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Keys to the Conception, Birth, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus, The Messiah

By A. T. Rolan, 12/4/2016

On December 25, most of the Christian world celebrates what they think is the birth date of Jesus. Many of them know that He was probably not born at this time of year. Some think he was born in the spring time and some even realize that He was probably born in the fall.

Each year since at least 2004, I have given at least one presentation about the true Birthdate for Jesus, the Christ / Messiah, our Redeemer and Savior. There are several “keys” to understanding the date of Jesus birth. These include (1) the conception, and birth of John the Baptist, (2) the date for Passover, (3) the Feast of Tabernacles, (4) the Feast of Dedication, (5) the Feast of Pentecost, and (6) the date of the crucifixion of Jesus and the “sign” of Jonah. (See Attachment 1- Excel Spread Sheet)

Every time I study this issue, I learn something new as can be seen from these “keys”, some of which I had not seen before. You might say, “Who cares, the important point is that He came to save us from our sins!” I believe that through this Bible study, you will begin to see why some of the apparently in-significant “pearls” of knowledge are scattered throughout the Bible for our edification.

As stated in Isaiah, “5 In that day the Lord of hosts will be For a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty To the remnant of His people, 6 For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. 7 But they also have erred through wine, And through intoxicating drink are out of the way; The priest and the prophet have erred through intoxi-cating drink, They are swallowed up by wine, They are out of the way through intoxicating drink; They err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filth; No place is clean. 9 "Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? 10 For precept must be upon pre-cept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little." 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, 12 To whom He said, "This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest," And, "This is the refreshing"; Yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the Lord was to them, "Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line, Here a little, there a little," That they might go and fall backward, and be broken And snared and caught. 14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, 15 Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have hidden our-selves." (Isaiah 28:5-15 NKJV)

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Today, I would like to go through some of the “keys” to understanding what I believe is the “Truth” about the birth of Jesus. I personally believe that the reason that there is not more clarity in the Bible about His exact birthday is because God never intended for us to celebrate that day in the way that many people do today.

Just look at all the things people do this time of year, that are inconsistent with the law of God. To name a few: Many people are caught up in the commercialism of this season, expressing more "wants" and "gets" than they "give". Can you see the 10th commandment, "Thou shall not covet", be-ing broken here? What about the lie that many teach their children about "Santa Claus", can you see the 9th commandment, "Thou shall not bear false witness" being broken too? Even commandments #6, #7, and #8 are broken more at this time of year, when partying, drinking, stealing, and violence of all kinds are increased. I am sure you agree with me that there is no Christ in all of these activi-ties. There are some well-meaning individuals who are blind to the truth about the birth of Jesus and deceived by the devil himself , when it comes to this pagan celebration we call Christmas.

We have a very good booklet by Tom Justus, titled "The Plain Truth About Christmas", which is available on our web site, booklet # 10 at (http://www.getbibletruth.org/free_booklets ) if you have not already read it, that gives a very thorough explanation of how Christmas came to be celebrated. As Tom Justus states in his booklet, "The real origin of Christmas goes back to ancient Babylon. It is bound up in the organized apostasy with which Satan has gripped a deceived world for many cen-turies! ".

Richard Rives, President of Wyatt Archeological Research and author of “Too Long in the Sun” re-cently wrote, “ The Bible tells us that at the time of the end, knowledge shall increase. Today, we really have no excuse for ignorance. Many of us have our own sources of reference such as ency-clopedias or internet access. Local libraries are easily accessed in both city and rural settings. …. In reference to Christmas, the Encyclopedia Britannica relates the following: 

‘The traditional customs connected with Christmas have developed from several sources as a result of the coincidence of the celebration of the birth of Christ with the pagan agricultural and solar ob-servations at midwinter. In the Roman world the Saturnalia," which was a festival commemorating the dedication of the Temple of Saturn in Rome" was a time of merry making and exchange of gifts. December 25th was also regarded as the birth of the Iranian mystery god Mithra...’ Just a coincidence that the birthday of Christ is celebrated along with the most notable pagan gods, on the same day of the year? Not a chance! Look it up for yourself. You will find that theologians are well aware of the fact that December 25th, never had anything to do with Jesus. Will we defend our beliefs based on what they have taught us? Or will we seek the truth and apply it? Each of us has to make that decision. ”

In the interest of time, I do not plan to go into the details about the origin of Christmas which you can read for yourself. But, 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 cele-brate the birth of Jesus, despite the fact that it was originally a pagan celebration called Saturnalia, which commemorated the birth of the sun god.

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God had this to say about appropriating pagan methods of worship and trying to honor Him with them:

DEUTERONOMY 12:28 -32- “28.Observe and obey all these words which I command you, that it may go well with you and your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.  29 When the LORD your God cuts off from before you the na-tions which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, 30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.'  31 "You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way; for every abomi-nation to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.  32 Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it. (NKJV)

Few know that there is a biblical way to determine when the Messiah was actually born.  We can do this by relating the conception and birth of Jesus with the conception and birth of John the Baptist. Bryan T. Huie , discusses this in an article on the web page of, “Here a Little and There a Little” (http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Jesus-Birthday ) and Bullinger’s, “Com-panion Bible”, Appendix 179, both have studied this issue.

Let's begin our scriptural detective work in the 1st chapter of Luke:

LUKE 1:5-7. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah.  His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.  6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.  7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. (NKJV)

First, we need to understand "the division of Abijah."  We find in 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 that the de-scendants of Aaron's 24 grandsons (the sons of Eleazer and Ithamar) were divided into 24 divisions or courses for the purpose of serving at the Temple.  1 Chronicles 24:10 tells us that the 8th division of service was assigned to Abijah's descendants.

Each of these divisions served at the Temple for an eight-day period (1 Chr. 9:25).  The service be-gan and ended on the weekly Sabbath (2 Chr. 23:8).  In addition to their normal service, all 24 cour-ses served at the Temple during the three holy seasons every year.  The Jewish Mishnah indicates that each course served a week during the first half of the year, the three annual festival weeks, and a week during the last half of the year, for a total of five weeks during a normal year.

A normal year on the Hebrew calendar consists of twelve lunar months of 29 or 30 days, for a total of 354 days.  This is about 11 days less than a solar year (365.24 days).  During a regular Jewish year (which occurs 12 times in a 19-year cycle), 51 weeks of coverage would be needed to ensure that the Temple was cared for every week throughout the year.

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24 weeks (first half of the year) + 3 (festival weeks – Unleavened Bread, Pentecost or Weeks, and Tabernacles) + 24weeks (second half of the year) = 51 weeks

Between the 1st and the 9th week of the year, two of the three festival times when all 24 courses served occurred.  Therefore, the course of Abijah, the 8th course, would serve its first regular week during the 9th or 10th week of the year (depending on how the Feast of Weeks fell on the calendar).

For reference, here is an annotated Jewish calendar (Attachment 2) for the period of time under consideration. (http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Calendar-Jesus-Birth-day )

With that background, now let's review the conception of John the Baptist:

LUKE 1:8-25: 8 So it was, that while he [Zacharias] was serving as priest before God in the or-der of his division, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord.  10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying out-side at the hour of incense.  11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.  12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.  13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.  14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.  15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink.  He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.  16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.  17 He will also go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."  18 And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this?  For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."  19 And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.  20 But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time."  21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the Temple.  22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the Temple, for he beck-oned to them and remained speechless.  23 And so it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.  24 Now after those days his wife Elizabeth con-ceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, 25 "Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people." (NKJV)

Zacharias' wife Elizabeth would have conceived John the Baptist shortly following the week of his service at the Temple.  This would have been sometime in late Sivan or early Tamuz.

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Now let's switch our focus and take a look at Elizabeth's young relative, Mary:

LUKE 1:26-38: 26 Now in the sixth month [of Elizabeth's pregnancy] the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.  The virgin's name was Mary.  28 And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"  29 But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.  30 Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JE-SUS.  32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.  33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."  34 Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?"  35 And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.  36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.  37 For with God nothing will be impossible."  38 Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord!  Let it be to me according to your word."  And the angel departed from her. (NKJV)

Keys to the Birth Date of Jesus

My first interest in this topic was sparked by a study of Appendix 179 in the “Companion Bible” by Bullinger. He concluded that the key to understanding the date of Jesus’s birth is directly related to the birth of John the Baptist and I agree that it is “one” of the keys to learning this truth. But Bullinger, in appendix 179, has a flaw in his analysis related to the assumption that there is a “zero” year between BC and AD calendar dating.

After my first presentation, Curtis reminded me about a web site for "A Perpetual Jewish/Civil Calendar at (http://www.uwm.edu/~corre/index.html)”. This Calendar was placed in the Public Do-main, in 1997-2004 by Alan D. Corre, Emeritus Professor of Hebrew Studies at the University of Wis-consin-Milwauke, WI. I would recommend that you check it out if you have access to a computer. It is a little confusing at first, since it prints out both the Jewish Calendar related to the year of creation and the Civil year based on the Gregorian Calendar. But it can be used to look at any date, present, past, or future and determine what the date was under the Jewish calendar and what day of the week it occurs on. For example, Dec. 27, 2014 , in the Jewish calendar is Tevet 5, 5775.

As you may recall, previously, I discussed the conclusions from Bullinger's Companion Bible, Appen-dix 179, which explains that Jesus Christ was most likely born on or about the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles and that His conception by the power of the Holy Spirit .most likely occurred 9 months, 40 weeks, or 280 days, earlier, which Bullinger concluded was on or about December 25.

From the Bible, we know that Jesus was 33.5 years old when He was crucified. By using the Calendar program developed by Prof. Coire, I confirmed that there are only two years between 25 AD and 32

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AD for which the 14th of Nisan, the preparation day for Passover, occurs on a Wednesday (see Attachment 1- Excel Spread Sheet). I am sure that you all are aware of the significance of these dates as they relate, to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ after 3 days and three nights in the heart of the earth. “The sign of the prophet Jonah”, ( Mat 12:39-41) “39 But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they re-pented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. “, The sign of Jonah, was the only sign Jesus gave to prove that He was who He said He was, “the Son of God”.

The two possible dates are the year of creation 3787 or 27 AD and the year of creation 3790 or 30 AD. After much more study of the relationships for these years and the date of the conception of John the Baptist, which can be tied to the service of his father Zacharias in the priestly course of Abijah, I have concluded that only one of these years, 30 AD, fits with a possible birth of Christ on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles and a life span for Christ of 33.5 years.

Luke 3:23 indicates that Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his public ministry. Numbers 4:3—sets the age of 30 to 50 for those who served in the Temple. Note: Joseph was 30 when he stood be-fore Pharaoh and David was 30 when he began his reign. The years that fit together perfectly, reveal a birth date of Tisri 15, 3757 or Sept. 14, 5 BC and 33.5 years later, the year of his death was Nisan 14, 3790 or April 4, 30 AD which occurred on a Wednesday.

John records 4 Passovers during the last 3.5 years of Jesus’ life, including the last one. These can be seen at John 2: 13 &23, John 5:1, John 6:4 and John 11 :55; John 12:1 &20; John 13:1; John 19:14 &31&42. These facts clearly point to a 3.5 year ministry. The proof of Jonah, as He promised to show He was truly the Son of God , was that He died before sun down on Nisan 14, the Preparation Day for Passover and the First Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, He was placed in the tomb by Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus before the end of the Preparation Day, Nisan14. Exactly 3 days and 3 nights later, at the end of the weekly Sabbath Day, Nisan 17, 30 AD, I believe He was resurrected by God the Father, as the “First Fruits” and an example for many more to come, that resurrection from the dead is possible and we have God’s promise for eternal life with Him when “our resurrection” comes. Although, Mary Magdalene did not come to the tomb the first day of the week which began at sun-down on Saturday, she did come early Sunday morning while it was still dark, i.e.the fourth night after His death, the tomb was empty, because He had been resurrected at the end of the Sabbath Day, the 3rd day after He was placed in the tomb. The Sign of Jonah fulfilled!!!! You can count the days for your-self. A Wednesday crucifixion and a Saturday Resurrection during the Passover is the only time line that fits the 3days and 3 nights promised by Jesus as “proof” for all mankind. ( See Attachment #3 – “The Sign of Jonah” )

Christ's last birthday here on earth was Tisri 15, 3790 or October 9, 29 AD. Although Bullinger indicated that Christ was likely conceived on the first of Tevet or Tebeth or Decem-

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ber 25, 5 BC, this does not seem to be correct. But if we consider that Bullinger used a historic conven-tion of putting a zero year between BC and AD and considering that the point of reference is AD or “Anti Diem” ( after His birth), then the correct date for Bullinger's dating for the birth of Christ would be Tisri 15, 3757 or Sept. 14, 5 BC and the conception would be Tevet/Tebeth 1 or December 10, 6 BC.

Using the Perpetual Jewish Calendar, the first of Tevet in the year 3756 was possibly the date of the conception of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, which would have been on or about Dec. 10, 6 BC and not December 25, 5 BC as Bullinger reported. However these dates in December are still close enough to explain how the early Church might have allowed the mingling of pagan days with sig-nificant dates in the life of Christ. It is interesting to note that December 9, 6BC was also a weekly Sab-bath and December 10, 6BC is the 7th day of the Feast of Dedication or Chanuka, an appropriate day for “the Light Of The World” to manifest Himself !!!

Interestingly, my first visit to Poland in 1991(before God lead me to become a Sabbitarian) , I saw them celebrating Christmas during the first week of December and did not understand it. This morning, while finishing my talk, I found the following on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :Christmas in Poland is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Western world. The observance of Christmas developed gradually over the centuries, beginning in ancient times; com-bining old pagan customs with the religious ones introduced after the Christianization of Poland by the Catholic Church. Later influences include mutual permeating of local traditions and various folk cultures. Unlike in many other Christian countries, St. Nicholas does not play a major role in Polish Christmas, but instead, is celebrated on his Saint feast day of December 6.[1]

Maybe there is a historic relationship for this date and some knowledge of the conception of Jesus?

Read John 1:1-14, “1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light,that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt (G4637-skenoo or tabernacle) among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

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Now, back to our Bible study:

The Holy Spirit likely overshadowed Mary very soon after her encounter with the angel Gabriel as we read in LUKE 1:26-38.  If John the Baptist was conceived in the two week period after Sivan 19, Jesus would have been conceived about six months later, at the end of the Hebrew month Kislev or the beginning of the month Tevet.  Mary would probably have conceived Jesus sometime from Kislev 24 to Tevet 7.  Kislev 25 is the beginning of the Feast of Hanukkah, also known as the Festi-val of Lights.  This eight-day feast continues to Tevet 2.

Of particular note is that Tevit 1 is the 7th day of that 8 day Feast . We should also note that Jesus did ob-serve the Feast of Dedication as shown in John 10: 22. John gives us an indication that Jesus was in fact conceived during this Festival of Lights (Hanukkah) when he speaks of him at the beginning of his Gospel as we just read in John 1:1-14:

JOHN 1:4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.  5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.  6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.  7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all through him might believe.  8 He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that light.  9 That was the true light which gives light to every man coming into the world. (NKJV)

Bryan T. Huie discusses this in an article on the web page of “Here a Little and Their a Little” as fol-lows:

It's highly symbolic that John the Baptist was born at the time of Passover.  Even to this very day, there is still an expectation by religious Jews of the coming of Elijah the prophet during the time of Passover (Mal. 4:5-6).  In fact, a cup is set for Elijah at the annual Passover seder, and children symbolically check for him at the door during the service without knowing the symbolic relation-ship to the future coming of Jesus as Messiah.  As Gabriel prophesied and Jesus confirmed (Matt. 11:14), John the Baptist was the preliminary Elijah to come before the Messiah.

Signs in the heavens over Jerusalem on the 15th of Nisan in the Jewish year 3756 or 5 BC, heralded the birth of John the Baptist.  On that night, just after sunset, a spectacular lunar eclipse was visible from Jerusalem.

Since Jesus was conceived during Hanukkah, six months after John the Baptist, he would also have been born six months after John:

LUKE 2:1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.  2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.  3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.  4 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, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.  6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.  7

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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (NKJV)

Since John was born on Passover, the 15th day of Nisan (the first Jewish month of the religious year), Jesus would have been born six months, or 40 weeks later on the 15th day of Tishri (the 7th Jewish month of the religious year).  The 15th day of the 7th month begins the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev. 23:34-35), also known as Sukkot.  I am totally convinced that Jesus was born on the 1st day of the Feast of Tabernacles!  In the year 5 BCE, this fell in the month of September on the 14th. The symbolism of this date is unmistakable. The God being who became Jesus came and “ taberna-cle” here on earth in a temporary human body to be the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of all mankind and in full compliance with the Law of God which tells us the wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23, Job 4:17, Ezk 18:4 &20, Heb 9:27-28).

The First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles also 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.

Just as it was six months earlier, signs in the heavens over Jerusalem on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles (15 Tishri, 3757 or 5BC) proclaimed the birth of the prophesied Messiah.  Another re-markable lunar eclipse of the full moon was visible in Israel on this night also.

In addition to the hint of Jesus' conception during Hanukkah, we also find an allusion to his birth during the Feast of Tabernacles in John's Gospel:

JOHN 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and did TABERNACLE among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth. (YLT-Young’s Literal Trans-lation)

Eight days after his birth, in accordance with the Law of Moses, Jesus was circumcised on the Eighth Day of Assembly (The Last Great Day), another holy day of God (Lev. 23:36):

LUKE 2:21 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. (NKJV)

The truth of Jesus' birth is much greater than the pagan celebration that has been appropriated for his supposed honor.  This truth reaffirms the need to keep God's Holy Days (listed in Lev. 23) in or-der to better understand His plan for mankind.

In summary, there is no way for us to know the exact date on which Jesus, The Christ, was born, but the information presented by Bullinger along with several “keys” found in your Bible, help us to un-derstand the date of Jesus birth. These include (1)the conception, and birth of John the Baptist, (2)the date for Passover, (3)the Feast of Tabernacles, (4)the Feast of Dedication, (5)the Feast of Pentecost,

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and (6)the date of the crucifixion of Jesus and the “sign” of Jonah all seem to fit perfectly with our un-derstanding of the meaning of God's Holy Days and certainly makes more sense and is less confusing than the December 25 date that most people believe. God is not the author of confusion.

It is interesting to note that December 10, 6BC is the 7th day of the Feast of Dedication or Chanuka, an appropriate day for “the Light Of The World” to be conceived and manifest Himself , “…the true light which gives light to every man coming into the world.” (John 1:9 NKJV) . By His conception, He makes it clear to all true believers that “Life” and “His Light” begin at conception!! As for me, the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles seems like a perfect day for God's Son, to come and "Taberna-cle" here on earth, in a temporary body; so that we might all have hope for an eternal life. We should all thank God at this time of year for the TRUTH that He has revealed to us.

Especially at this time of year, if we have the opportunity presented to us, then we should share this un-derstanding with a world that has been blinded by Satan.

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Attachment #1 – Spreadsheet Time line

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Revised 12/26/2014Time line for Jesus and John

Age of Christ Year JR Year BC/AD Month JR Day JR Month BC/AD Day BC/AD Note

3755 6 BC Siv 13 May 28 Conception of John related to the course of Abijah- Luke 1:5-25. (See also 1Chron 24:1-10 & 11-19)+180 days 6 months from conception of John to conception of Jesus

3756 6 BC Tev 19 Dec 28 Conception of Jesus using 9 months gestation from Tis 15 or first day of FOT3756 6 BC Tev 1 Dec 10 Conception of Jesus using 40 weeks gestation from Tis 15 or first day of FOT3756 5 BC Nis 12 Mar 18 John born on or about Passover

40 weeks =280 days from Tishra 15 = Kis 30, 3756 or Dec 9, 6 BC9 months x 30 days = +270 days from conception on Tev 10, 3756 or Dec 19, 6 BC'

Weeks of Gestation for Jesus Month Day Month Day Days-running total Conception of Jesus occurred on Tevet 1, 3756 or Dec 10, 6 BCwk1 Tev 7 Dec 16 7 Dec 9, 6 BC was also a weekly Sabbath and Dec 10, 6 BCwk2 Tev 14 Dec 23 14 is the 7th day of Feast of Dedication or Chanuka, an appropriate wk3 Tev 21 Dec 30 21 day for the Light of the World to manifest Himself !!wk4 Tev 28 Jan 6 28wk5 She 6 Jan 13 35wk6 She 13 Jan 20 42wk7 She 20 Jan 27 49wk8 She 27 Feb 3 56wk9 Ada 4 Feb 10 63wk10 Ada 11 Feb 17 70wk11 Ada 18 Feb 24 77wk12 Ada 25 Mar 2 84wk13 Nis 3 Mar 9 91wk14 Nis 10 Mar 16 98wk15 Nis 17 Mar 23 105wk16 Nis 24 Mar 30 112wk17 Iya 1 Apr 6 119wk18 Iya 8 Apr 13 126wk19 Iya 15 Apr 20 133wk20 Iya 22 Apr 27 140wk21 Iya 29 May 4 147wk22 Siv 7 May 11 154wk23 Siv 14 May 18 161wk24 Siv 21 May 25 168wk25 Siv 28 Jun 1 175wk26 Tam 5 Jun 8 182wk27 Tam 12 Jun 15 189wk28 Tam 19 Jun 22 196wk29 Tam 26 Jun 29 203wk30 Av 4 Jul 6 210wk31 Av 11 Jul 13 217wk32 Av 18 Jul 20 224wk33 Av 25 Jul 27 231wk34 Elu 2 Aug 3 238wk35 Elu 9 Aug 10 245wk36 Elu 16 Aug 17 252wk37 Elu 23 Aug 24 259wk38 Tis 1 Sep 1 266wk39 Tis 8 Sep 7 273wk 40 Tis 15 Sep 14 280

Birth and Death of JesusYears

0 3757 5 BC Tis 15 Sep 14 Birth on First day of FOT also a Saturday. Determined by 33.5 years from crucifixtion1 3758 4 BC Tis 15 Oct 4 Jesus age 1 and Herod died in 4 BC2 3759 3 BC Tis 153 3760 2 BC Tis 154 3761 1 BC Tis 15 Note: Bullingers Companion Bible App 179 erroniously included a "0" year transition from BC to AD5 3762 1 AD Tis 156 3763 2 AD Tis 157 3764 3 AD Tis 158 3765 4 AD Tis 159 3766 5 AD Tis 15

10 3767 6 AD Tis 1511 3768 7 AD Tis 1512 3769 8 AD Tis 15 Oct 2 Jesus turns 1212 3769 9 AD Nis 15 Mar 28 Jerusalem on Passover after age 12 first day was a Sabbath13 3770 9 AD Tis 15 Sep 2114 3771 10 AD Tis 1515 3772 11 AD Tis 1516 3773 12 AD Tis 1517 3774 13 AD Tis 1518 3775 14 AD Tis 1519 3776 15 AD Tis 1520 3777 16 AD Tis 1521 3778 17 AD Tis 1522 3779 18 AD Tis 1523 3780 19 AD Tis 1524 3781 20 AD Tis 1525 3782 21 AD Tis 1526 3783 22 AD Tis 1527 3784 23 AD Tis 1528 3785 24 AD Tis 1529 3786 25 AD Tis 1529 3786 26 AD Nis 14 Fri. Mar 2030 3787 26 AD Tis 15 Jesus turns 30 yrs old30 3787 27 AD Nis 14 Wed. Apr 731 3788 27 AD Tis 1531 3789 28 AD Nis 14 Mon. Mar 2732 3789 28 AD Tis 1532 3790 29 AD AD2/Nis 14 Fri. Mar 1633 3790 29 AD Tis 15 Oct 9 Jesus turns 33 yrs old33 3790 30 AD Nis 14 Wed. Apr 3 Jesus crucified on a Wed at age 33.534 3791 30 AD Tis 15 Sep 28 Jesus would have been age 3434 3791 31 AD Nis 14 Mon. Mar 2435 3792 32 AD Nis 14 Mon. Apr 12 For the 8yr period from 26 AD to 33 AD35 3793 33 AD NIs 14 Fri Apr 1 only 2 years have Passover Preparation on Wed.

and only 30 AD fits Jesus age of 33.5 years old

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Calendar for Jesus' Birthday-----From: http://www.herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Calendar-Jesus-Birthday

  CONCEPTION & BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST & JESUS (based on the Gospel of Luke)

ניסןNisan3755

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatMar.

6 BCE

Apr.6 BCE

1 182 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 20 21 22 23 24 259 10 11 12 13 14 15 26 27 28 29 30 31 116 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 4 5 6 7 823 24 25 26 27 28 29 9 10 11 12 13 14 1530 16

איירIyar3755

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatApr.

6 BCE

May6 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 17 18 19 20 21 227 8 9 10 11 12 13 23 24 25 26 27 28 2914 15 16 17 18 19 20 30 1 2 3 4 5 621 22 23 24 25 26 27 7 8 9 10 11 12 1328 29 14 15

סיוןSivan3755

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Zacharias' ser-vice in the

Temple (week 8 plus week of

Pentecost-Luke 1:5-23)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatMay

6 BCE

June6 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 16 17 18 19 206 7 8 9 10 11 12 21 22 23 24 25 26 2713 14 15 16 17 18 19 28 29 30 31 1 2 320 21 22 23 24 25 26 4 5 6 7 8 9 1027 28 29 30 11 12 13 14

תמוזTamuz3755

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab

John the Bap-tist's concep-tion (Luke

1:24)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatJune

6 BCE

July6 BCE

1 2 3 15 16 174 5 6 7 8 9 10 18 19 20 21 22 23 2411 12 13 14 15 16 17 25 26 27 28 29 30 118 19 20 21 22 23 24 2 3 4 5 6 7 825 26 27 28 29 9 10 11 12 13

אבAv

3755

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatJuly

6 BCE

 Aug.

6 BCE

1 2 14 153 4 5 6 7 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 2210 11 12 13 14 15 16 23 24 25 26 27 28 2917 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 31 1 2 3 4 524 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

אלול Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

14

Elul3755

Aug.6 BCE

Sep.6 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 15 16 17 18 198 9 10 11 12 13 14 20 21 22 23 24 25 2615 16 17 18 19 20 21 27 28 29 30 31 1 222 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 4 5 6 7 8 929 10

תשריTishri3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatSep.

6 BCE

 Oct.

6 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 15 167 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 21 22 2314 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 29 3021 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 728 29 30 8 9 10

חשוןChesvan

3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatOct.

6 BCE

 Nov.

6 BCE

1 2 3 4 11 12 13 145 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 2112 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 26 27 2819 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 1 2 3 426 27 28 29 30 5 6 7 8 9

כסלוKislev3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab The Festival of Lights, aka the Feast of Dedi-

cation (Chanukah) -

Kislev 25- Tevet 2

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatNov.

6 BCE

 Dec.

6 BCE

1 2 10 113 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 1810 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 2517 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 1 224 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

טבתTevet3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab

Jesus' concep-tion during Chanukah (Luke 1:35)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatDec.

6 BCE

 Jan.

5 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 168 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 2315 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 3022 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 1 2 3 4 5 629 7

שבטShevat3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatJan.

5 BCE

 Feb.

5 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 137 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2014 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2721 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 328 29 30 4 5 6

אדרAdar3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatFeb.

5 BCE

 

1 2 3 4 7 8 9 105 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 1712 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 2419 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 1 2

15

Mar.

26 27 28 29 3 4 5 6

ניסןNisan3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SabBirth of John the Baptist on

1st day of Passover (Pe-

sach)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatMar.

5 BCE

 Apr.

5 BCE

1 2 3 7 8 94 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 1611 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 2318 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 3025 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5

איירIyar3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatApr.

5 BCE

 May

5 BCE

1 62 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 139 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 2016 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 2723 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 1 2 3 4

סיוןSivan3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatMay

5 BCE

 June

5 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 118 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 1815 16 17 18 19 20 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 2522 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 129 30 2 3

תמוזTamuz3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatJune

5 BCE

 July

5 BCE

1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 86 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 1513 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 2220 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 2927 28 29 30 1 2

אבAv

3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SatJuly

5 BCE

 Aug.

5 BCE

1 2 3 4 3 4 5 65 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 1312 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 2019 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 2726 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 1

אלולElul3756

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Aug.5 BCE

1 2 2 33 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 1010 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 12 13 14 15 16 1717 18 19 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 2424 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30

תשרי Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sab Birth of Jesus Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

16

Tishri3757

on 1st day of Feast of Taber-

nacles (Sukkot)

Aug.5 BCE

Sep.5 BCE

1 312 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 79 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 11 12 13 1416 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 16 17 18 19 20 2123 24 25 26 27 28 29 22 23 24 25 26 27 2830 29

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