Christmas Isn’t What You Think – John Nelson

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Santa told me my parents are not real

Fascinating – I quite enjoyed this video. I wonder if more can be said about the Three Wise Men or Magi. They could be ancient astronomers as they kept their eyes to the stars and 'followed' a star. They could also be alchemists, as gold has alchemical properties of purity (Jesus and his parents prob don't need gold to buy stuff). And, they might be physicians as they broght frankincense and myrrh, both having medicial qualities used to induce birth, prevent blood loss, and relieve the pain of childbirth.

The only word to properly describe this guy is "delightful"

The Quirinius census (which Luke correctly reported in Acts) was motivated by mismanagement by Herod Archelaus, which dates the census 10 years after the death of Herod the Great. Attempts to fit the Quirinius census during Herod the Great's life are misguided, for this reason and others.

1:03:30 Then perhaps there WAS a census, but it was orchestrated by Herod when he learned of Jesus's birth so that he could take note of all the babies he needed to slaughter. Then it would make sense why a census would cause Joseph and Mary to move cities – so that they could flee one, rather than to comply with one.

No mention of Persian influence?

38:00 of course adult life expectancy wasn't as good. No vaccines. Nothing really in the way of antibiotics. Medicine and technology isn't that close to today. I'd say there were probably more wars but I wouldn't be confident that's true…

so when really was jesus born?

This is just a personal observation, not written in stone. Alex born in the southern US would be ugly imho. Born with his british accent and mind, he scores like a 7/10 (conservatively). So superficial of me, I know. Just saying….and more of an academic comment and curiosity of myself (living through the Trump years) than a diss or like. Enjoyed the viewpoints, learned a bit, thank you.

I am not being persecuted, We believe in LITERALLY everything except that he died up there

See people feel scared

Speaking of accents, John Nelson has a certain accent. It'd alot like America, someone can have a New York Accent, then there is Minnesota, then Georgia. You just think how can people have accents when there is all this modern communication.

I didnt realize that my daughter being Catholic, Mary Magdalene and the Divini code was an attack on the Catholic faith. I think it was a Pope or Bishop that said she was a prostitue. They said Rehab was a prostitute also, She helped the spy in Jericho. She ended up Marrying one of the Spys. This is not to be confused with the 12 spies during Moses time. This was the second set of Spies.

I am protestant by birth, protestant upbringing. I am not Catholic and the wedding at Canna might be a Catholic thing. Da Vinci code was written by a Pennsylvania Dutch. What Elon Musk is said to be. They are Schwenckfeld. I have heard of Quackers, Shakers, Methodist, Mennonites, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptist ( I was born 50 % Baptist / 50% Church of England) Baptist Church of England. Which is why I am probably on this channel. I have hear of Amish. Apparently they were the first to bring Saffron. It's that flower stem/bud thing from Iran that turns rice and ice cream yellow in Iran. There is a Tehran + LA California U.S.A. called Tehrangeles. Witches used Saffron alot in there spells. They think this is them feeling from religious persecution to the Ottoman Empire where witches were free to live and do magic. This is an interesting discovery. Cheifs know alot about history. Historians could consult with them.

There is the wedding cat Canna, that was one of Jesus first miracles. This is Marys relatives and she is humiliated that they ran out of wine. He turns the water into wine. Alot of magic is done where people turn coke into a sprite. I think this was done to do away with magic. It's also to say that alcohol is permissible during the holidays. Muslims dont drink at all during this time period. All of the 12 apostles people at the last supper were have said to be there or maybe like 10 of them I never counted. He was about 30 at this time period.

So Luke 2 talks about Birth of Jesus

What about the three Marys, and witches use anagrams alot. Da Vinci Code says she could be someone Jesus took as a sex partner and he had a son. What I love about the Irish is the songs three Marys. Mary was a common name for converts. Mary was the sister of Moses. This is why. I always got her confused with Mary the Virgin wife of Joseph.

Nobody spends more time with annoying voices and mutant faces than Alex

59:23 Mormonism gives a basis to a fascinating theory that: the Seer Lehi & his family were Messianic/Christians through divine visions and unadulterated scriptures and traditions pre-dating the Josianic reforms.

Upon leaving the holy land hundreds of years BC, they might have met the predecessors of the Magi who visit the Christ-Child and given them special knowledge, signs, and prophecies.