It was the visits by the Shepard and the wise men.
If Jesus came to die, why didn't he merely die right after birth?
Christmas wasn't invented it came about by the birth of Jesus.
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Jesus story tells us that he came to die for the sins of the world. So that we could have salvation.
At Christmas time it is mostly a time for remembrance and thankfulness for the birth of Jesus, but it is good to remember why he came!
Zacharias, was the husband of Elizabeth who prophesied of Jesus when he was still in his mother, Mary's womb when Mary came to visit Elizabeth. There is no other way that I know of where Zacharias was involved with Jesus' birth.
Only Mary and Joseph were there at the birth, the shepherds and wise men all came later.
Joseph and Mary where at the actual birth. The three wise men and the shepherds came along slightly later.
Because the birth of Jesus is not a Jewish holiday, it came much later and the Jewish faith is still waiting for a messiah.
After Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, the shepherds were the first to visit him, according to the New Testament. The angels announced the birth to the shepherds, who then went to see Jesus in the manger.
The man from the east came after the family went back to Jerusalem probably several months after Jesus birth
Jesus came to show us the way by His example, through His birth, life, suffering, death and resurrection (born again).