Chanukah: Return of the King - CHRISTMAS & CHANUKAH - NO ACCIDENT

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It is the "season of light." For religious Jewish people it is the feast of Chanukah (Hanukkah is the modern way of spelling the feast) and is a celebration of light - the lights of the Chanukah Menorah. For Christians who celebrate Christmas it is the time to remember the coming of the "light of world" in Jesus. It is interesting that Chanukah and Christmas are connected in that they represent a celebration of the light. But, that is about the only connection they have. Simply put, Chanukah and Christmas have absolutely NOTHING to do with each other. There as different as ice cream and apple pie. I am always amazed at those Christians who say we need to celebrate Chanukah just like the Jewish people. That's like asking Muslims in India to celebrate July 4th Independence Day of the USA. Why would they? It makes no sense.
Jesus however, does something to Chanukah that is very surprising. He uses it and the history of the start of Chanukah as a way to teach His disciples 2000 years ago. He uses it to teach of His return as King and Lord. He uses the events of the revolt of the Maccabees, the July 4th of the Jewish people around 164 B.C., to help His disciples learn about what it might be like before He returns. This is the focus on this vidcast series. I do hope the video series is a blessing and it adds to your celebration of this season of the LIGHT. For myself, I actually add the celebration of Chanukah to this time. Why? Not for the awesome things God did for His people then but for how Jesus teaches me today about the Return of the King.
In the video I talked about some links I would provide. See them below. These are scholarly Jewish resources that teach us that there never was the miracle of the oil at Chanukah. It isn't me teaching this but non-Christian Jewish scholars. So, if there is no miracle of the oil then what is Chanukah all about? You will learn it as part of this vidcast series.
Link 1 to "My Jewish Learning" - click here for the article
Link 2 to Torah.com - click here for the article
Rev. Ferret - who is this guy? What's his background? Why should I listen to him? Check his background at this link - click here for the teacher's background