The true meaning of Christmas is the recognition that even though December 25th was not the day Jesus Christ was born of a virgin into the world - regardless of whether you use historical precedent (the earliest Christians believed that it was March, April or May (and that the actual day was the 20th or the 21st - no other day than those two) according to historical documents from 200 AD+/- (and no other ironclad documents exist other than those provided by Clement of Alexandria, and Clement’s writing possesses not even a trace of interpolation) - or if you go by a Jewish calendar (the actual exact year that the 6 days of creation took place and thus its origins all the way until now cannot be determined accurately through written, historical documents), the true meaning of Christmas is to celebrate that Jesus is the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us.
That is the true meaning of Christmas, and certainly not commercialism...
No, the true meaning of christmas, and it's purpose, is to alter the image that YHWH had already provided. Anti(christ) means 'alternate... vicarious'. It distracts from the truth, and it elevates paganism through syncronism.
regardless of whether you use historical precedent (the earliest Christians believed that it was March, April or May (and that the actual day was the 20th or the 21st
He was conceived during Hanukkah (when the Light entered the Temple), and born upon Sukkot (when he Tabernacled with us in a temporary dwelling).
That distraction... the altered image, is why Christendom is blinded to the fact that YHWH moves on the moedim - I would venture to say that you will not be able to find even one major action by YHWH that does not coincide with HIS Holy Days. Why else would one even consider that His ultimate move, the 'checkmate' action, would not do likewise? What else would these powerful days of commemoration be *FOR*?
And once one discovers that, it is SIMPLE to determine, regardless of unreliable Roman histories, or other ideas that men may advance, because as one becomes aware of the moedim, and practices them, one will understand that each one has tremendous purpose - a particular signature that is unmistakeable. And each one DEEPLY and intimately tells the story of Messiah.
If you wish to find true meaning by the bucket-load, turn from Greece and Rome, from pagan holidays, and find rest in that which YHWH has ordained.