The Facts about the

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The Facts about the
Birth of Christ
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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign
  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son,
  and shall call His name Immanuel.
  (Isaiah 714)

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows
  After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
  before they came together, she was found with
  child of the Holy Spirit. an angel of the Lord
  appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son
  of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary
  your wife, for that which is conceived in her is
  of the Holy Spirit. "And she will bring forth a
  Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He
  will save His people from their sins." So all
  this was done that it might be fulfilled which
  was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
  saying "Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
  and bear a Son, and they shall call His name
  Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us.
  (Mt. 118, 20-23).

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
  in the days of Herod the king 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. So they said to him, "In
  Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the
  prophet 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of
  Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of
  Judah For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will
  shepherd My people Israel.'
  (Matthew 21, 4-6
  quotation of Micah 52)

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Jesus was born of a virgin in fulfillment of
  prophecy in Bethlehem to be the Savior
  (Is. 714 Mt. 118-23 Mic. 52 Mt. 21,4-6)
• Who went to the manger and what was the sign?

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Now 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 cloths, 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!" 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 (Luke 28-16).

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Jesus was born of a virgin in fulfillment of
  prophecy in Bethlehem to be the Savior.
  (Is. 714 Mt. 118-23 Mic. 52 Mt. 21,4-6)
• The shepherds went to the manger with the sign of
  the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a
  manger (Luke 28-16).
• Where did the star lead the wise men to?

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• 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. . (after being shown from the
  Scriptures it was Bethlehem)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." When they heard the king, they
  departed and behold, the star which they had
  seen in the East went before them, till it came
  and stood over where the young Child was. When
  they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly
  great joy. 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 (Matthew
  21-2, 7-11).

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Jesus was born of a virgin in fulfillment of
  prophecy in Bethlehem to be the Savior.
  (Is. 714 Mt. 118-23 Mic. 52
  Mt. 21,4-6)
• The shepherds went to the manger with the sign of
  the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a
  manger (Luke 28-16).
• The wise men followed the star which led them to
  Jesus house, not where He was lying in the manger
  at his birth (Matthew 21-2, 7-11).
• Why were Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem at this
  time and does the Bible tell us when Christ was
  born?

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The Census Commanded Joseph and Mary to go to
Bethlehem

• And it came to pass in those days that a decree
  went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world
  should be registered. This census first took
  place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all
  went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
  Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city
  of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David,
  which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the
  house and lineage of David, to be registered with
  Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
  (Luke 21-5)

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Catholics Admit the Bible doesnt Give the Date
of Christs Birth and that Census Travel would
have been Impossible in Winter

• The Catholic Encyclopedia admits, Concerning the
  date of Christ's birth the Gospels give no help
  upon their data contradictory arguments are
  based. The census would have been impossible in
  winter a whole population could not then be put
  in motion. (Online edition)

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No Flocks in the Field in December

• Methodist scholar Adam Clarke said, It was a
  custom among the Jews to send out their sheep to
  the deserts, about the passover, and bring them
  home at the commencement of the first rain
  during the time they were out, the shepherds
  watched them night and day. As the passover
  occurred in the spring, and the first rain began
  early in the month of Marchesvan, which answers
  to part of our October and November, we find that
  the sheep were kept out in the open country
  during the whole of the summer. And as these
  shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks,
  it is a presumptive argument that October had not
  yet commenced, and that, consequently, our Lord
  was not born on the 25th of December, when no
  flocks were out in the fields nor could he have
  been born later than September, as the flocks
  were still in the fields by night. On this very
  ground the nativity in December should be given
  up. The feeding of the flocks by night in the
  fields is a chronological fact, which casts
  considerable light upon this disputed point.

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The Facts about the Birth of Christ

• Jesus was born of a virgin in fulfillment of
  prophecy in Bethlehem to be the Savior.
  (Is. 714 Mt. 118-23 Mic.
  52 Mt. 21,4-6)
• The shepherds went to the manger with the sign of
  the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a
  manger (Luke 28-20).
• The wise men followed the star which led them to
  Jesus house, not where He was lying in the manger
  at his birth (Matthew 21-11).
• The Bible does not tell us when he was born, but
  it could not have been in the winter.
  (Deuteronomy 2929 Luke 21-5, 8)

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Conclusion

• The facts of the birth of Christ refute mans
  ideas about celebrating His birth on December
  25th.
• Jesus commanded that we remember His death.
  (Matthew 2626-29 Luke 2219-20)
• The church which Christ died for did it on the
  1st day of the week in obedience to that command
  which includes today even though it is December
  25th. (Acts 242 207, 28 1 Cor. 1123ff)
• Christ was never in Christmas as it was
  authorized by a command of men which makes our
  worship vain if we allow ourselves to submit to
  its decrees (Col. 28, 20ff Matt. 159 2 Cor.
  516f).