The pastor, whose church does not celebrate Christmas, said the birth of Jesus Christ could be in April or May according to biblical accounts.
General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles
Ministries, Daniel Olukoya, has disputed December 25 as date of the birth of
Jesus Christ.
The pastor, whose church does not celebrate Christmas, said
the birth of Jesus Christ could be in April or May according to biblical
accounts.
He said there was nowhere in the bible where Christmas was
mentioned or that says Jesus was born on December 25.
He said, “If you really study the Bible from Genesis to
Revelation, there is no word like Christmas. The bible only recorded that the
Shepherds were taking care of their flocks during a very cold season when they
sighted the star that announced the birth of Jesus Christ.
“This cold period could be around April or May.”
According to the MFM general overseer, December 25 is a date
originally set aside by ancient Romans for Mars festival among worshippers of
the sun.
Olukoya said the birth of Christ was subsequently co-opted
into the same date to give the Mars festival more popularity and then renamed
‘Christmas’.
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