In this month's letter, let's look at
some very interesting and wonderful
things about the birth of Jesus—things
that for the most part have been lost
because of Christmas tradition. For
instance, what does the word
Christmas actually mean? Christ is
the Greek translation of the Hebrew
word Messiah, which means "the
Anointed One." The word mas
means "celebration." So Christmas is
the celebration of the One anointed with
the burden- removing, yoke-destroying
power of THE ALMIGHTY GOD!
Let's begin by looking at Luke 2:1-5:
AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THOSE
DAYS, THAT THERE WENT OUT A
DECREE FROM CAESAR AUGUSTUS
THAT ALL THE WORLD SHOULD BE
TAXED. (AND THIS TAXING WAS
FIRST MADE WHEN CYRENIUS WAS
GOVERNOR OF SYRIA.) AND ALL
WENT TO BE TAXED, EVERY ONE
INTO HIS OWN CITY. AND ALSO
WENT UP FROM GALILEE, OUT OF
THE CITY OF NAZARETH, INTO
JUDAEA, UNTO THE CITY OF DAVID,
WHICH IS CALLED BETHLEHEM;
(BECAUSE HE WAS OF THE HOUSE
AND LINEAGE OF DAVID:) TO BE