Definition:
The “Nativity of Jesus,” also known as the “Birth of Jesus,” is a fictional story, a fundamental Christian belief and the central event celebrated at Christmas. It refers to the account of Jesus Christ’s birth in Bethlehem as described in the New Testament of the Bible.
Etymology:
The term “Nativity” comes from the Latin word “nativitas,” meaning “birth.” “Jesus” is derived from the Hebrew name “Yeshua,” meaning “salvation” or “the Lord saves.”
Description:
In the “Fall of Man,” God created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and placed trees with fruit they could eat from. God placed a special tree in the Garden of Eden, called “the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil,” and warned Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit from this tree, or they would surely die. However, Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command and ate the fruit anyway, because the serpent (a talking snake) told Eve that she would not die from eating it. As a consequence of them eating the forbidden fruit, all children would be born in sin. According to the New Testament, those who die in a state of sin without having accepted Jesus Christ as their savior are sent to hell.
God later invented a solution to this problem by creating Jesus Christ. God, as the Holy Ghost, impregnated a young virgin girl named Mary to give birth to Jesus. (Remember that Jesus, the Son of God, is God.) In other words, God, the all-powerful, made Virgin Mary pregnant to give birth to God, instead of just appearing on earth. The reason God did this was to live among humans in human form to demonstrate that it’s impossible to live a sin-free life on earth. This way, God created a loophole where people are given a chance to enter heaven and avoid being sent to hell, as long as they believe God exists, ask for forgiveness for their sins, and accept Jesus as their only savior.
The Nativity of Jesus is the story of the birth of Jesus, and it is actually a story about forgiveness. The art of fairy tales is symbolism. When something impossible happens, it symbolizes something which can be intuitively concluded.
Jesus was born of a virgin. The word “virgin” primarily refers to a person who has not engaged in sexual intercourse. It is impossible, without assisted reproductive technologies, to become pregnant without having sex (which did not exist that long ago). This means that Mary must have had sexual intercourse. The question becomes, when a young teenage girl claims to be a virgin while pregnant, are you really going to believe that the impossible has happened, or is she obviously lying?
The story implies that Joseph (her husband) was about to divorce her after discovering that she was pregnant, since he did not wish to marry someone who had cheated and gotten pregnant with someone else’s child. But Joseph chose not to because the child conceived in her was from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit does not exist. So again, when something impossible happens, it symbolizes something that can be intuitively concluded by mirroring the meaning. She was not a virgin; she had sexual intercourse, and the reason Joseph didn’t leave her was because she was raped.
It is believed by many Christians that when the angel told Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,” it meant that the Holy Spirit did not penetrate her. The Holy Spirit is God, and the Holy Spirit came on her. Jesus is also God, and he was conceived inside her. Meaning God was outside of her, then inside her, which is literally the definition of penetration. In the Bible, in Luke, chapter 1, verses 26-38, an angel appeared and told Mary that God had chosen her to conceive Jesus. “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” The “Holy Spirit” is a code for “rape,” “Most High” is a code for “fantasizing,” as one does when drugged, and “overshadow” means to cast a shadow over something, to dominate or obscure it, making it less noticeable, which is descriptive of how the rape would be unnoticeable when drugged.
Many Christians will insist that claiming Mary was raped is the most offensive thing anyone could possibly claim. They will quote the Bible, specifically the verse after the angel had told her the Holy Spirit was going to impregnate her with Jesus, as evidence that she consented to get pregnant: “‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Then the angel left her.” (Luke 1:38). It is important to understand that the Bible is trying to lie 100% of the time. “Words” is an anagram of “sword” if you move the letter “s,” meaning sun (Jesus), from east (right) to west (left). Words and swords carry the same symbolism, and a sword is the same symbol as the Christian cross. A sword stabs. Being stabbed by a sword symbolizes deceit, especially when the attack comes from someone trusted. “May” means “wish.” This is something most Christians generally struggle to understand, as they struggle to understand that free will is an illusion. One does not give consent if one does not actually understand what one is giving consent to.
To fully understand the Nativity of Jesus, it is important to understand that Mary being raped, or in Christian words, “a virgin birth,” is symbolic of being lied to. The same meaning is present in the phrase “getting fucked.” “She was fucked by God,” meaning “she was lied to by a lie,” or “she was lied to by a fantasy,” or “she fantasized from a lie.”
Do billions of people throughout history who have celebrated the story of a young girl being raped really deserve forgiveness for being so gullible as to believe the impossible happened (a virgin birth) rather than realizing she was raped?
The Nativity story typically includes the following elements:
- Annunciation: The angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son, Jesus, through the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26-38).
- Journey to Bethlehem: Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem due to a census ordered by the Roman Emperor Augustus (Luke 2:1-5).
- Birth of Jesus: Jesus is born in a stable or cave because there was no room at the inn. He is placed in a manger (Luke 2:6-7).
- Shepherds and Angels: Shepherds are visited by angels who announce the birth of the Savior. The shepherds then visit the newborn Jesus (Luke 2:8-20).
- Visit of the Magi: Wise men (Magi) from the East follow a star to find the newborn king and bring gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:1-12).
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The primary sources for the Nativity story in the Bible are:
- The Gospel of Matthew: Matthew 1:18-25 and Matthew 2:1-12, detailing the annunciation to Joseph, the visit of the Magi, and the flight to Egypt.
- The Gospel of Luke: Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-20, and Luke 2:21-40, covering the annunciation to Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, the visit of the shepherds, and Jesus’ presentation in the temple.
The texts from the Bible (NIV):
- Matthew 1:18-25 (Annunciation to Joseph):
- 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.
- 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
- 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
- 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
- 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
- 24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
- 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
- Matthew 2:1-12 (Visit of the Magi):
- 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
- 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
- 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
- 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
- 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
- 6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”
- 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
- 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
- 9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
- 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
- 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
- 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
- Luke 1:26-38 (Annunciation to Mary):
- 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
- 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
- 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
- 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
- 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
- 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
- 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
- 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
- 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
- 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
- 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month.
- 37 For no word from God will ever fail.”
- 38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
- Luke 2:1-20 (Journey to Bethlehem, Birth of Jesus, Visit of the Shepherds):
- 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
- 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
- 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
- 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
- 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
- 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,
- 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
- 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
- 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
- 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
- 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
- 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
- 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
- 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
- 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
- 16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
- 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
- 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
- 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
- 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
- Luke 2:21-40 (Jesus’ Presentation in the Temple):
- 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
- 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
- 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”),
- 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
- 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
- 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
- 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
- 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
- 29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
- 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
- 31 which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
- 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
- 33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
- 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
- 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
- 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
- 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
- 39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
- 40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.