It is not that one cannot worship on a Sunday, because there are certain days of worship that were ordained to be observed on a Sunday. For example, the Feast of First fruits which is the Sunday that falls during the seven day of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Pentecost which is fifty days following the Feast of First Fruits and sometimes during the Feast of Tabernacles.

But to change the weekly Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday is a complete violation and dishonor to the Creator who created the heavens, the earth the seas and the springs of water for it is written;, “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.” (Genesis 2:1-3).

In inscribing the Ten Commandments the Lord wrote saying; “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, or your son, or your daughter, or your male servant, or your female servant, or your cattle, or your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it” (Exodus 20:8-11).

In establishing the Sabbath law, the Lord said to Moses; “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: 'Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. You shall keep the Sabbath, therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.” (Exodus 31:13-17).

Our guarantee in entering God’s rest is by resting on the Sabbath day just as God rested from His, for we have been admonished saying; “For He has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day in this way: "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works"; and again in this place: "They shall not enter My rest."

Since therefore it remains that some must enter it, and those to whom it was first preached did not enter because of disobedience, again He designates a certain day, saying in David, "Today," after such a long time, as it has been said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts."

For if Joshua had given them rest, and then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His” (Hebrews 4:4-10).

The same principle applies to the annual Sabbaths, if any annual festival is instituted by man and not by God, like Christmas for example, it is also vain and sinful. For thus says the Lord, “These are the feasts of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.” And these appointed times are clearly defined in scriptures as a time which distinguishes God and His people.

For thus it is written; “And I gave them My statutes and showed them My judgments, 'which, if a man does, he shall live by them.' Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.” Also, “I am the LORD your God: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments, and do them; hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God” (Ezekiel 20:11, 12, 19, 20).

The Sabbaths as clearly stated in scriptures is a sign between God and His people forever , they will continue to be observed in the future for thus  says the Lord; “For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before Me," says the LORD, " So shall your descendants and your name remain. And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me," says the LORD. “And they shall go forth and look upon the corpses of the men who have transgressed against Me: For their worm does not die, and their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh",(Isaiah 66:22-24).

Here again we have the confirmation that the main objective for the Sabbaths is to worship the one and only true God, so by disregarding these appointed times and substituting other days instituted by man and following their customs and traditions is vain and idolatrous..

To be continued  

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

How prevalant is vain worship?

 

How prevalent is vain worship?

How prevalent is vain worship in our new dispensation of grace? Should vain worship be a matter of concern, since it is one if not the worst indictment that has been labeled on those who confess to know the Lord! Judging from the way the majority of us who claim to be believers in Jesus Christ accept and do anything in the name of Jesus Christ and termed them worship, I wonder if the act of vain worship is no longer applicable and anyone can do and follow anything as long as the name Jesus Christ is affiliated to it. This for me is of great concern since Jesus Christ chastised the Pharisees and Scribes and said to them:

"Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ' This people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men --- the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do." He said to them, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition” (Mark 7:6-9).

This chastisement form Jesus Christ clearly shows that, laying aside or rejecting the commandments of God and substituting them with the customs and traditions of men is vain worship. He also explained what constitutes true worship when He said; “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" (John 4:22-24).

I therefore beg to ask the question, the things that we do and associating them with God are they in accordance to the stipulated laws of God whether they are spiritual, physical or moral? Or are they in accordance to the customs and traditions of men? Remember in order to avoid worshiping God in vain four things are of paramount importance.

1.     1.  True worship must be in accordance to God`s commandments

Because, the law is holy, spiritual and the commandment is holy, just and good, they are God´s manuscript , His blueprint to teach man how to live , how to do things for our own good and to please Him, as the apostle Paul rightly states; “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet" (Romans 7:7).

So although it is concluded that, a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law, nevertheless, since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith, the question is asked; “ Do we then make void the law through faith?” And the logical answer is, “Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law” (Romans 7:28-31).

So for example, although one has the liberty to observe or not to observe the days that the Lord has ordained and set aside for His people to appear before Him, because it is stated clearly that, “One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it” (Romans 14:5-6).

However, to disregard these appointed times and substituting them with days that are not ordained by God is a clear sign of vain worship which brings us to the second act of vain worship.

To be continued

with brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Can the date of Jesus' birth be biblically verified (part 7)

 

1.      The Ministry of Jesus Christ

It was known when Jesus Christ attained the age of thirty, for according to the law of the priesthood, “from thirty years old and above, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tabernacle of meeting:” Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli” (Numbers 4:3; Luke 3:23).

Now, His ministry officially began with the Feast of Tabernacles for it is written; “Now the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. His brothers therefore said to Him, "Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." For even His brothers did not believe in Him. Then Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come” (John 7:2-8).

Now when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret and about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. And the Jews marveled, saying, "How does this Man know letters, having never studied?" Jesus answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.” (John 7:10, 1-16).

On that same last day of the Feast of Tabernacles whilst Jesus was teaching in the temple, some of them from Jerusalem said, "Is this not He whom they seek to kill? But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from" (John 7:25-27).

The question is, are we still holding on to the notion that no one knows when Jesus Christ was born! How long are we going to continue promulgating this lie and denying the Lord of His honor and glory? How long are we going to continue worshiping the creature and the creation instead of the Creator?

2.      Jesus’ trial before Pilate

When Jesus appeared before Pilate, he 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 18:37).

Here again we see as foretold by the prophet Isaiah, that the main objective for the Word becoming flesh is to be King  to reign over the kingdom of David from the time of His birth forever. And so we have been admonished 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.

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” (Zachariah 14:16-18).

Here one can see clearly that the Feast of Tabernacles is affiliated with the worship of the King, a title that was bestowed on Jesus Christ from birth, and the Eighth day of the feast commemorates the circumcision of Jesus Christ.

Even the sugar coating and excuses find for celebrating Christmas calling it a time for family reunion is a theme and custom taken from the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles as we have been instructed saying; “You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days, when you have gathered from your threshing floor and from your winepress. And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your gates. Seven days you shall keep a sacred feast to the LORD your God in the place which the LORD chooses, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice” (Deuteronomy 16:13-15).

For someone to say that no one knows the date of Christ’s birth is a liar and a deceiver because the scriptures are replete with concrete evidence that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords and the Feast of Tabernacles with the Eighth day festival is to commemorate the birth and circumcision of Jesus Christ.

So then the root cause for the notion that no one knows the date of Jesus's birth is their refusal and denial to honor and glorify Him as the King of kings and Lord of lords  a title that was prophesied and bestowed upon Him from birth  and will be observed and celebrated in His honor forever.

 The date of Jesus Christ's birth has and could never be a secret because the angel who announced the birth of Jesus Christ said to the shepherds "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.."

Therefore, if it was a secret or unknown, the question is who hid it? But truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, the question is will you?

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Can the date of Chrust's birth be verified (part 6)

 

1.  The presentation of Jesus Christ to the Father

If no one knows when Jesus Christ was born, how did they know when He was 33 days old and, when the days of Mary’s purification was completed since it is clearly stated; “Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him 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" ), and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons" (Luke 2:22-24).

On that same day, which is thirty three days after the birth of Jesus, it is stated that, “And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just, and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, Simeon took him up in his arms and blessed God and said: “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel” (Luke 2:25-32).

2.      The visit of the wise men from the East

The visit of the wise men from the east is another proof to confirm that the reign of Jesus Christ as King commenced with His birth, for 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" (Mathew 2:1-2)

And when they 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 gold was to honor Him as King, the frankincense was to honor Him as God, and the myrrh was to honor Him as Man.

3.      Jesus at the age of twelve

The scriptures clearly state; “And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers" (Luke 2:1-47).

So how could they know when Jesus was twelve years old if the date of His birth is unknown!  I hope that we have so far seen where the deception lies,; it is the refusal to give honor and glory to Jesus Christ as the King of kings and Lord of lords which is exemplified by observing the Feast of Tabernacles.

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Supposedly unknown date of Christ's birth (continued)

 

Unless one knows, understands and believes in the ultimate reason why the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, the date of Christ’s birth will always elude them. The Word became flesh in order that He could experience life like every human being, to conquered sin in the flesh so that sin can have no dominion over us, died to pay the price of sin in our stead so that we need not die, resurrected from the dead and gave us a new life in the spirit, sitting at the right hand of the Father to intercede and mediate on our behalf, then will return to rule the earth for one thousand years.

Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power, for  He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death: For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him," it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all” (1Corinthians 15:2-28).

Therefore the ultimate purpose for Jesus Christ the Beloved and Begotten Son of God to take on flesh and dwelt among men is to restore everything back in harmony with the Father and the task of this restoration began with the date of His birth, so the birth of Jesus Christ has everything to do with Kingship,  rulership  which was literally announced by the arrival of the King of kings to the earth.

1.      2. The shepherds visit by an Angel

On the exact day on which Jesus Christ was born we are duly instructed saying that there were shepherds who were keeping watch over their flock by night and they were greeted by an angel who 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.”

Later that same night, 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!", As soon as the angels had gone away from them into heaven, 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. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them” (Luke 2:9-20).

This day as one can clearly see was not a secret, neither did the shepherds kept it as a secret, they made it widely known and all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds and the shepherds themselves, returned to their fields glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen exactly how it was told to them. I therefore beg to ask the question, why are people assuming that the date of Christ's birth is unknown?

2.     3.  The circumcision of Jesus Christ

How would the people know when to circumcise Jesus if they did not know the date of His birth, when the scripture plainly states, “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).

How could such a day like the day of His circumcision which is eight days after His birth be unknown! Since on that day, “God also highly exalted Him and gave 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 2:9-11).

It was also on the eight day after the birth, of Jesus Christ through His circumcision that Gentiles became heirs to the promises the God made to Israel as it is written; “Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh --- who are called Un-circumcision 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” (Ephesians 2:11-13).

I again beg to ask the question, how could this remarkable and memorable day of Christ's birth and also that of His circumcision be hidden and unknown to man?

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With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Why is the birth date of Jesus Christ supposedly being unknown?

 

For fifty years I have not celebrated the festival of Christmas after proving that the ideology of shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night is attributed to the 25^th of December in the middle of winter lacked veracity and denied every sense of logic.

During that same period of time I began observing a Jewish festival in the month of September and sometimes early October called the “Feast of Tabernacles” which is for seven days and the Eighth Day is also a day of Holy convocation called the last Great Day of the Feast.

I spent twenty five years in a religious organization celebrating this festival and the rationale for observing this festival was because it is one of the ordained festivals of the Lord as the scripture clearly states, “'These are the feasts of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times” (Leviticus 23:4).

But apart from being obedient to the word of God the rationale for observing this festival was as a foreshadow of the millennium when Jesus Christ will establish His kingdom on earth and the Eighth Day foreshadowed  eternity. No one associated this time as the time to commemorate the birth and circumcision of Jesus Christ, in fact, birthday celebrations were discouraged because it was said that, Jesus did not require us to celebrate His birthday, because if He did, he would have given us the date of His birth.

They also used the calamity of the sons of Job which states, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!"  As an excuse not to celebrate birthdays (Job 1:18-19).

It was only twenty five years ago when I disassociated myself with this religious organization and started an independent ministry that I came to have the understanding that I have today. What I encourage anyone reading this article to do is to be open-minded and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal this hidden truth to you because the truth about the date of Jesus’s birth has been hidden from man for two obvious reasons.

The first reason is that, Satan, the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. He has deceived man that the date of Jesus’ birth is unknown so that the Lord’s honor and glory will be diverted to him

Secondly, the date of Jesus’ birth has been hidden from man so that it will not be commercialized as they have done with Christmas and New Year. For it is written; “He has done violence to His tabernacle, as if it were a garden; He has destroyed His place of assembly; The LORD has caused the appointed feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion. In His burning indignation He has spurned the king and the priest. The Lord has spurned His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has given up the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of the LORD as on the day of a set feast” (Lamentation 2:.6-7).

How could someone make such assumption as saying that the date of Jesus’ birth is not as significant as the date of His death! Bearing in mind the fact that, it is Jesus the Word who was in the beginning with God. and who Himself was God, by whom all things were created, and without Him was nothing made that was made, who became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory, as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. How could this remarkable day not be recorded and continually be commemorated? How could such a memorable day with such significance be hidden from man?

Let me now prove without any shadow of doubt from the scriptures the exact date of Jesus’ birth. A date which is remarkable and memorable, that should and will never be forgotten since the ultimate objective for Christ coming in the flesh is eternal.

1.      Isaiah’s prophecy

The prophet Isaiah 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, and 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)

Please note carefully that, “from that time forward, even forever” relates to the kingship and ruler ship of Jesus Christ from the time of His birth and will continue forever.

To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph

Can the date of Christ's birth be biblically proven (Part three)

 

Now, in the seventh month of the year according to the Jewish Calendar which coincides with the month of September or early October in the modern Gregorian/Roman calendar, there is a festival of the Lord called the Feast of Tabernacles which honors the King of kings and since Jesus Christ was born as King, obviously, this festival is to honor and celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ as the King of kings.

Here are some biblical proofs to prove that this festival commemorates the arrival of Jesus Christ into this world.

a.       Jesus Christ our tabernacle

Before the advent of Jesus Christ this festival was to remind the children of Israel that they were temporary dwellers, for they were admonished saying; “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 23:2-3).

But with the advent of Jesus Christ who became flesh and dwelt (tabernacle) among us, believers now have their permanent dwelling in Jesus Christ, for in Him we live, in Him we move and have  our existence.

b.      Jesus Christ was herald King from birth

When the wise men from the East came to Jerusalem they asked; "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).

So we see definitely that Jesus Christ received the title as King from birth and He confirmed this during His trial before Pilate who asked Him, “Are You a King then?" Jesus answered him and said, “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 18:37).

There is therefore, no ambiguity that the festival of Tabernacles which is to honor the King of kings also commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ as clearly stated¸ “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 (Zechariah 14:16-18).

As one can clearly see, the spirit, the rationale and the main objective for observing the Feast of Tabernacles is to worship and honor the King, the Lord of hosts a title that was assigned to Jesus Christ from birth.

c.       The date of Jesus Christ`s death

The date of Jesus Christ´s death also points to the date of His birth. It is stated quite explicitly that, “Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli” (Luke 3:23).

Now most biblical scholars know that the ministry of Jesus Christ lasted for 3 ½ years which officially began during the Feast of Tabernacles when His brothers who did not believe Him said to Him, “Depart from here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also may see the works that You are doing. For no one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be known openly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world." For even His brothers did not believe in Him. Then Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come” (John7:3-8).

But later we are told that, “when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret: Now, about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught. And the Jews marveled, saying, "How does this Man know letters, having never studied?" Jesus answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me” (John 7:10, 1-16).

So then, the 3 ½ years ministry of Jesus Christ began during the Feast of Tabernacles which is held from the 15^th day of the seventh month of the year for seven days which also includes an Eighth day known as the last day, that great day of the feast, when Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified” (John 7:37-39).

This Eighth day commemorates the circumcision of Jesus Christ, who according to the gospel states that, “when eight days (after His birth) 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).

Have you ever wondered why the deceptive Christmas day conspiracy as the date of Christ´s birth has an eighth day holiday following it with a so called new year? What a deception!

So then, how does the death of Jesus Christ leads us to the date of His birth? The date of His death was on the 14th day of the first month, 3 ½ years of ministry prior to this date will lead us to the 15^th day of the seventh month which coincides with the feast of Tabernacles.

It is so sad that people choose to close their minds to this massive deception that is hovering the earth choosing to give honor and glory to Satan by honoring Saturn, their harvest god, and Mithras, the god of light instead of giving their honor and glory to the One and only true God who says plainly, “I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images” (Isaiah 42:8).

People do not seem to understand how idolatrous and disrespectful it is to associate the name of God with vain worship an the worship of false gods, but God has overlooked these times of ignorance and commanded all men everywhere to repent.

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To be continued

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph