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WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?: M. M. NINAN<br />
Various methods of arriving at the dates of birth have been employed<br />
throughout Christian History with lot of mud slinging from sponsors;<br />
Four of these are explained below:<br />
1. Analysis based on astrological studies<br />
2. Analysis based on the Lord's festivals and implications of what<br />
they mean.<br />
3. Analysis based on the temple service of Zechariah<br />
4. Early church Documents<br />
1: The Arguments Based on Revelation 12:1-5<br />
By a very intricate astronomical argument following a statement from<br />
the book of Revelation, Dr. Ernest L. Martin<br />
(http://ad2004.com/prophecytruths/Articles/Yeshua/yeshuabirth5.html)<br />
proposes that <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>was</strong> actually born on Rosh Ha-Shanah on<br />
September 11 in 3 BC between 6:15 and 7:45 PM The Argument runs<br />
as follows:<br />
Revelation 12:1-5<br />
"And there <strong>was</strong> a great wonder [sign] in heaven a woman clothed with<br />
the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of<br />
twelve stars: and she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and<br />
pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven:<br />
and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and<br />
seven crowns upon his head. And his tail drew the third part of the<br />
stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood<br />
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