Written by: Damien Powell
All over the world adults and children are getting into the Xmas spirit, they are putting up Xtmas trees, decorating their homes, buying presents, singing Xmas carols and other songs that worship and honor the Xmas tree like this song:
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
Such pleasure do you bring me
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
Such pleasure do you bring me
For every year this Christmas tree
Brings to us such JOY and glee
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
Such pleasure do you bring me
This is idolatry! Singing praises to a tree and saying that it brings you joy!
John 15:11
“These I have spoken to you, so that My JOY might be in you, and that your joy might be complete.”
YESHUA said that those who guard His commands will stay in His love and your joy might be complete. We are to have joy in Him, yet the world has found joy and pleasure in a tree that doesn’t even come close to representing YESHUA at all.
Is December 25th the birth of YESHUA? Or is it something far more sinister than what we have been taught from generation to generation?
In this broadcast we will discuss how people are giving Satan authority in their lives, is a Xmas tree a modern day Asherah pole? How believers are trying to worship YHWH and demons at the same time, then some facts about this evil day that you know or did not know.
Job 14:4
“Who brings the clean out of the unclean? NO ONE!”
No one can clean up paganism for the good of our Messiah, so why is Christianity trying to take the birth of a demon (Ezekiel 8:14) and Christianize it into the birth of our Messiah? You are trying to bring the clean out of the unclean. This is the celebration of the Christmas devil.
Galatians 1:6-8
“I marvel that you are so readily turning away from Him who called you in the favor of Messiah, to a different ‘good news,’ which is not another, only there are some who are troubling you and wanting to corrupt the Good News of Messiah. However, if we, or a messenger out of the heavens, bring a ‘good news’ to you beside what we announced to you, let him be accursed.”
So as we can see that Christianity has corrupted the Good News and has learned ‘another good news’ by paying homage to a demon and not YESHUA. Revelation 12:9 “Satan has deceived the whole world” and has told a lie through fallen angels which Paul warns of in Galatians and he warns us even further saying:
2 Corinthians 11:4
“For, indeed if he who is coming proclaims another YESHUA, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different Good News which you have not accepted, you put up with it well enough!”
Believers are being taught that YESHUA was born on this day when the exact date of His birth is nowhere to be found in Scripture. So how does one pinpoint December 25th as the exact day as if it is written in the Gospels? This means they are preaching of ANOTHER YESHUA, and if there is only ONE YESHUA, then who is receiving the credit for this so-called birthday celebration on December 25th? This demon is found in Ezekiel 8:14, but this will be discussed in the “facts about Xmas” section.
James 4:4
“Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is division with Elohim? Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of the world makes himself and ENEMY of Elohim.”
Is this a worldly holiday celebrated by the world? Yes! Don’t atheist and other non-believers celebrate this so-called Christian day? Yes! So you are not separating yourself from the world, but becoming a part of it, which makes you an ENEMY to Elohim the Creator of heaven and earth. No one can tell the difference between a believer and a non-believer anymore, anytime a non-believer is celebrating a day right along with the Christian! This is self-assimilation, believers have learned to become like the pagan nations around them instead of a called-out, separate, holy nation!
Philippians 3:18
“For many-of whom I have often to you, and now say to you even weeping-walk as ENEMIES of the stake of Messiah.”
Do not give Satan authority over your life! Are Xmas trees modern day Asherah poles?
Acts 26:18
“To open their eyes to turn them from darkness to light, and the authority of Satan to Elohim….”
Celebrating these demonic days is allowing you to give Satan authority over your lives and for him to claim you as one of his.
And what does a Xmas tree have to do with YESHUA at all? YHWH tells us exactly what a Xmas tree is in Jeremiah 10:2-5 saying:
“Do not learn the way of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky though the nations are terrified by them. For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They deck it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them they can do no harm nor can they do any good.”
YHWH tells us plainly as His people to not learn the way of the nations around us and that the Xmas tree is an idol and an abomination in His sight. They DECK IT with silver and gold, so now we know where the Xmas carol “DECK the halls” comes from. Also, the silver and gold they deck it with is the garland that is wrapped around the tree; which is a representation of Satan wrapping around the tree in the Garden of Eden deceiving the world as he did Adam and Eve, and has deceived the world into celebrating the birth of a demon. As I have stated before YHWH’s Holy Days are SHABBATS and Satan’s counterfeit days are called sabbats which means a pagan festival and a gathering of witches. And Christians are gathering around this tree just as the definition of sabbat says.
Another name for the Xmas tree found in scripture is an Asherah pole, which are defined as “a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the Ugaritic mother-goddess Asherah”. YHWH is not pleased with these idols/sacred trees and He wants them destroyed. Examples in scripture is Exodus 34:13:
“Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.”
Deuteronomy 7:5 YHWH says:
“This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols in the fire.”
Why does YHWH hate Asherah poles so much? Because they are a representation of Nimrod (Genesis 10:8), his mom/wife known as Semiramis aka Asherah/The queen of Heaven (Jeremiah 7:18) defined as that same so-called mother goddess of the sacred tree asherah pole, and their son Tammuz, who are pagan deities. When Nimrod was killed and cut down like a tree, Semiramis claimed that a stump grew into a full grown evergreen overnight and that Nimrod would come and leave gifts under the tree. Now we see where giving gifts under the Xmas tree comes from so again the world is recreating pagan rituals. And food for thought, when you are going to grab a present from under the tree what do you have to do to get it? Kneel down! Yes, you are bowing down before Satan/Nimrod/Baal the sun god.
Another example of YHWH’s anger with these abominations can be found in Judges 3:7 which says:
“The Israelites did evil in the eyes of YHWH, they forgot YHWH their Elohim and served the Baal’s (Nimrod) and the Asherahs (Semiramis).”
The churchofjesuschrist.org says the definition of “Grove” in Hebrew is called Asherah (of which the plural is Asherim or Ashteroth) a living tree or tree-like pole, set up as an object of worship. The word is often translated as green trees or groves. The “nature worship” became associated with gross immortality, so the practice of setting up such groves was forbidden by the YHWH and the prophets. Deuteronomy 16:21, Numbers 25:3, Judges 2:11-13, 1 Samuel 7:3-4, 1 Kings 11:5, Isaiah 17:8, and Micah 5:12.
Christians trying to walk with demons and Elohim at same time!
1 Thessalonians 5:22
“Keep back from every form of wickedness.”
1 Corinthians 10:20-21
“No, but what the gentiles offer they offer to demons and not to Elohim, and I do not want you to become sharers with demons. You are not able to drink the cup of the Adon (Master) and the cup of demons, you are not able to partake of the table of the Adon and of the table of demons. Do we provoke the Adon to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?”
2 Corinthians 6:14-15
“And what fellowship has light with darkness? And what agreement has Messiah with Beliya’al? Or what part does a believer have with an unbeliever?”
Romans 1:20-23
“For since the creation of the world His invisibilities have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, both His everlasting power and mightiness, for them to be without excuse, because although they knew Elohim, they did not esteem Him as Elohim, nor gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning’s, and their undiscerning heart was darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and changed the esteem of the incorruptible Elohim into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds and four-footed beasts and of reptiles.”
Psalms 106:20
“Thus they changed My esteem into the form of an ox that eats grass.”
YHWH says that the children of Yisra’el changed His esteem, His holiness into an image of an ox that they could physically see and said this is what brought us up out of Egypt. Then Paul in Romans said that believers knew YHWH as Elohim, but did not worship Him as Elohim. They claimed to know Him, but they did not follow Him accordingly, but instead that came up with reasoning’s in their heart as to why they shouldn’t worship Him as He commanded so their hearts were darkened. Paul then says they changed His esteem into man, birds, beasts, and reptiles, the same way YHWH said they changed His esteem into an ox. The Christians and modern day church have changed The Esteem of YHWH into a corruptible Xmas tree, asherah poles, and groves and with vain reasoning’s in their heart and claim it’s for the birth of our Messiah! Claiming to be wise in their own sight.
Facts about Xmas
Now armed with a little background information about what a Xmas tree is and how our Elohim feels about them, I will list some facts about Xtmas and how we have been deceived:
· YESHUA was not born during the winter season, Luke gives us an indicator around the time He was born. Luke 2:8 says “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.” If the shepherds were living out in the field keeping watch over their flock at night we can determine it was not cold outside as it is in December; therefore, we can estimate His birth to be in the late summer or early fall. More likely it was near the Fall Appointed Time on YHWH’s calendar The Feast of Tabernacles.
· If anyone was going to have a great birthday celebration wouldn’t it have been YESHUA the Savior of the world? Yet, the scriptures are silent on the details about His birth for a reason.
· So if YESHUA was not born on December 25th then who was? Ezekiel 8:14 tells us whose birth we are celebrating on this day. Ezekiel 8:14 says “Then He (YHWH) brought me (Ezekiel) to the entrance to the north gate of the house of YHWH and I saw women sitting there, mourning for Tammuz. He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.” The women were weeping for the pagan god Tammuz who died when he was 40 years old. When Nimrod died his mom/wife needed to secure her reign as the Queen of Babylon (Queen of Heaven). So after deifying Nimrod as Baal the sun god she had to find a way to make Nimrod live again and bring him back to the people. So Semiramis consulted with her astrologers and they told her the sun dies on December 21st (the shortest day of the year) but comes back to life on the eve of December 24th. She decided to say that the sun god Nimrod impregnated her with the rays of the sun on March 25th and 9 months later on December 25th she gave birth to Tammuz which is Nimrod reincarnated. She then ordered the pagans to go into the groves (forest) and place a gift on a tree to honor Nimrod.
· The first recorded date of Xmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). But it was not an official Roman state festival at this time. And we know he changed the true Sabbath the 7th Day of YHWH to Sunday the day of the sun, so there is more pagan influence for this day.
· 12 Days of Xmas comes from a 12 days feast of Saturnalia. Chaldeans call December 25th Yule day which means “day of the infant” and that infant is Tammuz found in Ezekiel 8:14.
· The druids believed in Hartha a pagan elohim who could come down from the chimney and bless the home. So druids would leave milk and pastries to appease their elohim. That is where the tradition of leaving milk and cookies for Santa comes from.
· The Xmas tree is also known as a Saturnalia tree that they decorated for the feast of Saturnalia why correlates with the 12 day feast of Saturnalia. 12 Days of Xmas
· Santa comes from a pagan deity named Odin, who traveled around the world on a white horse with 8 legs. (That is where the idea for the 8 reindeer came from and Rudolph was added later). He would go around with dark helpers known as black jacks or Krampus which looked like demons. If you were good Odin would give gifts but if you were bad the Krampus would beat the children. They later changed these demonic helpers into cute looking elves. This deceives the world and the origin of it all, we willfully accept what is put before us without looking for the truth and the end result is deception. This tradition is still being carried out today where people will dress up as these demonic Krampus and scare children.
· THE ORIGIN OF THE
Krampus Legend from krampusfest.com
Everyone is familiar with Santa Claus, that jolly old elf who makes his way from house to house on Xmas Eve to deliver toys to the goodly children of the world. Here in the USA, some may know of St. Nick's European heritage, but few are familiar with his dark companion, Krampus. In many Alpine European towns, the celebration of St. Nicholas Day would not be the same without a celebration on its Eve, December 5th, honoring this dark servant.
Originating in Germanic folklore as early as the 1600s, Krampus is believed to be a beastial creature who accompanies St. Nicholas on his earthly journey. While St. Nicholas rewards the good children with gifts and sweets, Krampus dispenses punishment to the wicked children who have strayed from the path of good. It is said he takes care of St. Nick's "naughty list." Why, the mere sight of Krampus alone is enough to turn any wrong-doer toward more peaceful pursuits.
The name Krampus is derived from the Old High German word for "claw." This towering, seven foot tall, hairy creature is depicted as having bulging eyes, a whip-like tongue, pointed ears and horns atop his head. He carries a pitchfork or, more traditionally, a bundle of birch switches, to menace children as he travels through town on a pair of mismatched feet: one cloven hoof, the other a bear-like claw. Wayward children caught by Krampus are spanked, whipped and even shackled to be spirited away in either a basket or barrel to Krampus' lair. Once there they receive further punishment until they are repentant.
· Lastly, what does Santa have to do with the birth of YESHUA anyway? Take a closer look at the name “Santa” don’t you see “Satan?” When people think of Christmas their focus goes to this made up character Santa and never
1. Both have white hair like wool (Revelation 1:14)
2. Both have beards (Isaiah 50:6)
3. Hour of coming a mystery (Luke 12:40 and Mark 13:33)
4. Comes as a thief in the night (Mathew 24:43-44) Santa drops off gifts like a thief in the night coming down the chimney
5. Omniscient know all (Psalms 139:1-4) Santa knows if you are bad or good
6. Both are eternal (Revelation 1:8, 21:6)
7. Both are giver of gifts (Ephesians 4:8)
8. Says “Ho, ho” (Zechariah 2:6)
9. Commands children to obey parents (Ephesians 6:1)
Satan has deceived the world again by mocking Elohim’s powers with a made up character and giving the glory to Santa Claus. Doesn’t Satan want to be like YHWH? And have the world worship him instead of the creator?
Let us get the Xmas trees (Asherah poles) aka the memorial of Nimrod out of our homes and be the holy nation YHWH as called us to be. We are to die to self as YESHUA did and not continue to live for self with your own desires, especially when it involves Satan worship. It is up to us to stand up and fight for the Elohim of Israel in truth.