Sounds important, huh? Well it
should, lineage is an important thing when it comes to verifying who
someone is. So naturally, when one thinks of such an important birth and
life as Jesus Christ's, that lineage would be no problem. After all,
stars formed, wise men traveled, just for his birth. The problem is that
the Gospels don't agree on where Jesus came from.
In order to fulfill prophecy, Jesus
had to have been born in the line of David. Yet, the Bible traces Jesus
to David, through Joseph... who had nothing to do with Jesus being
conceived. Let's overlook that and just take a gander at how they do
trace Jesus back and tell me if you notice anything.
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The Gospel According to
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The Gospel According to Luke |
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1. David
2. Solomon
3. Roboam
4. Abia
5. Asa
6. Josaphat
7. Joram
8. Ozias
9. Joatham
10. Achaz
11. Ezekias
12. Manasses
13. Amon
14. Josias
15. Jechonias
16. Salathiel
17. Zorobabel
18. Abiud
19. Eliakim
20. Azor
21. Sadoc
22. Achim
23. Eliud
24. Eleazar
25. Matthan
26. Jacob
27. Joseph
28. Jesus
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1. David
2. Nathan
3. Mattatha
4. Menan
5. Melea
6. Eliakim
7. Jonan
8. Joseph
9. Juda
10. Simeon
11. Levi
12. Matthat
13. Jorim
14. Eliezer
15. Jose
16. Er
17. Elmodam
18. Cosam
19. Addi
20. Melchi
21. Neri
22. Salathiel
23. Zorobabel
24. Rhesa
25. Joanna
26. Juda
27. Joseph
28. Semei
29. Mattathias
30. Maath
31. Nagge
32. Esli
33. Naum
34. Amos
35. Mattathias
36. Joseph
37. Janna
38. Melchi
39. Levi
40. Matthat
41. Heli
42. Joseph
43. Jesus
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Well, I certainly don't think it
takes Sherlock Holmes to see the problems there. But just in case you
don't see any difference, I highlighted the only names the lists have in
common.
Now believers may say that this
isn't important, but they could be no more wrong. This is crucial.
This is the proof for a prophecy, and their own Holy Book inspired by
the perfect God cannot show the evidence. Not only that, but come on,
they can't even agree on who Jesus' grandfather was. That is sad.
And what is with this 15
generation tolerance? That is 3 times more than what the average person
can trace back on their family tree. It's laughable, at best.
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