Different Viewpoints
About Christmas

Different Viewpoints
About Christmas


While many people around the world enjoy the celebration
of Christmas - there are many Negative Viewpoints about
this most Cherished Holiday.   You might wonder - "How
could anyone not Like Christmas?"   Why is there more
than Just One Viewpoint Regarding Christmas ?



Lets Investigate and See
The Many Viewpoints of Christmas
Come Follow Me

It's so Difficult to figure out where to start
so let's start at the very beginning.

Did you know that the very First XMAS
was celebrated many thousands of years ago,
in Ancient Babylon.?  Well it was.

XMAS began with Nimrod and his mother.

Here are some great links that will give you
all the details about the very first XMAS
on December 25th.




THE  VIEWPOINT 
OF  NIMROD




The Very First "XMAS"
was December 25th -
with Nimrod and Babylon

Click on These Links Directly Below
to Read about Nimrod's Birth
on December 25th -------



Nimrod - the "Lord"
of Christmas (click-here)


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

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

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

THE  VIEWPOINT 
OF  THOR


And what about "Thor" who yells - "HO - Ho - Ho"
Thor is a jovial old god with a long white beard.
He drives thru the sky on a chariot pulled by goats.
The Fireplace is sacred to Thor.
Thor slides down the Chimney each year to
leave presents.



"THOR" says -  HO -HO - HO !
(click-here)

THE  VIEWPOINT
OF  KRAMPUS

Krampus helps to show the evil origins
of the Holiday celebrated on Dec 25
Below are Links that will tell your the
sordid details about Santa and Krampus



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

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

And what about Christ Himself ???
What is His Viewpoint about XMAS ?


THE  VIEWPOINT
OF  CHRIST

The Links Below Might Give You
an Idea of How Jesus Views XMAS

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



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

Christmas -
A Compromise with Paganism
(click-here)

Betraying Christ -
Just Like Judas
(click-here)

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

A "Warning" About Christmas

A "Warning" About Christmas

“On that day of judgment,”says the Lord,“
I will punish...all those following
pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)-BibleGateway

“Do not worship the Lord your God
in the way these pagan peoples
worship their gods."
(Deuteronomy 12:4)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Subtly...the old gods had entered their churches...
And they live still in the festivals of Christianity."
-(Testament: The Bible and History,
   Romer, 1988, pp. 230-31)



A "Warning" About Christmas

Many people enjoy celebrating Christmas even though they
know about its pagan origins.  Even after reading about
Krampus and Nimrod and Babylon - they still Find a way
to justify it in their hearts.  But such justification indicates
that the celebrant doesn't really think that God cares.
Or perhaps that God will not hold him accountable for
his actions.  Or worse yet, he may not even believe that
there is a Creator at all.

When we look at the Bible and read God's viewpoints
about the celebration of Christmas - we are left with
the Knowledge that God does care - and that he is
very particular about the way that he wants to be
treated and worshipped.

We also are left with the knowledge that Jehovah God's
son - is very particular about how we treat his heavenly
Father.  Christ also made some rules and guidelines that
we are expected to Follow.

A List of warnings are recorded in the Bible for those
who ignore God's laws and principles.  Contrary to what
some religious leaders have told us -  God does punish
people who ignore him.  Christ is the executioner of
Jehovah God's will.  And the Bible is clear that we
will all pay for our deeds.


But what about The Gifts and Presents ?


"The modern practice of gift giving evolved
from the Pagan tradition of placing gifts
under the Yule tree as offerings to the
various Pagan Gods and Goddesses."
-Celtic Attic
Christmas Traditions

"The interchange of presents between friends
is alike characteristic of Christmas and the
PAGAN Saturnalia, and was adopted by
Christians from the Pagans, as the admonition
of Tertullian plainly shows."
-Bibliotheca Sacra,
volume 12, pages 153-155

"Since earliest times everygreen trees
have been worshipped and were brought
into the house and set up as idols.
The pagans would offer gifts to the tree,
which is where we get putting presents
under the tree."
-- Holidays and Holy Days,
   by Tom C. McKenney

"Tree-worship was rooted in the oldest
nature worship, which included "GIFT" offerings
to them or the placing of lights upon them."
-Tree and Plant Worship; Chpt XIII
Stat. Account, iii. 27; Moore, 151;
Sébillot, i. 262, 270

"The Christmas tree is specifically
a pagan Babylonian symbol. On Christmas Day
there is the tree, covered in decorations
and surrounded with presents (Gifts),
representing the resurrected Nimrod of
Ancient Babylon."
-The True Meaning of Christmas
 by Mike Gascoigne; 1996

"Offerings were placed beneath
sacred trees, because the trees were
the abode of spirits or divinities (gods)."
-Tree and Plant Worship; Chpt XIII
D'Arbois, Les Celtes, 52.



Warnings About Christmas



“On that day of judgment,”says the Lord,“
I will punish...all those following
pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)-BibleGateway

“Do not worship the Lord your God
in the way these pagan peoples
worship their gods."
(Deuteronomy 12:4)(NLT)-BibleGateway



WARNINGS  FROM  JEHOVAH  !


"...according to the hand of Jehovah...
Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven,
let it be done exactly..."
(Ezra 7:6,23)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"Put away the strange gods that are among you,
and be clean" (Gen. 35:2).

"Inquire not after their gods,
saying, How do these nations serve their gods?
...You shall not do so unto Jehovah your God"
(Deut. 12:30-31).(ASV)

"Learn not the way of the heathen"
(Jer. 10:2).

"Thus saith Jehovah...This evil people,
that refuse to hear my words,
that walk in the stubbornness
of their heart, and are gone after
other gods to serve them...."
(Jeremiah 13:9,10)(ASV)-BibleGateway

God says, "...the mothers make bread
to be offered to 'the Queen of Heaven'!
And as if that weren't bad enough,
they go around pouring out libations
to any other gods they come across,
just to hurt me. No wonder I am so angry!.... "
(Jeremiah 7:16,18)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"I am Jehovah thy God.....
Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
(Exodus 20:2,3)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"...for I am a jealous God
who will not tolerate your affection
for any other gods."
(Exodus 20:5)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"...they've deserted me
and taken up with other gods;
they've made me thoroughly angry
by setting up their god-making businesses.
My anger is raging white-hot against this
place and nobody is going to put it out.'"
(2Chronicles 34:22)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"Troubles multiply for those
who chase after other gods..."
(Psalms 16:4)(NLT)-BibleGateway

...Don't follow other gods,
or they will ruin your lives."
(Jeremiah 7:6)(NCV)-BibleGateway

"thus saith Jehovah,
Learn NOT the way of the nations...
For the customs of the peoples
are vanity; for one cutteth a tree
out of the forest....They deck it
with silver and with gold;
they fasten it with nails
and with hammers, that it move not."
(Jeremiah 10:2-4)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"...I will punish those who....
introduce pagan....practices;
And I'll punish all who import
pagan superstitions...."
(Zephaniah 1:7)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"Thus says the Lord: 'Learn NOT the way
of the heathen nations...For the customs
and ordinances of the peoples are false,
empty, and futile; it is but a tree which
one cuts out of the forest, the work of
the hands of the craftsman with the ax or
other tool.  They deck the idol with silver
and with gold; they fasten it with nails
and with hammers so it will not fall apart
or move around.' "
(Jeremiah 10:2-4)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"Do not bring a detestable thing
into your house or you, like it,
will be set apart for destruction.
Utterly abhor and detest it,
for it is set apart for destruction."
(Deut 6:26)(NIV)-BibleGateway

“On that day of judgment,”says the Lord,“
I will punish...all those following
pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)-BibleGateway

“Do not worship the Lord your God
in the way these pagan peoples
worship their gods."
(Deuteronomy 12:4)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"They have no excuse;
the way that God works is well-known."
(Psalm 9:16)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"do not be trapped into following their example
in worshiping their gods. Do not say,
`How do these nations worship their gods?
I want to follow their example.'
You must not do this to the LORD your God."
(Deuteronomy 12:30,31)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Deuteronomy 13 defines the law regarding apostasy.
Those who led others to worship other gods or adopt
the practices of the nations around them were to be
stoned!  God considers tampering with His truth
to be evil that must be eradicated!"
-Christmas, Syncretism and Presumption
by John W. Ritenbaugh; December 2001

"Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son's name, if you know?
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those
who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words,
lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar."
(Proverbs 30:1-6)

"be careful that you don't get curious
about them...Don't get fascinated with
their gods...GOD hates it all with a passion..."
(Deuteronomy 12:30-31)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"do not be TRAPPED into following their example
...You must NOT do this to the LORD your God."
(Deuteronomy 12:30,31)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"The people got up early the next morning...
After this, they celebrated with feasting
and drinking, and they indulged in pagan
revelry. Then the Lord said, “I have seen
how stubborn and rebellious these people are.
How quickly they have turned away from
the way I commanded them to live!
Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can
blaze against them, and I will destroy them."
(Exodus 32:6,8,10)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"...God requires obedience
to all of his commands."
(Romans 10:5)(NLT)-BibleGateway

Warnings From The Bible


"Do not worship the Lord your God
in the same way that these pagan peoples
worship their gods."
(Deteronomy 12:4)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"....the detestable practices
of the pagan nations...."
(1Kings 14:24)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"He did what was EVIL in the Lord’s sight,
following the detestable practices
of the pagan nations...."
(2Kings 21:2)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"...Hurry up, pagans!
Wherever you are,
get a move on!
Get your act together.
Prepare to be shattered by God!"
(Joel 3:9)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"....I will punish those....Who introduce
PAGAN prayers and practices; And I'll punish
all who import pagan superstitions....
Judgment Day!" God's Decree!
....Wail, you shopkeepers on Market Street!
Moneymaking has had its day.
The god Money is dead. On Judgment Day,
I'll search through every closet and alley
...I'll find and punish those who are
sitting it out, fat and lazy,
amusing themselves and taking it easy,
Who think, 'God doesn't do anything,
good or bad. He isn't involved,
so neither are we.'  But just wait.
They'll lose everything they have...."
(Zephaniah 1:7)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"On that day of judgment,”says the Lord,
“I will punish....all those following pagan
customs.
(Zephania 1:8)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"....God cleared the land of pagans....."
(Acts 7:44)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"Yet God was NOT pleased with most of them
....These things happened as a warning to us,
so that we would not crave evil things as they did
....As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated
with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in
pagan revelry.”"
(1Corinthians 10:5-7)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"So leave the corruption
and  DO NOT COMPROMISE ;
leave it for good," says God.
"Don't link up with those who will pollute you.
I want you all for myself."
(2Corinthians 6:17)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"The gospel required men to reject
every false religion."
-Noel, Union of Church and State,
      pg. 39

 "If you do not stand firm in your faith,
you will not stand at all."
(Isaiah 7:9)(NIRV)-BibleGateway

"Therefore, my beloved brethren,
be steadfast, IMMOVABLE ...."
(1Corinthians 15:58)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"...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

 "And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them."
- (Ephesians 5:11)

"...I will punish those who....
introduce pagan....practices;
And I'll punish all who import
pagan superstitions...."
(Zephaniah 1:7)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"...An idol is nothing but a tree
chopped down....They trim it with
tinsel and balls, and use hammer
and nails to keep it upright."
(Jeremiah 10:3,4)(MSG)-BibleGateway

Idol worship under "green trees" is condemned
in the following Scriptures (1 Kings 14:22-23;
2 Kings 16:1-4; 2 Kings 17:9-10; Chronicles 28:4;
Isaiah 57:3-5; Jeremiah 2:20; 3:6-13; 17:1-2;
and Ezekiel 6:13) 

"Their religion is worthless!
They chop down a tree....
cover it with silver and gold,
and then nail it down
so it won't fall over."
(Jeremiah 10:3,4)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"Formerly, when you did not know God,
you were slaves to those who by nature
are not "gods". But now that you know God--
or rather are known by God-- how is it that
you are turning back to those weak and
miserable principles?  Do you wish to be
enslaved by them all over again?
You are observing special days and
months and seasons and years.
I fear for you, that somehow
I have wasted my efforts on you. "
(Galatians 4:8-11)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"...in the last days...
Instead of loving God,
they will love pleasure.
Even though they will make a show
of being religious,
their religion won't be real.
(2Timothy 3:1-5)(CEV)-BibleGateway 

"...take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared
to follow them, after they are destroyed from before
you, and that you do not inquire after their gods,
saying, "How did these nations serve their gods?
I also will do likewise." You shall NOT worship
the Lord your God in that way; for every abomination
to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods;"
(Deuteronomy 12:29-31)

"that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan,
who LEADS THE WHOLE WORLD ASTRAY."
-Revelation 12:9

"That they offered sweet savours to their idols
under every green tree."
- Ezekiel 6:13

"...they have zeal for God,
but not according to knowledge..."
(Romans 10:1-3)

"But I am afraid that just as Eve
was deceived by the serpent's cunning,
your minds may somehow be led astray
from your sincere and pure devotion
to Christ."
(2Corinthians 11:3)(NIV)-Biblegateway

"Whatever I command you, be careful
to observe it; you shall not add to it nor
take away from it"
-(Deuteronomy 12:32).

"...For I testify to everyone who hears the words
of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these
things, God will add to him the plagues that are written
in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words
of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his
part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and
from the things which are written in this book."
- (Revelation 22:12-19)

"We have to apply the same kind of judgment to
modern Christianity and its use of Christmas.
God nowhere speaks of making Christmas a part of
Christianity, nor does He say to celebrate His Son's
birth. He does tell us, though, not to add to His
worship anything that is a tradition of the heathen."
-Christmas, Syncretism and Presumption
by John W. Ritenbaugh; December 2001

"True Christians NEVER compromise...
(Matt. 6:24; Acts 4:19, 20)
The Christians, strong in their faith,
would make no such compromises."
- The Book of Culture, by Ethel Rose Peyser, 
     1934, p. 549.

"Pure and undefiled religion in the sight
of our God and Father is...to keep oneself
unstained by the world."
(James 1:27)(NASB)-BibleGateway

"Those....who buy things should not be
absorbed...by their possessions.
Those who use the things of the world
should not become attached to them.
For this world as we know it will soon
pass away."
(1Corinthians 7:30,31)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Don't team up with those who are unbelievers.
How can light live with darkness?
What harmony can there be between Christ
and the Devil ?...Therefore, come out from them
and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.
Don't touch their filthy things..."
(2Corinthians 6:14-17)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Do not conform any longer
to the pattern of this world..."
(Romans 12:2)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"You adulterous people,
don't you know that
friendship with the world
is hatred toward God?
Anyone who chooses
to be a friend of the world
becomes an  ENEMY of God. "
(James 4:4)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"After this, they celebrated
with feasting and drinking,
and indulged themselves in pagan revelry."
(Exodus 32:6)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Instead, you must break down
their pagan altars, smash the sacred
pillars they worship, and cut down
their carved images."
(Exodus 34:13)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil ? "
(2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"He did what was evil in the LORD's sight,
imitating the detestable practices
of the pagan nations...."
(2Kings 21:2)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Instead, they mingled among the pagans
and adopted their....customs."
(Psalm 106:35)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"They are full of superstitions from
the East....and clasp hands with pagans."
(Isaiah 2:6)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"...a grove of trees where
the sacred whores practiced,
they were there, buying into
the whole pagan system."
(Ezekiel 20:28)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"On that day of judgment," says the LORD,
"I will punish the leaders....and all those
following pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Yes, I will punish those who participate
in pagan...ceremonies."
(Zephaniah 1:9)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"I'm going to make a clean sweep of the earth,
a thorough housecleaning." GOD's Decree.
Time's up. My Judgment Day is near...
the Holy Day, GOD's Judgment Day,
I will punish those who....introduce pagan
prayers and practices; And I'll punish all
who import pagan superstitions...   
Judgment Day!  GOD's Decree!
Cries of panic....Wail, you shopkeepers
on Market Street!  Moneymaking has had its day.
The god Money is dead.  On Judgment Day,
I'll search through every closet and alley...
I'll find and punish those who are sitting it out,
fat and lazy, amusing themselves and taking it easy,
Who think, "GOD doesn't do anything, good or bad.
He isn't involved, so neither are we.'
But just wait. They'll lose everything they have,
money and house and land. The Great Judgment Day
of GOD is almost here.  It's countdown time: . . .
seven, six, five, four. . .Bitter and noisy cries
on my Judgment Day, even strong men screaming
for help.  Judgment Day is payday--my anger
will be paid out... I'll make things so bad
they won't know what hit them. They'll walk
around groping like the blind.  They've sinned
against GOD!  Their blood will be poured out
like old dishwater, their guts shoveled into
slop buckets.  Don't plan on buying your way out.
Your money is worthless for this. This is the
Day of GOD's Judgment--my wrath!  I care about
sin with fiery passion--A fire to burn up the
corrupted world, a wildfire finish to the
corrupting people."
(Zephaniah 1:2,6,8-17)(MSG)-BibleGateway   


Warnings From Christ


"See, I have warned you beforehand."
(Matthew 24:25)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"I have told you this,
so that when the time comes
you will remember that I warned you."
(John 16:4)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"...The Lord will punish men for all such sins,
as we have already told you and warned you."
(1Thessalonians 4:6)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"On judgment day  many will tell me,
`Lord, Lord, we prophesied
in your name...and performed
many miracles in your name.'
But I will reply,  `I never knew you.
Go away;  the things you did
were unauthorized.' "
(Matthew 7:22,23)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"And why do you break the command of God
for the sake of your tradition? 
Thus you nullify the word of God
for the sake of your tradition."
(Matthew 15:3,6)(NIV)-BibleGateway

Jesus said - ".....he who  STANDS 
FIRM  to the end  will be saved.
At that time men will see (Me) -
the Son of Man - coming in clouds
with great power and glory."
(Mark 13:13,26)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"The true worshippers shall worship the Father
in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such
to worship Him.  God is a spirit: and they that worship
Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth."
- John 4:23‑24

Christ said,
"...Stop turning my Father's house
into a shopping mall ! "
(John 2:16)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"Be careful not to spend your time feasting,
drinking, or worrying about worldly things..."
(Luke 21:34)(NCV)-BibleGateway

"He taught us to give up...our worldly desires."
(Titus 2:12)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"For the world offers only a craving
for physical pleasure, a craving for
everything we see, and pride in our
achievements and possessions.
These are not from the Father,
but are from this world."
(1John 2:16)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Then he (Jesus) said to them,
"Watch out! Be on your guard against
all kinds of greed; for a man's life
does not consist in the abundance
of his possessions."
(Luke 12:15)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"And this world is fading away,
along with everything it craves.
But if you do the will of God,
you will live forever."
(1John 2:17)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"For this cause I was born,
and for this cause I have come
into the world, that I should
bear witness to the truth"
(John 18:37, NKJV).

"Listen carefully.
I'm speaking sober truth to you.....
Yet instead of facing the evidence
and accepting it, you procrastinate
with questions (and excuses)."
(John 3:11)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"My friends, you were chosen to be free.
So don't use your freedom as an excuse
to do anything you want..."
(Galatians 5:13)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"...Live deeply in Christ.
Then we'll be ready for him when he appears,
ready to receive him with open arms,
with no cause for red-faced guilt
or lame excuses when he arrives.
(1John 2:28)(MSG)-BibleGateway

 
JEHOVAH  IS  WATCHING  US  !

"...Someone is watching you closely,
you know-- Someone who is not impressed
with weak excuses."
(Proverbs 24:12)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"They say, "God can't see!
He's got on a blindfold."
The wicked don't respect you.
In their hearts they say,
"God won't punish us!"
But you see the trouble
and the distress,
and you will do something..."
(Psalm 10:11,13,14)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"For God carefully watches
the way that people live;
he sees everything they do.
No darkness is thick enough
to hide the wicked from his eyes.
For it is not up to mortals to decide
when to come before God in judgment.
He will openly strike them down
for their wickedness. For they turned
aside from following him. They have no
respect for any of his ways."
(Job 34:21-23)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"From heaven the LORD looks down
and sees all mankind;
from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth-"
(Psalm 33:13,14)(NIV)-BibleGateway

Warning and Punishment


"God will give to each person
according to what he has done."
(Romans 2:6) (NIV) -BibleGateway

".... each will  receive his own reward
according to his own labor. "
(1Corinthians 3:8) (NASB) -BibleGateway

"....The dead were judged
according to what they had done ...."
(Revelation 20:12)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"You see that a man is justified -
pronounced righteous before God -
through what he does
and not alone through faith..."
(James 2:24)(AMP)-BibleGateway

"I, Jehovah, search the mind,
I try the heart,
even to give every man
according to his ways,
according to the fruit of his doings."
(Jeremiah 17:10)(ASV)-BibleGateway

".......Ye shall not be unpunished;
for I will call for a sword
upon all the inhabitants of the earth,
saith Jehovah of hosts......."
(Jeremiah 25:29) (ASV) -BibleGateway

"Do not be deceived:
God cannot be mocked.
A man reaps what he sows.
The one who sows to please his sinful nature,
from that nature will reap destruction;
the one who sows to please the Spirit,
from the Spirit will reap eternal life."
(Galatians 6:7,8) (NIV) -BibleGateway

"Do not merely listen to the word,
and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says."
(James 1:22)(NIV) -BibleGateway

"I will pour out my vengeance
on all...that refuse to OBEY me."
(Micah 5:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"...For there is going to come a day of judgment
when God...will judge all people according to what
they have done. He will give eternal life to those
who persist in doing what is good...But he will pour
out his anger and wrath on those who live for
themselves, who refuse to obey the truth."
(Romans 2:5-8)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"But you...are well-warned.
Be on guard lest you lose your footing
and get swept off your feet by these lawless
and loose-talking teachers."
(2Peter 3:17)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"...saying "Master, Master,' for instance-
-isn't going to get you anywhere with me.
What is required is serious OBEDIENCE-
-doing what my Father wills."
(Matthew 7:21)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"...they do NOT listen to God's word
or OBEY it, and so they meet the fate
that has been planned for them."
(1Peter 2:8)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"...This will happen when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven in blazing fire
with his powerful angels. He will punish
those who do NOT know God and
do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
They will be punished with everlasting destruction
and shut out from the presence of the Lord
and from the majesty of his power
on the day he comes to be glorified."
(2Thessalonians 1:7-10)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"And it shall come to pass,
that from one new moon to another,
and from one sabbath to another,
shall all flesh come to worship before me,
saith Jehovah.  And they shall go forth,
and look upon the dead bodies of the men
that have transgressed against me..."
(Isaiah 66:23,24) (ASV) -BibleGateway

"That men may know that thou,
whose name alone is JEHOVAH,
art the most high over all the earth."
(Psalm 83:18)(KJV) (King James Version)
----BibleGateway----

 "Then they that Feared Jehovah
 spoke often one to another;
and Jehovah observed it, and heard,
and a book of remembrance
was written before him
for them that feared Jehovah,
and that thought upon his name.
And they shall be unto me a peculiar
treasure,  saith Jehovah of hosts,
in the day that I prepare;  and I will spare
them as a man spareth his own son
that serveth him."
(Malachi 3:16,17) (Darby) -BibleGateway  

"...everyone who is found
written in the  book,
will be rescued. "
(Daniel 12:1) (NASB) -BibleGateway

"And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call
on the name of Jehovah
shall be delivered...."
(Joel 2:32)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"...this is what was said
through the prophet Joel...
‘And in the last days...
everyone who calls on
the name of Jehovah
will be saved.’ "
(Acts 2:16,17,21)(NWT)

"...Ye shall NOT be unpunished;
for I will call for a sword
upon all the inhabitants of the earth,
saith Jehovah of hosts."
(Jeremiah 25:28)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"In the past God overlooked such ignorance,
but now he commands all people everywhere
to repent. For he has set a day when he will
judge the world with justice by the man he
has appointed. He has given proof of this
to all men by raising him from the dead."
(Acts 17:30,31)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"...This will happen when the Lord Jesus
is revealed from heaven in blazing fire
with his powerful angels.
He will punish those who do NOT know God
and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
They will be punished with everlasting destruction
and shut out from the presence of the Lord
and from the majesty of his power
on the day he comes to be glorified."
(2Thessalonians 1:7-10)(NIV)-BibleGateway

"the grand consummation when,
after crushing the opposition,
he hands over his kingdom to
God the Father. He won't let up
until the last enemy is down--
and the very last enemy is death!
When everything and everyone is
finally under God's rule,
then the Son will step down,
taking his place with everyone else,
showing that God's rule is absolutely
comprehensive- -a perfect ending!
(1Corinthians 15:24-26,28)
  (MSG)-BibleGateway

"And Jehovah shall be King
over all the earth:
in that day shall Jehovah be one,
and his name one."
(Zechariah 14:9)(ASV)-BibleGateway

"...for the earth shall be full
of the knowledge of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea."
(Isaiah 11:9) (ASV) -BibleGateway

"For the earth shall be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah,
as the waters cover the sea."
(Habakkuk 2:14) (ASV) -BibleGateway

“On that day of judgment,”says the Lord,“
I will punish...all those following
pagan customs."
(Zephaniah 1:8) (NLT)-BibleGateway


Check Out These Links Below -

 More discussions about Christmas.


The Snake - The Tree - and Christmas (click-here)

"CHRISTMAS"  - A  SAMPLE
OF  HOW - APOSTATE  CHRISTENDOM
MAKES  A  PACT  WITH  THE  "DEVIL"

"Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine to allow his
converts certain festivals... as formerly they had done this
in honor of the devil...
Saint Augustine...permitted their usual December celebration
under the new name...
From these early pagan...ceremonies are derived many
of the English holiday customs that have survived
to our day."
- The Evolution of Christmas; Published in 1909

OLD SAINT NICK -

"Nick or Old Nick is a well-known appellation of the Devil.
The name appears to have been derived from the Dutch Nikken,
the devil, which again comes from the Anglo-Saxon nac-an,
to slay--for as Wachter says the devil was "a murderer from the beginning."
-  Spence, Lewis.-   An Encyclopedia of Occultism
 New York, Carol Publishing Group Edition, 1996 [ISBN 0-8065-1401-9]

"Old Nick  - NOUN,  the devil or satan
- The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language:
        Fourth Edition.  2000

KRAMPUS AND SANTA -

"Considering Santa you cannot miss his "alter ego",
who has followed him like a dark shadow since ancient
times. There is a devil, called Percht, Bartl, Krampus,
Knecht Ruprecht, or Rotsohler, accompanying Santa Claus
in the European Alps. He shows the pre-Christian origin
of this custom as a daemon trabant, who wears a costume
with horseshoe, basket, and chains, acting as a traditional
symbol for the coming of winter. We should mention here
also another figure: Ruebezahl, a German mythical, giant-
like person, who is a mixture of Krampus and Santa."
- Santa's Origin ;  by Sepp Rothwangl

"Ruebezahl" - The German God

Ruebezahl, a German mythical, giant-
like person, who is a mixture of Krampus(Satan) and Santa."

ST. NICHOLAS AND KRAMPUS

"Enter Krampus or Grampus, who is a hairy devil
with a long tongue, a tail, and is often in chains
and carrying a switch. Krampus accompanies Santa Claus
or Saint Nicholas and as Santa disperses justice on
good children by rewarding them with gifts, so does
Krampus reward the bad people by beating them
with his switch of sharp sticks."
--  ephemera ; by Pamela Apkarian-Russell

"You know Santa: cheeks like a rose, nose like a cherry.
Now meet the Krampus, a boozy goat-horned menace
that whips children around Europe."
- Santa's Not-So-Little Helper; by Clay Risen
   4-December-2002  The Morning News

"Santa... he's got a list, he's checking it twice,
and if you fall under the 'naughty' category
it's switches and coals for you. But what child in America
is at all afraid of receiving a lump of coal under the
 tree? What child even knows what a 'switch' is?
Alpine Europe, on the other hand, doesn't have this
problem. This is because years ago St. Nick's job was
split - while the jolly old elf delivered the goods,
an evil, goat-horned spirit called the Krampus brought
switches and bad dreams to the boys and girls of Austria,
southern Germany, Switzerland, and far northern Italy."
- Santa's Not-So-Little Helper; by Clay Risen
   4-December-2002  The Morning News

"In Czech and Slovak traditions, a shaggy furred devil
with horns, tail, and a long red tongue comes along with
Saint Nicholas. He has a staff to threaten punishment."
- Saint Nicholas Center; Discovering the Truth About
    Santa Claus

"In this country, St. Nicholas has been
thoroughly domesticated as jolly Santa Claus,
but in Europe he still travels with a ferocious
frightening creature named Krampus...
 Krampus - usually dressed in fur
with a long red tongue and tail
and rattles chains - scaring and scolding
naughty children and threatening them
with birch branches. They often retaliate
by throwing snowballs at him.
In the bad old days, naughty children were put
in Krampus's black bag. Now, its all pleasantly
threatening, a sort of combination of
Halloween and Christmas."
- St. Nicholas ; House on the Hill, Inc.

^"What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil ^{? "
(2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway}

^{NONE - WHATSOEVER}

more discussions about Christmas.


The Snake - The Tree - and Christmas (click-here)

The "CULT" of Christmas (click-here)

Christmas is a Compromise With Pagans (click-here)

Christmas, Pope Gregory, and The Devil
That "Famous" Letter -  (click-here)

The "Holly god" of Christmas (click-here)

Bearing Witness to the Truth - (click-here)

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

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

Breaking The First of The Ten Commandments
with The Many gods of Christmas  (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)

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

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

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

Reindeer and Christmas
What is the Connection ? (click-here)

How Did The Early Christians View December 25th ? 
(click-here)

The "ELVES" of Christmas
What is the Connection ? (click-here)

The Christmas "Fireplace" - "Chimney" and "Hearth"
What is the Connection? (click-here)

"Santa" is Like "a god" - (click-here)

Does Christmas Have God's Approval ?
(click-here)

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

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

Do "Naughty" Children
Get Punished at Christmas?
"KRAMPUS" and Santa





A Krampus Christmas Postcard

Do "Naughty" Children
Get Punished at Christmas?
"KRAMPUS" and Santa


December and The Devil

"Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine
to allow his converts certain festivals...
as formerly they had done this in honor of
"THE DEVIL"....Therefore Saint Augustine
permitted their usual December celebration
under the new name (of Christmas)...And
From these early pagan...ceremonies are
derived many of the English holiday
customs that have survived to our day."
- The Evolution of Christmas;
     Published in 1909

"What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil ? "
(2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Krampus, popular throughout Europe,
is usually described as a black devil
who accompanies St. Nicholas and punishes
disobedient children. Parents warn their
children that Krampus will carry them away
if they don't behave. The legend surrounding
this character varies depending on which
region you hear it from. In Austria he is
Krampus, in Germany Knecht Ruprecht,
and in Holland Black Peter."


Krampus Christmas Card

Krampus was a well known Christmas Figure
in Europe in earlier years, when he was pictured
as the Companion of St. Nicholas.  While "Santa"
give out the gifts and rewards - it was "Krampus"
who punished the naughty chiildren.

Even today, there is a hint of the Krampus Message,
in the popular song that is sung about Santa Claus.
The lines "You Better Watch Out" -  "You Better
Not Cry" -  are the old time warning about being
punished - by the "Dark" Helper that roams wth
Santa - or St. Nicholas.
 

In Europe, pictures of Santa and Krampus were
frequently found on Christmas Postcards and also
on Christmas Greeting Cards.

Krampus and Santa have been pictured on sleds
together, on Ski's and also on Motor Bikes.



These old European Christmas Cards - depicted children as
being frightened or afraid of Krampus.

"Central Europe has the Krampus,
who is St. Nick's evil sidekick.
In these parts, Mikulás shows up
in December accompanied by a
foul-breathed, forked-tongued
creature who sought out the bad
children and instilled terror in them
by taking them away with him."

"The Krampus (or Krámpusz, in Hungarian)
appeared all across the Austro-Hungarian
lands in one form or another. Often, he was
rather unimaginitively depicted as a
traditional Christian-style devil with
horns, cloven hooves, forked tail or
flaming red tongue, on Krampus-themed
Christmas postcards that circulated in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries."

"Leave it to the Weiner Wertstatte in Vienna
to really get down to the essence of the
Krampus in their version of the nasty fellow.
Many Christmas greeting cards and post cards
depict the Krampus as an employee of the Santa
empire, clearing out the nastiest brats so
that St. Miklos could come in and drop off
his gifts more efficiently across the
Austro-Hungarian lands."

Europe is filled with the Legends of Krampus - who whips
naughty kids -  and sometimes even takes them away.
Greetings from Krampus - was a common theme for
Christmas time in Europe.

Bad children were carted off in the pail or sack of Krampus.
Good Children were rewarded with presents from Old St. Nick


Old St. Nick - and  "Krampus"

The Krampus,  The Cross, and Santa
See Below -

Krampus is seen accompanying St. Nick on his journey
in Decenber to Punish and Reward Children according to
their deeds.

Krampus and St. Nicholas
from the Journal of  Carl Baumann  - Written 1813-25

Girl Praying Before Krampus

Krampus snatching kids right beneath the nose
of their mother.

This Christmas Postcard Below -
Depicts Krampus as looking Mean, and Cruel.
Their mother warned them - "You better be good,
or else - because Christmas is coming, and you know
what happens to bad boys and girls at Christmas."

Saint Nick is shown with Krampus below - in a
greeting card from Europe at Christmas Time.

copy of used Christmas Greeting Card From Hungary

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Krampus Greeting Card - showing Krampus punishing the
naughty children. 


Another Christmas Post Card showing Krampus
running away with a bad boy.

KRAMPUS  AND  ST.  NICK

The Mythological Creature called "Krampus" - reminds
us so much of Satan the Devil - that we are lead to believe
that St. Nick's companion - points to the Evil Origins of Christmas.

"Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine
to allow his converts certain festivals...
as formerly they had done this in honor of
"THE DEVIL"....Therefore Saint Augustine
permitted their usual December celebration
under the new name (of Christmas)...And
From these early pagan...ceremonies are
derived many of the English holiday
customs that have survived to our day."
- The Evolution of Christmas;
     Published in 1909

"What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil ? "
(2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine
to allow his converts certain festivals...
as formerly they had done this in honor of
"THE DEVIL"....Therefore Saint Augustine
permitted their usual December celebration
under the new name (of Christmas)...And
From these early pagan...ceremonies are
derived many of the English holiday
customs that have survived to our day."
- The Evolution of Christmas;
     Published in 1909

"What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil ? "
(2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

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)

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Pope Gregory, and The Devil
That Famous Letter about Christmas



Pope Gregory, and The Devil
That Famous Letter

The Anglo-Saxons were devil worshippers,
in their antiquity of former times.

When the Catholic Church attempted to convert
them to Christianity - a large compromise was
made.   They were allowed to keep and retain
many of their Devil-worshipping habits and
customs.  Their heathen religion was absorbed
and tolerated by the church, with their demonic
traditions almost fully intact.  The churcu did
this - so as to keep the pagans from causing any
trouble in the process of their nominal conversion
to Christianity.

There is ample proof of these statements and
in particular - an historical letter that Pope Gregory
sent to Saint Augustine during this conversion work.

The December Festival which honored the Devil
was allowed to remain and was given the name
of Christ and sprinkled with Holy Water in order
to "Sanitize" its assimilation into the Catholic
Church.   Both the temples of devil worship and
the religious feasts of devil worship were adopted
by the then "Apostate" Church of Christendom.
Today, we find that even the "Protestant" daughters
of Catholicism - still observe and promote the
vestiges of devil worshipping customs, symbols,
and holidays.  Many are unaware of their origins,
and some who do know - simply do not care.

It is a known fact that the early Christians
refused to participate in the pagan Holiday of
December 25th - when the Early Church was
pure and pristine and still alive with the Holy
Spirit that Christ had endowed upon them.

The Great Foretold Apostasy of Christendom
was soon to Follow when pagan Rome seized
all control of the Christian Faith in later years.

Below is the well known letter concerning
the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons,
it was written by Pope Gregory in the year 601 AD,
and was preserved by the Venerable Bede
in his Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation.

The letter was sent to Abbot Mellitus
who was on his way to join Saint Augustine
in England to aid him in the Anglo-Saxons
conversion to Christianity.

The missionary Saint Augustine arrived in
England in the year 597 AD, and the quoted
letter by Pope Gregory was written in 601 AD,

The Letter -
Here it is - "In Part"

"Almighty God shall bring you to the most
reverend Bishop Augustine, our brother, tell him
what I have, upon mature deliberation on the
affair of the English, determined upon,
that the temples of the idols in that nation
ought not to be destroyed....let holy water
be made and sprinkled in the said temples,
let altars be erected, and relics placed.
For if those temples are well built,
it is requisite that they be converted
from the worship of devils to the service
of the true God...And because they have been
used to....sacrifices to devils, some solemnity
must be exchanged for them on this account...
that they may build themselves huts of the
boughs of trees, about those churches...
and celebrate the solemnity with religious
feasting, and no more...to the Devil,
but...to the praise of God in their eating...
to the end that, whilst some gratifications
are outwardly permitted them, they may the
more easily consent to...the grace of God.
For there is no doubt that it is impossible
to efface everything...from their obdurate
minds... the sacrifices which they were wont
to offer to the Devil, in his own worship...
they should offer them to God... and thus
they would no longer be the same sacrifices.
This it behooves your affection to communicate
to our aforesaid brother....God preserve you
in safety, most beloved son"."
-Anglo Saxon Heathenism
Letter From Pope Gregory
 by Stuart Alan

"the nation, seeing that their pagan temples
are not destroyed, may remove error from their
hearts, and knowing and adoring the true God,
may the more familiarly resort to the places
to which they have been accustomed."
--Anglo Saxon Heathenism
Letter From Pope Gregory
 by Stuart Alan

"So much of our traditions and customs
that we celebrate today come direct from
our Heathen ancestors, both Germanic and
Celtic. The missionaries had no right to go
to a far away foreign country and take away
it's religion and take away much of it's
culture in the name of their own religion.
In a strange way maybe we should be thankful
to the Pope and his missionaries for the way
they went about their mission, a way that
allowed much Heathenism to continue and
survive, right up to the present day."
-Anglo Saxon Heathenism
Letter From Pope Gregory
 by Stuart Alan

"Heathen traditions and lore were allowed
to continue, as part of the Christian
religion itself. Here is perfect evidence
of the integration of Heathen traditions
and celebrations and continuation as part
of the Christian religion. One of the main
Christian celebrations is of course that of
Easter. The name and word Easter comes from
that of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.
Many would feel that taking the name of a
Heathen fertility goddess and applying it
to a Christian celebration is rather strange
indeed. But as we have seen and read from
surviving evidence the mixing of the Heathen
and Christian religions during the 6th and
7th centuries in England was common, in fact
at times it seems to have been the norm.
The same could also be said too for Christmas,
or by it's Heathen name Yule. Today during
this celebration we still have Christmas tree's,
holly, ivy, the twelve days of Yule, mistletoe,
the bringing in of the boar head, wassailing,
the Yule log and much more. These Christmas
customs of course are not all of Anglo-Saxon
heritage, some come from related Germanic
peoples and some come from the Celts, which
shows Heathen/Pagan continuation amongst
many peoples throughout Europe and not just
with the Anglo-Saxons."
-Anglo Saxon Heathenism
Letter From Pope Gregory
 by Stuart Alan

"Pope Gregory...advised Saint Augustine
to allow his converts certain festivals....
as formerly they had done this in honor
of "the devil"...(therefore) St. Augustine...
permitted their usual December celebration
under the new name...From these early pagan...
ceremonies are derived many of the English
holiday customs that have survived to our day."
- The Evolution of Christmas;
      Published in 1909



Trees and Demons
Gift Offerings Beneath the Tree
Placing Presents There Today



 

"If anyone makes an offering on trees...
that is a sacrifice to demons.
The abominations that men exercise
in various sorts of witchcraft,
and in frithspottum, and with elms
and other trees..."
-Anglo-Saxon Cannon of the 7th Century
Anglo Saxon Heathenism
Tree and Well Veneration
 by Stuart Alan


"Trees are still to this day honoured
in various ways with offerings.
We see such in the enduring custom
of wassailing (at Christmas time),
during which people hang food from
tree branches.  Trees were seen as
being extremely sacred and holy.
These Heathen superstitions that
the Christians regarded as sacrilege
and as sacrifice to demons, have also
survived, even as far as today.
To the Heathens everything that was
part of nature...including Trees...
and much much more....they venerated and
honoured them with offerings and gifts.
And even the coming of Christianity to
England could not destroy these ancient
superstitions, so they became as much a
part of the new religion as much as they
were a part of the old."
Anglo Saxon Heathenism
Tree and Well Veneration
 by Stuart Alan

"In his book, The Story of Christmas,
Michael Harrison reports that “in a famous
letter to Augustine, Pope Gregory directs
the great Roman Catholic missionary to
accommodate the ceremonies of the Christian
worship to those of the heathen, that the
people might not be startled at the change,
and in particular, the Pope advised Augustine
to allow coverts to kill and eat at the
Christmas festival a great number of oxen
to the glory of God, as they had formerly
done to the Devil.”
-Global Politician- 1/27/2006
Just What Is Christmas?
by Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye 

"What harmony can there be
between Christ and the Devil ? "
(2Corinthians 6:15)(NLT)-BibleGateway

"Don't become partners with those
who reject God. How can you make a
partnership out of right and wrong?
Is light best friends with dark?
Does Christ go strolling with the Devil?
Who would think of setting up pagan
idols in God's holy Temple?"
(2Corinthians 6:15)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"So leave the corruption and compromise;
leave it for good," says God.
"Don't link up with those who will
pollute you."
(2Corinthians 6:17)(MSG)-BibleGateway

"Is Christ a friend of Satan?...."
(2Corinthians 6:15)(CEV)-BibleGateway

"How can Christ and Satan agree?
What does a believer have in common
with an unbeliever? So come out from
among them and be separate....."
(2Corinthians 6:15,17)(NIRV)-BibleGateway