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Jesus could have been born in April or May – MFM Pastor Olukoya

Jennifer Y Omiloli

Dr. Daniel Olukoya, General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), may have sparked controversy after claiming that there is no word like Christmas in the bible.

Pastor Olukoya, who spoke at the Manner Water Service at the Church Headquarters in Lagos on Wednesday, said his church is not celebrating Christmas because it is unbiblical.

According to Pastor Olukoya, no book in the bible recorded the word ‘Christmas’ or that Jesus was born on December 25, while suggesting further that Jesus could have been born in April or May’.

“If you really study the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, there is no word like Christmas. The bible only recorded that the Shepherds were taking care of their flocks during a very cold season when they sighted the star that announced the birth of Jesus Christ. This cold period could be around April or May.” He said.

Pastor Olukoya also said that December 25 was a date originally set aside by the sun’s worshippers by the ancient Romans for Mars festival.

He said that Christ’s birth was later co-opted on the same date to give more attention to the Mars festival and then renamed ‘ Christmas. ‘

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