Christmas: The celebration of Jesus Or
Satan?
 Many people in the world celebrate christmas at or around
December 25th as being the birth of Jesus Christ. However, how does Santa
Claus, the christmas tree and gift giving fit into the celebration of
Christmas? What is the true meaning of Christmas that many people
celebrate? These answers and more will be exposed in this article.
Regardless of what date many people think of as being the
birth of Jesus Christ, it really is not the reason why Christmas is
celebrated. Nowhere in the bible will you find the exact date of Jesus
birth or any references to it being celebrated because God did not want us
to remember his birth and celebrate it but he wanted us to think about his
death, resurrection, his future coming and the reason he was sent to
earth. Jesus and his apostles never celebrated his birth anywhere in the
bible and not even after his death was his birth celebrated by any of his
apostles or believers. However, there are clues in the bible as to the
approximate date of Jesus' birth and with a little work it can be
calculated. A whole book could be written about all the evil associated
with Christmas so this one subject will not be discussed in much detail
except to say that Jesus' birthday is not on December 25th. However,
regardless of when people claim Jesus birthday was, Jesus told us to
remember him by the eating of the bread which signified his body and
drinking the wine which signified his blood. This was to be celebrated as
the remembrance of him and not by the celebrating of Christmas on December
25th! The Christmas holiday and the dates that have been chosen to
represent Jesus birth is an abomination in God's eyes and actually have
pagan roots. Nobody who can do research can deny this. Therefore, all
people should be remembering Jesus the way he told us to and should be
thinking about the reason God sent him to Earth and the good news he
brought to us all.
So why is almost all christmas almost always about Santa
Claus? The bible teaches that there is a subtle, clever, deceiving and
evil being called Lucifer, the Devil, the Ancient Serpent and Satan. We
can learn from the scriptures that he is like a lion who is seeking those
he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). We can also learn that Satan is very subtle
and deceiving in his ways and he goes after the most vulnerable first. An
example of this can be found at the very first book of the Bible at
Genesis chapter 3. He did not go after Adam first but he went after Eve
first, the weaker of the two. Another example of how Satan is can be found
in Jesus own words at Luke 10:19. There Jesus says, "I saw Satan as
lightning fall from Heaven". Lightning just like Satan goes to the path of
least resistance first. Now what better way would Satan have to deceive
and attack humans than to go after our weakest, most vulnerable and least
resistant which are our children? This is where Santa Claus fits into the
pagan and false holiday of Christmas. Santa Claus seems so loving and
harmless who brings gifts for the good. This is exactly what Satan wants
us and especially our children to think. In the book of Genesis, Satan in
a very subtle and deceiving way came to Eve when she was alone and got her
to eat the forbidden fruit. The fruit looked good and pleasant but it was
against what God told her she could eat. The same goes for Santa Claus.
Satan is using Santa Claus and Christmas to lore our children and us away
from serving God and remembering Jesus, the very person who is the reason
why Christmas is supposed to be here in the first place. Satan tricks
people very subtly into worshipping him by disguising himself as Santa
Claus and comparing Santa Claus to both Jesus and God and connecting Santa
Claus into Jesus birthday. He sets Santa and Christmas up to look good and
pleasant to all people but actually they are against God. Anyone who
listens to the Christmas music or reads the childrens books or watches
television can see that Santa Claus flies through the sky and goes to
every house and rewards those who were good by giving gifts. Just like
Jesus will be coming from the heavens in his future coming and rewarding
those who chose him and worshipped God (Revelation Chapters 2-3). Santa
Claus is also said to be able to deliver gifts to everyone in the world in
a single night. Just like God is the all powerful and almighty God and
nothing is impossible for him (Luke 1:37). Santa Claus lives at the North
Pole and rides from the north on a flying sleigh and he also sits on a
throne. God also is described as coming out of the north seated upon a
throne (Ezekiel 1:4-28) Santa Claus is also said to always know when we
have been good or bad. Just like Jesus and God always know when we are bad
and good (Proverbs 15:3). Santa Claus is also said to know when we are
sleeping and know when we are awake. Just like God and Jesus know when we
are sleeping and when we are awake (Psalms 33:13-14). Santa Claus has
white hair. God and Jesus also are also described as having white hair in
visions (Revelation 1:14; Daniel 7:9). Santa Claus came from Old Saint
Nick who supposedly helped a few people and performed a miracle. Jesus
Christ performed numerous miracles and helped many people. Santa Claus has
his reindeer and elves as helpers just like Jesus had his apostles and
followers. Santa Claus has a carpenter shop at the north pole where he and
his elves build toys. Jesus was a carpenter (Mark 6:3). Santa Claus is
also sometimes referred to as "Kris Kringle" which means Christ Child.
Santa Claus is not Jesus and there was only one christ child who was on
this earth (Matthew 1:23). Santa Claus also sits in the malls and people
bring their children to him. People also brought their children to Jesus
(Luke 18:15-17). Children are told to believe in Santa. All God's people
must believe in Jesus (John 14:1). Santa is said to live forever. God is
eternal, he always was and he always will be (Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalms
90:2). These are all ways that Satan is trying to replace Jesus in the
Christmas holiday with his Santa. He is comparing himself to both God and
Jesus and trying to lure us and our children especially into celebrating
Christmas and worshipping Santa Claus instead of God.
Another twisted aspect about the false holiday of Jesus
Christ's birth is the displaying of the christmas tree along with the star
on top of the tree. The Christmas tree, stars and pictures of Santa Claus
can be seen everywhere around the time of Christmas. They can be seen
hanging from walls, ceilings, in windows, on people's porches, etc... When
they are displayed in this manner they are considered as man-made idols in
God's eyes. The ancient people from the bible also had similar idols and
also worshipped false gods. Jeremiah 10:2-4 states, "This is what the Lord
says: Do not learn the ways 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 a chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten
it with hammer and nails so it will not totter." Throughout the Bible God
commands us many times not to make or worship idols and false gods. The
making or worshipping of false gods and idols is actually a violation of
the first and second commandments (Exodus 20:1-4). The Christmas tree has
a proven and well documented Pagan history and origin. So if you think
that the Christmas tree is all fun and games and harmless then please
think again. This is exactly what Satan wants you to think.
So what about the giving of gifts on Christmas? How is this a
bad thing? Well, all year children all over the world cannot wait for
Christmas time because it is a time that they know they will receive the
gifts. Now there is nothing wrong with giving people gifts. However, when
gifts are dedicated at a certain time of the year at Christmas time and
placed under a christmas tree and given by "Santa" then this is wrong.
This also promotes materialism and greed in young children which they will
end up having the rest of their lives and spreading to their own children
and so on. Throughout the Bible God tells us that he hates materialism and
greed. The gift giving also turns people's attention away from God and
Jesus and focuses it on Santa and the gifts. The gift giving is just
another way Satan is making Christmas to look irresistible to humans.
Satan will do whatever he can to mislead people and turn us away from God.
So by celebrating the Pagan holiday of Christmas and worshipping Santa
Claus, Satan is actually rewarding everybody with gifts. Instead of
dedicating a certain time of the year to give gifts, why not give gifts at
random times throughout the year?
Much more can be said about all the evils in Christmas and
Santa Claus but this is all the general truth. If you are feeling
close-minded to the truth about Christmas then please do more research on
this subject and learn the truth for yourself. However, if you do know the
truth and continue to celebrate Christmas and accept the replacement of
Jesus with Santa Claus and accept all the other evil then God counts this
as a sin towards you. Be strong and stand up to Satan and all his
evil.
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