Quote from an article by David J. Meyer: “If you are an honest, sincere and discerning Christian, please read on; if not, you might as well stop right here. The World Book Encyclopedia defines “Christmas” as follows: “The word Christmas comes from “Cristes Maesse”, an early English phrase that means “Mass of Christ.” (1) It…
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Io Saturnalia!
What is wrong with us? Why are we so fanatical? Why don’t we celebrate Christmas? Why do we not see the whole pagan history as some crazy myth? Years ago while researching the roots of Christmas, we stumbled across the following poem. It deeply affected us because we wanted no part in keeping alive a pagan god’s festival. The Spirit of Elohim convicted us of any further participation in the holiday and the season. To those who would scoff, the very next year we received our first Saturnalia card.
The Spirit of Christmas
The ‘spirit’ behind Christmas has actually deceived the masses while perpetuating a false god worship that began in Mesopotamia with the god, Marduk. It progressed through early Europe and the Celts with the Yuletide and Scandinavia with “the Prodigal Sun.” As centuries passed, Persians celebrated it centered on the god Mithra, and eventually in Rome, it was commemorated as Saturn’s day or the Saturnalia.
Golden Calf of Saturnalia
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