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The observance of the Lord's evening meal each year after sundown on Nisan 14 (March/April), or on the first full moon after the Spring Equinox, replaced the symbolic Passover meal. (See Luke 22:15-20) (1 Cor 11:23 32). So what is this celebration called

CHRISTMAS? GOD'S WILL OR YOURS?

Why do people eagerly await and celebrate what they call Christmas? It has nothing at all to do with Christ the Firstborn Son of God. Christ himself only inaugurated the partaking only of his meal, the Lord's evening meal, which is in annual remembrance of the reasons for, and meaning of, his life course and sacrificial death. Not his birth.

The inauguration of the Lord's evening meal began the new covenant agreement and replaced the old covenant. (Heb 8:7-13). It is a covenant for the creation and gathering of 144,000 Kingdom members of the future heavenly government of God by His Christ. The heavenly name of Christ the Firstborn Son of God is Michael ('Who is like God'). 'Christ' is not a name, but a title. Jesus became The Christ at the time of his baptism. (Christ: Anointed one). There are to be 144,000 anointed ones.

UNENLIGHTENED ONES CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS.
Displaying the agony of The Christ on a cross publicizes the brutality and hatred of the people that put him there hatred which is in the hearts, pinned to the clothing, and hung around the necks of unenlightened persons. Christmas is merely an excuse for loose conduct: Overeating and heavy drinking to temporarily escape from the anxieties of life caused when one has to pay for such overindulgence. (Luke 21:34. Rom 13:13,14). And this is in addition to the anxieties caused by the many gifts they are obligated to give to fulfil what is expected of them, and what they expect of others instead of giving according to need, from the heart, and at the proper time.

Christmas may come and go, but it is of no benefit as to one's spiritual needs. And as Christmas is of pagan origin, there is no Godly reason why the title of Christ should be attached to this annual festival or to blame its disappointments on this Son of God; for it is in contravention of the Will of God. But for those attending The Lord's evening meal, it is the Will of God that we scrutinize ourselves in accordance with the Scriptures; especially in relation to "body" members of The Christ, his anointed brothers alive on earth and their spiritual work. (1 Cor 11:27-32. 1 Peter 2:9. Matt 25:34-40).

The following is quoted from Hutchinson's 20th Century Encyclopaedia: 'In Britain, Dec. 25 has been kept as a festival since long before the introduction of Christianity… Many of the popular usages have a heathen origin. The Yule log was taken from the pagan Norse festival. The holly, ivy, and mistletoe used to decorate churches and homes are symbols of fertility with their winter berries. Fir trees used to adorn the Roman Saturnalia, but their use as Christmas trees in England is said to date only from their introduction by Prince Albert in the last century. Christmas puddings and cakes date from the Middle Ages. Carols were originally secular songs, until the Franciscans succeeded in giving them a religious application. Santa Claus is a corruption of St Nicolaus, patron saint of children...'

The Christ warned: "So you, also, have those holding fast the teaching of the sect of Nicolaus likewise. Therefore repent". (Rev 2:15,16).

(Cont. on Page 666G).

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