"Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation". This is the name of Christ real christians are hated for. "HalleluJah" means "Praze Jah" (Jehovah). Psalm 83: 18: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." (KJV) A lot of believers await for the God's Judgment and do hate His witnesses... The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement. The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays. This is the God's word, Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it." Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them." Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV) This is a christians' way, Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver." But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God... The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
Bad fruit cannot bear good fruit. Darkness does not bring forth light... You cannot drink from the cup of demons and drink from Yah's cup. You cannot serve two masters. You will love one and hate the other..
December 25 is Tamas birthday , I think Jesus was born in September , somewhere I have heard it was September 11 . Dear beloved siblings in Christ dare to be different from the world we are in it not of it be strong and of good courage, God bless you all and your beautiful families
I hear ya. The correct spelling is Tammuz for anyone researching. There are a myriad of pagan gods who claim December 25 as their birthday. Personally, I don't believe it's right to celebrate Jesus' birth on the birth date of his archenemies.
It's Saint Nicholas he's based on. It's catholic faith. Stop with the fake stuff. The only pagan thing in Christmas is the tree. Use common sense, it's just a tree...😅
Really sucks to know that you’ve been lied to all your life about these holidays. But now I’ve done my own research I will not celebrate any holidays any longer. To know you were worshiping bail and other gods unknowingly. Jesus thank you for opening my eyes to the truth. You speak of people following traditions well for me no longer. you are the only one I worship the Lord Jesus Christ. And read Your word daily. ✝️🙏🏼❤️ Jesus is the way the truth and the life✝️🙏🏼❤️
I reject all paganism ALL pagan worship and traditions. My spirit will not have part in this worship whatsoever. Praise I Am that I Am, God's name forever! Exodus 3:12-15 KJV
This makes me sick. I hate that the Catholic Church saw syncretism with paganism as a justifiable means of spreading the Gospel. Especially when our God is a God who has continuously told us to remain set apart and not be enticed by the ways of those who follow other gods. After hearing this, any true Christian should immediately want to distance themselves from christmas and any other pagan tradition or influence. We must focus on God. God please forgive us and help us to rectify our ways. There are still many of us who are too stubborn to change.
Interesting and believable. Not convicting enough to stop celebrating Christmas though. I dont really do trees or decorations or gifts due to personal family and financial reasons but I'd say believers succeeded in redeeming this holiday more so than Halloween. If I had to choose I would do Christmas. 🤷🏾♀️
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement. The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays. This is the God's word, Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it." Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them." Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV) This is a christians' way, Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver." But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God... The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement. The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays. This is the God's word, Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it." Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them." Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV) This is a christians' way, Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver." But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God... The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
When i look at God's condemnation of Christmas in Deuteronomy and Jeremiah, i don't see Him using Christmas for His glory. He specifically stated in Deut. 12 that is morally repugnant to use pagan customs to honor Him, and that He will NOT accept it. Ancient Israel messed around and found out that He doesn't play about this.
Spoke with someone a while ago about God's name. This person disagreed with me so I politely asked which translation of the Bible the person used, the reply was the King James version. I asked the person to turn to Exodus 6:3 and Psalms 83:18 both of which reveal God's name. They are mistakes said the person. The mistake is not what is written in the Bible, it is the deceitful way many try to portray it. Even Indiana Jones knows God's name.
It is believed Jesus was born around the feast of the Tabernacles which is September/October. If we go back nine months from here where are we??? And when DOES life begin??? We need to remember how Jesus came into this world. If we stop celebrating Christmas we could stop reading scriptures associated with Christmas. You can't take away from God's word.
I’ve always celebrated Christmas as a purely Christian holiday, but learning about its pagan influences is surprising. It makes me question, should we continue blending cultural traditions with religious beliefs, or is it important to keep them separate to preserve their spiritual significance?
Jesus was NEVER born in December read ur bible correctly it was summer time the clouds were clear he was born in APRIL.. Hence the Shepherds were able to see his star that can't happen in fall (DEC)
@@cakesart4168 What are you talking about?? December is a from a calender that is not that old. Its like only 500 years old. If people celebrate Jesus birth in december or another month do not change anything its the celebration itself that is important not the calender. Because our calender is a later invent who we use in the western world and some other part of the world use other calender.
You cannot separate the cultural traditions of Christmas from their religious origins because they're all inherently spiritual. It is all idol worship that was specifically meant to pay homage to a false god. That is specifically why God tells us in Jer. 10 not to practice the customs of the heathen.
PART 3 - Most people have heard the story about how the ancient Germanic people brought evergreen trees into their houses around Winter Solstice (Germanic ‘Yule’) and typically hung them upside down from rafters. It leaves us with images of a Viking long house bedecked with several trees hanging from the rafters while those gathered inside made merry with fire, feasting and mead. Except that never happened. There is no historical evidence from any of the eddas or sagas or any writings, that offer a shred of historical evidence to support the idea that pagan Germanic peoples brought evergreen trees into their homes at Yule or had a concept of a yule log or something similar. Yule Logs do not go back to paganism, despite the name. Yule is also an English word to mean "mid-winter period." The first mention of yule logs is in Robert Herrick’s, "Hesperides” a poetry collection, and he calls it a Christmas log. It wasn't called a yule log until Aubrey's work “In the West-Riding of Yorkshire on Christmas Eve” which dates to 1686. So, the Yule Log is really a more recent concept and has zero connections back to some pagan antecedent. Many people associate mistletoe, ivy and holly with the ancient Celts as all three plants were held as sacred in Druidism. Thus, they opine, their inclusion in Christmas is pagan and this is proffered as just one more reason not to celebrate Christmas due to its pagan origins. Again, historical similarity does not equate to historical sameness. The first mention of mistletoe in connection with Christmas goes back to only the 1600’s. The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe comes even later, the end of the 1700’s. Again, no ties to an ancient pagan past. The origins of Christmas trees are rooted in present-day Germany and date to the 16th century. The first mention of Christmas trees is in an Alsace ordinance in 1561. Almost no early Germanic pagans thought pine trees were sacred, let alone associated with Christmas. Germanic tribes believed the oak was sacred, not the evergreen tree. The Christmas tree morphed over from so-called paradise trees. There were many allegorical-type plays done in the Middle Ages at various markets. One such play was called the Paradise Play, performed to celebrate the feast day of Adam and Eve, which fell on Christmas Eve. In the dead of winter, not a lot of trees are available, so the “tree of knowledge” was represented by an evergreen fir with apples tied to its branches. There is documentation of trees decorated with wool thread, straw, apples, nuts and pretzels. After the play, the treats would be eaten. The practice likely gave way to having trees in the house at Christmas. In 1419 for example, a guild in Freiburg put up a tree decorated with apples, flour-paste wafers, tinsel and gingerbread. These eventually gave way to modern ornaments. The Christmas tree is not historically attested any earlier than this time period. Candles on trees date to the late 1400’s and have zero connection to paganism - same with ornaments and tinsel. It is often claimed that Óðinn/Odin was believed by the Norse to bring presents for children at Jól/Yule, but no one seems to be able to cite a single source of historical evidence to support this claim. The reason being is that there is none. Óðinn is primarily associated with Jól through his epithet Jólnir, which means “the Yuler” or “the One Who Yules.” This epithet is attested in the very old skaldic poem Háleygjatal, composed in the late tenth century CE by the skaldic poet Eyvindr Skáldaspillir. There are over eighty different names for Óðinn attested in the surviving Old Norse sources and Jólnir is merely one of these many names. Additionally, although the epithet Jólnir certainly indicates that Óðinn was associated with the holiday of Jól in some way, it does not explain the nature of this association. It certainly does not even remotely suggest in any way that any Norse person during the Middle Ages ever thought that Óðinn might have brought people presents at Jól. Many Old Norse sources, including the Saga of Hákon the Good, written by the Icelandic antiquarian Snorri Sturluson (lived 1179 - 1241), suggest that Jól was a time when people drank toasts to various deities. Many historians speculate that Óðinn may have simply been the main deity to whom people drank toasts at Jól and that this may be the reason for his association with the holiday. This bit of misinformation seems to have originated as a backformation based on the pre-existing assumption that Santa Claus has been influenced by Óðinn. Since Santa Claus is said to bring presents to children at Christmas today and people already assumed Santa has been influenced by Óðinn, they seem to have concluded that Óðinn must have brought presents in midwinter as well, despite there being zero historical evidence attesting this. In short, there is zero historic evidence that Óðinn ever gave gifts at Jól. Many people also point to Odin’s horse Sleipnir as the source for Santa’s flying reindeer. This is completely implausible. For one thing, in Norse mythology, Sleipnir was an eight-legged horse, not a reindeer. Furthermore, Odin was imagined riding on Sleipnir’s back, not riding in a sleigh pulled by him. When we celebrate Christmas (and other holidays as well), we are definitely participating in a tradition with deep historical roots and traditions. But those traditions are firmly situated in the medieval Christian past, not an ancient pagan one.
I heard something different, that there was a rich man in like Bavaria or something that had heard of a wedding that couldn't happen because the brides father was unable to pay the dowry so the rich man anonymously gave the money to do so. It made the rich man so happy that he started doing it all over town wherever he heard of need. That's why he is called Saint Nicholas because he basically gave all his wealth to the poor for Christ. God makes what was intended for evil work for good so regardless of where the traditions of Christmas started we can celebrate it for the right reason and in the true Spirit of Christmas, the Holy Spirit who sanctifies all things by His presence. Be careful not to cast stumbling blocks in people's paths by creating a conflict in another's conscience that would otherwise not be there. I don't like the commercialism that Christmas has become in this world but what the world defiles themselves with does not also defile it for us.
Something to ponder.... Who came up with the term "Christian?" Did the Apostles embrace that, or was it the Roman Unified Church? Why did Constantine abandon all remnants of the Hebrew element in his new, Pagan Christian stew religion in 325AD? I submit that followers of Yahusha Ha'Mashiah were continuing on the path Yahuah Elohim set for them, and "The Way" believed that the prophecies had been fulfilled in the resurrection of Yahusha. There was no call or need to start a "new" religion. Yahusha said His ekklesia would be built upon this rock, and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. I don't find anywhere He said go build temples for a new movement. On the contrary, we are the temple. The book of Acts affirms that as well. Why any followers of Yahusha Ha'Mashiah, after knowing the truth of the lie where this all started, would choose to continue in the falsehood of the false "religion" is something I believe that they need to work through. Make no mistake, Yahuah's people, believers and true followers of Yahusha Ha'Mashiah, have been deceived and misdirected since 325AD. The enemy is crafty in his deceit. Read Deuteronomy 12:29-31 🙏🏻< ~~~
Acts state that the followers of Christ were called "Christians" in Antioch, and Peter's epistles show that the members of the 1st century church began identifying themselves as such.
@theeternalsbeliever1779 Many slaves were called something in the south in the 1800s, and many use the vernacular today in rap songs and slang talk, but is it good?
Praise God I never celebrated Christmas even the time of the year is wrong for Jesus birthday and yes it tells you in the bible it’s mankind’s exuse to spend money
PART 2 - Another candidate for a pagan Roman festival that Christmas supposedly appropriated or incorporated or supplanted is Sol Invictus, which at least fell on December 25th. But the earliest date provided by historical evidence, for the Roman celebration is 274 AD, when it was instituted by the Roman emperor Aurelian. But the December 25th date for this festival did not begin in 274. It came eighty years later: There is no evidence that Aurelian instituted a celebration of Sol on December 25. As mentioned, a feast day for Sol on December 25th is not mentioned until eighty years later, in the Calendar of 354 AD and, subsequently, in 362 AD by Julian in his Oration to King Helios. In short, while the winter solstice on or around the 25 December was well established in the Roman imperial calendar, there is no evidence that a religious celebration of Sol on that day antedated the celebration of Christmas, and none that indicates that Aurelian had a hand in its institution. Upon examination, the notion that the cult of Sol in late antiquity represented a new pagan religion that potentially threatened to thwart Christianity, is not supported by any clear evidence. After reviewing the evidence of a December 25th date in the pagan Roman calendar, Dr. Steven E. Hijmans, Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Alberta, Canada, concludes: None of this tells us when the natalis invicti of December 25 entered the Roman calendar, but on this evidence, we must acknowledge that it is a real possibility that it did not do so until after the bishop of Rome first celebrated Christmas on that day. The beginning of the observance of Sol Invictus on December 25th, started anywhere from 70-220 years after Christians were celebrating Christmas on that date. So, the myth of Christmas coming from Sol Invictus can be safely laid to rest. The earliest attested date for the celebration of Sol Invictus is 274 AD, but it wasn't originally celebrated on December 25th. There is evidence to suggest Sol Invictus was originally observed as early as August or October and was only later changed to December 25th as a possible way for the Romans to counter Christians celebrating/observing Christmas, not the other way around. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Pope St. Telesphorus (125-136) instituted the tradition of celebrating midnight Mass, which means Christmas was already being celebrated. St. Theophilus (AD 115-181), bishop of Caesarea, stated, “We ought to celebrate the birthday of Our Lord on what day soever the 25th of December shall happen.” [Magdeburgenses, de orign Festorum Chirstianorum]. However, there is some conjecture of whether or not the above additions to this manuscript were very early (c. 600 AD) "additions" to the text (i.e., they were 'forged' into the text to evidence an early date for Christmas). Even if that is indeed the case, both Hippolytus of Rome (AD 170-240) and Clement of Alexandria (AD 153-217) commented on December 25th as the celebration/observation of the birth of Jesus. So even if Theophilus never said the above quote, not long after his dates, Hyppolytus and Clement both commented on December 25 which lends further support that the date of Sol Invictus was changed by the Romans from August or October to December to counter the Christian observance of Christmas. In short, it seems likely Christmas was already being observed by Christians by the early 2nd century AD which would predate Sol Invictus.
Christ wants us to also celebrate Him by being happy. If the Pope chose 25th December to celebrate Christ's birthday, then so be it. Im just learning about this paganism celebration now. Otherwise Christmas is celebrated with family starting with mass and gifting each other within means of course, makes everyone happy. The gifts of the Magi for the holy family. Doesn't Jesus want us to be happy?. And then end the day with a hearty meal also within our means. No over indulgences for us. Every thing in its limit. And then there is visiting of the sick, poor and lonely with food and homemade sweets and cake and bread. And living the rest of the year with hard work and charity. We also celebrate Easter because we relive the passion of Christ and then celebrate His Resurrection. Im happy living in Christ's Way, The Truth and His Life.
(1) The pope has 0 biblical authority to make pronouncements about Christ's birthday. (2) Any professing Christian who celebrates Christmas is by default submitting themselves to the authority of the papacy instead of scripture. Such ppl are therefore not really Christians but Romanists.
PART 1 - The idea that Christmas is pagan actually comes from die-hard Protestant fundamentalists in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. In those centuries, many Protestants regarded holidays like Christmas and Easter as “popery” and therefore sought to discredit them by linking them with ancient paganism. The idea that Christmas might be pagan was advanced as early as 1648 in the work Certain Queries Touching the Rise and Observation of Christmas, written by the Puritan Joseph Heming. Later fundamentalist writers really took the idea and ran with it. Let’s tackle the date first. Many are keen to assert that the December 25th date was chosen because it is so close to the Winter Solstice, a date known to have various pagan celebrations.
The date of December 25th for the birth of Jesus has nothing to do with anything pagan, it is a straightforward deduction from Scripture, analyzed in conjunction with historical knowledge about those who worked in the temple. To briefly summarize: The priestly course of Abias (the course of Saint Zacharias) was undoubtedly serving during the second week of the Jewish month of Tishri-the very week of the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of Tishri. In our calendar, the Day of Atonement would land anywhere from September 22 to October 8. Zacharias and Elizabeth conceived John the Baptist immediately after Zacharias served his course. This entails that Saint John the Baptist would have been conceived somewhere around the end of September, placing John’s birth at the end of June, confirming the early church’s celebration of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 24. The rest of the dating is rather simple. We read that just after the Virgin Mary conceived Christ, she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was six months pregnant with John the Baptist. This means that John the Baptist was six months older than Jesus. If you add six months to June 24 you get December 24-25 as the birthday of Jesus. Then, if you subtract nine months from December 25 you get that the Annunciation was March 25. So, as can be seen, the date was derived from considerations having nothing whatsoever to do with Roman festivals or any other December-related cultural or non-Christian religious activities. Granted, modern scholarship has demonstrated that the birth of Jesus actually occurred more likely in either the Spring, at some point in early April, or in the fall, at some point in late September, but for people living almost 2,000 years ago however, they used what data they had, and none of it came from pre-Christian or pagan sources. Saturnalia - First, the Winter Solstice had no festive significance to ancient Romans. There were no celebrations planned for the date and they disagreed on when it was. The Julian Calendar does say 12/25, but Pliny the Elder says 12/26 (nat. his. 18.59.221), and Columella says 12/23 (De Re Rustica 9.14.12). Saturnalia was a Roman festival of Saturn and was never on December 25th. Macrobius says Saturnalia began 14 days before January, which comes out to December 17th, using Roman Calendrical dates. He says it lasted for 3 days, but according to the Fasti inscriptions, it lasted to around the 23rd during the days of the Republic. In short, the official dates for how long Saturnalia was supposed to last varied depending on which time period a person happened to live in, and which emperor happened to be in power at the time. Nonetheless, throughout the entire period of the Roman Republic (lasted c. 509 - c. 27 BCE) and the Principate (lasted c. 27 BCE - c. 284 CE), by the time December 25th rolled around, Saturnalia was definitely already over. Throughout this entire period of Roman history, there is not a single mention of anyone ever celebrating Saturnalia on December 25th or even thinking that other people celebrated it on December 25th. The celebration itself may originally have been a farming festival; the evidence is unclear. It was associated with an overturning of various regulations and social norms: free citizens often wore a freedman’s hat, the pilleus, and played gambling games that were normally illegal; slaves would dine alongside their masters, or even act the part of master. People would exchange gifts of candles and clay figurines. There’s absolutely no link to Christmas. The date? No, they’re not on the same date. . . . By the time December 25th rolls around, Saturnalia celebrations are well over. Historical similarity does not equate to historical sameness. The modern custom of gift-giving at Christmas does not tie back to pagan Saturnalia. It dates back to the 16th century. That is when Luther introduced the Christkind in an attempt to discourage veneration of St Nicholas, who was associated with gift-giving on his feast day of 6 December. In late mediaeval Germany gift-giving had also been associated with the feast of the Holy Innocents, on 28 December. It’s possible that Christmas charity from aristocrats to the poor goes back a bit further. But there’s certainly no evidence to suggest continuity all the way back to when Saturnalia was still being celebrated.
So that new movie Dear Santa starring Jack Black is actually pretty close to accurate then? By confounding the roles of Santa and Satan the writers are telling us more than they realize.........
Unlike almost all other animals, sheep give birth only once per year, in Spring. This is the 'lambing season'. That is why the shepherds were out at night to recover the newborn lambs from prey, including wolves. Yeshuah, the Lamb of God was born at such a time. March. So I guess he was a Piscean, hence the fish motif, LOL
Why do we call Jesus, Jesus and not Joshua or Immanuel? Why do we base his name off of the Greeks, when they were one of the first to have false idols? I know that after Paul preached they became Christian, but it’s a little confusing as to why some scripture has been translated to English and not all… 🙏🏾
Santa Claus is often seen as a distraction, but only the Lord Jesus Christ is truly our Lord and Savior. ❤🕊 Repent, believe in the Gospel, and be born again!
We Christian celebrate Birth of Christ during Christmas. Same as they did in bible and gave the gift to Jesus as child and we give gift to our children who represent Christ. Yes other people celebrate Christmas like athiest, muslims and others as a normal tradition with just eating together and giving gift. But they do not celebrate it for same reason we christian does. Its nothing pagan to celebrate birth of Christ.
The magi gave gits to Jesus because they wanted to acknowledge Him as a King. In antiquity, it was customary to honor rulers with gifts. They didn't do it because it was His birthday. If you actually study the Bible, you would see that Jesus was around 2 yrs old when they visited Him. They weren't celebrating His birth at all.
@@theeternalsbeliever1779 Its no reason for me to argue with you. Bible itself prove my point. " AFTER JESUS WAS BORN" " HAVE COME TO WORSHIP HIM" Matthew 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
The so-called church referred to here. Isn't the church Jesus began in Acts chpt 2. The one God Jesus named Holy Spirit filled church is above these pagan beliefs
@@janetwatson7966because the event thry stated they celebrate us incorrect. Had no comment about whom they worshipped Belief is a personal thing. Christ's have come and gone. And will again. Cargo cults.... Thry writing up a new world religion for us all and giving us new AI Gids to pray to and ask questions too. Opening channels for evil right into people's homes. And access to their children. Always watching and listening to everything.. And if you didn't follow Vhristians you were murdered. Ask the Muslims hundreds of years ago when thry sent them to the middle easy to stop them hassling locals. And forcing the religion on everyone. Millions have been murdered under so called Christianity throughout history. Even today.. all for control of the masses and wealth
Then you worship the false messiah Nimrod. That is the "savior" whose birth you're celebrating. Celebrating Jesus' birth on Dec. 2th makes about as much sense as Americans celebrating the country's birth in September or a married couple celebrating their anniversary months removed from the date of the ceremony.
It doesn't matter when he was born. It's not a birthday party it's a celebration of birth. Chosen to partake on that day. If God didn't want to celebrate Christmas then we could not
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement. The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays. This is the God's word, Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it." Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them." Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV) This is a christians' way, Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver." But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God... The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy. This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
@@dustencross357 There is no justifiable reason to worship God with satanic customs and pretend they're Christian, especially because God Himself outlawed it and said it was completely unacceptable. Christian conversion has to happen God's way or it doesn't mean anything.
Really? Jesus is the reason for the season. The date of his birthday is not what we celebrate, we celebrate the fact that he was born. My family and I Love our Lord and Savior Jesus so we celebrate Christmas and praise His Holy Name!!!
Do not judge and thou shalt not be judged. As a catholic I live by Christian doctrines. Doing unto others as you would have it be done unto you. If you're not catholic, I still respect you and whatever you follow. We should all love one another be it Christians, Muslims, Hindus or atheists. Christ loves all of us equally.
The bible was made by God true church call Catholic church and Jesus Christ is the living god AND God made One true church it fact. Saint claws was A Saint that made poor woman A gift to poor woman to get married and Saint claws made Boyz become men how build houses.. remember Easter is the past over and Jesus Christ is the living god that become men call the lamb Of God.. remember Christians sold out On God true church call Catholic..
And yall Christian have so many denominations read from the same Bible the kjv but all yall denominations teach differently didn't scripture says a house divided Can't stand n my father is not the father of confusion with all these different denominations n Christianity n have different views that's confusion all the way n also yall teach the laws r done away with but yall keep the law of tithing you can't pick n choose what laws to keep n don't keep he say don't add r subtract from my words but yall Christian do so that means false n lies he never came to bring religion only truth n a closer relationship with the creator YAHUAH not god he says my children will call me by my name that means singular not many names yall Christian religion says it is people with many names s a deciever like Satan so you won't recognize their schemes
@GraceDigitalnetwork so it's ok to pick and choose what to go by no matter what the creator YAHUAH says then that means you following man and not the true creator in spirit and truth and scripture says don't add or subtract from my word not one drop or titel just like the creator YAHUAH SAYS then you worshipping him n vain
@aterondennis184 The Original Sin That Adam And Eve Sinned So All Have That Nature Because They Disobeyed God With Free Will And So Jesus Was Always God From All Eternity Came And Became Sin That Knew No Sin So We Wouldn't Die In Our Sins Eternal Damnation But Have Everlasting Paradise With God Again
Part II will be released soon.
@@GraceDigitalnetwork I really enjoy these. Thanks for putting in the work
Thank you very very much for all your hard work, time and energy you guys put in every video God bless you and your beautiful families
Lord please forgive us all for being mislead in Jesus Christ Mighty Name Amen
The truth is often interesting, Vicky
Why do you make the claim that we all are misled?
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"Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation". This is the name of Christ real christians are hated for.
"HalleluJah" means "Praze Jah" (Jehovah).
Psalm 83: 18: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." (KJV)
A lot of believers await for the God's Judgment and do hate His witnesses...
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
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True. It is not meant to be celebrated . The Bible says about this in Jeremiah 10. May Jesus be merciful on us all 😇☦️🙏🏻🛐
I assume that you do not celebrate christmas.
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement.
The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays.
This is the God's word,
Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."
Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them."
Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV)
This is a christians' way,
Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver."
But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God...
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
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@@GraceDigitalnetwork i celebrate Christmas as Jesus birth.
A fascinating look at the blend of biblical traditions and historical influences behind Christmas.
I stopped celebrating Christmas and Easter.
I see you also know the true origins of Easter. Don't you?
I did decades ago as well.
Once you realise how they have been perverted to energy harvesting for the demonic
I am Catholic and Easter and Christmas have stopped being pagan now they have converted them to Christian and then a question are you evangelical?
And how has that helped you so far? What is different about your life now??
Bad fruit cannot bear good fruit. Darkness does not bring forth light... You cannot drink from the cup of demons and drink from Yah's cup. You cannot serve two masters. You will love one and hate the other..
December 25 is Tamas birthday , I think Jesus was born in September , somewhere I have heard it was September 11 . Dear beloved siblings in Christ dare to be different from the world we are in it not of it be strong and of good courage, God bless you all and your beautiful families
You think? I mean even I don't celebrate any "special days" henceforth. But do u have proofs for ur facts?
I hear ya. The correct spelling is Tammuz for anyone researching. There are a myriad of pagan gods who claim December 25 as their birthday. Personally, I don't believe it's right to celebrate Jesus' birth on the birth date of his archenemies.
Santa Claus is satan claws. Lord Jesus Christ is truly our Lord and Savior🙏🏼❤️🕊Repent, believe in the Gospel, Be Born Again
We will cover Santa Claus in part 2
Saint Nicholas
@@GraceDigitalnetworkplease do cause I’m conflicted
It's Saint Nicholas he's based on. It's catholic faith. Stop with the fake stuff. The only pagan thing in Christmas is the tree. Use common sense, it's just a tree...😅
@ catholic is satanic!! No idolaters will enter the kingdom of GOD🙏🏼❤️🕊
Really sucks to know that you’ve been lied to all your life about these holidays. But now I’ve done my own research I will not celebrate any holidays any longer. To know you were worshiping bail and other gods unknowingly. Jesus thank you for opening my eyes to the truth. You speak of people following traditions well for me no longer. you are the only one I worship the Lord Jesus Christ. And read Your word daily. ✝️🙏🏼❤️ Jesus is the way the truth and the life✝️🙏🏼❤️
I reject all paganism ALL pagan worship and traditions. My spirit will not have part in this worship whatsoever. Praise I Am that I Am, God's name forever! Exodus 3:12-15 KJV
See also Deut. 12:4. You are corrrect.
Try Exodus 6:3. King James or New World translation will do. Or Psalms 83:18.
I tell people all the time all these holidays are pagan and are ancient but people will do what they want. Good video.
Thanks Christ was born I choose celebrate it for him in my prayers, JESUS ABOVE ALL NAMES, GLORY TO GOD😅😅
This makes me sick. I hate that the Catholic Church saw syncretism with paganism as a justifiable means of spreading the Gospel. Especially when our God is a God who has continuously told us to remain set apart and not be enticed by the ways of those who follow other gods.
After hearing this, any true Christian should immediately want to distance themselves from christmas and any other pagan tradition or influence. We must focus on God. God please forgive us and help us to rectify our ways. There are still many of us who are too stubborn to change.
Amen
Amen Dalton
All pagan holidays wooo awake up
Yes, they are more rampant than most people think.
Paul used to kill Christian's before Jesus showed him he was wrong
Keep Exposing the Truth Brother n Sisters of Jesus
Interesting and believable. Not convicting enough to stop celebrating Christmas though. I dont really do trees or decorations or gifts due to personal family and financial reasons but I'd say believers succeeded in redeeming this holiday more so than Halloween. If I had to choose I would do Christmas. 🤷🏾♀️
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement.
The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays.
This is the God's word,
Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."
Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them."
Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV)
This is a christians' way,
Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver."
But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God...
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
A side note...the thumbnail looks like a new Xmas horror movie poster 😊..
lol.
God will use it all for His glory. Not horrified at all.
Indeed he will
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement.
The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays.
This is the God's word,
Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."
Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them."
Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV)
This is a christians' way,
Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver."
But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God...
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
@@AlexejSvirid See also Deut. 12:4. I think that about covers God's judgment in total.
When i look at God's condemnation of Christmas in Deuteronomy and Jeremiah, i don't see Him using Christmas for His glory. He specifically stated in Deut. 12 that is morally repugnant to use pagan customs to honor Him, and that He will NOT accept it. Ancient Israel messed around and found out that He doesn't play about this.
Jesus Christ birthday is not on December 25.
correct
Dec. 25 is Nimrod's birthday. Yet may Christians doesn't know this
What was once old is new again…every year!
My fellow christians hold tight on your faith, the world is about to take us on a ride
Very well put together. Thank you
Interesting vid, thanks!
Thank you for watching.
Every day God made I will rejoice every day .satin can't create a single day let rejoice Jesus birthday amen ♥️
Spoke with someone a while ago about God's name. This person disagreed with me so I politely asked which translation of the Bible the person used, the reply was the King James version. I asked the person to turn to Exodus 6:3 and Psalms 83:18 both of which reveal God's name. They are mistakes said the person. The mistake is not what is written in the Bible, it is the deceitful way many try to portray it. Even Indiana Jones knows God's name.
Christ wins ✝️✝️✝️
Thanks Christian Juses amen ❤😊
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It is believed Jesus was born around the feast of the Tabernacles which is September/October. If we go back nine months from here where are we??? And when DOES life begin???
We need to remember how Jesus came into this world.
If we stop celebrating Christmas we could stop reading scriptures associated with Christmas. You can't take away from God's word.
Yes September is widely accepted.
I’ve always celebrated Christmas as a purely Christian holiday, but learning about its pagan influences is surprising. It makes me question, should we continue blending cultural traditions with religious beliefs, or is it important to keep them separate to preserve their spiritual significance?
Jesus was NEVER born in December read ur bible correctly it was summer time the clouds were clear he was born in APRIL.. Hence the Shepherds were able to see his star that can't happen in fall (DEC)
@@cakesart4168 Great insight
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What are you talking about?? December is a from a calender that is not that old. Its like only 500 years old.
If people celebrate Jesus birth in december or another month do not change anything its the celebration itself that is important not the calender. Because our calender is a later invent who we use in the western world and some other part of the world use other calender.
You cannot separate the cultural traditions of Christmas from their religious origins because they're all inherently spiritual. It is all idol worship that was specifically meant to pay homage to a false god. That is specifically why God tells us in Jer. 10 not to practice the customs of the heathen.
The Word commands you not to..
PART 3 -
Most people have heard the story about how the ancient Germanic people brought evergreen trees into their houses around Winter Solstice (Germanic ‘Yule’) and typically hung them upside down from rafters. It leaves us with images of a Viking long house bedecked with several trees hanging from the rafters while those gathered inside made merry with fire, feasting and mead.
Except that never happened. There is no historical evidence from any of the eddas or sagas or any writings, that offer a shred of historical evidence to support the idea that pagan Germanic peoples brought evergreen trees into their homes at Yule or had a concept of a yule log or something similar.
Yule Logs do not go back to paganism, despite the name. Yule is also an English word to mean "mid-winter period." The first mention of yule logs is in Robert Herrick’s, "Hesperides” a poetry collection, and he calls it a Christmas log. It wasn't called a yule log until Aubrey's work “In the West-Riding of Yorkshire on Christmas Eve” which dates to 1686. So, the Yule Log is really a more recent concept and has zero connections back to some pagan antecedent.
Many people associate mistletoe, ivy and holly with the ancient Celts as all three plants were held as sacred in Druidism. Thus, they opine, their inclusion in Christmas is pagan and this is proffered as just one more reason not to celebrate Christmas due to its pagan origins.
Again, historical similarity does not equate to historical sameness. The first mention of mistletoe in connection with Christmas goes back to only the 1600’s. The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe comes even later, the end of the 1700’s. Again, no ties to an ancient pagan past.
The origins of Christmas trees are rooted in present-day Germany and date to the 16th century. The first mention of Christmas trees is in an Alsace ordinance in 1561. Almost no early Germanic pagans thought pine trees were sacred, let alone associated with Christmas. Germanic tribes believed the oak was sacred, not the evergreen tree.
The Christmas tree morphed over from so-called paradise trees. There were many allegorical-type plays done in the Middle Ages at various markets. One such play was called the Paradise Play, performed to celebrate the feast day of Adam and Eve, which fell on Christmas Eve. In the dead of winter, not a lot of trees are available, so the “tree of knowledge” was represented by an evergreen fir with apples tied to its branches. There is documentation of trees decorated with wool thread, straw, apples, nuts and pretzels. After the play, the treats would be eaten. The practice likely gave way to having trees in the house at Christmas. In 1419 for example, a guild in Freiburg put up a tree decorated with apples, flour-paste wafers, tinsel and gingerbread. These eventually gave way to modern ornaments. The Christmas tree is not historically attested any earlier than this time period.
Candles on trees date to the late 1400’s and have zero connection to paganism - same with ornaments and tinsel.
It is often claimed that Óðinn/Odin was believed by the Norse to bring presents for children at Jól/Yule, but no one seems to be able to cite a single source of historical evidence to support this claim. The reason being is that there is none.
Óðinn is primarily associated with Jól through his epithet Jólnir, which means “the Yuler” or “the One Who Yules.” This epithet is attested in the very old skaldic poem Háleygjatal, composed in the late tenth century CE by the skaldic poet Eyvindr Skáldaspillir.
There are over eighty different names for Óðinn attested in the surviving Old Norse sources and Jólnir is merely one of these many names. Additionally, although the epithet Jólnir certainly indicates that Óðinn was associated with the holiday of Jól in some way, it does not explain the nature of this association. It certainly does not even remotely suggest in any way that any Norse person during the Middle Ages ever thought that Óðinn might have brought people presents at Jól.
Many Old Norse sources, including the Saga of Hákon the Good, written by the Icelandic antiquarian Snorri Sturluson (lived 1179 - 1241), suggest that Jól was a time when people drank toasts to various deities. Many historians speculate that Óðinn may have simply been the main deity to whom people drank toasts at Jól and that this may be the reason for his association with the holiday.
This bit of misinformation seems to have originated as a backformation based on the pre-existing assumption that Santa Claus has been influenced by Óðinn. Since Santa Claus is said to bring presents to children at Christmas today and people already assumed Santa has been influenced by Óðinn, they seem to have concluded that Óðinn must have brought presents in midwinter as well, despite there being zero historical evidence attesting this.
In short, there is zero historic evidence that Óðinn ever gave gifts at Jól.
Many people also point to Odin’s horse Sleipnir as the source for Santa’s flying reindeer. This is completely implausible. For one thing, in Norse mythology, Sleipnir was an eight-legged horse, not a reindeer. Furthermore, Odin was imagined riding on Sleipnir’s back, not riding in a sleigh pulled by him.
When we celebrate Christmas (and other holidays as well), we are definitely participating in a tradition with deep historical roots and traditions. But those traditions are firmly situated in the medieval Christian past, not an ancient pagan one.
Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏
*_Oh brother...here we go._*
Christmas has no ties to Satan.
Okay, tell us what you are feeling.
interesting, have you watched the video.
I heard something different, that there was a rich man in like Bavaria or something that had heard of a wedding that couldn't happen because the brides father was unable to pay the dowry so the rich man anonymously gave the money to do so. It made the rich man so happy that he started doing it all over town wherever he heard of need. That's why he is called Saint Nicholas because he basically gave all his wealth to the poor for Christ. God makes what was intended for evil work for good so regardless of where the traditions of Christmas started we can celebrate it for the right reason and in the true Spirit of Christmas, the Holy Spirit who sanctifies all things by His presence. Be careful not to cast stumbling blocks in people's paths by creating a conflict in another's conscience that would otherwise not be there. I don't like the commercialism that Christmas has become in this world but what the world defiles themselves with does not also defile it for us.
Something to ponder.... Who came up with the term "Christian?" Did the Apostles embrace that, or was it the Roman Unified Church? Why did Constantine abandon all remnants of the Hebrew element in his new, Pagan Christian stew religion in 325AD?
I submit that followers of Yahusha Ha'Mashiah were continuing on the path Yahuah Elohim set for them, and "The Way" believed that the prophecies had been fulfilled in the resurrection of Yahusha. There was no call or need to start a "new" religion. Yahusha said His ekklesia would be built upon this rock, and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. I don't find anywhere He said go build temples for a new movement. On the contrary, we are the temple. The book of Acts affirms that as well. Why any followers of Yahusha Ha'Mashiah, after knowing the truth of the lie where this all started, would choose to continue in the falsehood of the false "religion" is something I believe that they need to work through. Make no mistake, Yahuah's people, believers and true followers of Yahusha Ha'Mashiah, have been deceived and misdirected since 325AD. The enemy is crafty in his deceit.
Read Deuteronomy 12:29-31
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Acts state that the followers of Christ were called "Christians" in Antioch, and Peter's epistles show that the members of the 1st century church began identifying themselves as such.
@theeternalsbeliever1779 Many slaves were called something in the south in the 1800s, and many use the vernacular today in rap songs and slang talk, but is it good?
Christmas is energy harvesting just for a few hours once a year
But I thought the father was the creator not the duplicator? Please explain in the name of the father son and the Holy Spirit 🕊️.
Praise God I never celebrated Christmas even the time of the year is wrong for Jesus birthday and yes it tells you in the bible it’s mankind’s exuse to spend money
PART 2 -
Another candidate for a pagan Roman festival that Christmas supposedly appropriated or incorporated or supplanted is Sol Invictus, which at least fell on December 25th. But the earliest date provided by historical evidence, for the Roman celebration is 274 AD, when it was instituted by the Roman emperor Aurelian. But the December 25th date for this festival did not begin in 274. It came eighty years later:
There is no evidence that Aurelian instituted a celebration of Sol on December 25. As mentioned, a feast day for Sol on December 25th is not mentioned until eighty years later, in the Calendar of 354 AD and, subsequently, in 362 AD by Julian in his Oration to King Helios.
In short, while the winter solstice on or around the 25 December was well established in the Roman imperial calendar, there is no evidence that a religious celebration of Sol on that day antedated the celebration of Christmas, and none that indicates that Aurelian had a hand in its institution.
Upon examination, the notion that the cult of Sol in late antiquity represented a new pagan religion that potentially threatened to thwart Christianity, is not supported by any clear evidence.
After reviewing the evidence of a December 25th date in the pagan Roman calendar, Dr. Steven E. Hijmans, Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Alberta, Canada, concludes:
None of this tells us when the natalis invicti of December 25 entered the Roman calendar, but on this evidence, we must acknowledge that it is a real possibility that it did not do so until after the bishop of Rome first celebrated Christmas on that day.
The beginning of the observance of Sol Invictus on December 25th, started anywhere from 70-220 years after Christians were celebrating Christmas on that date. So, the myth of Christmas coming from Sol Invictus can be safely laid to rest.
The earliest attested date for the celebration of Sol Invictus is 274 AD, but it wasn't originally celebrated on December 25th. There is evidence to suggest Sol Invictus was originally observed as early as August or October and was only later changed to December 25th as a possible way for the Romans to counter Christians celebrating/observing Christmas, not the other way around.
According to the Liber Pontificalis, Pope St. Telesphorus (125-136) instituted the tradition of celebrating midnight Mass, which means Christmas was already being celebrated. St. Theophilus (AD 115-181), bishop of Caesarea, stated, “We ought to celebrate the birthday of Our Lord on what day soever the 25th of December shall happen.” [Magdeburgenses, de orign Festorum Chirstianorum].
However, there is some conjecture of whether or not the above additions to this manuscript were very early (c. 600 AD) "additions" to the text (i.e., they were 'forged' into the text to evidence an early date for Christmas).
Even if that is indeed the case, both Hippolytus of Rome (AD 170-240) and Clement of Alexandria (AD 153-217) commented on December 25th as the celebration/observation of the birth of Jesus. So even if Theophilus never said the above quote, not long after his dates, Hyppolytus and Clement both commented on December 25 which lends further support that the date of Sol Invictus was changed by the Romans from August or October to December to counter the Christian observance of Christmas.
In short, it seems likely Christmas was already being observed by Christians by the early 2nd century AD which would predate Sol Invictus.
Christ birth was never met to be celebrated for one day. Its made to be celebrated each he gives his people to live through him
Christ wants us to also celebrate Him by being happy. If the Pope chose 25th December to celebrate Christ's birthday, then so be it. Im just learning about this paganism celebration now. Otherwise Christmas is celebrated with family starting with mass and gifting each other within means of course, makes everyone happy. The gifts of the Magi for the holy family. Doesn't Jesus want us to be happy?. And then end the day with a hearty meal also within our means. No over indulgences for us. Every thing in its limit. And then there is visiting of the sick, poor and lonely with food and homemade sweets and cake and bread. And living the rest of the year with hard work and charity. We also celebrate Easter because we relive the passion of Christ and then celebrate His Resurrection. Im happy living in Christ's Way, The Truth and His Life.
(1) The pope has 0 biblical authority to make pronouncements about Christ's birthday. (2) Any professing Christian who celebrates Christmas is by default submitting themselves to the authority of the papacy instead of scripture. Such ppl are therefore not really Christians but Romanists.
God plainly stated he was jealous and will remove your blessings if you worship in pagans ways
PART 1 -
The idea that Christmas is pagan actually comes from die-hard Protestant fundamentalists in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. In those centuries, many Protestants regarded holidays like Christmas and Easter as “popery” and therefore sought to discredit them by linking them with ancient paganism. The idea that Christmas might be pagan was advanced as early as 1648 in the work Certain Queries Touching the Rise and Observation of Christmas, written by the Puritan Joseph Heming. Later fundamentalist writers really took the idea and ran with it.
Let’s tackle the date first. Many are keen to assert that the December 25th date was chosen because it is so close to the Winter Solstice, a date known to have various pagan celebrations.
The date of December 25th for the birth of Jesus has nothing to do with anything pagan, it is a straightforward deduction from Scripture, analyzed in conjunction with historical knowledge about those who worked in the temple. To briefly summarize: The priestly course of Abias (the course of Saint Zacharias) was undoubtedly serving during the second week of the Jewish month of Tishri-the very week of the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of Tishri. In our calendar, the Day of Atonement would land anywhere from September 22 to October 8. Zacharias and Elizabeth conceived John the Baptist immediately after Zacharias served his course. This entails that Saint John the Baptist would have been conceived somewhere around the end of September, placing John’s birth at the end of June, confirming the early church’s celebration of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 24. The rest of the dating is rather simple. We read that just after the Virgin Mary conceived Christ, she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was six months pregnant with John the Baptist. This means that John the Baptist was six months older than Jesus. If you add six months to June 24 you get December 24-25 as the birthday of Jesus. Then, if you subtract nine months from December 25 you get that the Annunciation was March 25.
So, as can be seen, the date was derived from considerations having nothing whatsoever to do with Roman festivals or any other December-related cultural or non-Christian religious activities. Granted, modern scholarship has demonstrated that the birth of Jesus actually occurred more likely in either the Spring, at some point in early April, or in the fall, at some point in late September, but for people living almost 2,000 years ago however, they used what data they had, and none of it came from pre-Christian or pagan sources.
Saturnalia -
First, the Winter Solstice had no festive significance to ancient Romans. There were no celebrations planned for the date and they disagreed on when it was. The Julian Calendar does say 12/25, but Pliny the Elder says 12/26 (nat. his. 18.59.221), and Columella says 12/23 (De Re Rustica 9.14.12).
Saturnalia was a Roman festival of Saturn and was never on December 25th. Macrobius says Saturnalia began 14 days before January, which comes out to December 17th, using Roman Calendrical dates. He says it lasted for 3 days, but according to the Fasti inscriptions, it lasted to around the 23rd during the days of the Republic. In short, the official dates for how long Saturnalia was supposed to last varied depending on which time period a person happened to live in, and which emperor happened to be in power at the time. Nonetheless, throughout the entire period of the Roman Republic (lasted c. 509 - c. 27 BCE) and the Principate (lasted c. 27 BCE - c. 284 CE), by the time December 25th rolled around, Saturnalia was definitely already over. Throughout this entire period of Roman history, there is not a single mention of anyone ever celebrating Saturnalia on December 25th or even thinking that other people celebrated it on December 25th. The celebration itself may originally have been a farming festival; the evidence is unclear.
It was associated with an overturning of various regulations and social norms: free citizens often wore a freedman’s hat, the pilleus, and played gambling games that were normally illegal; slaves would dine alongside their masters, or even act the part of master. People would exchange gifts of candles and clay figurines.
There’s absolutely no link to Christmas. The date? No, they’re not on the same date. . . . By the time December 25th rolls around, Saturnalia celebrations are well over.
Historical similarity does not equate to historical sameness. The modern custom of gift-giving at Christmas does not tie back to pagan Saturnalia. It dates back to the 16th century. That is when Luther introduced the Christkind in an attempt to discourage veneration of St Nicholas, who was associated with gift-giving on his feast day of 6 December. In late mediaeval Germany gift-giving had also been associated with the feast of the Holy Innocents, on 28 December. It’s possible that Christmas charity from aristocrats to the poor goes back a bit further. But there’s certainly no evidence to suggest continuity all the way back to when Saturnalia was still being celebrated.
So that new movie Dear Santa starring Jack Black is actually pretty close to accurate then? By confounding the roles of Santa and Satan the writers are telling us more than they realize.........
Here is 💯the best comparison I can give ya , folks
Old Pagan Christmas Party’s = Diddy Freak Off Parties
Those parties were indeed strange.
Unlike almost all other animals, sheep give birth only once per year, in Spring. This is the 'lambing season'. That is why the shepherds were out at night to recover the newborn lambs from prey, including wolves. Yeshuah, the Lamb of God was born at such a time. March. So I guess he was a Piscean, hence the fish motif, LOL
Interesting, most scholars believe that it was in September.
Why do we call Jesus, Jesus and not Joshua or Immanuel?
Why do we base his name off of the Greeks, when they were one of the first to have false idols? I know that after Paul preached they became Christian, but it’s a little confusing as to why some scripture has been translated to English and not all…
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Down with Christmas
You can call it whatever you like
Santa Claus is often seen as a distraction, but only the Lord Jesus Christ is truly our Lord and Savior. ❤🕊 Repent, believe in the Gospel, and be born again!
Santa Claus is based on the story of St. Nicholas.
Thank you!! 🙏 God bless!! 9:52 Christ was born on Nissan 1. See Jonathan Cahn.
We Christian celebrate Birth of Christ during Christmas. Same as they did in bible and gave the gift to Jesus as child and we give gift to our children who represent Christ.
Yes other people celebrate Christmas like athiest, muslims and others as a normal tradition with just eating together and giving gift. But they do not celebrate it for same reason we christian does.
Its nothing pagan to celebrate birth of Christ.
The magi gave gits to Jesus because they wanted to acknowledge Him as a King. In antiquity, it was customary to honor rulers with gifts. They didn't do it because it was His birthday. If you actually study the Bible, you would see that Jesus was around 2 yrs old when they visited Him. They weren't celebrating His birth at all.
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Its no reason for me to argue with you. Bible itself prove my point.
" AFTER JESUS WAS BORN"
" HAVE COME TO WORSHIP HIM"
Matthew 2
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
Your confused. Repent!!!
That star was Satan... That star had nothing to do with Yah..
He wasn't born in December and it doesn't represent his birthday, think of all the excuses you want but it's not going to be OK with Jesus
Now we know the truth , why even celebrate ?
The so-called church referred to here. Isn't the church Jesus began in Acts chpt 2. The one God Jesus named Holy Spirit filled church is above these pagan beliefs
Jesus christ born in summer season. Crusified in cold season.
Christmas to me is the birth of my savior. Nothing more
Jesus was never born in December but April it was summer the clouds were clear hence his star seen clearly check summer time in isreal
@cakesart4168 ya I know. So why c9mment when a person makes a comment about who their savior is?
That is what matters, janet
@@janetwatson7966because the event thry stated they celebrate us incorrect. Had no comment about whom they worshipped
Belief is a personal thing.
Christ's have come and gone. And will again. Cargo cults....
Thry writing up a new world religion for us all and giving us new AI Gids to pray to and ask questions too. Opening channels for evil right into people's homes. And access to their children. Always watching and listening to everything..
And if you didn't follow Vhristians you were murdered. Ask the Muslims hundreds of years ago when thry sent them to the middle easy to stop them hassling locals. And forcing the religion on everyone.
Millions have been murdered under so called Christianity throughout history.
Even today.. all for control of the masses and wealth
Then you worship the false messiah Nimrod. That is the "savior" whose birth you're celebrating. Celebrating Jesus' birth on Dec. 2th makes about as much sense as Americans celebrating the country's birth in September or a married couple celebrating their anniversary months removed from the date of the ceremony.
The Boondocks right again...
How can a celebration of giving became a satan celebrations OMG
It gets even deeper in part 2
Satan is very clever to blind minds
Christmas Is Pure Commercialism.....Jesus The Christ Was Born In September Note December, Read The Holy Bible
It doesn't matter when he was born. It's not a birthday party it's a celebration of birth. Chosen to partake on that day. If God didn't want to celebrate Christmas then we could not
I like the term celebration of birth.
God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgement.
The God has nothing to do neither with magic nor with pagan holidays.
This is the God's word,
Deuteronomy 12: 29-32: "When Jehovah thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt not do so unto Jehovah thy God: for every abomination to Jehovah, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."
Leviticus 20: 27: "A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones; their blood shall be upon them."
Levticus 19: 31: "Turn ye not unto them that have familiar spirits, nor unto the wizards; seek them not out, to be defiled by them: I am Jehovah your God." (ASV)
This is a christians' way,
Acts 19: 19: "And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver."
But, the inhabitants of World Sodom run to fortune tellers and astrologers while blessing them in the name of God...
The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why deception and violence are everywhere. This is the reason why liars and murderers feel good while righteous persons are persecuted. This is the reason why Hitler got the power, but Christ was executed as "blasphemer" and "rioter" by denunciation of clergy.
This is the reason why all people are spoiled and the whole world is Sodom.
That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)
Avoid christmas it ha nothing to do with Jesus even the church to mix pagan and Christian it's not biblical
It's " not biblical " to convert sinners into God's children?
great question.
@@GraceDigitalnetwork I just remember that Jesus said that he came for the sinners not the saints 🙏
@@dustencross357 There is no justifiable reason to worship God with satanic customs and pretend they're Christian, especially because God Himself outlawed it and said it was completely unacceptable. Christian conversion has to happen God's way or it doesn't mean anything.
@theeternalsbeliever1779 God never said any of that. Christmas is not satanic. Git a grip kid
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The “ catholicchurch” is not the church.
That's not Xmas people came up with that all of that
Really? Jesus is the reason for the season. The date of his birthday is not what we celebrate, we celebrate the fact that he was born. My family and I Love our Lord and Savior Jesus so we celebrate Christmas and praise His Holy Name!!!
It is all about Jesus
Jesus was born in September 3 bc
Issa was BORN in MARCH
Satan is the god of this system of things. Soon Christ will break up the work of the Devil.
Catholicism is paganism!!!
Do not judge and thou shalt not be judged. As a catholic I live by Christian doctrines. Doing unto others as you would have it be done unto you. If you're not catholic, I still respect you and whatever you follow. We should all love one another be it Christians, Muslims, Hindus or atheists. Christ loves all of us equally.
Not judging! Just facts!
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God Bless You!
The bible was made by God true church call Catholic church and Jesus Christ is the living god AND God made One true church it fact. Saint claws was A Saint that made poor woman A gift to poor woman to get married and Saint claws made Boyz become men how build houses.. remember Easter is the past over and Jesus Christ is the living god that become men call the lamb Of God.. remember Christians sold out On God true church call Catholic..
English alphabet has pagan...😅😅😅😮😊😂
But some of yall Christian still celebrate this pagan holiday n tell people that they don't believe in Jesus
Do you celebrate Christmas?
Hell nah
You totally miss the point of Christmas
@@GraceDigitalnetworkif you will notice it's the ones who don't celebrate life that are the most miserable
And yall Christian have so many denominations read from the same Bible the kjv but all yall denominations teach differently didn't scripture says a house divided Can't stand n my father is not the father of confusion with all these different denominations n Christianity n have different views that's confusion all the way n also yall teach the laws r done away with but yall keep the law of tithing you can't pick n choose what laws to keep n don't keep he say don't add r subtract from my words but yall Christian do so that means false n lies he never came to bring religion only truth n a closer relationship with the creator YAHUAH not god he says my children will call me by my name that means singular not many names yall Christian religion says it is people with many names s a deciever like Satan so you won't recognize their schemes
As believers, there are certain basic doctrines that we must believe, but beyond that there is latitude on how we can serve and worship
@GraceDigitalnetwork so it's ok to pick and choose what to go by no matter what the creator YAHUAH says then that means you following man and not the true creator in spirit and truth and scripture says don't add or subtract from my word not one drop or titel just like the creator YAHUAH SAYS then you worshipping him n vain
@aterondennis184 The Original Sin That Adam And Eve Sinned So All Have That Nature Because They Disobeyed God With Free Will And So Jesus Was Always God From All Eternity Came And Became Sin That Knew No Sin So We Wouldn't Die In Our Sins Eternal Damnation But Have Everlasting Paradise With God Again