Who Are You Honoring
on December 25th ?

 
Who Are You Honoring
on December 25th ?

The "LORD" that you give honor to each year on
December 25th - is NOT the one that you think you
are honoring.  Jesus was born in a warm month,
when the shepherds were still sleeping out in the
fields with their flock in the night. Jesus was not
born in the cold rainy month of December.

His birth date was obscured because God
commands us to observe Jesus death and NOT
his birth.

Then whose Birth is the world honoring
on December 25 ?

None other than the First Human
to Oppose Jehovah God.

And Who was that ?

NIMROD -

"Nimrod’s rebellion was to head a great confederacy
in open revolt against God. This confederacy is described
in Genesis eleven and that it was an organized revolt
against Jehovah God is very clear. From this point
onward - Babylon in Scripture always stands for that
which is in opposition to God "
--Fundamental Baptist Institute
Gleanings In Genesis; chapter 16
Nimrod And The Tower Of Babel
by Author W. Pink

"Long before the Christian Era itself,
A Festival was celebrated among the heathen.
At that precise time of the year (December 25),
in honor of the birth of NIMROD, the son of
the Babylonian "Queen of Heaven". This same
festival was adopted by the Roman Church,
giving it the name of Christ."
--The Two Babylons; p. 92-93
by Alexander Hislop

"The Chaldea paraphrase of this verse says,
"Cush begat Nimrod who began to prevail in wickedness
for he slew innocent blood and rebelled against Jehovah".
-Types of Antichrists in Biblical Times
Nimrod, the King of Babylon,
builder of the tower of Babel
by Arthur W. Pink

Nimrod was born on December 25th.  When he died,
he was represented by a "Yule" Log.  The Dead remains
of this once Grand tree-god, was thrown into the
"Fireplace".  Each year, on the date of his birth,
a "New" evergreen tree suddenly appeared with presents
and trinkets upon it.  Even the ancient woodcut above,
reveals the symbols of "Ancient Babylon" and its founder,
Nimrod.



Nimrod and the "Yule" Log
Nimrod and the "Christmas Tree"

"Nimrod started the great organized worldly apostasy
from God that has dominated this world until now.
Nimrod married his own mother, whose name was Semiramis.
After Nimrod's death, his so-called mother-wife,
Semiramis, propagated the evil doctrine of the survival
of Nimrod as a spirit being. She claimed a full-grown
evergreen tree sprang overnight from a dead tree stump,
which symbolized the springing forth unto new life
of the dead Nimrod. On each anniversary of his birth,
she claimed, Nimrod would visit the evergreen tree
and leave gifts upon it. December 25th, was the birthday
of Nimrod. This is the real origin of the Christmas tree."
-The Plain Truth About Christmas
by David J. Stewart | December 24th, 2005

"Traditionally, a yule log was burned in the fireplace
on Christmas Eve and during the night as the log's embers
died, there appeared in the room, as if by magic, a
Christmas tree surrounded by gifts. The yule log
represented the sun-god Nimrod and the Christmas tree
represented himself resurrected as his own son Tammuz."
--After Armageddon -Chapter 4
Where do we get our ideas?
by John A. Sarkett

In the picture below - notice Nimrod (on the left)
holding a Rheindeer in one arm and the "Yule" Tree
in his hand.    This is similar to a modern day depiction
of Santa Claus of Christendom.

"So our Christmas tree -- and our yule log -- have
tremendous meaning, but not a Christian meaning.
The yule log is the dead Nimrod, human ruler of
ancient Babylon, who was eventually deified as the
sun incarnate, and hence a god. The Christmas tree
is mystical Tammuz, the slain god come to life again."
--After Armageddon -Chapter 4
Where do we get our ideas?
by John A. Sarkett

 The Nimrod Deception

 The Nimrod Deception is Satan's Deception

The Nimrod deception has been spread to and retained in
all parts of the world - over all centuries - even today.
The Norse gods, the Egyptian gods, the Roman gods, etc., etc.,
have all retained different aspects of Nimrod, his mother, and their
rebellion against Jehovah God.

"So in Christmas, we have Satan counterfeiting
the real truth of God. The yule log and Christmas tree. .
All may be traced to ancient Babylon and the Mysteries
of Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz -- Satan's incredibly
clever counterfeit..."
--After Armageddon -Chapter 4
Where do we get our ideas?
by John A. Sarkett

"As these practices came down from Babylon to Egypt,
Greece and Rome, they took on different names. But the
practices remained the same. December 25th was claimed
to be the birthday of the chief gods from Babylon to Rome,
regardless of their different names. The original
Babylonian festival started when Semiramis, the wife
of Nimrod, claimed that overnight, an evergreen tree
sprang up from a dead tree stump beside his grave.
The dead stump supposedly symbolized her dead husband
Nimrod. The new evergreen tree was Nimrod come to life
again in the person of the god Tammuz. The stump or
Yule log, represented the dead stock of Nimrod and the
Christmas tree was Nimrod revived deified as the Sun
god or the 'son of the Sun.'"
--CHRISTMAS
by Richard A. Davis

Nimrod Worship

"The Babylonian pagan worship of Nimrod,
Semiramis, and the god-incarnate son
extended throughout the entire world
and eventually assumed the name of
Trinitarian Christianity."
- The Two Babylons, pp. 240-252.

Nimrod pleased Satan by opposing Jehovah
God, and he was well rewarded by Satan.

Nimrod Rewarded by Satan

How was Nimrod rewarded by Satan ?

Thousands of Years of Worldwide Worship

Nimrod and his mother have been worshipped from the
time of their rebellion against God, right down to
this very day.  Not only that, but they have been
worshipped and honored in every single country on
the face of the earth.

All the trimmings and trappings of Christmas have
come down to us, through the trickery of Satan, and
in a deception only known to those who study history
and research the scriptures as well.

Nimrod in Disguise

Nimrod has been honored in many different disguises.
The trinity worship of He and his son, and of his
Madonna mother (Queen of Heaven) have been found in
all religious cultures around the world - both pagan
and Christendom.  From Babylon to Egypt and then to
Rome, onto Roman Catholicism and then onto her daughters-
present day Protestantism.

This article is only focusing on the Christmas aspect
of Satan's deception.  Links at the bottom will take
you to other deceptions which also give honor to
Nimrod and his Deified family.

Baby and Madonna

The "Holy" Mother and Child ?

"December 25 is when the birth of the son of the
Babylonian queen of heaven was celebrated 2,000 years
before Jesus was born. The name of the day itself --
"Yule" -- is the Chaldean (Babylon) name for "infant"
or "little child," the pagan counterpart... In ancient
Babylon (Nimrod)...the "divine" child. There is obviously
no connection with the birth of Christ."
--After Armageddon -Chapter 4
Where do we get our ideas?
by John A. Sarkett

You are the Victim
of A Four Thousand Year
Old Deception

And you my friend, are the victim of this
Demonic Deception.  You give honor each
year to a man that put himself in place of God.
You painstakingly observe each and every
detail of a scam that was put in place almost
four thousand years ago. 

How Satan must laugh and giggle - "HO - Ho - Ho"
at the stupid humans that have willingly
stepped into his "Trap" of deception.

"In these plays, the devil’s common entry line,
known as the "devil’s bluster," was "Ho! Ho! Ho!"
(Siefker, Phyllis.
Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men:
The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas.
Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc.,
     1997, p. 69)

"Ho, ho, ho! the devil, the devil!
A-comes, a-comes, a-comes upon me..."
-(Dodsley, Robert.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays,
Vol. VI. The Project Gutenberg Ebook.

"Where do we get our ideas?
Where do we get our religions?
The source is that first world empire,
ancient Babylon:  The Babylonian system
of idolatrous worship was established by
a historical personage by the name of
Semiramis, queen of Babylon, wife of Nimrod,
only a few centuries after the Flood, about
the year  2000 B.C. Babylon was to become
the foremost state of that day, and prevail
until approximately 539 B.C.

But the real God Jehovah was unknown
in that land.  Instead, the Satan-inspired
"Mysteries" were established, the chief
features of which included: worshipping
of the mother- and divine child. (Nimrod
and Semiramis)."
--After Armageddon -Chapter 4
Where do we get our ideas?
by John A. Sarkett

A "Satanic" Deception

"Christmas is a well-laid trap.
In celebrating it, the people of the land
honor, worship, and glorify a god,
but NOT the God of the Bible. It is
appealing and attractive with all the
ornamentation and catchy music. 
Nevertheless, it is a trap because
it is not true."
-Christmas, Syncretism and Presumption
by John W. Ritenbaugh; December 2001

"Satan has always used dupes and
people unwittingly."
--APOKALUPSIS NOW
The Harlot Church
Chapter 17 of Revelation
by Jack Shelton

The Really Sad Part

The really sad part about all this Foolishness -
is that most people, whether Christian or pagan -
do not care, even when they have learned
about the trap they are in.  They Like it.  
They prefer it......

The Churches don't Care
and Neither do the People

"Christianity has jumped in bed with paganism!"
-The Surprising Origin of CHRISTMAS!
 William F. Dankenbring and John D. Keyser

"The wicked apostate Church fornicated spiritually
with the heathen, pagan religions of the world,
and "ADOPTED" the date of December 25th
as the "birth-day" of Jesus the Messiah,
who was born Nowhere NEAR that time of year!"
-The Surprising Origin of CHRISTMAS!
 William F. Dankenbring and John D. Keyser

 Christendom Joins
"Babylon The Great"

How ?

"Nimrod was Noah's great-grandson.
This system at Babel became the source of all
false religion in the world. Apostate Christendom
has a direct line of succession back through Roman
and Greek paganism right to Babel, because Roman and
Greek paganism, it is plain to see, came out of Babel.
Their gods are just renamed gods from older cultures
which take you back to Babel. Of course, we know from
history that the Roman Catholic Church came in as a
mixture of paganism and Christianity through
Constantine's desire to unite his empire with one
unified religious system."
--APOKALUPSIS NOW
The Harlot Church
Chapter 17 of Revelation
by Jack Shelton

"The Garden of Eden was in Southern Iraq,
not far from where Nimrod, under Satan's motivation,
built Babel, which was the beginning of Babylon.
The Babylonian spirit is invading the world.
Its influence is breathtaking...and spreading its
idea to the entire world. There is no other proper
description of Babel and the evil intent of this
first expression of false religion."
--Babylon: The Axis of Evil
by Joseph Chambers

"Mankind in general, has followed variations
of one kind or another, of the religion of
Babylon, to this day."
-Ralph Woodrow;
 Babylon Mystery Religion; 1966

"Rome...assimilated religions from her many
conquered territories.  All these religions had
commonalities, for they all came from Babylon. 
These practices infiltrated and overcame the
professing Christian Church, which later came to be
dominated by Rome itself."
-Ralph Woodrow;
 Babylon Mystery Religion; 1966

"This is the cup which the Babylonish system
has made all the world to drink. It is not limited
to the Roman Catholic Church of Rome, but she certainly
plays a major role in today's religious deception."
-Ralph Woodrow;
 Babylon Mystery Religion; 1966

Jesus Was NOT Born
in December - (click-here)

The "Nimrod" Tree
Nimrod - The Lord of XMAS
(click-here)



Christmas - XMAS
What Would Christ Say ?
What Would Christ Do ?
(click-here)

"Christmas" - is a Betrayal of Christ
Following in the steps of Judas.
Betraying Christ - Just Like Judas
(click-here)

Santa Claus
and sun-god Worship
(click-here)



"Christmas" is a "Mockery"
of Christ - Why ?  (click-here)



A Christmas Comparison
A Parable to Consider
(click-here)



Christmas and Calf Worhip
What do they have in common ?
(click-here)



The Very First  XMAS
Began with Nimrod and Babylon
(click-here)



The Christmas "TRAP"
Have You Been Ensnared ?
(click-here)



"THOR"  says  "HO - HO - HO !"
and so does the Devil  (click-here)




"KRAMPUS"  Reveals the Evil Origins of XMAS
Why The "Warning Lyrics" in a Christmas Carol ?
(click-here)



Krampus and Santa
What is the Connection ?
The "CLAWS" (Claus) of Krampus
(click-here)



Who is Krampus ? -
Santa's Evil Helper
(click-here)



The MANY Faces of Santa Claws (Claus)
KRAMPUS - Santa's Alter Ego
(click-here)



"APOSTATE"  Christendom
Has Made a "PACT" with the Devil
HOW ? -  Krampus and Santa
(click-here)

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Christ Was  "NOT" 
Born in December

Does it Matter ?

Christ Was 
"NOT"  Born in December

Does it Matter ?

"in the scriptures sinners alone, NOT saints
celebrate their birthdays."
- the Catholic Encyclopedia

"In the Scriptures, no one is recorded
to have kept a feast or held a great banquet
on his birthday. It is only sinners who make
great rejoicings over the day in which they
were born into this world"
- (Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 edition,
     Vol. 3, p. 724, "Natal Day").

"(Christmas)- Such a festival came under
the condemnation of Galatians 4:9-11,
and should have no place in a Christian church."
-Romanism vs. Apostolic Christianity,
Helgerson;  Dr. Ironside; (Chicago); 1919

"But now you know God... So why are you turning
back to those weak and worthless beliefs?
Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?
You are observing special days and months and
seasons and years!....I am afraid that somehow
I have wasted my efforts on you."
(Galatians 4:9-11)(NIRV)-BibleGateway

"the general Christian usage was to
celebrate the death of remarkable persons
rather than their birth."
(Encyclopedia Americana, 1942, Vol.6, 623)

"...the day of one's death is better
than the day of one's birth.
The end of a matter is better
than its beginning..."
(Ecclesiastes 7:1,8)(NASB)-BibleGateway

If God had wanted us to celebrate Christ's birth -
he would have recorded the date - but he didn't.
But-the exact date and time of his son's death
WAS recorded.

Not only is the concept "WRONG" for a Birthday
Celebration for Christ - but even the date is wrong,
since the Bible's account clearly shows that Jesus
was born in a Warm month.  The Fact that all
the pagan sun-gods starting with Nimrod of Ancient
Babylon - celebrated their birthdays on Dec. 25,
makes the compromise even that much worse.

"Clearly, Jesus was not born in December."
-- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

How do we Know ?

So many people celebrate Jesus' Birth
in the Cold month of December.  They don't
even think about it.  They just do it.

Shepherds Sleeping Outdoors at Night
Only in Warmer Months.

But those who are familiar with the Bible's
account of his birth, would know that he was
born in a warm month, when the shepherds were
still sleeping out doors at night - with their
flocks.

"Carefully reading the story in the Bible,
we find that Christ was not born in the winter.
During the winter, it is usually cold and wet i
n the Holy Land. Any good shepherd would not
leave his sheep out in the elements to suffer
from the cold. Look at Luke 2:7-8:
“And she brought forth her firstborn Son,
and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths,
and laid Him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the inn. Now there were i
n the same country shepherds living out in
the fields, keeping watch over their flock
by night.” "
-Was Christ Really Born on Christmas?
    By Lorelei Nettles

Also, Joseph and Mary would not have traveled
to Bethlehem in the cold wet month of December.
The census was always done in warmer months.

"And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night"
(Luke 2:8).

"This simple statement from the Gospel of Luke
is sufficient evidence to defeat the argument
that Christ was born on Dec. 25."
- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

"It was the practice of shepherds 2,000 years ago
to take their flocks out into the fields during
warm weather and to stay with the flock overnight
to guard against predators. In December, however,
it is too cold for the sheep to be in the fields
and they were kept in pens."
- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

"It is clear that our Savior was born before
the 25th of December.  At that time it is cold,
and especially in the high and mountainous regions a
bout Bethlehem"
-noted commentator, Albert Barnes
(Barnes' Notes on the New Testament, Vol. 1,
Kregel Publications, 1962, p. 189).

"Since the flocks were taken up in late October
there would have been no shepherds in the field
to hear the message of the angel of God
(Luke 2:9-14) had Jesus been born on Dec. 25."
- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

Very Cold Winters in December
in Bethlehem and Israel

"There is no certainty as to the month or day
of the birth [of Jesus]. The Christmas date,
December 25...was...borrowed from a pagan festival.
'December'... seems unlikely, as unsuitable
for the pasturing of flocks.  A more probable date -
 is a couple of months earlier"
-(The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia,   
     1986, "Jesus Christ," p. 1628).

A far more likely scenario is that Jesus was born
in the early autumn, around the time of the biblical
Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:34-36), when Joseph
and Mary would have traveled to Jerusalem to keep
the Feast along with thousands of other Jewish families.
This also helps us understand why in the town Bethlehem,
a few miles to the south of Jerusalem, "there was no room
for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7)- the town would have been
crowded with other travelers keeping the Feast at this
time of year.

Christ Was Born
in a "WARM" Month

 
Christ Was Born
in a "WARM" Month

CHRIST BIRTH - "NOT" IN THE WINTER

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks at night."
(Luke 2:8)(NIV)-BibleGateway

The Biblical account says that the Shepherds and their
sheep were still sleeping outdoors at the time of
Christ's birth.  Winter-time would have been too Cold.

"...the last week of December corresponds to the tenth
month of the Jewish sacred calendar known as Tebeth,
when there are frequent frosts and occasional snow
florishes in Jerusalem..."
- The Geography of the Bible; by Denis Baly

CHRIST  WAS  PROBABLY  BORN
IN LATE SEPTEMBER -
OR EARLY OCTOBER

"It was an ancient custom among the Jews of those days
to send their sheep to the fields and deserts about
Passover (early spring)and bring them home at
commencement of the first rain...
During the time they were out, the shepherds watched them
night and day, as... the first rains began early
in the month of Marchesvan, which answers to part of our
October... we find that the sheep were kept out
in the open country during the whole summer,
and as these shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks,
it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet
commenced(begun), and consequently, our Lord was not born
on the 25th of December, when no flocks were out in the
fields by night. On this very ground, the nativity in December
should be given up."
- Adam Clark Commentary, Volume 5, page 347

"It is evident that Jesus was not born
during the middle of winter, for at the time of his birth,
the shepherds were living out in the fields with their
flocks. As the bible says: 'There were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
flock by night" (Luke 2:8). As is well known, the shepherds
in Palestine do not "abide in the fields" during
the winter season because of the extreme, cold
temperatures. The shepherds always bring their flocks
in from the mountain slopes and fields no later than
October 15th! "
- Mede's Works, 1679. Discourse xlvii

THE WEATHER IN JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM -
IS BITTER COLD IN DECEMBER

"Israeli meteorologists tracked December weather patterns
for many years and concluded that the climate in Israel
has been essentially constant for at least the last 2,000
years... "broadly speaking, weather phenomena
and climatic conditions as pictured in the Bible
correspond with conditions as observed today"
-The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
 (R.B.Y. Scott, Vol. 3, Abingdon Press, Nashville,
  1962, p. 625).

"The temperature in the area of Bethlehem
in December....can drop to well below freezing,
especially at night.   Describing the weather there,
Sara Ruhin,  chief of the Israeli weather service,
noted in a 1990 press release that the area has
three months of frost:and in December with 29 F."

Snow is common for two or three days in Jerusalem
and nearby Bethlehem in December and January.
These were the winter months of increased precipitation
in Christ's time, when the roads became practically
unusable and people stayed mostly indoors.

A common practice of shepherds was keeping their
flocks in the field from April to October,
but in the cold and rainy winter months - they
took their flocks back home and sheltered them.

"as these shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks,
it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet
commenced(begun), and that, consequently, our Lord
was NOT  born on the 25th of December, when no flocks
were out in the fields; nor could He have been born
later than September,  as the flocks were still in the
fields by night. On this very ground the nativity in
December should be given up.  The feeding of the
flocks by night in the fields is a chronological fact,
which casts considerable light upon this disputed point"
- (Adam Clarke's Commentary,
Abingdon Press, Nashville,
      note on Luke 2:8).

SCHOLARS AGREE  ---

CHRIST  WAS "NOT"  BORN IN DECEMBER

"These humble pastoral folk are out in the field at night
with their flock - a feature of the story which would
argue against the birth of Christ occurring on Dec. 25
since the weather would not have permitted it"
- (The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary,
     Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1971, note on Luke 2:4-7).

"Shepherds and their flocks would not be found
"abiding" (Gr. agrauleo) in the open fields at night
in December (Tebeth), for the paramount reason
that there would be no pasturage at that time.
It was the custom then (as now) to withdraw the flocks
during the month Marchesven Oct.-Nov.) from the open
districts and house them for the winter."
- The Companion Bible, Appendix 179

"The temperature in the area of Bethlehem in
December averages around 44 degrees Fahrenheit
but can drop to well below freezing, especially
at night. That area has three months of frost:
December with 29 degrees Fahrenheit."
-Sara Ruhin,
chief of the Israeli weather service,
a 1990 press release

Evidence of the harsh nature of the weather
in the Middle East in December can be found
in recent history.

(Time Magazine, Jan. 11, 1993, pp. 10-22).
"The news reports in Israel at the time were
filled with pictures of men huddling around
campfires and tents covered with snow."
There would have been similar weather conditions
in Bethlehem in December - in the year of our
Savior's birth. Clearly, Jesus was NOT born
in December.

"BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24, 2004(AP)-
Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas
Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Friday.
Many of Friday's visitors were local Palestinians,
and in a cold, bitter rain, shopkeepers lamented
that business remained in the doldrums."
-CBS News
A Merrier Christmas In Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24, 2004
By HAITHAM HAMAD
©MMIV, The Associated Press.

JESUS WAS BORN DURING THE CENSUS
 

Other evidence - against a December birth
is the Roman census recorded by Luke.

"And it came to pass in those days that a decree
went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world
should be registered... So all went to be registered,
everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem..., to be registered
with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
So it was, that while they were there, the days were
completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth
her firstborn Son..." (Luke 2:1-7).

The Roman and Judean rulers knew that taking a census
in winter would have been impractical and unpopular.
Generally a census would take place after the harvest
season, around September or October, when the weather was
good and the roads were still dry enough to allow easy travel.

This census "could hardly have been at that season
[December 25], however, for such a time would surely NOT
have been chosen by the authorities for a public enrollment,
which necessitated the population's traveling from all parts
to their natal districts, bitter cold, snow storms and rain -
making journeys both unsafe and unpleasant in winter..."
- ("Christmas at Bethlehem," Holy-Days and Holidays; 
         Cunningham Geikie).

Did God Want us to celebrate
Christ's Birth ?

Evidently - NOT.

Why ?  How do we Know that ?

If the date of Jesus' Birth were important
then God would have had it recorded.

Many events int he bible are recorded as to
month and day and even the year of what King
was reighning.  The fact that Jesus exact month
and day of birth are never mentioned in the Bible,
gives us clear indication that God did not want
us to celebrate Christ's Birth.

"God has concealed the time of Jesus' birth.
There is no way to ascertain it. Nor was it
of consequence to know the time; if it had been,
God would have preserved the record of it.
Matters of moment are clearly revealed.
Those which God regards as of no importance
-Albert Barnes
(Barnes' Notes on the New Testament, Vol. 1,
Kregel Publications, 1962, p. 189).

Christmas has NOT  been authorized
by God or by Christ

"Christmas is a religious holiday
which has not been sanctioned by
the authority of Christ."
-Christmas
By Darren E. Mays
and Michael B. Willey

Jesus said - "On judgment day...
I will reply, `I never knew you.
Go away; the things you did
were unauthorized.' "
(Matthew 7:22,23)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"....Christmas.  We find no Scriptural
warrant whatever for observing any day
as the birthday of the Savior; and,
consequently, its observance is a superstition,
because it is NOT of divine authority."
-(Charles Spurgeon,
Sermon on Dec. 24, 1871).

Did the Early Christians
Celebrate Christ's  Birth ?

NO !

"The truth is that, early on, Christians did not
celebrate Christ’s birth; it was His death and
resurrection that were supremely important."
- Was Christ Really Born on Christmas?
      By Lorelei Nettles

"On your day of pagan gladness, we [Christians]
Neither cover our doorposts with wreaths...
You consider it a proper thing to decorate your
house like some new brothel...but we do not
celebrate along with you the holidays..."
-(Tertullian, (A.D. 155-220), 2001, p. 1176).
(quoted by David Bercot,
A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs,
 1998, p. 342).

"Christmas was NOT a feast of the early
Christian church.  In fact the observance
of birthdays was condemned as a heathen custom
repugnant to all Christians,"
- The American Book of Days,
   George W. Douglas, p. 658.

Was December 25th - A Holiday
when Christ walked the Earth ?

Yes, the pagan Saturnalia was in Full
Swing - when Christ was on Earth.

"Early Christians were familiar with
various pagan celebrations that occurred
in December (but they did not participate)."
-Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

December 25th was observed as a Holiday
long before Christ was born.  In fact,
while Christ was still on the earth, both
he and his early followers were witness to
the Joyous merry-making of the Roman Saturnalia,
that occured every December.  It is certain
that Jesus and his Apostles were able to see,
the gift-giving, the feasting, ane the decorating
of fir trees, during the Pagan Holidays of Rome.
The houses were decorated with Holly, Mistletoe,
and evergreen wreaths, on the very day that
mankind now claims is in honor of Christ.
Yet this was the pagan Saturnalia of Rome during
the celebration of the sun-god "Sol".

Historians of that period of time - said that
neither Christ, nor his followers would taint
themselves with these superstitious celebrations.

DECEMBER 25TH -
A COMPROMISE WITH HEATHENS

"The important fact then which I have asked you to get
clearly into your head is that the fixing of the date
as December 25th was a compromise with paganism."
- The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909

"December 25th was the day the Romans
celebrated the birth of their (pagan) sun-god."
-The Encyclopedia Americana,
      vol. 6, pg. 623.

"to facilitate the acceptance of the faith by the pagan
masses, the Church of Rome found it convenient
to institute the 25th of December as the feast
of the birth of Christ...from the pagan feast,
celebrated on the same day in honor of the pagan god,
Mithras..."
-(Manual of Liturgical History, 1955, Vol. 2, p. 67).

"In the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast
or held a great banquet on his birthday. It is only sinners
who make great rejoicings over the day in which they were
born into this world"
- (Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 edition,
     Vol. 3, p. 724, "Natal Day").

"...the day of one's death is better
than the day of one's birth.
The end of a matter is better
than its beginning..."
(Ecclesiastes 7:1,8)(NASB)-BibleGateway

It All Began With A Tree
From The Garden of Eden - Onward
Satan has used Trees
(click-here)

Christmas -
A Compromise with Paganism
(click-here)



Christmas -
How "Un-Like" Christ
(click-here)

 

Babylon The Great
Get Out of Her - My People !
(click-here) 

Nimrod - The "LORD" of Christmas
The "Nimrod TREE"  (click-here)

Who Are You Honoring
on December 25th ?  (click-here)

Christianity "Traded Places" with Paganism
The Story of Constantine (click-here)

Satan is the Invisible god
of Christmas (click-here)

Krampus -
Santa's Evil Helper
(click-here)

Christmas
and "Babylon The Great"
 (click-here)

Are You Under The Influence
of "Babylon The Great" ?
(click-here) for answers

The World Has Adopted
The False Teachings of Ancient Babylon
(click-here)

Jesus Was NOT Born
in December - (click-here)

 

The "Nimrod" Tree
Nimrod - The Lord of XMAS
(click-here)

Who Are You Really Honoring
on December 25th ?
Nimrod and Babylon
(click-here)



Christmas - XMAS
What Would Christ Say ?
What Would Christ Do ?
(click-here)

 

"Christmas" - is a Betrayal of Christ
Following in the steps of Judas.
Betraying Christ - Just Like Judas
(click-here)

Santa Claus
and sun-god Worship
(click-here)



"Christmas" is a "Mockery"
of Christ - Why ?  (click-here)



A Christmas Comparison
A Parable to Consider
(click-here)



Christmas and Calf Worhip
What do they have in common ?
(click-here)



The Very First  XMAS
Began with Nimrod and Babylon
(click-here)



The Christmas "TRAP"
Have You Been Ensnared ?
(click-here)



"THOR"  says  "HO - HO - HO !"
and so does the Devil  (click-here)




"KRAMPUS"  Reveals the Evil Origins of XMAS
Why The "Warning Lyrics" in a Christmas Carol ?
(click-here)



Krampus and Santa
What is the Connection ?
The "CLAWS" (Claus) of Krampus
(click-here)



Who is Krampus ? -
Santa's Evil Helper
(click-here)



The MANY Faces of Santa Claws (Claus)
KRAMPUS - Santa's Alter Ego
(click-here)



"APOSTATE"  Christendom
Has Made a "PACT" with the Devil
HOW ? -  Krampus and Santa
(click-here)



CHRISTMAS - 
How "Un-Like" Christ
(click-here)



Christmas "EXCUSES"
Save Them For Christ
(click-here)



Do "Naughty" Children
Get Punished at Christmas ?
(click-here)



It All Began With A Tree
From The Garden of Eden - Onward
Satan has used Trees
(click-here)

 

 

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Christ Was  "NOT" 
Born in December

Does it Matter ?

Christ Was 
"NOT"  Born in December

Does it Matter ?

"in the scriptures sinners alone, NOT saints
celebrate their birthdays."
- the Catholic Encyclopedia

"In the Scriptures, no one is recorded
to have kept a feast or held a great banquet
on his birthday. It is only sinners who make
great rejoicings over the day in which they
were born into this world"
- (Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 edition,
     Vol. 3, p. 724, "Natal Day").

"(Christmas)- Such a festival came under
the condemnation of Galatians 4:9-11,
and should have no place in a Christian church."
-Romanism vs. Apostolic Christianity,
Helgerson;  Dr. Ironside; (Chicago); 1919

"But now you know God... So why are you turning
back to those weak and worthless beliefs?
Do you want to be slaves to them all over again?
You are observing special days and months and
seasons and years!....I am afraid that somehow
I have wasted my efforts on you."
(Galatians 4:9-11)(NIRV)-BibleGateway

"the general Christian usage was to
celebrate the death of remarkable persons
rather than their birth."
(Encyclopedia Americana, 1942, Vol.6, 623)

"...the day of one's death is better
than the day of one's birth.
The end of a matter is better
than its beginning..."
(Ecclesiastes 7:1,8)(NASB)-BibleGateway

If God had wanted us to celebrate Christ's birth -
he would have recorded the date - but he didn't.
But-the exact date and time of his son's death
WAS recorded.

Not only is the concept "WRONG" for a Birthday
Celebration for Christ - but even the date is wrong,
since the Bible's account clearly shows that Jesus
was born in a Warm month.  The Fact that all
the pagan sun-gods starting with Nimrod of Ancient
Babylon - celebrated their birthdays on Dec. 25,
makes the compromise even that much worse.

"Clearly, Jesus was not born in December."
-- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

How do we Know ?

So many people celebrate Jesus' Birth
in the Cold month of December.  They don't
even think about it.  They just do it.

Shepherds Sleeping Outdoors at Night
Only in Warmer Months.

But those who are familiar with the Bible's
account of his birth, would know that he was
born in a warm month, when the shepherds were
still sleeping out doors at night - with their
flocks.

"Carefully reading the story in the Bible,
we find that Christ was not born in the winter.
During the winter, it is usually cold and wet i
n the Holy Land. Any good shepherd would not
leave his sheep out in the elements to suffer
from the cold. Look at Luke 2:7-8:
“And she brought forth her firstborn Son,
and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths,
and laid Him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the inn. Now there were i
n the same country shepherds living out in
the fields, keeping watch over their flock
by night.” "
-Was Christ Really Born on Christmas?
    By Lorelei Nettles

Also, Joseph and Mary would not have traveled
to Bethlehem in the cold wet month of December.
The census was always done in warmer months.

"And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night"
(Luke 2:8).

"This simple statement from the Gospel of Luke
is sufficient evidence to defeat the argument
that Christ was born on Dec. 25."
- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

"It was the practice of shepherds 2,000 years ago
to take their flocks out into the fields during
warm weather and to stay with the flock overnight
to guard against predators. In December, however,
it is too cold for the sheep to be in the fields
and they were kept in pens."
- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

"It is clear that our Savior was born before
the 25th of December.  At that time it is cold,
and especially in the high and mountainous regions a
bout Bethlehem"
-noted commentator, Albert Barnes
(Barnes' Notes on the New Testament, Vol. 1,
Kregel Publications, 1962, p. 189).

"Since the flocks were taken up in late October
there would have been no shepherds in the field
to hear the message of the angel of God
(Luke 2:9-14) had Jesus been born on Dec. 25."
- Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

Very Cold Winters in December
in Bethlehem and Israel

"There is no certainty as to the month or day
of the birth [of Jesus]. The Christmas date,
December 25...was...borrowed from a pagan festival.
'December'... seems unlikely, as unsuitable
for the pasturing of flocks.  A more probable date -
 is a couple of months earlier"
-(The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia,   
     1986, "Jesus Christ," p. 1628).

A far more likely scenario is that Jesus was born
in the early autumn, around the time of the biblical
Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:34-36), when Joseph
and Mary would have traveled to Jerusalem to keep
the Feast along with thousands of other Jewish families.
This also helps us understand why in the town Bethlehem,
a few miles to the south of Jerusalem, "there was no room
for them in the inn" (Luke 2:7)- the town would have been
crowded with other travelers keeping the Feast at this
time of year.

Christ Was Born
in a "WARM" Month

 
Christ Was Born
in a "WARM" Month

CHRIST BIRTH - "NOT" IN THE WINTER

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks at night."
(Luke 2:8)(NIV)-BibleGateway

The Biblical account says that the Shepherds and their
sheep were still sleeping outdoors at the time of
Christ's birth.  Winter-time would have been too Cold.

"...the last week of December corresponds to the tenth
month of the Jewish sacred calendar known as Tebeth,
when there are frequent frosts and occasional snow
florishes in Jerusalem..."
- The Geography of the Bible; by Denis Baly

CHRIST  WAS  PROBABLY  BORN
IN LATE SEPTEMBER -
OR EARLY OCTOBER

"It was an ancient custom among the Jews of those days
to send their sheep to the fields and deserts about
Passover (early spring)and bring them home at
commencement of the first rain...
During the time they were out, the shepherds watched them
night and day, as... the first rains began early
in the month of Marchesvan, which answers to part of our
October... we find that the sheep were kept out
in the open country during the whole summer,
and as these shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks,
it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet
commenced(begun), and consequently, our Lord was not born
on the 25th of December, when no flocks were out in the
fields by night. On this very ground, the nativity in December
should be given up."
- Adam Clark Commentary, Volume 5, page 347

"It is evident that Jesus was not born
during the middle of winter, for at the time of his birth,
the shepherds were living out in the fields with their
flocks. As the bible says: 'There were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
flock by night" (Luke 2:8). As is well known, the shepherds
in Palestine do not "abide in the fields" during
the winter season because of the extreme, cold
temperatures. The shepherds always bring their flocks
in from the mountain slopes and fields no later than
October 15th! "
- Mede's Works, 1679. Discourse xlvii

THE WEATHER IN JERUSALEM / BETHLEHEM -
IS BITTER COLD IN DECEMBER

"Israeli meteorologists tracked December weather patterns
for many years and concluded that the climate in Israel
has been essentially constant for at least the last 2,000
years... "broadly speaking, weather phenomena
and climatic conditions as pictured in the Bible
correspond with conditions as observed today"
-The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
 (R.B.Y. Scott, Vol. 3, Abingdon Press, Nashville,
  1962, p. 625).

"The temperature in the area of Bethlehem
in December....can drop to well below freezing,
especially at night.   Describing the weather there,
Sara Ruhin,  chief of the Israeli weather service,
noted in a 1990 press release that the area has
three months of frost:and in December with 29 F."

Snow is common for two or three days in Jerusalem
and nearby Bethlehem in December and January.
These were the winter months of increased precipitation
in Christ's time, when the roads became practically
unusable and people stayed mostly indoors.

A common practice of shepherds was keeping their
flocks in the field from April to October,
but in the cold and rainy winter months - they
took their flocks back home and sheltered them.

"as these shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks,
it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet
commenced(begun), and that, consequently, our Lord
was NOT  born on the 25th of December, when no flocks
were out in the fields; nor could He have been born
later than September,  as the flocks were still in the
fields by night. On this very ground the nativity in
December should be given up.  The feeding of the
flocks by night in the fields is a chronological fact,
which casts considerable light upon this disputed point"
- (Adam Clarke's Commentary,
Abingdon Press, Nashville,
      note on Luke 2:8).

SCHOLARS AGREE  ---

CHRIST  WAS "NOT"  BORN IN DECEMBER

"These humble pastoral folk are out in the field at night
with their flock - a feature of the story which would
argue against the birth of Christ occurring on Dec. 25
since the weather would not have permitted it"
- (The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary,
     Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1971, note on Luke 2:4-7).

"Shepherds and their flocks would not be found
"abiding" (Gr. agrauleo) in the open fields at night
in December (Tebeth), for the paramount reason
that there would be no pasturage at that time.
It was the custom then (as now) to withdraw the flocks
during the month Marchesven Oct.-Nov.) from the open
districts and house them for the winter."
- The Companion Bible, Appendix 179

"The temperature in the area of Bethlehem in
December averages around 44 degrees Fahrenheit
but can drop to well below freezing, especially
at night. That area has three months of frost:
December with 29 degrees Fahrenheit."
-Sara Ruhin,
chief of the Israeli weather service,
a 1990 press release

Evidence of the harsh nature of the weather
in the Middle East in December can be found
in recent history.

(Time Magazine, Jan. 11, 1993, pp. 10-22).
"The news reports in Israel at the time were
filled with pictures of men huddling around
campfires and tents covered with snow."
There would have been similar weather conditions
in Bethlehem in December - in the year of our
Savior's birth. Clearly, Jesus was NOT born
in December.

"BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24, 2004(AP)-
Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas
Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Friday.
Many of Friday's visitors were local Palestinians,
and in a cold, bitter rain, shopkeepers lamented
that business remained in the doldrums."
-CBS News
A Merrier Christmas In Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24, 2004
By HAITHAM HAMAD
©MMIV, The Associated Press.

JESUS WAS BORN DURING THE CENSUS
 

Other evidence - against a December birth
is the Roman census recorded by Luke.

"And it came to pass in those days that a decree
went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world
should be registered... So all went to be registered,
everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem..., to be registered
with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
So it was, that while they were there, the days were
completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth
her firstborn Son..." (Luke 2:1-7).

The Roman and Judean rulers knew that taking a census
in winter would have been impractical and unpopular.
Generally a census would take place after the harvest
season, around September or October, when the weather was
good and the roads were still dry enough to allow easy travel.

This census "could hardly have been at that season
[December 25], however, for such a time would surely NOT
have been chosen by the authorities for a public enrollment,
which necessitated the population's traveling from all parts
to their natal districts, bitter cold, snow storms and rain -
making journeys both unsafe and unpleasant in winter..."
- ("Christmas at Bethlehem," Holy-Days and Holidays; 
         Cunningham Geikie).

Did God Want us to celebrate
Christ's Birth ?

Evidently - NOT.

Why ?  How do we Know that ?

If the date of Jesus' Birth were important
then God would have had it recorded.

Many events int he bible are recorded as to
month and day and even the year of what King
was reighning.  The fact that Jesus exact month
and day of birth are never mentioned in the Bible,
gives us clear indication that God did not want
us to celebrate Christ's Birth.

"God has concealed the time of Jesus' birth.
There is no way to ascertain it. Nor was it
of consequence to know the time; if it had been,
God would have preserved the record of it.
Matters of moment are clearly revealed.
Those which God regards as of no importance
-Albert Barnes
(Barnes' Notes on the New Testament, Vol. 1,
Kregel Publications, 1962, p. 189).

Christmas has NOT  been authorized
by God or by Christ

"Christmas is a religious holiday
which has not been sanctioned by
the authority of Christ."
-Christmas
By Darren E. Mays
and Michael B. Willey

Jesus said - "On judgment day...
I will reply, `I never knew you.
Go away; the things you did
were unauthorized.' "
(Matthew 7:22,23)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"....Christmas.  We find no Scriptural
warrant whatever for observing any day
as the birthday of the Savior; and,
consequently, its observance is a superstition,
because it is NOT of divine authority."
-(Charles Spurgeon,
Sermon on Dec. 24, 1871).

Did the Early Christians
Celebrate Christ's  Birth ?

NO !

"The truth is that, early on, Christians did not
celebrate Christ’s birth; it was His death and
resurrection that were supremely important."
- Was Christ Really Born on Christmas?
      By Lorelei Nettles

"On your day of pagan gladness, we [Christians]
Neither cover our doorposts with wreaths...
You consider it a proper thing to decorate your
house like some new brothel...but we do not
celebrate along with you the holidays..."
-(Tertullian, (A.D. 155-220), 2001, p. 1176).
(quoted by David Bercot,
A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs,
 1998, p. 342).

"Christmas was NOT a feast of the early
Christian church.  In fact the observance
of birthdays was condemned as a heathen custom
repugnant to all Christians,"
- The American Book of Days,
   George W. Douglas, p. 658.

Was December 25th - A Holiday
when Christ walked the Earth ?

Yes, the pagan Saturnalia was in Full
Swing - when Christ was on Earth.

"Early Christians were familiar with
various pagan celebrations that occurred
in December (but they did not participate)."
-Christmas
By Darren E. Mays and Michael B. Willey

December 25th was observed as a Holiday
long before Christ was born.  In fact,
while Christ was still on the earth, both
he and his early followers were witness to
the Joyous merry-making of the Roman Saturnalia,
that occured every December.  It is certain
that Jesus and his Apostles were able to see,
the gift-giving, the feasting, ane the decorating
of fir trees, during the Pagan Holidays of Rome.
The houses were decorated with Holly, Mistletoe,
and evergreen wreaths, on the very day that
mankind now claims is in honor of Christ.
Yet this was the pagan Saturnalia of Rome during
the celebration of the sun-god "Sol".

Historians of that period of time - said that
neither Christ, nor his followers would taint
themselves with these superstitious celebrations.

DECEMBER 25TH -
A COMPROMISE WITH HEATHENS

"The important fact then which I have asked you to get
clearly into your head is that the fixing of the date
as December 25th was a compromise with paganism."
- The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909

"December 25th was the day the Romans
celebrated the birth of their (pagan) sun-god."
-The Encyclopedia Americana,
      vol. 6, pg. 623.

"to facilitate the acceptance of the faith by the pagan
masses, the Church of Rome found it convenient
to institute the 25th of December as the feast
of the birth of Christ...from the pagan feast,
celebrated on the same day in honor of the pagan god,
Mithras..."
-(Manual of Liturgical History, 1955, Vol. 2, p. 67).

"In the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast
or held a great banquet on his birthday. It is only sinners
who make great rejoicings over the day in which they were
born into this world"
- (Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 edition,
     Vol. 3, p. 724, "Natal Day").

"...the day of one's death is better
than the day of one's birth.
The end of a matter is better
than its beginning..."
(Ecclesiastes 7:1,8)(NASB)-BibleGateway

It All Began With A Tree
From The Garden of Eden - Onward
Satan has used Trees
(click-here)

Christmas -
A Compromise with Paganism
(click-here)



Christmas -
How "Un-Like" Christ
(click-here)

 

Babylon The Great
Get Out of Her - My People !
(click-here) 

Nimrod - The "LORD" of Christmas
The "Nimrod TREE"  (click-here)

Who Are You Honoring
on December 25th ?  (click-here)

Christianity "Traded Places" with Paganism
The Story of Constantine (click-here)

Satan is the Invisible god
of Christmas (click-here)

Krampus -
Santa's Evil Helper
(click-here)

Christmas
and "Babylon The Great"
 (click-here)

Are You Under The Influence
of "Babylon The Great" ?
(click-here) for answers

The World Has Adopted
The False Teachings of Ancient Babylon
(click-here)

Jesus Was NOT Born
in December - (click-here)

 

The "Nimrod" Tree
Nimrod - The Lord of XMAS
(click-here)

Who Are You Really Honoring
on December 25th ?
Nimrod and Babylon
(click-here)



Christmas - XMAS
What Would Christ Say ?
What Would Christ Do ?
(click-here)

 

"Christmas" - is a Betrayal of Christ
Following in the steps of Judas.
Betraying Christ - Just Like Judas
(click-here)

Santa Claus
and sun-god Worship
(click-here)



"Christmas" is a "Mockery"
of Christ - Why ?  (click-here)



A Christmas Comparison
A Parable to Consider
(click-here)



Christmas and Calf Worhip
What do they have in common ?
(click-here)



The Very First  XMAS
Began with Nimrod and Babylon
(click-here)



The Christmas "TRAP"
Have You Been Ensnared ?
(click-here)



"THOR"  says  "HO - HO - HO !"
and so does the Devil  (click-here)




"KRAMPUS"  Reveals the Evil Origins of XMAS
Why The "Warning Lyrics" in a Christmas Carol ?
(click-here)



Krampus and Santa
What is the Connection ?
The "CLAWS" (Claus) of Krampus
(click-here)



Who is Krampus ? -
Santa's Evil Helper
(click-here)



The MANY Faces of Santa Claws (Claus)
KRAMPUS - Santa's Alter Ego
(click-here)



"APOSTATE"  Christendom
Has Made a "PACT" with the Devil
HOW ? -  Krampus and Santa
(click-here)



CHRISTMAS - 
How "Un-Like" Christ
(click-here)



Christmas "EXCUSES"
Save Them For Christ
(click-here)



Do "Naughty" Children
Get Punished at Christmas ?
(click-here)



It All Began With A Tree
From The Garden of Eden - Onward
Satan has used Trees
(click-here)

 

 

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