Is jesus celebrating 4/20?
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Are you kidding?  Look at the long hair, the beard, the message of peace and forgiveness...Jesus was a hippie and he got high all the time, I am sure of it.
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No, honey, we don't! We try to follow very closely in Jesus' footsteps as to our behavoir, and Jesus was Jewish. Jews did not celebrate birthdays..they celebrated a persons life accomplishments at their death. The only birthday celebrations mentioned in the Bible are two that involved brutality and false religions. In our family we recognize the birthday,(how could you not?) but we don't make it a big deal or do any kind of celebrating or making the day above another. Thank you for your attitude in asking! It helps when someone who has a question about Witnesses asks in such a non-combative and inquisitive way!!
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No, I don't see evidence that the Spirit is being withdrawn.  God is still working, and will be giving everyone a chance until the time is up. The Scriptures say that everyone will have heard the word, and given a chance before the end is to come.  He is working everywhere and in every place now.  The darkness is here too, but we know who wins because we read the ending of the Book, Jesus prevails!\n   Going to church and being in the Scriptures is really important right now, as being in the world is overwhelming, the tv, magazines, everything is against what the Scriptures teach, so we need to be reminded about the Lord in the middle of the week, and on Sundays too.Hopes this helps alittle bit.....
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Yes! I would also send out someone to pick up some food because there are so many disciples today! I love the word of God! The Good News! Jesus died not only for me but you and the rest of the world! Hosanna to the Highest! I would welcome anyone with open arms though!
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No, it was not.  That observation comes from a lazy and superficial reading of the Scriptures.  It is a false assumption that Jesus was killed and buried on a Friday!  And trying to squeeze three days and nights out of two is man's vane attempt to rectify his error with the Bible facts.  A concise, biblical proof of Jesus' death, burrial and resurrection follows:\n\n1st -- Not all Sabbaths are on the 7th day of the week. So many people (even theologians) have assumed that the Sabbath that Jesus was buried before was the weekly (7th day) Sabbath.\n\nBut God also made 7 annual Holy Days that are called Sabbaths.  These Sabbaths can occure on other days of the week.  In John, the Sabbath in question is called a "High Day", that is, it is one of these annual Holy Days. Specifically, it is the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (called Passover -- actually, the day after Passover) (Leviticus 23:6).\n\nThis is confirmed by the following:\n\nA. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (John 19:39) "Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the spices..." (John 19:40, Matt 27:59), "and laid it in his [Joseph's] own new tomb" (Matt 27:60, Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53, John 19:39-42).\n\nB. "And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on" (Luke 23:54, John 19:42).\n\nC. "And the women also, which came with Him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre and how his body was laid" (Luke 23:55, Matt 27:61, Mark 15:47).\n\nD. "AND WHEN THE SABBATH WAS PAST, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Solome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him" (Mark 16:1).\n\nE. Then "they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; AND RESTED ON THE SABBATH DAY according to the commandment" (Luke 23:56).\n\nNote: The buying and preparing of the spices and oils by the women occurred BETWEEN TWO SABBATHS. Therefore, these two Sabbaths could not have been concurrent, as is popularly believed. And, as John 19:31 explains, the first Sabbath, the one immediately after Jesus' death, was a High Day, that is, an annual Holy Day, the First Day of Unleavened Bread, not the weekly Sabbath.\n\n"But late in the week, at the dawning into the first day of the week {that is, just after sunset on Saturday}, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.  And the angel answered and said to the women, Do not fear, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.  He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."  (Matthew 28:1, MKJV, also Mark 16:1-6, Luke 24:1-6)\n\nSo, Jesus was already risen before the first day of the week ever began.\n\nAs for the counting of the three FULL days and three FULL nights, we have:\n\nNight 1: Wednesday/Thursday night {Note: This was a Holy Day/Sabbath that year}\nDay 1: Thursday\n\nNight 2: Thursday/Friday night\nDay 2: Friday {Women bought and prepared spices & oils on this day}\n\nNight 3: Friday/Saturday {Beginning of normal, weekly Sabbath}\nDay 3: Saturday\n\nJesus rose at about the time of day he was buried, just before sunset on the weekly Sabbath!  Not on Sunday; and nowhere near dawn.
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Yes and no.  Your question presumes that Jesus was born in the year 1 A.D.  Scholars recognize that there is a basic misunderstanding of how time was accounted for during the Roman empire, so some would argue that the historical birthdate appears to be somewhere in the range of 6 B.C. to 4 B.C.  With that in mind, you should be looking at an event four or more years earlier, and indeed, one of the sites I've listed below lists two eclipses for the year 29 A.D. and one for 33 A.D.  I recall that the New Testament speaks of darkness during the day, but we could take that as any of a range of possibilities, which include a total eclipse and inclement weather.  The eclipse of November 24 in 29 A.D. appears to come close to Jerusalem.
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Yes he is here. Jesus is everywhere on earth. The only thing is that he is no longer in flesh as he was before his death but spiritually.
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Yes, Jesus rose on the third day as per scriptures and he died for our sins sake and to save us from hell. Jesus came to this world for you and me to save us and give us everlasting life. He is truly my GOD righteous and Holy One.\n\nIf somebody says he's lier please dont! cause u dont know ur bringing death closer to u and u'll be cast into hell fire.\n\nMay God Bless you and Give understanding of love and Sacrifice he made 4 us.
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Well I am a muslim, I have christian relatives.. Id say it all depends on your beliefs.. If you take Christmas for what it is.. celebrating Jesus's birthday and not anything to do with Santa and the north pole, and snow etc... Then summer might be closer to the real birthdate.. I mean. Jesus was probably born more towards the summer months anyways.. It was in the middle east, during the time when the lambs are born, thats in late spring or early fall.. (maybe summer)..
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Yes, we are definitely in the last days and 2 Thessalonians is relevant for what's going on today. God has given even the elect over to reprobate mind just like the unbelievers. False prophets will rise and deceive those who are of God. We must have the spirit of discernment to expose evil works of Satan. I pray that we will be ready when Jesus comes and become watchmen.\n\nShalom
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when Jesus Christ said to the Father "forgive them,for they don't know what they are doing"\nthis only shows that Christ loves the Father so much that He obeyed until death,to save sinners like me.and His resurrection has opened Heaven for us.isn't it wonderful.\nHappy Easter! Christ is risen!
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The others are right. They are the traditions of man. Specifically Catholic and Pagan men. If you remember, Jesus had a talk with some religious leaders about them pushing their traditions rather than the bare Truth of God's Word. Going by Paul's teachings I shouldn't make you feel bad for celebrating a day to the Lord so I'm not trying to. But I am supposed to warn you of the pagan rituals we all know God doesn't allow! I hope this opens some eyes and God bless all of you on your mission!
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Note: ECCLES.7:1 = "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."\n\nCHRISTMAS\nChristmas isn't Jesus's birthdate; it was the birthday of the sun god. Scripture doesn't mention Jesus's birthdate or any christians celebrating His Birthday. The only birthday mentioned besides Pharoah is the heathen king Herod. "Christmas" means "mass of Christ"; the celebration coexisted in Rome before there was any in Jerusalem. The early Roman Church however did establish a pagan festival that (Jer.10) coexisted with Jesus's Birth and that was the birthday of the sun god. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., article: "Christmas"). The Catholic sources admit that Christmas didn't co-exist with the earliest festivals. Jesus wasn't born Christmas; even scripture makes this evident. "On the night of Jesus's birth, the shepherd's were still keeping watch over their flocks." (Luke 2:8). The rainy season in Ancient Israel began after the Feast of Tabernacles which generally is early October. In November, it would be cool and wet; the flocks from the pasture had already been brought and kept in winter quarters by the shepherds. This tells us the shepherds were no longer in the fields at night. Another peice of evidence is overlooked is in Luke 1:35-36; it tells us John the Baptist was born to Mary's cousin Elizabeth six months before Jesus. And as we look further in verse 5-17, we see Zacharias an elderly priest burning incense on the altar and then an angel appearing to him and telling him that he and his wife would have a son to prepare Christ's Way. We know however when this announcement was made by the angel because of Zacharias was "of the course of Abijah" Please look at 1Chron.24:1-19; it tells us that King David divided these priests into 24 "courses" that served in the temple by rotation. The Course of Abijah would be the 8th of the 24 courses which usually would occur around the end of May. Pentecost came the week after the 8th course served and he had to serve all 24 courses during the three festival seasons. So Zacharias came home approximately after the first week of June; in which John the Baptist was conceived around mid-June and 9 months later would be his birth. John Baptist's birth came around mid-March while Jesus's was around mid-September. Also notice every year people claim 3 wise men seen Jesus in a stable; is this really true? The Bible nowhere states "3 wise men" or "that the wise men visited Jesus in a stable". Read for yourself: (Matt.2:11); these Magi came from the east beyond the Euphrates River which in the 1st century was called the Parthian Empire (the eastern border of the Roman Empire). Several weeks after Jesus's birth, the Magi arrived in Jerusalem, the king's palace searching for Jesus. The "star" in the east led them to take their trip to Judea. After hearing about the timing of the "star's appearance" from the Magi; King Herod ordered the slaughter of all children two years and younger(Matt.2:16). When Jesus was 40 days old: His parents presented him in the temple (Luke 2:22)(Lev.12:2-4). After the Magi came, the family fled to Egypt. {Jesus six weeks old.}\nWHEN WAS JESUS'S BIRTH?\nhttp://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/magazine/tw-mag.cgi?category=Magazine33&item=1104261794\nhttp://family.webshots.com/photo/1342393463049373547FazWzQ\n****************************************************************\nHow Christmas came about. Is it related to Valentine's?\nVALENTINE'S (CUPID)\nCENTURIES BEFORE CHRIST, THE PAGAN ROMANS CELEBRATED FEBRUARY 15 & THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 14 AS AN IDOLATROUS & SENSUOUS FESTIVAL IN HONOR OF LUPERCUS, THE "HUNTER OF WOLVES". THE ROMANS CALLED THE FESTIVAL "LUPERCALIA"; CUSTOM OF EXCHANGING VALENTINES & OTHER TRADITIONS TO HONOR LUPERCUS, TH
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Heron by the Sea, I still stick to my answer below, but I appreciate your information.\n\nSchneb, I appreciate your kind words,   Bill\n\nTime of his death. \n\nThe death of Jesus Christ took place in the spring, on the Passover Day, Nisan (or Abib) 14, according to the Jewish calendar. (Mt 26:2; Joh 13:1-3; Ex 12:1-6; 13:4) That year the Passover occurred on the sixth day of the week (counted by the Jews as from sundown on Thursday to sundown on Friday). This is evident from John 19:31, which shows that the following day was “a great” sabbath. The day after Passover was always a sabbath, no matter on what day of the week it came. (Le 23:5-7) But when this special Sabbath coincided with the regular Sabbath (the seventh day of the week), it became “a great one.” So Jesus’ death took place on Friday, Nisan 14, by about 3:00 p.m.—Lu 23:44-46.
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you are absolutely right that December 25 was not Jesus Christ's birthday. minimal research proves that this date was chosen centuries after his death for various other reasons.\n\nyou are also right about Christmas being totally commercialized. If you ask the average young child about Christmas all they can tell you about is Santa Clause and what presents they want.\n\nThe bottom line is the Bible doesn't give us the exact date so we don't know when it was.\n\ncheck these articles for some more info.\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1998/12/15/article_01.htm\n(Has Christmas Lost Christ?)\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1998/12/15/article_02.htm\n(Jesus' Birth—The Real Story)\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2000/12/15/article_01.htm\n(Christmas Customs—Are They Christian?)
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"Keep Jesus Going"\nEaster is on the second Sunday of April 2007; you could have Easter-type celebrations each Sunday of the month.
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you mean that Jesus is coming soon? \n\nyes...definitely. as SDA's (i am one) is part of our christian duty (as it is for any christian of any denomination) that Jesus is coming soon to take us home and that we need to do all that we can to come closer to Jesus and ask His help in changing us to resemble more like Him.