Tip: Open up a new letter in to your email program, copy and paste this text file to the letter, and email the letter to yourself. Then all the hyperlinks are clickable. ----- If you are a bible scholar, you may be interested in studying further the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. In particular, narrow the birth dates to specific days. ----- I was NOT able to figure out the exact date of Yom Kippur (possible John the Baptist birth day) and of Passover (possible Jesus birth day) were. I did find http://www.hfbcbiblestudy.org/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=537 http://thelordschildren.org/bible_study/pdfs/Crucifixion-Sum.pdf http://www.abidewithchrist.org/k6.htm http://www.marieslibrary.com/PDF_Articles/SabJubJesusLifeHebrewYears.pdf http://www.observadores-cometas.com/cometas/Star/Passover.html http://www.studiesintheword.org/chart_22-36AD.htm http://www.studiesintheword.org/chart_6BC.htm Unfortunately the dates do not agree. Just because they are traditional calendar, does it means they are correct. Many traditions are trash. Which ones are correct and which ones are wrong? And why? Explain your methodology. ----- Lk 1:36 OOYLT and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren; What does sixth month means? Does it means Elisabeth finished 5 months of pregancy, i.e., she is pregant for 5.000001 to 6 months? Does it means about 6 months pregant? ----- What was the time gap between Yom Kippur (possible John the Baptist birth day) and Passover (possible Jesus birth day)? Was it a leap year or not? Again, explain your methodology. ----- For endtime scholars: Does the birth day of John the Baptist has any signficance to the endtime. John the Baptist was the "Elijah to come" before Jesus came the first time. Today there are many prophets before the second coming of Jesus. Furthermore there are the two witnesses - Enoch and Elijah are mentioned in The Gospel of Nicodemus - mentioned in Revelation. I do think the birth date of John the Baptist has a prophetic significance related to endtime. Just don't know how. ----- If Lord reveals to you more prophetic significance(s) of the birth of John the Baptist, please let me know. I'll link to your article. ----- For your references, below are some hyperlinks I found about how the priests served in the temple. Gabriel Visits Zacharias http://www.neverthirsty.org/pp/series/Life/LH004/LH03.html 8. The Priests https://bible.org/seriespage/8-priests How often did priest serve in the temple? https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006040505558 The Service of the Priests and the Levites http://www3.telus.net/public/kstam/en/temple/details/priest_service.htm The Levitical Priests: Their Function and Role in the Holy Temple http://www.templeinstitute.org/red_heifer/levitical_priests.htm TEMPLE, ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE OF: http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14303-temple-administration-and-service-of How many High Priests were there? http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/591,2071764/How-many-High-Priests-were-there.html ----- Food for thoughts. http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Calendar/calendar.html 2nd paragraph quotes Indeed, according to the Jewish sages, the history of the world may be understood as seven 1,000 year "days," corresponding to the seven days of creation. In fact, the Talmud (Avodah Zarah, 9A) states that the olam hazeh (this world) will only exist for six thousand years, while the seventh millennium will be an era of worldwide shalom called the olam haba (world to come). Year 5776 started on Rosh Hashanah. Will Jesus return in 6000 or Roman year, 2039? Just something to think about.