The Truth About Christmas
Have you at any point pondered about Christmas? From the time you originally discovered there truly was no Santa Claus, did you at any point question different parts of this fantastic occasion ? Did you at any point wonder where Christmas came from? Why have a Christmas tree? Where did the possibility of Santa Claus begin? For what reason is this day celebrated on the 25th of December? What do this large number of images and merriments truly mean? What is God 's point of view on these things? On the off chance that you were amazed when you previously found reality with regards to Santa Claus, you will be considerably more astounded by the remainder of the story.
Christmas Is Not Christian!
As surprising as it may sound, there isn't anything Christian with regards to Christmas. It was men who made "Christmas" from the expression "Mass of Christ." along these lines, Christ's name came to be related with this occasion and millions have come to accept it is a Christian recognition. Truly this occasion, with similar images and services, was polished numerous hundreds of years before Jesus was at any point conceived. Indeed, it didn't turn into a piece of affirming Christianity until many years later the Savior's execution and rising to paradise.
This reality is affirmed by the declaration of both strict and common specialists. The 1911 release of the Catholic Encyclopedia shows that Christmas didn't begin in Palestine but instead in Egypt.
Christmas was not among the most punctual celebrations of the Church...the first proof of the dining experience is from Egypt... Agnostic traditions revolving around the January calends inclined toward Christmas.
The festival of Christmas was not embraced during the times of the messengers or the early New Testament church. Consider the expressions of the Encyclopedia Americana, 1944 version which states:
Christmas... was, as per numerous specialists, not celebrated in the main hundreds of years of the Christian church, as the Christian utilization overall was to praise the passing of amazing people rather than their introduction to the world.
The Origin of Christmas
Scriptural specialists and common antiquarians concur that the festival of Christ's introduction to the world didn't enter the congregation until many years later Jesus' life, demise, and restoration. It was not until the fifth century that the Roman Catholic Church requested this day to be praised. Besides, the congregation guided this festival to occur around the same time as the agnostic celebration devoted to revering the sun god.
The association among Christmas and an assortment of agnostic practices is totally archived. The day, however its images are personally associated with strict practices embraced by the agnostic world. William Walsh, a perceived expert on Christmas, composes:
...the Christmas festival...is a slow development from times that since quite a while ago predated the Christian time frame... It was over laid upon rapscallion celebrations, and a large number of its observances are just variations of agnostic to Christian Ceremonies. (The Story of Santa Klaus p. 58)
..It was approximately December 21st that the antiquated Greeks celebrated what are referred to us as the Bacchanalia or merriments out of appreciation for Bacchus, the lord of wine. In these merriments individuals surrendered themselves to tunes, moves and different revels which much of the time elapsed the restrictions of goodness and request. (The Story of Santa Klaus p. 65)
...the Saturnalia, held to pay tribute to Saturn, the lord of time, started on December seventeenth and proceeded for seven days. These additionally frequently finished in uproar and turmoil. Thus the words Bacchanalia and Saturnalia obtained a detestable standing in later occasions. (The Story of Santa Klaus p. 65)
Why December 25?
Today, a large portion of the world observes Christmas on the twenty-fifth of December. Werner Keller writes in The Bible as History:
December 25 is alluded to in archives as Christmas day in A.D. 324 interestingly. Under the Roman sovereign Justinian [in the 500's] it was perceived as an authority occasion. An old Roman celebration had a significant influence in the decision of this specific day. December 25 in antiquated Rome was the 'Passes on Natali Invictus,' 'the birthday of the unconquered sun,' the day of the colder time of year solstice and simultaneously, in Rome, the last day of the Saturnalia,...a seven day stretch of unbridled fair... (p. 331)
It is obvious from the record of history that Christmas started during pre-Christian occasions and was commended by the agnostic world for quite a long time later the passing of Christ. This day then, at that point, became embraced by the Roman Catholic Church in the fifth century. Where did the agnostics get their thoughts with respect to such a festival?
Through her legislative issues and the utilization of her child's Nimrod's name, Semeramis turned into the sovereign of Babylon, the home of the Chaldee Mysteries. She was additionally viewed as the "sovereign of Heaven" and "the mother of the heavenly child." After ages of these worshipful practices and customs, Nimrod came to be viewed as the child of Baal, the sun god. He and his mom turned into the central substances of love as a Madonna and kid.
This conviction and practice spread to Egypt, where the names of the divine beings were Isis and Osiris. The child Osiris was conceived December 25. In Asia it was Cybele and Deonius. In Rome they were called Fortuna and Jupiter. All through the world we actually observe the leftovers of mother and kid love right up 'til the present time. It is nothing unexpected that this equivalent framework actually exists toward the finish of the age. It is designated "Secret Babylon" (Revelation 17:5). Incredibly, it is veiled as Christianity is as yet rehearsed in Christmas.
From Paganism to Christianity
The extraordinary antiquarian Will Durant depicted how agnosticism really took upon itself Christianity and changed it over to agnostic purposes.
Christianity didn't obliterate agnosticism; it took on it... From Egypt came the possibility of a heavenly trinity... [and] the love of the Mother and Child... From Phrygia came the love of the Great Mother... The Mithraic ceremony so firmly looked like the Eucharistic penance of the Mass that Christian dads accused the Devil of designing these similitudes to delude slight personalities. [Modern day] Christianity was the last extraordinary formation of the antiquated agnostic world. (The Story of Civilization, p. 595)
Obviously a wide scope of agnostic practices became absorbed into the Roman Catholic Church. It started with accepting the birthday of the sun god and setting up the date of this festival as December 25.
It is fascinating to take note of that the act of sun love started in early Egypt. There the ministers would make a round wafer to address the sun. The celebrants would eat the wafer, representing the sun god's life and the sustenance of man's spirit.
Plainly, the congregation was accepting agnosticism trying to expand its numbers and attract a non-trusting world. As a general rule, it was the congregation being consumed by the people who rehearsed convictions absolutely in opposition to Christianity. In his book The Two Babylons Alexander Hislop portrayed it along these lines:
Well before the fourth century, and some time before the Christian period itself, a celebration was praised among the barbarian at that exact season, to pay tribute to the introduction of the child of the Babylonian sovereign of paradise; and it might decently be assumed that, to pacify the rapscallion, and to expand the quantity of the ostensible disciples of Christianity, a similar celebration was taken on by the Roman Church, giving it just the name of Christ. This propensity with respect to Christians to meet agnosticism midway was early evolved... (p. 93)
The congregation at last embraced and blended a few diverse agnostic functions to ultimately wind up with the cutting edge practice of Christmas and the New Year festivities we witness today.
Christmas Through History
During the last option part of the third century, Deus Sol Invictus turned into the authority divinity of the Roman Empire. Around then, an extraordinary sanctuary was implicit honor of the sun and the sun's birthday was authoritatively set as December 25. This date was picked on the grounds that it was the acknowledged date of the colder time of year solstice. Under 100 years after the fact, Emperor Constantine came to drive in Rome. Toward the start of Constantine's standard, it was an infringement of Roman law to rehearse Christianity. Christians were loathed by the state and were exposed to incredible mistreatment.
Be that as it may, Constantine saw something in Christianity he accepted could be entirely important in holding the domain together. In spite of extraordinary oppression, Christians stayed devoted to their confidence. This responsibility so dazzled Constantine that he gave "The Edict of Toleration" in 313 A.D. also made Christianity the authority religion of the Roman Empire. Therefore, state oppression of Christians halted. Be that as it may, the news was not all around great. Since Christianity turned into the state religion, the congregation turned out to be exceptionally political and the conventions embraced by the congregation were watered down and truly compromised. Jesse Hurlbut depicts this period in his book, The Story of the Christian Church.
...the foundation of Christianity as the state religion turned into a revile... Everyone looked for participation in the congregation, and almost everyone was gotten. Both great and awful, true searchers later God and double-dealing searchers later addition, hurried into the fellowship. Yearning, common, deceitful men looked for office in the congregation for social and political impact...
The administrations of love expanded in quality, yet were less profound and good than those of previous occasions. The structures and services of agnosticism steadily crawled into the love. A portion of the old barbarian galas became church celebrations with change of name and of love.
Authorizing Christianity tackled one issue for the congregation, however it caused another. A huge number of agnostics were abruptly made "Christians" in a real sense for the time being. These agnostics wanted to surrender their agnostic practices, be that as it may. Attempt as it would, the congregation couldn't influence individuals to surrender the agnosticism that they embraced. The congregation's answer was to at last "Christianize" various agnostic practices.
This embracing of agnostic celebrations was not without resistance anyway