Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth. (Revelation 2:15-16)
When the first 'woke' people started refusing to say 'Merry Christmas' to be inclusive of Muslims, Jews and others who didn't celebrate it, I was one who fought against this most new 'political correctness' rule. It's so easy to fall in the 'divide and conquer' deception, isn't it? The reality was that my Muslim friends would wish me 'Merry Christmas' and they never seem to have any issues with it. Neither did my Chinese colleagues. Ironically though, my Chinese colleague this year wished me Merry Christmas and I had to tell him that I do not celebrate it anymore.
Christmas for Christians is supposed to be a celebration for the birth of Jesus Christ, as it was decided by the Roman Catholic Church and followed by all Christian religions. However, it is also well known that Yahusha (Jesus) was definitely not born on Dec. 25th. So, why do we celebrate his birth on this specific date to begin with? There are several explanations, I will leave it to you to decide if you wish to celebrate it or not.
1) The first theory is a rather rational one. We know that our ancestors had access to important knowledge and knew how to read the stars, sun and moon positions in the sky. In many ancient cultures, December marked the time of a celebration right after the winter solstice (in the north hemisphere). The sun trajectory was closely watched in order to check whether the cyclical cataclysm that happens from time to time would be skipped that year. At the confirmation that the sun was still on its right path and started moving back, the population rejoiced in relief. In this sense, the celebration would be on the 'rebirth of the sun'.
Once everyone confirmed the good news, they would start celebrating and the party would culminate on a big feast on Dec. 31st (7 days later). We know from the Bible and other cultures that the year-end was not in December, but in February. It’s easy to see it once we look at the names of the months. DECember has the root from the Latin meaning ‘ten’. NOVember on the other hand, has the Latin root of nine. Therefore, December is actually the tenth month, so why did the Gregorian calendar changed the end of the year from February to December?
The celebration of new years eve with a big feast and fireworks (a representation of the plasma falling from the sky) is a way to dilute its deep pagan roots. We must question the origins of celebrations, because human energy dedicated to the same thing at the same time is a powerful vibration. If this theory is right, it’s not a big ‘satanic’ problem, but let’s keep in mind that it is sort of sun worship (Idolatry). Nothing wrong with celebrating that the world will not end, but are we also celebrating the official Biblical feasts? ;)
2) The second explanation comes from ancient Babylon and Egypt. According to this theory, Tammuz was born on December 25th from his mother Semiramis and his father Nimrod. Tammuz is described as the first antichrist in the post-flood era. This trinity, also with different names in many cultures such as Osiris, Iris and their son Horus, would be a copycat of the birth of the Messiah. This theory would explain the insistence on worshiping the mother of ‘Jesus’ as a goddess when this is not in the Bible.
The researchers claim that the Babylonian or Egyptian mystics ‘stole’ the Christian faith and imprinted their gods as a way to make believers worship these infamous deities instead. A good research on this can be found in Rob Skiba’s book ‘Babylon Rising’. According to Rob, all symbols and rituals we learn to follow and love in Christmas can be traced back to Tammuz/Horus worship.
Another Christmas tradition: The Santa Claus
Now going back to Revelation 2:15, what was the Nicolaitans doctrines mentioned? Have you ever wondered where did Santa Claus come from? The mainstream story is that Saint Nicholas was persecuted for being Christian and distributed presents. However even the Catholic church has already admitted that no Saint Nicholas ever existed (like many other ‘saints’ who didn’t exist either). The cute old grandpa in red was an advertisement from Coca Cola - this is the real Santa Claus:
In order to understand the pagan roots of this so called ‘saint’, we need to go to the Alps of Austria and Germany, where ‘Nikolaus’ has a helper called ‘Krampus’, who is basically a demon in charge of punishing children and kidnapping them. In Bavaria during Christmas time it's common to see not only Chocolate Santa Claus, but also Chocolate Krampus...
I know it's hard to believe that Tiroleans find it amusing to have parades where men dress as demons to scare little children, but it is really a thing!
What we see as a 'funny' tradition of bringing the children to sit on a stranger's lap to ask for gifts is ‘coincidentally’ similar to the ‘god’ Moloch’s worship ritual. Parents would bring their children to be sacrificed to Moloch. The children would be roasted to death on Moloch's burning lap. In return for their ‘offering’, the parents would be entitled to give their ‘god’ a list of wishes to be fulfilled. Think about that when you see children being handed over to sit on Santa Claus’ lap next time.
Conclusion
All this can be a big coincidence or just a negative view of something innocent... If it's all true, this is indeed a bummer. I used to love Christmas. Christmas is beautiful (for those who can afford it): The tree, the lights, the presents. The overall good vibes and Christmas movies and songs. Families come together and there is a lot of good food involved as well. But let’s reflect beyond the surface for a minute. We all love a celebration, a party. In fact, we love it so much that many people celebrate mindlessly anything for the sake of partying.
You may tell me: ‘Oh, but for me it’s about Jesus, so if I think about him then God knows my intentions’. While many people have a good heart and really have our Savior as their primary reason for Christmas, let’s also keep in mind that birthday celebrations are an invention of men, they are not in the Bible. Pay attention to what Yahuah said to the Israelite who started distancing themselves from their Creator:
“I hate, I despise your feast days, And I do not savor your sacred assemblies. Though you offer Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept them, Nor will I regard your fattened peace offerings. Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. (Amos 5:21-24)
Does that mean that our lives must be a gray sad existence without any celebration? Absolutely not! The Creator included in the Bible seven feasts we should observe to celebrate His glory, but they are mostly forgotten, especially in the West. Each feast has a reason and a spiritual meaning.
They are:
Pecach (Passover)
Matstsah (Unleavened Bread)
Bikoor (First Fruits)
Shavu’oth (Weeks)
Yom Teru’ah (Trumpets)
Yom Kippuriym (Atonement)
Cukkoth (Tabernacles)
According to more detailed Scriptural research, Yahusha Ha’Mashiach was actually born in September, which was probably during the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teru’ah). Yahusha was sacrificed during Passover (Pecach) and after reading more reliable translations of the Bible, it makes more sense to me that Yahusha actually raised back from the dead on the Shabbath and not on a Sunday.
This is important because many Christians consider the feasts of the Creator and the Shabbath void because of Yahusha, when in fact, his existence followed the important calendar contained in the Torah. Yahusha himself followed the feasts of the Father, so why shouldn't we?
Shabbath Shalom!
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