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Documenting from a Historical and Biblical standpoint the  influence of pagan sun worship upon modern day Christianity         - Learn Not the Way of the Heathen  -

Sun worship has always been the apostate form of worship
chosen by our adversary to oppose the true worship of the Creator.

The book Too Long in the Sun traces pagan sun worship from the time 
of the Chaldeans, through the civilizations of the Babylonians, the Medo-Persians, the Grecians, the Romans and right on through present 
day, documenting its influence upon modern day "Christianity." 

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Upcoming Meeting
Mt. Vernon, Ohio
August 7th, 2008   -  7-10 PM
Dan Emmett Conference Center
160 Howard St. - Mt. Vernon, Ohio
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DECEMBER 25th.

A Happy Birthday?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


December 25th is well known as the birthday of various pagan gods.
 
A Roman calendar drawn up by a "Christian" in 354 A.D. (The Codex Calendar of 354) shows December 25 to be the birthday of Sol Invictus.  Not only is it listed as a pagan birthday; but, it is listed as the most important pagan birthday of the whole year.  It was celebrated in the Roman Circus with extra chariot races.  This is the sun god that Constantine the Great worshipped while claiming to be a "Christian."  His coins state that he was "committed to Sol Invictus."  Constantines’ form of "Christianity" continues to influence Christianity today.  December 25th is just one example. Satan wants to be "God." The first four commandments tell us who "God" really is.  Satan hates that and has done everything possible to abrogate those commandments.  Calling December 25th the birthday of Jesus is nothing less than sticking a pagan god in the face of the "God" of the Bible - a direct violation of the first commandment.
 
There was no consensus among third and fourth scholars as to the birthday of Jesus. Different scholars gave many different dates.  It seems that January 6th was one of the more popular choices during that time period.
 
Before the fourth century, the only possible reference to December 25 as the birthday of Jesus is assumed from the writings of Hippolytus.  In his writings he indicates that Jesus was born on Passover, which would be either March 25th or April 2nd.  Those who desire a December 25th birthday have theorized that Hippolytus really meant "conception" instead of "birth," therefore nine months after "conception" the baby would be born on December 25th. A study of his other writings however, indicates that the Greek word he chose does indeed mean "birth."  An ancient monument of Hippolytus, now in the Lateran Museum in Rome, shows April 2nd as the birthday of Christ.
 
There is no record of a December 25th celebration of the birth of Christ in Rome earlier than 336.  In Constantinople, no record of a celebration before 378.  In Alexandria, not before 400; and in Jerusalem, not before 425.
 
The bottom line is that there are no reliable historical documents that would place the birth of Jesus on December 25th.  On the other hand, there is overwhelming documentation that the birthday of many of the sun gods of antiquity was recognized as December 25th.
 
In 273 A.D. Aurelian brought the worship of Baal, from Syria, back to Rome, and instituted the cult of Sol Invictus, which combined the worship of all the pagan sun gods into one - "Sol Invictus."  A few years earlier, the Roman emperor Elogabalus had unsuccessfully attempted to make the worship of the sun god Baal the predominant religion in Rome.  The way Aurelian was able to get everyone, with their own specific sun gods, to be happy, was by proclaiming December 25th to be the birthday of Sol Invictus.  They recognized December 25th as the birthday of their own god, therefore they were happy with the new name "Sol Invictus" - The Invincible Sun.  Because of the association with December 25th. they recoginzed Sol Invictus as their own God.
 
The abominable worship of Tammuz, as spoken of in the book of Ezekiel, is related to December 25th.  Today visitors to Bethlehem are taken to a subterranean cave, under the "Church of the Nativity" and are told that Jesus was born there on December 25th.  It was Helena, the mother of Constantine, who declared that site to be the birth place of Christ. Jesus was not born there.  It is a pagan sun worship cave in honor of Tammuz.  The "church" historian Jerome, who wrote the Latin "Vulgate" tells us that Tammuz was worshipped there.  He ought to know. His school was right next door.  In fact, the back door of his school leads into the temple of Tammuz.  In spite of all these facts, thousands of unknowing Christians bow down and kiss the spot in the niche where the idol of Tammuz was placed.  Although theologians know, they will not tell people the truth.  They will be held accountable.
 
Our Christian ancestors knew better.  The celebration of December 25th was illegal in England.  It was outlawed in New England from 1649 to 1658.  The December 25th celebration was condemned for its pagan roots by the Puritans, the Methodists, the Quakers, the Amish, the Presbyterians, and the Baptists.  Why would they do that if there was not a legitimate problem?  Christmas was made a legal holiday in Massachusetts in 1856.
 
Considering these facts, it is not unreasonable for a person to want to disassociate himself from a pagan birthday that never had anything to do with Christ Jesus.  The Bible says that "to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."  We are only responsible for what we know.  Even so, we must not be "willingly ignorant."  Once this information is made known, everyone will have to make their own decision.
In closing, let us not forget that at Mt. Sinai the people declared the celebrations associated with the "golden calf" to be "a feast to the LORD." He wanted to kill them all, and would have, except for the intervention of Moses.  We cannot decide for ourselves what is right and wrong.  That is what Satan wants us to do.  We cannot proclaim a known pagan birthday to be in honor of Jesus, just because we think it is a good thing to do.
  

HEBREW 
MATTHEW
 
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SHEM TOB
DU TILLET
MUNSTER

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A complete Hebrew Text of Matthew appeared in the body of a fourteenth century Jewish polemical treatise entitled Even Bohan, "The Touchstone"

...Most manuscripts contain either fifteen or sixteen chapters, not always arranged in the same order.  Of the original books, usually the first deals with the principles of the Jewish faith, the next nine deal with passages in the Bible that were disputed by Jews and Christians, the eleventh discusses haggadic sections in the Talmud used by Christians or Jewish proselytes to Christianity, and the twelfth (sometimes thirteenth), contains the entire Gospel of Matthew in Hebrew, with polemical comments by Shem-Tob interdsperced throughout the text.  ....George Howard, Professor of Religion,

WHO IS A LIAR 
BUT HE THAT DENIETH THAT 
JESUS IS THE CHRIST?

He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.  Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
...1 John 2:22-23

Historical references do speak of a Hebrew gospel of Matthew. Today there are those who present the Shem Tob version of Matthew as an accurate representation of that manuscript.  Unsuspecting believers are being led by unbelievers to accept an anti-Christian version of Matthew, which was found as a part of a polemic (anti-Christian) document entitled Eban Bohan. This document was authored by Shem Tob, an unbelieving anti-Christian Jewish theologian, who lived in Spain during the 14th century.. 
Quoting Professor George Howard, translator of Shem Tob:
"In regard to theology, Shem-tob’s Hebrew Matthew is heretical according to the standard of traditional Christianity. It never identifies Jesus with the Messiah. John the Baptist is given an exalted role (even takes on messianic traits), --- Shem-Tob’s text envisions the salvation of the Gentiles only in the Messianic era.
Shem-Tob's Matthew... does not preserve the original in a 
pure form. It reflects contamination by Jewish scribes during 
the Middle Ages. 

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In the year 1517, the Protestant Reformation is known to have been initiated, when 
the German monk Martin Luther nailed his ninety five theses to the door of Wittenberg Church. It is commonly thought that the basis of the reformation was Sola Scriptura, or Scripture Only; the authority of scripture over that of church councils and the concept of Papal infallibility.

Today, while calling themselves Protestants, mainstream Christianity continues to adhere to pre-reformation church tradition that is in direct opposition to scripture. While reformation did occur in the 16th century; the proclamation of it, as being 
Sola Scriptura
in nature, is misleading.

Very few Protestants have not heard of Luther, nailing his ninety five theses to the door of the church. Most have no idea what those theses addressed. They have 
been led to believe that the goal of Martin Luther’s reform was to separate from the Catholic Church; and to replace it with what is now recognized as Protestantism. 
That is a Tall Tale of theology.

The rejection of  Old Testament scripture by Martin Luther, the only scripture 
available to believers that walked and talked with Messiah,  proves that 
the reformation of his day was not based on the Bible.   
A direct quote from Luther makes that plain:

"We don’t want to see or hear Moses. How do you like that, my dear rebels? We say further, that all such Mosaic teachers deny the gospel, banish Christ, and annul the whole New Testament. I now speak as a Christian for Christians. For Moses is given to the Jewish people alone, and does not concern us Gentiles and Christians. We have our gospel and New Testament. If they can prove from them that images must be put away, we will gladly follow them. If they, however, through Moses would make us Jews, we will not endure it.."

"...Therefore Moses? legislation about images and the Sabbath, and what 
else goes beyond the natural law, since it is not supported by the natural 
law, is free, null and void, and is specifically
given to the Jewish people alone."


Near the end of his life, Martin Luther warned that those studying his work 
should: "read my earliest books very circumspectly"  He goes on to explain:
"I too was a monk, and one of the right frantic and raving papists. When I 
took up this matter against Indulgences, I was so full and drunken, yea, 
so besotted in papal doctrine that, out of my great zeal, I would have been 
ready to do murder — at least, I would have been glad to see and help that 
murder should be done — on all who would not be obedient and subject 
to the pope, even to his smallest word
."

While Luther and others did achieve a certain degree of reformation,  no 
reformation was necessary for the faithful remnant of his day: those who kept: 
"the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus."  
Even though their names may not be recorded in history books, they are 
written in the "Lambs Book of Life."

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Documenting from a Historical and Biblical standpoint the influence of pagan 
sun worship upon  modern day Christianity.  Too Long in the Sun traces the origins of Sunday - Christmas - Easter - Sabbath - Images - and other topics of interest relating to the Bible and Christian worship. 

        The law - the legal covenant - the commandments - written in stone by Jesus 
will not change 

"until heaven and earth pass"

     

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