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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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