Happy Holidays Everyone

I don't really celebrate Christmas, other than taking some relaxing time off but, for most everyone, they do celebrate so, I will wish everyone a Happy Holiday.

A lot of people ask me why I no longer celebrate the holiday the way I used to and, I try to explain but, I am usually met with some resistance and some eye rolling, or just a friendly nod. It's not my objective to make fun of other people's customs or traditions. I have simply come to a different conclusion on what the holiday is. I'm also not offended that people choose to celebrate!

Let me explain a few things, if the holiday is all about Jesus' birthday, then what is Santa doing there? Why doesn't the Bible instruct us on what day to celebrate, or that we are to celebrate His birthday at all? According to what I understand, there's no way Jesus was even born in December. Furthermore, aren't we supposed to celebrate the life of Jesus everyday?

There is no question that the date of the 25th comes from pagan roots, and sun worship. Santa is derived from the word Satan. All throughout the Bible, G-d makes it a point to warn us of Satan's substitutes. Anytime G-d has a rule of some sort, Satan provides an alternative. Often these alternatives seem harmless.

Look at the Sabbath. The fourth commandment is the only one that starts with the word REMEMBER. It is commanded that we keep the day of rest from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. Satan of course provided us with a substitute of Sunday, directly lifted from pagan worship. How crazy is it that G-d's people have literally forgotten to worship on the Sabbath, when we were directly called upon to REMEMBER? Of course when I speak with anyone about Sunday worship, I am always met with the line of, "it doesn't matter what day, as long as you set aside a day for G-d." Of course they can't explain why if it truly doesn't matter, G-d would have put that in the commandment.

Again, it's just a simple substitution for what G-d commanded and it appears to be almost harmless. Similar to the Garden of Eden, Satan offered Eve the apple from that one tree. It probably looked like all the others; what could be so wrong? After all, all the other trees they could eat from. Satan immediately gave away his strategy from the very beginning -- provide substitutes for G-d's laws. Of course that "almost harmless" apple is what began the fall of mankind so, you see, maybe there is something to these substitutes. They aren't as benign as many imagine them to be.

Earlier I said that Santa is Satan; Santa is actually a substitute for Jesus. Let's think about it like this. Little children everywhere are told that he exists and that they are going to receive goodies and presents from him. You have to be good and not naughty because, he's got this big list where he keeps track of everything you do. He knows when you're sleeping, when you're awake, and he knows everything about you. He comes into everyone's house as if he's omnipresent. The worst part is, later, you find out the guy doesn't even exist. It's like making a mockery of everything.

See, only Jesus can give you the gifts you need and only HE can watch what you are doing. He is the one you should speak with and, He is REAL. Telling children that Santa exists, knowing that later you will have to tell them the truth is a subtle way of telling your kids it's okay to lie. Now, you might not believe that to be true. You might argue with me and say that there are lots of things we might lie to our children about and, you may have a point but, protecting your children from something and knowingly lying are two different things I believe, and again, this is all MY opinion. I will not be telling my daughter there is a foolish fat man that comes down the chimney to give presents. That whole thing is perverted anyway-- going to sit on some strangers lap and telling them all the things you want.

Everyone talks about the holiday cheer and, they say, "Ya know, Tuesday, it's a blessed time and people get together and do things. You don't have to be so down on all that. It's not all about this stuff and Santa is fun! You liked Santa as a kid." Actually, I had a traumatic experience with a "Santa" when I was a kid.

I was about 6 years old and I grew up in a pretty small house. My bedroom was to the back of the house. On Christmas Eve, I was extremely excited because, I knew Santa was coming and I was going to get a bunch of presents. So, it was about midnight and there was a knock on my window. So, I go over to the window and open the drapes and it's Santa! Wow, I was so excited. I was waving and he was waving and then, I just ran to get my parents because, after all, we didn't have a chimney and they needed to let him in through the front door. My parents were, confused and, trying to keep their "Santa is real" demeanor but, my dad got up and went outside. Later, I would find out that he actually heard someone in the snow run. Footprints were found all the way up to my window.

So, that year I learned all about the truth concerning "SANTA." I'm still freaked about that whole thing happening. The truth about holiday cheer is nonsense. Crime rates, murder rates, ect. rapidly increase during the holiday season. I don't know the exact statistics but, I have heard more people go into the hospital during this time as well. Families go far into dept, stress is increased, mobs flood stores and people literally have DIED from being trampled to death by shopping mobs! That's the Christmas spirit?

Oh, sure, we always see people talking about Jesus but, everything about this holiday is centered around the pagan traditions. Everything.

I do wish everyone a great holiday. I wish everyone a great day, EVERYDAY. I would just ask that if you really want this day to be about Jesus, then give your gifts and love to HIM ONLY. Don't allow yourself to do destructive things to yourself or your family.

Love,
Tuesday

"Abstain from all appearance of evil." -1 Thessalonians 5:22

Matthew 12:36-37, "But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement.  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." 

"Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church...the first evidence of the feast is from Egypt." "Pagan customs centering around the January calendars gravitated to Christmas." "...In the Scriptures, no one is recorded to have kept a feast or held a great banquet on his [Jesus] birthday. It is only sinners who make great rejoicings over the day in which they were born into this world" -Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Edition, published by the Roman Catholic Church

And to settle "some" minds out there that place no stock in any boast of Catholicism, the Roman Church is not the only one that understands this simple historic fact...

"A broad element of English Christianity still considered Christmas celebration a pagan blasphemy. The Puritans, Baptists, Quakers, Presbyterians, Calvinists and other denominations brought this opposition to early New England and strong opposition to the holiday lasted in America until the middle of the 18th century." -The Origins of Christmas," Rick Meisel, Dec. 19, 1993, p. 4.

"...Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the church...." -Encyclopedia Britannica, 1946 edition

~source

 Finally, I love this poem:

JESUS WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHRISTMAS DAY

By Gary C. Michael    DEC. 25, 2001

WHAT'S THE REAL REASON
FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON?
WHY DO PEOPLE PUT UP AN EVERGREEN TREE?
DOES THIS MAKE JESUS EASIER TO SEE?

WHY THE NAME SANTA AND WHY HO, HO, HO?
THE ANSWER CONTAIN WHAT YOU REALLY SHOULD KNOW

IS CHRIST THE CENTER OF THIS SEASON'S BASH,
OR IS IT REALLY ABOUT HARD COLD CASH?
WHO DICTATES WHAT IS SEEN HEARD AND THOUGHT?
WHO DETERMINES WHAT IS BEING BOUGHT?

MERCHANTS DETERMINE WHAT IS FOR SALE
THE AIRWAYS ARE FLOODED WITH FAIRY TALES
DESIGNED TO MAKE A PRODUCT LOOK COOL
WHICH IS OFTEN ANOTHER ONE OF SATAN'S TOOLS

WHY IS EVERGREEN THE TREE OF CHOICE?
SOMEBODY'S BEEN LISTENING TO A PAGAN'S VOICE

THEY THOUGHT THAT ONLY A GOD COULD STAY GREEN YEAR ROUND
AND THROUGH DEVICE POWER NOT TURN BROWN

TAKE THE CENTER OF SANTA AND SHIFT TO THE RIGHT
TWO LETTER SPACES OUGHT TO SHOW YOU SOME LIGHT
COULD THIS BE A WAY TO BRING GLORY TO A NAME?
THAT WAS KICKED OUT OF HEAVEN AND WORTHY OF BLAME?

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE SANTA SAYS HO, HO, HO?
ZECHARIAH TWO, SIX AND SEVEN IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
GOD IS SAYING FLEE WITH PAIN IN HIS VOICE
AWAY FROM CORRUPTION AND THOSE WHO SIN BY CHOICE
SANTA IS MOCKING GOD!

LET'S COMPARE SANTA TO JESUS CHRIST
AND YOU DETERMINE IF SANTA IS NAUGHTY OR NICE

WHICH ONE CALLS THE CHILDREN UNTO HIM?
DIDN'T JESUS SAY BRING THEM TO HIM?
WHICH ONE KNOWS IF WE'VE BEEN GOOD OR BAD?
I SEE A COUNTERFEIT. BOY! THAT'S SAD

IT TAKES OMNIPOTENCE TO READ EVERY MIND
AND TRAVEL THE WORLD AND BE ABLE TO FIND
ALL IN ONE NIGHT SO MUCH OF MANKIND
SANTA IS MOCKING THE HOLY GHOST

WE KNOW THAT JESUS MUST HAVE A LIST
TO BRING HIS REWARD AND NO ONE BE MISSED
SANTA IS A COUNTERFEIT, I INSIST

LIES DO RISE IN THE WORLD LIKE YEAST
AS THE WORLD WONDERS AFTER THE BEAST
THE SAME SYSTEM THAT DECLARES A SAINT
INTRODUCED SANTA WITH SPIRITUAL TAINT

SO MANY SAY JESUS IS WHY THEY CELEBRATE
BUT THE DEVIL IS THE ONE THEY DECIDED TO DATE
WHO BELIEVES THAT JESUS WOULD CONDONE WHAT MOST DO?
THOSE WHO ARE LEAD BY A DEMON CREW

YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE IN THE NAME OF FUN
ALL THAT JESUS SAID SHOULD NOT BE DONE
WHO WOULD CELEBRATE JESUS BY TAKING DRUGS
AND GETTING SLOPPY DRUNK FROM FERMENTED JUGS?

HOW CAN JESUS BE HONORED WITHOUT A SCRIPTURE BEING READ,
BUT PROMOTING EVIL, UP LIFTING SATAN INSTEAD?
OF SANTA AND JESUS, WHICH NAME IS HEARD THE MOST?
COULD THIS BE DIRECTED BY THE HOLY GHOST?

WHO GETS THE GLORY AT CHRISTMAS TIME?
SANTA REPLACED JESUS, A SPIRITUAL CRIME
BUT THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND
JESUS WAS ADDED TO CHRISTMAS BY MAN

SINCE WE SAY THAT JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THIS TIME
SHOULDN'T HE BE ELEVATED IN EVERYBODY'S MIND?
SHOULDN'T ALL OF THE MONEY BE SPENT FOR HIS CAUSE,
TO DRAW THE PEOPLE CLOSER TO HIM AND HIS LAWS?

IF JESUS GAVE A SPEECH, WHAT WOULD HE SAY
ABOUT THE WAY WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS TODAY?
WOULD HE BE HAPPY WITH THOSE ON EARTH
AND THE THINGS THEY DO TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTH?

WOULD IT MAKE HIM HAPPY OR FEEL PRETTY SAD
IF HE LOOKED AT EVERY CHRISTMAS ADD?
WELL, I'VE GOT NEWS FOR EVERY ADD THAT'S DONE
JESUS HAS SEEN EVERY SINGLE ONE

THE ONE THAT SAYS, BUY LIQUOR TODAY
THE ONE THAT'S SO SEXY IN EVERY WAY
THE ONES THAT SHOWS SANTA STEALING HIS GLORY
WHILE JESUS IS LEFT OUT OF THE WHOLE AD'S STORY

SAYING THAT JESUS IS THE MAN OF THE HOUR
WHILE SHOWING THAT SANTA HAS ALL OF THE POWER
MUST BE AN INSULT RIGHT AWAY
JESUS IS BEING USED TODAY

PEOPLE WHO REALLY COULDN'T CARE LESS
WILL USE THE NAME OF JESUS TO SELL A DRESS
IF THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS THING
PREPARING PEOPLE FOR HEAVEN IS THE THEME HE WOULD BRING

OBEDIENCE TO GOD WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST
NOTHING WOULD BE LEFT FOR SATAN TO TWIST
THE WAYS OF THE WORLD WOULD BE THROWN AWAY
THEN JESUS WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHRISTMAS DAY

I'VE HEARD THAT LOVE IS WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT
BUT HOW CAN THAT BE TRUE WHEN GOD IS LEFT OUT?
HOW OFTEN IS GOD'S NAME EVEN HEARD
GOD IS LOVE, BUT WHAT ABOUT HIS WORD?

FEEDING THE HUNGRY SHOULD BE EVERY DAY
AFTER THIS SEASON IS LOVE TAKEN AWAY?
IF LOVE IS THE REASON WE CELEBRATE EACH YEAR
WOULD WE PROMOTE THE DRINKING OF BEER?

IF THE LOVE OF GOD WAS THE ACTUAL THEME
WOULD SO MUCH SEX BE TAKEN TO THE EXTREME?
SO MANY ADDS ARE SEXY TO CATCH THE EYE
IS IT GOD'S WORD THEY ARE TRYING TO GET YOU TO BUY?

OH, WE PERFORM GOOD DEEDS. WE CLOTHE AND WE FEED
BUT IS IT GOD'S WORD WE'RE TELLING EVERYBODY TO READ?
IF IT'S TIME TO GIVE GIFTS TO THE OLD AND THE YOUTH
EVERY GIFT SHOULD BE LEADING TO THE FULL GOSPEL TRUTH

HOW CAN WE CLAIM GOD'S LOVE DEEP WITHIN
AND WATCH IN AMAZEMENT AS MEN COMMIT SIN?
KNOWING THAT THE ROAD IS LEADING TO HELL
WOULD THE LOVE OF GOD GIVE US SOMETHING TO TELL?

WHO IS REALLY BEHIND THE SPIRIT WE FEEL?
WHO WOULD TELL US TO LOVE IS TO STEAL?
GIFTS ARE STOLEN FROM CARS EVERY YEAR
HOW MANY BIBLES ARE STOLEN MY DEAR?

JUST LOOK AROUND IN EVERY STORE
HOW MUCH JESUS IS ON THE FLOOR?
COULD HE BE HAPPY WITH ALL THAT HE MIGHT SEE?
WHERE IS THE WORD THAT WOULD SET MEN FREE?

CHRIST IS NO MORE IN CHRISTMAS THAN IN HALLOWEEN
WE CAN PUT HIM ON A BROOM AND SAY HE SWEEPS OUR HEART CLEAN
WE CAN SAY WHATEVER WE WANT TO SAY
LIKE, "THE BROOM REPRESENTS OUR SINS BEING SWEPT AWAY"

JESUS AND PAGAN CAN NOT BE MIXED
AND ADDING GOD'S NAME IS NOT A FIX
GOD DOES NOTHING IN CONCERT WITH THE DEVIL
MIXING GOD IN IS SIN'S HIGHEST LEVEL
THAT SAME TRICK WORKED WELL ON EVE
MIXING TRUTH AND LIE MADE IT EASY TO DECEIVE

SO, WHO HAS INSPIRED THIS ATMOSPHERE?
I THINK THE ANSWER IS VERY CLEAR
IF GOD'S SPIRIT WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS THING
LEADING PEOPLE TO CHRIST IS WHAT EACH GIFT WOULD BRING

IF WE STUDIED GOD'S WORD AND TAUGHT HOW TO PRAY
JESUS WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHRISTMAS DAY
IF FROM THE BEGINNING THIS WAS THE THEME
CHRIST WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY AT THE WHOLE SCENE

BUT SINCE MAN CHOSE TO PUSH HIM OUT OF THE WAY
JESUS NEVER WAS OR WILL BE IN CHRISTMAS DAY