There is Every Probability,Jesus Christ was Born Islamic, or Muslim-not Jewish.

Over two thousand years ago, a very special birth occurred, and despite a king’s determination to kill the child, the infant grew into a man who arguably became the most influential person in all of human history.

Although not much of his short life is actually know what is known or at least written and therefore recorded and believed by many made so much of a powerful and negative/positive impact upon people from all over the world that he transformed human history.

Before the journey of Jesus began, and before he left his birthplace, non-Jewish people from foreign lands journeyed to the place of his birth and offered him unique gifts. It started the tradition of Christmas gift-giving that is continued to this day.

The story of the three “Wise Men” inspired millions of people throughout the world and throughout time.

Their story is more than fiction or fable; it is the story of two religions. According to the Gospel of Matthew, in the Christian Bible, Aramaic, and other translations, these Wise Men; actually named as Magi and came “from the East to Jerusalem. In addition, they were saying, ‘Where is the King? We have seen his star in the East, and we have come to worship him…”

By that time, these men had travelled quite a great distance through enemy territory simply to honour the child of their prophecy- who in their minds was one to become king.

A key point missed- people who read this passage are not informed of much else other than of their visit to King Herod.

Much mystery and myth surrounds these foreign visitors from distant lands. We know that Christ was not Caucasian there were not any in that part of the world at that time. Jesus Christ would have had a very dark, almost black, complexion or skin. We Know that he was not a born Christian because there was no Christian church at that time and he later had to be baptised into the Christian religion.

The story of these Magi; how they came to pay their respect to the baby Jesus has been briefly told, in bits and pieces, in many lands, over the many centuries. Marco Polo wrote of the Persian Magi in 1298 in “The Travels; The Description of the world.” To consider that their story may not be fictional, one needs to use history and worthy sources to uncover fact from fable, and come to a more intelligent appraisal of their existence.

An examination into Persian history indicates the likelihood that the Magi were from ancient Persia. Amazingly, other than in Cheers Pub, through the words of Clifford C. Clavin, Jr., two little known facts in the Western world is that the Magi were a priestly class of nobles who served as members of the Parthian government during the time Jesus was born. In addition, Islam was born at exactly the same time-on the very property- if not in the very manger in which Jesus Christ was born. There is every probability that Jesus was born Islamic, or Muslim-not Jewish.

The Parthian Empire, initiated by Arsaces I, invaded Parthia in 238 BC, forged a new kingdom, and ultimately established the Aramid Dynasty. The kingdom, and dynasty, evolved into an empire in ancient Persia from 247 BC to 224 AD that proved to be a primary rival of the Roman Empire.

Most historians seem to agree that Ctesiphon, situated on the left bank of the Tigris River and twelve or thirteen miles to the south of present-day Baghdad, was the major city of the Empire, and the primary seat of the government. Unfortunately, when digging so deeply into history, scholars are confronted as per-usual, with gaps of understanding due to incomplete or missing records.

Despite limited information, or access to reliable sources, an understanding of the Parthian Court and its customs can be pieced together. Perhaps such an understanding of this time may surprise those in the Western world that the Parthian Empire was not a Muslim government that was dominated by Muslim clerics.

This was long before such time. The official religion of Persia was Zoroastrianism. Although this forgotten religion is ancient, Zoroastrianism only shows up in recorded history in the mid-5th century BC. Over the centuries, the majority of people in this region had become followers of Zoroaster, the famous Middle Eastern prophet and teacher.

During this time, the Magi emerged as a priestly class who adhered to the basic doctrines of Zoroastrianism, and eventually developed considerable influence at the courts of the Persian kings, or emperors. By the 1st century AD, the Magi served in the hereditary priesthood, but more importantly, as members of one of two councils that advised the king, and this political structure could be remotely comparable to the British Parliament with the House of Lords and the House of Commons which limited the reign of the monarch. 
Over two thousand years and not much has changed. At that time, whether he was Islamic , Jewish or Moslim does not matter; Jesus Christ represented the Middle East. The leader of the Western World was at that time Rome not the United States of the Americas.
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