In these End Times, I challenge you to do a critical study of your beliefs.  We all live by what we believe.

Are your beliefs based on tradition INSTEAD OF THE HOLY INSPIRED WORD OF GOD IN THE BIBLE? Always examine WHAT YOU BELIEVE. Get rid of everything that’s not Scripture based!  As you grow in the LORD, you will begin to drop off more and more man-made baggage that we dress up as “biblical.”

Warning: you must have courage, an open mind and a willingness to change in order to carry out this task!

Side note: While celebrating my (God’s) Sabbath which He gave TO ME to “be still” on, I came across some information on a website addressing this topic of traditional holidays.  The administrator of that site wrote this:

“Several years ago, a well-known actress serving a short stint as a talk show host presented a program for halloween: her guests were a man and woman, both proud Wiccan (witch) members. Near the show’s end, the hostess asked,

‘What do you think about Christians observing your festivals?’

“The woman said, ‘It proves to me that I’ve chosen the right religion because it’s obviously the world’s oldest religion. Else why would Christians share our rituals?’ 

This applies to Sunday observance as well, a day dedicated to their sun god: venerable day of the sun.”

Consider the following topics

 and then do your own homework

 as you call on your Redeemer to show you TRUTH

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“Christmas:”

Jeremiah 10:2-5,8 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... But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities

Tentmakers and Fibromom’s Stand: Ask yourself this question:  If this is truly a CHRISTIAN celebration of the coming to earth of God in skin, why is it celebrated by atheists, agnostics, folks saturated in New Age mysticism and every people from other belief systems not claiming Jesus Christ as the Messiah/God-Made-Man? 

Everywhere you look nowadays, hostility is building toward true, Bible-believing servants of Christ.

 BE WISE; DISCERN, my Friend.

At one time, Christmas was a huge big deal to us.  We used to get all hyped up about "keep Christ in Christmas..."  Yet, all the secular hype just didn't mesh with what was supposedly a celebration of the Messiah's birth... so we started praying and studying the Scriptures and really searching for the right thing for us to do.  My husband (tentmakers) was becoming especially disturbed by the hoopla that isn’t even suggested (in Scripture) that we acknowledge. (Even the tradition of the nativity scene is way off base from what really happened!)

One day, during the “holiday season,” we reunited with a young Christian couple whom we hadn’t seen in a couple of years. When I asked her what their family was doing for the holidays, she stunned me to silence with this simple sentence:

“You know, we’re Bible-believing Christians so

we don’t celebrate christmas.”

That phrase occupied my mind for months and years. After much prayer and study on the history of this holiday’s beginnings and popular rituals, we both came to the conclusion that this "christmas" (lower-case “c” intentional) holiday our nation (and other parts of the world) celebrates really isn't Scriptural at all... so why do it?  In fact, almost all of our holidays are connected to rituals of Babylon and the druids and witches from way back... the Catholic church "took charge" and started PRETENDING that these holidays could be turned in to "holy days." Why did they do that, I wonder...  STUDY ABOUT IT!

For more info on this topic, go to:

(website addys coming soon)

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“Easter”

Tentmakers and Fibromom’s Stand: It’s in the name: “estar,” the fertility goddess.  That’s why we have the bunny and all the eggs.  Look into it!

Here’s a small something to start “chewing on:”

Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols of extreme antiquity. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox...

Rabbits and hares are both prolific breeders. The females can conceive a second litter of offspring while still pregnant with the first. The two litters are born separately[citation needed]. This phenomenon is known as superfetation. Lagomorphs mature sexually at an early age and can give birth to several litters a year (hence the sayings, "to breed like bunnies" or "multiply like rabbits"). It is therefore not surprising that rabbits and hares should become fertility symbols, or that their springtime mating antics should enter into Easter folklore.

Source: wikipedia

I also found this on a site related to the promotion of witchcraft and pagan beliefs.  I turn to these sources at times because, after all, witches, satanists and the like KNOW this stuff. These rituals are part of the defining characteristics of their religion. (By the way, Satan attempts to mimic Christ’s work, so of course he must be VERY familiar with Scripture!) PRAISE GOD for the Christian (whom I do not know) who wrote in and offered a SOUND response to the question: So how did we get from that story to bunnies and eggs? I know part of it is due to the Christians putting all their holidays on pagan holidays- the pagan fertility ritual was symbolized by the March hare. Where did the painted eggs part come from?

The Christian writer’s response:
Easter is written only one time in the Bible (depending on the translation) [parenthetical phrase from Fibromom]. Acts Chapter 12:4

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.

The Greek word here for easter is pas’-khah Meaning the Passover. It has no other meaning in Greek. The early church [fibromom must interject to ask, “how early?” If these christians did this any time after the 2nd century, I would prefer to call them CATHOLICS... give “credit” where “credit” is due...] in a way to “fill the seats” changed Passover for the pagan celebration of Estar. A pagan goddess of fertility, they even called her the queen of heaven. The celebration began with Baking sweet cakes, and dedicating them to her. They would then roll eggs around for a sign of fertility, and then have orgies in the forest,” quick like a bunny”. And you celebrate this holiday.

Why because you listen to the traditions of men. Not Gods words. In fact the Last Supper, was the preparation dinner for the Passover. True Christians celebrate the Passover, and not estar. We actually find estar an abomination.

Passover is the 14 day after the spring equinox. Remember that the new day starts at dusk. So dusk on the 14th and dusk on the 15th are Passover. 50 Days from that is the Pentecost. That’s what Pentecost means 50 Days.

The Christian writer’s closing words:

I don’t know People will you follow Gods holiday, as he commanded you, or will you follow the queen of heaven The pagan goddess of fertility. To me there is no question, you must be wiser than the serpent.

Beyond all the secular ritual, examine the Scriptures to count the days (from sundown of one day to sundown of another day = 1 twenty-four hr day on the Jewish calendar. It’s a lot more specific that that but this info will work for my purposes here.)  Christ was in the grave 3 days and 3 nights according to the Scriptures.  So, when was He buried? On which “day” did He rise?  What did the church do when they realized that HE HAD RISEN? Are we commanded THROUGH THE HOLY SCRIPTURES to celebrate His resurrection in a certain way each year at the same time?

STUDY! SEEK TRUTH through the Scriptures, my Friend.

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^Halloween^

Why would any learned, Bible-believing servant of Christ, filled with His Spirit, do ANYTHING on this satanic day except GATHER TOGETHER SAINTS TO PRAY??!! Pray against the powers of the devil. LIVES ARE BEING SACRIFICED at Satan’s alter during this “festival.”  Ask your local police dept what goes on in YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD in the woods, parks, and secret places on that night.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 “halloween= witch fun”

Today is the LORD’s (and my) Sabbath…

Christian, take your head out of the “church” sand and go to www.witchway.net, one of seemingly infinite web sites instructing/celebrating witchcraft.

Note the use of the word “sabbat” (Sabbath… as in mocking of God’s Sabbath. Antichrists come in all deceiving types) Real witches/wiccans are proud to claim “halloween” as their highest sabbat… they work hard at claiming/living out their religion. In fact, they are not threatened at all by us “christians” whining about “Jesus is the reason for the season” and this nation being a “Christian” nation and rallying to keep the 10 Commandments on govt property, etc… this GUARANTEES witches, Satanists, etc freedom of religion.

Side note: TRUE CHRISTIANITY has ALWAYS flourished under persecution.

 I just read an article on the Net by a Wiccan in China… she LOVES America and the religious freedom  wiccans are given here… she’s not threatened by this pseudo-christian crap at all. Her atheistic communist country doesn’t let anybody publicly worship ANYTHING.

She’s watching this goofy stuff called “Christianity” in America… she CAN’T SEE THE MESSIAH in any of it! No sign of a redeeming God anywhere and no real instruction of WHY SHE WOULD NEED ONE. Sure, there’s lip service… but do we LIVE WHAT WE BELIEVE? You know what? I think people do... and look at what an abomination this nation has become because WE BELIEVE THE WRONG THING!

Wow, are we HERE IN AMERICA screwed up or what??? Today’s “christianity” is silly to those who truly know satan… it’s not a THREAT… it’s a joke. THEY know their “stuff”… we haven’t a clue.  Go back to the Book of Acts.  Study the ways of the TRUE CHURCH in the 1st century. DISCERN, my Friends, discern.

PLEASE STAY HOME TONIGHT AND PRAY PRAY PRAY. REPENT for any half-hearted service to our LORD… AND beg the LORD to shield your children, lest the sins of the fathers visit the children to the third and forth generations.

Once our devotion and service to the One True God is forced to go underground and we repent, maybe our God will heal our land?

2Ch 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name,

shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face,

and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven,

and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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