Happy birthday

[mike n]

To the Lord Jesus... Its the 25th of December here in the States 7:30 AM.. Hope all you Kiwi's have a very Merry Christmas... May God Bless....

[chanceyy]

only a day late .. it was xmas day here yesterday ;)

[Oakie]

"Most biblical scholars and preachers readily admit that they know Christ was not born on December 25th. However, they claim that this day is as good as any other to celebrate the birth of Jesus, despite the fact that it was originally a pagan celebration called Saturnalia which commemorated the birth of the sun god."

Blah blah blah ... long explanation involving bible events, star maps blah blah blah ... then:

"Since John was born on Passover, the 15th day of Nisan (the 1st Jewish month), Jesus would have been born six months later on the 15th day of Tishri (the 7th Jewish month). The 15th day of the 7th month begins the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:34-35), also known as Sukkot. Jesus was born on the 1st day of the Feast of Tabernacles! In the year 5 BCE, this fell in the month of September.

This explains why there was no room at the inn for Joseph and Mary. A multitude of Jewish pilgrims from all over the Middle East had come to Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Tabernacles, as God required (Deu. 16:16). Bethlehem, which was only a few miles outside of Jerusalem, was also overflowing with visitors at this time because of the Feast."

All here if you have 10 minutes to spare. http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Jesus-Birthday

[rainman]

To the Lord Jesus... Its the 25th of December here in the States 7:30 AM.. Hope all you Kiwi's have a very Merry Christmas... May God Bless....

God is a delusion, and the festive (shopping) season exists only to prop up the retail economy these days - but I hope you have a good break anyway, and enjoy some time with friends, family and good food.

[Shadows]

God is a delusion, and the festive (shopping) season exists only to prop up the retail economy these days - but I hope you have a good break anyway, and enjoy some time with friends, family and good food.

Far out I actually agree with you for once

[Mully]

This explains why there was no room at the inn for Joseph and Mary. A multitude of Jewish pilgrims from all over the Middle East had come to Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Tabernacles, as God required (Deu. 16:16). Bethlehem, which was only a few miles outside of Jerusalem, was also overflowing with visitors at this time because of the Feast."

So the innkeepers put the prices up?

Like an olden time RWC price gauging by landlords?