There is no mention in the bible of three wise men.
The bible talks about wise men who bought three gifts. These men were considered wise because they were astrologers, astrology was condemned by the mosaic law. The men went not to Jesus but to Herod and informed him of a royal birth causing the deaths of hundreds of children.
Think logically about this, would God use men who disobeyed the law?
Would he have sent them to a ruler knowing the consequences?
I feel sorry for the poor kid, JC of N. Having your birthday at Christmas is a bit of a let down – you dont really get twice as many presents. References :
As these gifts were not given to Christ until January 6th they could not have been Christmas gifts. They were birthday gifts. Christmas was not really celebrated until the mid 1800s at a feasting holiday. If you want to get technical about things, Christ was not born December 25th. He was born most likely in the spring. Actually all of christian holidays are chosen to coincide with pagan holidays. This was done to push out the pagan religions and make Christianity a dominant force in the world. References :
Neither, they were to show him and his parents that they honoured him.
In another answer it was said the wise men did not go to JC but to Herod.
They did visit the stable they only stopped to ask Herod for directions. References :
To celebrate his birth obviously. Was Christmas established before his birth? To set the facts straight. The wise men most likely were not mosaic so the law did not apply. The were astronomers, not astrologers. Astrologers look for certain characters outlined by stars. Astronomers look for specific celestial events. They stopped at Herod for his advice and information. They did not suggest or advised murder. They wanted to worship Jesus, not to condemn him. Satan does not worship Jesus. References :
September 16th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
They were christening presents
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September 16th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
birthday
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September 16th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
his birthday which is christmas but wasnt known as christmas then
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September 16th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
gold fracencense and myrr to celebrate the birth of christ so I guess that would be his birthday
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September 16th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
They were for both, but what did they get him next year, gold is pretty hard to beat.
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September 16th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
His birthday, Christmas didnt start until well after he died, so he never got Christmas pressies. Shame really.
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September 16th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
There is no mention in the bible of three wise men.
The bible talks about wise men who bought three gifts. These men were considered wise because they were astrologers, astrology was condemned by the mosaic law. The men went not to Jesus but to Herod and informed him of a royal birth causing the deaths of hundreds of children.
Think logically about this, would God use men who disobeyed the law?
Would he have sent them to a ruler knowing the consequences?
These men were tools of Satan.
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September 16th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
to celebrate his birth
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September 16th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
his birthday IS christmas
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September 16th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
They were for his birthday – the gift vouchers were for xmas.
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September 16th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
his birthday id christmas, but back then, they didn’t know what christmas was because it hadn;t been invented yet
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September 16th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I feel sorry for the poor kid, JC of N. Having your birthday at Christmas is a bit of a let down – you dont really get twice as many presents.
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September 16th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Doh
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September 16th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
As these gifts were not given to Christ until January 6th they could not have been Christmas gifts. They were birthday gifts. Christmas was not really celebrated until the mid 1800s at a feasting holiday. If you want to get technical about things, Christ was not born December 25th. He was born most likely in the spring. Actually all of christian holidays are chosen to coincide with pagan holidays. This was done to push out the pagan religions and make Christianity a dominant force in the world.
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September 16th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Neither, they were to show him and his parents that they honoured him.
In another answer it was said the wise men did not go to JC but to Herod.
They did visit the stable they only stopped to ask Herod for directions.
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September 16th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
To celebrate his birth obviously. Was Christmas established before his birth? To set the facts straight. The wise men most likely were not mosaic so the law did not apply. The were astronomers, not astrologers. Astrologers look for certain characters outlined by stars. Astronomers look for specific celestial events. They stopped at Herod for his advice and information. They did not suggest or advised murder. They wanted to worship Jesus, not to condemn him. Satan does not worship Jesus.
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September 16th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
they were for his birthday.
that’s the reason we have christmas..
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