Written by: Damien Powell
BIRTHDAYS
Much debate is made about the birth of YESHUA and when to celebrate it. But why do people debate about His birth date? Because no one knows when YESHUA was born and that is by design. As explained in previous blogs, December 25th is the birthday of Tammuz (Nimrod reincarnated), the sun deity found in Ezekiel 8:14. So, how is it that we don’t know the birth date of our Savior? If you notice, nowhere in scripture will you find a righteous man of YHWH celebrating his own birthday. There may be an acknowledgement of their date of birth to track their age, but no birthday celebration. One can assume, therefore, that Israelites and converts did not celebrate birthdays because it is not about us as humans, but about YHWH and YESHUA.
We must not teach ourselves or our children to become “selfish” and “self-centered,” to hinder our path to serve The Elohim of Yisra’el and not make life about ourselves.
A blog post by Still waters Revival Books (sermonaudio.com) says :
The idolatry of self- esteem is the highest of Satan’s holidays or celebrations. “The highest of all holidays in the Satanic religion is the date of one’s own birthday. This is in direct contradiction to the holy of holy days of other religions, which deify a particular god who has been created in an anthropomorphic form of their own image, thereby showing that the ego is not really buried. The Satanist feels: “Why not really be honest and if you are going to create a god in your image, why not create that god as yourself.” Every man is a god if he chooses to recognize himself as one. So, the Satanist celebrates his own birthday as the most important holiday of the year. After all, aren’t you happier about the fact that you were born than you are about the birth of someone you have never even met? You should give yourself a pat on the back, buy yourself whatever you want, treat yourself like a king (or god) that you are, and generally celebrate your birthday with a much pomp and ceremony as possible.” www.mashiyach.com/Misc/birthdays.htm
Do you as a devout follower of YESHUA want to associate yourself with what Satan worshippers consider to be the most important holiday? Self-worship? Self-exaltation? Isn’t that the exact opposite of what God expects of us? Selflessness?
Ecclesiastes 12:13 states that the whole duty of man is to fear Elohim and keep His commandments, however the world has gotten off that path and started exalting themselves, which means they are operating in the flesh and not the ruach (spirit). Birthday celebrations are treated as something grand and gets all the attention on them for the day. People will take the day off from work, plan a party, expect gifts and songs. After all I was born on this day right? We should be looking at this as a new day of mercy from our Elohim to repent and get right with Him before there are no more birthdays. Following Yeshua is about being selfless and not adhering to the arrogant, self-centered, “look at me parties.”
To further elaborate on this point, there are only two people found in scriptures who celebrated their birthdays and on both of those days’ blood was shed. The first is Pharaoh, a pagan king, in Genesis 40:20-22:
“Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials: He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once gain put the cup in Pharaoh’s hand, but he hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.”
Then you have King Herod who not only tried to kill YESHUA before He was born, but also did this on his birthday in Matthew 14:6:
“On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told YESHUA.”
Remember that Yochanan The Immerser (John the Baptist) was a righteous man of Elohim who prepared the way for YESHUA by baptizing men, repentance and preaching the word about Elohim’s kingdom, yet he was beheaded during a birthday celebration.
Believers who have truly given their lives to the Master will not celebrate Christmas or other pagan holidays, but unknowing celebrate their birthday which is just as bad as those that the world celebrates. As mentioned before this is the most important day in the satanic bible. Think about it, isn’t this behavior or type of party the exact opposite of humbling yourself? Solomon said it best in Ecclesiastes 7:1:
“A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.”
That is because we are simply pilgrims on this earth and do not belong to. We are here for a short while and then we are gone; therefore, if you walk with YESHUA and stay away from evil, then your expectation is for the life after this temporary one.
If anyone in the entire Bible was going to have a big celebration about His birth it would have been YESHUA, the Son of YHWH, but neither He nor did his followers/servants celebrate their own birth. Is it a coincidence that the only two people mentioned to celebrate their own birthdays were NOT people of Elohim but pagan kings?
BIRTHDAY TRADITIONS AND WHAT THEY MEAN
According to t The World Book Childcraft International, “For thousands of years people all over the world have thought of a birthday as a very special day. Long ago, people believed that on a birthday a person could be helped by good spirits, or hurt by evil spirits. So, when a person had a birthday, friends and relatives gathered to protect him or her. And that’s how birthday parties began.”
Does any of that sound like God’s doing or approval? According to the same website, we are given the evil origin behind birthday traditions.
“The idea of putting candles on birthday cakes goes back to ancient Greece. The Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses. Among them was one called Artemis. “Artemis was the goddess of the moon. The Greeks celebrated her birthday once each month by bringing special cakes to her temple. The cakes were round like a moon. And, because the moon glows with light, the cakes were decorated with lighted candles.”
“More and more, though, people attach a certain magic to their actual date of birth…We may wear a ring with our birthstone in it for good luck. And when we blow out the candles on our birthday cake, we are careful to keep what we wished a secret. If we tell, of course, our wish won’t come true.”
We as believers know that if we pray, and it is Elohim’s will, then He will answer us and give us the desires of our hearts. So why are believers relying upon wishes to come true through blowing out candles? They believe that the smoke from the candles rise up to the pagan deity so that the wishes can be answered. Are you relying upon the Greek moon god Artemis to deliver for you?
Why do we give out birthday spankings? It’s all good fun right? Well the same source says, “The reason for birthday spanks is to spank away any evil spirits and send them scurrying far into the distance. Punches, thumps, and pinches, the harder the better, are supposed to do the same thing…. “Party snapper, horns, bursting balloons, firecrackers, and other noisemakers are just one more way of trying to scare off any bad-luck spirits that may be hovering about.”
Pin-the Tail-on-the Donkey, Pin-the-nose-on-the-clown etc are all pagan. “All these customs and traditions connected with the observance of birthdays have to do with guessing the future, good wishes, good luck charms against evil spirits and the like. All the birthday rituals, games, and ceremonies are a form of well-wishing toward the birthday child, which are supposed to work their magic in the year ahead.”
When we have YESHUA in our lives we do not need magic, luck, or any pagan rituals to ward of spirits or demons. When we worship Him in truth, He provides us with His hedge of protection and will not cause our foot to stumble. Repent to YHWH through His Son YESHUA and give your lives completely to Him. Share this with those who are unaware and as always may our Elohim of Yisra’el barak (bless) you.