 <ul>
<li> <b>Why Jesus ?</b>
<p>
<ul>
<li> <b> Justice </b> - God cannot Abide Sin . It has to be covered. The Blood of Jesus has covered Sin forever.
<li> <b> Redemption </b>- God gave the earth to man. Man turned the earth over to Satan . 
<p>
 Jesus , the Son of Man , the Son of God , Redeemed earth and Humanity from Satan . The Perfect man, Jesus , Now has All Power in Heaven ( as God ) and in earth ( as man ).

<p>
 John 3:16 <br><i>
For God so loved the world, that he gave his Only begotten Son , that whosoever believeth in him should Not Perish , but have everlasting Life .</i>
</ul>
<li> <b>Promise</b> <p> Isaiah 9:6 <br>
<i>For unto us a Child is Born , unto us a Son is given: and the Government shall be upon his shoulder: and his Name shall be called Wonderful , Counsellor , The Mighty God , The everlasting Father , The Prince of Peace.</i>
<p> Isaiah 7:14 <br>
<i>Therefore the Lord Himself shall Give You a Sign ; Behold , a virgin shall Conceive , and bear a Son , and shall call his Name Immanuel .</i>
<li> <b>Announcement</b><p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Mary</b> <p> Luke 1:26-35 <br>
<i>26 And in the sixth month the Angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
<br>
 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose Name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin`s Name was Mary.
<p>
 28 And the Angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.
<br>
 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her Mind what manner of salutation this should be.
<p>
 30 And the Angel said unto her, Fear Not , Mary: for thou hast Found favour with God .
<br>
 31 And, Behold , thou shalt Conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son , and shalt call his Name JESUS .
<p>
 32 He shall be Great , and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall Give unto him the Throne of his Father David:
<br>
 33 And he shall Reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his Kingdom there shall be no end.
<p>
 34 Then said Mary unto the Angel , How shall this be, seeing I Know Not a man?
<br>
 35 And the Angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the Power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy thing which shall be Born of thee shall be called the Son of God . </i>
<li> <b>Joseph</b> <p> Matthew 1:20 <br>
<i>But while he thought on these things, Behold , the Angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a Dream , saying, Joseph, thou Son of David, Fear Not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost .</i>
</ul>
<li> <b>Birth</b> <p> Luke 2:1-20 <br>
<i> 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that All the world should be taxed.
<br>
 2 ( And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. )
<p>
 3 And All went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
<br>
 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; ( because he was of the house and lineage of David: )
<p>
 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being Great with child.
<br>
 6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
<p>
 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son , and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
<br>
 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
<p>
 9 And, lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them, and the Glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
<br>
 10 And the Angel said unto them, Fear Not : for, Behold , I bring You Good tidings of Great Joy , which shall be to All people.
<p>
 11 For unto You is Born this day in the city of David a Saviour , which is Christ the Lord .
<br>
 12 And this shall be a Sign unto You ; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
<br>
 13 And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly host praising God , and saying,
<p>
 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth Peace , Good Will toward men.
<br>
 15 And it came to pass, as the Angels were gone away from them into Heaven , the shepherds said one to another, Let us Now go even unto Bethlehem, and See this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
<p>
 16 And they came with haste, and Found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe Lying in a manger.
<br>
 17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
<p>
 18 And All they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
<br>
 19 But Mary kept All these things, and pondered them in her heart.
<p>
 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for All the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. </i>
<p>
</i>
 Matthew 2:1-11 
<i>
 <br>
 1 Now when Jesus was Born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the King , Behold , there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
<br>
 2 Saying, Where is he that is Born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to Worship him.
<p>
 3 When Herod the King had heard these things, he was troubled, and All Jerusalem with him.
<br>
 4 And when he had gathered All the chief Priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
<p>
 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
<br>
 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art Not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
<p>
 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what Time the star appeared.
<br>
 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young Child ; and when ye have Found him, bring me Word again, that I may come and Worship him also.
<p>
 9 When they had heard the King , they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was.
<br>
 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding Great joy.
<p>
 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary his Mother , and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. </i>
<p>
<li> <b>When</b> http://www.lucasco.info/upload/NLPC/videos/When%20Was%20Jesus%20REALLY%20born.mp4 
<ul>
<li> Nissan is the first month in the Jewish Calendar . It occurs in late March, early April.
<li> Zacharias, a Priest , performed his duties during the course of Abijah twice each year.
<li> Abijah`s course was the 8th in the priestly cycle. ( 1 Chron. 24:10 )
<li> His second course would have occurred in late November.
<li> The Scripture Says that after these days ( Zacharius returned Home ) Elizabeth conceived - December. ( Luke 1:24 )
<li> 6 months from December is June when Mary conceived.
<li> 9 months later Jesus was Born - March
<li> Jesus is the fleshly tabernacle of God . The original tabernacle was dedicated on 1st day of the 1st month - Nissan 1 ( Exodus 40:1 )
<li> <b>It is  very likely Jesus was Born on Nissan 1, 6 B.C. which is March 20, 6 B.C.</b>
<li> Why 6 B.C.? Nissan began on Sabbath that year; Herod died in 4 B.C. after commanding Death of All 2 year and younger Children . 
<li> Why were shepherds keeping watch over their flocks by night? It was the lambing season.  Why spring?  New grass growth for grazing the enlarged flock.
<li> The Passover sacrificial lamb was to be a year old so the lamb had to be born around Passover. Exodus 12:5 
<li> Jesus is the Lamb of God .
<li> Adoption of December 25 as the Birth date: <p>

<i>
The most loudly touted theory about the origins of the Christmas date(s) is that it was borrowed from pagan celebrations. The Romans had their mid-winter Saturnalia festival in late December; barbarian peoples of northern and western Europe kept holidays at similar times. 
<p>
To top it off, in 274 C.E., the Roman emperor Aurelian established a feast of the birth of Sol Invictus (the Unconquered Sun), on December 25. Christmas, the argument goes, is really a spin-off from these pagan solar festivals. 
<p>
According to this theory, early Christians deliberately chose these dates to encourage the spread of Christmas and Christianity throughout the Roman world. 
<br>
If Christmas looked like a pagan holiday, more pagans would be open to both the holiday and the God whose birth it celebrated.
</i>
<li> Conclusion
<p>
We haven`t talked about the birthday of our Lord in order to start a new denomination - Nissan 1 Adventists .  The scriptures are clear about keeping holiday observation in perspective:
<p>
 Colossians 2:16 <br><i>
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: </i>
<p>
But it is important that we see how God perfectly manages the framework of His plan for Humanity .  Jesus is the fulfillment of that plan in every respect. 
<p>
 Praise the Wonderful , Holy Name of Jesus !
<br><br>
 Joy to the world the Lord has come !
<br><br>
 God tabernacled with us in Jesus .
<br><br>
Now He tabernacles with us by His indwelling Spirit !
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<hr>
When was Jesus Born ?
<ul>
<li> Shepherds in the field at night Luk 2:8 - Spring - Fall - Lambing season watching for births - Not Fall because the Jews were to be in Jerusalem during Tabernacles - March-April -> Nissan 
<li> Bethlehem was place where lambs were kept for the temple sacrifice
<li> Exo 12:5 - 1 year old lamb - born and sacrificed at same period of time
<li> 10th Nissan - take/accept/seize the lamb  Exo 12:3 - Palm Sunday 
<li> Passover 14-15 Nissan Lev 23:5 
<li> Hebrew holidays are when God does special things for Humanity 
<li> First fruits - Nissan 18th - Resurrection
<li> Pentecost - feast of weeks - Holy Spirit poured out 
<li> Tabernacles - Christ will return in the Fall 
<li> Nissan 1 is the beginning of the Jewish new year
<li> B.C. becomes A.D. - calendar changes
<li> Hebrew calendar based on moons
<li> Jesus died at the full moon in Nissan
<li> Nissan 1 is always a new moon 
<li> Zoroastrianism - Wise men learned of Daniel from his time in Persia 
<li> Isaiah 60:6 - camels bearing gold frankincense
<li> King of the Jews - Judea was linked to Aeres the ram - Convergence of Jupiter and other planets to Aeres so they concluded a king was born in Judea
<li> Herod died in 4 B.C.
<li> Jesus was born 6 B.C.
<li> Zacharias - Course of Abijah - 2Ch 8:14 - priestly calendar layed out in dead sea scrolls; Talmud verifies the course based on the destruction of Temple
<li> When was Abijah ministering? Nissan. 
<li> Hippolitus - Dec 25 but also said Jesus was born in Nissan 
<li> Tabernacle is the shadow of God with us
<li> When was the Tabernacle raised? Exo 40:1,2 Nissan 1
<li> So, God tabernacled with man on Nissan 1 when Jesus was born of Mary <br>In month of Nissan 1 6 B.C. - March 20 6 B.C.
</ul>
<p>
<center><img src=../upload/common/images/hebrewcalendar.jpg width=475px></center>