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Most Holidays of the world have their origins steeped in PAGANISM. What does that word mean to you?

Most tend to dismiss anything labeled as having “pagan” origins as being harmless and irrelevant in

today’s society. The mentality today is that the pagans were the Huns and the Vikings. However, if we

ponder the literal meaning of this word we can easily see that the concept of paganism thrives in our

highly educated modern culture as it did in those ancient times of ignorance.

The word “pagan”becomes a very relevant

term when you consider its definition: Paul prophetically warned of such a definitive

“pagan” society surfacing in the last days:

“ONE THAT HAS LITTLE OR NO RELIGION, “BUT KNOW THIS, THAT IN THE LAST DAYS PERILOUS
AND IS MORE DISTINCTLY MARKED BY A FRANK TIMES WILL COME: FOR MEN WILL BE
DELIGHT IN, AND UNINHIBITED IN,
THE SEEKING AFTER MATERIAL GOODS, LOVERS OF THEMSELVES, LOVERS OF MONEY…
SENSUAL PLEASURES OR SELF-INDULGENT HABITS… LOVERS OF PLEASURE RATHER THAN LOVERS OF GOD,
THE EARTHLY ACCEPTANCE OF LIFE AS PRACTICED
IN ALL OF ITS CUSTOMS AND RITUALS… HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS BUT DENYING ITS
PREFERENCE FOR A WELL-ORDERED DINNER POWER, AND FROM SUCH PEOPLE TURN AWAY!”
RATHER THAN A DISSERTATION ON THE
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL. 2 Tim. 3: 1-5
TO HOLD THE CONCEPT OF DEATH AND OBLIVION “BUT YOU MUST REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST DAYS
AS THE NATURAL END OF LIFE (AS EXPRESSED IN THE TIMES WILL BE FULL OF DANGER. MEN WILL
“EAT DRINK, AND BE MERRY, FOR TOMORROW
WE DIE”)… Webster BECOME UTTERLY SELF-CENTERED, GREEDY FOR
MONEY, FULL OF BIG WORDS…THEY WILL

BE…LOVING WHAT GIVES THEM PLEASURE INSTEAD
OF LOVING GOD. THEY WILL MAINTAIN A FACADE
OF “RELIGION” BUT THEIR LIFE DENIES ITS TRUTH.

KEEP CLEAR OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT.”
2 Tim. 3: 1-5 Phillips

Note the above warning of Paul, as well as Webster’s definition of paganism, which states the existence
of a minute religiosity among the pagans. That is why we find the birth of baby Jesus among all the major
pagan trappings of Christmas such as Santa Claus, mistletoe, elaborately decorated trees and gift-giving
galore! Also we find the worldly acknowledgment of a resurrected Jesus among the principal image of the
Easter Bunny, Easter eggs, etc. as best representing the spirit of Easter. If you don’t believe that is true, I
challenge you to walk into a commercial establishment that hangs out signs such as, “Your Easter
Headquarters”, and determine for yourself what is the major imagery commercial Easter contains.

To heed Paul’s warning to believers, “From such people turn away!” , or “Keep clear of people like that”

requires that we, the people whose major emphasis is the imagery of Jesus Christ as King of Kings and
Lord of Lords, must ABSTAIN from celebrating the world’s cherished pagan-based Holidays!

We have clear mandates to such separation:

““DDOO NNOOTT LLEEAARRNN TTHHEE WWAAYYSS OOFF TTHHEE Consider the context of ““CCOOMMEE OOUUTT FFRROOMM AAMMOONNGG TTHHEEMM
GGEENNTTIILLEESS……FFOORR TTHHEE CCUUSSTTOOMMSS these verses to see the AANNDD BBEE SSEEPPAARRAATTEE,, SSAAYYSS TTHHEE LLOORRDD..
OOFF TTHHEE PPEEOOPPLLEE AARREE FFUUTTIILLEE……”” DDOO NNOOTT TTOOUUCCHH WWHHAATT IISS UUNNCCLLEEAANN……””
JJeerr..1100::22--33 relevance of them
applied to 22CCoorr..66::1177
CONTEXT:
the Holidays: CONTEXT:

“DO NOT LEARN THE WAY OF THE “DO NOT BE UNEQUALLY YOKED TOGETHER WITH
GENTILES…FOR THE CUSTOMS OF THE UNBELIEVERS. FOR WHAT FELLOWSHIP HAS
PEOPLES ARE FUTILE. FOR ONE CUTS A TREE
FROM THE FOREST, THE WORK OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH LAWLESSNESS? AND WHAT
HANDS OF THE WORKMAN WITH THE AX. COMMUNION HAS LIGHT WITH DARKNESS? AND
THEY DECORATE IT WITH SILVER AND GOLD;
THEY FASTEN IT WITH NAILS AND HAMMERS WHAT ACCORD HAS CHRIST WITH BELIAL?
SO THAT IT WILL NOT TOPPLE. THEY ARE (a false pagan god) OR WHAT PART HAS A BELIEVER
UPRIGHT, LIKE A PALM TREE…” Jer. 10:1-4 WITH AN UNBELIEVER? AND WHAT AGREEMENT HAS

Note well the pagan origin of what has become the THE TEMPLE OF GOD WITH IDOLS?…
cherished Christmas tree! Such trees were THEREFORE, COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM AND
worshipped as a god! Should Christians practice this
“harmless” tradition? Has what God so clearly BE SEPARATE, SAYS THE LORD. DO NOT TOUCH
condemned previously now become an acceptable WHAT IS UNCLEAN…” 2 Cor. 6:14-17
practice for His people today?
Being “unequally yoked with unbelievers”
includes God’s people loving and practicing what
the world loves and practices, namely the idols of
Christmas and Easter as defined by a pagan-
loving world!

““BBUUTT TTHHEEYY MMIINNGGLLEEDD WWIITTHH TTHHEE GGEENNTTIILLEESS AANNDD LLEEAARRNNEEDD TTHHEEIIRR WWOORRKKSS;;
TTHHEEYY SSEERRVVEEDD TTHHEEIIRR IIDDOOLLSS,, WWHHIICCHH BBEECCAAMMEE AA SSNNAARREE TTOO TTHHEEMM..”” PPssaalmlm110066::3355--3366