Today, December 25th millions of people around the world are going to be celebrating Christmas.  So many times we hear phrases like, “Jesus is the reason for the season” or “Let’s not forget the true spirit of Christmas” .  However, as we look throughout World History it is abundantly clear that Christmas is not  a Christian celebration at all, rather a Pagan tradition of man carried down through the centuries originating way before the birth of Christ.

Although in US Christmas is a day seen as cheery fun , we hardly ever stop to ask ourselves why is it that we do the things we do.  For instance why do we give gifts especially focusing on children? Why do we put up a Christmas Tree? Say Yule Tide Greetings? Etc

As we look into history even a thousand years before Christ,  we can see that most Pagan civilizations at some sort of year end Late December celebration.  This is a time known as the Winter Solstice, where the days of the year are at their shortest. And being that most Pagan civilizations worship the Sun, it is seen as a time where the Sun is in its infancy. i.e. The Sun is given birth at this time of the year. In fact when we look around the world at this time almost every civilization had a name for the god of the sun ( Tammuz, Baal, Adonis, Mithra, Quetzalcatl, Kukulcan) and all considered the Winter Solstice a time to celebrate the birth of this god.

In the Norse countries, the winter celebration of Yule was kept.  Men would drag the largest log they could find and burn it for twelve days i.e. The Twelve Days of Christmas.  During this time drunken revelry would take place, orgies, animal and human sacrifices, etc.  They would also drag an evergreen into their lodgings, because they considered it to have mystical power being that it was able to survive the harsh Winter.

At the same time in the Roman civilization we find the festival of Saturnalia being kept.  This was a month long celebration, where as usual we find everything that is to be expected from a Pagan festival; debauchery, human sacrifices; public orgies. In the month of Saturnalia, they would keep a festival known as Juvenalia, where gifts were given to children, also involving them in the debauchery.  The upper class of Rome at this time worshiped Mithra the Sun god. His birthday was December 25th, it was seen as the holiest day of the year.

The god whose birth we find on December 25th is NOT the Son of God, it is the Sun God.  In Fact it is not mentioned once the exact date if Christ’s birth, because it is insignificant.  What is important, and what fulfills biblical prophecy is that Christ starts his ministry at age 30.  When he was born has no bearing as a Christian  celebration.  In fact when we look at the sixty years after Christ’s crucifixion, we can find no mention in the bible of the Apostle’s celebrating the day Christ was born, let alone on the 25th of December.

In fact when we look at the Christmas celebration of the Dark Ages throughout Europe, although it held the title of Christ’s Mass (or Christ’s Death) we can find that nothing Christian took place, it was more reminiscent of Mardi Gras. The drunkeness,  ludeness, and violence that took place on the 25th of december was so bad that in 1652 in England Christ’s Mass was outlawed.  However the public’s demand for it’s drunken revelry on the 25th brought it back just four years later in 1656.

The Pagan celebration had its roots in the people long before Christ was born into this world, and the people did not want to give up their revelry.  So in the 4th century where The RCC had its origins instead of outlawing the festival, a Christian stamp was placed on top of it, almost like making the rules up as you go along, rather than following God’s teaching.

Clearly Christmas is a tradition of man, NOT of Christ. The Bible talks very plainly on this matter, Math 15:7 ” You Hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:   ‘ These people honor me with their lips , but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.”

The reality is that God Almighty always had appointed times for us to celebrate, and there origins can not be found rooted in Paganism (something God already declared a long time ago detestable in his eyes). They are the Feasts of God the true teachings of God that can be found in the bible.

When Apostle Paul was testifying Christ to the Jews he showed that no longer do we come to Mount Sinai, under Moses’ Law (Heb 12:18-21) But he declared, Heb 12:22 “But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly…”  Then when Apostle Paul was testifying Christ he said we know come up to Mount Zion.

But then this begs the question how do I know I am at Zion?  Just because a place calls itself  Zion, does it mean that it is truly the city of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem. Or that just because mere men, name a place Zion, it is truly the Mount Zion in the bible, where thousands upon thousands of angel are found in joyful assembly.  The only way to know for sure what Zion is and where it can be found is through the bible.

Is 33:20 “Look upon Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem…” Then Zion is the city of God’s Festivals, where Jerusalem can be found.

Then what are God’s festivals; when we look in the bible to understand what God’s festivals are, Christmas can not be found.  Then lets see according to the bible, what are God’s festivals.

Lev 23: 1-2 ” .. The Lord said to Moses, ‘These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts of the Lord,…..”

1.  The Sabbath v. 3   5. Feast of Trumpets v. 23-25

2. Passover Unleavened Bread v. 4-8                                6. Day of Atonement v. 26-32

3. Firstfruits v. 9-14                                                                   7. Feast of Tabernacles v. 33-36

4. Feast of weeks v. 15-22

These are the feasts of God, found in the scripture, not made up by man.  Jesus Christ made a New Covenant (Lk 22: 20) and so fulfilled all of these feasts.  When we look at the New Testament there is fulfillment for all of these seven Feasts starting with the Sabbath and the Passover.  Though God Almighty commanded that these Feasts are to be kept, they were systematically abolished starting with the Sabbath and Passover.  Eventually, all the Feasts of God were abolished,  resulting in Pagan Festivals like Christmas being observed rather than obeying God and keeping the appointed Feasts.

All Glory, Thanks, Honor, and Praise to Our Heavenly Father Christ Ahnsahnghong who fulfilled bible prophecy and once again established the Feasts of God  restoring Mount Zion!