M
mee
Guest
A Popular but Inaccurate Story
Contrary to popular belief, the Magi first arrived, not in Bethlehem, but in Jerusalem, after Jesus was born.
They were not present at the time of Jesus’ birth. Later, when they went to Bethlehem, the Bible says that "when they went into the house they saw the young child." (Matthew 2:1, 11)
So, it is clear that by the time the Magi visited Jesus, his family had moved into a normal dwelling. They did not find him lying in a manger.
In the light of the Scriptures, the popular story of three kings honoring Jesus at the time of his birth is not accurate.
the Bible teaches that the Magi who visited Jesus were not kings but astrologers who practiced the occult.
The Scriptural record does not say how many there were.
Also, they did not visit Jesus at the time of his birth, when he was placed in a manger, but, rather, sometime later, when his family was living in a house.
The popular narrative of the three kings and other traditional Christmas stories, although Scripturally inaccurate, are generally viewed as harmless holiday tales.
true Christians, however, highly esteem a form of worship that is free of falsehood.
This is how Jesus himself felt. In prayer to his Father, he once said: "Your word is truth." (John 17:17)
He said that "true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him."—John 4:23.