December, 2006 www.RemnantofGod.org Presents of God ministry
Is “Merry Christmas” a Christian term?
Before sharing I would like quote two passages in the trusted Word that should
be ever present in the mind when reading this Newsletter. Those passages are…
. "And Elijah came unto
all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions?
if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him..." -1
Kings
"When the
LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to
possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; Take heed
to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be
destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying,
How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt
not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he
hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters
they have burnt in the fire to their gods. What thing soever I command you,
observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it."
-Deuteronomy 12:29-32
Christian
greetings in these last days of life on earth. It's that time of year again
when everyone you meet shares the common phrase, "Merry Christmas, and
some of us cringe at the thought of trying to share with them why that phrase
is so offensive. Many years ago you would be hard pressed to find ANY
Christians that would say such a phrase. In fact, it is recorded in history
that such a phrase angered most Christians because of the obvious Pagan
blasphemy it contained. The early church did all they could to try and stop the
Pagans from melding their Lord's birth (which was never celebrated) along with
the birthday of a pagan false god.
"A
broad element of English Christianity still considered Christmas celebration
a pagan blasphemy. The Puritans, Baptists, Quakers, Presbyterians,
Calvinists and other denominations brought this opposition to early
"...Christmas
was not among the earliest festivals of the church...." -Encyclopedia
Britannica, 1946 edition
In his book, "Too
Long In The Sun," Richard Rives draws an appropriate parallel to the
circumstances in Exodus 32, a Biblical precedent which provoked God nearly to
the point of destroying the nation of
"…the golden calf was built and the celebration declared a ‘feast to the Lord.’...The people had declared a celebration to honor God that he did not recognize as being in his honor." Richard Rives, Too Long in the Sun, Partakers Pub., 1996, pp. 129-30.
"Hathor
and Aphis, the cow and bull gods of
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"Therefore
shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable
customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves
therein: I am the Lord your God." -LEVITICUS 18:30
· "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." -2 Corinthians 5:17
·
"No
man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new
piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth
burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but
new wine must be put into new bottles." -Mark
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"Abstain
from all appearance of evil." -1 Thessalonians 5:22,
Now
I am completely aware that many receiving these Newsletters are SDA or exSDA’s
that have read in Spirit of Prophecy certain comments regarding Christmas from
Sister White. But am I out of line when I share the following quote as a
summary of what she actually said regarding this day?
Every tree in Satan's garden hangs
laden with the fruits of vanity, pride, self-importance, evil desire,
extravagance,--all poisoned fruit, but very gratifying to the carnal heart.
Let the several churches present to God Christmas trees in every church; and
then let them hang thereon the fruits of beneficence and gratitude,--offerings
coming from willing hearts and hands, fruits that God will accept as an
expression of our faith and our great love to him for the gift of his Son,
Jesus Christ. Let the evergreen be laden with fruit, rich, and pure, and holy,
acceptable to God. Shall we not have such a Christmas as Heaven can approve?
Thousands of dollars are needlessly spent every year in gifts to each other.
That is means lost to God, lost to his cause. It pleases the vanity,
encourages pride, creates all kinds of dissatisfaction, murmuring, and
complaints, because perhaps the gifts are not just what was desired, not of the
high value wanted or expected. Christmas is not observed as its name
implies it should be. Man has forsaken God in almost everything, and has turned
the attention to self. He has left the pure springs of living waters which
flow from the throne of God, and hewn out to himself broken cisterns, which can
hold no water. God gave man a probation that he might be fitted for heaven. He
was to look upward to God, who was to be the soul's adoration; but talent,
skill, and inventive powers are all exercised to make self the supreme object
of attention. Man has withdrawn his gaze from Deity, and fastened his eyes upon
the finite, the earthly, the corruptible.
{RH,
She
also stated quite plainly,
Shall we have a Christmas tree? Will it not be like the
world? We answer, You can make it like the world if you have a disposition
to do so, or you can make it as unlike the world as possible. There is no
particular sin in selecting a fragrant evergreen (like a potted plant today) and placing it in our churches, but the
sin lies in the motive which prompts to action and the use which is made of the
gifts placed upon the tree. {AH 482.1}
What
we see today in Christian homes, both SDA and other denominations is a
celebration “like unto the world!” The enemy of all souls has crafted such a
day that is so filled with temptation that it does indeed generate quite an
effort to avoid. For example, for those of us that understand how evil it is to
have a Yule tide log in our home may not see as much danger in a wreath. For
those that see sin in the tree itself, Satan has offered the mistletoe instead.
And for those that can’t even bear to look at Santa Claus eon their front lawn,
he gives them snowmen bearing gifts.
Take
the term “Merry Christmas” for example. How bad can that be? It seems so cheery
and loving. Well, let’s look at it for a moment shall we? The term “Merry” is a
phrase coined by the Pagan as well as Wiccan's to express joy in seasons of
devotion. “Merry Bromelia, Solstice, Meet.. etc”
MERRY:
Source = Dictionary.com with the query "merry" |
Of
course the term “Christ” leads us to think of none other then Jesus the Christ,
our Lord and Saviour, the Creator Himself.
CHRIST:
Source = Dictionary.com
with the query "Christ" |
But
what of the term MASS? This is a Catholic term so we must needs seek out their
definition. What does
MASS:
"In the
Christian law, the supreme sacrifice is that of the
"The
mass is the same sacrifice as the sacrifice of the cross because the
Victim is the same. The purpose of the mass is, among other things,
to satisfy the justice of God for the sins committed against Him." -Rev.
John A. O'Brien, UNDERSTANDING THE CATHOLIC FAITH, Ave Maria Press, Nortre
Dame,
So, in essence the word Mass is defined as death sacrifice or "Destruction of the victim" according to the Roman Catholic church itself. And this victim is to be killed to satisfy God? This denotes a tyrant on High instead of a merciful Father. Therefore, when you repeat the term "Merry Christmas" you are actually declaring with great happiness and joy that Jesus is dead and gone. Kind of like the crucifix in the Catholic church declaring He is dead and they have proof they killed Him when they display His dead body for eons before the people. The Roman priests refuse to believe Christ IS risen and Christ WILL come again. If they did they would at least remove Him from that cross! Whenever you walk into a Catholic church you see Jesus DEAD on the cross or DEAD in the arms of His mother. Yet the Word of God says HE IS RISEN!
By the way, when Santa
Clause says "Ho ho ho, Merry
Christmas" he is openly and boldly mocking the sacrifice of Christ
WITH LAUGHTER! If you ask me, it appears Santa Clause is a little bit
A true Christian would want to examine and guard everything they say, because Jesus our Lord said to us in Matthew 12:36-37, "But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
Another
obvious melding of Paganism with Christianity is revealed when we see how Satan
attempts to give our Lord Jesus the birth date of a Pagan god. Although the
originators of this melding meant well, they, being in sin themselves, saw no
danger in going directly against the command of our Lord to do as Satan
suggests…
"A
star cult, sun-worship, became (in the third century A.D.) the dominant
official creed, paving the road for the ultimate triumph of Judaeo-Christian
monotheism. So strong was the belief in the Invincible Sun (Sol Invictus) that
for example
Is
this a valid date for Christ’s birth? Better yet, could January 6th
be it as well? Truth is, for both the Christian and nonChristian alike these
two dates can be easily proven IMPOSSIBLE.
·
"And
there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born
this day in the city of
There are two methods by
which to prove Jesus was not born in winter. First, are we to assume the
shepherds kept sheep outside in winter? Proven fact is, the sheep were brought
in under cover before mid-October to protect them from the cold rainy season
that would follow. Winter in
"This
proves plainly that the flocks were not yet brought home from their
pastures, when the angels visited the shepherds. Some have the idea that
there is no winter in
Concerning this, Adam Clarke makes the following remark in his commentary: "It was a custom among the Jews to send out their sheep to the desert about the passover, and bring them home at the commencement of the first rain. [See also the book, The Two Babylons, pages 91,92. ]
The first rain occurred
around the Jewish month of Cheshvan. That is around October / November to us.
So you see the flocks were BROUGHT IN well before Dec. 25! If everyone on
planet Earth that claims Jesus as Lord would place their faith in "Whatsoever saith the Lord" we
would have a LOT less Pagan activities being practiced by Christians today.
All too often people get offended easily by the truth that can expose the lies
they have been embracing for years. But I say, stop! look! And listen! For you are
not entirely at fault here. The devil is a cunning enemy! He has placed wolves in sheep's clothing
before you masquerading as Christians, preachers, priests, and ministers to
declare unto you the lie of Christmas. Why? So as to confuse the Truth that is
held within the Word of God. And to get all the world under his control by
partaking in activities of the Pagan. As a loyal Christian to his or her
pastor, you merely trusted him not to lie to you. Praise the Lord we have a
Heavenly Father that winks at our times of ignorance!
·
Acts
"The
twenty-fifth of December is supposed to be the day of the birth of Jesus
Christ, and its observance has become customary and popular. But yet there is
no certainty that we are keeping the veritable day of our Saviour's birth.
History gives us no certain assurance of this. The Bible does not give us the
precise time. Had the Lord deemed this knowledge essential to our salvation, he
would have spoken through his prophets and apostles, that we might know all
about the matter. But the silence of the Scriptures upon this point evidences
to us that it is hidden from us for the wisest purposes. In his wisdom, the
Lord concealed the place where he buried Moses. God buried him, and God
resurrected him, and took him to heaven. This secrecy was to prevent
idolatry." -R&H
Looking around today you
see IDOLATRY in it’s literal and quite graphically GLORIFIED state! No holiday
on earth is more widely accepted and glorified as ChristMASS time. Can you
imagine how bad it would have been today had the Lord announced the DATE of His
birth in the Word? As bad as it is now it would be hard to imagine what it
would have been like without centuries of Christians doing al they can to STOP
the influx of idolatry in their families.
"For the very same purpose he has concealed the precise day of Christ's birth; that the day should not receive the honour that should be given to Christ as the Redeemer of the world, - one to be received, to be trusted, to be relied on as he who could save to the uttermost all who come unto him. The soul's adoration should be given to Jesus as the Son of the infinite God.
"There
is no divine sanctity resting upon the twenty-fifth of December; and it is not
pleasing to God that anything that concerns the salvation of man through the
infinite sacrifice made for them, should be so sadly perverted from its
professed design. Christ should be the supreme object; but as Christmas has
been observed, the glory is turned from him to mortal man, whose sinful,
defective character made it necessary for him to come to our world." -R&H
·
"Forasmuch
then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead
is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. And
the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men
everywhere to repent: Because
he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness
by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all
men, in that he hath raised him from the dead." -ACTS
If you let him, Satan will
use whatever method he can to get mankind to fall. Even ChristMASS itself, a
day supposedly set up to honor and glorify Christ ha snow become the ultimate
day of the year to mock Christ and at the same time turn minds AWAY from Christ
and towards idolatry. This day was FIRST setup to worship that ball of fire in
the sky! I started this Newsletter with two passages from God’s Word that
BOLDLY proclaim we should NEVER embrace that which the Heathen do! Yet, the
world abounds with Christians doing all sorts of Pagan rituals in the name of
Christ.
The
author of "The Two Babylons" identifies also the child, whose
birth was so universally celebrated, with Nimrod, who built the
"It was an essential principle of the Babylonian system that the sun, or Baal, was the one only god. (Notice, "BAAL?" As in Daniels day too?) When, therefore, Tammuz was worshiped as God incarnate, that implied also that he was an incarnation of the sun."--Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons, Loizeaux Brothers, page 96.
In
In this way we trace sun-worship back to Nimrod, whose worship was universal in the olden time. Again we have good reason to say: "Little children, keep yourselves from idols."
Looking to the Christmas
tree itself we see yet another area by which Satan can stand glorified.
"The Christmas tree,
now so common among us, was equally common in Pagan
It gets worse and far more
vulgar, but I’ll spare you the details for now. I’m sure you catch my drift and
realize that yes, there’s a problem here. And yes, I agree it’s all in how you
the Christian carries out any acts of glorification unto God that matters. As I
shared before I share again for those SDA’s that see no harm in having a tree
(as a potted plant) in their home. I agree, but…
Shall
we have a Christmas tree? Will it not be like the world? We answer, You can
make it like the world if you have a disposition to do so, or you can make
it as unlike the world as possible. -R&H
As
it is written in the holy Writ we find…
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"Hear
ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of
If we embrace that which the Lord says not to embrace, the enemy of all souls SEES A FOOTHOLD and pounces. Before you know it, we as Christians will merge with Pagans and see no sin in doing so. But, can it escalate to such a point that we would lie? Worse yet, would it escalate to such a point that we would teach our children how powerful a tool of Satan like lying can be?
Think about that for a moment. Parents all over the world have been telling bold face lies to their children since birth about a fat man in a red suit that comes down a chimney to place gifts underneath the tree. Now guess what happens when the child comes of age. The child realizes that mommy and daddy have been lying to him the whole time! And not only that, but this child realizes that IT WORKED!!! He actually realizes that his parents lied to him and HE BELIEVED THEM! So now he has concrete evidence that lying is a resourceful tool that he can use to his advantage. And his own parents taught him.
The fabled Santa Claus also deserves our attention. The Library of Universal Knowledge says:--
"Nicholas
Saint (St. Claus), a highly popular saint of the Roman Catholic Church,
and reverenced with still greater devotion by the Russian Church, which
regards him as a special patron, was one of the early bishops of Mysia, in
Lysia. The precise date of his episcopate is a subject of much controversy. Of
his personal history hardly anything is certainly known, and the great
popularity of the devotion to him wrought through his intercession. He is
regarded in Catholic countries as a special patron of the young, and
particularly of scholars. On the vigil of his feast, which is held on December
6, a person in the appearance and costume of a bishop assembles the children of
a family or a school and distributes among them, to the good, gilt nuts,
sweetmeats, and other little presents as the rewards of good conduct; to the naughty ones, the redoubtable
punishment klanbauf. The supposed relics of St. Nicholas were conveyed from
the East to
Ever notice
this? Below is a list of details associated with Santa Clause today that bear
an uncanny resemblance of CHRIST in Scripture! This “man” Santa Clause is an
open and disgusting mockery of our Lord!
Santa
Clause in “tradition” |
Jesus
in Scripture |
1. Has white hair like wool 2. Beard-curly and white 3. Comes from North Pole 4. Omniscient-knows about all 5. Ageless, eternal 6. Makes List of Judgments 7. Checks list twice 8. Gifts given on basis of a list 9. Christmas rewards once yearly 10. Confess wrongs to Santa 11. Promise to be better next year 12. Asks children to obey parents 13. Hour of his coming a mystery 14. Rudolph's shining nose to guide 15. Calls all children to his knee 16. Be good for goodness sake 17. Has a twinkle in his eye 18. Swift visit to whole world in 1 day 19. Omnipresent-Found in every mall 20. Says "Ho,ho" |
1. Revelation 2. Isaiah 50:6 - Rev. 1:14 3. Ez. 1:4; Ex.26:35 Psa.48:2 4. Revelation 19:6 5. Rev. 1:8,21:6; Hebrews 13:8
6. Rev.20:12; 14:7; 7. Dan. 8. Matt.25:21; Rev. 21:27; 9. Leviticus 23:26-32 10. I John 2:1, I Tim. 2:5 11. John 14:15,21; 12. Eph. 6:1; Prov. 6:20; Col. 3:20 13. Luke 12:40; Mark 13:33; Matt.24:36 14. Matt. 2:2,7,9-10; Numbers 24:17 15. Matt. 19:14, Luke 18:16 16. Matt. 19:17; 17. Rev. 1:14, 18. 2 Peter 3:8; Rev. 18:8, Isa. 47:9 19. Psa. 139:7-10; Eph. 4:6 20. Zecheriah 2:6 |
Like many of us, when I was
a child, I was told that Santa Claus was "All Powerful" (He makes
millions of toys and delivers them in one night). He defies the laws of nature
by flying and jumping down narrow chimneys. With Santa all things are possible.
He is by definition, Omnipotent.
·
OMNIPOTENT: "...having unlimited power or
authority; all powerful-the Omnipotent God." (Webster's
I was told that Good Ol'
Saint Nick knows all things (At least he knows when every boy and girl is bad
or good or how they behave throughout the year). He is by definition,
Omniscient.
·
OMNISCIENT: "having infinite knowledge;
knowing all things-the Omniscient God." Webster's
One more thing on this
“Santa” Clause that many are unaware of, in Latin as well as in
Spanish, the prefix "San" is always used before the names of male
saints. Name like
Seeing how Santa Clause is in fact
the most popular ROMAN CATHOLIC saint. A church prophecied to be controlled by
homosexual men. (Daniel 11:37) One can rest assured he is in fact a homosexual
man. I look at the fruits of the leaders of this church to deduce such a
finding. A church where we find the largest organized group of homosexual men
on earth, the largest organized group of pedophiles, as well as the largest
organized group of homosexual men dying of AIDS.
The Lord demands more of us than of them, because we have come into existence in the age of wonderful research and discovery, when knowledge should increase (Dan. 12:4), and the Bible has been in our mothers tongue several centuries. In the light of this situation, we would certainly deserve severe criticism as well as judgment for our ignorance if we should continue to honor old traditions or relic worship that our Lord so vehemently declared as evil in His Scriptures to us.
Many upright Christians in
the past have taken part in the old festival to some extent, and such we will
not criticize, because they did it in ignorance. But in this enlightened age it is indeed high time to inquire: "What concord hath Christ with Belial?
or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? and what agreement hath
the
Still many Christians, not only Catholics, but also Protestants and Seventh Day Adventists continue year by year at the Christmas festival to honor the old idol relics under a Christian garb. This is indeed very unfortunate, and it is going so far that an entrance fee is demanded in many Protestant churches to watch them act out their favorite Pagan ritual, or twist a Scriptural event out of context. O, what a dishonor to our dear Saviour who has pointed out a distinct line between the holy and the profane so many times in His Word.
I have noticed many
downfalls to this Pagan Xmas season. I recall some years back when I lived in
the
Final “nail” in this coffin of evil? Who is to blame for all this Pagan infiltration into Christianity?
Cardinal Newman admits in his book that; the "temples, incense, oil lamps, votive offerings, holy water, holidays, and seasons of devotion, processions, blessings of the fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure (of priests, munks and nuns), images, and statues... are all of pagan origin." -The Development of the Christian Religion Cardinal Newman p.359
Such boldness! Such
arrogance! It's as if the devil is puffing up his chest to proclaim to God
Himself that, "Yes, they know it's against your will Lord! Yet they
choose it over you anyway!!"
Praise the Lord His
Scripture is available to His children so as to shine Light on such dark and
idiotic lies! When such lies are placed in the Light and the Truth is made so
clear, the elect can only do one thing! They can only "...follow
the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. " (Revelation 14:4)
For much more information on the Pagan festival of Christmas
that I simply cannot cover in one Newsletter, click here.
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Manuel F.
Hopefully, or definitely Saturday. By the way, I have been researching this Sunday Law. I saw on your web site that you posted a link to Blue Laws from wikipedia. Well the town in that article, is where I live. Everything is shut down on Sunday. The excuse given is to limit traffic in the area, which is absolute garbage because there is a ton of traffic around there, even on Sundays. The scary part is, I had no idea that you were forbidden to work in an office on Sunday in this town. You were dead on as well about the 501c3 status. These churches rest in the hands of the government and they don't even know it. This is all unraveling rather quickly. I can't believe that pastors nod their head when the government tells them what they can and cannot say.
I just wanted to share with you that I presented information regarding the paganism of Christmas to our fellowship last Sunday and concluded last night. Let me just say, most were full of excuses. If you know what I mean. Glyn and I have reformed. We no longer celebrate Christmas.... PRAISE GOD!!
Thank you so much for standing up for the truth. I would probably have never know the real truth about the pagan celebration had it not been for you and your website. May God continue to bless you and your ministry, in Jesus' name! AMEN!!
Hope you have a blessed day!
God Bless!!
Your Sister in Christ,
Diana
P.S. I would like to ask you a question. I'm not trying to offend you in any kind of way. Do you consider yourself just a Bible believing Christian or are you of any particular denomination? You don't have to answer this if you don't want to. Just thought I'd ask. When Glyn and I left the Catholic Church we vowed to never belong to any denomination. We are Bible believing Christians, period! AMEN?
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just letting you know, i really do appreciate your stand for our Lord Jesus Christ. it seems these days,ministers don,t want to ROCK THE BOAT, and its sad because so many souls will be lost,because of weak spineless so called christians. thank you so very much...
God bless you
Janie
L.A.
I derive great spiritual food from your radio broadcasts. I listen to your radio link at night when I am alone. My wife recently passed away and I am blessed by many of your messages as I study the scripture.
Again,
THANK YOU Brother.
Steve S.
OH
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