Christmas is
for Pagans
Christmas
is a Pagan holiday -
"Christmas" is not in the Bible, and we are not commanded to
celebrate the prophet Yahshua’s (Jesus’) birth in all of Scripture. Yahshua was
not born on or near December 25. He was born sometime in late September
(most likely Sept. 29) or early October during the Feast of Tabernacles,
but no one can be sure of the exact day. If the Almighty Sovereign Creator
Yahweh, wanted us to celebrate the correct day of the birth of the prophet
Yahshua He would have told us in Lev. 23.
December 25th was celebrated by the Pagan SUN-worshippers of Mithraism as the
"birthday of the invincible sun," because on that day the sun began
its return to the northern skies "the winter solstice." And so, the
SUN and the SON have become a deliberate Pagan mix. Tammuz, the Babylonian
Pagan SUN deity, was the first counterfeit savior. The Scriptures in
Ezekiel 8:14-18 condemns ancient Israel for adopting worship of the Pagan god
Tammuz, which included sun worship and the Asherah (a
phallic symbol). The Christian cross symbol is actually the letter "t"
the symbol for the Pagan god tammuz
with it's many shapes and forms. It was adopted for the new religion of
Christianity by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine, about 325 CE. All
cross symbols are of Pagan origin and date thousands of years before
the birth of the prophet Yahshua. Yahshua was executed on an upright
stake not on a cross with a horizontal cross member (the Greek word is “Stauros” not a cross; see any Greek-English dictionary).
December 25th was also the date of the Pagan Brumalia
(winter) festival in Rome. It was preceded by the Saturnalia festival Dec.
17-24 - in honor of the Roman god Saturn, as a period of unrestrained merriment
in celebration of the winter solstice, and the “return” of the SUN.
The Saturnalia and Brumalia festivals were so popular
among the heathen and so deeply entrenched in their customs, that rather than
attempt to reform the Pagan populous the Emperor Constantine, chose instead to
absorb their festivities into the Constantine Roman Catholic Church. This
corrupted form of Roman Christianity continues to be with us today, and has
crept into many modern so-called "Christian Churches" but which are
now actually "Pagan" Churches.
The word Christmas is a contraction for "Christ's Mass." The
"mass" is a man-made Constantine Roman Catholic ceremony in which
Yahshua (Jesus) is sacrificed over and over again in what is called an "unbloody sacrifice." It is taught that the true
believer cannot be fully cleansed of his sins unless he partakes of this
sacrifice at mass over and over again. This is a complete corruption of the
full forgiveness available from Yahweh for sincere repentance. It is also an abomination
of Yahweh's commandments against the eating/drinking of blood (even if
symbolically). This is an act, which closely resembles cannibalism, all is
forbidden by Yahweh.
Christmas trees, Yule logs, Christmas candles, bells, mistletoe, holly,
wreaths, pork-ham, tinsel, lights, balls, eggs, Santa Claus, and the 'cross
symbol' have nothing to do with the Messiah's birth, or with Biblical Israelism
(Yahwism) the belief in the one true Mighty One. All these things have a
non-Scriptural Pagan source. Most of these customs are rooted in fertility
rites, in Pagan symbols, or in sun worship from a Pagan past and were grafted
into the "Constantine Roman Catholic Christian" church during and
after the third to the fourth century.
Notice what the prophet Jeremiah wrote in connection with tree-idol
worship (the decorating of trees): "thus says Yahweh, learn not the
way of the heathen . . . for the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of
the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten
it with nails and with hammers that it move not. They are upright as the palm
tree, but speak not; they must needs be borne, because
they cannot go. ." (Jer. 10:2-5). This is a complete description of
the modern Pagan Christmas tree!
Instead
of giving gifts to the prophet Yahshua, whose birthday is celebrated, (such
as the gift of our obedience to Yahweh's Commandments), the celebrants of the
common Christian Christmas "give gifts to each other." This
creates a burden upon people each year as their Christmas lists grows and
grows, and becomes materialism. Many go into great debt because of this
supposed "Holy" season.
Children are being misled concerning the date of birth and concerning Santa Claus
and other fables about Chris-tmas. Is it any wonder
that when they grow up and learn the truth and that they have been lied to,
that they may also believe the Almighty Sovereign Creator Yahweh and the
prophet Yahshua are also a myth? And, by the way "who gave Santa Claus Yahweh's
right to decide who is “naughty and who is nice"? Man-made "holy
days," including Christmas are being exalted over Yahweh's true Set Apart
(Holy) Days.
Gluttony and drunkenness are typical results of the Pagan Christmas merry making.
Christmas causes tremendous stress on families and individuals as they fret
over what gifts to buy, fight crowds to buy those gifts, race to prepare feasts
of gluttony, try to out-do each other with decorations, and fight crowds to
return all the gifts after Christmas that they really don't want.
Merchants perpetuate Christmas; many get rich and depend upon this season for
commerce. Christmas is based on materialism, greed, and the lust of the flesh.
The spirit of Christmas has become a spirit of the anti-Christ, and has become
the spirit of materialism and untruth.
"Thus saith Yahweh, Learn not the way of the
heathen . . ." (Jer. 10:2).
"Love not the world, neither the things in the world. If any man loves
the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 Jn.2: 15). If
December 25th were really correctly the birthday of the prophet Yahshua, you
can be sure that the world would have nothing to do with it. The very fact that
the world observes this day proves that it isn't of Yahweh, and it is not
considered a Scriptural observance.
"...in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments
of men" (Mk.7: 7).
Isn't it time to make a choice? Or does it matter to you? Are these
Pagan symbols now acceptable to you? Some will argue that the times have
changed, that these things are now only for the enjoyment of the children, and
can do no real harm. Yes, we can fool ourselves by arguing that we are in a
worldly society and therefore we can't help becoming involved in its ways. If
there were no Almighty Sovereign Creator, they would be right.
However, true Bible Believers cannot have it both ways. "Be not
unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has
righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion has light with darkness?
Wherefore come out from among them and be separate, says Yahweh, and touch not
the unclean thing: and I will receive you." (2 Cor. 6:14-17).
Christmas
is for Pagans, not for True Biblical Believers!