CHUCK KOLB 12/17/2013

Merry Pagan Christmas - Worry Not !!!

Previously posted ...
SMAUG ! HAWAIIN FUDDY in SOETORO BIRTH MYSTERY - KILLED !!!
http://conpats.blogspot.com/2013/12/chuck-kolb-12152013.html

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Jesus born on 15th of Tishri
Argument for a Tishri (Sukkot) Birth
There are several reasons to believe that Yeshua was born during the Fall,
in particular, during the festival of Sukkot. Among the reasons cited are as follows:
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Articles/Christmas/christmas.html
http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/sukkoth.htm
http://www.paradisepbc.org/Articles/Misc/Onwhatdaywasjesusborn.htm 
http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/jewish/sukkot


Yes, December 25th is the pagan celebration of the Roman Saturnalia,
the god of winter solstice, and one in the same with the birth of Tammuz/Baal
to his mother Semeramis of Babylon.

Thank the Lord we know the TRUTH and are not deceived by the pagan feasts of
Christ Mass Day to honor the "other" messiah of the RC.

Jesus' real birthday was around the 15th day of Tishri during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=214x161360

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Thanks - CS LN Nonusurper

http://saturndeathcult.com/

2000 Years of Significant Events in History on September 11th.
http://www.september11news.com/Sept11History.htm

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Worry not ...
Jesus knows your heart ...

GOD KNOWS YOUR HEART !
... III. WHAT IS IN OUR MIND WILL GET TO GOD'S BAR OF JUSTICE !
- 1 Cor. 4:5; Rom. 2:16; Psa. 7:9-10; Jer. 17:9-10
Conclusion
1. Prov. 4:23 - Guard your heart diligently !
2. Phil. 4:8-9 - Think on good things & do what is right !
http://www.bibleanswer.com/godknows.htm

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God Knows Your Heart, Part 1
by Mark D. Roberts
Luke 16:14-15 - Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.” The Pharisees weren’t too happy with Jesus’ claim that we cannot serve two masters, both God and money. According to Luke, they “dearly loved their money” (16:14). Sound just a bit familiar?

Jesus replied to their scoffing, not by talking more about money, at least not immediately. Rather, he turned to the issue of the hearts of the Pharisees: “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts” (16:15). The first part of this sentence could be translated more literally, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before people.” The Pharisees wanted to look good. They wanted to be well-regarded by those around them. They wanted a good reputation. Sound just a bit familiar?

I’ll freely confess that there is plenty of Pharisee in me. Not only am I fond of money, but I also want people to think highly of me. I can easily live for the praise of those around me. This isn’t altogether wrong, since social influence can help me to live rightly. But I can end up playing a moral game in which the esteem of others counts more than anything else, even the esteem of God.

Thus, I am caught up short by Jesus’ reminder here: “God knows your hearts.” In the biblical world, your heart was not just the home of emotions. It was the center of your inner reality, the place of thinking as well as feeling, and especially the place of choosing. No matter how good we look on the outside, God knows what’s on the inside.

Jesus is not saying that our actions don’t matter, that we shouldn’t do what is right. But he is warning us against living superficially and hypocritically, acting one way while being another. [...]
http://www.thehighcalling.org/reflection/god-knows-your-heart-part-1 

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Is there a verse in the Bible that says God knows what is in your heart ?
Gen:6:5: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination
of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Ps:7:9: Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous
God trieth the hearts and reins.

Ps:17:3: Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou has tried me, and
shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Ps:19:14: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Ps:26:2: Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Ps:44:21: Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Ps:66:18: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Ps:95:10: Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people
that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:

Ps:139:23: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: [...]
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_a_verse_in_the_Bible_that_says_God_knows_what_is_in_your_heart


Jesus Knows You Best 
If you love Jesus, he already knows this. ... God knows exactly what is in your precious heart.
HE wishes to help you, to love you and make you happy.
http://jesusknowsyoubest.blogspot.com/



But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him
in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy
wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth
a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:20-21 KJV



Merry Pagan Christmas - Worry Not !!!

Christmas is Spiritual Adultery
For a Christian to have a Christmas tree and engage in Christmas customs around December 25 is the same betrayal as a woman making love to her husband while thinking about another past lover, or with treasured intimate mementos of his in her dresser, or using sexual techniques she learned from him. If you think this is extreme or harsh, read Ezekiel 16 and/or 23 carefully. ...

False religion is spiritual adultery. The Old Testament condemned association with false religion as spiritual adultery with false gods in the most graphic terms. Due to the ignorance of most Christians, they are unaware of these awful charges and descriptions in the word of God (Ex 34:10-17; Lev 17:1-9; 20:1-8; Num 14:33; 15:37-41; Deut 31:14-21; Judges 2:17; 8:27,33; II Kings 9:22; I Chron 5:25; II Chron 21:12-15; Psalm 73:25-28; 106:34-43; Jer 3:1-5,9; 13:25-27; Ezek 6:8-10; 16:15-38; 20:28-32; 23:1-49; 43:7-10; Hosea 1:1-3; 2:1-5; 4:12-19; 5:1-7; 6:4-11; 9:1; Nah 3:1-7).

Props to worship God are condemned. The Lord knew His people would be intrigued by the customs of pagan religion, including the use of green trees. So He condemned any flirting with false gods by His people using their customs in worshipping Him. Their intentions or motives toward Him did not matter! He was extremely jealous of their use of traditions and/or objects from His competitors while professing to love Him only (Ex 32:1-6,26-29; Deut 12:1-4; 12:29-32).

Christians cannot flirt with the world. The blessed God plainly condemns friendship with this world as spiritual adultery. If you love the world, then you have betrayed and cheated on the Lord. He hates everything the world loves, and He demands His people to come out from them and not even touch their things, including Christmas, which is the world's favorite religious and commercial festival (II Cor 6:14-17; Luke 16:15; James 4:4; I John 2:15-17; Rev 18:4). [...]
http://www.letgodbetrue.com/bible/holidays/christmas-is-adultery.php

See Also this Truth ...
120 Reasons Against Christmas
http://www.letgodbetrue.com/bible/holidays/christmas.php

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Christmas Is Part Of Roman Catholic, Papacy, Antichrist,
Missionary Strategy & High-Handed Idolatry

Christmas was not celebrated by the apostolic church. It was not celebrated during the first few centuries of the church. As late as A.D. 245, Origen (Hom. 8 on Leviticus) repudiated the idea of keeping the birthday of Christ, "as if he were a king Pharaoh." By the middle of the 4th century, many churches in the Latin west were celebrating Christmas. During the 5th century, Christmas became an official Roman Catholic holy day. In A.D. 534, Christmas was recognized as an official holy day by the Roman state.

The reason that Christmas became a church holy day has nothing to do with the Bible. The Bible does not give the date of Christ's birth. Nowhere in the Bible are we commanded to celebrate Christmas. Christmas (as well as many other pagan practices) was adopted by the Roman church as a missionary strategy. [...]
http://www.sermonaudio.com/new_details3.asp?ID=18719

Christmas Condemned By Christ - Puritan Teaching On Roman Catholic Holy Days
Pt 1)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM_tdf8DKKY (46:29)
Pt 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0SJ2OO7R_s (46:54)
Pt 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLhE2GDxrHA (9:01)

Antichrist & his Emissaries Unmasked & Rebuked (Classic Reformation Eschatology) (1:03:12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N-72l3-pqY
http://www.youtube.com/user/PuritanDownloadsCom
http://www.puritandownloads.com/pastor-greg-l-price-on-the-puritan-hard-drive/

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All about the Christmas Tree: Pagan origins, Christian adaptation, & secular status

Overview:
Some have traced the Christmas tree back at least as far as the Prophet Jeremiah
who wrote the book Jeremiah in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).

Opposition to the Christmas tree was intense in past centuries. The early Christian Church in the third century CE strictly prohibited the decoration of their houses with evergreen boughs. The decorated Christmas tree only caught on in the mid-19th century.

Modern-day opposition continues: some condemn the Christmas tree because they believe that the custom of cutting down a tree, erecting it in the home and decorating it is a Pagan custom. 1

For many people today, it is  primarily as a secular symbol of hope for the New Year and the future return of warmth to the earth. Its future is assured in spite of opposition.
In the past, there have been many objections to Christmas trees: [...]
http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_tree.htm

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Christmas' Pagan Origins
Few people realize that the origins of a form of Christmas was pagan and
celebrated in Europe long before anyone there had heard of Jesus Christ.

No one knows what day Jesus Christ was born on. From the biblical description, most historians believe that his birth probably occurred in September, approximately six months after Passover. One thing they agree on is that it is very unlikely that Jesus was born in December, since the bible records shepherds tending their sheep in the fields on that night. This is quite unlikely to have happened during a cold Judean winter. So why do we celebrate Christ's birthday as Christmas, on December the 25th?

The answer lies in the pagan origins of Christmas. In ancient Babylon, the feast of the Son of Isis (Goddess of Nature) was celebrated on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift-giving were traditions of this feast.

In Rome, the Winter Solstice was celebrated many years before the birth of Christ. The Romans called their winter holiday Saturnalia, honoring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. In January, they observed the Kalends of January, which represented the triumph of life over death. This whole season was called Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. The festival season was marked by much merrymaking. It is in ancient Rome that the tradition of the Mummers was born. The Mummers were groups of costumed singers and dancers who traveled from house to house entertaining their neighbors. From this, the Christmas tradition of caroling was born. [...]
http://www.essortment.com/christmas-pagan-origins-42543.html

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The Shocking Pagan Origin of CHRISTMAS !

Hope of Israel Ministries (Ecclesia of YEHOVAH):
Should Christians Celebrate "Christmas"?
What is the TRUE ORIGIN of Christmas? Where did it come from? Did you know Yeshua the Messiah was born nowhere NEAR December 25, but that was the "birth day" of the sun- god, "Sol Invictus" or "Mithras"? Did you know December 25 was the concluding day of the pagan winter festival called the "Saturnalia"? Where did "Santa Claus" come from? The "Christmas tree"? How did this pagan feast become connected with "Christianity"? Here is an amazing "whale of a tale"!

Although the whole world celebrates Christmas as a "Christian" holiday, including millions of non-Christians, is Christmas really "Christian" at all? Consider this fact: Look high and low throughout the pages of the Bible, and you will find not ONE WORD of "Christmas" being celebrated by any of YEHOVAH's people! It is not even mentioned once! Neither the Messiah nor any of his apostles ever observed this holiday, nor the New Testament Church!

Yet on the other hand the pagan, heathen world observed this day for thousands of years before the Messiah was even born!

Where did the mysterious rites and ceremonies that surround this day come from? What about the "Christmas tree" and the "Yule log" and the mistletoe and Holly wreaths? Are ANY of these customs truly "Christian" in origin? And what about fat and jolly old "Saint Nick" -- or Santa Claus?

It's high time we addressed these questions, and took a new look at "Christmas." A church I was formerly a member of, which condemned Christmas observance as paganism, for almost sixty years, today has turned its back on its former beliefs, and encourages its members to observe this pagan mid-winter festival "in honor of Christ"! Many are doing so, heedless of the severe warnings in Scripture of what their eternal fate and destiny will be if they continue to embrace this ancient custom.

Is it wrong to celebrate "Christmas"? What is the truth about this popular and widespread holiday?
The Origin of Christmas [...]
http://www.hope-of-israel.org/cmas1.htm

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Should we Celebrate Christmas?

Sometimes tradition is acceptable and perhaps even pleasing in the sight of Yahweh. But other times it is not acceptable and can even be hated by Him.

The issue of traditions transgressing the commandment of Yahweh was a key teaching of Yahushua the Messiah:

    (NKJV) Matthew 15:1- Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Yahushua, saying,
    2 "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

I hear people ask me this, "Why do you not celebrate Christmas (transgress the traditions of our elders)?"

First of all, nowhere in the pages of scripture do we find a command to keep the celebration of Christmas. Nowhere in the pages of scripture do we find an example of any disciple keeping Christmas. It was never celebrated by believers in Messiah until sometime after 300AD. The reality is, the only time Christmas is even mentioned in the pages of scripture is to declare how wrong it is to practice something like this.

So likewise, my answer to this kind of question would be:

    Matt 15:3 - He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of Elohim because of your tradition?

Messiah didn't like the traditions of the Scribes and Pharisees because they transgressed Yahweh's clear commandments. As I will share, Christmas is also transgressing the commandment of Yahweh in favor of tradition. But first, notice that He goes on to say:

    Matthew 15:7 - "Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
    8 `These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with [their] lips, But their heart is far from Me.
    9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' "

So a tradition can honor him with the lips, but actually be a vain thing that displeases Him. I have found that Christmas is honoring with the lips but it is actually a vain tradition that has essentially become a doctrine and commandment of men.

It is a tradition and commandment of men because there is no verse in the bible that tells us that we are to celebrate the birth nor the resurrection of Yahushua the Messiah---let alone in a way that imitates paganism and idolatry!

So yes, I do believe we must question these traditions that have been handed down to this generation even though
few dare to. Many Christians speak against the Catholic traditions of Lent, Ash Wednesday, etc. but fail to recognize
that the same types of pagan elements exist in the celebration of Christmas and Easter. So how did the
Christmas observance get its start? Origin of Christmas [...]
http://www.eliyah.com/paganexp.html

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All about the Christmas Tree: Pagan origins,
Christian adaptation, & secular status

Quotation:
"Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected with the [winter] solstice, occur near it: Ramadan, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa."  - John Silber

Silber's statement was correct when he wrote it in the year 2000. However, Islam follows a lunar calendar. Its holy days thus move earlier each year by about 11 days. Thus, by 2010, the first day of Ramadan has moved back to August.

Overview:
Some have traced the Christmas tree back at least as far as the Prophet Jeremiah who wrote the book Jeremiah in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).

Opposition to the Christmas tree was intense in past centuries. The early Christian Church in the third century CE strictly prohibited the decoration of their houses with evergreen boughs. The decorated Christmas tree only caught on in the mid-19th century.

Modern-day opposition continues: some condemn the Christmas tree because they believe that the custom of cutting down a tree, erecting it in the home and decorating it is a Pagan custom. 1

For many people today, it is  primarily as a secular symbol of hope for the New Year and the future return of warmth to the earth. Its future is assured in spite of opposition.

Objections to the Christmas Tree:
In the past, there have been many objections to Christmas trees:
bullet     The Prophet Jeremiah condemned as Pagan the ancient Middle Eastern practice of cutting down trees, bringing them into the home and decorating them. Of course, these were not really Christmas trees, because Jesus was not born until centuries later, and the use of Christmas trees was not introduced for many centuries after his birth. Apparently, in Jeremiah's time the "heathen" would cut down trees, carve or decorate them in the form of a god or goddess, and overlay it with precious metals. Some Christians currently feel that this Pagan practice was similar enough to our present use of Christmas trees that this passage from Jeremiah can be used to condemn both:

Jeremiah 10:2-4: "Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not." (King James Version).

In Europe, Pagans in the past did not cut down whole evergreen trees, bring them into their homes and decorate them. That would have been far too destructive of nature. But during the Roman celebration of the feast of Saturnalia, Pagans did decorate their houses with clippings of evergreen shrubs. They also decorated living trees with bits of metal and replicas of their God, Bacchus.

Tertullian (circa 160 - 230), an early Christian leader and a prolific writer, complained that too many fellow-Christians had copied the Pagan practice of adorning their houses with lamps and with wreathes of laurel at Christmas time. 8,9,10,11

The English Puritans condemned a number of customs associated with Christmas, such as the use of the Yule log, holly, mistletoe, etc. Oliver Cromwell preached against "the heathen traditions" of Christmas carols, decorated trees and any joyful expression that desecrated "that sacred event." 2,4

In America, the Pilgrim's second governor, William Bradford, a Calvanist, tried hard to stamp out all "pagan mockery" at Christmas time. 4 Christmas trees were not used by Puritans in colonial times. However, if they were, they would certainly have been forbidden.

In 1851, Pastor Henry Schwan of Cleveland OH appears to have been the person responsible for decorating the
first Christmas tree in an American church. His parishioners condemned the idea as a Pagan practice; some
even threatened the pastor with harm. But objections soon dissipated. [...]
http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_tree.htm