The Meaning of Christmas

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This Date December 21, in 2011, was the night that I blogged my first post. Fourteen years ago, I started with not a single reader and today …. this blog has viewership in 88 countries. This Christmas season, I would like to Thank those that have indirectly helped build the viewership by spreading through word of mouth that has built that type of following.

The Christmas season is often considered to end on January 21 due to the liturgical calendar’s observance of the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord, which is celebrated on January 13.

This date is significant as it marks the end of the Christmas season according to the Roman Catholic Church. However, the Christmas season is traditionally celebrated for 12 days, ending with the Feast of the Epiphany on January 6. Some traditions suggest that Christmas decorations should be taken down by the Twelfth Night, which is January 5, and others extend the celebration until Candlemas on February 2. The exact date of the end of the Christmas season can vary based on personal or cultural traditions, but it is generally accepted that the season does not officially end until January 13.

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For most of our lives, we’ve known the Son of God by one name: Jesus. It’s what we’re taught from the beginning — and honestly, when you’re told someone’s name is something, you rarely stop to question it.

But according to historians and scholars, Jesus wasn’t actually called Jesus at all.

Let’s start with some context. Historians believe Jesus was born around 2,030 years ago. Professor Lawrence Mykytiuk of Purdue University told MailOnline that “the narrowest date one can confidently arrive at for Jesus’s birth seems to be the month of March, during the years 6, 5, or 4 BC.”

But here’s the twist: the name “Jesus” didn’t even exist at the time he was alive. In fact, some of the letters we use in his name today wouldn’t have been used in written language until over a thousand years after his death — including the letter “J.”

As the story of Jesus was passed on through centuries, his name evolved as it travelled through different languages: first Aramaic (his native tongue), then Hebrew, followed by Greek, Latin, and eventually English by the 16th century. What we now call “Jesus” is essentially the end result of a long game of linguistic telephone.

So what was his original name?

According to Professor Dineke Houtman of the Protestant Theological University in the Netherlands, Jesus’ name was likely Yeshua, or perhaps the shortened Yeshu — both of which were common in that time and region.

“His name would probably have been in Aramaic: Yeshua,” she explained. “It is likely that this is also how he introduced himself. Another possibility is the shorter form Yeshu, which is the form used in later rabbinic literature.”

Jesus was a Jewish man from the Middle East, and would have spoken Aramaic — not English. So a name like “Jesus,” with its hard ‘J’ sound, wouldn’t have even existed in his world. Professor Candida Moss, an expert on early Christianity from the University of Birmingham, agrees. She told MailOnline: “Most scholars agree that his name was Yeshua or possibly Yeshu, which was one of the most common names in first-century Galilee.”

And what about “Christ”? Was that his surname?

Not exactly. Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning “anointed one” — a title, not a last name. If anything, his name would’ve included his hometown: Yeshua of Nazareth, or Yeshu ha-Notzri (Yeshu the Nazarene).

So, while we may know him as Jesus Christ today, it’s more historically accurate to say his name was Yeshua of Nazareth — and the name “Jesus” is just one of many translations that helped shape the version of his story we now know.

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He was born under the Levitical Law & died under the Levitical law.

But with His death, the veil in the temple tore from top to bottom as He became the Priest of Israel. The Levitical law fulfilled. Israel did not accept that. Like Adam had the opportunity not to eat the fruit, Israel had the opportunity to accept Jesus, & the Kingdom. They were no Christians at that time.

Jesus is as real as the tooth fairy roman created myth. Sin all one wants, believe the myth and get forgiven and go to paradise. JOKE

I will give you the main fact we all live with.

Quality of life, & death. Believe what gives you the best quality of life.

Death is inevitable.

Jesus was born under Levitical law but left the Jewish religion by forming his own new religion. – Search

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Doing that Jesus was free of Levitical/Mosaic law and upheld only the 12 Commandments of God as the laws of God he fulfilled. Jesus had led so many Jews out of the temple away from their old religion into his new religion that the High Priest feared there would no longer be a Jewish nation or religion from lack of members to support it.

That is when the High Priest demanded Jesus be killed.

People are mistaken thinking Paradise means Heaven. The word Paradise is used only once in the Bible. Jesus told the dying thief on the cross who was criticizing Jesus telling him his God does not exist unless he frees Jesus alive from the cross that they would both be in Paradise that day. They were both suffering great pain and both died that day.

Paradise is the word for release of physical pain which happens in death. Jesus did not go to Heaven that day and was not resurrected until 3 days later. That unrepentant thief that wanted Jesus to remember he does not believe in the God that Jesus worships was not resurrected with Jesus.

The Bible is mainly a book of what happens in the future, prophecy. Jesus also tells us what happens in the future and warns the final war which the OT prophets and Revelation reveal is nuclear WW3 will be the end of days. The harlot daughter of Babylon made from waste that ALL the kings/rulers of the world desire to buy to use is a thermonuclear missile made from nuclear waste they want for their national defense in nuclear war.

Do you know all the prophetic scripture of Jesus?

Everything Jesus did was fulfilling prophecy. Jesus was leading Jews out of their old blood sacrifice for sin removal religion into a completely new water baptism for sin removal religion. Jesus was trying to save Jews from the end of the war.

Matthew 13:39 This verse is part of Jesus’ explanation of the parable of the tares.

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.” Jesus called Abraham the devil in John 8 because that man put strife between his 2 sons by saying only one son has the blessing of God to win a final war to rule Earth forever. One of those sons formed Israel and one formed Islam. Their final war against each other is thermonuclear war and the world ends because of it.

Isaiah tells us an angel is a Seraphim which is the description of a fighter jet like a F-35 that flies with twain, Distributed Aperture System placed in the helmet that covers the face and at the feet of the pilot in 2 units each =twain. DAS enables the pilot to fly in battle. The jet is called an angel because the pilot vows to save life. The pilot is a messenger because he/she shares information with other aircraft and military bases.

Jesus warns of a final war on Earth between the sons of Abraham which are Jews and Muslims and that war is nuclear WW3.

Jesus said the reapers in that war are angels. The prophet Isaiah calls fighter jets like the F-35, Seraphim also described as angels because they fight to save life. F-35’s fly with twain which is a Distributed Aperture System placed in the helmet that covers the face and at the feet of the pilot in two units each=twain. DAS enables a pilot to maneuver in battle, fly. In other scripture DAS is described as “eyes all around” since it allows 360 degree sight even through the aircraft.

The Lord of Hosts is the top military commander that gives orders to pilots. The jet has coals of fire beneath the wings which are missiles. The jet is a burner/reaper. In Genesis 1 Heaven is described as the air above our heads where birds fly. At the end of the war, the hateful birds are fighter jets that carry nuclear weapons.

The fallen angels are the air forces that start war making people have to fight to defend their God given right to life. OT prophets give details about WW3 and Jesus agrees it will happen because he knows the Jews are going to kill him before all nations can be converted to his merciful religion that rejects religious killing.

Your imagery is insulting.

Do some research – The Bible is fundamentally an African story. Its earliest peoples were dark skinned Africans, and every tribe and nation within the biblical narrative — from Noah to Abraham, from the Canaanites to the Israelites, and even Mary and Jesus — descended from that African root before adapting to the Levant. The geography, the migrations, and the skin tones all confirm that the Bible’s foundation is African.

I don’t believe Jesus is insulted.

He only cares what you believe.

Garden of Eden was in the Middle East, not Africa. After the flood, Noah’s sons migrated North, South, East, and West. Family of one son migrated many family members to Africa. Africa was NOT the location where civilization began.

Jesus was born into a Jewish family in Bethlehem, making Him ethnically Jewish. His lineage is traced through King David and Abraham, firmly placing him within the historical and cultural context of the Middle East.

The skin hue would have been brown.

Certainly not blue-eyed and light skin and hair but not black African.

This is an excellent article.

People should be aware that Pharisee Saul who changed his name to Paul the Apostle never stopped preaching Pharisee doctrine, Mosaic law as the law of God. Jesus was stoned for breaking Mosaic law and if Mosaic law had been the laws of God, then Jesus would have observed those laws not breaking them. Paul excluded people from his church, denying young widows and their orphans help.

Jesus said feeding my sheep not just old sheep and visiting widows and orphans in need is a sign of true religion. Paul limited women because of their gender, not allowing them to teach religion to men. Jesus wanted women to teach men religion. Apostle Peter told the wives he had converted to return to their husbands and if they had not converted to the religion of Jesus to have conversation with the husband so they would convert also.

Jewish religious life revolved around the Temple, sacrifices, and priests. Paul was intent on forming his own church based on human sacrifice and chose men that vowed not to have children as Priests titled father. God in Genesis 1 told man to procreate, have children and did not say that not having children is serving God better than having children. Paul said Abraham is the father of us all and Jesus said not to say that, call no man father because only God is the father of us all.

Paul requires people to call men that are not God and not their biological father, “father”. Jesus chose Peter, a married man to be an Apostle. Paul wants people to believe he is closer to God than Peter because Paul is not married and not preaching the same gospel as Peter. Paul made religion his profession a method of making money and set up a tithing requirement, so he is assured of being paid. He even robs other churches to have money to preach his own gospel claiming his lies glorify the God who commands not to lie. Jesus did not uphold the Abrahamic covenant. He is Christ Son of God. Paul said Jesus Christ is the son of David.

Hope Was Born Tonight

Is a powerful Christmas worship anthem inspired by the heartfelt worship styles of CeCe Winans and Lauren Daigle. This song reflects on the sacred moment when heaven touched earth—when Jesus Christ was born and eternal hope entered the world.
Rooted in deep faith, soulful worship, and gentle yet powerful vocals, Hope Was Born Tonight invites listeners into reverence, reflection, and praise. It captures the humility of the manger, the glory of heaven, and the unshakable promise of salvation through Christ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4zKRcS1ino

The Sabbath, Saturday, is a gift, a day of rest. Thanks to catholic and pagan beliefs, people started viewing it as burdensome, so the rules changed to keep people in church. God doesn’t care about your beliefs, He asks us to follow His. The “checklist” honoring God, parents, and caring for others, don’t lie/steal/covet can be burdensome if you’re lazy and immoral and want things your/easy way.

Jesus gave the same old arguments the Syrian Greeks did during the war that Created the Holiday of THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. Jesus if anything roman greek sympathizer antisemite.

WE KNOW THE GREEKS AND ROMANS WERE IMMORAL!!!

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Jesus said, Matthew 19:24 “Again, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

THIS NEEDS TO BE PASSED AROUND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE!

THIS IS THE TRUE REASON FOR CHRISTMAS.

THE LORD ABOVE BLESSED THIS WORLD WITH HIS ONLY SON TO SAVE MANKIND FROM HIS OWN SELF! LET’S NOT FORGET WHAT THIS DAY TRULY MEANS! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS US!!

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