Religions speak of man's free will. This is logical since some degree of free will must be recognized in order to rationalize the diverse rewards and punishments promised by religions. This is one example of systems of values which set up weights for choices: Yes, man has the free will to sin but will pay by eternal damnation. Choices made within such systems of values are not unconditioned, they are weighted and generally made by the individual in order to maximize personal gain, however this gain be defined in the system at hand. Sometimes man reacts in rebellion, deliberately inverting the weights of the values but this is no less mechanical than the initial system of conditions. Social norms, business, cultures and the like are other sources of similarly weighted systems of choices. All these have their place and are useful for organizing man's life but these are not free will in the metaphysical sense, even if they sometimes claim differently or deny the very question.
We note that all the above systems revolve around control, either in the sense of society setting up values that control its members or in the sense of the individual making choices for the purpose of getting a predetermined result. We could even say that especially modern society burdens people with countless trivial choices between basically identical alternatives, trivializing choice while creating the illusion of freedom and diversity. This is quite clear in both politics and religion.
The unweighted choice is a spiritual act. It can only be understood as the introduction of something unconditioned into a conditioned world. In a certain sense, it is the negation of all the criteria of choice discussed thus far. It is not chosen from among a set of choices offered by the environment. It is not made in order to obtain a predetermined result. It is recognizing an essential quality of self, sometimes called invariant nature or consciousness director. Gurdjieff speaks of measuring the lower by the higher. The personality is the realm of the self-serving conditioned choices and it is, through its various little I's, the party in charge. The unconditioned choice comes from beyond it. We could say that it is the act of choosing to give expression to a spiritual principle, to 'align oneself with an archetype or 'thought center.' In a sense this is surrender before a higher principle. Yet this is the greatest act of freedom, insofar this breaks away from the entire paradigm of the self-serving calculations of conventional choice.
We could say that this is part of the master taking charge of the coach. This does not negate the practical intelligence of the driver or the senses and strength of the horse but gives them a higher purpose, a direction which they could not attain or keep by their own devices alone.
The unweighted choice is the gateway which leads from the world of 3D STS to the possibility of STO polarization. A certain 'bankruptcy' as Mouravieff puts it, is generally needed for such a choice to become possible. . One must see one's former system of values as inadequate and be free of consideration for self, of anticipation of results and so forth. Such a state is exceptional and does not occur without shock. The alignment with STO is more than good works or thoughts. Good works and thoughts may be conditional and in the end based on ideas of control and contain no intrinsic freedom or creativity. The liberation is a mystical thing for which no exterior definition can be complete. In the words of the tradition, the vessel must be emptied before it can be filled with spirit.
There is possibly a service to self polarizing analog of the unweighted choice, involving deliberate choice of raising the subjective self above all others. This too may take place in a moment of crisis and can involve a conversion of sorts. The STS idea of freedom and creation is however quite different, as in freedom for self to appropriate the freedom of others. Generally, unconditioned creativity has no place in such a system.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Christmas (Pagan To The Core)
During this HIGH time of PAGAN REVELRY it is necessary to address this TOTALLY pagan holiday, because most people who celebrate Christmas believe they are HONORING YAHWEH!!! But the truth is THEY ARE NOT!!!
However, YAHWEH wants us to know the truth! HE really just wants us to love HIM and HIM ONLY!!! The Scriptures tell us this…
"YAHWEH is near to all who call on HIM, to all who call on HIM in truth"
Psalm 145:18
"Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land [the heathens]; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices."
Exodus 34:15
"Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses [not the law of Paul], without turning aside to the right or to the left.
Do not associate with these nations [heathens] that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods [jesus, christ, emmanuel] or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them.
But you are to hold fast to the LORD YAHWEH, as you have until now."
Joshua 23:6-8
HAVE you been true to YAHWEH our Lord till this day???
NO! This pagan celebration of christ-mas, is a practice that worships a FALSE god! Even though you believe christ-mass is about the birth of jesus, IT IS NOT! And furthermore, jesus IS NOT EVEN GOD!!! He is a myth -- a fable based on the false gods Baal and Mithra!!!
So you need to ask yourself...
Do you want to worship the YAHWEH of creation, or the god(s) that MEN HAVE CREATED FOR THEMSELVES?
Do you want to obey YAHWEH? Or do you want to follow the masses -- the ways of this world -- and your own ways and thoughts???
Deuteronomy 12:1-3 says this...
"These are the laws and the decisions which you are to keep with care in the land which YAHWEH, the GOD of your fathers, has given you to be your heritage all the days of your life on earth.
You are to give up to the curse all those places where the nations, whom you are driving out, gave worship to their gods, on the high mountains and the hills and under every green tree:
Their altars and their pillars are to be broken down, and their holy trees burned with fire, and the images of their gods cut down; you are to take away their names out of that place."
So...
In order to put this christmas foolishness to rest, once and for all, let's search the Scriptures to see if what christendom teaches is true -- or not.
Because IF we desire to FOLLOW and HONOR YAHWEH we MUST BE WILLING to DO WHAT HE SAID!!! Amen??? And that is -- to keep HIS commandments!!!
Deuteronomy 12:29-32 says this...
"When YAHWEH your GOD will destroy the nations where you're going and force them out of your way. You will take possession of their land and live there.
After they've been destroyed, be careful you aren't tempted to follow their customs. Don't even ask about their gods and say, "How did these people worship their gods? We want to do what they did."
Never worship YAHWEH your GOD in the way they worship their gods, because everything they do for their gods is disgusting to the LORD. He hates it! They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods. Be sure to do everything I command you. Never add anything to it or take anything away from it.
And Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25 says…
There is a way that "seems right" to a man, but in the end it leads to death. There is a way that "seems right to a man", but its end is the way to death.
You must be WILLING to search the Scriptures, AND WILLING to search the matter out for yourself. To find out, the TRUTH about Christ-mas and WHOM the GOD is, that you say you LOVE!!!
You will see that according to the Scriptures, the celebration of christmas IS NOT PLEASING TO YAHWEH!!!
Many who SAY they "Love YAHWEH," believe that as long as they have "GOOD INTENTIONS" in whatever they are doing, then in their OWN MIND -- EVERYTHING IS RIGHT!!!
You've heard the religious folks that say...
"What's really important is what's in MY HEART!!!"
Then you have those who claim that...
"The ORIGIN of the Christmas celebration on December 25th IS INSIGNIFICANT!!!"
And have you heard those who claim, they are "making it" ACCEPTABLE to YAHWEH, as long as they put "christ" in it? With a deeper, renewed SPIRITIUAL meaning???
Well…
Just so we are NO LONGER deceived by our own FEELINGS, let's take a look at what YAHWEH says about the human heart.
In Genesis 8:21 we read...
That the imagination of man's heart IS EVIL FROM HIS YOUTH."
And human reasoning is so deceptive -- because it SEEMS so right!
Jeremiah 17:9 says...
"The heart is deceitful, ABOVE ALL, and DESPERATELY WICKED, who can know it."
Now we may "THINK" that our hearts are PURE and that our intentions are RIGHT. But we MUST NOT rely on our own deceitful reasonings!!!
We MUST rely SOLELY on the Truth of YAHWEH'S Word.
In addition, The LORD YAHWEH CLEARLY denounces the RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS of men as VAIN.
In Isaiah 29:13, The LORD says...
"These people come near to ME with their mouth and honor ME with their lips, but their hearts are far from ME. Their worship of ME is made up only of rules taught by men."
So ask yourself this question...
"Am I REJECTING YAHWEH, by observing the tradition of Christmas?"
And I encourage you to look up the Scriptures FOR YOURSELF!!!
Also…
We MUST reject the misconception that the Old Testament is "old news" and NOT applicable for us TODAY!!!
And to be clear…
I've previously stated on my website, and I am repeating, that I DO NOT believe in the new testament -- NOT ANY of it -- NOT at all.
However, previously I did -- MOST of my life, but the LORD YAHWEH has directed me to renounce it -- ALL of it, including the false god jesus christ.
I ONLY make reference to its teachings because I know that all of you checking out my blog believe in jesus and the false "new testament."
But, I hope you really understand that MOST OF THE SCRIPTURES, directly QUOTED AND WRITTEN about in the fake "2nd testament" ARE the VERY ONES we've been taught to call the "Old Testament."
And remember this...
Neither GOD NOR your jesus referred to "The Scriptures" as Old Testament. These labels were given later BY MEN.
Haven't you ever wanted to know:
We know that YAHWEH DIDN'T HAVE A BIRTH -- I, mean, I HOPE we do!!!
Because the Scriptures say…
"But the LORD is the true GOD; HE is the living GOD, the ETERNAL King. When HE is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure HIS wrath." Jeremiah 10:10
"The ETERNAL GOD is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. HE will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'" Deuteronomy 33:27
"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the EVERLASTING [ETERNAL] GOD, the CREATOR of the ends of the earth. HE will not grow tired or weary, and HIS understanding no one can fathom." Isaiah 40:28
The fact is, christmas is for the PAGANS -- the HEATHENS.
Those who DO NOT KNOW YAHWEH!!!
The world we live in is filled with traditions and customs, that most (if not all) of us grew up practicing because that's what we were taught!!!
The MAJORITY of those who participate in the observance of Christmas believe that it is ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL TEACHINGS of the bible!!!
However, IT IS NOT!
The story of jesus christ and his "so-called" miraculous birth, is one of THE most popular and WELL-KNOWN EMBELLISHED stories from the bible.
FEW people realize (or care) that "Christmas" is NEVER mentioned in the Scriptures!!! And there is not ONE WORD in the Old or New Testament teaching us that we should OBSERVE christmas.
The first century believers, under the RIDICULOUS teachings of Paul and the other Apostles NEVER observed christmas.
In fact, THE NAME "christmas" comes from the "mass of christ," which was instituted by the catholic church.
And the "mass of christ" came about as an attempt to remake an old heathen custom into a "church" celebration, when the catholic church failed to get rid of its pagan practices!!!
Truth is, in the Holy Scriptures followers of YAHWEH DID NOT celebrate their birthdays -- NEVER!!! There are three Scriptural accounts of birthday celebrations, and on each occasion something TERRIBLE happened!!!
If you take a look at Genesis 40:20, it says
"And it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker among his servants.
Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. But he hanged the chief baker as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him."
And then both Matthew 14:6-11 and
Mark 6:21-28 are accounts of the same event
Matthew's account reads...
"But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod. Therefore he promised with an oathe, to give her whatever she might ask.
So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, 'Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the baptist,' and the king was sorry. But because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him he commanded it to be given to her.
So he sent, and had John beheaded in prison. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother."
And Mark's account says...
"Then an opportune day came, when Herod, on his birthday, gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers and chief men of Galilee.
And when the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, 'Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.'
He also swore to her, 'Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.' So she went out and said to her mother, 'What shall I ask?' And she said 'The head of John the baptist!'
Immediately, she came in with haste to the king and asked saying, 'I want you to give me at once, the head of John the baptist on a platter.'
And the king was exceedingly sorry. Yet because of the oaths, and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. So immediately, the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought.
And he went and beheaded him in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother.
Then we have the third account in Job chapter 1. The Scriptures say that Job's seven sons "went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them" Job 1:4.
It is obvious that these parties were not centered around any kind of celebration related to YAHWEH! If they were, Job would not have been worried that his children may have sinned during these celebration feasts.
Of course he couldn't be sure what was going on, but the very celebration of their birthdays triggered great concern in him, according to verse 5.
Apparently, during the birthday party of Job's oldest son, YAHWEH allowed "the adversary" to kill all ten of Job's children through what appears to be a tornado verses 6-13 and 18-19. More evidence that these birthday celebrations displeased YAHWEH is found in Job 3.
If you will take time to read the entire chapter carefully. You will see that, Job spends much time cursing every aspect of the day of his birth. The loss of all of his children, due to a birthday celebration, stunned and sobered him. His words make it clear that there is nothing good about the day of a man's birth.
And in Ecclesiastes 7:1, the Scriptures clearly tell us this about the day of one's birth.
"A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth."
So we clearly see, that the bible records negative examples of birthday celebrations, while it is silent on celebrating, or even identifying, the birthdays of all of YAHWEH'S faithful servants -- including this jesus.
And "christmas" was NOT celebrated in the first centuries of the christian church.
As a matter-of-fact, in general the early christians celebrated the DEATH of remarkable people, rather than their BIRTH.
And incidentally, your "new testament passover" was PERSONALLY instituted by jesus himself as a memorial of his DEATH NOT his BIRTH!!!
Luke 22:14, says this...
"And when the hour had come, jesus sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then he said to them, 'With desire, I have desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer. For I say to you, I will not eat it again, until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of god.'
Then he took the cup and gave thanks, and said,'Take this and divide it among yourselves. For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, intil the kingdom of god comes.'
And he took bread, gave thanks, and broke it. And gave it to them saying, 'This is my body, which is given for you. Do this, in remembrance of me.
Likewise he also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.'"
The Encyclopedia America states this...
"A feast was established in memory of the birth of christ, in the fourth century. And in the fifth century, the western church, ordered it to be celebrated forever on the day of the old Roman Feast, of the birth of Sol... as no CERTAIN knowledge of the day of christ's birth existed."
So now that we know the name "christ-mas" originated from the catholic church "mass of christ," let's take a look at the Catholic Encyclopedia, published by the catholic church. Because under the name "Christmas," we find the following:
"Christmas was NOT among the earliest festivals of the Church The first evidence of the feast is from Egypt."
The Catholic Encyclopedia also acknowledges, that in the Scriptures, ONLY PAGANS/HEATHENS celebrate their birthdays -- NOT saints. And we can learn QUITE A BIT about "Christ Mass" in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
It tells us, that the date of the "Nativity of the Unconquered Sun [S-U-N]" was well known. That it was ALREADY being celebrated, as the feast honoring the "sun god," "Mithra," or "Baal" when the PAGAN priest would announce "the virgin has brought forth" during the MIDNIGHT MASS on the eve of December 25th.
The Catholic Encyclopedia goes on to say...
That the pagans who were devoted to "Mithraism" called their celebration "Dies Natalis Solis INVICTI."
The Catholic Church even kept part of the name, "Natalis or Nativity."
The HEATHEN celebration of this "birthday of the invincible sun [S-U-N]" was very strong in Rome, in order to win the ACCEPTANCE and "so-called" CONVERSION of the people to christianity.
By the beginning of the third century, the catholic church fathers, were referring to jesus christ as "the sun of justice [S-U-N]."
As more and more pagans started coming into the church, with all of their idols and traditions, the roman catholic church ordered the celebration of the "Nativity of the Sun."
So it is clear that the origin of "The Nativity" is steeped in Baal worship or the "sun god" Mithra. And even though the catholic church could not allow the OPEN worship of the pagan sun-god, at the same time, it did not want to OFFEND their new "so-called" converts. So the single solution for this the "christ-ian" church, was to SUBSTITUTE the "birth of jesus christ" with that of the pagan sun-god.
In other words, MAKE UP THEIR OWN HOLIDAY!!! The christ-ian church had ALREADY decided it was okay to accept ANY OLD PAGAN festival. Just RENAME it and make it APPEAR to be christian!!!
This way, the HEATHENS can be "CONVERTED" in droves, WITHOUT THE AGGRAVATION and INCONVENIENCE of "TEACHING THEM THE TRUE WORD OF YAHWEH."
Which COMMANDS and DEMANDS, that they REPENT and GIVE UP ALL their false idols!!!
The "GREAT WHORE" church was ONLY interested in GAINING NUMBERS then, and its ONLY interest is GAINING NUMBERS NOW!!!
Because NUMBERS = DOLLARS!!!
However, YAHWEH wants us to know the truth! HE really just wants us to love HIM and HIM ONLY!!! The Scriptures tell us this…
"YAHWEH is near to all who call on HIM, to all who call on HIM in truth"
Psalm 145:18
"Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land [the heathens]; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices."
Exodus 34:15
"Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses [not the law of Paul], without turning aside to the right or to the left.
Do not associate with these nations [heathens] that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods [jesus, christ, emmanuel] or swear by them. You must not serve them or bow down to them.
But you are to hold fast to the LORD YAHWEH, as you have until now."
Joshua 23:6-8
HAVE you been true to YAHWEH our Lord till this day???
NO! This pagan celebration of christ-mas, is a practice that worships a FALSE god! Even though you believe christ-mass is about the birth of jesus, IT IS NOT! And furthermore, jesus IS NOT EVEN GOD!!! He is a myth -- a fable based on the false gods Baal and Mithra!!!
So you need to ask yourself...
Do you want to worship the YAHWEH of creation, or the god(s) that MEN HAVE CREATED FOR THEMSELVES?
Do you want to obey YAHWEH? Or do you want to follow the masses -- the ways of this world -- and your own ways and thoughts???
Deuteronomy 12:1-3 says this...
"These are the laws and the decisions which you are to keep with care in the land which YAHWEH, the GOD of your fathers, has given you to be your heritage all the days of your life on earth.
You are to give up to the curse all those places where the nations, whom you are driving out, gave worship to their gods, on the high mountains and the hills and under every green tree:
Their altars and their pillars are to be broken down, and their holy trees burned with fire, and the images of their gods cut down; you are to take away their names out of that place."
So...
In order to put this christmas foolishness to rest, once and for all, let's search the Scriptures to see if what christendom teaches is true -- or not.
Because IF we desire to FOLLOW and HONOR YAHWEH we MUST BE WILLING to DO WHAT HE SAID!!! Amen??? And that is -- to keep HIS commandments!!!
Deuteronomy 12:29-32 says this...
"When YAHWEH your GOD will destroy the nations where you're going and force them out of your way. You will take possession of their land and live there.
After they've been destroyed, be careful you aren't tempted to follow their customs. Don't even ask about their gods and say, "How did these people worship their gods? We want to do what they did."
Never worship YAHWEH your GOD in the way they worship their gods, because everything they do for their gods is disgusting to the LORD. He hates it! They even burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices to their gods. Be sure to do everything I command you. Never add anything to it or take anything away from it.
And Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25 says…
There is a way that "seems right" to a man, but in the end it leads to death. There is a way that "seems right to a man", but its end is the way to death.
You must be WILLING to search the Scriptures, AND WILLING to search the matter out for yourself. To find out, the TRUTH about Christ-mas and WHOM the GOD is, that you say you LOVE!!!
You will see that according to the Scriptures, the celebration of christmas IS NOT PLEASING TO YAHWEH!!!
Many who SAY they "Love YAHWEH," believe that as long as they have "GOOD INTENTIONS" in whatever they are doing, then in their OWN MIND -- EVERYTHING IS RIGHT!!!
You've heard the religious folks that say...
"What's really important is what's in MY HEART!!!"
Then you have those who claim that...
"The ORIGIN of the Christmas celebration on December 25th IS INSIGNIFICANT!!!"
And have you heard those who claim, they are "making it" ACCEPTABLE to YAHWEH, as long as they put "christ" in it? With a deeper, renewed SPIRITIUAL meaning???
Well…
Just so we are NO LONGER deceived by our own FEELINGS, let's take a look at what YAHWEH says about the human heart.
In Genesis 8:21 we read...
That the imagination of man's heart IS EVIL FROM HIS YOUTH."
And human reasoning is so deceptive -- because it SEEMS so right!
Jeremiah 17:9 says...
"The heart is deceitful, ABOVE ALL, and DESPERATELY WICKED, who can know it."
Now we may "THINK" that our hearts are PURE and that our intentions are RIGHT. But we MUST NOT rely on our own deceitful reasonings!!!
We MUST rely SOLELY on the Truth of YAHWEH'S Word.
In addition, The LORD YAHWEH CLEARLY denounces the RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS of men as VAIN.
In Isaiah 29:13, The LORD says...
"These people come near to ME with their mouth and honor ME with their lips, but their hearts are far from ME. Their worship of ME is made up only of rules taught by men."
So ask yourself this question...
"Am I REJECTING YAHWEH, by observing the tradition of Christmas?"
And I encourage you to look up the Scriptures FOR YOURSELF!!!
Also…
We MUST reject the misconception that the Old Testament is "old news" and NOT applicable for us TODAY!!!
And to be clear…
I've previously stated on my website, and I am repeating, that I DO NOT believe in the new testament -- NOT ANY of it -- NOT at all.
However, previously I did -- MOST of my life, but the LORD YAHWEH has directed me to renounce it -- ALL of it, including the false god jesus christ.
I ONLY make reference to its teachings because I know that all of you checking out my blog believe in jesus and the false "new testament."
But, I hope you really understand that MOST OF THE SCRIPTURES, directly QUOTED AND WRITTEN about in the fake "2nd testament" ARE the VERY ONES we've been taught to call the "Old Testament."
And remember this...
Neither GOD NOR your jesus referred to "The Scriptures" as Old Testament. These labels were given later BY MEN.
Haven't you ever wanted to know:
- How Christmas traditions celebrate the birthday of YAHWEH?
- Or where IS the observance of YAHWEH'S birthday taught in the Scriptures?
- Or how did Santa Claus get involved with the birth of YAHWEH?
- Or where did we get Christmas trees, Yule logs, wreathes and mistletoe?
- And where in the Scriptures do we get the idea that Christmas is for the children?
We know that YAHWEH DIDN'T HAVE A BIRTH -- I, mean, I HOPE we do!!!
Because the Scriptures say…
"But the LORD is the true GOD; HE is the living GOD, the ETERNAL King. When HE is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure HIS wrath." Jeremiah 10:10
"The ETERNAL GOD is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. HE will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'" Deuteronomy 33:27
"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the EVERLASTING [ETERNAL] GOD, the CREATOR of the ends of the earth. HE will not grow tired or weary, and HIS understanding no one can fathom." Isaiah 40:28
The fact is, christmas is for the PAGANS -- the HEATHENS.
Those who DO NOT KNOW YAHWEH!!!
The world we live in is filled with traditions and customs, that most (if not all) of us grew up practicing because that's what we were taught!!!
The MAJORITY of those who participate in the observance of Christmas believe that it is ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL TEACHINGS of the bible!!!
However, IT IS NOT!
The story of jesus christ and his "so-called" miraculous birth, is one of THE most popular and WELL-KNOWN EMBELLISHED stories from the bible.
FEW people realize (or care) that "Christmas" is NEVER mentioned in the Scriptures!!! And there is not ONE WORD in the Old or New Testament teaching us that we should OBSERVE christmas.
The first century believers, under the RIDICULOUS teachings of Paul and the other Apostles NEVER observed christmas.
In fact, THE NAME "christmas" comes from the "mass of christ," which was instituted by the catholic church.
And the "mass of christ" came about as an attempt to remake an old heathen custom into a "church" celebration, when the catholic church failed to get rid of its pagan practices!!!
Truth is, in the Holy Scriptures followers of YAHWEH DID NOT celebrate their birthdays -- NEVER!!! There are three Scriptural accounts of birthday celebrations, and on each occasion something TERRIBLE happened!!!
If you take a look at Genesis 40:20, it says
"And it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants. And he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker among his servants.
Then he restored the chief butler to his butlership again, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand. But he hanged the chief baker as Joseph had interpreted to them. Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him."
And then both Matthew 14:6-11 and
Mark 6:21-28 are accounts of the same event
Matthew's account reads...
"But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod. Therefore he promised with an oathe, to give her whatever she might ask.
So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, 'Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the baptist,' and the king was sorry. But because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him he commanded it to be given to her.
So he sent, and had John beheaded in prison. And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother."
And Mark's account says...
"Then an opportune day came, when Herod, on his birthday, gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers and chief men of Galilee.
And when the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, 'Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.'
He also swore to her, 'Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.' So she went out and said to her mother, 'What shall I ask?' And she said 'The head of John the baptist!'
Immediately, she came in with haste to the king and asked saying, 'I want you to give me at once, the head of John the baptist on a platter.'
And the king was exceedingly sorry. Yet because of the oaths, and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her. So immediately, the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought.
And he went and beheaded him in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother.
Then we have the third account in Job chapter 1. The Scriptures say that Job's seven sons "went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them" Job 1:4.
It is obvious that these parties were not centered around any kind of celebration related to YAHWEH! If they were, Job would not have been worried that his children may have sinned during these celebration feasts.
Of course he couldn't be sure what was going on, but the very celebration of their birthdays triggered great concern in him, according to verse 5.
Apparently, during the birthday party of Job's oldest son, YAHWEH allowed "the adversary" to kill all ten of Job's children through what appears to be a tornado verses 6-13 and 18-19. More evidence that these birthday celebrations displeased YAHWEH is found in Job 3.
If you will take time to read the entire chapter carefully. You will see that, Job spends much time cursing every aspect of the day of his birth. The loss of all of his children, due to a birthday celebration, stunned and sobered him. His words make it clear that there is nothing good about the day of a man's birth.
And in Ecclesiastes 7:1, the Scriptures clearly tell us this about the day of one's birth.
"A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth."
So we clearly see, that the bible records negative examples of birthday celebrations, while it is silent on celebrating, or even identifying, the birthdays of all of YAHWEH'S faithful servants -- including this jesus.
And "christmas" was NOT celebrated in the first centuries of the christian church.
As a matter-of-fact, in general the early christians celebrated the DEATH of remarkable people, rather than their BIRTH.
And incidentally, your "new testament passover" was PERSONALLY instituted by jesus himself as a memorial of his DEATH NOT his BIRTH!!!
Luke 22:14, says this...
"And when the hour had come, jesus sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then he said to them, 'With desire, I have desired to eat this passover with you, before I suffer. For I say to you, I will not eat it again, until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of god.'
Then he took the cup and gave thanks, and said,'Take this and divide it among yourselves. For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, intil the kingdom of god comes.'
And he took bread, gave thanks, and broke it. And gave it to them saying, 'This is my body, which is given for you. Do this, in remembrance of me.
Likewise he also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.'"
The Encyclopedia America states this...
"A feast was established in memory of the birth of christ, in the fourth century. And in the fifth century, the western church, ordered it to be celebrated forever on the day of the old Roman Feast, of the birth of Sol... as no CERTAIN knowledge of the day of christ's birth existed."
So now that we know the name "christ-mas" originated from the catholic church "mass of christ," let's take a look at the Catholic Encyclopedia, published by the catholic church. Because under the name "Christmas," we find the following:
"Christmas was NOT among the earliest festivals of the Church The first evidence of the feast is from Egypt."
The Catholic Encyclopedia also acknowledges, that in the Scriptures, ONLY PAGANS/HEATHENS celebrate their birthdays -- NOT saints. And we can learn QUITE A BIT about "Christ Mass" in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
It tells us, that the date of the "Nativity of the Unconquered Sun [S-U-N]" was well known. That it was ALREADY being celebrated, as the feast honoring the "sun god," "Mithra," or "Baal" when the PAGAN priest would announce "the virgin has brought forth" during the MIDNIGHT MASS on the eve of December 25th.
The Catholic Encyclopedia goes on to say...
That the pagans who were devoted to "Mithraism" called their celebration "Dies Natalis Solis INVICTI."
The Catholic Church even kept part of the name, "Natalis or Nativity."
The HEATHEN celebration of this "birthday of the invincible sun [S-U-N]" was very strong in Rome, in order to win the ACCEPTANCE and "so-called" CONVERSION of the people to christianity.
By the beginning of the third century, the catholic church fathers, were referring to jesus christ as "the sun of justice [S-U-N]."
As more and more pagans started coming into the church, with all of their idols and traditions, the roman catholic church ordered the celebration of the "Nativity of the Sun."
So it is clear that the origin of "The Nativity" is steeped in Baal worship or the "sun god" Mithra. And even though the catholic church could not allow the OPEN worship of the pagan sun-god, at the same time, it did not want to OFFEND their new "so-called" converts. So the single solution for this the "christ-ian" church, was to SUBSTITUTE the "birth of jesus christ" with that of the pagan sun-god.
In other words, MAKE UP THEIR OWN HOLIDAY!!! The christ-ian church had ALREADY decided it was okay to accept ANY OLD PAGAN festival. Just RENAME it and make it APPEAR to be christian!!!
This way, the HEATHENS can be "CONVERTED" in droves, WITHOUT THE AGGRAVATION and INCONVENIENCE of "TEACHING THEM THE TRUE WORD OF YAHWEH."
Which COMMANDS and DEMANDS, that they REPENT and GIVE UP ALL their false idols!!!
The "GREAT WHORE" church was ONLY interested in GAINING NUMBERS then, and its ONLY interest is GAINING NUMBERS NOW!!!
Because NUMBERS = DOLLARS!!!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Before Photos of Lawn Killed Off...
This is the before pic of the lawn killed off.
And this is a close-up...
Monday, September 3, 2007
Best U.S. Housing Markets
Here's some good news amidst all the negative.
Best U.S. Housing Markets
Norfolk is number eight, according to Forbes.com
Median home price: $250,800
Price change: 5.7%
Norfolk's housing economy has continued to improve at a strong clip.
Still, based on urban markets in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., it might still be undervalued, with room to grow.
Best U.S. Housing Markets
Norfolk is number eight, according to Forbes.com
Median home price: $250,800
Price change: 5.7%
Norfolk's housing economy has continued to improve at a strong clip.
Still, based on urban markets in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., it might still be undervalued, with room to grow.
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