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Comments by "Fumble_ Brewski" (@fumble_brewski5410) on "The Occult #337: Christmas Is Originally Pagan; That Doesn't Mean it is Not Also a Christian Holiday" video.
By the beginning of the 4th century A.D., the churches had either departed from, or had travestied, certain doctrines of the Christian faith. In order to increase the prestige of the apostate ecclesiastical system, pagans were received into the churches apart from regeneration by faith, and were permitted largely to retain their pagan signs, symbols and "holy days." So-called "christmas," based upon the celebration of the birth (25th December) of the Chaldean fertility god, Tammuz, is a prime example of the early apostasy of the Roman church. Christmas was, according to many authorities, NOT celebrated in the first centuries of the Christian Church, as the Christian usage in general was to celebrate the death of remarkable persons rather than their birth. A feast was established in the memory of the birth of the Savior in the Fourth Century. In the Fifth Century, the Western Church [Roman Catholic] ordered it to be celebrated forever on the day (Dec. 25th) of the old Roman Feast of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (the “Birth of the Invincible Sun”). In 1644, the English Puritans forbade any merriment or religious services by act of Parliament on the grounds that Christmas was a heathen festival. They were so opposed to its observance that they even ordered a fast on December 25.
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Christmas makes money--money makes Christmas. Simple as that. The vilest sinner in town will run you over with his car as he hurries off to do his Christmas "shopping," or to attend a drunken Christmas "party." Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. The world would have nothing to do with so-called "Christmas" if they truly believed it marked the birth of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Rev. 10:11 reads, "And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send GIFTS one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth." Even during the tribulation period, the unbelievers will observe a "christmastime" of hell. More to the point, our Lord Jesus, if he had wished for his birth date to be observed, would have given us instructions as to exactly how and when to do so. He did not. However, he DID instruct us to observe the Lord's Supper "in remembrance of me." The only two ordinances that Christ left us (the Church) with are water baptism and the memorial (Lord's) supper. That's it! Moreover, biblical scholars are divided as to exactly what time of year our Lord was born. Some say early spring; other argue for early fall. One point they agree upon was that the birth of Jesus did NOT take place in late December. Personally, I lean toward the mid to late September timing. The shepherds' flocks would have still been in the field at that time of year, but by December they would have been sheltered indoors in the sheep fold due to the inclement winter weather prevalent in Palestine. Remember that Bethlehem is over 2500 feet (775 meters) in elevation. Regardless of which time of year he came into this world, we have a Savior, "who is Christ, the Lord." Let us rejoice in that truth. Amen.
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