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72 Also, God commands, "Learn NOT the way of the heathen . For the customs of the people are VAIN . . ." (Jer.10:2-3). He then goes on to describe the popular custom of cutting down an evergreen tree from the forest, taking it home, decorating it, setting it up so it cannot move, and "worshiping" it. Remind you of something familiar? Rather, God commands His people to observe His annual holy days forever (see Exodus 12:14-16; all of Leviticus 23). He commands us NOT to ADD TO HIS LAWS, including His FESTIVALS, such pagan contrivances as Christmas, Easter (named after the goddess Astarte, Ishtar, or "Easter"), nor to diminish from or cease from celebrating His Festivals! But all modern so-called "Christianity" has done both -- they have embraced pagan customs, calling them "Christian," and they have ignored totally the Festivals commanded by meat God! Further, God commands all His people, "Now therefore hearken, 0 Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you. MAND YOU, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH OUGHT FROM IT, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you" (Deut.4:1-2). We are to diligently obey the commandments of God. We are not to add to them, or to subtract from them. We are not to add pagan celebrations such as Christmas or Easter, and subtract God's own holy festivals, such as Passover, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement or Moi te LL AN These pagan festivals were inaugurated and taught to the pagans by their gods -- their national demons -- ages ago. They are the worship of demons! No wonder, then, that "Christian" demons encourage their worship and observance, today! The demon "guide" speaking to Ruth Montgomery was merely encouraging her to teach people to remain in their pagan ways of worship, yet calling it "Christian." God calls this way of worship an abomination to Him! It is an affront to His holiness. It is pagan sacrilege! God says of such "clairvoyants," who claim to receive messages from Him, "A man also or a woman that hath a FAMILIAR SPIRIT, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them" (Lev.20:27). God says, further, in dealing with such people, "If there arise among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (their customs and practices), "YE SHALL NOT ADD UNTO THE WORD WHICH I COM- subtract from them. Tabernacles (Lev.23). Beware of Deceiving Psychic Messengers