[Ackackadack]

The Puritans had it exactly right, because they knew their Bible and their history. The holiday celebrated on Dec. 25th has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus Christ and everything to do with pagan traditions.

I always wondered when I was younger, what does an evergreen tree, and the colors red & green, have to do with Jesus? The answer is nothing, but they have everything to do with the worship of the Babylonian god Tammuz (mentioned in Ezekiel 8:14), which dates all the way back to the times of Genesis. Tammuz worship was well known to Jeremiah, who specifically warned against its tradition of the decorated tree in Jeremiah 10:2-4...well before the birth of Christ!

It is believed by many scholars that Jesus was actually born in autumn, and specifically on the Feast of Tabernacles, where back in Exodus chap. 25, God said that he would come and dwell with us (not enough space to fully argue this point.)

So what do I do on Dec. 25th? For now, I celebrate “Christmas” with my family because they don’t know any better, and I believe it better to show love until they can come to the truth.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear. (Matthew 11:15)

[narses]

” The holiday celebrated on Dec. 25th has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus Christ and everything to do with pagan traditions.”

Yeah, right.

[miss marmelstein]

So I guess I won’t be coming to your house for a little egg nog this Saturday?

[Lera]

Amen.
He came to tabernacle with us :) Tabernacles is meant to be a very joyous feast (Nehemiah 8)


People forget that Jesus was Jewish , he really kept the Jewish Holy Days.

The feast in John 7 is the Feast of Sukkot and Jesus claimed to be the living water

John 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) :40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.


When he comes back we it will be required to go to Jerusalem on the Feast of Tabernacles .(Zechariah 14:16)

Isaiah 12 Songs of Praise 1 In that day you will say:
“I will praise you, LORD.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.” 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
4 In that day you will say:
“Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.
5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.”

[1951Boomer]

“It is believed by many scholars that Jesus was actually born in autumn, and specifically on the Feast of Tabernacles”

Agreed. Additionally, Jesus never advised Believers to celebrate his birth. I have no problem with celebrating it, though, because it’s about the only time of the year conducive to presenting the gospel through music and word; however, we WERE instructed to “remember his death until he comes.” We’d do well to acquaint ourselves with the Feast of Firstfruits (aka Easter).

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“The holiday celebrated on Dec. 25th has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus Christ and everything to do with pagan traditions.”

That’s completely false. Christmas is exactly that - Christ’s Mass, that is, the Mass of Christ’s Nativity. The very name itself tells you what was celebrated. For someone to post comments like yours in complete disregard to all known evidence about what Christians celebrated that day for centuries and centuries is the height of arrogance and sciolism.

[Cronos]

well, you can decide not to bring a Christmas tree and not to have a fake Saint Nicholas. You can celebrate the birth of Christ without all those accoutrements.

[wbarmy]

The book “The Two Babylons” by Rev Hislop is a fantastic study done of all of the ancient worship practices which were incorporated into Christianity. It is incredibly dry, but incredibly informative.