The Birth Of Jesus Christ

28 Monday Sep 2015

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Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Most Christians, and even non Christians have been taught that Christmas time, December 25th is the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This teaching will help break down scripture and document the true date of Christ’s birth. It will also point out to you where the date of December 25th came from, and how this date is also significant. Why is December 25th significant still? Because it is actually the conception date of Jesus Christ.

One thing that let’s us know that Christ was not born on December 25th is that there were shepherd’s in the field still at the time of His birth. Shepherd’s do not have their flocks out in the middle of winter. Having that said let’s document that December the 25th was Christ’s conception. We are going to start in Luke with Zacharias. For those who don’t remember, Zacharias was a priest who had a course twice a year to work in the temple. This is where you must start and learn when the course he served was. It was the course of Abia.

1 Chronicles 24:10 “The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,”

The dates of this course are June 13th-19th on our calendar. With that being said, let’s look at the 1st chapter of Luke.

Luke 1:5 “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.“

Zacharias was a Levitical priest, and in order to be married to a Levitical priest, a woman must be a full blood Levite as well. Elisabeth was the daughter of a Levitical priest of the lineage of Aaron, and married this priest Zacharias.

Luke 1:6 “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.“

This is why God would use them to bring about the message that would show the dates regarding the birth of the coming Messiah, and His true genealogy. Both Zacharias and Elisabeth met all the legal requirements of the priesthood and kept all the commandments and Levitical laws.

Luke 1:7 “And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.“

Elisabeth was past the age of child bearing at this time. Becoming pregnant with John the Baptist later in this chapter is a key event, and an absolute miracle from our heavenly Father.

Luke 1:8-10 “And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.“

So these verses are letting you know where Zacharias was, and what he was doing during the time that his vision will take place. He was faithfully executing his duties as priest. At the time, this was a very sacred event. The people who were waiting outside the temple were there to see the smoke from the incense which was symbolic of the repentance of sins and indication that their prayers had been heard by our heavenly Father.

Luke 1:11-17 “ And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

This angel, Gabriel, as we will find out in a few more verses is a messenger of God, and is here to tell Zacharias that Elisabeth will bear a son named John. The name John in Hebrew means, “Yah’s Gift” which is exactly what John will be, seeing as Elisabeth and Zacharias are both past child bearing years. He will be a great prophet, and will lead many to the Lord. He is a forerunner to Christ, and as you see in verse 15 he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb. Very important considering most teach nowadays that a baby is not even a human being until it’s physically born, which is why abortion is being promoted. We will touch on this a little more later.

Luke 1:18-22 “And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.“

Zacharias questioned the angel Gabriel, and wanted a sign that these things would take place. Zacharias was shocked by this news, even though the message was coming directly from God. He lacked faith, and doubted the words of Gabriel because he knew that him and Elisabeth were stricken in years. Gabriel was not very happy with the response from Zacharias, so he would give him a sign alright. Zacharias would now be unable to speak until the birth of his son, John. This would be very difficult for Zacharias seeing as his very profession as a priest required him to speak.

Luke 1:23 “And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.“

Zacharias had 2 courses that he had to complete each year. That is why we have documented proof of the dates and how we can come to the conclusion that Christ’s conception date is December 25th. The first course that Zacharias had was from December 6th-12th on our calendar. His second course as we stated above was from June 13th-19th. Remember that Father foretells us all things (Mark 13:23), and these dates have been here all along for those who take the time to study His word on a deeper level. He wants us to study His word to show ourselves approved. Going to church one day a week watching a man in the pulpit touch on a few verses is not enough. That is why so many people are misled and don’t know the true day of Christ’s birth. Below is a very detailed outline on the course of Abia:

http://www.biblestudysite.com/179.htm

So, in this verse we see that Zacharias has completed his second course which would have ended at sunset on a Friday. That would make this the sabbath, therefore he would not be able to travel back home that night. He would then make the trip home on the following day and it would take a few days for him to travel back home from Jerusalem.

Luke 1:24 “And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,“

So we know it took a few days for Zacharias to travel back home, so this would bring Elisabeth’s conception day to be on or around the 24th of June. Once she conceived she would go into seclusion for 5 months, thus bringing us to the date of November 24th.

Luke 1:25 “Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.“

It was considered a reproach when a woman could not conceive a child. Zacharias and Elisabeth had been praying for a child for many years, and Father had answered their prayers. Father always has a perfect time for everything, and His plans are better than our own. Just as John’s name states, he is a gift from God, and has an amazing destiny!

Luke 1:26 “And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,“

So this will now put us at December 24th as it is 6 months from the conception of John. Remember that the Israelite days starts at sundown the day prior rather than midnight, and run to sundown the next day. Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth, of Galilee to the house of Mary. This visit was to inform Mary that she had been selected, special, a virgin to conceive and bear the coming Messiah. So it would be on December 25th (sundown of the 24th) that the Spirit would come and dwell with mankind. Our Lord Jesus Christ would be conceived!!!!

Luke 1:27-33 “To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”

These verses are prophecy being fulfilled. God’s word foretold this event in the verse we used to start this very teaching, Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Immanuel meaning “God with us” which is precisely what is taking place at the moment of His conception. God came to dwell with mankind at that very moment!

Gabriel tells Mary that His name will be Jesus meaning “YHVH’s Salvation.” Can you imagine how Mary must be feeling? Gabriel is telling this young girl that God chose her to give birth to the Savior of the world!!! Her son would be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords since he would be from the line of Judah and Levi.

Luke 1:34-38 “Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.”

It’s important to know that Mary was not doubting Gabriel as Zacharias did when he approached him about Elisabeth conceiving. Mary is simply confused as to how this would take place being that she is young and has never known a man. Gabriel explains to her that God’s Holy Spirit will come upon her, and she will conceive. With God ALL things are possible, and he points this out to her by also telling her that her cousin Elisabeth who was barren has also conceived a child and is 6 months pregnant. Mary shows that she has full faith in the Lord, and wants the will of our Father. She is more than willing to be used by our heavenly Father according to His purpose.

Luke 1:39-41 “And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:”

This very same day that Gabriel came to her, she went to go see her cousin Elisabeth. She greeted her cousin, and in that same instant, John, lept in Elisabeth’s womb and was filled with the Holy Spirit! This is a very important verse, especially concerning when a person is considered an actual human being. This shows at conception the spirit and soul of a person enter the baby! Many who are supportive of abortion and think that a baby is not a human being if it’s still in the womb have their proof now. Life begins at conception, period!

Luke 1:42-50 “And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.“

Elisabeth is excited because she knows that her Savior and Messiah is coming as was foretold in the old testament. Both Mary and Elisabeth knew of these prophecies and feel so very blessed that they were chosen to be part of these things. Elisabeth tells Mary that she is blessed for believing what Gabriel has told her, and that they will see all that he said come to pass. God specifically chose Mary, and knew she would have the faith to believe and would do His will. Mary loved the Lord, and rejoiced at this wonderful news! Satan, from the very beginning tried to ruin the perfect bloodline of Christ when he beguiled Eve in the garden. Father protected it, and everything he said is now coming to pass. This protection was to keep Satan from interfering with God’s plan of salvation. Christ came so that no man would perish. He didn’t just come for those living in His time and after, but for the souls that passed before He was even born. He wants every last one of us to know Him and come to repentance. That is true mercy and love. There is no greater love than that. Even after all we have done, he still wants us and loves us. How can we prove that? Look at 1 Peter chapter 3:

1 Peter 3: 18-19 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”

So we established the date of Christ’s conception, December 25th. That brings his birth date 9 months later being the 15th of Tisri which is September 29th on our calendar. That is, the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles. (Remembering that according to the calendar the Israelite’s kept that would begin September 28th at sunset.)

The Conception of John
23rd Sivan = June 23-24
The Birth of John
7th Nisan = March 28-29
The Miraculous “Begetting”
1st Tebeth = December 25th
THE NATIVITY
15th Tisri = September 29th

So why don’t more people know this since scripture points it out so clearly? Well, that’s because Satan’s children, the Kenite’s, have infiltrated our churches, and have set up the four hidden dynasties to deceive many so that the whole world would worship the false Christ (Satan) when he returns at the 6th trump! The Kenite’s have used the educational and religious dynasties to school ministers with their father’s (Satan’s) doctrine instead of the true word of God! Remember their goal is to deceive the WHOLE WORLD! They want to keep people caught up in the traditions of men. Most people are so worried about getting their houses decorated and buying gifts to the point where they put a strain on their family and their bank account. They have made this the focus instead of Christ. They also don’t take the time to get into God’s word on their own. Father reveals His truth to those He knows take the time to truly study. He wants our love, and we show Him that we love Him when we spend personal time with Him in His word.

I pray that this teaching opens the eyes and ears of those who are meant to see and hear God’s beautiful truth. These teachings are not meant to replace your time in God’s word. It’s important to always study God’s word on your own. Put your trust in no man, only in the Father!

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!!!

Flood Of The End Times Part 1

29 Monday Jun 2015

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Due to the length and detail of this study, it will be in 2 parts:

Genesis 9:11-15 KJV

¹¹And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

¹²And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

¹³I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

¹⁴And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

¹⁵And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

If you’ve turned on the news at all in the past few months you may have seen quite a bit of news pertaining to floods here in the U.S. Floods happen worldwide each year, and they have for thousands of years, but God promised He would never destroy the Earth with water again (Genesis 9:11-15). As devastating as these floods are, and as deadly as some may be, there is a bigger flood that is coming in the end times, and it will cause death to the spiritual body for those that get taken in it.

As we know in the bible there were two major floods. The katabole (Genesis 1:2, Jeremiah 4) and Noah’s flood (Genesis 5:32-10:1). We will be doing a deeper study on the katabole at a later date, but today were mainly going to focus on Noah’s flood because it relates to the flood of the end times.

Matthew 24:37-39 KJV

³⁷But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

³⁸For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

³⁹And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

There were many evil things going on in Noah’s time, Genesis 6, and Jude 1 tell you exactly what was taking place, and why God told Noah to build an ark. The fallen angels came down to mate with daughters of men which is where the giants (nephilim/geber) came from.

Genesis 6:2-4 KJV

²That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

³And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

⁴There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Jude 1:4-6 KJV

⁴For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

⁶And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

God was angered that this took place in the same way he was angered about the sin going on in Sodom and Gomorrah, and it is also compared to the flood of Noah and what will be taking place in the end times.

Luke 17:28-30 KJV

²⁸Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

²⁹But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

³⁰Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

So the earth in the days of Noah was full of people who rejected God and walked after their own flesh and served their own interests. And the earth was full of violence. And what about during Lot’s day in Sodom? God’s Word says that the people of Sodom had given themselves over to sexual fornication and ‘strange flesh’, which is homosexuality. So Jesus is saying that the world in the end times would ‘mirror’ what it was like in the days of Noah and Lot. Do we have a world like that today? Absolutely!

Not only do we live in a world full of violence and sexual immorality, including homosexuality. These things have become the ‘norm’ with violence and sexual immorality being turned into ENTERTAINMENT!!!

Things were so bad back in Noah’s day that God even repented of making mankind on earth. We cannot imagine the anguish of our loving Heavenly Father when He looked down upon the earth and saw no one (except Noah & his family) living a Godly life, and I would imagine His heart is saddened by what is going on in the world today.

Genesis 6:5-6 KJV

⁵And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

⁶And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

So now that we have established why there was a flood in Noah’s time, let’s move on to the flood that will take place in the end times, the very times we are living in right now. The flood of the end times is not a physical flood, but a spiritual flood. We are building up to this flood right now with all the false doctrine that is being preached in churches today. The flood of the end times is a flood of lies, the lies Satan (the antichrist, the son of perdition) will use to get the whole world to whore after him.

Revelation 12:9 KJV

⁹And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Why will the whole world be deceived? Because Satan (antichrist) will be here on earth pretending that he is God.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 KJV

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

²That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

³Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

⁴Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Satan will be here at the 6th trump with his fallen angels, and he will deceive the whole world into believing that he is Christ. The only ones who won’t fall for his flood of lies are God’s elect, those who know the false Christ comes first. They know the true Christ does not return until the 7th trump.

1 Corinthians 15:50-52 KJV

⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

⁵¹Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

⁵²In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Did you notice what it said in verse 52? It said at the LAST trump, the furthest one out, that is the 7th trump. Christ will return at the 7th trump. Satan comes at the 6th trump. Most churches today teach that Christ comes first to “rapture” Christians out of here, but that is part of the flood of lies that Satan wants everyone believing. That is why the whole world will be deceived. They are looking for Christ to come first instead of Satan, and it does not say that anywhere in God’s word. So what will happen when Christ returns at the 7th trump? We will all be changed into our incorruptible bodies, that is our spiritual bodies. We have 2 bodies, the flesh body, and the spirit body. When we put on the incorruptible, we are no longer in our flesh body.

1 Corinthians 15:40 KJV

⁴⁰There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

The celestial body is your spiritual body, and the terrestrial body is your flesh body. Paul is telling you in this verse that within what you call “self”, you have two bodies, an earthly body that will die off and return to the elements that it is made of, and a heavenly body or soul that at the death of the earthly body returns to the heavenly realm or dimension that it came from. Each of the bodies have their own glory or dignity and honor.

Jesus tells his disciples in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 exactly what to expect before His return.

Matthew 24:1-2

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

²And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

The disciples were pointing out how magnificent the buildings were, and Jesus is letting them know that when He returns, there won’t be one stone left standing there. All these stones, every last one of them will be turned to dust! God tells us in Zechariah 14 exactly what this will be like on the day the our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ returns.

Matthew 24:3-5

³And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

⁵For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

The disciples are asking Jesus what to expect before Christ returns, what signs to watch for so they know when His return is near. The first thing Christ warns them of is that there will be people who come along and try to deceive followers of Christ. Satan was a scripture lawyer, and knew scripture very well, but he would always twist it just a little at the end trying to deceive. There are many pastors and preachers doing this very same thing today by teaching false doctrine, part of the flood of lies in the end time. Very rarely will you find a church that teaches the true word of God chapter by chapter, verse by verse. In this chapter Jesus will be laying out for you the 7 events/7 seals that we all need to be watching for. So what can you do to keep yourself from being deceived? You need to get into the word yourself, trust in no man. There is no way to know what the word really says or means unless you get into the word of God on your own. Make sure you are also looking in the Strong’s Concordance so you can look up the original Greek and Hebrew to help you understand God’s word better.

Matthew 24:6-8

⁶And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

⁷For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

⁸All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Throughout history there have been many wars, but the last 100 years there have been wars literally all over the world. Now with new technology you don’t even have to send troops to a country to attack. It can be done at the push of a button. There have also been rumors of wars, lies about things that never happened, and false flag events created to stir up the people. There have been more earthquakes and disease than there ever was before. The word sorrows here means birth pangs. The word is used only here and in Mark 8, and marks the beginning of the travail of childbirth. The number in Strong’s Dictionary is 5604, and this is important, because it reflects the intervals between the events of the signs of the end times. It’s just like a woman in labor. The closer she gets to delivering the child, the closer together the labor pains or contractions get. The closer we get to Christ’s return, the closer together the events that take place before His return happen.

Matthew 24:9-14

⁹Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

¹⁰And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

¹¹And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

¹²And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

¹⁴And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Because you will know that the Antichrist, Satan, is not Christ, and you will be siding with God, and the two witnesses, your family, friends, ect. will deliver you up to death. Death is one of Satan’s names (Hebrews 2:14) and you will be delivered up to him to be a testimony for Christ (Mark 13:9). They won’t be killing anyone at this time. You wouldn’t be able to speak against Satan and for Christ if you are killed. You will be browbeaten at this time because everyone in the world is deceived into believing that Satan is Christ, and they hate you because you speak against him. Satan also won’t be killing anyone because he is trying to be like Christ. No one would believe he is Christ if he was going around slaying people.

Luke 21:12-18

¹²But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

¹³And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

¹⁴Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

¹⁵For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

¹⁶And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

¹⁷And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

¹⁸But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

Notice what it said in Luke 21:18….”But there shall not an hair of your head perish.” God always protects His own. This is the destiny of God’s elect. During this time that they are delivered up, the Holy Spirit will speak through them. This is when the TRUE word of God will be spoken. Most churches today are teaching traditions of men that make void the word of God. They teach you that you don’t need to know the book of revelation because you will be flying out of here in the “rapture.” They don’t tell you what actually happened in the garden of Eden. They just let everyone believe that Eve ate an apple and that was the sin. They celebrate and teach pagan holidays instead of God’s Holy days. The preachers teaching these things are false prophets. Many think that through satellites and internet that the word has been preached all over the world, but it hasn’t because it has not been the true word of God. When the Saints are delivered up and the Holy Spirit speaks through them like it spoke through the apostles on Pentecost, everyone in every nation will understand what they say in their own language down to the very dialect. This is when they will know the TRUE word of God. Even the gainsayers will believe.

Matthew 24:15-18

¹⁵When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

¹⁶Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

¹⁷Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

¹⁸Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

Verse 15 is speaking about Daniel 9:27. The “abomination” is when Satan stands in Jerusalem, and proclaims that he is God, and the world believes it.

Daniel 9:27

²⁷And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

The “desolation” is an incorrect translation into the English, which should read “desolator”, and Satan is the desolator that will make the claim that he is God, the true Christ. “Desolation” is a condition, in the Hebrew manuscripts it is written, “On the wings of the desolator,” this is not a condition, but a entity, a person. It is through this individual, Satan that the abomination shall come from. It is the desolator, Satan that shall cause all but the sealed of God, to become desolate, or deceived.

Jesus then tells the disciples that when Satan, the Antichrist is here that you should flee to the mountains. Satan only has a short time here, and Jesus lets them know that when Satan is here pretending to be Christ that you won’t have to worry about packing anything or taking anything with you.

Matthew 24:19-22

¹⁹And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

²⁰But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

²¹For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

²²And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

It’s not talking about those who actually have children or are nursing children during Satan’s reign as Antichrist in verse 19. This woe is for those who are spiritually in bed with Satan, that is, they are no longer spiritual virgins for Christ because they are whoring after Antichrist and nursing along his works. They have left their first husband (Christ) and they are worshiping Satan because they believe him to be Christ.

Praying that your flight is not in the winter means that you don’t want to be harvested in the winter, or out of season. It is important for you to know the season that Christ will return. No one knows the day or the hour, but we should all know the season which is why Jesus gave us these signs to look for.

There are 2 tribulations, and this one that is spoken of is the tribulation of Satan, the one who will deceive the whole world, and it will be a great tribulation! The book of Joel tells us what will take place during this tribulation. This tribulation of Satan has been shortened for the sake of the elect, and we know by reading Revelation 9:5 & 9:10 that this time was shortened to a 5 month period.

Revelation 9:5

⁵And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

Revelation 9:10

¹⁰And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

This also relates to the flood in Noah’s time as it was 5 months as well:

Genesis 8:3

³And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

Matthew 24:24-28

²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

²⁵Behold, I have told you before.

²⁶Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

²⁷For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

²⁸For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Satan is a supernatural being, and because of this he will be able to perform miracles. This is how he will be able to deceive so many.

Revelation 13:13

¹³And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

Because everyone will be deceived and believe he is Christ, they will be saying, “he is here.” We pointed out earlier in this teaching what will happen when Christ returns at the last trump. You will be in your spiritual body, so as long as you are in your flesh body still, know that the true Christ has not returned. When Christ truly returns, EVERYONE will know it, and it will happen very quickly just like a strike of lightening.

Eagles in verse 28 should actually be translated to vultures, and what do vultures do? They are scavengers, they prey on the dead. This verse is speaking of those that are spiritually dead, and these vultures, Satan’s vultures will be feeding on the spiritually dead.

…To be continued

Christian Persecution Around The World Including America

03 Wednesday Jun 2015

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Posted a new video on our Youtube channel today on Christian persecution. It is a very eye opening look at Christian persecution around the world, including the United States. There are things in this video you won’t hear in the mainstream media. Please watch and share to get the word out!

Matthew 10:22 (KJV) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

John 15:21 (KJV) But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

Matthew 5:11 (KJV) Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Always remember, we are not to be fearful of these things. When Satan is here as antichrist, he will not be slaying anyone. He will bring peace, and offer you whatever you want. There will be a chicken in every pot. His job as antichrist is to fool the whole world so that they believe he is Christ. Unfortunately, most will believe this, and therefore will follow him. (revelation 12:9) We know that there are many being killed in this flesh right now simply because they are Christians. When Satan is here to rule and reign as antichrist, you will be browbeaten and persecuted because you know that he is not Christ. Satan comes at the 6th trump, but the true Christ will not be here until the 7th trump. Satan=666 Christ=777 Those who know that it is Satan here pretending to be Christ will be delivered up to death (one of Satan’s names) and will testify for Christ against Satan and will be persecuted. Those who will be delivered up have no reason to be afraid, this is their destiny and purpose!
Luke 21:12-15 (KJV)
12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

Volcano in Chile…Watchmen Watch!

24 Friday Apr 2015

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“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.” – Ezekiel 3:17 KJV

Volcanoes are often triggered or accompanied by earthquakes, which are directly mentioned in Bible prophecy. Jesus Christ included earthquakes when He was speaking to His disciples in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 concerning things that were to happen prior to His second advent.

Matthew 24:7-8, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.”

Mark 13:8, “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.”

Luke 21:11, “And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.”

The word sorrows means labor pains (Strong’s G5604). As you know, the closer you get to delivering a baby, the closer together the labor pains get. The same thing applies to the end times. The closer we get to the return of Christ, the closer together the signs of His coming are.

Paul also speaks of this in 1 Thessalonians 5 when speaking about the return of Christ:

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”

As watchmen, when Christ returns, He won’t be coming like a thief. That’s because those with eyes to see and ears to hear know that the false christ, Satan, comes first at the 6th trump, 6th seal, and 6th vial (666). Christ does not return until the last trump, or the 7th trump. 1 Corinthians 15:52, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Most will be worshiping Satan when he is here at the 6th trump which is why it will be like a thief coming in the night when Christ returns at the 7th. A true watchmen will see these signs that are happening around the world right now such as the earthquakes, volcanoes, “false” wars, ect. and know that these things are warnings from God. Over the past few decades there have been more and more earthquakes and other signs taking place in the world showing that those labor pains are getting closer together. God has foretold us all things (Mark 13:23), and therefore we know by studying His word, and watching the signs in the earth the season of the return of Christ. That’s why it is important that you study His word DAILY and watch for these signs.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. -Proverbs 8:34 KJV

Fishers Of Men

13 Monday Apr 2015

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In Matthew 4:19 Jesus tells Peter and Andrew who are fishermen to come follow Him, and He will make them fishers of men. He continues in this chapter by asking James and John to follow Him. He begins going out teaching in the synagogues, and healing many. He is showing His apostles what their job will be, and what it is that we should be doing today, leading people to the true word of God. Satan is also a fisher of men, and his nets are full! Satan is working in the churches today through preachers who are bottle feeding their flock with lies and false doctrine. Many times while Jesus is teaching His apostles, He warns them about the false teachers who are here to lead people astray. Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” In Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21, Jesus’ apostles ask Him what shall be the signs of His coming, and signs that we are getting closer to the end of this flesh age. What is Christ’s response? Matthew 24:4-5, “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:11, ” And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.” He states the same thing in Luke 21 and Mark 13 as well. Christ also warns in Matthew 16, Mark 8, and Luke 12 by telling His disciples to beware the leaven of the Pharisees. Matthew 16:6-12, “Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.” Christ is telling them to beware of the false doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Who are these Pharisees and Sadducees? These are those who would end up having Christ crucified. They are the Jews who lie in Revelation 2:9, “I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.” They are also spoken of in Revelation 3:9, “Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.” These “Jews” are not our brother Judah, but are disguising themselves to be of the tribe of Judah. We will be doing a deeper study on this at a later date.
Paul has also warned of the false prophets that come along. There whole purpose is to twist the word of God, spread false doctrine, and to get people caught up in the traditions of men rather than the word of God. What did Paul say about these false prophets that are still doing their work in the pulpits today? Acts 20:29-30, “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.” Paul speaks of this again in Galatians 1 because there were already false preachers that were perverting the words of Christ to cause people to turn away from what Christ taught. Galatians 1:7-9, “Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” Paul also teaches in this chapter that we are not to worry about pleasing man, but we are to please God! When you take part in the traditions of men, and the false doctrines being taught in the pulpit, you make void the word of God, Mark 7:7-8, “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.” Mark 7:13, ” Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.”
There are many more scriptures that we could use to teach on the false teachers and false doctrine, but now we will go into what our job is. God wants us to warn people about the false teachings these false preachers are teaching in the pulpit today such as: the rapture doctrine, speaking in a babbling tongue, pagan holiday’s, Adam & Eve eating an apple, ect. It is our job, just like it was the apostles job to be fishers of men! To pull people out of these false doctrines and lead them to the truth. Jesus told us that we are to spread His truth, and that we would be able to do even greater things than He. John 14:12, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” Jesus tells His disciples in Mark 16:15, “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” If God has opened your eyes and ears to His true word, then you need to be spreading it so you warn the people. This is a VERY important job, and Ezekiel 33 is a great chapter that shows this, Ezekiel 33:1-9, “Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.” Now you can see how important it is to God that we tell people the truth. They might not be willing to receive it, but at least you planted the seed, God will allow it to grow in His own time. Remember, Satan does his best work in the pulpit, not out in a bar or back alley somewhere. His main job is to mislead people and turn them from the true word of God, and it’s our job to expose it!

The Passover

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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The youngest of the four carpenters who is only 8 years old teaches on the Passover.

The Truth About Easter

03 Friday Apr 2015

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Is Easter an innocent little holiday, or is there more to it? Is it the day Christ was resurrected? Should we as Christians be celebrating this day? Well let’s start with Colossians 2:8 and see what it says, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Most Christians think the whole purpose of Easter is because of the death and resurrection of Christ, however Easter was around for thousands of years before Christ ever walked this Earth. It is a pagan holiday, and it started back with Nimrod. Nimrod is a descendent of Noah’s son Ham, and was a builder of cities (Study Genesis chapter 10). Some of those cities included: Ninevah, Babel, Asshur (Assyria), and Calah, all of which were known for their evil, perverse acts. Nimrod’s wife Semiramis, who was also called Ishtar, Ostara, Isis, or the Queen of heaven is where we get the word Easter from.

When her husband Nimrod died, she deified him, and called him the sun god. You can do a search of different cultures throughout history and find reference to him, usually called Baal, Molech, Satarn, Osiris, etc. Ishtar claimed to have a miraculous conception from the rays of the son, her husband, the sun god, and she gave birth to Tammuz. Being that Ishtar was the wife of the sun god, she was called the moon goddess, or goddess of fertility. Her son Tammuz was a mighty hunter just like his father Nimrod, but at 40 years of age, he was killed by a wild boar. To honor his death, Ishtar required her followers to weep and mourn for him 40 days each year, and to eat a pig as revenge for the wild boar that killed her son. These 40 days would start at the spring equinox each year. This is where Catholics get their 40 days of lent from. It is also where the tradition of the “Easter ham” came from. What does God think about these practices? He speaks very clearly against it in Jeremiah 44. He even mentions Ishtar, the Queen of Heaven. Jeremiah 44:17-19 “But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?” God was angry with the wicked acts that his children started becoming part of because of traditions of men that were passed down and worked into the true word of God. God also speaks of the evil workings of those taking part in these traditions of men in Ezekiel 8, verse 14 even speaks specifically of the weeping for Tammuz, “Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.”
So we’ve established where the name Easter came from, and how some of these pagan traditions started, but what about the egg and the bunny? The egg was a symbol that was sacred to the Babylonians. Eggs are also used as a symbol of fertility, and during this time in the spring, the pagans would often participate in an orgy in the groves as part of their “religious” practices. As if all of this wasn’t bad enough, there is a more sinister background of eggs and the practices of dying them. The classic poets are full of the fable of the mystic egg of the Babylonians, and its tale is told by Hyginus, the Egyptian, the learned keeper of the Palatine library at Rome, in the time of Augustus, who was skilled in all the wisdom of his native country. At the Sunrise service (Ezekiel 8:13-17) the priest of Ishtar would impregnate young virgins on the altar and during that service they would take the babies that were now three months old from the previous year and sacrifice those children on the altar to Ishtar and take the eggs of Ishtar and dip those eggs with the blood of those young infants. This is also where we get our Sunday sunrise service from. You can see how angry this made God in Ezekiel 8.

Where did bunnies come from, and what do they have to do with Easter? The rabbit is a pagan symbol of fertility and a sexual symbol. We all know that rabbits reproduce quickly which is why pagans use this as their fertility symbol. Here’s a quote from a pagan/wiccan website where they state it themselves, “Spring equinox, or Ostara, is a time for fertility and sowing seeds, and so nature’s fertility goes a little crazy. The rabbit — for good reason — is often associated with fertility magic and sexual energy.” This again is why they had their sexual orgy rituals in the groves.
It’s important to note that the word easter was never meant to be in our bibles. It is in it only once, and that’s in Acts 12:4 “And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.” This word easter, is a deliberate mistranslation, it should say Passover. The word is Pascha in the greek, and you can find it in your Strong’s concordance G3957. What is another way we can know this to be true? Look in Acts 12:3 “And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)” The days of unleavened bread is Passover! Luke 22:1 “Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.”
Keeping easter instead of Passover is an abomination to the Lord. These traditions of easter make void the very word of God, Mark 7:13, “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.” So how did these traditions of men, these pagan traditions, get tied into Christianity? The emperor Constantine in 325 A.D. is a good place to start. Emperor Constantine in the Council Nicaea ordered all Churches to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday. The ancient Church had celebrated the Resurrection during the Passover [Nisan 14], which could fall on any day of the week, but the Churches near Rome had abandoned the practice because they hated the Jews (those from the bloodline of Judah, not the religion of Judaism), and fixed the date to the first Sunday after the first full moon of Spring. They also called the celebration ‘Easter’, after the pagan goddess of spring. All of this is verified by the following quote from the Encarta Encyclopedia:
“An important historical result of the difference in reckoning the date of Easter was that the Christian churches in the East, which were closer to the birthplace of the new religion and in which old traditions were strong, observed [the Resurrection] according to the date of the Passover festival. The churches of the West, descendants of Greco-Roman civilization, celebrated Easter on a Sunday.
Constantine the Great, Roman emperor, convoked the Council of Nicaea in 325. The council unanimously ruled that the Easter festival should be celebrated throughout the Christian world on the first Sunday after the full moon following the vernal equinox; and that if the full moon should occur on a Sunday and thereby coincide with the Passover festival, Easter should be commemorated on the Sunday following. Coincidence of the feasts of Easter and Passover was thus avoided.
The name [Easter] probably comes from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility, to whom was dedicated a month corresponding to April. Her festival was celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox; traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts…” – Encarta Encyclopedia, article: Easter.
After the council of Nicaea, Constantine outlawed Passover, his goal being to remove Jesus from the context of Passover. The church fought against this for centuries after Constantine. In the 6th century, Justinian sent the Roman army to enforce the prohibition of Passover. Thousands of men, women, and children were murdered simply for refusing to stop celebrating Passover. The Roman church would eventually get involved in attempts to stamp out Passover.

So this is why churches celebrate the pagan holiday of easter today. The Roman church brought in many pagan practices, and then “Christianized” them so that they could please the pagans and Christians. These traditions of men were then passed down from generation to generation. Easter is not the only pagan holiday that is celebrated here today, but we will go over the others in a different teaching.
Jesus Christ and His apostles would have never taken part in the type of celebration that goes on today. Jesus and the apostles took part in 3 feasts that God commanded in Exodus 23, Passover, Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Exodus 23:14-16, “Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.” As Christians these are the days that we should keep holy as well. Satan wants people to “stay in Egypt” and keep celebrating these pagan holidays. Satan and his children love it when we mix pagan worship with the worship of God, Christianity with babylonianism, the truth with a lie, but God will not mix with evil. What are we doing when we attempt to “Worship Jesus” with the traditions of Babylon? Mark 7:7-9, “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” In 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 God commands: “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”
If you did not know these things before, and the Lord has opened your eyes to His truth regarding them, please do not continue celebrating these pagan traditions of men. Turn from these evil practices so God can use you! Study God’s word yourself so that you may know the truth. Don’t put your trust in the man at the pulpit, put your trust in God almighty! 2 Timothy 2:21, “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”