Dear Christian, why do you still kneel at a Pagan Idol and not at the Cross of Jesus?
That Time of Year is here again, when 90 % plus of Christian Families Kneel at a Pagan Idol to share their Riches with their Loved once, while the Poor is looking through the Window at Your Prosperity.
This is one time of the Year I really do not Like, Xmas Period, for the simple reason:
Jesus was not Born on the 25th of December and Xmas is nothing but a Pagan Idol Worship, and Christians continue sinning with a Pagan Emblem in their Homes, Businesses and even Church Buildings.
The Bible is Very Clear
That the Xmas Tree is a Pagan Emblem, read Jeremiah 10 v 2-5
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
The Pagan Tradition was to Cut a tree from the Forrest, make it stand on display and decorate it with their Riches, Gold and Silver on display to the Poor Christians to draw them to Paganism. Well It worked very well!
The day before Xmas or Xmas night one of the Family members kneel down in front of this Pagan Idol, and Distribute the wealth of that Year to loved ones showing their Riches to the Nabours and the Less fortunate.
My Question is, why do they not Kneel at the Cross and Share Christ with not only their Loved Ones but with Everyone?
Earlier I mentioned that the 25th of December is not the real Birthday of Jesus;
Here is Why
It started as a Saint Nicholas Day – The Truth about XMAS – Throughout history, many legends about Saint Nicholas have circulated around the world, bringing us the character we know today as Santa Claus. But who was the man behind the fictional character of Santa Claus?
Nicholas was born in the third century in the Roman Empire’s province of Lycia in modern Turkiye (Turkey). According to tradition, he was a man full of generosity and conviction. He was born to wealthy parents who left him their fortune when they died. Instead of squandering his inheritance on himself, he used it to help those in need. He even exposed a corrupt government official who hoarded grain to push its price higher.
While many have preserved stories of Nicholas’ righteous acts, few know of his sufferings for Christ.
Sometime after the Roman emperor Diocletian took power in A.D. 284, he instigated a horrific persecution of Christians. Nicholas was imprisoned for refusing to deny Jesus as God. According to Eusebius’ Church History, an edict ordered all church leaders arrested. Prisons were so full of Christians that there was no room for actual criminals. Diocletian destroyed churches and burned Scriptures, and the killing of Christians became a form of entertainment for the Romans.
Diocletian aimed to finish off the church for good, but the courage of believers martyred for their witness had caused many others to place their faith in Christ. Having failed, Diocletian abdicated the throne in A.D. 305. According to one source, he returned home to be a cabbage farmer.
Nicholas was released from prison and is believed to have died around A.D. 343, on December 6, a date that is celebrated today as “Saint Nicholas Day” in nations such as Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
What is the real date of the Birth of Jesus?
History convincingly shows that December 25 was popularized as the date for Christmas, not because Christ was born on that day but because it was already popular in pagan religious celebrations as the birthday of the sun.
The biblical accounts point to the fall of the year as the most likely time of Jesus’ birth.
But is it possible that December 25 could be the day of Christ’s birth?
“Lacking any scriptural pointers to Jesus’s birthday, early Christian teachers suggested dates all over the calendar. Clement… picked November 18. Hippolytus … figured Christ must have been born on a Wednesday … An anonymous document [,] believed to have been written in North Africa around A.D. 243, placed Jesus’s birth on March 28” (Jeffery Sheler, U.S. News & World Report, “In Search of Christmas,” Dec. 23, 1996, p. 58).
A careful analysis of Scripture, however, clearly indicates that December 25 is an unlikely date for Christ’s birth. Here are two primary reasons:
1. We know that shepherds were in the fields watching their flocks at the time of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:7-8).
Shepherds were not in the fields during December. According to Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays, Luke’s account “suggests that Jesus may have been born in summer or early fall. Since December is cold and rainy in Judea, it is likely the shepherds would have sought shelter for their flocks at night” (p. 309).
Similarly, The Interpreter’s One-Volume Commentary says this passage argues “against the birth [of Christ] occurring on Dec. 25 since the weather would not have permitted” shepherds watching over their flocks in the fields at night.
2. Jesus’ parents came to Bethlehem to register in a Roman census (Luke 2:1-4).
Such censuses were not taken in winter, when temperatures often dropped below freezing and roads were in poor condition. Taking a census under such conditions would have been self-defeating.
Given the difficulties and the desire to bring pagans into Christianity, “the important fact then … to get clearly into your head is that the fixing of the date as December 25th was a compromise with paganism” (William Walsh, The Story of Santa Klaus, 1970, p. 62).
Did Jesus Christ birth occur on December 25th? Can we even know when Christ was born? Should we really be celebrating His birth?
If Jesus Christ wasn’t born on December 25, does the Bible indicate when He was born?
The biblical accounts point to the fall of the year as the most likely time of Jesus’ birth, based on the conception and birth of John the Baptist.
Since Elizabeth (John’s mother) was in her sixth month of pregnancy when Jesus was conceived (Luke 1:24-36), we can determine the approximate time of year Jesus was born if we know when John was born. John’s father, Zacharias, was a priest serving in the Jerusalem temple during the course of Abijah (Luke 1:5). Historical calculations indicate this course of service corresponded to June 13-19 in that year (The Companion Bible, 1974, Appendix 179, p. 200).
It was during this time of temple service that Zacharias learned that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a child (Luke 1:8-13). After he completed his service and traveled home, Elizabeth conceived (Luke 1:23-24). Assuming John’s conception took place near the end of June, adding nine months brings us to the end of March as the most likely time for John’s birth. Adding another six months (the difference in ages between John and Jesus) brings us to the end of September as the likely time of Jesus’ birth.
Pastor Dirk confirms the 23rd of September is the real Birth date of Jesus Christ his savior. for great things happens on the 23rd of September every year in and Around Israel!
Liewe Christen, waarom kniel jy steeds by ‘n Heidense Afgod en nie by die Kruis van Jesus nie?
Daardie Tyd van die Jaar is weer hier, wanneer meer as 90% van Christelike Gesinne by ‘n Heidense Afgod kniel om hul Rykdom met hul Geliefdes te deel, terwyl die Armes deur die Venster na Jou Voorspoed kyk.
Dit is een tyd van die Jaar waarvan ek regtig nie hou nie, die Kerstydperk, om die eenvoudige rede:
Jesus is nie op die 25ste Desember gebore nie en Kersfees is niks anders as ‘n Heidense Afgodsdiens nie, en Christene hou aan om te sondig met ‘n Heidense Embleem in hul Huise, Besighede en selfs Kerkgeboue.
Die Bybel is Baie Duidelik
Dat die Kersboom ‘n Heidense Embleem is, lees Jeremia 10 v 2-5
So sê die HERE: Leer nie die weg van die heidene nie, en wees nie verskrik vir die tekens van die hemel nie, want die heidene is verskrik vir hulle.
Want die gebruike van die volk is tevergeefs: want ‘n boom word uit die bos afgekap, die werk van die hande van die werksman, met die byl.
Hulle versier dit met silwer en goud; hulle maak dit vas met spykers en hamers, sodat dit nie beweeg nie.
Hulle is regop soos ‘n palmboom, maar praat nie: hulle moet noodwendig gedra word, want hulle kan nie loop nie. Moenie vir hulle bang wees nie; want hulle kan nie kwaad doen nie, en dit is ook nie in hulle om goed te doen nie.
Die Heidense Tradisie was om ‘n boom uit die Bos af te kap, dit ten toon te stel en dit te versier met hul Rykdom, Goud en Silwer wat aan die Arm Christene vertoon word om hulle na die Heidendom te lok. Wel, dit het baie goed gewerk!
Die dag voor Kersfees of Kersaand kniel een van die Familielede voor hierdie Heidense Afgod neer en deel die rykdom van daardie Jaar aan geliefdes uit en wys hul Rykdom aan die Nabours en die Minderbevoorregtes.
My vraag is, waarom kniel hulle nie by die Kruis en deel Christus nie net met hul Geliefdes nie, maar met Almal?
Vroeër het ek genoem dat die 25ste Desember nie die regte verjaardag van Jesus is nie;
Hier is hoekom
Dit het begin as ‘n Sint Nikolaas-dag – Die waarheid oor Kersfees – Deur die geskiedenis heen het baie legendes oor Sint Nikolaas regoor die wêreld gesirkuleer, wat ons die karakter bring wat ons vandag as Kersvader ken. Maar wie was die man agter die fiktiewe karakter van Kersvader?
Nikolaas is in die derde eeu in die Romeinse Ryk se provinsie Lycia in moderne Turkye (Turkye) gebore. Volgens tradisie was hy ‘n man vol vrygewigheid en oortuiging. Hy is gebore aan welgestelde ouers wat hom hul fortuin nagelaat het toe hulle gesterf het. In plaas daarvan om sy erfenis op homself te verkwis, het hy dit gebruik om diegene in nood te help. Hy het selfs ‘n korrupte regeringsamptenaar ontmasker wat graan opgegaar het om die prys daarvan hoër te stoot.
Terwyl baie verhale van Nikolaas se regverdige dade bewaar het, weet min van sy lyding vir Christus.
‘n Ruk nadat die Romeinse keiser Diocletianus in 284 n.C. aan bewind gekom het, het hy ‘n verskriklike vervolging van Christene aangehits. Nikolaas is gevange geneem omdat hy geweier het om Jesus as God te ontken. Volgens Eusebius se Kerkgeskiedenis het ‘n edik gelas dat alle kerkleiers gearresteer word. Gevangenisse was so vol Christene dat daar geen plek was vir werklike misdadigers nie. Diocletianus het kerke vernietig en Skrifte verbrand, en die doodmaak van Christene het ‘n vorm van vermaak vir die Romeine geword.
Diocletianus het ten doel gehad om die kerk finaal uit te roei, maar die moed van gelowiges wat vir hul getuienis gemartel is, het veroorsaak dat baie ander hul geloof in Christus geplaas het. Nadat hy misluk het, het Diocletianus in 305 n.C. die troon geabdikeer. Volgens een bron het hy huis toe teruggekeer om ‘n koolboer te word.
Nikolaas is uit die tronk vrygelaat en daar word geglo dat hy omstreeks 343 n.C. op 6 Desember gesterf het, ‘n datum wat vandag as “Sint Nikolaasdag” in lande soos Duitsland, Switserland en Nederland gevier word.
Wat is die werklike datum van die Geboorte van Jesus?
Die geskiedenis toon oortuigend dat 25 Desember as die datum vir Kersfees gewild gemaak is, nie omdat Christus op daardie dag gebore is nie, maar omdat dit reeds gewild was in heidense godsdienstige vieringe as die geboortedag van die son.
Die Bybelse verslae dui op die herfs van die jaar as die mees waarskynlike tyd van Jesus se geboorte.
Maar is dit moontlik dat 25 Desember die dag van Christus se geboorte kan wees?
“Sonder enige skriftuurlike aanduidings na Jesus se verjaardag, het vroeë Christelike onderwysers datums regoor die kalender voorgestel. Klemens … het 18 November gekies. Hippolytus … het gereken dat Christus op ‘n Woensdag gebore moes gewees het … ‘n Anonieme dokument [,] wat glo in Noord-Afrika omstreeks 243 n.C. geskryf is, het Jesus se geboorte op 28 Maart geplaas” (Jeffery Sheler, U.S. News & World Report, “In Search of Christmas,” 23 Desember 1996, bl. 58).
‘n Noukeurige ontleding van die Skrif dui egter duidelik daarop dat 25 Desember ‘n onwaarskynlike datum vir Christus se geboorte is. Hier is twee primêre redes:
- Ons weet dat herders in die lande was om hul kuddes op te pas tydens Jesus se geboorte (Lukas 2:7-8).
Herders was nie gedurende Desember in die lande nie. Volgens Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays, dui Lukas se verslag daarop dat Jesus moontlik in die somer of vroeë herfs gebore is. Aangesien Desember koud is en reënerig in Judea, is dit waarskynlik dat die herders snags skuiling vir hul kuddes sou gesoek het” (bl. 309).
Net so sê The Interpreter’s One-Volume Commentary dat hierdie gedeelte argumenteer “teen die geboorte [van Christus] wat op 25 Desember plaasvind, aangesien die weer dit nie sou toegelaat het nie” herders wat snags oor hul kuddes in die velde waak.
- Jesus se ouers het na Betlehem gekom om in ‘n Romeinse sensus te registreer (Lukas 2:1-4).
Sulke sensusse is nie in die winter geneem nie, toe temperature dikwels onder vriespunt gedaal het en paaie in ‘n swak toestand was. Om ‘n sensus onder sulke toestande te neem, sou selfvernietigend gewees het.
Gegewe die probleme en die begeerte om heidene tot die Christendom te bring, “is die belangrike feit dan … om duidelik in jou kop te kom dat die vasstelling van die datum as 25 Desember ‘n kompromie met heidendom was” (William Walsh, The Story of Santa Klaus, 1970, bl. 62).
Het Jesus Christus se geboorte op 25 Desember plaasgevind? Kan ons selfs weet wanneer Christus was gebore? Moet ons werklik Sy geboorte vier?
As Jesus Christus nie op 25 Desember gebore is nie, dui die Bybel aan wanneer Hy gebore is?
Die Bybelse verslae wys na die herfs van die jaar as die mees waarskynlike tyd van Jesus se geboorte, gebaseer op die bevrugting en geboorte van Johannes die Doper.
Aangesien Elisabet (Johannes se moeder) in haar sesde maand van swangerskap was toe Jesus verwek is (Lukas 1:24-36), kan ons die benaderde tyd van die jaar bepaal toe Jesus gebore is as ons weet wanneer Johannes gebore is. Johannes se vader, Sagaria, was ‘n priester wat in die tempel in Jerusalem gedien het gedurende die tydperk van Abia (Lukas 1:5). Historiese berekeninge dui daarop dat hierdie dienstydperk ooreengestem het met 13-19 Junie in daardie jaar (The Companion Bible, 1974, Aanhangsel 179, bl. 200).
Dit was gedurende hierdie tyd van tempeldiens dat Sagaria uitgevind het dat hy en sy vrou Elisabet ‘n kind sou hê (Lukas 1:8-13). Nadat hy sy diens voltooi het en huis toe gereis het, het Elisabet swanger geword (Lukas 1:23-24). As ons aanvaar dat Johannes se bevrugting teen die einde van Junie plaasgevind het, bring die byvoeging van nege maande ons by die einde van Maart as die mees waarskynlike tyd vir Johannes se geboorte. Deur nog ses maande by te voeg (die verskil in ouderdomme tussen Johannes en Jesus) bring ons by die einde van September as die waarskynlike tyd van Jesus se geboorte.
Pastoor Dirk bevestig dat die 23ste September die werklike geboortedatum van Jesus Christus, sy Verlosser, is, want groot dinge gebeur elke jaar op die 23ste September in en om Israel!
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