Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Keep Christians Out of Christmas.

Today is Christmas day to millions of people. As for us, we do not partake of this event. There are countless of associations of this holiday with many pagan traditions. I can very easily write articles about how they are all related to paganism, and that Christians should have no part of these associations. But, I won't do that this year. We have many wonderful resources and information to find online. Just type "Christmas" and "Pagan" and you'll find much info out there!

This will be brief. I will just list a passage that is often debated.

"Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 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. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good." Jeremiah 10:1-5



Whether our readers may protest that this may have anything to do with Christmas trees, the part of this passage that truly matters is this:


"Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen"


"For the customs of the people are vain."


God just simply tells us not to follow after the rest of the world. The world observes this day, and that day and they have their own traditions. As Christians, we're to have no part with it. It is all vanity in the eyes of God. We're not of this world, and even that should be blatantly obvious to everyone else but unfortunately... you don't see that anymore.

Many Christians will argue and say that if we make this holiday about Christ, then it'll be okay to celebrate. If we think about it, does God want that? Does He want us to take something wicked, and then make it good, for His sake? Or does He ask us to be separate from the wicked thing altogether?




"Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." 1 Cor 10:21


Many of us know that December 25th isn't Christ's birthday. He also never commanded us to celebrate His birthday, but to observe His death and its purpose. Could we just be trying to justify our decision in partaking with this holiday, by making it about Christ for our own selfish motives? I don't mean to sound harsh, but what other motive could it be, if it is not God's? We should evaluate ourselves.


Many will argue that God does not want to deprive us of joy. Well, God reminds us in the Bible that He doesn't want us to seek empty joy from the world, or joy from satisfying our own carnal desires. He wants us to find joy in HIM alone, and for that to be sufficient. True joy is only through Him.


Christmas is a day with the most dazzles, lights, glitter, and the most appealing things. Don't forget the nature of Lucifer. He draws us in and allures us by his brilliant appearance, and appears to us as an angel of light. It is in this day when we are brought to financial burdens, find ourselves in debt, and when we feed our fleshly desires the most. Wouldn't you agree that it is the opposite of what God seeks from us?

Behold the Lord, not the world. Come out and be separate.








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Sunday, November 7, 2010

The Paganism of Catholic "Holy Days"

This is an excellent video for my Catholic friends, and for so many Christians that are partakers of holidays. How all these things are connected is bone-chilling. Personally, I do not celebrate any holidays because of studying it's true roots and origins. We cannot sup both at the table of the Lord, and at the table of devils.

This video is by Jim Arrabito who traveled all over the country warning others about these things, but his plane was sabotaged in 1990 and he was killed along with his two sons.





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Saturday, January 30, 2010

The Pagan Valentine

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. We see the stores stocking up on candies and teddy bears. Couples are planning a romantic date on the upcoming February 14th. Parents are buying their children Valentine cards for their classes. Soon we will see everyone greet each other, "Happy Valentine's Day!"

Where did Valentine's Day come from? What is the story behind Valentine's Day? Is it all about a Catholic saint? Is it another Pagan holiday?


Yes, it is. It's a big one too..

St Valentine's Day is the Eve of Lupercalia, the Pagan Roman festival of fertility.

The Lupercalia was one of the most ancient Roman festivals, which was celebrated every year in honour of Lupercus, the god of fertility. The festival was held on the 15th of February in the Lupercal, where Romulus and Remus were said to have been nurtured by the she-wolf; the place contained an altar and a grove sacred to the god Lupercus. The Pagans offered sacrifices of goats and dogs which were animals known to have strong sexual instinct, so these were 'appropriate' sacrifices for Lupercus.

After they slaughtered the bloody, dead goats and dogs, the young men would run through the streets naked, and they would whip women with these animal corpses to promote fertility. Many women would line up waiting to be struck with these dead animals, believing that this will help their pregnancy have an easy delivery, and that this would help the barren become pregnant. This is what people really did until 496 A.D.


They would also have a "Love Lottery" ritual during Lupercalia. The young girls would put their names in a jar and then the boys would draw the names from the jar. Through the love lottery, a man won a woman's companionship and sexual pleasuring until the next year's drawing. Lupercalia, aka Valentine's Day has nothing to do with Christianity, nor a saint, but Pagan sex rituals and fertility rites.

It was Pope Gelasius who in 496 A.D. changed Lupercalia to St. Valentine's day. {The word Valentine comes from the latin word valentinus, a name derived from Valens, meaning: To be Mighty "strong".}

Lupercalia was simply given a christian sounding name and adopted into the "universal" Catholic Church. This was done to make it easy on the pagan converts who were coming into Catholicism. These pagans were unwilling to give up their satanic rituals, so instead of putting an halt to the growing paganism of the church, the Romans took the approach of "Blend and incorporate". Catholicism is Paganism disguised as Christianity.

Here is the story of the goddess of fertility, aka Aphrodite, Venus, etc and her son Cupid.


Lupercalia is the feast honoring Lupercus, the mighty wolf hunter of Rome. This celebration also included worship of the goddess of fertility, Venus. In Roman mythology this is the goddess of fertility and sexual immorality. She had a son called Cupid. Cupid was said to have attended to her and was given power to cause love to begin and to cease.

It is no coincidence that Nimrod (Noah's evil grandson who built the tower of Babel) is known as "the mighty hunter" (Genesis 10:8-9). Nimrod was the original Lupercus. Not only was Nimrod the ruler of Babel, but he was also the high priest of a satanic occult.When Nimrod finally died, the Babylonian mystery religion continued on through his wife, Queen Semiramis. Upon Nimrod's death, she called him the Sun god and demanded that he would be worshipped. In various cultures he became known as Baal, the Great Life Giver, the god of fire, Baalim, Bel, and Molech.



Later when Queen Semiramis gave birth to another son after Nimrod was killed, she claimed that he was Nimrod reborn. She called him Nimrod Tammuz. She claimed that he was the promised seed of God (Genesis 3:15), the savior. Semiramis became the mediator between man and this "god", you had to pray through her to reach him. So Nimrod was deified as the god of the sun. Queen Semiramis became the Queen of Heaven, the goddess of the moon and fertility; and Nimrod Tammuz became the savior in this satanic Babylonian religion.

Another name for Nimrod Tammuz was Cupid, which means Desire. Queen Semaramis lusted after her son, and soon they were married. As Nimrod Tammuz grew, the child "god" became the object of lust to many women. This cupid provoked so many women to jealousy that the idol of Tammuz was called the Idol "image" of Jealousy (Ezekiel 8:5,,8:14).  In the Babylonian tongue the word heart was pronounced "Bal." In the depictions of Tammuz the heart shaped fruit of Persea was often found in his hand. Thus Tammuz became known as the god of the heart.


Pope Gelasius dubbed Lupercalius as a Christianized "St.Valentine's Day" and disguised this evil, sexual, pagan festival as a holiday. It has absolutely nothing to do with a dead saint.

If you are a Catholic, then you might be familiar with Saint Brigit. She is actually a goddess that Irish Pagans worshipped and called "Brigit." She is dubbed as a Catholic saint of smithcraft, poetry, and healing.

Catholics might also be familiar with "Candle Mass" in which they celebrate the end of Virgin Mary's purification. Candle Mass is actually the Babylonian festival of Oimbolc. It has everything to do with Rome's Lupercalia pagan festival which celebrates mid-winter and the return of the sun (sun god). It was adopted by the Catholic Church and they simply changed the name.


Changing the name of a pagan ritual does not mean it has stopped being pagan. A dog called by another name is still a dog. God asks us what concord (agreement) has Christ with Belial (Baal)? or What agreement hath the temple of God with idols? ( 2 Corinthians 15-16). The answer is NONE! God is a jealous God and he is Holy. He will not be mixed with devils. Unfortunately, many would rather keep this babylonian tradition rather than to keep the simple commandments of God. Jesus rebuked the pharisees who kept the traditions over the commandments and called them hypocrites. He said they worshipped him in vain (Mark 7:6-9).

It is about time we examined these customs of the pagans now falsely labeled "Christian." We need to be separate from the world and we need to cease from this Roman and Babylonian filth! Let us get back on track with God and stay on the straight and narrow path! Let's stop teaching our children these pagan customs in honor of Baal the sun god (the real St. Valentine) and teach them what the Bible really says!

"And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." 2 Corinthians 6:15-18








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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hell-oween

(Warning: not suitable for children)

I felt urged to write an article about Halloween. It is October and every store in America already has stocked up on Halloween candy and decorations. Halloween is fast approaching so I want to spread the word as quickly as possible. I want to make this clear. Halloween is not a Christian holiday and a follower of Jesus Christ should not partake in this holiday.

"But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." 1 Corinthians 10:20-21

Kids love holidays because it is fun and scary, but to Satanists and witches, Halloween is no joke. October 31st is the most important day in the satanic year. It marks the Celtic new year. It is a festival of death where the god of the Celtics would call up the spirits of the wicked dead who had died that past year to harass other people. This is the day where the evil spirits are free to roam in the Earth.

"Neither give place to the devil." Ephesians 4:27
These things happened several centuries before Christ. These people made sacrifices to the god of death called Samhain (pronounced sah win). The sacrifices varied from vegetables to human beings. They had a feast and a festival to celebrate the god of the dead. This practice still occurs today in the world. It is not an ancient practice but this is a practice that is still occurring in the world today. I have listed the popular aspects of Halloween and how they originated below:


Trick or Treat- Celtics had priests called druids. The druids would go from house to house and demand a sacrifice. Whoever refused them would be cursed and tormented. History shows that someone in the cursed family would die within a year.


Jack O'Lantern- The druids carried large turnips with them and carved demon faces on it as their charm. There was a candle placed inside the turnip and the candle was made from human fat. It was believed that this charm contained a demon spirit that guided the priest. The spirit was called JOCK. When this practice arrived to America in the 18th and 19th centry, JOCK became Jack who lives in the pumpkin.


Witches- the middle age believed that witches traveled on broomsticks to the black Sabbats to worship Satan on October 31st. They were guided by spirits in the form of black cats. Witches are child murderers and often times they have babies specifically to sacrifice to Satan. Their living children are found traumatized and suffering from mental and physical torture.

Black cats- The druids worshiped black cats believing them to be reincarnated people.

Halloween- This name came from what was originally called All Saints Day which was a failed attempt by the pope to rid of the festival of the dead. It became All Hallows Day. Een is an abbreviation for evening so we started calling it 'Halloween.'

Costumes- In Ireland during the festival of Samhain, children would dress like IMPS and fairies to lead the evil spirits out of town after the feast of Samhain.

Monsters- In Druidism, the dead are raised as horrifying creatures of the night, hideous monsters, decaying skeletons, vampires, and so forth. They received not glorified bodies as Christ promises in our resurrection, but inhuman ones.

Look at today's Halloween. We celebrate the devil, witches, evil spirits, murderers, skeletons, death and monsters. We dress our children up like these evil beings and have them reenact the druid practice of demanding food and sacrifice. Instead of turnips, we use pumpkins and carve demon faces in it and decorate with it. At Halloween, we enjoy fortune telling, haunted houses, candles lit, seances, ouija boards in the name of fun and excitement. There will be sacrifices of animals and even humans! You say, "well, we don't take it seriously." But the devil does and so does God.

"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22
Maybe you might say that all of this happen a long time ago, but these practices still occur in the world today. Every year on October 31st, the high priest of all witch covens are required to make a human sacrifice. God condemns witches. Their power comes from the devil.

Churches have tried substituting Halloween with Harvest Day, but Halloween by any other name is still Halloween. We are still observing Halloween if we celebrate that day, even if we dress up as Bible characters.

Halloween is the most dangerous time of the year for our children. It is not child's play. Reports show that more small children turn up missing, injured, and are found dead from Halloween than any other time of the year. Farm animals and pets are often slaughtered by Satanists and they drink the animal and human's blood and urine and digest their entrails and perform orgiastic rituals.

Satan loves Halloween because it lures more kids into his fold and it is paying off. Witchcraft is exploding amongst teens today and psychic hot lines are making millions of dollars everyday from adults! It is rapidly growing all over the world and we can see popular movies such as Harry Potter and television shows that praise witchcraft. Witchcraft books are rapidly and furiously being sold off the counters more than ever before.

"Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain." Jeremiah 10:2-3

Here is an excerpt from an article in Moody Magazine by Joy A.
Sterling called "We Should Unmask Halloween":

"We evangelicals cringe at the descriptions of Satan worship in books and shudder at occult rites. But we dress our children as witches and devils and send them out to trick or treat…. Whenever the apostles met persons connected with fortune-telling, witchcraft or the occult, the Holy Spirit dealt firmly and swiftly with them. When revival came to Ephesus, the occult books were the first to go (Acts 19:18-19). Anything that conjures up the spirits of evil has to go. And I believe that the symbols of Halloween do conjure up the spirits of evil. Not deliberately, not openly perhaps. But the devil never has been noted for working openly. He tries to convince people that he doesn't exist. And what better way to deny his power and identity than to tell children and their parents that witches, ghosts, fortune-tellers and devils are 'just for fun?'"

I grew up going trick or treating just like every other kid in America. Halloween was my favorite time of the year. I loved the thrill of being terrified. A pastor told me the truth four years ago and it changed me forever. I realized that I was disillusioned about Halloween and that it was mere fun but that is a big lie! It took a while for me to adjust because I was used to celebrating Halloween. I can now see clearly with the truth and it amazes me how blind we all were to Halloween. I made a conscious decision to remove Halloween from my life and my children's lives. I will have no part of it. I want to educate as many people as I can about Halloween so that we can make wise decisions. Satan is a great deceiver and he is the father of lies. Let us ask God to reveal the truth in us today and to lift the veil off our eyes.

"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." Ephesians 5:1, 11





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