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71 pagan-carryover which precedes the birth of Christ by thousands of years, in honor of the ancient "yule" or sun-god. Write for my special issue of Prophecy Flash dealing with the subject of “Christmas -- Christian © or Pagan?" The Christmas ' ‘wreathe" is an emblem of the circular shape ar a i 2) ee wane Hb da Ne Le Nee te eee of the sun. of the sun. The ancient pagans observed the 25th of December in honor of the waning sun, looking forward to its revival in the following days. Even the Christmas tree comes from ancient pagan Germany and Egypt, where it was a symbol of pagan adoration and worship. Alexander Hislop's book The Two Babylons describes in detail the origins of this pagan, wicked holiday which appears so saintly and innocent on the surface. Surely Satan the devil wants us to become beguiled into observing this pagan practice, and he would just love for us to call it "Christian." By this devious machination he has deceived the entire world (Rev.12:9). Thus he has finessed the entire "Christian" world with his sleight of hand, stratagems, and dissimulation. He has masked the real truth about Christmas -- its evil pagan heart beat -- and concealed its truly diabolical nature, which leads to the spirit of desperation, despair, depression, loneliness, and even suicide. Any "Christian" or "psychic" who endorses "Christmas" or any of the world's pagan holidays is really serving the hidden designs and occultic purposes of Satans the devil! Thus the whole Western world embraces a fraud, a deceit, a clever contrivance, and has fallen into the trap of Satan the devil, the "god of this world" (II Cor.4:4). Instead of observing the true BIBLICAL HOLY DAYS, such as Passover, Pentecost, Rosh Hoshanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot -- the Feast of Tabernacles -- it observes a pagan-originated "Christmas," derived from the Roman Saturnalia, and a pagan “Easter,” the very name of which belongs to a German goddess of spring and fertility! Write for our article, "Which Days Should We Keep?" What does the Word of God say about our adopting and "baptising" pagan observances, and calling them "Christian"? Just because you call a "dog" a "cat" doesn't make it a cat! God says, "Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. When the Lord thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; TAKE HEED TO THYSELF THAT THOU NOT BE SNARED BY FOLLOWING THEN ... and that thou not inquire after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Thou shalt NOT do so unto the Lord thy God: for every abomination to the Lord, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods . . . What thing soever I command you, OBSERVE TO DO IT: THOU SHALT NOT ADD THERETO, NOR DIMINISH FROM IT" (Deut. 12:28-32). God never commanded or established a festival on December 25! This was a pagan celebration in honor of pagan gods! God says His people are NOT TO WORSHIP HIM AFTER THE MANNER OF THE PAGANS! He says He hates their customs! Even a minimum of serious research will show that the celebration of Christmas is a God never commanded or established a festival on December 25!