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  • čas přidán 16. 12. 2021
  • The Nativity is one of the best-known stories of all time, but there are some weird parts to the original tale that often get overlooked. What's more, there are a bunch of non-Christian elements, like gifts, trees, and mistletoe, that were originally pagan customs.
    What was the first Christmas actually like? And where do all the unusual traditions come from? In this video, we'll investigate the Christmas story as depicted in the Bible, and explore the many nuances and misunderstandings of the original text. Of course, no one can ever be truly "Bible Accurate", so note that these depictions are entirely subjective.
    However you celebrate this period, or don’t celebrate it at all, I wish you peace and happiness in whatever you get up to. Thank you for 437k subscribers!
    H.
    P.S. Oh, and in case you notice in my voiceover, I had a slight winter's cold at the time!
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    Further Reading:
    A History of Christmas - History.com
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    The history of the nativity: how much is known about the birth of Jesus? -History Extra
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    Jesus Christ not born in a stable? - The Guardian
    www.theguardian.com/world/201...
    The Nativity - Wiki
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    Saturnalia - Wiki
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Komentáře • 7K

  • @CaltosVirnam
    @CaltosVirnam Před 2 lety +7435

    "Be not afraid."
    Sir this is the most terrifying moment in my entire life

    • @ms.yawhaw8831
      @ms.yawhaw8831 Před 2 lety +40

      Ya thing

    • @Gaskette_Shadow
      @Gaskette_Shadow Před 2 lety +123

      Well, what else do you do when you see an illuminati knock off in front of you chanting

    • @BobtheReefer
      @BobtheReefer Před 2 lety +76

      Wake up Joseph wake up wake up wake up

    • @suserano7566
      @suserano7566 Před 2 lety +3

      Erra is kinda stupid

    • @joshua2400
      @joshua2400 Před 2 lety +46

      Jesus loves you my friends, have a wonderful day :" )

  • @donniex4650
    @donniex4650 Před 2 lety +9667

    I hate it when you and your homies be wandering in the desert, and then a lovecraftian machine gang pulls up and starts chanting and singing

    • @bush2239
      @bush2239 Před 2 lety +530

      my boy Frank never recovered after that day...

    • @howardhavardramberg7160
      @howardhavardramberg7160 Před 2 lety +593

      Be not afraid my dude

    • @VincentExotic
      @VincentExotic Před 2 lety +278

      this happened to my buddy eric

    • @stollinroned5090
      @stollinroned5090 Před 2 lety +159

      This happened to me on 3 hits of acid

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 Před 2 lety +103

      Imagine seeing the mere divine graces of angels......ill take the Gold,Frankincence and Myrrh as a payment for my mental state tho

  • @bobsmoot2392
    @bobsmoot2392 Před 2 lety +1864

    The gifts of the Magi: Frankincense - a gift for a priest. Gold - a gift for a king. Myrrh - a gift for a corpse (burial prep). Religious leader. King of kings. Ultimate martyr.

    • @maximisimo9558
      @maximisimo9558 Před 2 lety +189

      Mfs really out here giving Jesus a starter pack 💀

    • @xmus4023
      @xmus4023 Před 2 lety +70

      @@maximisimo9558 The ultimate Tarot cards.

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 Před 2 lety +87

      Myrrh is also an analgesic, a traditional medicine, and an incense commonly used alongside frankincense due to their combined fragrance.

    • @Drekromancer
      @Drekromancer Před 2 lety +21

      @@theapexsurvivor9538 An analgesic for the pain of stigmata. Fascinating.

    • @Drekromancer
      @Drekromancer Před 2 lety +42

      This whole thing is brilliant symbolism. How foreboding!

  • @TurtleMaster326
    @TurtleMaster326 Před rokem +314

    I love how “biblically accurate” doesn’t really even mean biblically accurate anymore- it just means lots of eyes

    • @Kitsune44X
      @Kitsune44X Před rokem +30

      Not nearly enough wings or animal heads for me.

    • @ep3357
      @ep3357 Před rokem +7

      Maybe if u watch the video you woulsnt have such a one dimensional of these types of videos

    • @JJunkAFunk
      @JJunkAFunk Před rokem +5

      People like the Throne Angels a lot.

    • @thunderspark1536
      @thunderspark1536 Před rokem +1

      Eyes are funny tho

    • @tinkywinky4449
      @tinkywinky4449 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@ep3357Ok virgin.

  • @peterthepanda
    @peterthepanda Před 2 lety +24381

    Ophanim: Be not afraid.
    Shepherd: **Shreaks in terror**
    Ophanim: **Rolls their countless eyes**

  • @lucystarlight8887
    @lucystarlight8887 Před 2 lety +4988

    A note about the "Biblically accurate" angels: not all angels are interlocking rings of eyes. Those are just the ophanim, who the prophet Ezekiel sees in a vision. There is actually a whole hierarchy of angels, some pleasant, some terrifying.

    • @QuantumParticle
      @QuantumParticle Před 2 lety +556

      Yeah, and when the Bible refers to angels (or "messengers") it is usually referring to human-looking figures, without wings.

    • @rhazortrhazort3003
      @rhazortrhazort3003 Před 2 lety +227

      i mean, the wheels of the throne are the only terrifying ones. Those and the balls of wings. The rest are humanoid enough

    • @capt_crunchee1510
      @capt_crunchee1510 Před 2 lety +328

      @@rhazortrhazort3003 idk man, some others sound pretty freaky to me, 4 heads of different animals, 6 wings, stuff like that.

    • @KandyBoy69
      @KandyBoy69 Před 2 lety +127

      @@rhazortrhazort3003 The others are still kinda creepy. The only exception i could make is the Malakim as they usually appear as ordinary humans.

    • @todd2.08
      @todd2.08 Před 2 lety +113

      @@rhazortrhazort3003 well there’s also the cherubim which often look like a chimera head
      But the ones who communicate directly to humans are archangels who do look human

  • @farresalt4381
    @farresalt4381 Před 2 lety +547

    Lol, that scene of countless angels singing in the sky, while people terrified by this "alien invasion", is just so... Pure enjoyment. XD

    • @ShawnSavageTeachings
      @ShawnSavageTeachings Před 2 lety +17

      Yes truly the only real aliens

    • @joshuab2437
      @joshuab2437 Před 2 lety +11

      @@ShawnSavageTeachings the Shining Ones.

    • @desmonides
      @desmonides Před 2 lety +2

      @@ShawnSavageTeachings the UFO phenomenon is very real although demonic in origin and Machiavellian in scope

    • @josephpostma1787
      @josephpostma1787 Před rokem +8

      So that's how the pyramids were built!

    • @d16a6hnd3
      @d16a6hnd3 Před rokem +2

      Like a Bollywood movie.

  • @uikmnhj4me
    @uikmnhj4me Před 2 lety +636

    The whole being born in the feeding trough thing is a nod to Christ’s destiny. In Israel at that time, sacrificial lambs were put in mangers and brought to the temple to be inspected for blemishes. If the lamb was without flaw it would be fit for sacrifice. Also, the manger being a feeding trough brings to mind the Eucharistic destiny of Christ as our spiritual food for the journey, aka bread of life. As a bonus, Bethlehem translates to house of bread in Hebrew.

    • @AJK17.5
      @AJK17.5 Před 2 lety +43

      Its Intresting to see how God planned these little details together it just all fits perfectly

    • @ShawnSavageTeachings
      @ShawnSavageTeachings Před 2 lety +21

      Is amazing how deep Gods plans go when you look closely. Awesome

    • @Rosso4654
      @Rosso4654 Před 2 lety +20

      Real life foreshadowing.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +8

      _Why am I only hearing about this all-important symbolism _*_now?_*

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +6

      @@ShawnSavageTeachings
      It's details like this (among many other things) that convince me God has a sense of humor. I am only half-joking when I say the crucifixion of Christ was the first Aristocrats joke in human history (with the most amazing, _supremely edifying_ punchline imaginable).

  • @halt348
    @halt348 Před 2 lety +6358

    It surprises me to learn that people didnt know about the whole baby slaughter thing. I went to a Catholic middle school and they taught us that around Christmas lol

    • @bleddynwolf8463
      @bleddynwolf8463 Před 2 lety +434

      same in UK primary school they taught us the baby slaughter. though i think they did that to demonize the romans more than biblical accuracy

    • @gal4xybr0
      @gal4xybr0 Před 2 lety +28

      Same lol

    • @mrrodriguezHLP
      @mrrodriguezHLP Před 2 lety +270

      Me at 10 in Catholic School: How come it's only in Matthew but the other three don't think it's a big deal?
      Teacher: Ummm, you see...let's learn about Divine Mystery.
      Slightly Honest Teacher in Catholic High School: Matthew wrote to an audience of Jews and he wanted to prove to them that Jesus was the new Moses. So he uses Exodus as a parallel for the story of Jesus. Which leads to your next assignment: How did Matthew make parallels to the lives of Moses and other Biblical figures? Site passages in the New Testament and a corresponding passage in the Old Testament. Also use Prophetic verses in the Old Testament and how they were fulfilled in Matthew. 5 pages, body paragraph format, MLA citations and bibliography, due after Thanksgiving break.
      Me at 16: FML. What happened to Divine Mystery?

    • @Kimmie6772
      @Kimmie6772 Před 2 lety +68

      I learned about a baby slaughter thing but only in relation to Egypt and moses, not Romans. Though the hearing about the king of the Jews so they fled thing sounds familiar.

    • @ninjireal
      @ninjireal Před 2 lety +18

      grandma taught me about that one

  • @badrat484
    @badrat484 Před 2 lety +3781

    Ophanim: “Be not afraid.”
    Shepherd: *holds up mirror*
    Ophanim: “AAAAAAHHHH!!!!”

    • @TheDanm22
      @TheDanm22 Před 2 lety +125

      I laughed so hard I scared crows out of a tree.

    • @444satin
      @444satin Před 2 lety +46

      i haven't laughed this hard in weeks

    • @benisontenison8225
      @benisontenison8225 Před 2 lety +55

      It would have to see it's reflection with countless eyes

    • @444satin
      @444satin Před 2 lety +27

      @@benisontenison8225 a truly tormenting sight

    • @noddlesnnoddles3063
      @noddlesnnoddles3063 Před 2 lety +24

      I read the Ophanim screaming in gangster’s paradise and now I can’t breathe

  • @that1goat369
    @that1goat369 Před 2 lety +177

    I’ve always wanted a biblically accurate angel tree topper. It would look so strange but cool. Glad that some people are willing to talk about what the Bible actually says. The actual depictions can be horrifying

    • @Streetcleanergaming
      @Streetcleanergaming Před rokem +5

      I also would like a biblically accurate angle tree topper.

    • @kphillips4809
      @kphillips4809 Před rokem +3

      Me too. I've actually been considering trying to make one....

    • @ericjanssen394
      @ericjanssen394 Před rokem +1

      Except that the tree topper isn't a Biblical angel (and the Shepherd's angels likely weren't the trippy-vision ones from Revelations):
      The Christmas tree is a German invention, and when Protestant Germany kicked out St. Nicholas, they introduced the Christkind, who resembles a conventional golden-haired angel with gown and crown. It's supposed to be "The embodiment of Jesus's generosity", but that's too complicated for kids, so they believe it was the angel who looked after the baby in the manger.

    • @briantruskey1432
      @briantruskey1432 Před rokem +5

      And Jeremiah 10 is pretty explicit about not using trees and decorating them. And the whole, not doing what the non-believers do for their gods for Him, bits too.

    • @ericjanssen394
      @ericjanssen394 Před rokem +3

      @@briantruskey1432 He’s asking you not to be SERIOUS about it, home decor may be in a different category.

  • @dartdew
    @dartdew Před rokem +74

    can we acknowledge though, that the shepherds kept their calm after seeing a literal army of angels coming down from the heavens while singing? that is pure bravery

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +10

      I think a bigger question is, _how did their flocks react?_

    • @laurabeane8862
      @laurabeane8862 Před rokem

      @@Xbalanque84 True. There was that theory once the Angels show up, the Shepherds said, "The Sheep Lie!"😜

    • @johnjay370
      @johnjay370 Před rokem

      @@Xbalanque84 the sheep pass out with fright or thay hide. Then when the angels leave the stampede begins.

  • @theamericane2655
    @theamericane2655 Před 2 lety +5259

    Twas a biblically accurate Christmas
    and all through the house
    everyone was screaming
    including the mouse

  • @toganium4175
    @toganium4175 Před 2 lety +4544

    I can kinda see why most Christmas specials skip the part where several newborns are slayed.

    • @spritvio639
      @spritvio639 Před 2 lety +65

      Heh, I see you everywhere I swear. I'm not complaining though.

    • @TheSuperNaruto96
      @TheSuperNaruto96 Před 2 lety +230

      It's weird cause i remember going to Christian school and in one of our bible classes we watched the version of the nativity story that had recently come out in theaters. i was completely thrown cause that movie has the slaughter scene only a few minutes after JC is born and i had completely forgotten that even happens

    • @matthewvalente3346
      @matthewvalente3346 Před 2 lety +199

      @@TheSuperNaruto96 really? in my christian denomination, that is a major plot point in the story

    • @halaman9500
      @halaman9500 Před 2 lety +6

      🤔

    • @yiayiosmalakas9076
      @yiayiosmalakas9076 Před 2 lety +59

      in cyprus where we are orthodox this is told that the king of the jews at the time didnt want to be overthrown by jesus so he ordered every baby to be slawtered

  • @shrimp7229
    @shrimp7229 Před 2 lety +52

    There was a theory I heard on why Josephus did not write about the Slaughter. It might have been because Bethlehem was a very small place( roughly fifteen hundred residents), therefore there may not have been hundreds of babies killed, but only a few. This might explain why Luke did not hear about it. Not to mention, if Josephus had heard about it, he may not have been impressed by it enough to write about it, considering how small a spectacle it was compared to other scenes Herod made, seeing as he had extremely bloodthirsty habits, Augustus himself said: “I would rather be Herod’s pig than his son.”

  • @Violent2aShadow
    @Violent2aShadow Před 2 lety +48

    "The shepherds promptly fled the scene in a desperate attempt to find this miracle child."
    At least, that's what the angels told themselves.

  • @02protoman
    @02protoman Před 2 lety +4283

    Angels: “Be not afraid”
    Magi: “I don’t see how that’s possible”

    • @SeanExotics
      @SeanExotics Před 2 lety +68

      Shrek voice “like that’s ever gonna happen”

    • @c0n22
      @c0n22 Před 2 lety +33

      Wasnt that to the shepards?

    • @blahpunk1
      @blahpunk1 Před 2 lety +17

      Seems like God would have sent more attractive angels to make what would be the biggest announcement of his... "career". These nested rings with a thousand are just creepy to most humans.

    • @ChamnBees
      @ChamnBees Před 2 lety +39

      @@blahpunk1 Rings with fire, don't forget the fire, God got really funky designing them

    • @aaron_h785
      @aaron_h785 Před 2 lety +10

      Actually angels like Malakim and Gabriel and the one who warned Baalam were human-like angels so not all angels are spheres with eyeballs all over them.

  • @gzs98
    @gzs98 Před 2 lety +3334

    I learned about the newborn slaughter story during my church days, I had no idea it was unknown.

    • @megazoned3973
      @megazoned3973 Před 2 lety +156

      People aren’t raised with the Bible anymore

    • @thecryingsoul
      @thecryingsoul Před 2 lety +317

      @@megazoned3973 More like that part of the bible tends to be skipped past, for pretty obvious reasons lol
      Edit: Lol at all the replies flexing they've read the bible back to back, missing the point in the process

    • @lililemmeedititrealquicklilil
      @lililemmeedititrealquicklilil Před 2 lety +19

      Merry christmas

    • @megazoned3973
      @megazoned3973 Před 2 lety +86

      @@thecryingsoul I don’t think people who read it actually skip it.

    • @onijaradu
      @onijaradu Před 2 lety +161

      I learned it in kindergarten. We even had a play

  • @mjfleming319
    @mjfleming319 Před 2 lety +155

    The infanticide is completely consistent with Herod’s character, and since Bethlehem was a small village the number of victims would have been fairly low. Judah was a backwater of the empire and such a minor event would have drawn no outside attention, although of course the poor folk of the place would have it seared into their memories. I see no reason to discount the historicity of Matthew’s account.

    • @enkercodm9506
      @enkercodm9506 Před rokem +7

      Or you know, the bibles just a inaccurate story book

    • @mjfleming319
      @mjfleming319 Před rokem +12

      @@enkercodm9506 the minimalists have been disappointed more often than not.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +12

      @@enkercodm9506
      Ow, the edge.

    • @jeannebouwman1970
      @jeannebouwman1970 Před rokem +16

      @@enkercodm9506 there is no historical evidence for or against the massacre of Bethlehem, save for the bible which was written about 50-100 after the event. Let's treat it as such, and not as a book that can never be right

    • @johntiggleman4686
      @johntiggleman4686 Před rokem +3

      @@jeannebouwman1970 Josephus never recorded such an event. As horrifying as it sounds, you would think he would have mentioned it.

  • @squamousthomas3267
    @squamousthomas3267 Před rokem +322

    Shepherds: *minding their own business*
    Countless Eldritch Horrors: “fantastic news!”
    *screaming*

  • @Retrotude
    @Retrotude Před 2 lety +860

    7:35 Gotta love how medieval artists drew infants as tiny, misshapen adults.

    • @EzequielNascimento
      @EzequielNascimento Před 2 lety +76

      It's because of they believed Jesus was a homunculus and was born as a tiny adult.

    • @snickle1980
      @snickle1980 Před 2 lety +46

      @@EzequielNascimento VERY creepy.

    • @EndYouTubeShorts_
      @EndYouTubeShorts_ Před 2 lety +22

      One day I asked Mom if all babies looked like that in Medieval times.

    • @fragiledate
      @fragiledate Před 2 lety +1

      nice pfp

    • @Kyumifun
      @Kyumifun Před 2 lety +4

      Basically naked dwarfs

  • @hewhositsuponfroggychair5722
    @hewhositsuponfroggychair5722 Před 2 lety +1153

    Angels: "Be not afraid!"
    Shepherds: *dying of stroke*
    Angels: Was it something I said?"

    • @fireflymiesumae
      @fireflymiesumae Před 2 lety +8

      😭😂

    • @ButWhyMe...
      @ButWhyMe... Před 2 lety +9

      No, it was because he sat on a froggy chair. The frogs were obviously carrying several diseases.

  • @LB-iu3uy
    @LB-iu3uy Před 2 lety +74

    A note about the 3 wise man: nowhere is written that there were 3 of them, everyone just thinks so bcs of the 3 presents - if they had to travel that far there is no way there were only 3 them, they would always travel in a group for far destinations
    But other than that small detail, great video!

    • @DauntlessChaos
      @DauntlessChaos Před 2 lety

      Probably, but they also probably left to go on their own when they visited. Caravans make camp ya know.

    • @LB-iu3uy
      @LB-iu3uy Před 2 lety +4

      @@DauntlessChaos sure, could be - but I think that many people wanted to see Jesus, so it would surprise me if only 3 men went

    • @cerebrummaximus3762
      @cerebrummaximus3762 Před rokem +11

      Context:
      The number of Magi ("Wise Men") is not specified. It could be one, three, twelve, whatever.
      Because there were three gifts, we just show three Magi out of convenience (keep in mind that there could still be three gifts, just many of the three gifts: eg: present of gold for each of the twelve).
      Because of the three gifts, we show three Magi out of convenience. When there is the chance that there were 15 Magi OR just three, it'll be easier to just draw three, for convenience.
      As long as there are Magi to represent whatever number of them there were, it's okay.

    • @joshsimpson8588
      @joshsimpson8588 Před rokem +6

      Also a note, they were not there when Jesus was born and probably showed up about two years after the fact

    • @recordednowhere
      @recordednowhere Před rokem +7

      interesting! Here in Germany they are often referred to by their names Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar and I always just assumed those names were mentioned in the bible, turns out, they're not.

  • @valmarsiglia
    @valmarsiglia Před 2 lety +56

    One of the problems here is that the association of Christmas with Saturnalia/Sol Invictus has been repeated so often that it's considered a historical truism. However, as Classical scholars and historians of early Christianity will tell you, it's not at all that cut and dried. For example, the feast of Sol Invictus might have been promoted to compete with Christianity, not the other way around. History is just a lot more complicated at ground level, as comforting as we might find it in our own age to draw such facile connections.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +3

      Ah, the sweet, messy complexities of life...

  • @GrimgoreIronhide
    @GrimgoreIronhide Před 2 lety +2356

    I get its a meme, but humanoid Angels do exist in the bible, the weird geometric and animal headed ones are pretty much confined to the upper ranks.

    • @mmyr8ado.360
      @mmyr8ado.360 Před 2 lety +153

      I recall Tobias served and was helped by Archangel Raphael who came to him and his wife as a stranger.

    • @lettersivewritten
      @lettersivewritten Před 2 lety +87

      I can't think of any higher than the angel of the Lord who is also humanoid, and it's not really clear if it is in fact an angel or God himself as an angel or even Jesus if you're a Christian but you get my point.

    • @Michael-Archonaeus
      @Michael-Archonaeus Před 2 lety +20

      Most "angels" of the Bible are just normal people.

    • @WhiteArmyCounterRevolutionary
      @WhiteArmyCounterRevolutionary Před 2 lety +88

      @@Michael-Archonaeus What about Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, and Principalities?

    • @Shythalia
      @Shythalia Před 2 lety +82

      @@WhiteArmyCounterRevolutionary As far as I know, the seraphim, ophanim/thrones, & cherubim were the strange-looking ones and the rest have a more human appearance.
      Not sure about the Dominions & Principalities though. I just know that artists would depict them as humans with wings & halos.

  • @RetroBaseball
    @RetroBaseball Před 2 lety +7938

    This is what I call a perfect Christmas movie.

    • @af9162
      @af9162 Před 2 lety +24

      Honestly

    • @samuraiboi2735
      @samuraiboi2735 Před 2 lety +29

      This is a very charming christmas gift thats given to me.

    • @curtisdaniel9294
      @curtisdaniel9294 Před 2 lety +11

      Agree to all the Above Thoughts!

    • @Saudyization
      @Saudyization Před 2 lety +2

      Indeed #facts of xmas

    • @drakeaieta394
      @drakeaieta394 Před 2 lety +1

      Hahahahahha so funny literally can’t breathe u a comedian Fr

  • @dahasolomon7314
    @dahasolomon7314 Před 2 lety +25

    Correction: Myrrh may have have been used to embalm the dead but throughout the middle east and Africa it's actually used as incense and has been for more than a few millennia. It was also at some point used as an additive in alcoholic beverages.

    • @juliaboon9741
      @juliaboon9741 Před 2 lety +3

      It’s also a pain reliever

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +1

      True, but the symbolism is still there. If anything, the multi-faceted nature of myrrh and its uses further augments the symbolism of Christ and His destiny.

    • @tarajoyce3598
      @tarajoyce3598 Před rokem

      Ooh so interested in myrrh cocktails. I'll be doing some research on that. Thanks

  • @pyro-millie5533
    @pyro-millie5533 Před 2 lety +10

    This is really fascinating! And I really appreciate how unbiased you are in presenting all the cultures involved in Christmas traditions. Merry Belated Christmas to you!

  • @user-ellievator
    @user-ellievator Před 2 lety +1346

    Also about Christmas in Australia: They hang the tree upside-down from the ceiling, otherwise Santa wouldn't be able to get to it, not being from the Southern Hemisphere.

    • @Joshlama
      @Joshlama Před 2 lety +148

      While this is a joke, I do want to see someone from australia hang a christmas tree upside down just cause

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri Před 2 lety +9

      Ariana Grande fans do that everywhere!

    • @reicrystalline2506
      @reicrystalline2506 Před 2 lety +26

      It's worse than you think here in Aussie land.
      (Read my original comment post to find out how bad)
      But I was lazy this year and decided to just decorate a random tree in my yard with tinsel. I took a second look at it, and realised it actually has an upside down triangle shape, so as a joke we put a star at the bottom/roots of the tree.
      So yeah this joke ain't a joke, its real. Stay woke lol 🤣

    • @thatoneguyriley5657
      @thatoneguyriley5657 Před 2 lety +4

      It had to be Australia

    • @adampoultney8737
      @adampoultney8737 Před 2 lety +3

      Don’t you mean the right way up?

  • @Caerulis
    @Caerulis Před 2 lety +2310

    It’s amazing how much one learns about the true intricacies of the Bible by looking at their original words.

    • @citrus4419
      @citrus4419 Před 2 lety +172

      right? That’s why God tells us to _study_ His word :) There’s so much to learn and discover!

    • @tadeuszbanku2329
      @tadeuszbanku2329 Před 2 lety +13

      It is truly fascinating

    • @kennyc7260
      @kennyc7260 Před 2 lety +161

      Most American Christians don't believe in the word of God. They simply believe in the English translated bibles, which has a ton of contradictions, incorrect translations, and discrepancies.

    • @M.C.G.
      @M.C.G. Před 2 lety +19

      @@kennyc7260 lol do you think it is diferent in europe, asia etc? and about contradictions spooken. Dont you think that it is the most and greatesd contradiction that christianity came in the world by the sword of the roman/vatican empire and by killing thousends so calld pagans instead of free will thanks to the friend and love of this christ....hmmm i would say try thinking again including every ritten bible, because it is proven already that those gospels where ritten in +- 200-250 after the dead of christ by the earliest form of vatican and by the order of the roman ruler who had no believe in christ what so ever, and for that not by any of the diciples. for that there is no trust worthy book calld bible. do you want proof? go to the piramids of gize and found out that the name jesus=zeus=son=sun!!! is ritten inside the piramids ;) of egypt israel= is=isis ra=sungod el=elhoim (basecly god) it IS all egypt!!! if you worship jezus than you worship a energy vampier a pedofile yes egypt IS the land of pedofilia (at least in the old times, now i dont now). if you want to now more just ask no problem (this message is not nesserly to you personal, anybody can have benifits of the comment of a other)

    • @TaxTaxes
      @TaxTaxes Před 2 lety +10

      @@kennyc7260 most people don't read anyways

  • @DereBear
    @DereBear Před 2 lety +15

    The fact that people at one point proudly proclaiming that they indeed owned Jesus’ prepuce, or FORESKIN, is _insane_

    • @grimvargas8921
      @grimvargas8921 Před 2 lety

      A new side quest for the brave

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +3

      Given the way the medieval Church went with relics, not that surprising.

  • @TheMilitantHorse
    @TheMilitantHorse Před rokem +7

    "Be not afraid!"
    "Sir this is the scariest moment of my life." ~ Shepherds, probably

  • @ajearlywine4622
    @ajearlywine4622 Před 2 lety +4242

    Showed this to my pastor dad and he had this to say.
    “Fabulous video. He did miss a couple minor details too like the Magi didn’t visit Jesus until he was about 2-3 years old. And the census was not a regular census because of the governor quirinus being the key. And he said Herod died in 4 bce but Herod Antipas was king from 21 bce to 39 ce so I’m not sure where he got that info? It’s by far my favorite video of this stuff and I’m going to use it in my classes next year.”

    • @lifeofentropy
      @lifeofentropy Před 2 lety +457

      Wrong Herod. Herod the Great was king of Judaea from 37 BCE to 4 BCE. Herod Antipas was his son.

    • @smealm
      @smealm Před 2 lety +66

      that happened

    • @kevrides5706
      @kevrides5706 Před 2 lety +365

      Also, there’s nothing in scripture that says there were only 3 wise me either. The text only lists three gifts, but that’s all we have to go on.

    • @stephenmerz4410
      @stephenmerz4410 Před 2 lety +8

      Nice

    • @bikerboy3k
      @bikerboy3k Před 2 lety +7

      @@kevrides5706 you're not very smart

  • @RichardHannay
    @RichardHannay Před 2 lety +1620

    It wasn’t mentioned in the Bible that there are “3” magi. There were just 3 gifts and people just assumed there are 3 magi/kings.

    • @Frank-mm2yp
      @Frank-mm2yp Před 2 lety +204

      There were at least 2 since they are always mentioned in the plural: Magi, astrologers, wise men, kings, magicians, etc.
      Since they brought 3 specific gifts it seemed reasonable that the Christmas tradition assumed there were three of them; although of course its not conclusive.

    • @hued2542
      @hued2542 Před 2 lety +13

      Magi? Like ritsko’s mums magi system?

    • @laurenmations4978
      @laurenmations4978 Před 2 lety +53

      @@hued2542 Evangelion has many religious references, with the Magi being one of them. Saint Caspar was one of the ‘Three Kings’ and Melchior and Balthazar being the wise men.

    • @nathaniel04
      @nathaniel04 Před 2 lety +23

      It said they came in caravans no? So there could be dozens-hundreds of magi

    • @martinmclean5985
      @martinmclean5985 Před 2 lety +5

      @@nathaniel04it would seem to have been referring to an entourage.

  • @mjrchapin
    @mjrchapin Před rokem +4

    Wonderfully presented, concise, and loaded with facts without dimming the holiday. Thank you! This info might be useful for starting arguments, which is also a Christmas tradition.

  • @CorvoFG
    @CorvoFG Před 2 lety +1

    This appeared in my feed so I watched a few of these. What a fascinating channel.

  • @alexhooper27
    @alexhooper27 Před 2 lety +2048

    As a Christian, I highly appreciate that you gave challenges to seemingly-Christian ideas without dissing Christianity itself.

    • @BaptistJoshua
      @BaptistJoshua Před 2 lety +59

      Well, he says the Bible is wrong about Jesus' date of birth, so he is attacking truth. He needs to study more then he would know the Bible *does* record it perfectly accurately.
      Edit: People are misunderstanding. I am not defending December 25th. They ought to know that that is not in Scripture. I am defending the information that *is* in scripture, namely the events used to pinpoint his birth. The bible is correct on those events and this video is wrong for denying the accuracy of the Bible.

    • @batmeme9349
      @batmeme9349 Před 2 lety +266

      @@BaptistJoshua does the bible state when jesus was born?

    • @kirkwahmmett1666
      @kirkwahmmett1666 Před 2 lety +278

      @@h3nry_t122 The Bible is actually tested and proven to be the most historically accurate surviving ancient text. Not saying you have to accept the religious aspect of it but the historical accuracy of it is amazing.

    • @BaptistJoshua
      @BaptistJoshua Před 2 lety +13

      @@batmeme9349 I believe you will find that Daniel, Matthew, and Luke all cover his date of birth.

    • @BaptistJoshua
      @BaptistJoshua Před 2 lety +78

      @@h3nry_t122 there is nothing wrong with Biblical Christianity. Man altered "Christianity" is full of lies.

  • @Neanzo
    @Neanzo Před 2 lety +823

    When I visited Betlehem in 2019 and went to the nativity church I learned that it was actually common for shepards to keep their animals in man made caves, dug in the lime stone, during the nights. There are so many caves left in the area, one on which they built the nativity church, saying that it's the place where Jesus was born, tho many people believe it can be one of the many different caves in the area. It doesn't seem too far fetched that a cave like that could've been translated to stable, since it basically was their version of a stable back then.

    • @punishedsnake6141
      @punishedsnake6141 Před 2 lety +6

      Hahahaha you dont believe that do you? Limestone is incredibly hard. So hard that there is no way a shepard is going to dedicate YEARS to carving out a small cave for his animals. "Hey guys im about to start building my stable. I will be done in 20-25 years."

    • @Neanzo
      @Neanzo Před 2 lety +59

      @@punishedsnake6141 My bad, it can't have been limestone. English isn't my first language. We went down in one of these caves and it was a soft stone kinda light sand colored.

    • @Neanzo
      @Neanzo Před 2 lety +51

      @@punishedsnake6141 I tried to do some research to see what kind of stone it is, but I'm not really sure. But there are thousands of caves across Israel/Palestine, so no matter the stone, it's a historic fact that people used these caves for different purposes, like keeping there animals in during the night. So if Jesus existed and was born under the circumstances described in the bible, I think it's a pretty well based theory that he could've been born in one of these caves in Betlehem.

    • @saraross8396
      @saraross8396 Před 2 lety +43

      A stable would be a stable, whether it be made from wood or stone. It wouldn't matter if it were a freestanding building or a natural/manmade cave. It would still be a place designated for the housing of livestock. His point on this is not as noteworthy as he thinks.

    • @80krauser
      @80krauser Před 2 lety +45

      @@punishedsnake6141 Dude the entire area is filled with natural caves. Limestone dissolves in rain after all. And they did not have trees to waste on lumber for protecting their sheep and goats from the literal lions that were endemic to the area at the time. Families held onto the same piece of land for years, incrementally improving it by building buildings with stones, planting vineyards, orchards and establishing pastures.

  • @emmy8628
    @emmy8628 Před 2 lety +17

    in french we refer to the three kings as "les trois rois mages" which can be literally translated to "three magic kings" or "three kings of magic" which leads me to believe they could have been well known for something and considered the best in their field at the time.

    • @lyricalcarpenter
      @lyricalcarpenter Před rokem

      they used to call me the magic king back in college

    • @recordednowhere
      @recordednowhere Před rokem +1

      good explanation. as i just learned from another comment, in the bible it doesn't say they were kings, nor does it say there were 3.

    • @notsojharedtroll23
      @notsojharedtroll23 Před rokem

      Just like in Mexico, is even celebrated as a holiday though

  • @greebler2
    @greebler2 Před 7 měsíci

    This awesome video has now joined my yearly Christmas traditions. I absolutely Love your videos!!!!

  • @Ribbityibzki
    @Ribbityibzki Před 2 lety +612

    One thing that often gets mistaken (as it was in this video) is that we don't actually know how many wise men or Magi showed up to give baby Jesus gifts. Everyone assumes 3 because 3 different gifts were brought, but the Bible just says "some."

  • @TheSpicySalmon
    @TheSpicySalmon Před 2 lety +1008

    I'm a Christian myself and the first time I read the book of revelation when it describes the Weird angels make of rings of eyes I was terrified and had nightmares (I was about nine at the time)

    • @travisconover4762
      @travisconover4762 Před 2 lety +96

      Our minds can't comprehend the spirit realm it's like trying to comprehend billions of trillions of stars we just can't. Just be a good person and always be a good person

    • @1.Corinthians15.1-4
      @1.Corinthians15.1-4 Před 2 lety +44

      ​@@travisconover4762 Our "goodness" is not good enough. All have sinned.
      1 Corinthians 15:1-4
      Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you,
      which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
      By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
      unless ye have believed in vain.
      For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,
      how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
      And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures
      Acts 3:19-20
      Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out,
      when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
      And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
      Romans 10:9-11
      That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
      and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
      thou shalt be saved.
      For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness;
      and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
      For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
      Isaiah 55:6-7
      Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
      Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
      and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him;
      and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
      Matthew 4:17
      From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
      Romans 3:19-26
      Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law:
      that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
      Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight:
      for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
      But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested,
      being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
      Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all
      and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
      For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
      Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
      Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,
      to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,
      through the forbearance of God;
      To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness:
      that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
      John 18:36
      Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
      1 John 1:8-10
      If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
      If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
      and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
      If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
      Isaiah 1:18
      Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord:
      though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
      though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
      John 3:3-7
      Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
      Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
      Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old?
      can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
      Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
      Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
      he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
      That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
      Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
      2 Corinthians 5:16-21
      Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh:
      yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
      Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away;
      behold, all things are become new.
      And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ,
      and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
      To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,
      not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
      Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us:
      we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
      For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;
      that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
      Ephesians 2:1-5
      And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
      Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
      according to the prince of the power of the air,
      the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
      Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh,
      fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
      But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
      Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,
      (by grace ye are saved;)
      John 14:6
      Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
      no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
      John 3:12-21
      If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe,
      if I tell you of heavenly things?
      And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven,
      even the Son of man which is in heaven.
      And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
      even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
      That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
      For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
      that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
      For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
      but that the world through him might be saved.
      He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already,
      because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
      And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world,
      and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
      For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light,
      lest his deeds should be reproved.
      But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest,
      that they are wrought in God.
      Romans 10:17
      So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
      Galatians 1:3-5
      Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
      Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world,
      according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

    • @rodeofrancisco6130
      @rodeofrancisco6130 Před 2 lety +5

      Little did you know that on a flat earth model, those figures are actually considered to be "wandering stars" loyal to their creator, they never move from their position on their fixed tracks. Those forms depicted in this video have always fascinated me though. I've actually looked at planets up close before through a scope ofcourse but even they strongly resemble these "angels" ;)

    • @rodeofrancisco6130
      @rodeofrancisco6130 Před 2 lety +4

      @@travisconover4762 though you may be right that our "minds" cannot comprehend the spirit realm.. all the while our hearts in fact can. 💚

    • @rodeofrancisco6130
      @rodeofrancisco6130 Před 2 lety +3

      @@1.Corinthians15.1-4 and for you my dear brethren.. no one is neither good or evil.. and when you refer to "sin" I'm assuming you are referring to the sin-waves the frequencies of this realm ride on. The devil is in the details.

  • @yagnikbose8973
    @yagnikbose8973 Před 2 lety +3

    Right now it is 11:15 pm on the 25th of December in india. I am not a Christian but I just said goodbye to my aunts, uncles and friends after a nice family gathering and dinner party along with enjoying a delightful Christmas cake. We may not celebrate Christmas for its religious values but we sure do celebrate the spirit of Christmas to its core.
    Wishing everyone Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!

  • @sethc4758
    @sethc4758 Před 2 lety +8

    hearing the story of the manger always makes me think of Sacha cohan as Ali G interviewing a bunch of religious scholars and one of the guys is talking about how Joseph, Mary and Jesus had to stay in a manger because there were no rooms at the inn or anywhere in town and Sacha says "Well thats because it was Christmas in'nit?" 😂

  • @thetalantonx
    @thetalantonx Před 2 lety +717

    Myrrh is just a resin that is also an incense burned in a brazier, as well as embalming like you pointed out. It's actually one of my favorite scents.

    • @Trekki200
      @Trekki200 Před 2 lety +50

      Yeah, it's sometimes taught that Jesus gift show his future: gold for a King, incense for a priest and myrrh for a very wealthy man (the stuff was seriously expensive and thus a very prestigious gift often exchanged between rulers).

    • @meridoodle5848
      @meridoodle5848 Před 2 lety +20

      Interesting! I was taught gold for a king, incense for a priest, and myrrh for his death and burial.

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 Před 2 lety +1

      @@meridoodle5848 there shall be no burning of incents. Incents is a khemetic ritual. It is in the bible. But you fools don't know the correct rituals.
      You use a "kool aid water down" version of G_D.
      That's why G_D sent the demon king to earth. His wisdom is blessed by jesus blood. Amen æl dimm thaRR. czcams.com/video/A1D5B_qFv1I/video.html
      A special path way for your selected soul. The prophecy is here now. Go!

    • @celticwinter
      @celticwinter Před 2 lety +14

      @@whitealliance9540 there shall be though.
      Isn't incense brought together with the prayers of saints before God? It's somewhere in the revelation of John

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 Před 2 lety

      @@celticwinter ah, love that username of yours

  • @iisfish5885
    @iisfish5885 Před 2 lety +311

    “the shepherds promptly flee the scene, in a desperate search of this miracle child”
    i’m pretty sure they left due to the hundreds of multi-eyed beings chanting and singing all around them

    • @Storiaron
      @Storiaron Před 2 lety +54

      How we imagined it as children: a couple fair dressed beautiful angels sang and told the shepherds where to go
      How it went: million eyed monsters spawned in the sky, chanting in voices that bring utter terror and the shephards afraid that their soul would be consumed fled in horror to please whatever deity threatened them

    • @fireflymiesumae
      @fireflymiesumae Před 2 lety +12

      @@Storiaron 😂 Omg, I actually pictured this

    • @iisfish5885
      @iisfish5885 Před 2 lety +1

      @Storiaron Accurate

    • @theinformantky9332
      @theinformantky9332 Před 2 lety +1

      I would've run too

  • @whiteout0111
    @whiteout0111 Před 2 lety +1

    Been binging all of your episodes. You’re channel is awesome. Every topic you cover is interesting. Great work

  • @curuvari2247
    @curuvari2247 Před 2 lety

    You've been blessing us all with fascinating information in a clever and entertaining way, and I for my part am really grateful for every bit of it. Happy New Year, Sir, and thank you for all your work.

  • @crazycool1128
    @crazycool1128 Před 2 lety +858

    you know it's gonna be a good episode when the ophanims show up

    • @TheXerforce
      @TheXerforce Před 2 lety +39

      All my homies like Ophanims

    • @akirebara
      @akirebara Před 2 lety +9

      So Gabriel should look like an ophanim, right? coz he's a high up in the heirarchy? I'd be shaking if I was Mary.

    • @josephhugotjiong6741
      @josephhugotjiong6741 Před 2 lety +17

      @@akirebara Gabriel is an archangel. Iirc ophanims are quite low in the tier list

    • @halaman9500
      @halaman9500 Před 2 lety +1

      Yup

    • @shturm602
      @shturm602 Před 2 lety +8

      b e n o t a f r a i d

  • @WelfareChrist
    @WelfareChrist Před 2 lety +225

    Really gives “Fall on your knees! And hear the angels voices!” A new meaning

    • @ZombishTurkey
      @ZombishTurkey Před 2 lety +15

      oOoOOOOOOH nIIIIIIIIIIIiIiIIgHT dI-VIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIiiIIINe!

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ZombishTurkey lol

    • @sixchuterhatesgoogle3824
      @sixchuterhatesgoogle3824 Před 2 lety +1

      I hate it when people sing that line like it's a suggestion, instead of a command.

    • @WelfareChrist
      @WelfareChrist Před 2 lety +1

      @@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824 maybe not even a command, but a description.
      "Do you hear what I hear?"
      Do you?

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 Před 2 lety +4

    Loving your channel. Super interesting information, described in a soothing and chill way.

  • @swankypants9366
    @swankypants9366 Před 2 lety +1

    I love hearing about the deeper stuff behind religion, and this was plenty of that. Great video!

  • @jericho5565
    @jericho5565 Před 2 lety +376

    Ophanim: "Be not afraid"
    Shepherd: *Literally shitting themself*

    • @MainMite06
      @MainMite06 Před 2 lety +4

      👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁
      👄
      *"I said do not be afraid, dude!"*

  • @ieajackson5518
    @ieajackson5518 Před 2 lety +667

    I’m not even religious but even I found this interesting. Just shows how good your video is!

  • @Zumoari
    @Zumoari Před rokem +1

    That line at the end. Beautiful. Well said.

  • @philliphsieh83
    @philliphsieh83 Před rokem +1

    Let’s obey Big brother and follow positively. I support big brother and will listen.

  • @highpriestofgavinalmightyh1304

    I like how the Bible describes angels as DMT entities who have to calm the subjects down before delivering a given message due to their bizarre and impossible appearance.

  • @bethanyoneal5789
    @bethanyoneal5789 Před 2 lety +230

    “Be not afraid!” Imagine you’re just living life in the desert and some other worldly creature comes to tell you that a magic baby has been born. That’s terrifying

    • @MainMite06
      @MainMite06 Před 2 lety +25

      👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁
      👄
      "IM THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, BRO!"

    • @davidnewhart2533
      @davidnewhart2533 Před 2 lety +9

      Not Magic, but Miraculous.
      Magic is of the Devil, but Miracles are of Jesus Christ/God.

    • @MainMite06
      @MainMite06 Před 2 lety +11

      @@davidnewhart2533
      👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁
      👄
      "Im a magical miracle!"

    • @thalassaer4137
      @thalassaer4137 Před 2 lety +4

      @@davidnewhart2533 bruh?if god made lucifer then Lucifer uses magic,then god def have magic aswell,idk man but i think the church just dont want people to weild magic as they will be a threat to their power hunger

    • @mikewestwood
      @mikewestwood Před 2 lety +5

      magic baby 😂

  • @sebastian_the_fool3726
    @sebastian_the_fool3726 Před 2 lety +1

    Sweet, I’m making my art study on biblically accurate Bible stories and this really helps. Thanks!

  • @sheenaumphreys7643
    @sheenaumphreys7643 Před 2 lety

    Great video and your voice is so soothing. Can't wait to see more of your content.

  • @eandlbloodflower6765
    @eandlbloodflower6765 Před 2 lety +1539

    Having a Nativity scene with biblically-accurate angels IS better. It just makes Judeo-Christianity, and all associated sects, much more hardcore with those things floating around!

    • @drugleman601
      @drugleman601 Před 2 lety +142

      it would likely still be biblically-accurate to reveal a virgin is pregnant by an angel disguised as a man with wings, so that mary doesn’t have a fucking heart attack and die or something

    • @jmvt3
      @jmvt3 Před 2 lety +60

      Why throw the Judeo in there? Jews don’t believe in Jesus

    • @eandlbloodflower6765
      @eandlbloodflower6765 Před 2 lety +84

      Because the description of the biblically-accurate angels used in this video(and in general) comes from the Old Testament and is not strict to Christianity.

    • @deirdregibbons5609
      @deirdregibbons5609 Před 2 lety +11

      Seeing the surreal angels hochelega added talking to the shepherds really reminds me of that beautiful Christmas song "A Spaceman Came Travelling."

    • @jarls5890
      @jarls5890 Před 2 lety +34

      @@jmvt3 Not entirely accurate. Jews believe in Jesus as a part of the religion - just not that he was the messiah/son of God.

  • @jomertomale
    @jomertomale Před 2 lety +577

    Imagine in this modern age where we celebrate Christmas, comes suddenly a legion of Ophanim simultaneously chanting "Do not be afraid"

    • @GooseWithAPassport
      @GooseWithAPassport Před 2 lety +29

      i would rather call it heart palpitation

    • @riddimup3756
      @riddimup3756 Před 2 lety +27

      They’ll probably be shot at.

    • @funtimediaz7435
      @funtimediaz7435 Před 2 lety +32

      @@riddimup3756 But the bullet will phase through them...
      AND THEY'LL CHANT HARDER-

    • @arvinroidoatienza7082
      @arvinroidoatienza7082 Před 2 lety +15

      Messenger angels were the ones who did it, not the ophanim. The ophanim arent the only angels in heaven, you know

    • @bladewade2047
      @bladewade2047 Před 2 lety +3

      I'm running for the hills

  • @ajstudios9210
    @ajstudios9210 Před 2 lety

    I wanted to watch this during the holiday season. I'm glad I did.

  • @Jon_Fury
    @Jon_Fury Před 2 lety +5

    Before I watch this I remember that the people who believed Jesus was the messiah asked the pagan people if they could celebrate his birth with their final harvest celebration. Then it slowly became Christmas.

    • @mollyjane7538
      @mollyjane7538 Před 2 lety +1

      It was less that they asked to join celebrations and more that the people peddling Christianity used it as an "in" to take over by replacing the pagan traditions. Like, since you're already celebrating at this time, we're just gonna insert our religion in here and forcefully infiltrate the populous.

  • @CedarCritter
    @CedarCritter Před 2 lety +620

    I'm surprised some people never knew about the slaughter scene; that scene was taught to me all throughout my childhood.

    • @user-jz7vp7kg1u
      @user-jz7vp7kg1u Před 2 lety +1

      same

    • @archangel8444
      @archangel8444 Před 2 lety +2

      Bruh thats horrible

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself Před 2 lety +2

      I think I heard it mentioned in church when I was really really young, but it went over my head, as in there was something bad that happened but then PRESENTS!
      I learned about it properly before I was confirmed in church of course, when I was 13 years old. ... That was embarrassing cuz there was a whole lot of us who had to be confirmed, but I was the only one who hadn't been baptized yet, because my parents thought that I should make a conscious choice about whether or not to be baptized, so I couldn't be baptized as a baby. I was totally called out right in the middle of church! Afterwards, the minister made some sort of crack about me still being sweet little [real name here] instead of using the standard wording! ... Ahem. Sorry. Confirmation talk always does me that way.

    • @monus782
      @monus782 Před 2 lety +1

      I know about it because in Mexico (and very likely other Catholic countries) where I grew up in this event became a liturgical feast set on December 28 and it eventually became our equivalent of April Fool's Day (and I remember it every year because it's my grandma's "unofficial" birthday for some reason).

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself Před 2 lety

      @@monus782 That's sweet!

  • @cheezemonkeyeater
    @cheezemonkeyeater Před 2 lety +95

    I love the idea of the Ophanim appearing, the shepherds being really freaked out and running around like headless chickens.
    "Hey, you lot, go see the miracle baby!"
    And the headless chicken mob rushes in that general direction because you do not tell the freakish looking eyeball monster no.

  • @francisfischer7620
    @francisfischer7620 Před rokem

    Very well done! Delightful! Facinating!

  • @ShaWarMa_Atomics
    @ShaWarMa_Atomics Před 2 lety

    My new favrite channel by far

  • @looaxe6468
    @looaxe6468 Před 2 lety +247

    "THEY could see EVERYTHING"
    His eyes could not put thoughts to words.
    So he spoke the only way he could understand.
    Atleast that's my theory.

    • @MainMite06
      @MainMite06 Před 2 lety +3

      👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁
      👄
      *"My appearence makes my words your thoughts!"*

    • @looaxe6468
      @looaxe6468 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MainMite06 Sir this is a Wendy's...

    • @eniyeesarah117
      @eniyeesarah117 Před 2 lety +1

      "A Bible Theory"

  • @johnkeane1583
    @johnkeane1583 Před 2 lety +328

    Cool summary! A couple little things, "inn" is not really a mistranslation and more of a case of contextualization. There was never really a point in English culture where it was normal to have a separate room for guests in your house, so it would have had little meaning to translate it as "upper room." Also the Magi didn't visit Jesus as a baby, they visited when he was around 2 years old.

    • @davidlelyukh3690
      @davidlelyukh3690 Před 2 lety +24

      I just want to mention he used an old article from The Guardian as the source for this argument. Not really the most reputable source I might add.

    • @zbob90
      @zbob90 Před 2 lety +11

      Actually, there isn’t anywhere in the Bible that says the magi visited Jesus when he was 2. People have assumed that because Herod ordered his men to kill any male baby under the age of 2.

    • @janicesimpson9849
      @janicesimpson9849 Před 2 lety +11

      @@zbob90 actually scholars have assumed that because we know the general area the wisemen would have travelled from and it would’ve taken them over a year or two. This fact along with knowing Luke is the most chronologically accurate biography (gospel) of Jesus, and with the description of Mary and Joseph now living in a house, not a stable, scholars believe he was around 2-3

    • @luziela.dugart6987
      @luziela.dugart6987 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes indeed they came with a big caravan and they have a lot of horses that the king Herod was stoned and ask what is the reason why they’re in the city and wisemen answer to see the king that has born because he have seen his start after that king Herod commanded to kill babies until 2 years old. They were many wise men ( they knew astronomy and also they were Priests) they only brought 3 expensive gifts.
      The Angel told the wise men to come back on different directions. So king Herod isn’t able to find jesus.

    • @lxvi2441
      @lxvi2441 Před 2 lety +25

      @Johnny Page this event is actually very well historically documented and almost certainly happened. whether you choose to believe that this event was the birth of just some man named jesus or the son of god is up to you, but there was most certainly a man born in bethlehem around this time named jesus with a similar story

  • @KarlaJTanner
    @KarlaJTanner Před 2 lety +1

    Love this dude! Thank you for the amazing videos! 🇨🇦 ♥️

  • @KhuestionableDecisions
    @KhuestionableDecisions Před rokem +7

    4:14 i always wondered why nativity scenes in vietnam were in caves while in the US they’re in stables. I didn’t know the vietnamese version would be more accurate 😮

  • @Lemonz1989
    @Lemonz1989 Před 2 lety +469

    Christmas is even called “Yule” in Scandinavian languages. “Jól” in Faroese and Icelandic, “jul” in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. Gifts are also opened in the evening of the 24th, usually after Christmas dinner. :)

    • @luna_belle5029
      @luna_belle5029 Před 2 lety +7

      Is it the celebrating of the winter soltice as in typical pagan fashion?

    • @ninjatortise8958
      @ninjatortise8958 Před 2 lety +9

      Not really, christmas comes from a Roman Catholic Bishop named Saint nicholas who wore red, had a white beard, and is known for kindness and generosity and for giving gifts..

    • @ninjatortise8958
      @ninjatortise8958 Před 2 lety +1

      @@luna_belle5029 Not really, christmas comes from a Roman Catholic Bishop named Saint nicholas who wore red, had a white beard, and is known for kindness and generosity and for giving gifts..

    • @ninjatortise8958
      @ninjatortise8958 Před 2 lety

      @@user-qh8mg3ub6i Not really, christmas comes from a Roman Catholic Bishop named Saint nicholas who wore red, had a white beard, and is known for kindness and generosity and for giving gifts..

    • @enviousshade1770
      @enviousshade1770 Před 2 lety

      Keresimesi in yoruba

  • @philipmeckley5154
    @philipmeckley5154 Před 2 lety +261

    Excellent, as per usual.
    One quibble - the book of Matthew never enumerates how many Magi. There were three gifts, but never an indication of how many Magi brought them.

    • @carlv1379
      @carlv1379 Před 2 lety +33

      Somebody somewhere must have thought it would be weird to show up without a gift, so it was decided that there were only three. I was shocked that this fact was overlooked in the video that seemed well researched.

    • @mossad7338
      @mossad7338 Před 2 lety

      There is a house blessing Christians par take in where they write above the entry ways with blessed chalk the year and every letter of Magi it looks like this 20+M+B+S+21 . The year is divided by the initials of the ✨ magi.

    • @ardet7383
      @ardet7383 Před 2 lety +10

      Three gifts listed. There is no guarantee it wasn't just an example of some of the gifts, as there was likely more

    • @1MarkKeller
      @1MarkKeller Před 2 lety +12

      Gold, frankincense and myrrh in unknown amounts also.

    • @pasalasaga
      @pasalasaga Před 2 lety +1

      And from where are the names from Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar?

  • @avastudios9006
    @avastudios9006 Před 2 lety

    Amen! Thank you for the explanation. God bless you! 🎄🙏🙏

  • @doubleoof7907
    @doubleoof7907 Před 2 lety +7

    Average “Biblically accurate angel” fan vs “There were multiple types of angel, humanoid and non-humanoid” enjoyer

  • @saraross8396
    @saraross8396 Před 2 lety +320

    A few corrections:
    The actual number of wise men is unknown, as it just says "men" and no number is given. There were at least two. People likely assume this from the number of gifts. (Opinion: While it may not translate to "king", a king can be a wise man, and it is possible that they were assumed to be such from the gifts that were brought since gold, frankincense, and myrrh were, and still are, rather expensive items.)
    The wise men also would not have been at the birth but would have arrived up to two years later as evidenced by their conversation with Herod whose order was to kill those who were two years old and under. By that time the family would have moved into a house.
    Jesus was still a child when the family moved back from Egypt, not an adult. At least in modern times, Jewish children are considered an adult when they reach the age of thirteen. In Luke 2 it tells of them going to the feast of the Passover in Jerusalem, which they did yearly, at the age of twelve.
    Mind you, these are points taken from the text of the accounts themselves, disregarding any that could be made about faith.

    • @KAvanAlten
      @KAvanAlten Před 2 lety

      The gospel is actually not specifically mentioning them being there on that specific day, is that would you are saying?

    • @loststars6533
      @loststars6533 Před 2 lety +16

      @@KAvanAlten I believe that's what he's saying, yes. From what I've also read, the wise men were not present at Jesus' birth -- only the shepherds were. The wise men actually made a stop at King Herod's on their way to Jesus because the star they were following lead them to Herod first, and THEN to Jesus.

    • @KAvanAlten
      @KAvanAlten Před 2 lety +3

      @@loststars6533 What always suprises me is how inaccurate the writers of these gospels sonetimes are, writing about event we assume they can have heard about at first hand.

    • @michaelwaters6829
      @michaelwaters6829 Před 2 lety +1

      Theologians have always taught the Zorestrian/Magi connection but this cannot be verified and 99% of modern people don't even know what Zorestiran even is. So it's relegated like a lot of things to the halls of Bible College and books only nerds like me read.

    • @Kricke87
      @Kricke87 Před 2 lety +15

      @@KAvanAlten Please explain what is "inaccurate" about the writings of the gospels? Just because they left out details that many think is necessary, does it mean that they are inaccurate? I mean, it doesn't say WHEN Jesus was born, does it then mean that the whole account is just inaccurate? Because later on other people added things to the story that wasn't even there in the first place, like for example that Jesus was born on Dec 24/25th, when in fact this was just something to make people become Christian and still keep their pagan rituals and festivities. And in fact, the lack of details about this account, wouldn't it be logical to think that the reason behind this is because it's NOT important to know these things. For example Ecclesiates 7:1 says "A good name is better than good oil, and the day of death is better than the day of birth." So instead of like many people do during these times focusing on the fact that Jesus was born and celebrates that, they don't celebrate what he actually did, which doesn't have much to do with the events surrounding his birth, as at birth he hadn't accomplished anything. And also to take into account there is only 2 birthday celebrations mentioned in the bible, and they only give dark details about it.
      And also funny to notice, the majority of people celebrating Christmas, doesn't even believe in him anyway, so why even bother? I mean why isn't the world celebrating the birthday of Muhammed or why isn't the world celebrating Moses birthday? Where is the logic in that?

  • @HatsCaliber
    @HatsCaliber Před 2 lety +353

    Charlie Brown: "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"
    Linus:
    (Merry Christmas, all, and God bless.)

    • @sammy13ificationable
      @sammy13ificationable Před 2 lety +9

      *sacrifices my biggest goat to keep to keep the norse gods fed for the 12 days of the Wild Hunt and places my shoes outside for Odinn to dress in red robes and deliver gifts of jewelry and smoked meats to me on the final day of Yule*

    • @AxeMan808
      @AxeMan808 Před 2 lety +4

      @@sammy13ificationable Tricked my friend into being Year King in my place and he shared most of the largesse with me. I'm going to miss him, but hey, Good Planting and Harvest here we come!

    • @qodeshim9800
      @qodeshim9800 Před 2 lety

      @@AxeMan808 what you did was wrong

    • @TheDarkness1
      @TheDarkness1 Před 2 lety

      It's about holding the football, then having it pulled away as you are about to kick it, falling on your rear, and blaming the woman for not playing her role.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem

      @@TheDarkness1
      To be fair, the woman in question is simply _the worst._

  • @cloudsweater
    @cloudsweater Před 2 lety +1

    This was really nice to watch after Christmas

  • @DragonRyuken777
    @DragonRyuken777 Před 2 lety

    7:35 HAHAHAHAH You got some Jokes man😭😭 ANOTHER banger of a video🥂

  • @shelbyshaper
    @shelbyshaper Před 2 lety +369

    I love when people use biblically accurate angels! The Ophanim are quite a terrifying group!

    • @matheussanthiago9685
      @matheussanthiago9685 Před 2 lety +34

      when you learn about biblical accurate angels, suddenly evangelion (the anime) makes a little bit more sense

    • @luvour_8128
      @luvour_8128 Před 2 lety +24

      @XtraMedium 77 did you read the comment? He gave an explanation for the design choice in that anime. There is no comparison

    • @petermenzies9193
      @petermenzies9193 Před 2 lety +27

      I find it annoying, to be honest because they claim to be accurate while completely ignoring the fact that it talks about angels that look like humans multiple times in the old testament. These are the messengers (Angelos in greek). It only talks about the other types of angels when we see the Cherubim defending holy places, or we get to the apocalyptic literature where the prophets look at heaven. They have different jobs, so just trying to get the shock value of "biblically accurate angels" while not genuinely understanding the source material is a bit cheap.

    • @luvour_8128
      @luvour_8128 Před 2 lety +2

      @@petermenzies9193 but they showed humanoid Angels in the Video? For example when Gabriel (1:34) is mentioned or the unknown Angel (2:26). Or did you mean something else? If so I am sorry!
      The first time I discovered how angels were described in the Bible I watched the video „what angels really look like“, the first or second result on yt and they too awknowledged that there were humanoid angels too. I don’t know if the are doing that for shock value since.. to be honest I think hearing about how angels mostly looked nothing like humans is more shocking than otherwise.

    • @jesuscruz2068
      @jesuscruz2068 Před 2 lety +1

      @XtraMedium 77 the whole anime is based on the Bible doesn't matter if it's good or not

  • @nataliacam3811
    @nataliacam3811 Před 2 lety +81

    I love watching his videos. I'm Christian myself, and it's so interesting to find out a lot of new stuff about the Bible. I'm pretty sure it's interesting for people who arent even Christian's themselves

    • @mndlessdrwer
      @mndlessdrwer Před 2 lety +4

      Read solely as myth and legend, the Bible is a rather peculiar tale of a vengeful and willful god using himself/his son to provide a means of extrajudicial salvation outside of his original ordinances. If you take away the more modern interpretation that the Abrahamic god is meant to be omni-benevolent, then it becomes something much closer to other religious myths, like those from the Roman and Grecian pantheons. Given the extreme cultural significance of the Bible throughout history and in modern times, even if you aren't a believer, it is worthwhile to read.

    • @nolikeseriously2316
      @nolikeseriously2316 Před 2 lety +1

      Same :)

    • @iamBlackGambit
      @iamBlackGambit Před 2 lety

      @@mndlessdrwer why do you read it as myth? you dont think a God or the God of the bible created the universe?

    • @mndlessdrwer
      @mndlessdrwer Před 2 lety +4

      @@iamBlackGambit precisely, but also because it removes the inherent biases and allows you to read more critically as you would for religious texts that aren't from your group. I am very fond of a saying by Richard Dawkins: "We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further." It's important to understand why it is you do not believe in any of the myriad religions that have ever existed so you can accurately assess if your religion is truly any different. To acknowledge that the religion you follow is likely due to convenience, indoctrination, or an attempt to seek solace in the face of the unknown.
      Whatever the answer is for you, and whatever your decision is, try to live in such a way that you benefit not only yourself, but others as well. Be willing to accept when someone says that they aren't interested in your attempts to proselytize, as failure to know when to quit merely sows the seeds of discord and invites anger where it isn't needed.

    • @wray2real
      @wray2real Před 2 lety +1

      The messed up thing is this stuff is new to some people claiming to be Christian. All you have to do is read and a bible and find out literally all this stuff.

  • @mattj500
    @mattj500 Před 2 lety +1

    Man this was a great video

  • @AxeMan808
    @AxeMan808 Před 2 lety

    I liked your capper. That was well put.

  • @techpriest8965
    @techpriest8965 Před 2 lety +298

    Hoch's channel grew like crazy!
    Production value, fun and interesting topics and good delivery.
    Keep up the good work!

    • @TheBausOfAll
      @TheBausOfAll Před 2 lety +4

      Very well deserved and in my case on of very few things actually very interesting and engaging to be recommended to me by CZcams.

    • @M.C.G.
      @M.C.G. Před 2 lety

      yes indeed

    • @nohome170
      @nohome170 Před 2 lety +1

      I want his channel to grow more and have mil sub

    • @joakoelxoro
      @joakoelxoro Před 2 lety

      Is he the same guy from exurb1a, or do they just have similar voices?

    • @Arc_Noir
      @Arc_Noir Před 2 lety

      Yeah. I noticed the growth too.

  • @boid9761
    @boid9761 Před 2 lety +124

    This is a true Christmas classic. I'll be rewatching this with Klaus for the holidays from now on

  • @gr81cb86
    @gr81cb86 Před 2 lety

    Merry Christmas! Love your video! Cheers!

  • @andy_B_goode
    @andy_B_goode Před 2 lety

    Great job, I loved it!

  • @Archpope
    @Archpope Před 2 lety +52

    "Christmas is a time when all religions celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ." - Bart Simpson

    • @scopilio13
      @scopilio13 Před 2 lety +2

      that is kinda true tho. if you're of a different faith, but still celebrates the more secular side of christmas it still doesn't change what that day is reserved for.

    • @sarahabe6529
      @sarahabe6529 Před 2 lety

      Christmas is not of Christ and he never said celebrate it.
      Jeremiah 10:2-4
      [2]Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
      [3]For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
      [4]They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

    • @dmeads5663
      @dmeads5663 Před 2 lety +1

      @@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525 the wicked and ungodly often hate Jesus, this is nothing new.

    • @matthewserrano4048
      @matthewserrano4048 Před 2 lety

      Jehovah's witnesses dont

    • @lpa9557
      @lpa9557 Před 2 lety

      @@sarahabe6529 💯 exactly

  • @sianpotter5867
    @sianpotter5867 Před 2 lety +212

    As someone who never learned about the bible, it’s interesting to see how different cultures and interpretations of the bible have created such an iconic moment in time/part of the bible (depending on what you think/believe! No judgment :) )

    • @jonathanlove7078
      @jonathanlove7078 Před 2 lety +1

      the Bible sure is a fun book

    • @faithful451
      @faithful451 Před 2 lety +9

      Btw, this video is not a very accurate portrayal of the bible.

    • @BenjaminAnderson21
      @BenjaminAnderson21 Před 2 lety +2

      @@faithful451 It is, except for the weird orb angels (and leaving out the fact that the magi visited Jesus when he was 2)

    • @jaygarret992
      @jaygarret992 Před 2 lety

      @@BenjaminAnderson21 r they wierd orbs not in the bible?

    • @ButterBoots101
      @ButterBoots101 Před 2 lety

      @@BenjaminAnderson21 I think the imagery is coming from the Ophanim mentioned in Ezekiels experience

  • @piedcrusader2066
    @piedcrusader2066 Před rokem +2

    In my junior year of highschool, I had a science project which was basically making a Christmas ornament that lights up, we had to solder all the wiring and lights to the battery and switch and try to keep it as clean as possible. I, being the artist I am, asked my science teacher if I could draw my own image instead of using the ones provided to the class. He agreed as long as I made it Christmas related. That wouldnt be a problem because it was going to be an angel. He was very hesitant to let me use my drawing of an Ophanim. After explaining to him what it was, he accepted it but I'm pretty sure he took off points for it

  • @ourlifeinwashington4114
    @ourlifeinwashington4114 Před 2 lety +7

    I love Christmas because of the great gift we were given. At my house we celebrate his bday by giving gifts to each other while keeping in mind the great blessing we've been bestowed. God bless you all.

  • @UnderScoredd
    @UnderScoredd Před 2 lety +266

    Your channel is amazing. I was never that interested in the Bible, but seeing all your videos on it in the last couple weeks has me hooked on exploring it more. It's an amazing journey so far. Props, and thanks for making this stuff.

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 Před 2 lety +3

      Just dont take the writings literally
      I also read bible stories,psalms bla bla
      But i mostly read the important and right ones

    • @TechnoVisionTV
      @TechnoVisionTV Před 2 lety +21

      @Garry Ellison but… the literal text has been disproven by scientists time and time again. So u really can’t believe in the Bible literally unless u are dillusional. The Bible is a collection of stories (both made up and inspired by real events) to unpack moral philosophies. It should be analyzed, not taken literally. For instance, the entire creation story in the Bible does not line up with science whatsoever

    • @UrFavBrunette_dancer
      @UrFavBrunette_dancer Před 2 lety +7

      @@TechnoVisionTV “Science.” Elaborate. I’ll listen if you can back it up. Who exactly disproved the Bible? How? To what degree? In what context? You’ll find that unconventional science changes quite often.

    • @Rude_Boi
      @Rude_Boi Před 2 lety +5

      @@TechnoVisionTV You fool deceived by Satan. Before science WAS GOD. Science isn't over God, never has been and never will be. Furthermore, the same science that you worship has found archeological discoveries of things that happened literally thousands of years ago that the Holy Scriptures have recorded, such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. You can go catch a flight right now to the Dead Sea and still find holes of sulfur in the ground from when God destroyed the city, but you're a fool, so you won't believe it. Another piece of evidence that supports the scriptures as literal is the fact that every single prophecy told has come and will come true. The prophecy about the birth of Christ came hundreds of years before Christ was actually born into the body of a man. The devil has your mind and you fail to see it.
      REPENT or you will lift your eyes up in hell.

    • @skullo5557
      @skullo5557 Před 2 lety +16

      @@UrFavBrunette_dancer evolution is real, sorry dude

  • @mintystellar4268
    @mintystellar4268 Před 2 lety +276

    Angel: "Be not afraid"
    Some random guy: "sir, this is the most terrifying moment of my life"

    • @MainMite06
      @MainMite06 Před 2 lety +23

      👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁
      👄
      "No, this is *greatest moment of your life, and you love me for it!*

    • @willemdadrip1511
      @willemdadrip1511 Před 2 lety +10

      Copied word from word.

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před rokem +1

      @@MainMite06
      You're damn right, I do.

    • @franceboy7476
      @franceboy7476 Před rokem

      @@willemdadrip1511 no

    • @luanasari5161
      @luanasari5161 Před rokem

      sir, this is literally copypasted

  • @Typhyr
    @Typhyr Před 2 lety +7

    I really need a biblically accurate angel to add to the Christmas decorations ...
    Oh, and figurines of terror screaming shepherds.

  • @JimmyMcCbob
    @JimmyMcCbob Před 2 lety

    love ur intro,. the awesome sumerian gilgamesh song played by that awesome guy with the guitar

  • @Comrade_Alpaca
    @Comrade_Alpaca Před 2 lety +86

    I am a Christian and have grown up in a Christian school, so I've been taught much of this so many times XD, it's honestly surprising how many people still don't know much of this stuff. Granted, I'm fairly certain the Bible doesn't specify the type of angels that were present at the birth or that appeared to the shepherds, so it might not be entirely accurate to have those ones, but they are Biblically accurate to a specific type of angel called, I believe, Ophanim. Those things remind me of Hermaeus Mora from Elder Scrolls and it's why I think they're really interesting XD. There are some thing that were left out, like the fact that the wise men most likely didn't arrive until at least a week later. But, then again, it's very hard to really tell exactly when they did arrive.

    • @tommyjordan854
      @tommyjordan854 Před 2 lety +14

      Just don't ever be swayed to deny God or his word.. don't let people do that to ya.

    • @Dargonhuman
      @Dargonhuman Před 2 lety +2

      I heard that they arrived on the third Tuesday of the fourth month, but my source may not be terribly accurate as they also claim the wise men rode in on anti-gravity Harleys and looked like ZZ Top, were from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff and spoke in a broken combination of Klingon and Elvish.

    • @smealm
      @smealm Před 2 lety +1

      how come the original bible is way different from the current one?
      why does the bible have so many contradictions in it.
      why do other religions exist if Christianity is the only correct one?

    • @tommyjordan854
      @tommyjordan854 Před 2 lety +2

      @@smealm some things can't be answered in our time. Henceforth believing...and faith..

    • @brittanybecker170
      @brittanybecker170 Před 2 lety

      Whoa mama, did you ever miss the point on this video, then....

  • @williamjacklin2362
    @williamjacklin2362 Před 2 lety +455

    I'm a Christian, and I think that it's good that christmas has become more then just a religious holiday, after all it clearly started as an amalgamation of different cultural ideas and traditions, so why shouldn't it belong to everyone who wishes to take part, no matter the back ground

    • @lililemmeedititrealquicklilil
      @lililemmeedititrealquicklilil Před 2 lety +29

      Merry Christmas willliam

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 Před 2 lety +17

      @@chemicalfrankie1030 _was_ a religious holiday based on blah blah... You don't get to decide what it means to others.

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 Před 2 lety +15

      @To Think Truth Right, and he can celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday if he wants.

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 Před 2 lety +11

      @@chemicalfrankie1030 That's what's called a black-or-white fallacy. Christmas is whatever sort of celebration that those who celebrate it choose it to be. It can be neither religious nor "capitalistic". Again, _you_ don't get to decide.
      If it's not celebrated as a religious holiday, then it's not a religious holiday for those doing the celebrating. I'm sorry that such a simple fact is so difficult for you to wrap your head around.

    • @brettvv7475
      @brettvv7475 Před 2 lety +8

      @@chemicalfrankie1030 _"Calling the Bible folklore is like calling Shakespeare fiction"_
      Non sequitur is a non sequitur.

  • @jayp2623
    @jayp2623 Před 2 lety +1

    Well versed and historically accurate. You da man!

  • @brob6739
    @brob6739 Před 2 lety

    Merry Christmas from Hochelagah Montreal bro'👍🏽